Related session
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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Jam session with John Lennon & friends
Mar 28, 1974
Other Sam Cooke songs
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Officially appears on CHOBA B CCCP
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Unreleased song
From Wikipedia:
“Cupid” is a song by American singer Sam Cooke, released on May 16, 1961. It charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B Sides chart; the track performed best in the United Kingdom, peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Cooke’s producers had asked him to write a song for a girl they had seen on a Perry Como TV show — but once they heard her sing, they kept “Cupid” for Cooke himself. It was Cooke’s idea to drop in the sound of an arrow being fired “straight to my lover’s heart.” Personnel on the recording included Cooke’s session regulars Clifton White and Rene Hall on guitar, Clifford Hills on bass, Earl Palmer on drums and Joseph Gibbons on guitar and banjo.
“Cupid” was ranked at number 452 in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time“. AllMusic critic Bill Janovitz described the track as a “perfect pop song” which combines “Latin, R&B, jazz, and mainstream pop elements”. […]
Bootlegs
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Unofficial album • Released in 1992
Demo
Session Recording: Mar 28, 1974 • Studio The Record Plant West, Los Angeles, USA
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
