Another Saturday Night
Sam Cooke
1963
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: 1963
Release: 1963Source 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 single was released in 1963, before the 1964 Ain't That Good News album. The album year does not replace the earlier recording release.
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.
Cash Box, 13 April 1963 - Another Saturday Night review
PDF page 8 reviews the new RCA Victor 8164 pairing, Another Saturday Night / Love Will Find a Way. The original 1963 single precedes its inclusion on Ain't That Good News in 1964.
Ain't That Good News - ABKCO original-album track list
The original album contains A Change Is Gonna Come, (Ain't That) Good News and Another Saturday Night. Its accompanying review explicitly distinguishes Another Saturday Night's earlier single. Modern SACD and reissue dates are not first-release dates.
About Sam Cooke
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
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.
Retained annual-list context
Another Saturday Night by Sam Cooke appears at number 78 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1963. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1963 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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 1963 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.