Joe Cocker Live
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Joe Cocker Live |
| type | live |
| artist | Joe Cocker |
| cover | Joe Cocker Live.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 5 October 1989 |
| genre | Rock |
| length | |
| label | Capitol |
| prev_title | One Night of Sin |
| prev_year | 1989 |
| next_title | Night Calls |
| next_year | 1991 |
| :: |
| name = Joe Cocker Live | type = live | artist = Joe Cocker | cover = Joe Cocker Live.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 5 October 1989 | venue =
- Memorial Auditorium (Lowell, Massachusetts) | studio =
- A&M Studios and The Grey Room (Hollywood, California) Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California) Bearsville Studios (Bearsville, New York) The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) | genre = Rock | length = | label = Capitol | producer =
- Michael Barbiero
- Michael Lang
- Steve Thompson | prev_title = One Night of Sin | prev_year = 1989 | next_title = Night Calls | next_year = 1991 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = Joe Cocker Live is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1990. It was recorded live 5 October 1989 at Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts with the exception of the last two tracks which were recorded in the studio. The album was re-released in 2011 under the title Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits Live.
Track listing
- "Feelin' Alright" (Dave Mason) – 4:43
- "Shelter Me" (Nick Di Stefano) – 4:26
- "Hitchcock Railway" (Donald Lewis Dunn, Tony McCashen) – 3:58
- "Up Where We Belong" (Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings) – 4:35
- "Guilty" (Randy Newman) – 2:40
- "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Randy Newman) – 4:20
- "When the Night Comes" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren) – 4:52
- "Unchain My Heart" (Robert W. "Bobby" Sharp Jr.) – 5:50
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 9:13
- "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 4:23
- "The Letter" (Wayne Carson Thompson) – 4:31
- "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (Paul McCartney) – 2:30
- "High Time We Went" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 7:58
- "What Are You Doing With a Fool Like Me" (Diane Warren) – 4:51 – Studio bonus track
- "Living in the Promiseland" (David Lynn Jones) – 3:55 – Studio bonus track
Personnel
The band
- Joe Cocker – lead vocals
- Jeff Levine – keyboards
- Chris Stainton – keyboards
- Deric Dyer – keyboards, percussion, tenor saxophone, sax solos, horn arrangements
- Phil Grande – lead guitar
- Keith Mack – rhythm guitar, guitar solo on "The Letter"
- T.M. Stevens – bass, backing vocals
- Steve Holley – drums
- Crystal Taliefero – percussion, backing vocals
- Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
- Maxine Green – backing vocals, duet on "Up Where We Belong"
The Memphis Horns (Tracks 6, 8, 9 & 11-13)
- Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
- Gary Buho Gazaway – trombone, trumpet
- Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet, trumpet solo on "The Letter"
Studio Tracks (14 & 15):
- Joe Cocker – vocals
- Earl Slick – guitars
- Kenny Richards – drums
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals
- Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
Production
Live recordings
- Michael Lang – producer
- LeMobile – audio recording unit
- Guy Charbonneau – engineer
- David Gallo – assistant engineer
- David Roberts – assistant engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Mark Harder – assistant mix engineer
- Maicajah Ryan – assistant mix engineer
Studio recordings
- Michael Barbiero – producer, engineer, mixing
- Steve Thompson – producer, mixing
- Ed Goodreau – assistant engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – additional engineer
Album credits
- Howie Weinberg – album mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
- Jeffrey Fey – art direction
- Tommy Steele – art direction
- Peter Nomura – design
- Herb Ritts – photography
- Henry Diltz – concert photography
- Better Music – management
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1990) | Peak position | |---|---| | Canadian Albums (RPM) | 46 | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table]
| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 15 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 29 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 15 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 9 |
| :: |
Certifications
References
References
- Heilman, Dan. "Joe Cocker Live – Joe Cocker". [[AllMusic]].
- (21 July 1990). "100 Albums". [[RPM (magazine).
- "Jahreshitparade Alben 1990".
- "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". offiziellecharts.de.
- "Top Selling Albums of 1990". Recorded Music NZ.
- "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990".
- Salaverrie, Fernando. (September 2005). "Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002". [[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores.
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