Sam Cooke at the Copa [Live]

Track Listings

1. Opening Introduction

2. Best Things in Life Are Free

3. Bill Bailey

4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

5. Frankie and Johnny

6. Medley: Try a Little Tenderness/(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons/Yo

7. If I Had a Hammer

8. When I Fall in Love

9. Twistin' the Night Away

10. Band Introductions

11. This Little Light of Mine

12. Blowin' in the Wind

13. Tennessee Waltz

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Tracks:

Opening Introduction
Best Things in Life Are Free
Bill Bailey
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Frankie and Johnny
Medley: Try a Little Tenderness/(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
If I Had a Hammer
When I Fall in Love
Twistin' the Night Away
Band Introductions
This Little Light of Mine
Blowin' in the Wind
Tennessee Waltz

Customer Reviews:

2 sides of Sam but 1 FABULOUS guy.......2007-01-26

Listen to "Copa" and "Harlem Square" back-to-back and you'll hear a difference but no phoniness. Sam Cooke was the best. With his talent, charm and good looks, who knows what he would have contributed.

A Folk-ish Sam Cooke.......2006-12-10

An amazing record and one that is interesting from a historical perspective;
the prograam was tailored obviously for the trendy tastes of the day, which would have been the mainstream, folk craze as embodied not only by Dylan (blowin in the wind is covered) but also Mitch Miller (a hootenany joke is made during If I had a Hammer) and his prime time sing alongs.
Sam is the master truly. Great spirit and effortless sounding singing.

Sam Swings, but for a Soulful Treat, get the Harlem Night Club Recording.......2006-10-27

Sam Cooke at the Copa is an incredible recording and showcases Sam's beautiful voice like nothing else. It is a must have for any Sam Cooke fan. That said, I would still recommend the Live at Harlem recording. The Copa recording, as someone else has mentioned, was for a primarily white audience. While listening you get the sense that Sam is holding back. Despite the near "soulless" recording, Sam's ability to croon puts this recording with the likes of Frank Sinatra's Live at the Sands. The band is incredible, the arrangements are timeless and tasteful, and Sam is money! Sam Cooke at the Copa compared to Live at Harlem is like a white church sing-a-long versus a beautiful, spriritual Black gospel choir.

Another Side of Sam Cooke: the crooner.......2005-11-30

Early is his career Sam Cooke performed at the Copa and he 'bombed'. It took a lot of experience and a few years later before he returned. A few weeks before he performed a similar show in upstate New York and again that was not a success. With arranger Rene Hall he started working on new arrangements and other songs and we should be really glad he did.

At The Copa is fantastic and shows Sam as the ultimate cross-over artist. There are some musical hits, some of his own hits and a very good Bob Dylan cover. The end of the show he starts doing more of his gospel style singing and that's where it really gets interesting. The 70%white/30%black audience does the answer to his calls.

But...
for me this album has always been a little too neat. I think the real Sam can better be heard on the Live at the Harlem Square club album where he performs in the black ghetto of Miami and turns it into a real gospel/soul show.

For Sam as gospel star get 'The Complete Recordings of Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers', for Sam as songwriter get 'Portrait of a Legend' and if you want to hear Sam as the smooth crossover artists definitely get this album.

For the love of music..........2005-08-06

Nothing can compare to the control and power generated from this performance. The only disapponting thing about this album is that it was one of his final recordings. The record is smooth and radiant from track one, anyone who loves music must own this cd and if you are sam cooke fan-- it is taboo that you do not have it. My favorite utterance is when he mentions in each fast paced song, "let me sing it for me this time". When he says this he rips into a soulful version to end a jazz/swing number... Absolutely delightful!

Average customer rating:

where is the stereo version?
That Cousin of Mine
the man at his best

Sam Cooke at the Copa
Sam Cooke
Manufacturer: Abkco
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008EJA
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

Opening Introduction
Best Things in Life Are Free
Bill Bailey
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Frankie and Johnny
Medley: Try a Little Tenderness/(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
If I Had a Hammer
When I Fall in Love
Twistin' the Night Away
Band Introductions
This Little Light of Mine
Blowin' in the Wind
Tennessee Waltz

Customer Reviews:

where is the stereo version?.......2003-02-10

I love this album. It's wonderful to hear and the beauty of the CD is that it can be played from start to finish without having to flip it over. Just one question...the LP that I have is in excellent stereo...not rechannelled...why is this in MONO???

That Cousin of Mine.......2001-12-30

After watching the December 2001 VH1 special on Sam Cooke, I am more convinced than ever that his second Copa performance (of which this album resulted) is a classic and collector's item. Sam's being a pioneer in crossing cultural and ethnic barriers to entertain with music, the universal language, makes this Copa performance even more an intricate part of history than most may think. Watching Sam's influence on boxing champions like Ali (As seen in the 2001 movie bio of Ali and the VH1 special) makes this Copa project priceless. Thanks to those who refused to allow this recording to become extinct. Sam is forever part of my heritage: I am one of his cousins.

the man at his best.......2001-08-23

Sam Cook sounds has good live as he does in the recording studio. Wonderfull album, great selection of songs,a MUST BUY for all soul fans.

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