Sam Cooke's Sar Records Story - 2 Pack Jewel Case

Sam Cooke | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 14, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1959
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Abkco
• ASIN: B00005N8XT
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,394 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wade in the Water (Chatter)

2. Wade in the Water

3. I'm a Pilgrim

4. Praying Ground

5. Somebody (Chatter)

6. Somebody

7. Sometime

8. Amazing Grace

9. Pass Me Not

10. Oh Mary, Don't You Weep (Chatter)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of seldom-heard gospel & soul music, July 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story (1959-1965) (Audio CD)

If you are at all interested in gospel and/or soul music, buy this set. Nearly every song is perfect, but "Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray" by the Womack Brothers (disc 1) and "That's Where It's At" by the Simms Twins (disc 2) by themselves justify the price.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, thats really all i can say, January 27, 2006

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Logan Seguin (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story (1959-1965) (Audio CD)

This album is incredible. Even though i'm not particularly religious, but this Gospel is amazing. The first disc, to me, is alot better, just because it is the gospel, and there are no duds. The "chatter" before the songs really add alot to the whole experience, and give you a deeper look into Sam Cookes producing style. My favorite soul album, and completely flawless.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars That sounded nice., May 18, 2008

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story (1959-1965) (Audio CD)

This 2 CD set collects highlights from the SAR Records vault. This record label was co-owned by Sam Cooke. In addition to being the owner, Sam also wrote and produced many of the records. Disc One features gospel songs and Disc Two features secular material. Some of the songs are preceded by bits of studio dialogue where Sam explains to the performers how he wants them to sing. Most of the songs are quite good, although not as good as Sam's own versions of the same songs, when they exist. This is a very nice collection, but some Sam Cooke fans may be disappointed that there are only a few songs performed by Cooke himself.