Joe Cocker: Collection (1969 - 1991) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320] Re-up

After starting out as an unsuccessful pop singer (working under the name Vance Arnold), Joe Cocker found his niche singing rock and soul in the pubs of England with his superb backing group, the Grease Band. He hit number one in the U.K. in November 1968 with his version of the Beatles' "A Little Help from My Friends." His career really took off after he sang that song at Woodstock in August 1969. A second British hit came with a version of Leon Russell's "Delta Lady" in the fall of 1969 (by then, Russell was Cocker's musical director) and both of his albums, With a Little Help from My Friends (April 1969) and Joe Cocker! (November 1969), went gold in America. In 1970, his cover of the Box Tops hit "The Letter" became his first U.S. Top Ten. Cocker's first peak of success came when Russell organized the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour of 1970, featuring Cocker and over 40 others and resulting in a third gold album and a concert film. Subsequent efforts were less popular, and problems with alcohol (both on- and off-stage) reduced Cocker's once-powerful voice to a croaking rasp.

Cocker returned to the U.S. Top Ten in 1975, with the romantic ballad "You Are So Beautiful" and topped the charts in 1982 via a duet with Jennifer Warnes on "Up Where We Belong" (the theme from the film An Officer and a Gentleman). He still charted during the '90s, albeit with less frequency than he did in the '70s and '80s. Across from Midnight arrived in 1997, followed by No Ordinary World two years later. Respect Yourself appeared in 2002, and the covers album Heart & Soul followed in 2004. The European release Hymn for My Soul, which featured cover versions of songs by Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and John Fogerty, was issued on Parlophone in 2007. His complete Live at Woodstock performance was released in 2009. In 2010, Hard Knocks – his first studio album in three years – appeared in Europe. Cocker's 23rd studio album, Fire It Up, was issued in November 2012 on Sony. It was produced by Matt Serletic, known for his work with Collective Soul, Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty, and numerous others. Slightly over two years later, however, on December 22, 2014, Cocker succumbed to lung cancer.

by Cub Koda, allmusic

Tracklist VNL01 - With a Little Help from My Friends (1969):
DE LP 1976 Intercord Records • 25 101-7B

01. A1. Feelin' Alright [4:16]
02. A2. Bye Bye Blackbird [3:32]
03. A3. Change in Louise [3:22]
04. A4. Marjorine [2:38]
05. A5. Just Like a Woman [5:18]
06. B1. Do I Still Figure in Your Life [4:01]
07. B2. Sandpaper Cadillac [3:18]
08. B3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [4:40]
09. B4. With a Little Help from My Friends [5:14]
10. B5. I Shall Be Released [4:30]



Tracklist VNL02 - Something to Say:
IT LP 1973 Orizzonte Dishi Ricordi S.p.A. • ORL 8817

01. A1. Pardon Me Sir [3:19]
02. A2. High Time We Went [4:30]
03. A3. She Don't Mind [3:08]
04. A4. Black-Eyed Blues [4:41]
05. A5. Something To Say [5:22]
06. B1. Midnight Rider [4:05]
07. B2. Do Right Woman [6:56]
08. B3. Woman To Woman [4:36]
09. B4. St. James Infirmary [6:21]



Tracklist VNL03 - Jamaica Say You Will:
BE LP 1975 Cube Records • 853003

01. A1. In my woman [3:22]
02. A2. Where am I now [4:14]
03. A3. I think it's going to rain today [3:22]
04. A4. Forgive me now [4:02]
05. A5. Oh Mama [4:08]
06. B1. Lucinda [3:54]
07. B2. If I love you [3:56]
08. B3. Jamaica say you will [4:16]
09. B4. It's all over but the shoutin' [4:01]
10. B5. Jack-A-Diamonds [3:25]



Tracklist VNL04 - Luxury You Can Afford:
US LP 1978 Elektra Asylum Records • 6E-145

