The Complete Keen Years: 1957–1960, collects Sam Cooke’s body of work as he began releasing secular albums, stepping away from the Soul Stirrers where he found great success as a gospel singer. Cooke had been releasing and dominating the gospel sales market over the six years previous to “You Send Me” and “Summertime” being released. Within this newly remastered collection are his unique versions of standards alongside performances that showcase his songwriting skills. Sam Cooke defined himself as a voice ahead of his time elevating the sound of soul at the turn of the decade.
The Complete Keen Years: 1957–1960 offers the Sam Cooke aficionado an opportunity to experience all of Cooke’s Keen album and single tracks for a comprehensive overview of his time at the label. The 5-CD set includes the content of his five originally released Keen LPs plus multiple bonus tracks, a total of 65 tracks in all.
CD 1 - Sam Cooke [With] Bumps Blackwell Orchestra
01. You Send Me
02. The Lonesome Road
03. Tammy
04. Ol' Man River
05. Moonlight In Vermont
06. Canadian Sunset
07. Summertime (Part 2)
08. Around The World
09. Ain't Misbehavin'
10. The Bells Of St. Mary's
11. So Long
12. Danny Boy
13. That Lucky Old Sun
CD 2 - Encore
01. Oh, Look At Me Now
02. Someday
03. Along The Navajo Trail
04. Running Wild
05. Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
06. Mary, Mary Lou
07. When I Fall In Love
08. I Cover The Waterfront
09. My Foolish Heart
10. Today I Sing The Blues
11. The Gypsy
12. It's The Talk Of The Town
CD 3 - Tribute To The Lady
01. God Bless The Child
02. She's Funny That Way
03. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
04. Good Morning Heartache
05. T'Aint Nobody's Business (If I Do)
06. Comes Love
07. Lover Girl (Man)
08. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
09. Lover Come Back To Me
10. Solitude
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. Crazy She Calls Me
CD 4 - Hit Kit
01. Only Sixteen
02. All Of My Life
03. Everybody's Loves To Cha Cha Cha
04. Blue Moon
05. Win Your Love For Me
06. Lonely Island
07. You Send Me
08. Love You Most Of All
09. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
10. Little Things You Do
11. Let's Go Steady Again
12. You Were Made For Me
13. Lonely Island (Single Version)
14. Win Your Love For Me (Stereo)
15. Almost In Your Arms (Theme From Houseboat) [stereo]
16. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha (Stereo)
17. Little Things You Do (Stereo)
18. Only Sixteen (Stereo)
19. Let's Go Steady Again (Stereo)
20. With You (Stereo)
21. Ee-i-ee-i-oh Aka Ee-yi-ee-yi-oh (Stereo)
CD 5 - The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke
01. (What A) Wonderful World
02. Desire Me
03. Summertime (Part 1)
04. Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From 'Houseboat')
05. That's Heaven To Me
06. No One (Can Ever Take Your Place)
07. With You
08. Blue Moon
09. Stealing Kisses
10. You Were Made For Me
11. There I've Said It Again
12. I Thank God
13. Steal Away (Album Version)
14. Deep River
15. One Hour Ahead Of The Posse
16. Ee-i-ee-i-oh Aka Ee-yi-ee-yi-oh
17. So Glamorous
18. Steal Away (Single Version)
