Twistin' the Night Away (album)

Twistin' the Night Away
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1962
RecordedJanuary 30, 1961
RCA Victor Studios
(New York City)
December 18–19, 1961; February 15–16, 19 1962
RCA Victor Studios
(Hollywood)
GenreRhythm and blues, dance, soul
Length27:31
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerHugo & Luigi
Sam Cooke chronology
My Kind of Blues
(1961)
Twistin' the Night Away
(1962)
The Best of Sam Cooke
(1962)
Singles from Twistin' the Night Away
  1. "That's It—I Quit—I'm Movin' On"
    Released: February 14, 1961
  2. "Twistin' the Night Away"
    Released: January 9, 1962
Professional ratings
Review scores
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New Record Mirror[1]

Twistin' the Night Away is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in April 1962 in the United States by RCA Victor. Twistin' the Night Away primarily capitalizes on the twist phenomenon and as a result became one of Cooke's most successful LPs, becoming his second to chart and creating a string of chart successes.

Twistin' the Night Away peaked at number 74 on Billboard's Top LPs chart, while the single of the same name charted higher at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.

  1. ^ Watson, Jimmy (July 14, 1962). "Sam Cooke: twistin' The Night Away" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 70. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

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