01. A1. Fun Time [2:38]
02. A2. Watching the River Flow [3:15]
03. A3. Boogie Baby [3:52]
04. A4. A Whiter Shade Of Pale [5:30]
05. A5. I Can't Say No [2:55]
06. A6. Southern Lady [3:17]
07. B1. I Know (You Don’t Want Me No More) [3:09]
08. B2. What You Did To Me Last Night [3:29]
09. B3. Lady Put The Lights Out [4:47]
10. B4. Wasted Years [4:49]
11. B5. I Heard It Through The Grapevine [4:33]



Tracklist VNL05 - Sheffield Steel:
JP LP 1982 PolyStar Records and Tapes • 25S-142

01. A1. Look What You've Done [3:58]
02. A2. Shocked [3:31]
03. A3. Sweet Little Woman [4:01]
04. A4. Seven Days [5:21]
05. A5. Marie [2:37]
06. B1. Ruby Lee [4:24]
07. B2. Many Rivers To Cross [3:43]
08. B3. So Good, So Right [2:34]
09. B4. Talking Back To The Night [4:48]
10. B5. Just Like Always [3:31]



Tracklist VNL06 - Civilized Man:
DE LP 1984 EMI Services Benelux B.V. • 1C 064 24 0139 1

01. Civilized Man [4:00]
02. There Goes My Baby [3:47]
03. Come On In [3:50]
04. Tempted [4:15]
05. Long Drag Off A Cigarette [2:35]
06. I Love The Night [3:48]
07. Crazy In Love [3:52]
08. A Girl Like You [3:11]
09. Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing) [3:39]
10. Even A Fool Would Let Go [3:54]



Tracklist VNL07 - Cocker:
NL LP 1986 EMI Services Benelux B.V. • 1C 064 24 0424 1

01. Shelter Me [5:41]
02. A To Z [4:22]
03. A3. Don't You Love Me Anymore [5:27]
04. A4. Living Without Your Love [4:12]
05. A5. Don't Drink The Water [3:27]
06. B1. You Can Leave Your Hat On [4:15]
07. B2. Heart Of The Matter [4:21]
08. B3. Inner City Blues [5:53]
09. B4. Love Is On A Fade [4:08]
10. B5. Heaven [4:35]



Tracklist VNL08 - Unchain My Heart:
US LP 1987 Capitol Records, Inc. • 15062 3

01. A1. Unchain My Heart [5:05]
02. A2. Two Wrongs [4:04]
03. A3. I Stand In Wonder [4:22]
04. A4. The River's Rising [4:10]
05. A5. Isolation [3:52]
06. B1. All Our Tomorrows [4:25]
07. B2. A Woman Loves A Man [4:16]
08. B3. Trust In Me [4:15]
09. B4. The One [4:37]
10. B5. Satisfied [3:24]



Tracklist VNL09 - One Night Of Sin:
NL LP 1989 EMI Services Benelux B.V. • 064-79 1828 1

01. A1. When The Night Comes [5:22]
02. A2. I Will Live For You [4:09]
03. A3. Got To Use My Imagination [4:25]
04. A4. Letting Go [4:12]
05. A5. Just To Keep From Drowning [4:38]
06. B1. Another Mind Gone [4:45]
07. B2. Fever [3:39]
08. B3. You Know It's Gonna Hurt [3:57]
09. B4. Bad Bad Sign [4:09]
10. B5. I'm Your Man [3:53]
11. B6. One Night Of Sin [3:15]



Tracklist VNL10 - Night Calls:
NL LP 1991 EMI Services Benelux B.V. • 068-79 5898 1

01. A1. Love Is Alive [3:57]
02. A2. Little Bit Of Love [2:28]
03. A3. Please No More [5:28]
04. A4. There's A Storm Coming [4:09]
05. A5. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away [5:02]
06. B1. I Can Hear The River [4:52]
07. B2. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me [5:30]
08. B3. Night Calls [3:28]
09. B4. Five Women [5:35]
10. B5. Can't Find My Way Home [3:29]


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