Nothing Can Change This Love
Sam Cooke | Artist Essentials
First released: 1962 (year verified)
Original RCA Victor 8088 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A patient ballad that draws attention to the warmth and flexibility of the voice at a slower pace.
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First released: 1962 (year verified)
The original studio single is documented as a new release in September 1962. The single, not a subsequent album or live performance, supplies the first-release year.
Recording: Original RCA Victor 8088 studio recording
Credit: Sam Cooke
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Nothing Can Change This Love / Somebody Have Mercy
Cash Box, 22 September 1962 - Nothing Can Change This Love review
PDF page 14 reviews the new RCA Victor 8088 pairing, Nothing Can Change This Love / Somebody Have Mercy. The single establishes 1962 release independently of later albums and concert versions. | 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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