Swing Low, also known as Sam Cooke, is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in February 1961 in the United States by RCA Victor.[1] The album includes the hit single "Chain Gang".
Swing Low | ||||
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Released | February 1961 | |||
Recorded | January 25, 1960 ("Chain Gang") September 9–10, 1960 | |||
Studio | RCA Victor, New York City | |||
Genre | Rhythm and blues, soul, gospel | |||
Length | 36:25 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Hugo & Luigi | |||
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Singles from Swing Low | ||||
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The album was remastered in 2011 as a part of The RCA Albums Collection.
Track listing edit
Side one edit
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional) – 3:05
- "I'm Just a Country Boy" (Fred Hellerman, Marshall Barer) – 4:05
- "They Call the Wind Maria" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 2:54
- "Twilight on the Trail" (Sidney D. Mitchell, Louis Alter) – 3:10
- "If I Had You" (Sam Cooke, James W. Alexander) – 2:20
- "Chain Gang" (Cooke) – 2:32
Side two edit
- "Grandfather's Clock" (Henry Clay Work) – 3:10
- "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" (Stephen Foster) – 3:44
- "Long, Long Ago" (Thomas Haynes Bayly) – 3:00
- "Pray" (Johnnie Taylor) – 2:10
- "You Belong to Me" (Cooke, Alexander) – 2:44
- "Goin' Home" (Antonín Dvořák, Williams Arms Fisher) – 3:05
Personnel edit
All credits adapted from The RCA Albums Collection (2011) liner notes. The musicians who recorded "Chain Gang", save for Cooke, Clifton White, George Barnes and Glenn Osser, are unknown.[2]
- Sam Cooke – vocals
- Clifton White, Don Arnone, Everett Barksdale, Al Chernet, George Barnes (on "Chain Gang") – guitar
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Jimmy Crawford, Bunny Shawker – drums
- Hank Jones – piano
- Seldon Powell – saxophone
- Hinda Barnett, Fred Fradkin, Archie Levin, Harry Lookofsky, Ben Miller, David Nadien, Sylvan Shulman – violin
- George Ricci – cello
- Al Brown – viola
- Steve Lipkins, Leon Marian – trumpet
- Henderson Chambers, Albert Godlis, Frank Saracco – trombone
- Sammy Lowe – conductor
- Glenn Osser – conductor on "Chain Gang”
- Bob Simpson – recording engineer
Notes edit
- ^ "Spotlight Winners of the Week". Billboard. Cincinnati. February 27, 1961. p. 18.
- ^ The RCA Albums Collection (liner notes). Sam Cooke. US: RCA Records/Legacy Recordings. 2011. 88697898702.
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