[2020-01-24] Sam Cooke "The Complete Keen Years: 1957-1960" 5-disc box set (Universal)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:16 pm

Description
The Complete Keen Years (1957 – 1960) collects Sam Cooke’s body of work as he began releasing secular albums, stepping away from the Soul Stirrers where he found great success as a gospel singer. Cooke had been releasing and dominating the gospel sales market over the six years previous to “You Send Me” and “Summertime” being released. Within this newly remastered collection are his unique versions of standards alongside performances that showcase his songwriting skills. Sam Cooke defined himself as a voice ahead of his time elevating the sound of soul at the turn of the decade.

The Complete Keen Years (1957 – 1960) offers the Sam Cooke aficionado an opportunity to experience all of Cooke’s Keen album and single tracks for a comprehensive overview of his time at the label. The 5-CD set includes the content of his five originally released Keen LPs plus multiple bonus tracks, a total of 65 tracks in all. Also included in this box are rare photographs and ephemera from the Keen archives, expanded extensive session information alongside voluminous, insightful liner notes by writer Michael Corcoran.

[tracklisting][CD1: Sam Cooke]
1. You Send Me (Cooke)
2. The Lonesome Road (Austin/Shilkret)
3. Tammy (Evans/Livingston)
4. Ol’ Man River (Hammerstein II/Kern)
5. Moonlight In Vermont (Blackburn/Suessdorf)
6. Canadian Sunset (Gimbel/Heywood)
7. Summertime (Part 2) (Gershwin/Gershwin/Heyward)
8. Around The World (Adamson/Young/Young)
9. Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Brooks/Razaf/Waller)
10. The Bells Of St. Mary’s (Adams/Furber)
11. So Long (Harris/Melsher/Morgan)
12. Danny Boy (Weatherly)
13. That Lucky Old Sun (Gillespie/Smith)

[CD2: Encore]
1. Oh, Look At Me Now (Bushkin/Devries)
2. Someday (Hodges)
3. Along The Navajo Trail (Charles/De Lange/Marks)
4. Running Wild (Gibbs/Grey/Wood)
5. Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive (Arlen/Mercer)
6. Mary, Mary Lou (Mangiaracina)
7. When I Fall In Love (Heyman/Young)
8. I Cover The Waterfront (Green/Heyman)
9. My Foolish Heart (Washington/Young)
10. Today I Sing The Blues (Lewis/White)
11. The Gypsy (Reid)
12. It’s The Talk Of The Town (Livingston/Neiburg/Symes)

[CD3: Tribute To The Lady]
1. God Bless The Child (Herzog Jr./Holiday) [Mono]
2. She’s Funny That Way (Moret/Whiting) [Mono]
3. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (Arlen/Koehler) [Mono]
4. Good Morning Heartache (Drake/Fisher/Higginbotham) [Mono]
5. T’aint Nobody’s Business (If I Do) (Grainger/Robbins) [Mono]
6. Comes Love (Brown/Stept/Tobias) [Mono]
7. Lover Girl (Man) (Davis/Ramirez/Sherman) [Mono]
8. Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off (Gershwin/Gershwin) [Mono]
9. Lover Come Back To Me (Hammerstein II/Romberg) [Mono]
10. Solitude (DeLange/Ellington/Mills) [Mono]
11. They Can’t Take That Away From Me (Gershwin/Gershwin) [Mono]
12. Crazy She Calls Me (Russell/Sigman) [Mono]
13. God Bless The Child (Herzog Jr./Holiday) [Stereo]
14. She’s Funny That Way (Moret/Whiting) [Stereo]
15. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (Arlen/Koehler) [Stereo]
16. Good Morning Heartache (Drake/Fisher/Higginbotham) [Stereo]
17. T’aint Nobody’s Business (If I Do) (Grainger/Robbins) [Stereo]
18. Comes Love (Brown/Stept/Tobias) [Stereo]
19. Lover Girl (Man) (Davis/Ramirez/Sherman) [Stereo]
20. Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off (Gershwin/Gershwin) [Stereo]
21. Lover Come Back To Me (Hammerstein II/Romberg) [Stereo]
22. Solitude (DeLange/Ellington/Mills) [Stereo]
23. They Can’t Take That Away From Me (Gershwin/Gershwin) [Stereo]
24. Crazy She Calls Me (Russell/Sigman) [Stereo]

[CD4: Hit Kit]
1. Only Sixteen (Cooke)
2. All Of My Life (Adler/Alpert)
3. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha (Cooke)
4. Blue Moon (Rodgers/Hart)
5. Win Your Love For Me (Cooke)
6. Lonely Island (Ahbez)
7. You Send Me (Cooke)
8. Love You Most Of All (Cooke)
9. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (Best/Watson)
10. Little Things You Do (Alexander)
11. Let’s Go Steady Again (Alexander)
12. You Were Made For Me (Cooke)
13. Lonely Island (single version) (Ahbez)
14. Win Your Love For Me (stereo) (Cooke)
15. Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From “Houseboat”) (stereo) (Evans/Livingston)
16. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha (stereo) (Cooke)
17. Little Things You Do (stereo) (Alexander)
18. Only Sixteen (stereo) (Cooke)
19. Let’s Go Steady Again (stereo) (Alexander)
20. With You (stereo) (Cooke)
21. Ee-I-Ee-I-Oh aka Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh (stereo) (Cooke)

[CD5: The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke]
1. (What A) Wonderful World (Adler/Alpert/Cooke)
2. Desire Me (Culver)
3. Summertime (Part 2) (Gershwin/Gershwin/Heyward)
4. Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From “Houseboat”) (Evans/Livingston)
5. That’s Heaven To Me (Cooke)
6. No One (Can Ever Take Your Place) (Cooke)
7. With You (Cooke)
8. Blue Moon (Rodgers/Hart)
9. Stealing Kisses (Brooks)
10. You Were Made For Me (Cooke)
11. There I’ve Said It Again (Evans/Mann)
12. I Thank God (Blake/Hoffman/Lewis)
13. Steal Away (album version) (Cooke)
14. Deep River (Cooke)
15. One Hour Ahead Of The Posse (Charig/Golden/Ormont)
16. Ee-I-Ee-I-Oh aka Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh (Cooke)
17. So Glamorous (Goldsmith/Smith)
18. Steal Away (single version) (Cooke)[/tracklisting]

Amazon USA
Available for pre-order soon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z74SF4D/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon Canada
Available for pre-order soon:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07Z74SF4D/?tag=imwanca-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Z74SF4D/?tag=imwan-21

tideshea · **Joined:** 27 Mar 2014 **Posts:** 225

Oh my! This is a must!

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

tideshea wrote:

Oh my! This is a must!

I was thinking the same thing, can't wait to see who was involved in the project and the track listing.

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:13 pm

Universal UK wanted the pre-order listing pulled, but I'm told it will be back.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:52 am

As promised, the box is once again available for pre-order from the UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Z74SF4D/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:46 pm

And another bump to add the cover image.

tideshea · **Joined:** 27 Mar 2014 **Posts:** 225

Ordered!

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:02 pm

Tideshea brought us the tracklist for the box, which I've moved up into the first post along with the packshot.

Unfortunately, the Amazon UK listing has been pulled again, and we await its return soon.

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:24 pm

And once again, the box is back up for pre-order in the UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Z74SF4D/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Nov 22, 2019 8:19 am

The official description is now in the first post as well.

[2020-01-24] Sam Cooke "The Complete Keen Years: 1957-1960" 5-disc box set (Universal)

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