Product Identifiers
ProducerLenne Allik, Sam Cooke, Jody H. Klein, R.H. Harris, Gregg Geller, Fred Smith, James W. Alexander, Iris Keitel
Record LabelAbkco Records
UPC0018771312222
eBay Product ID (ePID)18050142238
Product Key Features
Era1960s, 1950s
Run Time8823 Sec
FeaturesCompilation, Studio Recording
GenreSoul, Gospel, Religious & Devotional, R&B & Soul
TypeAlbum, Box Set
StyleBlack Gospel, Early R&B
ArtistSam Cooke / the Soul Stirrers
Release TitleSam Cooke's Sar Records Story 1959-1965
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
DistributionUniversal Distribution
Number of Tracks67
BassHarry Womack, Peter Badie, Jr., Ray Pohlman, Johnny Pate
GuitarRene Hall, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Clifton White, Bobby Womack, John Duke, Howard Roberts, Leroy Crume, Cecil Womack, Harold Battiste, Jr., George Rembert, Tommy Tedesco, Thomas J. Tedesco, Harper Cosby
EngineerBob Kidder, Bill Putnam, Wally Heider, Bones Howe, Jim Malloy, Eddie Brackett, Steve Rosenthal, Rick Essig, David Hassinger, Frankford Wayne, Dino Lappas
Reviews4 Stars (out of 5) - "...The arrangements are nimble, the songs lovely, the harmonies finger-clicking and the sole drawback is that almost everyone sounds like Sam Cooke...", "...Sacred/profane ambiguity...animates this 56-song cycle of black artistry, which travels from the apex of '50s gospel...to the commercial expertise of '60s R&B....Cooke's own vocals and production taste convey a mellifluous genius that is still a pop measuring rod...", 5 Stars (out of 5) - "...a generous compilation....lovingly remastered....It must be counted among the most important archival projects of the CD era. This is history that sings and soars, history with a heart full of gold..."
VocalsPaul Foster, Johnnie Taylor, Sam Cooke, Jimmie Outler, Curtis Womack
PercussionJohn Boudreaux, Gene Estes, Ed Greene
DrumsPhil Thomas, John Boudreaux, Charlie Blackwell, Earl Palmer, Ed Greene