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"(Ain't That) Good News" is a song written and performed by soul singer Sam Cooke, released on RCA...

"(Ain't That) Good News" is a song written and performed by soul singer Sam Cooke, released on RCA Records in 1964. The song was recorded in 3 takes for the 1964 album of the same name and reached number eleven on the pop chart, and number one on the Cashbox Magazine's R&B; charts as a single . Cooke performed the song live on American Bandstand on April 4 of the same year. It is a modern adaptation of an older gospel song of the same title. Cooke's version was later covered by many acts, such as Otis Rush, The Supremes, David Fathead Newman, and King Curtis. The song was the first piece of new material that Cooke had recorded in the six months following the drowning death of his 18-month old son Vincent. After reaching a new deal with RCA records, Sam Cooke received more creative freedom in his work and had chosen a fine line of session musicians to accompany him. J. W. Work (in “American Negro Songs”, 1940) Known for his gospel roots, Sam Cooke often used church influences in his music. "(Ain't That) Good News" is a secular reworking of an old spiritual. The spiritual's lyrics proclaimed the singer's faith and love for Jesus, built around gospel themes and a slow gospel tempo