Hard Knocks (album)

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nameHard Knocks
typestudio
artistJoe Cocker
coverHard Knocks.jpg
released1 October 2010 (Europe)
24 January 2012 (US)
recorded2009–10
genreRock, blues
length39:08
labelColumbia (Europe)
Savoy Label Group (USA)
prev_titleHymn for My Soul
prev_year2007
next_titleIcon
next_year2011
misc{{Singles
nameHard Knocks
typestudio
single1Unforgiven
single1date19 November 2010
single2Hard Knocks
single2date4 October 2011
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| name = Hard Knocks | type = studio | artist = Joe Cocker | cover = Hard Knocks.jpg | alt = | released = 1 October 2010 (Europe) 24 January 2012 (US) | recorded = 2009–10 | venue = | studio =

  • Tracks 1–9 recorded at Emblem Studios (Calabasas, California)
  • Track 10 recorded at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | genre = Rock, blues | length = 39:08 | label = Columbia (Europe) Savoy Label Group (USA) | producer =
  • Matt Serletic
  • Tony Brown | prev_title = Hymn for My Soul | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Icon | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = Hard Knocks | type = studio | single1 = Unforgiven | single1date = 19 November 2010 | single2 = Hard Knocks | single2date = 4 October 2011 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = Record Collector |rev2score = | rev3 = Uncut | rev3score =

Hard Knocks is the 21st and penultimate studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 1 October 2010 by Columbia Records in Europe. It features nine new songs produced by Matt Serletic plus Cocker's version of the Dixie Chicks number "I Hope", which was produced by Tony Brown. Apart from a regular CD release, the album was also released on vinyl.

The album reached number 1 on *Billboard*s Independent Albums chart and number 2 on the same magazine's European Albums chart.

A Limited Live Edition (CD/DVD) version of the album was released in December 2010 in Europe with live tracks off the album recorded at Le Zenith in Paris in 2010.

Track listing

  1. "Hard Knocks" (Marc Broussard, Maxwell Aaron Ramsey, Shannon Sanders) – 3:24
  2. "Get On" (Matt Serletic, Danny Myrick, Stephanie Bentley) – 3:28
  3. "Unforgiven" (Mitch Allan, Kara DioGuardi, Nick Lachey, Dave Hodges) – 4:14
  4. "The Fall" (Matt Serletic, Danny Myrick, Aimée Proal) – 3:49
  5. "So It Goes" (Matt Serletic, Jeffrey Steele, Danny Myrick) – 3:21
  6. "Runaway Train" (Ollie Marland) – 3:27
  7. "Stay The Same" (Matt Serletic, Danny Myrick, Stephanie Bentley) – 4:39
  8. "Thankful" (Matt Serletic, Kara DioGuardi) – 3:59
  9. "So" (Chantal Kreviazuk, Thomas "Tawgs" Salter) – 3:56
  10. "I Hope" (Keb' Mo', Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison) – 4:46
  11. "Forever Changed" – 3:51 – iTunes bonus track

Limited Live Edition additional tracks

  1. "Hard Knocks" (Marc Broussard, Maxwell Aaron Ramsey, Shannon Sanders)
  2. "Get On" (Matt Serletic, Danny Myrick, Stephanie Bentley)
  3. "Unforgiven" (Mitch Allan, Kara DioGuardi, Nick Lachey, Dave Hodges)
  4. "Thankful" (Matt Serletic, Kara DioGuardi)
  5. "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher)
  6. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)

Personnel

Choir on "Thankful"

  • Jennifer Bailey
  • Mabvuto Carpenter
  • Kara DioGuardi
  • Erica Dowd
  • Dorian Ford
  • Nomisha Jackson
  • Renee Jackson
  • Robyn Troup
  • Niomisha Wilson

Production

  • Matt Serletic – producer (1–9)
  • Tony Brown – producer (10)
  • Mark Dobson – recording (1–9), Pro Tools editing (1–9)
  • Doug Trantow – recording (1–9), Pro Tools editing (1–9)
  • Jeff Balding – engineer (10)
  • Alex Arias – additional engineer (1–9), assistant engineer (1–9), Pro Tools assistant (1–9)
  • Mike Leisz – assistant engineer (1–9)
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing at Mix LA (Los Angeles, California)
  • Andrew Schubert – additional mixing
  • Brad Townsend – additional mixing
  • Keith Armstrong – mix assistant
  • Nik Karpen – mix assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
  • Ryan Corey – art direction, design
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
  • Olaf Heine – photography
  • Miles Siggins – photography styling
  • Roger Davies – management
  • Ray Neapolitan – management
  • Lisa Garrett – management
  • Steven Manzano – management
  • Irene Taylor – management

Charts

::data[format=table title="Chart performance for ''Hard Knocks''"] | Chart (2010–2012) | Peak position | Australian Albums | |---|---|---| | 71 | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2010)PositionGerman Albums Chart
31
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Certifications

Personnel

References

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hard Knocks – Joe Cocker". [[AllMusic]].
  2. "Joe Cocker - Hard Knocks".
  3. Lewis, John. (November 2010). "Joe Cocker: ''Hard Knocks''".
  4. "Hard Knocks – Charts". Billboard.com.
  5. {{cite Ryan
  6. "VIVA Album Top 50 – Alle Musikvideos – Chart". VIVA.tv.

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