- Touch the Hem of His Garment
- Lovable
- You Send Me
- Only Sixteen
- (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
- Just for You
- Win Your Love (For Me)
- Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
- I'll Come Running Back to You
- You Were Made for Me
- Sad Mood
- Cupid
- Wonderful World
- Chain Gang
- Summertime
- Little Red Rooster
- Bring It on Home to Me
- Nothing Can Change This Love
- Sugar Dumpling
- (Ain't That) Good News
- Meet Me at Mary's Place
- Twistin' the Night Away
- Shake
- Tennessee Waltz
- Another Saturday Night
- Good Times
- Having a Party
- That's Where It's At
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- Jesus Gave Me Water
- [Untitled Hidden Track]
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0018771926429
Bobby Womack Guest Artist,Guitar
Lou Rawls Guest Artist,Vocals
Billy Preston Guest Artist,Organ
Russell Bridges Piano
Carol Lee Lombard Vocals (Background)
Hinda Barnet Violin
Eddie Tilman Bass
Betty Jane Baker Vocals (Background)
Lee Gotch Vocals (Background)
Sue Allen Vocals (Background)
James Bryant Vocals (Background)
Adolphus Alsbrook Jr. Bass
Thomas L. Bruster Vocals (Background)
Edward Truman Beal Piano
John Kelson, Jr. Saxophone
Ambrose Russo Violin
Emmet Sargeant Cello
Fred Fradkin Violin
Alexander Neiman Viola
Harold Dicterow Violin
Gareth "Garry" Nuttycombe Violin
Myron Sandler Violin
Eddie Hall Drums,Percussion
Alicia Adams Vocals (Background)
R.B. Robinson Vocals (Background)
Jack Costanza Bongos
Ulysses Livingston Guitar
Joseph Saxon Violin
Elliot Fisher Violin
Chuck Badie Bass
John Anderson Trumpet
Archie Levin Violin
Charles Blackwell Drums
Edgar Redmond Saxophone
Red Callender Bass
Rene Hall Guitar,Conductor
Marvin Limonick Violin
Doreen Tryden Vocals (Background)
Joseph Coppin Cello
Sidney Sharp Violin
Barney Kessel Guitar
Earl Palmer Drums
Ernie Freeman Piano
Leroy Crume Guitar
Howard Roberts Guitar
Julius Wechter Percussion
Harry Lookofsky Violin
Plas Johnson Saxophone
Tom Kenny Vocals (Background)
Darrel Terwilliger Violin
Glenn Osser Conductor
Harry Hyams Viola
Ralph Schaeffer Violin
William Hinshaw French Horn
Max Cahn Violin
Mike Pacheco Congas
Anthony Terran Trumpet
Charles Parlato Vocals (Background)
Leonard Malarsky Violin
J.J. Farley Vocals (Background)
Alfred Brown Violin
Panama Francis Drums
Robert Tebow Vocals (Background)
Joseph R. Gibbons Banjo,Guitar
George Collier Guitar
Isadore Roman Violin
Louise Blackburn Trombone
Warren Myles Piano
Norman Bartold Guitar
Ronald Selico Drums
Bob King Guitar
Cecil Figelski Cello
S.S. Farley Vocals (Background)
Jimmie Outler Vocals (Background)
Ben Miller Violin
Clifford Hils Bass
Armand Karpoff Cello
Ralph Brewster Vocals (Background)
Jack Pepper Violin
Tibor Zelig Violin
Irving Lipschultz Violin
Ted Brinson Bass
William Pitman Guitar
James E. Bond Bass
Robert Bryant Trumpet
William Kurash Violin
John Ewing Trombone
Samuel Boghossian Viola
Loulie Jean Norman Vocals (Background)
Senior Roy Crain Vocals (Background)
Richard Gibbs Vocals (Background)
Jimmie Haskell Conductor
Sally Stevens Vocals (Background)
Sammy Lowe Conductor
Dave Wells Trombone
Frank Fields Bass
Clifton White Guitar
Ray Pohlman Bass
Marshall Sosson Violin
Raymond Johnson Piano
Red Tyler Saxophone
Milt Hinton Bass
The Soul Stirrers Featured Artist
Stu Williamson Trumpet
John DeVoogdt Violin
Tommy Tedesco Guitar
Wilbert Nuttycombe Viola
Frederick Seykora Cello
Jewell L. Grant Saxophone
Arnold Belnick Violin
Harper Cosby Bass
Melvin Lastie Trumpet
Hal Blaine Drums,Percussion
John Boudreaux Drums
Glen Campbell Guitar
Harold Battiste, Jr. Piano
Emil Radocchia Marimba,Timpani,Percussion
Robert Barene Violin
Paul Foster Vocals (Background)
David Nadien Violin
Jesse Ehrlich Cello
Israel Baker Violin
Jackie Ward Vocals (Background)
Everett Barksdale Guitar
Jack Halloran Vocals (Background)
Frank Capp Drums,Percussion
Charles Libove Violin
Allan Harshman Viola
Edgar Blanchard Guitar
