In August 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Night Beat”, the tenth Sam Cooke studio album. It was recorded in February 1963, at “RCA Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Hugo & Luigi.
Personnel:
- Sam Cooke – vocals, arrangements
- René Hall – guitar, conducting
- Clifton White, Barney Kessel – guitar
- Ray Johnson – piano
- Billy Preston – organ
- Cliff Hils – bass guitar
- Sharky Hall – drums, tambourin
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Dave Hassinger – recording
Track listing:
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – traditional
- Lost and Lookin’ – James W. Alexander, Lowell Jordan
- Mean Old World – Sam Cooke
- Please Don’t Drive Me Away – Charles Brown, Jesse Ervin
- I Lost Everything – Ella Tate
- Get Yourself Another Fool – Ernest Monroe Tucker, Frank A. Haywood
- Little Red Rooster – Willie Dixon
- Laughin’ and Clownin’ – Sam Cooke
- Trouble Blues – Charles Brown
- You Gotta Move – traditional
- Fool’s Paradise – Johnny Fuller, Robert Geddins, David Avid
- Shake, Rattle and Roll – Charles Calhoun
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