What connects this song
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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Part of Ain’t That Good News, also Ain’t That Good News, Meet Me at Mary’s Place and A Change Is Gonna Come
Written by Beverly Prudhomme, also I Ain’t Gonna Cheat on You No More
Written by Betty Prudhomme, also I Ain’t Gonna Cheat on You No More
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Sam Cooke wrote 51 songs on fono
Sam Cooke’s most frequent co-writer is James Woodie Alexander (3 songs together)
Sam Cooke first appears on fono in 1957, 7 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Betty Prudhomme, Beverly Prudhomme and Sam Cooke
- Part of
- Ain’t That Good News
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Betty Prudhomme, Beverly Prudhomme and Sam Cooke
- Part of
- Ain’t That Good News
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Beverly Prudhomme
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Ain’t That Good News
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Ain’t That Good News
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Ain’t That Good News
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) was written by Betty Prudhomme
Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) was written by Betty Prudhomme
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2MusicBrainz Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) was written by Beverly Prudhomme
Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) was written by Beverly Prudhomme
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3MusicBrainz Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) was written by Sam Cooke
Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) was written by Sam Cooke
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4MusicBrainz Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) is part of the release Ain’t That Good News
Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) is part of the release Ain’t That Good News
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5MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day)
RCA Victor is the label of the song Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day)
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6MusicBrainz Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) was released on 1964
Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) was released on 1964
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