A Change Is Gonna Come (Recording)
Aretha Franklin
A Change Is Gonna Come
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Release Date
Mar 10, 1967


Last Updated
Aug 17, 2018
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"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a song by American recording artist Sam Cooke. It initially appeared on Cooke's album Ain't That Good News.

The song was inspired by various personal events in Cooke's life, most prominently an event in which he and his entourage were turned away from a whites-only motel in Louisiana. Cooke felt compelled to write a song that spoke to his struggle and of those around him, and that pertained to the Civil Rights Movement and African Americans. The song contains the refrain, "It's been a long time coming, but I know a change is gonna come."

Though only a modest hit for Cooke in comparison with his previous singles, "A Change Is Gonna Come" is widely considered Cooke's best composition and has been voted among the best songs ever released by various publications. In 2007, the song was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, with the National Recording Registry deeming the song "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important." (via Wikipedia)
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Vocals, Acoustic Piano
Acoustic Piano, Keyboard
Vocal Accompaniment
Tenor Saxophone
Guitar
Vocal Accompaniment
Vocal Accompaniment
Guitar
Tenor Saxophone
Trumpet
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Engineer
Baritone Saxophone
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