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"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a song by American #singersongwriter #SamCooke. It initially appeared on Cooke's album #AintThatGoodNews, released mid-February 1964 by #RCAVictor; a slightly edited version of the recording was released as a single on December 22, 1964. Produced by #HugoAndLuigi and arranged and conducted by #RenéHall, the song was the #Bside to "#Shake". The song was inspired by various events in Cooke's life, most prominently when he.
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"Having a Party" is a song by American singer-songwriter #SamCooke, released on May 8, 1962, by #RCAVictor. Produced by #HugoAndLuigi and arranged and conducted by #RenéHall, the song was the #Aside to "#BringItOnHomeToMe". The song peaked at number four on the US #Billboard #HotRAndBSides chart, and also charted at number 17 on the Billboard #Hot100.
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"Shake" is a song written and recorded by #SamCooke. It was recorded at the last recording session Cooke had before his death on December 11, 1964. In the U.S., the song became a posthumous #Billboard, Top 10 hit for Cooke, peaking at number seven in February 1965, as well as peaking at number two for three weeks on the #Cashbox R&B charts. #CashBox described it as "a sensational rock-a-twist affair."
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"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter #BenEKing and written by him, along with #JerryLeiberAndMikeStoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a #spiritual written by #SamCooke and #JWAlexander called "#StandByMe Father", recorded by #theSoulStirrers with #JohnnieTaylor singing lead.
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