Mr. Soul
by Sam Cooke
- Type: Album
- Released: February 1963
- Label: RCA Victor
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:11
- Community rating: 4.12/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Mr. Soul', Sam Cooke lends his impeccably smooth phrasing to an elegant set of standards and pop ballads. The incredibly soothing orchestral arrangements perfectly cradle his voice, effortlessly bridging the gap between traditional pop sophistication and nascent soul.
Genres
Descriptors: soulful, crooning, orchestral, ballad, bluesy, vocal, velvety
Tracklist
- I Wish You Love (2:26)
- Willow Weep for Me (2:29)
- Chains of Love (2:51)
- Smoke Rings (3:27)
- All the Way (3:31)
- Send Me Some Lovin' (2:40)
- Cry Me a River (2:49)
- Driftin' Blues (3:18)
- For Sentimental Reasons (3:17)
- Nothing Can Change This Love (2:40)
- Little Girl (2:37)
- These Foolish Things (4:01)
Credits
- Sam Cooke - primary artist, written-by
- Dave Hassinger - engineer
- Hugo & Luigi - liner notes, producer
- Horace Ott - orchestrated by, arranged by
- Charles Trenet - music by
- Albert Beach - words by
- Ann Ronell - written-by
- Ahmet Ertegun - written-by
- H. Eugene Gifford - music by
- Ned Washington - words by
- Jimmy Van Heusen - music by
- Sammy Cahn - words by
- John Marascalco - written-by
- Leo Price - written-by
- Arthur Hamilton - written-by
- Charles Brown - written-by
- Eddie Williams - written-by
- Johnny Moore - written-by
- Deek Watson - written-by
- William Best - written-by
- Rene Hall - orchestrated by
- Francis Henry - written-by
- Madeline Hyde - written-by
- Harry Link - written-by
- Holt Marvell - written-by
- Jack Strachey - written-by