Twistin' the Night Away

by Sam Cooke

Twistin' the Night Away cover art

Propelled by its massive title track, this RCA Victor release was engineered specifically to capitalize on the international twist dance craze. It successfully merged Cooke's sophisticated rhythm and blues foundations with mainstream pop sensibilities, becoming one of the most commercially successful LPs of his career.

Genres

  • Southern Soul
  • Twist

Tracklist

  1. Twistin' the Night Away
  2. Sugar Dumpling
  3. Twistin' In The Kitchen With Dinah
  4. Somebody's Gonna Miss Me
  5. A Whole Lotta Woman
  6. The Twist
  7. Twistin' in the Old Town Tonight
  8. Movin' and a'Groovin'
  9. Camptown Twist
  10. Somebody Have Mercy
  11. Soothe Me
  12. That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On