Ain't That Good News (song)

"Ain't That Good News", also known as "Good News", is a song written and performed by soul singer Sam Cooke, released on RCA Records in 1964. The song was recorded in three takes for the 1964 album of the same name and reached number eleven on the pop chart, and number one on the Cashbox Magazine's R&B charts as a single. Cooke performed the song live on American Bandstand on April 4 of the same year. It is a modern adaptation of an older gospel song of the same title.

"Good News"
Single by Sam Cooke
from the album Ain't That Good News
B-side
  • "Basin Street Blues" (RCA 8299 & 1386)
  • "Little Red Rooster" (RCA 07070)
ReleasedJanuary 22, 1964
RecordedDecember 20, 1963
RCA Studio, Hollywood, California
GenreR&B, soul
Length2:30
LabelRCA
07070
Songwriter(s)Sam Cooke
Producer(s)Hugo & Luigi
Sam Cooke singles chronology
"Another Saturday Night"
(1963)
"Good News"
(1964)
"Good Times"
(1964)
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