Ain't That Good News
RCA Victor records 1964 – LSP-2899
notes:
Ain't That Good News is the eleventh and final studio album
by the American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Sam Cooke.
It was released in February 1964 through RCA Victor Records.
Recording sessions for the album took place at
RCA Victor's Music Center of the World Studio in
February and December 1963 and January 1964.
credits:
Guitar: Norman Bartold, LeRoy Crume, Barney Kessel, John Pisano,
Allan Reuss, Howard Roberts, Clifton White
Bass: Peter Badie, Buddy Clark, Clifford Hils, Ray Pohlman, Eddie Tilman
Banjo: Joseph Gibbons
Piano: Harold Battiste, Ray Johnson, Lincoln Mayorga
Drums: Hal Blaine, John Boudreaux, Edward Hall, Earl Palmer
Percussion: Linwood Mitchell, Emil Richards
Saxophone: Jewell Grant, William Green, Plas Johnson, Edgar Redmond, Red Tyler
French horn: William Hinshaw
Violin & viola: Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Arnold Belnick, John DeVoogdt, Harry Hyams,
William Kurasch, Irving Lipschultz, Leonard Malarsky, Alexander Neiman,
Jack Pepper, Ralph Schaeffer, Sid Sharp,
Darrell Terwilliger, Tibor Zeli
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich, Emmet Sargeant
Trumpet: John Anderson, Melvin Lastie
Trombone: Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Louis Blackburn, Streamline Ewing,
John Halliburton, Ernest Tack, David Wells
Backing Vocals: Jimmy Bryant, Gwenn Johnson, Carol Lombard, The Soul Stirrers,
Robert Tebow, George Tipton, Jackie Ward
Recorded February 28, 1963 – January 30, 1964
Music Center of the World
(Hollywood, California)
Producer Hugo & Luigi
tracklist:
A1 Ain't That Good News
Written-By – Sam Cooke
2:28
A2 Meet Me At Mary's Place
Written-By – Sam Cooke
2:40
A3 Good Times
Written-By – Sam Cooke
2:25
A4 Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
Written-By – Betty & Beverly Prudhomme, Sam Cooke
2:30
A5 Another Saturday Night
Written-By – Sam Cooke
2:27
A6 Tennessee Waltz
Written-By – Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
3:10
B1 A Change Is Gonna Come
Written-By – Sam Cooke
3:10
B2 Falling In Love
Written-By – Harold Battiste
2:40
B3 Home
Written-By – Jeff Clarkson*, Harry Clarkson, Peter Van Steeden
2:27
B4 Sittin' In The Sun
Written-By – Irving Berlin
3:12
B5 No Second Time
Written-By – Cliff White*
3:00
B6 The Riddle Song
Adapted By – Sam Cooke
2:28
Ain't That Good News is the eleventh and final studio album
by the American R&B and soul singer-songwriter Sam Cooke.
It was released in February 1964 through RCA Victor Records.
Recording sessions for the album took place at
RCA Victor's Music Center of the World Studio in
February and December 1963 and January 1964.
credits:
Guitar: Norman Bartold, LeRoy Crume, Barney Kessel, John Pisano,
Allan Reuss, Howard Roberts, Clifton White
Bass: Peter Badie, Buddy Clark, Clifford Hils, Ray Pohlman, Eddie Tilman
Banjo: Joseph Gibbons
Piano: Harold Battiste, Ray Johnson, Lincoln Mayorga
Drums: Hal Blaine, John Boudreaux, Edward Hall, Earl Palmer
Percussion: Linwood Mitchell, Emil Richards
Saxophone: Jewell Grant, William Green, Plas Johnson, Edgar Redmond, Red Tyler
French horn: William Hinshaw
Violin & viola: Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Arnold Belnick, John DeVoogdt, Harry Hyams,
William Kurasch, Irving Lipschultz, Leonard Malarsky, Alexander Neiman,
Jack Pepper, Ralph Schaeffer, Sid Sharp,
Darrell Terwilliger, Tibor Zeli
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich, Emmet Sargeant
Trumpet: John Anderson, Melvin Lastie
Trombone: Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Louis Blackburn, Streamline Ewing,
John Halliburton, Ernest Tack, David Wells
Backing Vocals: Jimmy Bryant, Gwenn Johnson, Carol Lombard, The Soul Stirrers,
Robert Tebow, George Tipton, Jackie Ward
Recorded February 28, 1963 – January 30, 1964
Music Center of the World
(Hollywood, California)
Producer Hugo & Luigi
tracklist:
A1 Ain't That Good News
Written-By – Sam Cooke
2:28
A2 Meet Me At Mary's Place
Written-By – Sam Cooke
2:40
A3 Good Times
Written-By – Sam Cooke
2:25
A4 Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
Written-By – Betty & Beverly Prudhomme, Sam Cooke
2:30
A5 Another Saturday Night
Written-By – Sam Cooke
2:27
A6 Tennessee Waltz
Written-By – Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
3:10
B1 A Change Is Gonna Come
Written-By – Sam Cooke
3:10
B2 Falling In Love
Written-By – Harold Battiste
2:40
B3 Home
Written-By – Jeff Clarkson*, Harry Clarkson, Peter Van Steeden
2:27
B4 Sittin' In The Sun
Written-By – Irving Berlin
3:12
B5 No Second Time
Written-By – Cliff White*
3:00
B6 The Riddle Song
Adapted By – Sam Cooke
2:28