Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Wade In The Water - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. I'm A Pilgrim - Sam Cooke/The Gospel Paraders ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Praying Ground - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Somebody - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Sometimes - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Amazing Grace - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Pass Me Not - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Oh Mary, Don't You Weep - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Since I Met The Savior - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. God Is Standing By - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Lead Me To The Calvary - Sam Cooke/S.R Crain/The Soul Stirrers (rehearsal) ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Listen To The Angels Sing - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Don't Leave Me Alone - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Stand By Me Father - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Jesus Be A Fence Around Me - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Lead Me Jesus - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Free At Last - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. Looking Back - The Soul Stitters ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. Born Again - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Wait On Jesus - R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. Time Brings About A Change - The Soul Stirrers ~ Various Artists | |
| 22. Must Jesus Bear This Cross Alone? - The Soul Stritters ~ Various Artists | |
| 23. Yield Not To Temptation - The Wommack Brothers ~ Various Artists | |
| 24. Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Womack Brothers ~ Various Artists | |
| 25. Somewhere There's A God - The Womack Brothers ~ Various Artists | |
| 26. That's Heaven To Me - Sam Cooke ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. You Send Me - Sam Cooke (demo) ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Just For You - Sam Cooke ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Somewhere There's A Girl - Sam Cooke ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. You Were Made For Me ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. When A Boy Falls In Love - Mel Carter ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Soothe Me ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. That's Where It's At ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Everybody Wants To Fall In Love ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Keep On Loving You - Johnnie Taylor ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. I'll Always Be In Love With You - Johnnie Taylor ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Baby, We've Got Love - Johnnie Taylor ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Baby, Lot's Of Luck - The Valentinos ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Put Me Down Easy - L.C. Cooke ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Rome (Wasn't Built In A Day) - Johnnie Taylor ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Greazee Part I & II - Billy Preston ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. I Gopher You - The Simms Twins ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. You're Always On My Mind - Johnnie Taylor ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. I Need Lot's Of Love - Johnnie Taylor ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong - Johnnie Morisette ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Black Knight - Johnnie Morrisette ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. Damper - Johnnie Morisette ~ Various Artists | |
| 22. You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) - Johnnie Taylor ~ Various Artists | |
| 23. Meet Me At The Twisting Place - Johnnie Morisette ~ Various Artists | |
| 24. Good Good Loving - The Simms Twins ~ Various Artists | |
| 25. Wobble, The - L.C. Cooke ~ Various Artists | |
| 26. Lookin' For A Love - The Valentinos ~ Various Artists | |
| 27. I've Got A Love For you - The Valentinos ~ Various Artists | |
| 28. I've Got A Girl - The Valentinos ~ Various Artists | |
| 29. Tired Of Living In The Country - The Valentinos ~ Various Artists | |
| 30. It's All Over Now - The Valentinos ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers: Jody H. Klein, Gregg Geller, Iris Keitel, Lenne Allik. | | Includes liner notes by Bobby Womack, Leroy Crume, and Peter Guralnick | | All tracks have been digitally remastered. | | SAM COOKE'S SAR RECORDS STORY was nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes. | | Compilation producers: Jody H. Klein, Gregg Geller, Iris Keitel, Lenne Allik. | | Recorded between 1959 & 1965. Includes liner notes by Bobby Womack, Leroy Crume, and Peter Guralnick | | All tracks have been digitally remastered. | | SAM COOKE'S SAR RECORDS STORY was nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes. | | Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story is a double-disc set presenting material recorded for the legendary soul singer's own SAR label from 1959-1965, much of it produced by Cooke himself and including a few of his rough, unreleased demos. The first disc covers the label's religious side, with a multitude of cuts from Cooke's former group the Soul Stirrers (now with Jimmie Outler on lead vocals), plus a generous helping of songs by R.H. Harris & His Gospel Paraders and the Womack Brothers. The second disc covers essentially the same gospel-derived soul territory but with a secular bent, featuring future stars Bobby Womack (with the Valentinos), Billy Preston, and Johnnie Taylor, plus L.C. Cooke, Johnnie Morisette, the Simms Twins, and Mel Carter. All in all, it's an excellent look at a lesser-known portion of Cooke's career, and there's some great, underappreciated music to boot. ~ Steve Huey |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 09/27/1994 | | Original Release Date : 1994 | | Catalog ID : 712 231 | | Label : ABKCO Records | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Mixed | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00018771223122 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Rolling Stone (12/1/94, p.121)
- 5 Stars (out of 5)
- "...a generous compilation....lovingly remastered....[It] must be counted among the most important archival projects of the CD era. This is history that sings and soars, history with a heart full of gold..."Rolling Stone (12/1/94, p.121)
- 5 Stars (out of 5)
- "...a generous compilation....lovingly remastered....[It] must be counted among the most important archival projects of the CD era. This is history that sings and soars, history with a heart full of gold..." Q (12/94, p.172)
- 4 Stars (out of 5)
- "...The arrangements are nimble, the songs lovely, the harmonies finger-clicking and the sole drawback is that almost everyone sounds like Sam Cooke..." Q (12/94, p.172)
- 4 Stars (out of 5)
- "...The arrangements are nimble, the songs lovely, the harmonies finger-clicking and the sole drawback is that almost everyone sounds like Sam Cooke..." Vibe (2/95, p.93)
- "...Sacred/profane ambiguity...animates this 56-song cycle of black artistry, which travels from the apex of '50s gospel...to the commercial expertise of '60s R&B....Cooke's own vocals and production taste convey a mellifluous genius that is still a pop measuring rod..." Vibe (2/95, p.93)
- "...Sacred/profane ambiguity...animates this 56-song cycle of black artistry, which travels from the apex of '50s gospel...to the commercial expertise of '60s R&B....Cooke's own vocals and production taste convey a mellifluous genius that is still a pop measuring rod..." |
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