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.

Bruce Eder of Allmusic wrote that while Cooke was "shoehorned" into doing twist numbers, it remains nevertheless "one of the great dance albums of its period," and "a brilliant soul album as well, which is why it holds up 40 years later." Melody Maker wrote that "Cooke was unique because he was one of the first black artists to keep a tight hand on the direction of his career and the profits thereof," calling the album's hit single a "dance-craze classic." - Wikipedia

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Good, Good, Twistin' is a compilation album by American musician James Brown and The Famous Flames. It consists of tracks from his first four studio albums, in addition to his recent single "Shout and Shimmy" and the previously unreleased "Have Mercy Baby". The album was released in 1962, by King Records.The album was later reissued under the title Shout and Shimmy. While some songs feature the original Flames, the longest lasting Flames lineup (Bobby Byrd, Bobby Bennett, and Lloyd Stallworth) are featured on four songs: "Shout and Shimmy", (and its B-side "Come Over Here" ), "Good, Good, Lovin'", and "I Don't Mind". - Wikipedia

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