🔘 Shake – Single: Apr. 1966

In the spring of 1966, a 21-year-old Rod Stewart was still largely unknown to the wider public. Before his rise to fame with The Faces and as a solo superstar, he released his second solo single — a raw, energetic cover of Sam Cooke’s “Shake.”

Released on April 15, 1966, the single appeared on Columbia Records under catalogue number DB 7892. Backed with the bluesy original “I Just Got Some,” this 7-inch release captured Stewart’s early, gritty vocal style and love for American rhythm and blues.

Label: Columbia Records

Catalogue Number: DB 7892

Format: 7" Vinyl Single (Push-Out/Solid Centre)

Released: April 15, 1966 (UK)

🔘 Track List

UK 7" Single — Columbia – DB 7892 — 1966

A. Shake

B. I Just Got Some

Written by:

- Shake: Sam Cooke

- I Just Got Some: Rod Stewart

Produced by:

Recorded: 1965–1966

🔘 Key Highlights

• Released April 15, 1966

• Rod Stewart’s second solo single

• Raw, bluesy cover of Sam Cooke’s classic with energetic delivery

• Showcased Stewart’s early passion for American R&B and soul

• Did not chart in the UK

🔘 The Story

At this early stage of his career, Rod Stewart was hustling as a solo artist while also singing with various bands. “Shake” was a lively, soulful cover of Sam Cooke’s 1964 hit, delivered with Stewart’s already distinctive raspy edge. The B-side “I Just Got Some” was an original composition that further highlighted his love for blues and rhythm and blues.

Although the single received little commercial success at the time, it remains an important early artefact showing the raw talent and blues roots that would later make Rod Stewart one of the biggest stars of the 1970s.

🔘 Variants (UK)

• 7", 45 RPM, Push-Out Centre — Columbia – DB 7892 — UK — 1966

• 7", 45 RPM, Solid Centre — Columbia – DB 7892 — UK — 1966

• Issued in standard Columbia company sleeve

🔘 Chart Performance

UK — Official Singles Chart

Did not chart.

Total Weeks: 0

🔘 Context & Notes

• A-side: “Shake” – energetic, soulful cover of Sam Cooke’s classic with Rod Stewart’s raw vocal.

• B-side: “I Just Got Some” – original bluesy track written by Stewart.

• Production: Early Columbia-era production typical of mid-1960s pop/R&B singles.

• Sleeve notes: Standard Columbia company sleeve.

• Historical placement: Released in the mid-1960s beat and R&B era, several years before Stewart’s breakthrough with The Faces and massive solo success in the 1970s.

• Reissues / compilation appearances: Features on Rod Stewart early career rarities compilations.

🔘 Related Material

• Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (1964)

• The Rod Stewart Album (1969)

• An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down (1969)

• Maggie May (1971)

🔘 Discography

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – Single: 1964

Shake – Single: 1966

I Just Got Some – Single: 1966 (B-side)

🔘 Mini‑Timeline

✦ 1965–1966 — Recorded during Rod Stewart’s early solo period

✦ April 15, 1966 — UK single released

✦ Did not enter UK Singles Chart

🔘 Glam Flashback

Long before the tartan scarves and stadium anthems, a young Rod Stewart was already shaking things up with raw soul and blues in 1966 — the first sparks of a voice that would later conquer the world.

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🔘 Sources

Primary reference sources: Columbia Records, Discogs, Official Charts Company, contemporary music-press documentation, archival references.