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Sam Cooke

(What A) Wonderful World

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“Wonderful World” (occasionally referred to as “(What A) Wonderful World”) is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released on April 14, 1960 by Keen Records. Recorded during an impromptu session the previous year, it was cut during Cooke’s last recording session at former label Keen Records. He signed with RCA Victor in 1960, and “Wonderful World,“ then unreleased, was issued as a single in competition. “Wonderful World” was mainly composed by songwriting team Lou Adler and Herb Alpert, but Cooke revised it before recording to reference the subject of education more. “Wonderful World” ended up doing substantially better on the charts than several of his early RCA singles, becoming his biggest hit single breakthrough since “You Send Me” (1957). The... Read on...

Song lines: ♪ And I know that if you love me too ... Don't know much about a science book ... Don't know much about the French I tookBut I do know that I love you ♫

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