"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.Ain't That Good News reissue liner notes by Hugo & Luigi, Lenne Allik. ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. 2003. It reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was No. 1 on the R&B chart for a single week. In the UK, the song peaked at No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart. In Canada it reached No. 30.
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.Blaine, Hal and David Goggin, Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew: The Story of the World’s Most Recorded Musician, MixBooks, Emeryville, CA 1990 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."
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, No. 1 in Canada twice, on September 28 and October 19, separated by two other No. 1s, and No. 19 in Stevens' UK homeland.
Chart history
Weekly charts Chart (1974)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)15Canada RPM Adult Contemporary20Canada RPM Top Singles1South Africa (Springbok)13UK Singles Chart 19U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 6U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary13U.S. Cash Box Top 1009
Year-end charts Chart (1974)RankCanada RPM Top Singles31U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)80U.S. Cash Box 83
Other cover versions In 1993, Jimmy Buffett recorded the song. His version peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. 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. Puerto Rican rock en Español singer Charlie Robles covered the song in Spanish, naming it "Anoche no Dormí" ("I Didn't Sleep Last night"). (in Spanish)
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