Side one
„Opening Introduction”
„The Best Things in Life Are Free” (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson)
„Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home” (Hughie Cannon)
„Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out” (James Cox)
„Frankie and Johnny” (Cooke)
Medley: „Try a Little Tenderness” / „(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons” / „You Send Me” (William Best / Sam Cooke / Deek Watson)
„If I Had a Hammer” (Lee Hays, Pete Seeger)
Side two
„When I Fall in Love” (Edward Heyman, Victor Young)
„Twistin' the Night Away” (Cooke)
„This Little Light of Mine” (Cooke)
„Blowin' in the Wind” (Bob Dylan)
„Tennessee Waltz” (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart)

In 1964, when this concert at New York City's legendary Copacabana night club was recorded, Sam Cooke was at the top of his game, having charted numerous times with his unique blend of pop and soul. The success doesn't seem to have gone to his head, though: he sounds relaxed and conversational throughout this intimate performance. Accompanied by a band that includes Bobby Womack on guitar, Cooke brings his R&B tendencies further to the fore than on his immaculately produced studio work. He moves deftly through his own hits, like „You Send Me” and „Twistin' The Night Away,” but it's on the folk songs „If I Had A Hammer” and „Blowin' In The Wind” that he really stretches out, proving himself a gifted interpreter unbound by stylistic constrictions. At The Copa is an essential part of the Cooke canon.

180GR.