Comments for Cooke, Sam, The 2 Sides of Sam Cooke

I'll come running back to you is one of the most perfect songs ever made!

Sam Cooke was perfection. He is much overlooked as a composer. It is too often assumed that he was simply a great vocalist.

Conceptual album has a side of gospel tracks sung with spared down accompaniment from the Soul Stirrers, with side2 dessert of six more-produced pop songs. Cooke sounds greatthroughout, particularly on a cappella Jesus Gave Me Water,bone-chillingly sober Pilgrim of Sorrow and spry, relaxed I`llCome Running Back to You. A couple of the pop songs are fluff,but you`ll be in the spirit of forgiveness.