The Best of Sam Cooke
  • Disc
    • 1. "YOU SEND ME"
    • 2. "ONLY SIXTEEN"
    • 3. "EVERYBODY LOVES TO CHA CHA CHA"
    • 4. "(I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS"
    • 5. "(WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD"
    • 6. "SUMMERTIME"
    • 7. "CHAIN GANG"
    • 8. "CUPID"
    • 9. "TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY"
    • 10. "SAD MOOD"
    • 11. "HAVING A PARTY"
    • 12. "BRING IT ON HOME TO ME"
    • 13. "WIN YOUR LOVE FOR ME"
    • 14. "YOU WERE MADE FOR ME"
    • 15. "NOTHING CAN CHANGE THIS LOVE"

Album Review by Ron Wynn, AllMusic.com
Originally released in August 1962 under the title The Best of Sam Cooke, Volume 1 [RCA 2625], this album was reissued in 1965 as The Best of Sam Cooke [RCA 3466, later RCA 3863]. An above-average greatest hits collection, although no sampler could fully convey Sam Cooke’s genius. It has since been reissued on CD [RCA 3863], so at least it’s still in print.