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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Somebody Have Mercy
| Cover = Nothing Can Change Cooke.jpg
| name = Somebody Have Mercy
| Artist = [[Sam Cooke]]
| cover =
| from Album = [[Mr. Soul (album)|Mr. Soul]]
| alt =
| A-side = "[[Nothing Can Change This Love]]"
| type = single
| Released = September 11, 1962
| artist = [[Sam Cooke]]
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]]
| album = [[Twistin' the Night Away]]
| A-side = [[Nothing Can Change This Love]]
| Recorded = February 15, 1962<br/>RCA Studio 1<br/><small>([[Hollywood]], [[California]])</small>
| released = September 11, 1962
| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues]], [[soul music|soul]]
| recorded = February 15, 1962<br/>RCA Studio 1<br/><small>(Hollywood, California)</small>
| Length = 2:17
| Label = [[RCA Victor]]
| studio =
| Writer = Sam Cooke
| venue =
| Producer = [[Hugo & Luigi]]
| genre = [[Rhythm and blues]], [[soul music|soul]]
| Certification =
| length = 2:17
| Last single = "[[Bring It on Home to Me]]"<br />(1962)
| label = [[RCA Victor]]
| writer = [[Sam Cooke]]
| This single = "'''Somebody Have Mercy'''"<br />(1962)
| producer = [[Hugo & Luigi]]
| Next single = "Send Me Some Lovin'"<br />(1962)
| prev_title = [[Bring It On Home to Me]]
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = Send Me Some Lovin'
| next_year = 1962
}}
}}
"'''Somebody Have Mercy'''" is a song by American [[singer-songwriter]] [[Sam Cooke]], released on September 11, 1962 by [[RCA Victor]]. Produced by [[Hugo & Luigi]] and arranged and conducted by [[René Hall]], the song was the [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] to "[[Nothing Can Change This Love]]". The song peaked at number three on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} [[R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] chart.
"'''Somebody Have Mercy'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Sam Cooke]], originally released in April 1962 on the album ''[[Twistin' the Night Away (album)|Twistin' the Night Away]]''.


==Background==
==Background==
One line in the song ("Tell me what is wrong with me") created speculation and rampant rumors that Cooke was suffering from [[leukemia]], which was false.<ref name=db>Guralnick, Peter (2005). ''Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke''. New York: [[Little, Brown and Company|Back Bay Books]], p. 419. First edition, 2005.</ref>
One line in the song ("Tell me what is wrong with me") created speculation and rampant rumors that Cooke was suffering from [[leukemia]], which was false.<ref name=db>Guralnick, Peter (2005). ''Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke''. New York: [[Little, Brown and Company|Back Bay Books]], p. 419. First edition, 2005.</ref>

==Personnel==
==Personnel==
"Somebody Have Mercy" was recorded on February 15, 1962 at RCA Studio 1 in [[Hollywood]], [[California]].<ref name="linernotes"/> The session was conducted and arranged by [[René Hall]]. The musicians also recorded much of the ''[[Twistin' the Night Away]]'' album the same day. Credits adapted from the [[liner notes]] to the 2003 compilation ''[[Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964]]''.<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes | title=Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 | year=2003 | others=[[Sam Cooke]] | type=liner notes | publisher=[[ABKCO Records]] | location=[[United States|US]] | id= 92642}}</ref>
"Somebody Have Mercy" was recorded on February 15, 1962 at RCA Studio 1 in Hollywood, California.<ref name="linernotes"/> The musicians also recorded much of the ''Twistin' the Night Away'' album the same day. The session was conducted and arranged by [[René Hall]], producers were [[Hugo & Luigi]]. Credits adapted from the [[liner notes]] to the 2003 compilation ''[[Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964]]''.<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes | title=Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 | year=2003 | others=[[Sam Cooke]] | type=liner notes | publisher=[[ABKCO Records]] | location=US | id= 92642}}</ref>
*Sam Cooke – [[lead vocals|vocals]]
*Sam Cooke – [[lead vocals|vocals]]
*Edward Beal – [[piano]]
*Edward Beal – piano

==Charts and certifications==
==Charts and certifications==
===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
"Somebody Have Mercy" was later selected for the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of the single "[[Nothing Can Change This Love]]", which was released on September 11, 1962. It received enough airplay to make the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts on its own, peaking at No. 3 [[R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] and No. 70 [[Billboard Hot 100|Pop]].
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|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="US">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sam-cooke-mn0000238115/awards | title=Sam Cooke – Awards | work={{noitalic|[[Allmusic]]}} | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|sam-cooke|somebody-have-mercy}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 12:40, 22 September 2023

"Somebody Have Mercy"
Single by Sam Cooke
from the album Twistin' the Night Away
A-side"Nothing Can Change This Love"
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1962
RecordedFebruary 15, 1962
RCA Studio 1
(Hollywood, California)
GenreRhythm and blues, soul
Length2:17
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Sam Cooke
Producer(s)Hugo & Luigi
Sam Cooke singles chronology
"Bring It On Home to Me"
(1962)
"Somebody Have Mercy"
(1962)
"Send Me Some Lovin'"
(1962)

"Somebody Have Mercy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, originally released in April 1962 on the album Twistin' the Night Away.

Background

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One line in the song ("Tell me what is wrong with me") created speculation and rampant rumors that Cooke was suffering from leukemia, which was false.[1]

Personnel

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"Somebody Have Mercy" was recorded on February 15, 1962 at RCA Studio 1 in Hollywood, California.[2] The musicians also recorded much of the Twistin' the Night Away album the same day. The session was conducted and arranged by René Hall, producers were Hugo & Luigi. Credits adapted from the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964.[2]

  • Sam Cooke – vocals
  • Edward Beal – piano

Charts and certifications

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Weekly charts

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"Somebody Have Mercy" was later selected for the B-side of the single "Nothing Can Change This Love", which was released on September 11, 1962. It received enough airplay to make the Billboard charts on its own, peaking at No. 3 R&B and No. 70 Pop.

Chart (1962) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 70
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[3] 3

References

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  1. ^ Guralnick, Peter (2005). Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. New York: Back Bay Books, p. 419. First edition, 2005.
  2. ^ a b Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 (liner notes). Sam Cooke. US: ABKCO Records. 2003. 92642.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b "Sam Cooke – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2014.