Title: Five-Star Soul
Product review: This is the definitive Sam Cooke album, which is unfortunate considering that it was released just prior to his untimely demise. It is a late-night R&B set of well-known standards with a couple of originals penned by the late great soul singer himself. Every track on this album is pure ear candy, made even more so with gorgeous remastered sound. Not only does Cooke's voice ring loud and clear through a good set of speakers, but the little instrumental nuances of the session musicians are also enhanced for greater effect, a good example being the "barks" and "howls" from Billy Preston's organ on "Little Red Rooster".It's a real blessing to see this classic soul album reissued for the new millennium so that generations of music lovers both young and old can sample it for themselves and admire the exploits of a highly gifted, yet tragically short-lived talent.
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