The Best of Joe Cocker

~ Release by Joe Cocker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1You Are So Beautiful
assistant engineer:
David Gallo (engineer) and David Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau
producer:
Michael Lang (Producer)
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Dave McDaniel (bass)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
recorded at:
Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (on 1989-10-05)
cover recording of:
You Are So Beautiful
writer:
Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Preston Songs (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
4.052:44
2With a Little Help From My Friends
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Chris Stainton
drums (drum set):
Barrie James Wilson
guitar:
Jimmy Page
organ:
Tommy Eyre
background vocals:
Madeline Bell, Rosetta Hightower and Sunny Weetman
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 86)
cover recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (from 1967 to present) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.65:13
3Darling, Be Home Soon
cover recording of:
Darling Be Home Soon
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
4:44
4The Letter
cover recording of:
The Letter
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Lovolar Music and Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
4:12
5Delta Lady
bass guitar:
Alan Spenner
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
recording of:
Delta Lady (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Reservoir 416 and Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc.
12:52
6Something to Say
recording of:
Something to Say
composer:
Joe Cocker and Peter Nichols (early 70s UK songwriter)
5:21
7High Time We Went
recording of:
High Time We Went
writer:
Joe Cocker and Chris Stainton
54:29
8Black-Eyed Blues
recording of:
Black-Eyed Blues
lyricist and composer:
Joe Cocker and Chris Stainton
4:36
9I Can Stand a Little Rain
bass:
Dave McDaniel (bass)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro and Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton, Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist)
recording of:
I Can Stand a Little Rain
lyricist and composer:
Jim Price (horn session musician)
3:38
10(That's What I Like) In My Woman
recording of:
(That’s What I Like) In My Woman
lyricist and composer:
Matthew Moore (member of 1960s bands Matthew Moore Plus Four and The Moon)
3:20
11Feeling Allright
cover recording of:
Feelin’ Alright
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mason (co-founder of Traffic)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:05
12I Think It's Going to Rain Today
cover recording of:
I Think It’s Going to Rain Today
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:59