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Hits of the 50's
Studio album by Sam Cooke
Released	August 1960 (1960-08)
Recorded	March 23–24, 1960
Studio	RCA Victor, New York City
Genre	Traditional pop, rhythm and blues
Length	33:37
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Hugo & Luigi
Sam Cooke chronology
Cooke's Tour (1960) Hits of the 50's (1960) The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke (1960)

Hits of the 50's is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in August 1960 by RCA Victor. Hits of the 50's consists of Cooke's versions of songs originally sung by such artists as Nat King Cole, Frankie Avalon, and Doris Day.

The album was remastered in 2011 as a part of The RCA Albums Collection.

Background

Hits of the 50's was recorded only two weeks following the sessions that produced Cooke's Tour in March 1960, over a month prior to the release of that album. The bulk of the album was recorded on March 23, 1960, with the remaining numbers—"The Great Pretender", "You, You, You", "The Wayward Wind", "Cry", and "Venus"—being recorded the following day. Many of the same musicians who recorded on Cooke's Tour returned for Hits of the 50's.

Track listing

All songs arranged and conducted by Glen Osser.

Side one

1. "Hey There" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) – 2:32
2. "Mona Lisa" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 2:34
3. "Too Young" (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee) – 2:08
4. "The Great Pretender" (Buck Ram) – 3:02
5. "You, You, You" (Olias Lotar, Robert Mellin) – 2:45
6. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 3:24

Side two

1. "The Wayward Wind" (Stanley Lebowsky, Herbert Newman) – 3:10
2. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:46
3. "The Song from Moulin Rouge" (Georges Auric, William Engvick) – 2:30
4. "I'm Walking Behind You" (Billy Reid) – 2:45
5. "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) – 2:13
6. "Venus" (Ed Marshall, Peter DeAngelis) – 2:53

Personnel

All credits adapted from The RCA Albums Collection (2011) liner notes.

• Sam Cooke – vocals
• Al Casamenti, Barry Galbraith, Charles Macey, Clifton White, Arthur Ryerson – guitar
• Lloyd Trotman – bass guitar
• Bunny Shawker – drums
• George Gaber – percussion
• Andy Ackers – piano
• James Buffington, Anthony Miranda – French horn
• Julius Baker, Jerome Weiner – flute
• Eddie Costa – vibraphone
• Gloria Agostini, Laura Newell – harp
• Glenn Osser – arrangement, conducting
• Bob Simpson – recording engineer

Notes

1. ^ Editorial Staff, Cash Box (August 20, 1960). "August Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
2. ^ Editorial Staff, Billboard (August 1, 1960). "Hits of the 50's". The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
3. ^ The RCA Albums Collection (liner notes). Sam Cooke. US: RCA Records/Legacy Recordings. 2011. 88697898702.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Songs of Sam Cooke: Main Page

• 1960 albums
• Sam Cooke albums
• RCA Victor albums
• Albums produced by Hugo & Luigi
• Albums arranged by Glenn Osser
• Albums conducted by Glenn Osser