Bring It on Home to Me [UPDATED with Carla Thomas's answer to Sam Cooke]

Written by Sam Cooke, "Bring It on Home to Me" was released as the B side (to "We're Having a Party") in 1962. It has since been covered dozens of times. I cannot find a video of Sam Cooke, but his original recording is at the bottom of this post, followed by a very different arrangement performed live at the Harlem Square Club in 1963. 

Lou Rawls

 

Eric Burdon and the Animals

Panda Ross

Van Morrison

Playing for Change

B.B. King (audio only)

Morgan James

Sam Cooke, 1962 recording; the echoing voice is Lou Rawls (audio only)

Sam Cooke live at the Harlem Square Club in 1963, in a very different arrangement than the recording (audio only)

Carla Thomas's 1962 answer to Sam Cooke (audio only; query whether the once popular answering songs are still possible under the Blurred Lines copyright decision)

Comments

[Gordon Welsh]

Thanks for this. Some dynamite covers I wasn't aware of. I particularly like the covers by Carla Thomas and Panda Ross.