We Remember Sam Cooke

We Remember Sam Cooke
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 12, 1965
Recorded1965
Genre
Length28:20
LabelMotown
Producer
The Supremes chronology
The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop
(1965)
We Remember Sam Cooke
(1965)
More Hits by The Supremes
(1965)
Alternative cover
Cover for United Kingdom/international versions
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

We Remember Sam Cooke is the fifth studio album recorded by The Supremes, issued by Motown in April 1965. The album is a tribute album dedicated to soul musician Sam Cooke, who had died the previous December. Notable selections on the album, consisting entirely of Cooke covers, included covers of "A Change Is Gonna Come", "You Send Me" and "(Ain't That) Good News" (led by Florence Ballard).

It was the second most successful in a series of themed albums enjoying a number five peak on the Billboard R&B chart.

  1. ^ We Remember Sam Cooke at AllMusic
  2. ^ Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1994. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 January 2021.