Ain't That Good News (song)
| "Good News" | ||||
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| Single by Sam Cooke | ||||
| from the album Ain't That Good News | ||||
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| Released | January 22, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | December 20, 1963 RCA Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | RCA 07070 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sam Cooke | |||
| Producer(s) | Hugo & Luigi | |||
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"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.