Stream The-Dream’s Surprise Sam Cooke Covers Album IAMSAM
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R&B hitmaker The-Dream has just released the surprise album IAMSAM, a collection of Sam Cooke covers originally recorded with guitarist Pat Thrall in 2010 during the sessions for Beyoncé’s 2011 album 4. “My Mother loved a lot of Artist growing up, but the one we shared the most interest in together was Sam Cooke, so Tonight I give him back to her,” The-Dream wrote on Instagram. “My mother passed on the 23rd day of December in 1992.” Listen below.