PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND 1951-1964 IS A CAREER-SPANNING, 31-TRACK COLLECTION OF MUSIC PIONEER SAM COOKE’S GREATEST WORKS. THIS COLLECTION PRESENTS TRACKS FROM COOKE’S GOSPEL AND EARLY R&B CAREER, AS WELL AS HIS POP/SOUL HITS FROM THE SPECIALTY AND RCA LABELS, AND HAS COMBINED THEM WITH THE CREAM OF THE MASTERS THAT ARE PART OF HIS OWN COMPANY, TRACEY RECORDS.
2 180 GRAM CLASSIC BLACK VINYL
REMASTERED AND RESTORED WITH ORIGINAL ALBUM ARTWORK
COMPREHENSIVE LINER NOTES BY COOKE BIOGRAPHER PETER GURALNICK
TRACKLIST:
LP 1
SIDE ONE
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
SIDE TWO
I’LL COME RUNNING BACK TO YOU
YOU WERE MADE FOR ME
SAD MOOD
CUPID
(WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD
CHAIN GANG
SUMMERTIME
LITTLE RED ROOSTER
LP 2
SIDE ONE
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
SIDE TWO
ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT
GOOD TIMES
HAVING A PARTY
THAT’S WHERE IT’S AT
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
JESUS GAVE ME WATER
SOUL (HIDDEN TRACK)