I originally de-shelved this, as an early CD-era comp that I didn't want, but I changed my mind. It's not a re-issue label early CD-era comp, which makes a bit of a difference. And it's also widely considered to be his best compilation, although I will try the later-issued Portrait of a Legend 1951-1954 [Abkco, 2003], which actually has better reviews than this one. I also looked into The Legendary Sam Cooke [RCA, 1974], but that one's a three-LP set, so I obviously will not look further. It was in one of Christgau's now-defunct Rock Libraries (replaced by the one under review), so that's why I looked. I would listen to Greatest Hits [RCA, 1998], but it doesn't appear to be streaming.
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