The Best Of Sam Cooke
RCA Legacy s 2005 reissue of the 1962 LP The Best of Sam Cooke retains the original 12-song running order and adds three bonus tracks, none of them huge hits: "Win Your Love for Me," "You Were Made for Me," and "Nothing Can Change This Love." The reasoning behind this, according to the back cover, is because: "This Best of Sam Cooke album was the beacon that kept Cooke s most popular songs in the public eye. For a couple of generations this was the first -- and often only -- Sam Cooke album they owned. Although there are more ambitious collections that show Cooke s remarkable range and diversity, this is still the best starting place." Which is all well and good, but Abkco s most recent hit collection, 2003's Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 not only contains all 12 songs from the original Best Of but it contains the three bonus tracks on this edition as well. Also, at a generous 30 tracks on a single disc, it's also twice as long. So, all things considered, that's a better bargain and introduction. Nevertheless, as the back cover copy says, this does contain all of the biggest hits, so it's a good, concise overview of and introduction to Sam Cooke at his best. But if given a choice, it's better to go for more Sam Cooke not less. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Steven Berkowitz - A&R
Al Schmitt - Engineer
Rob Santos - Reissue Producer
Arthur Nakata - Package Design
Nathan Sedlander - Project Director
Teri Landi - Tape Research
Teri Landi - Digital Transfers
David Gorman - Package Design
Sammy Lowe - Conductor
Hugo Peretti - Original Recording Producer
Hugo Peretti - Author
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Rene Hall - Conductor
Lou Adler - Original Recording Producer
Sam Cooke - Original Recording Producer
Russ Wapensky - Session Research
Jody Klein - Digital Transfers
Bill Flanagan - Liner Notes
Glenn Osser - Conductor
Luigi Creatore - Original Recording Producer
Luigi Creatore - Author
Bumps Blackwell - Original Recording Producer
Steve Rosenthal - Digital Transfers
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