Bring It On Home to Me
Sam Cooke | Artist Essentials
First released: 1962 (year verified)
Original RCA Victor 8036 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The answering vocal makes the plea feel shared; follow the exchange as the arrangement gathers strength.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1962 (year verified)
The contemporary review documents the original studio pairing as a new 1962 single. Later concert performances are separate recordings and do not replace this master.
Recording: Original RCA Victor 8036 studio recording
Credit: Sam Cooke
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Having a Party / Bring It On Home to Me
Cash Box, 19 May 1962 - Having a Party / Bring It On Home to Me review
PDF page 10 reviews Cooke's new RCA Victor 8036 pairing, Having a Party / Bring It On Home to Me. This identifies the original 1962 studio recording rather than the subsequent live performances. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke grew up in Chicago after his family moved from Mississippi, and his early singing developed in gospel groups, including the Soul Stirrers. You Send Me brought him major solo success in 1957, followed by a pop and soul career that included Cupid and Chain Gang. He also worked as a songwriter and music-business entrepreneur, founding SAR Records with J.W. Alexander. His solo recordings and the Soul Stirrers' group performances remain different parts of that history.
Artist background sources
Sam Cooke - ABKCO artist biography
Mississippi/Chicago upbringing, gospel and Soul Stirrers career, 1957 You Send Me breakthrough, later repertoire, songwriting and SAR partnership with J.W. Alexander. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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