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The House I Live In

Sam Cooke

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  1. Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)

  2. Written by Lewis Allan, also Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday), Blood on the Leaves (Ye) and Scoubidou (Des pommes, des poires) (Sacha Distel)

  3. Part of Cooke’s Tour, also The Japanese Farewell Song and Under Paris Skies

  4. Written by Earl Robinson, also My Fisherman, My Laddie‐O (Esther & Abi Ofarim), Black and White (Three Dog Night) and Joe Hill (The Dubliners)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Lewis Allan first appears on fono in 1939, 21 years before this song

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RCA Victor

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  1. 1MusicBrainz The House I Live In was written by Earl Robinson

    The House I Live In was written by Earl Robinson

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  2. 2MusicBrainz The House I Live In was written by Lewis Allan

    The House I Live In was written by Lewis Allan

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  3. 3MusicBrainz The House I Live In is part of the release Cooke’s Tour

    The House I Live In is part of the release Cooke’s Tour

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song The House I Live In

    RCA Victor is the label of the song The House I Live In

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz The House I Live In was released on 1960

    The House I Live In was released on 1960

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026