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. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	08/28/2007
Label:	Parlophone
UPC:	0603497913787

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 [Live]
9. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window [Live]
10. Up Where We Belong
11. A Woman Loves a Man
12. Civilized Man
13. Shelter Me [Single Edit]
14. Love Is Alive
15. Have a Little Faith in Me
16. Edge of a Dream [Theme From "Teachers"]
17. Feelin' Alright [Live]
18. With a Little Help From My Friends [Live; Edit]
19. You Are So Beautiful

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joe Cocker   Primary Artist
Jennifer Warnes   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

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