05/12/2024

Joe Cocker "Ultimate Collection" (2004) Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock-



Label : Universal Music Enterprises


Royaume-Uni 01 - With A Little Help From My Friends (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
02 - Feelin' Alright (Dave Mason)
03 - Delta Lady (Leon Russell)
04 - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
05 - The Letter (Live) (Wayne Carson Thompson)
06 - Cry Me A River (Live) (Arthur Hamilton)
07 - You Are So Beautiful (Billy Preston & Bruce Fisher)
08 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
09 - Sweet Little Woman (Andy Fraser)
10 - Many Rivers To Cross (Jimmy Cliff)
11 - Up Where We Belong (Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jack Nirzsche & Will Jennings)
12 - Shelter Me (Nick Di Stefano)
13 - You Can Leave Your Hat On (Randy Newman)
14 - Unchain My Heart (90's Version) (Bobby Sharp & Freddy James)
15 - When The Night Comes (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance & Diane Warren)
16 - Now That The Magic Has Gone (John Miles)
17 - Summer In The City (John Sebastian, Steve Boone & Mark Sebastian)
18 - Have A Little Faith In Me (John Hiatt)
19 - Sail Away (Randy Newman)
20 - First We Take Manhattan (Leonard Cohen)


Compilation Produced by Bill Levenson
Executive Producer : Pat Lawrence
Mastered by Ellen Fitton at Universal Mastering Studio East


01 - With A Little Help From My Friends

Jimmy Page : Guitar
Tommy Eyre : Organ
Chris Stainton : Bass
B.J. Wilson : Drums
Madeleine Bell, Sunny Weetman, Rosetta Hightower : Backing vocals
Produced by Denny Cordell for Tarantula Productions Limited
Mixing Engineer : Tony Visconti
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London & Trident Studios, London during 1968
From the A&M Album 'With A Little Help From My Friends', Released May 1969

02 - Feelin' Alright

Artie Butler : Piano
David Cohen : Guitar
Carol Kaye : Bass
Paul Humphries Drums
Laudir de Oliveira : Tumba & Maracas
Brenda Holloway, Merry Clayton & Patrice Holloway : Backing vocals
Produced by Denny Cordell for Tarantula Productions Limited
Mixing Engineer : Tony Visconti
Recorded at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, September 1968
From the A&M Album 'With A Little Help From My Friends', Released May 1969

03 - Delta Lady

Chris Stainton : Piano, Organ & Guitar
Henry McCullough : Guitar
Alan Spenner : Bass
Bruce Rowland : Drums
Know collectivily as the Grease Band, with Additional Friends including :
Leon Russell Piano, Organ & Guitar
Milt Holland : Percussion
Sneaky Pete Kleinow Guitar
Clarence White Guitar
Paul Humphries Drums
Merry Clayton, Bonnie Bramlett, Rita Coolidge, Patrice Holloway, Sherlie Matthews : Backing vocals
Arranged by Chris Stainton, the Grease Band & Leon Russell
Produced by Denny Cordell & Leon Russell for Tarantula Productions Limited
Engineers : Henry Lewy at A&M Studios, Brian Ingoldsby at Sunset Sound Studios
Remix & Mastering Engineer : Glyn Johns
From the A&M Album 'Joe Cocker!', Released November 1969

04 - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

Chris Stainton : Piano, Organ & Guitar
Henry McCullough : Guitar
Alan Spenner : Bass
Bruce Rowland : Drums
Know collectivily as the Grease Band, with Additional Friends including :
Leon Russell : Piano, Organ & Guitar
Milt Holland : Percussion
Sneaky Pete Kleinow : Guitar
Clarence White : Guitar
Paul Humphries : Drums
Merry Clayton, Bonnie Bramlett, Rita Coolidge, Patrice Holloway, Sherlie Matthews : Backing vocals
Arranged by Chris Stainton, the Grease Band & Leon Russell
Produced by Denny Cordell & Leon Russell for Tarantula Productions Limited
Engineers : Henry Lewy at A&M Studios, Brian Ingoldsby at Sunset Sound Studios
Remix & Mastering Engineer : Glyn Johns
From the A&M Album 'Joe Cocker!', Released November 1969

05 - The Letter 

Live
Leon Russell : Guitar, Piano
Chris Stainton : Piano, Organ
Don Preston : Rhythm Guitar
Carl Radle Bass
Jim Gordon : Drums
Jim Keltner : Drums
Chuck Blackwell Percussion & Drums
Sandy Konikoff : Percussion
Bobby Torres : Congas
Jim Price : Trumpet
Bobby Keys : Tenor Sax
The Choir : Don Preston, Rita Coolidge, Claudia Linnear, Daniel Moore, Donna Weiss, Pamela Polland, Matthew Moore, Donna Washburn, Nicole Barclay, Bobby Jones
Musical Arrangements : Leon Russell & Chris Stainton
Produced by Denny Cordell & Leon Russell for Tarantula Productions Limited
Recorded on March 27-28, 1970 at Fillmore East, New York
Location Engineer : Eddie Kramer
Mixdown & Mastering Engineer : Glyn Johns
From the A&M Album 'Mad Dogs & Englishmen', Released September 1970

