Mr. Soul (Sam Cooke album)

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Mr. Soul
Mr. Soul Sam Cooke.jpg
Studio album by
Sam Cooke
ReleasedFebruary 1963
RecordedAugust 23; November 29; December 14–16, 1962
StudioRCA's Music Center of the World, (Hollywood, California)
Genre Rhythm and blues, soul
Length35:56
Label RCA Victor
Producer Hugo & Luigi
Sam Cooke chronology
The Best of Sam Cooke
(1963)		Mr. Soul
(1963)		 Night Beat
(1963)
Singles from Mr. Soul
  1. "Nothing Can Change This Love"
    Released: September 11, 1962
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Mr. Soul is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in February 1963 in the United States by RCA Victor.

Contents

The album was remastered in 2011 as a part of The RCA Albums Collection.

Chart performance


The album debuted on Billboard magazine's 150 Best Sellers, Monoraul chart in the issue dated March 23, 1963, peaking at No. 94 during a nine-week run on the chart. [2]

Track listing

All songs arranged and conducted by Horace Ott, except "Nothing Can Change This Love" conducted by René Hall.

Side one
  1. "I Wish You Love" (Léo Chauliac, Charles Trenet, Albert Beach) – 2:24
  2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 2:26
  3. "Chains of Love (Ahmet Ertegun, under the pseudonym A. Nugetre) – 2:50
  4. "Smoke Rings" (Ned Washington, H. Eugene Gifford) – 3:26
  5. "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:29
  6. "Send Me Some Lovin'" (Leo Price, John Marascalco) – 2:48
Side two
  2. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 2:47
  3. "Driftin' Blues" (Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams) – 3:17
  4. "For Sentimental Reasons" (Deek Watson, William Best) – 3:16
  5. "Nothing Can Change This Love" (Sam Cooke) – 2:38
  6. "Little Girl" (Madeline Hyde, Francis Henry) – 2:36
  7. "These Foolish Things" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) – 4:01

Personnel

All credits adapted from The RCA Albums Collection (2011) liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart (1963)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs (Monoraul) [2] 94

Notes

  1. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (May 25, 1963). "Sam Cooke: Mr. Soul" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 115. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 36. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ The RCA Albums Collection (liner notes). Sam Cooke. US: RCA Records/Legacy Recordings. 2011. 88697898702.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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