Mr. Soul is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in February 1963 in the United States by RCA Victor.
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| Released | February 1963 | |||
| Recorded | August 23; November 29; December 14–16, 1962 | |||
| Studio | RCA's Music Center of the World, (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, soul | |||
| Length | 35:56 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Hugo & Luigi | |||
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| New Record Mirror |   [1] |
The album was remastered in 2011 as a part of The RCA Albums Collection.
Track listing
editAll songs arranged and conducted by Horace Ott, except "Nothing Can Change This Love" conducted by René Hall.
- Side one
- "I Wish You Love" (Léo Chauliac, Charles Trenet, Albert Beach) – 2:24
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 2:26
- "Chains of Love (Ahmet Ertegun, under the pseudonym A. Nugetre) – 2:50
- "Smoke Rings" (Ned Washington, H. Eugene Gifford) – 3:26
- "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:29
- "Send Me Some Lovin'" (Leo Price, John Marascalco) – 2:48
- Side two
- "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 2:47
- "Driftin' Blues" (Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams) – 3:17
- "For Sentimental Reasons" (Deek Watson, William Best) – 3:16
- "Nothing Can Change This Love" (Sam Cooke) – 2:38
- "Little Girl" (Madeline Hyde, Francis Henry) – 2:36
- "These Foolish Things" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) – 4:01
Personnel
editAll credits adapted from The RCA Albums Collection (2011) liner notes.[2]
- Sam Cooke – vocals
- Horace Ott – arrangement and conducting
- René Hall – arrangement and conductor on "Nothing Can Change This Love"
- Clifton White, Bill Pitman, Tommy Tedesco – guitar
- Ray Pohlman, Clifford Hills, Red Callender – bass guitar
- Earl Palmer, Sharky Hall – drums
- Ron Rich – percussion
- Edward Beal, Ernie Freeman, Ray Johnson, Al Pellegrini – piano
- Nathan Griffin – organ
- Bill Green, Plas Johnson – saxophone
- John Ewing – trombone
- Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Leonard Malarsky, Myron Sandler, Ralph Schaeffer, Sid Sharp, Autrey McKissack, Arnold Belnick, Jerome Reisler – violin
- Harry Hyams, Alexander Neiman – viola
- Jesse Ehrlich, Irving Lipschultz, George Neikrug, Emmet Sergeant – cello
- William Hinshaw – French horn
- Dave Hassinger – recording engineer
Notes
edit- ^ Watson, Jimmy (May 25, 1963). "Sam Cooke: Mr. Soul" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 115. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ The RCA Albums Collection (liner notes). Sam Cooke. US: RCA Records/Legacy Recordings. 2011. 88697898702.
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