Another Saturday Night

"Another Saturday Night" is a 1963 hit single by Sam Cooke from the album Ain't That Good News. The song was written by Cooke while touring in England when staying in a hotel where no female guests were allowed.^[1] It reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was No. 1 on the R&B chart for a single week.^[2] In the UK, the song peaked at No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3][4] In Canada it reached No. 30.^[5]

Cooke's version featured his spoken recitation, which is done during the instrumental break.

Session drummer Hal Blaine played on Cooke's version of the song.^[6] Other musicians on the record included John Anderson on trumpet, John Ewing on trombone, Jewell Grant on sax, Ray Johnson on piano, and Clifton White and Rene Hall on guitar, and Clifford Hills on bass.

Cash Box described it as "a tale of a guy who’s got the money, but not the gal to spend it on," stating that "the teen set won’t take the deck seriously, but will find it a highly pleasurable listening/dance floor treat."^[7]

Cat Stevens version

In 1974, Cat Stevens released his own version which peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Hot 100, No. 13 Easy Listening,^[8] No. 1 in Canada twice,^[9][10] on September 28 and October 19, separated by two other No. 1s, and No. 19 in Stevens' UK homeland.^[4]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other cover versions

• In 1993, Jimmy Buffett recorded the song. His version peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[18]
• Sam & Dave recorded at least one version that appears on albums released after their formative years such as the I Thank You compilation released in 2002 by the Brentwood Records label.^[19]
• Puerto Rican rock en Español singer Charlie Robles covered the song in Spanish, naming it "Anoche no Dormí" ("I Didn't Sleep Last night").^[20] (in Spanish)

References

1. ^ Ain't That Good News reissue liner notes by Hugo & Luigi, Lenne Allik. ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. 2003.
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 134.
3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th ed. London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 119. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
4. ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
5. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - May 20, 1963"
6. ^ Blaine, Hal and David Goggin, Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew: The Story of the World’s Most Recorded Musician, MixBooks, Emeryville, CA 1990
7. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews". Cash Box. April 13, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 228.
9. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
10. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
11. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
12. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 228.
14. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 12, 1974". Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
15. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (January 16, 2018). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada
16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
17. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974". Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
18. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
19. ^ I Thank You [Brentwood] Sam & Dave Album, Yahoo! Music, 2009
20. ^ "Charlie Robles". Fundación Nacional Para la Cultura Popular