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. | | 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. |
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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..."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..." |
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