{"product_id":"encore-1","title":"Encore","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Keen Records albums represent Sam Cooke’s early body of work as a secular artist after a glorious six-year run fronting the Soul Stirrers. His voice had become the dominant force in the gospel sales prior to the release of \u003ci\u003eYou Send Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSummertime\u003c\/i\u003e. He was destined to become a major force in pop just as he had been in gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile this newly re-mastered collection includes standards and hits that had been associated with artists who came before Sam Cooke, Sam’s fresh approach made the repertoire his own and helped shape his own song-writing skills in a very tangible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin this period, Sam Cooke defined himself as a voice ahead of his time. His debut album, \u003ci\u003eSam Cooke\u003c\/i\u003e, also known as \u003ci\u003eSongs by Sam Cooke\u003c\/i\u003e, was released in 1958, \u003ci\u003eEncore\u003c\/i\u003e followed quickly. It was absent any Sam Cooke originals and the cover depicted Sam swinging with jazz musicians behind him, an honest depiction of what was in the grooves of the LP within. Cooke’s 1959 album \u003ci\u003eTribute to the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLady\u003c\/i\u003e is just that, a tribute to Billie Holiday, a\/k\/a \u003ci\u003eLady Day.\u003c\/i\u003e Recorded entirely in stereo, Sam Cooke masterfully reimagines Holiday’s catalogue as his own. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ABKCO","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50423540318539,"sku":"1082478","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/3fdcbed0-c940-4b8f-991a-f2e1cf3eea70_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726769352","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/encore-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}