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Sam Cooke

A Change Is Gonna Come

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  • 1965

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“A Change Is Gonna Come” is a 1964 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, written and first recorded in 1963 and released under the RCA Victor label shortly after his death in late 1964. Though only a modest hit for Cooke in comparison with his previous singles, the song came to exemplify the sixties’ Civil Rights Movement. The song has gained in popularity and critical acclaim in the decades since its release, and is #12 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Read on...

Song lines: ♪ It's been a long, a long time coming

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This song is listed #12 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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More songs by Sam Cooke (See Charts): That’s It—i Quit—i’m Movin’ On, Shake, (What A) Wonderful World, Chain Gang, Another Saturday Night, Tennessee Waltz, Only Sixteen, When I Fall In Love, Bring It On Home To Me, and Summertime.

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