Classic Cocker

by Joe Cocker

Overview

Capitol's Classic Cocker contains 19 original and re-recorded tracks spanning the raspy-voiced singer's eight-year stint with the label. It should be noted that his late-'60s hits "With a Little Help from My Friends," "The Letter," and "Feeling Alright" aren't the definitive versions heard on Mad Dogs & Englishmen, but later performances taken from the 1990 Joe Cocker Live album (and "Delta Lady" is from 1996). Only "You Are So Beautiful" and his number one 1992 duet with Jennifer Warnes, "Up Where We Belong," are the original charted versions. This isn't to suggest that Classic Cocker is second-rate; his rocking version of Gary Wright's "Love Is Alive" and a relaxed reggae take on the Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" are recommended, but fans should be aware that this compilation doesn't encapsulate Cocker's Woodstock-era peak.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/28/2007
Label:	Parlophone (Wea)
UPC:	0603497913787
catalogNumber:	791378
Rank:	24312

Tracks

1. When the Night Comes
2. Unchain My Heart
3. You Can Leave Your Hat On
4. Delta Lady
5. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
6. What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
7. Now That the Magic Has Gone
8. The Letter
9. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
10. Up Where We Belong
11. A Woman Loves a Man
12. Civilized Man
13. Shelter Me
14. Love Is Alive
15. Have a Little Faith in Me
16. Edge of a Dream
17. Feelin' Alright
18. With a Little Help from My Friends
19. You Are So Beautiful

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joe Cocker   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Buffy Sainte-Marie   Composer
Dan Hartman   Composer
John Hiatt   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Dave Mason   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Randy Newman   Composer
Billy Preston   Composer
Leon Russell   Composer
Gary Wright   Composer
Keith Forsey   Producer
Terry Manning   Producer
John Miles   Composer
Jack Nitzsche   Composer
Jim Price   Producer
Chris Lord-Alge   Producer
Roger Davies   Producer,Management
Nick DiStefano   Composer
Bruce Fisher   Composer
Will Jennings   Composer
Gary Katz   Producer
Danny Kortchmar   Producer
Michael Lang   Producer
Stewart Levine   Producer
Charlie Midnight   Composer,Producer
Ray Neapolitan   Management
Paul Riser   Composer
Jim Vallance   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Don Was   Producer
William Weatherspoon   Composer
Richie Zito   Producer
Teddy Powell   Composer
Jeri Heiden   Art Direction
Irene Taylor   Management
Thompson   Composer
Glen Nakasako   Art Direction
Scott Schinder   Liner Notes
Bobby Sharp   Composer
James Dean   Composer
Steven Manzano   Management
S. Markus   Composer
G. Caldwell   Composer
P. Robinson   Composer
R. Feldman   Composer
F. James   Composer
B. Benjamin   Composer