We Remember Sam Cooke
# We Remember Sam Cooke

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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |

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.

## Track listing

All songs written by Sam Cooke, except where noted.

### Side One

* "You Send Me"
* "Nothing Can Change This Love"
* "Cupid"
* "Chain Gang" (Sam Cooke, Charles Cook)
* "Bring It on Home to Me"
* "Only Sixteen"

### Side Two

* "Havin' a Party"
* "Shake"
* "Wonderful World" (Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Lou Adler)
* "A Change Is Gonna Come"
* "(Ain't That) Good News"

## Personnel

* Diana Ross – lead vocals, background vocals on "(Ain't That) Good News)"
* Florence Ballard – lead vocal on "(Ain't That Good News)", background vocals
* Mary Wilson – background vocals
* Harvey Fuqua, Hal Davis and Marc Gordon – producers

## Charts

| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Billboard 200 | 75 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
