Twistin' the Night Away
Sam Cooke
1962
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1962
Release: 1962Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original studio single is reviewed as a new release in January 1962. The separate Copa concert recording belongs to 1964 and is not selected.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1962.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Cash Box, 20 January 1962 - Twistin' the Night Away single review
PDF page 8 reviews the new RCA Victor 7983 pairing, Twistin' the Night Away / One More Time. Supports the original 1962 studio single before later album and concert editions.
Classic Sam Cooke Albums - ABKCO original-release and version history
Identifies Ain't That Good News as an original 1964 studio album introducing A Change Is Gonna Come; the Copa album is a separate 1964 live recording, and the Dolby Atmos editions are new 2024 mixes. The prose's session-month statement is not used. Only the supported original album year is asserted.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Cooke wrote the song to capitalize on the twist dance craze.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1962.html, song-list position 43
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1962 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.