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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Engineered by David Hassinger, also White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane), Dance, Dance, Dance (The Beach Boys) and (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)
Recorded at RCA Studios, also White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane), Sad Mood and (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)
Produced by Hugo Peretti, also Sad Mood, Cupid and Chain Gang
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
147 other songs on fono were recorded at RCA Studios, by Jascha Heifetz and Jefferson Airplane and others
Hugo Peretti produced 6 of Sam Cooke’s top 10 songs
Luigi Creatore produced 6 of Sam Cooke’s top 10 songs
David Hassinger engineered 102 songs on fono
Credits
All 15 credits
- Written by
- Sam Cooke
- Produced by
- Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
- Performed by
- Billy Preston, Clifford Hils, Clifton White, Ed “Sharkey” Hall, Hal Blaine, Ray Johnson, René Hall and Sam Cooke
- Engineered by
- David Hassinger
- Part of
- Night Beat
- Recorded at
- RCA Studios
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Sam Cooke
- Produced by
- Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
- Performed by
- Billy Preston, Clifford Hils, Clifton White, Ed “Sharkey” Hall, Hal Blaine, Ray Johnson, René Hall and Sam Cooke
- Engineered by
- David Hassinger
- Part of
- Night Beat
- Recorded at
- RCA Studios
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: David Hassinger
Same producer: Hugo Peretti
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Night Beat
Same engineer: David Hassinger
Same producer: Hugo Peretti
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Night Beat
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Mean Old World was performed by Billy Preston
Mean Old World was performed by Billy Preston
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Mean Old World was performed by Clifford Hils
Mean Old World was performed by Clifford Hils
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Mean Old World was performed by Clifton White
Mean Old World was performed by Clifton White
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Mean Old World was performed by Ed “Sharkey” Hall
Mean Old World was performed by Ed “Sharkey” Hall
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Mean Old World was performed by Hal Blaine
Mean Old World was performed by Hal Blaine
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Mean Old World was performed by Ray Johnson
Mean Old World was performed by Ray Johnson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Mean Old World was performed by René Hall
Mean Old World was performed by René Hall
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Mean Old World was performed by Sam Cooke
Mean Old World was performed by Sam Cooke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Mean Old World was produced by Hugo Peretti
Mean Old World was produced by Hugo Peretti
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Mean Old World was produced by Luigi Creatore
Mean Old World was produced by Luigi Creatore
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Mean Old World was written by Sam Cooke
12MusicBrainz Mean Old World is part of the release Night Beat
Mean Old World is part of the release Night Beat
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Mean Old World was recorded at RCA Studios
Mean Old World was recorded at RCA Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Mean Old World
RCA Victor is the label of the song Mean Old World
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Mean Old World was engineered by David Hassinger
Mean Old World was engineered by David Hassinger
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Mean Old World was released on 1963