Sam Cooke - Sam Cooke at the Copa - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In 1964, when this concert at New York City's legendary Copacabana night club was recorded, Sam Cooke was at the top of his game, having charted numerous times with his unique blend of pop and soul. The success doesn't seem to have gone to his head, though he sounds relaxed and conversational throughout this intimate performance. Accompanied by a band that includes Bobby Womack on guitar, Cooke brings his R&B tendencies further to the fore than on his immaculately produced studio work. He moves deftly through his own hits, like InchYou Send MeInch and InchTwistin' the Night Away,Inch but it's on the folk songs InchIf I Had a HammerInch and InchBlowin' in the WindInch that he really stretches out, proving himself a gifted interpreter unbound by stylistic constrictions. At the Copa is an essential part of the Cooke canon. Album Tracks 1. Opening Introduction 2. Best Things in Life Are Free 3. Bill Bailey 4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 5. Frankie and Johnny 6. Medley Try a Little Tenderness/(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons 7. If I Had a Hammer 8. When I Fall in Love 9. Twistin' the Night Away 10. Band Introductions 11. This Little Light of Mine 12. Blowin' in the Wind 13. Tennessee Waltz