℗ 2003 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
| Released | 1960 |
| Duration | 1h 23m 16s |
| Record Label | ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. |
| Genre | R&B/Soul |
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
Sam Cooke
Available in 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Touch The Hem Of His Garment (Album Version)
Sam Cooke |
2:04 | |||
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1.2
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Lovable (Album Version)
Sam Cooke |
2:26 | |||
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1.3
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You Send Me
Sam Cooke |
2:45 | |||
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1.4
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Only Sixteen
Sam Cooke |
2:04 | |||
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1.5
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(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
Sam Cooke |
2:40 | |||
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1.6
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Just For You
Sam Cooke |
2:22 | |||
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1.7
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Win Your Love For Me
Sam Cooke |
2:48 | |||
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1.8
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Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
Sam Cooke |
2:43 | |||
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1.9
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I'll Come Running Back To You (Album Version)
Sam Cooke |
2:15 | |||
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1.10
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You Were Made For Me
Sam Cooke |
2:56 | |||
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1.11
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Sad Mood
Sam Cooke |
2:41 | |||
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1.12
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Cupid
Sam Cooke |
2:39 | |||
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1.13
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(What A) Wonderful World
Sam Cooke |
2:09 | |||
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1.14
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Chain Gang
Sam Cooke |
2:36 | |||
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1.15
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Summertime
Sam Cooke |
2:23 | |||
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1.16
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Little Red Rooster
Sam Cooke |
2:54 | |||
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1.17
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Bring It On Home To Me
Sam Cooke |
2:45 | |||
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1.18
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Nothing Can Change This Love
Sam Cooke |
2:40 | |||
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1.19
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Sugar Dumpling
Sam Cooke |
2:45 | |||
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1.20
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(Ain't That) Good News
Sam Cooke |
2:31 | |||
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1.21
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Meet Me At Mary's Place
Sam Cooke |
2:43 | |||
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1.22
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Twistin' The Night Away
Sam Cooke |
2:44 | |||
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1.23
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Shake
Sam Cooke |
2:53 | |||
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1.24
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Tennessee Waltz
Sam Cooke |
3:12 | |||
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1.25
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Another Saturday Night
Sam Cooke |
2:42 | |||
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1.26
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Good Times
Sam Cooke |
2:28 | |||
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1.27
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Having A Party
Sam Cooke |
2:38 | |||
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1.28
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That's Where It's At
Sam Cooke |
2:37 | |||
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1.29
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A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke |
3:14 | |||
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1.30
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Jesus Gave Me Water (Album Version)
Sam Cooke |
2:32 | |||
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1.31
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Soul (Spoken Word Hidden Track)
Sam Cooke |
4:27 |
UK Albums Chart - #19, 2003
"With perfect sound quality, this is the best single volume introduction to his work available ... irresistible music ..."
- BBC Music
"... impressively capture Cooke’s range on a single disc … many artists are called legends, but Sam Cooke truly earned this title."
- TIME
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 is a career-spanning 31 track collection of music pioneer Sam Cooke’s greatest works. Cooke was one of the most popular vocalists in the world with a streak of top 10 hits that began with You Send Me and continued through Chain Gang, Twistin' The Night Away, Another Saturday Night and Shake, all of which are on Portrait Of A Legend. The compilation includes tracks from Cooke's early gospel and R&B career as well as his pop and soul hits and highlights his astounding command of the gospel idiom.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.58 -7.14 to -0.40 | -17.58 -24.09 to -15.67 | -14.49 -20.50 to -12.30 | 11 7 to 14 | |
| 1 | Touch The Hem Of His Garment (Album Version) | -3.80 | -16.86 | -13.7 | 8 |
| 2 | Lovable (Album Version) | -2.44 | -17.48 | -14.0 | 9 |
| 3 | You Send Me | -3.33 | -16.87 | -14.3 | 9 |
| 4 | Only Sixteen | -0.40 | -19.32 | -16.2 | 13 |
| 5 | (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | -4.15 | -18.58 | -15.7 | 10 |
| 6 | Just For You | -2.55 | -17.02 | -13.6 | 10 |
| 7 | Win Your Love For Me | -0.40 | -16.78 | -14.0 | 12 |
| 8 | Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha | -2.60 | -16.14 | -13.0 | 7 |
| 9 | I'll Come Running Back To You (Album Version) | -1.25 | -17.07 | -14.5 | 11 |
| 10 | You Were Made For Me | -4.12 | -18.68 | -15.9 | 10 |
| 11 | Sad Mood | -0.40 | -17.39 | -14.3 | 11 |
| 12 | Cupid | -0.40 | -16.43 | -13.4 | 12 |
| 13 | (What A) Wonderful World | -0.40 | -17.71 | -14.9 | 14 |
| 14 | Chain Gang | -0.40 | -16.97 | -13.5 | 10 |
| 15 | Summertime | -2.79 | -19.14 | -16.3 | 11 |
| 16 | Little Red Rooster | -0.40 | -17.76 | -14.7 | 12 |
| 17 | Bring It On Home To Me | -0.40 | -15.99 | -12.3 | 11 |
| 18 | Nothing Can Change This Love | -0.40 | -16.46 | -13.3 | 11 |
| 19 | Sugar Dumpling | -0.44 | -17.67 | -14.6 | 12 |
| 20 | (Ain't That) Good News | -1.83 | -18.62 | -15.6 | 12 |
| 21 | Meet Me At Mary's Place | -0.40 | -17.36 | -14.3 | 11 |
| 22 | Twistin' The Night Away | -0.40 | -15.67 | -12.6 | 11 |
| 23 | Shake | -0.40 | -16.87 | -13.4 | 12 |
| 24 | Tennessee Waltz | -0.81 | -17.78 | -14.6 | 12 |
| 25 | Another Saturday Night | -0.40 | -17.05 | -13.8 | 13 |
| 26 | Good Times | -1.07 | -16.47 | -13.7 | 11 |
| 27 | Having A Party | -0.40 | -17.44 | -13.9 | 13 |
| 28 | That's Where It's At | -0.40 | -16.16 | -13.3 | 11 |
| 29 | A Change Is Gonna Come | -0.46 | -16.91 | -14.0 | 10 |
| 30 | Jesus Gave Me Water (Album Version) | -4.28 | -20.39 | -17.2 | 11 |
| 31 | Soul (Spoken Word Hidden Track) | -7.14 | -24.09 | -20.5 | 11 |