18/02/2021

Joe Cocker "Luxury You Can Afford" (1978) -Blue-Eyed Soul-



Label : Elektra / Asylum Records


Royaume-Uni Side One

01 - Fun Time (Allen Toussaint)
02 - Watching The River Flow (Bob Dylan)
03 - Boogie Baby (Phil Driscoll)
04 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Keith Reid & Gary Brooker)
05 - I Can't Say No (John Bettis & Daniel Moore)
06 - Southern Lady (Phil Driscoll)

Side Two

01 - I Know (You Don't Want Me No More) (Barbara George)
02 - What You Did To Me Last Night (Bettye Crutcher)
03 - Lady Put The Light Out (Guy Fletcher & Doug Flett)
04 - Wasted Years (Phil Driscoll)
05 - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong)


All Background vocals : Ann Lang, Clydie King, Mona Lisa Young
Strings Arranged by Allen Toussaint
Horns on "Lady Put The Light Out" & "Fun Time" Arranged by Allen Toussaint
*Horns on "I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)", "What You Did To Me Last Night", "Watching The River Flow", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "I Can't Say No" Arranged by Harrison Calloway
*Produced by Barry Beckett
Mixed by Barry Beckett at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida
Engineers : Alex Sadkin & Jerry Masters
Assistant Engineer : Sheila Taylor
Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana
Engineer : Skip Godwin
Assistant Engineers : Sheila Taylor & Roberta Grace
Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama
Engineers : Steve Melton & Gregg Hamm
Assistant Engineer : David Yates
Elektra Sound Recorders
Engineer : Bill Gazecki
Assistant Engineer : Bob Gore
Mastered by Terry Dunavan at Elektra Sound Recorders
Produced by Allen Toussaint
Executive Producer : Michael Lang


Side One

01 - Fun Time

Barry Beckett : Acoustic Piano, Clavinet
Cliff Goodwin : Guitar
Mitch Chakour : Guitar
Howie Herth : Bass
John Riley : Drums
Gary Brown : Tenor Sax Solo
Hank Crawford : Alto Sax
David 'Fathead' Newman : Tenor Sax
Leroy Cooper : Baritone Sax
Marcus Belgrave : Trumpet
Philip Guilbeau : Trumpet

02 - Watching The River Flow

Richard Tee : Acoustic Piano
Allen Toussaint : Fender Rhodes Piano
Pete Carr : Slide & Lead Guitar
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax Solo
Ronnie Eades : Baritone Sax
Harrison Calloway Jr. : Trumpet
Wayne Jackson : Trumpet
Charles Rose : Trombone

03 - Boogie Baby

Mitch Chakour : Acoustic Piano
Allen Toussaint : Fender Rhodes Piano
Barry Beckett : Fender Rhodes Piano, Organ Mini Moog & String Ensemble
Cliff Goodwin : Guitar
Pete Carr : Guitar
Howie Herth : Bass
John Riley : Drums
Bobby Keys : Tenor Sax Solo

04 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Barry Beckett : Acoustic Piano, Mini Moog, String Ensemble
Randy McCormick : Fender Rhodes Piano
Billy Preston : Organ
Larry Byrom : Lead Guitar
Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar
David Hood : Bass
Roger Hawkins : Drums

05 - I Can't Say No

Richard Tee : Acoustic Piano
Allen Toussaint : Organ & Clavinet
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Joey Murcia : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Joe Cocker : Harmonica
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax
Ronnie Eades : Baritone Sax
Harrison Calloway Jr. : Trumpet
Wayne Jackson : Trumpet
Charles Rose : Trombone

06 - Southern Lady

Richard Tee : Acoustic Piano
Dr. John : Fender Rhodes Piano
Allen Toussaint : Organ
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums

Side Two

01 - I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)

Barry Beckett : Acoustic Piano
Randy McCormick : Fender Rhodes Piano
Larry Byrom : Lead Guitar
Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar
David Hood : Bass
Roger Hawkins : Drums
Clyde Kerr : Trumpet Solo
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax
Ronnie Eades : Baritone Sax
Harrison Calloway Jr. : Trumpet
Wayne Jackson : Trumpet
Charles Rose : Trombone

02 - What You Did To Me Last Night

Richard Tee : Acoustic Piano
Allen Toussaint : Fender Rhodes Piano
Dr. John : Organ
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Bernard Purdie : Drums
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax
Ronnie Eades : Baritone Sax
Harrison Calloway Jr. : Trumpet
Wayne Jackson : Trumpet
Charles Rose : Trombone

03 - Lady Put The Light Out

Richard Tee : Acoustic Piano
Donny Hathaway : Fender Rhodes Piano
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax Solo
Hank Crawford : Alto Sax
David 'Fathead' Newman : Tenor Sax
Leroy Cooper : Baritone Sax
Marcus Belgrave : Trumpet
Philip Guilbeau : Trumpet

04 - Wasted Years

Donny Hathaway : Acoustic Piano
Richard Tee : Fender Rhodes Piano
Pete Carr : Lead Guitar
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Joey Murcia : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums

05 - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Barry Beckett : Acoustic Piano
Randy McCormick : Clavinet
Billy Preston : Organ
Pete Carr : Lead Guitar
Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar
Rick Danko : Bass
Roger Hawkins : Drums
Harvey Thompson : Tenor Sax
Ronnie Eades : Baritone Sax
Harrison Calloway Jr. : Trumpet
Wayne Jackson : Trumpet
Charles Rose : Trombone