Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers Discography

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Complete Recordings of Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers

Label: Specialty 4437 (Oct 22, 2002)

Page includes Tracklisting, Sale Info, Reviews and Liner Notes by Daniel Wolff

 

 

Gospel Soul of Sam Cooke, Volume 1

Label: Specialty SPS - 2116 (stereo 1969)    also on Teuchiku 30CP248 in Japan 

 

 

Songs:      

  1. Jesus Wash Away My Troubles  

  2. Jesus I'll Never Forget  

  3. Nearer To Thee  

  4. One More River  

  5. Must Jesus Bear This Cross Alone  

  6. Any Day Now

  7. He's My Friend Until The End 

  8. I'm Gonna Build On That Shore

  9. Just Another Day 

  10. Someday, Somewhere

  11. Jesus Paid The Debt 

  12. Peace in the Valley    

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Gospel Soul of Sam Cooke, Volume 2

Label: Specialty SPS - 2128 (stereo 1960)

 

 

Songs    

  1. Christ Is All 

  2. Wonderful 

  3. Until Jesus Calls Me Home 

  4. Let Me Go Home

  5. How Far Am I From Canaan? 

  6. I'm So Glad

  7. I'm On The Firing Line

  8. He'll Make A Way

  9. Be With Me Jesus 

  10. It Won't Be Very Long 

  11. How Far Am I From Canaan? 

  12. Farther Along

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Jesus Gave Me Water

 

 

 

The Last Mile Of The Way

Label: Specialty / Ace 7052

Trivia:    This is album which has songs from the one album June Cheeks recorded with the Soul Stirrers

The Soul Stirrers: Sam Cooke, Paul Foster, Senior Roy Crain, R.B. Robinson, Jesse J. Farley, Julius Cheeks, Thomas L. Bruster (vocals); Bob King, Leroy Crume (vocals, guitar).
Additional personnel includes: Eugene May, Ken Floyd, Wes Bailey, Don Villareal (vocals); Evelyn Gay, Faidest Wagoner (piano); Willie Webb, Jim Gordon (organ); Wilton Felder (bass); L.C. Cook (drums).
Producers: Art Rupe, J.W. Alexander, S.R. Crain, Mike Akopoff.
Compilation producers: Lee Hildebrand, Opal Nations.
Recorded at Universal Recorders and Master Recorders, Hollywood, California; Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois; Vault Studios, Los Angeles, California between 1952 and 1969. Includes liner notes by Daniel Wolff.
Digitally remastered by Joe Tarantino (1993, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
This is part of the Specialty Legends Of Gospel series.

Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (6/14/94, p.66) - "...a rare look at [Sam Cooke`s] formative years...though the material is repetitious, his conviction never wavers. On `Were You There?` his ad-libbed line, `Did they really pierce Him in the side?` is chilling...." - Rating: B+

Tracklisting

1. Last Mile of the Way
2. Mean Old World [Take 3]
3. That's Heaven to Me [Take 1-Alternate]
4. Were You There? [False Start][Alternate Take]
5. Were You There? [Take 5]
6. Lord Remember Me [Take 2-Alternate]
7. Pilgrim of Sorrow
8. He's My Guide [Take 4-Alternate]
9. He's My Guide [Incomplete Take][Alternate Take]
10. He's My Guide [Take - 13]
11. Last Mile of the Way [Incomplete Take][Alternate Take]
12. Last Mile of the Way [Take 2A]
13. Pilgrim of Sorrow
14. All Right Now [Take 4-Alternate]
15. He'll Make a Way [Take 2-Alternate]
16. Jesus I'll Never Forget
17. Come and Go to That Land
18. Come and Go to That Land [Composite Take 1 Alternate]
19. Just as I Am [Incomplete Take][#]
20. He'll Welcome Me
21. He's My Friend Until the End
22. Jesus Paid the Debt [Take 2-Alternate]
23. Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land [Incomplete] [Take 2-alternate
24. Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land
25. It Won't Be Very Long [Take 3]
26. How Far Am I from Canaan? [Take 1-Alternate]
27. How Far Am I from Canaan? [Take 3]
28. Let Me Go Home

My Gospel Roots

Label: Delta Music, licensed from Musicrent Inc.

Info: The CD has beautiful artwork with a nice cardboard cover over the CD-case. It also has liner notes (with some awful mistakes) by Neil Kellas

Sale: E-mail me for a copy, this CD is not easy to find.

Peace in the Valley

Label: Prism Leasure PLAT CD 1329, United Kingdom

Tracklisting

  1. Peace in the Valley

  2. It Won't Be Very Long

  3. How Far Am I From Canaan

  4. Jesus Gave Me Water

  5. Just Another Day

  6. Come and Go to That Land

  7. Any Day Now

  8. He'll Make A Way

  9. All Right Now

  10. Jesus, I'll Never Forget

  11. He'll Welcome Me

  12. He's My Friend Until the End

  13. Jesus Paid the Debt

  14. Let Me Go Home

  15. Jesus Will Lead Me To That Promised Land

  16. I Gave Up Everything to Follow Him

  17. I Have a Friend Above All Others

  18. I'm So Happy in the Service of the Lord

  19. End of My Journey 

Sale: It is for sale at Amazon.com for $11,99

Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers

Label: Specialty 7009 (released october 9, 1991)

 

 

 

The Soul Stirrers Featuring Sam Cooke

Specialty 1959

 

 

That's Heaven To Me

Label: Specialty 2146

Songs: 1. That's Heaven To Me 2. I Gave Up Everything To Follow Him 3. My Lord Done Just What He Said 4. I'm So Happy 5. Come Let Us Go Back To God 6. I Have A Friend Above All Others 7. Mean Old World 8. Joy, Joy To My Soul 9. All Right Now 10. Wait On Jesus 11. Jesus Will Lead Me To That Promised Land

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Information: The instrumentation on this record seems to have been dubbed in later, it's a lot heavier than on the original recordings.

 

Touch The Hem Of His Garment

23 Gospel Gems

 

 

 

 

 

   Wonderful