''The Man and His Music'' is a 1986 compilation album by

Sam Cooke Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer and songwriter. Considered to be a pioneer and one of the most influential soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred ...

, released

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. It debuted about a month after Cooke was inducted into the

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Critical reception

Bruce Eder of

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writes, "There are better collections with all of these songs and more on them, but none handier than this in presenting every facet of Cooke's work -- the only flaw, if there is one, is the absence of one of the better tracks off of the Harlem Square live album." ''

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''s Steve Bloom writes, "''The Man and His Music'' will probably just confirm what people already knew about Sam Cooke: he possessed a voice that could burn down the house, but he compromised it for stardom."

Track listing

*Track information verified from the album's liner notes.

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Man and His Music, The Sam Cooke compilation albums 1986 compilation albums RCA Records compilation albums