Albert "June" Gardner Drums
John Pisano Guitar
William Green Saxophone
Ernie Hayes Piano
Luigi Producer
Iris Keitel Art Direction
Hugo Producer
William "Pat" Best Composer,Composer
Larraine Walton Audio Production Director
Robert "Bumps" Blackwell Producer
Lenne Allik Concept
R. Harris Composer
Alisa Ritz Art Direction
April Hobbs Art Coordinator
Rene Hall Arranger,Producer
Gus Skinas Engineer
J.W. Alexander Composer
Angelo Tillery Cover Illustration
Lucie Campbell Composer
Wiliam Cook Composer
Tony Harris Composer
+ Restoration,Archives Coordinator
James W. Alexander Composer
Dino Lappas Engineer
Rick Essig Transfers
Al Schmitt Engineer,Producer
William Cook Composer
Willie Dixon Composer
Deek Watson Composer
Mick Gochanour Transfers
Hiroyuki Komuro Assistant Engineer
Lou Adler Composer,Producer
Sam Cooke Composer,Producer
Lucie E. Campbell Composer
Pee Wee King Composer
Teri Landi Transfers,Restoration Supervision
Jimmie Haskell Arranger
Jody H. Klein Restoration Supervision
Redd Stewart Composer
Peter Guralnick Liner Notes
Art Rupe Producer
Herb Alpert Composer
David Hassinger Engineer
Matt Boynton Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig Mastering
L.C. Cooke Composer
Chester Burnett Composer
Clarence Paul Composer
James Alexander Composer
Ben Bailes Assistant Engineer
Ed Townsend Composer
George Gershwin Composer
DuBose Heyward Composer
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Some 46 years after his first pop hit, and 39 years after his death, comes only the second attempt at a comprehensive Sam Cooke collection. Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 eclipses RCA's early-'80s The Man and His Music, going it better in running time but losing some important recordings -- "That's Heaven to Me" and "Soothe Me," arguably one of Cooke's most important songs -- in the process of summing up his career. From 1951's Soul Stirrers' gospel classic "Touch the Hem of His Garment" through to 1964's "A Change Is Gonna Come" and "Shake," we get highlights of Cooke's career presented in state-of-the-art digital audio; superior in every way possible to the audio quality of The Man and His Music. What's more, this is a hybrid disc with SACD capability, and the sound on that layer is almost as much of a jump above the quality on the CD layer as this remastering is from the old The Man and His Music disc; and either the standard CD or the SACD playback makes that 1980s-issued compilation sound faint and anemic. There's also annotation here -- which was totally lacking on the earlier CD -- by Peter Guralnick, which delves very effectively into the background of each song. And the producers have taken the trouble to be a little inventive in the programming -- it would have been easy enough to follow a strict chronological approach, but instead the disc opens and closes with tracks that reveal Cooke's gospel roots, which is pretty much where his music started and where it ended up, bookending his first hit with songs from his first session ever. ~ Bruce Eder
Product Details
Release Date: | 06/17/2003 |
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Label: | Abkco Records |
UPC: | 0018771926429 |
Rank: | 3675 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Sam Cooke Primary ArtistBobby Womack Guest Artist,Guitar
Lou Rawls Guest Artist,Vocals
Billy Preston Guest Artist,Organ
Russell Bridges Piano
Carol Lee Lombard Vocals (Background)
Hinda Barnet Violin
Eddie Tilman Bass
Betty Jane Baker Vocals (Background)
Lee Gotch Vocals (Background)
Sue Allen Vocals (Background)
James Bryant Vocals (Background)
Adolphus Alsbrook Jr. Bass
Thomas L. Bruster Vocals (Background)
Edward Truman Beal Piano
John Kelson, Jr. Saxophone
Ambrose Russo Violin
Emmet Sargeant Cello
Fred Fradkin Violin
Alexander Neiman Viola
Harold Dicterow Violin
Gareth "Garry" Nuttycombe Violin
Myron Sandler Violin
Eddie Hall Drums,Percussion
Alicia Adams Vocals (Background)
R.B. Robinson Vocals (Background)
