"Another Saturday Night" is a 1963 hit
single
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by
Sam Cooke
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from the album ''
Ain't That Good News''. The song was written by Cooke while touring in England when staying in a hotel where no female guests were allowed. It reached No. 10 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was No. 1 on the R&B chart for a single week. In the UK, the song peaked at No. 23 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
Cooke's version featured his spoken recitation, which is done during the instrumental break.
Session drummer
Hal Blaine
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played on Cooke's version of the song. Other musicians on the record included John Anderson on trumpet, John Ewing on trombone, Jewell Grant on sax, Ray Johnson on piano, and Clifton White and
Rene Hall on guitar, and Clifford Hills on bass.
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Cash Box
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'' described it as "a tale of a guy who’s got the money, but not the gal to spend it on," stating that "the teen set won’t take the deck seriously, but will find it a highly pleasurable listening/dance floor treat."
Cat Stevens version
In 1974,
Cat Stevens
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recorded a version of the song that peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Hot 100, No. 13
Easy Listening
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, No. 1 in Canada twice,
on September 28 and October 19, separated by two other No. 1s, and No. 19 in Stevens' UK homeland.
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Other covers, remixes and samples
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Claude François
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recorded the song in French as "La vie d'un homme" (lit. "A man's life").
*Australian
James Blundell covered the song on his 1989
self titled album.
*In 1993,
Jimmy Buffett
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recorded the song. His version peaked at No. 74 on the ''
Billboard
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Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart.
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Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave were an American soul and R&B duo who performed together from 1961 until 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Sam Moore (born 1935) and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was Dave Prater (1937–1988).
Nicknamed "Double Dynamite", "The ...
recorded at least one version that appears on albums released after their formative years such as the ''I Thank You'' compilation released in 2002 by the
Brentwood Records label.
*Puerto Rican
rock en Español
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singer
Charlie Robles covered the song in
Spanish
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, naming it "Anoche no Dormí" ("I Didn't Sleep Last night").
(in Spanish)
References
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1963 songs
1963 singles
Sam Cooke songs
Cat Stevens songs
Jimmy Buffett songs
RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Songs written by Sam Cooke
Song recordings produced by Hugo & Luigi
RCA Victor singles
1974 singles
Song recordings produced by Paul Samwell-Smith
Island Records singles
A&M Records singles