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"Cupid"
Cupid Sam Cooke.jpg
Single by Sam Cooke
B-side "Farewell My Darling"
Released May 16, 1961 (1961-05-16)
Recorded April 14, 1961
Studio RCA Studio 1, Hollywood, California
Genre Rhythm and blues
Length 2:30
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Sam Cooke
Producer(s) Luigi Creatore
Sam Cooke singles chronology
"That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On"
(1961) 		"Cupid"
(1961) 		"Feel It"
(1961)
"Cupid"
Single by Johnny Nash
A-side "Hold Me Tight" (original)
B-side "People in Love" (reissue)
Released 1969
Genre Reggae, rocksteady
Length 3:29
Label JAD
Songwriter(s) Sam Cooke
Producer(s) Johnny Nash, Arthur Jenkins
"Cupid"
Single by Tony Orlando and Dawn
from the album To Be with You
B-side "You're Growin' on Me"
Released January 1976 (1976-01)
Genre Pop
Length 3:02
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s) Sam Cooke
Producer(s) Dave Appell, Hank Medress
"Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time"
Single by The Spinners
from the album Love Trippin'
B-side "Pipedream"
"Body Language" (Germany/Sweden)
Released May 1980 (1980-05)
Genre R&B, disco
Length 3:55 (single version) 5:32 (album version)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Sam Cooke ("Cupid"), Michael Zager ("I've Loved You for a Long Time")
Producer(s) Michael Zager

"Cupid" is a song by American singer Sam Cooke, released on May 16, 1961. It charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B Sides chart; the track performed best in the United Kingdom, peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Cooke's producers had asked him to write a song for a girl they had seen on a Perry Como TV show—but once they heard her sing, they kept "Cupid" for Cooke himself.

Personnel on the recording included Cooke's session regulars Clifton White and Rene Hall on guitar, Clifford Hills on bass, Earl Palmer on drums and Joseph Gibbons on guitar and banjo.

"Cupid" was ranked at number 452 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004 and at number 458 in 2010. AllMusic critic Bill Janovitz described the track as a "perfect pop song" which combines "Latin, R&B, jazz, and mainstream pop elements".[1]

Charts and certifications [edit]

Weekly charts [edit]

Chart (1969–70 – Johnny Nash) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[7] 30
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[8] 32
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 19
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 49

Cover versions [edit]

  • In 1964, Johnny Rivers covered the song on his live album In Action.
  • In 1965, The Supremes covered the song on their tribute album We Remember Sam Cooke.
  • In 1970, Johnny Nash's rocksteady and reggae version, released in late 1969, peaked at number 39 on the Hot 100 on January 24, 1970. In the United Kingdom, this version peaked at number 6 in May 1969.[19] It was the B-side to his hit song "Hold Me Tight".
  • In 1975, Gary Glitter covered the song on his album G.G..
  • In 1976, Dawn's cover peaked at number 22 on the Hot 100 on March 20–27, 1976 and number two on the Easy Listening chart.
  • In 1980, the song was covered, in a medley with Michael Zager's "I've Loved You For a Long Time", by The Spinners. This version went to number four on July 19 - August 2, 1980, on the Hot 100, thus becoming the highest-charting version on the Hot 100, and number five on the R&B chart.[20]
  • Otis Redding was also known for covering a number of Cooke's songs including "Cupid". His cover was included on the 1993 box set Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding.
  • In 2007, British singer Amy Winehouse included a cover of Johnny Nash's version of the song for the deluxe edition of her album Back to Black.

Other [edit]

  • This song's melody is interpolated in the Carly Rae Jepsen song "Tiny Little Bows" from the album Kiss.[21] [ importance? ]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Janovitz, Bill. "Cupid - Sam Cooke". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Sam Cooke - Artist - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 5, 1961
  5. ^ "Sam Cooke – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  6. ^ The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1961
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. January 17, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. January 31, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Cupid". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. April 17, 1976. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. April 17, 1976. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 11 June 1976
  13. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  14. ^ RPM Adult Contemporary, August 2, 1980
  15. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 225.
  16. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  17. ^ 1980: The Top 100 Soul/Funk/Disco Singles
  18. ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1980
  19. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 333. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  20. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 545.
  21. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Tiny Little Bows' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled . Retrieved June 2, 2021.

External links [edit]

  • Sam Cooke - Cupid on YouTube
  • Johnny Nash - Cupid on YouTube
  • Tony Orlando & Dawn - Cupid on YouTube
  • Spinners - Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time on YouTube

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_(Sam_Cooke_song)

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