Jack Costanza Bongos
Ulysses Livingston Guitar
Joseph Saxon Violin
Elliot Fisher Violin
Chuck Badie Bass
John Anderson Trumpet
Archie Levin Violin
Charles Blackwell Drums
Edgar Redmond Saxophone
Red Callender Bass
Rene Hall Guitar,Conductor
Marvin Limonick Violin
Doreen Tryden Vocals (Background)
Joseph Coppin Cello
Sidney Sharp Violin
Barney Kessel Guitar
Earl Palmer Drums
Ernie Freeman Piano
Leroy Crume Guitar
Howard Roberts Guitar
Julius Wechter Percussion
Harry Lookofsky Violin
Plas Johnson Saxophone
Tom Kenny Vocals (Background)
Darrel Terwilliger Violin
Glenn Osser Conductor
Harry Hyams Viola
Ralph Schaeffer Violin
William Hinshaw French Horn
Max Cahn Violin
Mike Pacheco Congas
Anthony Terran Trumpet
Charles Parlato Vocals (Background)
Leonard Malarsky Violin
J.J. Farley Vocals (Background)
Alfred Brown Violin
Panama Francis Drums
Robert Tebow Vocals (Background)
Joseph R. Gibbons Banjo,Guitar
George Collier Guitar
Isadore Roman Violin
Louise Blackburn Trombone
Warren Myles Piano
Norman Bartold Guitar
Ronald Selico Drums
Bob King Guitar
Cecil Figelski Cello
S.S. Farley Vocals (Background)
Jimmie Outler Vocals (Background)
Ben Miller Violin
Clifford Hils Bass
Armand Karpoff Cello
Ralph Brewster Vocals (Background)
Jack Pepper Violin
Tibor Zelig Violin
Irving Lipschultz Violin
Ted Brinson Bass
William Pitman Guitar
James E. Bond Bass
Robert Bryant Trumpet
William Kurash Violin
John Ewing Trombone
Samuel Boghossian Viola
Loulie Jean Norman Vocals (Background)
Senior Roy Crain Vocals (Background)
Richard Gibbs Vocals (Background)
Jimmie Haskell Conductor
Sally Stevens Vocals (Background)
Sammy Lowe Conductor
Dave Wells Trombone
Frank Fields Bass
Clifton White Guitar
Ray Pohlman Bass
Marshall Sosson Violin
Raymond Johnson Piano
Red Tyler Saxophone
Milt Hinton Bass
The Soul Stirrers Featured Artist
Stu Williamson Trumpet
John DeVoogdt Violin
Tommy Tedesco Guitar
Wilbert Nuttycombe Viola
Frederick Seykora Cello
Jewell L. Grant Saxophone
Arnold Belnick Violin
Harper Cosby Bass
Melvin Lastie Trumpet
Hal Blaine Drums,Percussion
John Boudreaux Drums
Glen Campbell Guitar
Harold Battiste, Jr. Piano
Emil Radocchia Marimba,Timpani,Percussion
Robert Barene Violin
Paul Foster Vocals (Background)
David Nadien Violin
Jesse Ehrlich Cello
Israel Baker Violin
Jackie Ward Vocals (Background)
Everett Barksdale Guitar
Jack Halloran Vocals (Background)
Frank Capp Drums,Percussion
Charles Libove Violin
Allan Harshman Viola
Edgar Blanchard Guitar
Albert "June" Gardner Drums
John Pisano Guitar
William Green Saxophone
Ernie Hayes Piano
Technical Credits
Seth Adkins Art CoordinatorLuigi Producer
Iris Keitel Art Direction
Hugo Producer
William "Pat" Best Composer,Composer
Larraine Walton Audio Production Director
Robert "Bumps" Blackwell Producer
Lenne Allik Concept
R. Harris Composer
Alisa Ritz Art Direction
April Hobbs Art Coordinator
Rene Hall Arranger,Producer
Gus Skinas Engineer
J.W. Alexander Composer
Angelo Tillery Cover Illustration
Lucie Campbell Composer
Wiliam Cook Composer
Tony Harris Composer
+ Restoration,Archives Coordinator
James W. Alexander Composer
Dino Lappas Engineer
Rick Essig Transfers
Al Schmitt Engineer,Producer
William Cook Composer
Willie Dixon Composer
Deek Watson Composer
Mick Gochanour Transfers
Hiroyuki Komuro Assistant Engineer
Lou Adler Composer,Producer
Sam Cooke Composer,Producer
Lucie E. Campbell Composer
Pee Wee King Composer
Teri Landi Transfers,Restoration Supervision
Jimmie Haskell Arranger
Jody H. Klein Restoration Supervision
Redd Stewart Composer
Peter Guralnick Liner Notes
Art Rupe Producer
Herb Alpert Composer
David Hassinger Engineer
Matt Boynton Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig Mastering
L.C. Cooke Composer
Chester Burnett Composer
Clarence Paul Composer
James Alexander Composer
Ben Bailes Assistant Engineer
Ed Townsend Composer
George Gershwin Composer
DuBose Heyward Composer
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