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Great interpretations of a gem .This great song was written and recorded by Sam Cooke and released as a single in 1960, reaching #2 in the United States pop and R&B charts, and #9 in the UK that year. Reportedly, this song was inspired after a chance meeting with an actual chain-gang of prisoners on a highway, seen while Sam was on tour. According to legend, Cooke and his brother Charles felt sorry for the men and gave them several cartons of cigarettes. The experience now gives us all inspiration.