06 - Cry Me A River 

Live
Leon Russell : Guitar, Piano
Chris Stainton : Piano, Organ
Don Preston : Rhythm Guitar
Carl Radle : Bass
Jim Gordon : Drums
Jim Keltner : Drums
Chuck Blackwell : Percussion & Drums
Sandy Konikoff : Percussion
Bobby Torres : Congas
Jim Price : Trumpet
Bobby Keys : Tenor Sax
The Choir : Don Preston, Rita Coolidge, Claudia Linnear, Daniel Moore, Donna Weiss, Pamela Polland, Matthew Moore, Donna Washburn, Nicole Barclay, Bobby Jones
Musical Arrangements : Leon Russell & Chris Stainton
Produced by Denny Cordell & Leon Russell for Tarantula Productions Limited
Recorded on March 27-28, 1970 at Fillmore East, New York
Location Engineer : Eddie Kramer
Mixdown & Mastering Engineer : Glyn Johns
From the A&M Album 'Mad Dogs & Englishmen', Released September 1970

07 - You Are So Beautiful

Nicky Hopkins : Piano
Dave McDaniel : Bass
Produced & Arranged by Jim Price
Recorded at the Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California, Early 1974
Mixed at the Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California
Engineered by Rob Fraboni
From the A&M Album 'I Can Stand A Little Rain', Released August 1974

08 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today

Joe Sample : Keyboards
Wilton Felder : Saxophone
'Stix' Hooper : Drums
Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample for Crusaders Productions, Inc.
From the MCA Album 'The Crusaders - Standing Tall', Released October 1981

09 - Sweet Little Woman

Mickey Chung : Guitar
Barry Reynolds : Guitar
Wally Badarou : Keyboards
Robbie Shakespeare : Bass
Sly Dunbar : Drums
Sticky Thompson : Percussion
Adrian Belew : Guitar
Jimmy Cliff, Robbie Shakespeare : Vocals
Produced by Chris Blackwell & Alex Sadkin
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Recording Engineers : Alex Sadkin, Benji Armbrister
From the Island Album 'Sheffield Steel', Released July 1982

10 - Many Rivers To Cross

Mickey Chung : Guitar
Barry Reynolds : Guitar
Wally Badarou : Keyboards
Robbie Shakespeare : Bass
Sly Dunbar : Drums
Sticky Thompson : Percussion
Produced by Chris Blackwell & Alex Sadkin
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Recording Engineers : Alex Sadkin, Benji Armbrister
From the Island Album 'Sheffield Steel', Released July 1982

11 - Up Where We Belong

Duet with Jennifer Warnes
Louie Shelton : Guitar
Robbie Buchanan : Keyboards
Bobby Lyle : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Produced by Stewart Levine
From the Island Soundtrack Album 'An Officer And A Gentleman', Released November 1982

12 - Shelter Me

Cliff Goodwin : Guitar
Larry Marshall : Keyboards
Vito Sanfilippo : Bass
Eric Parker : Drums
Mel Collins : Sax
Produced & Engineered by Terry Manning for Alpha Sound, Inc.
Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis
From the Capitol Album 'Cocker', Released March 1986

13 - You Can Leave Your Hat On

Richie Zito : Guitar
Arthur Barrow : Synthesizers & Bass
Mike Baird : Drums
Horns : Steve Madaio, Joel Peskin, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde
Backing vocals : Maxine Green, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters
Produced by Richie Zito
Engineered by Brian Reeves
Recorded at Oasis Recording Studios, Universal City & Ocan Way Recording, Hollywood
From the Capitol Album 'Cocker', Released March 1986

14 - Unchain My Heart 

90's Version
Phil Grande : Guitar
Jeff Levine : Keyboards
T.M. Stevens : Bass
David Beal : Drumss
Clarence Clemmons : Tenor Sax
Horn & Arrangement by Uptown Horns : Arno Hecht, Crispin Cioe, Robert Funk, Hollywood Paul Litteral
Backing vocals : Tawatha Agee, Vaneese Thomas, Benny Diggs
Produced by Charlie Midnight
Additional Production & Remix : Chris Lord Alge
Original Version appears on the Capitol Album 'Unchain My Heart', released October 1987
90's Version from the Capitol Album 'The Best Of Joe Cocker', Released March 1993

15 - When The Night Comes

Phil Grande : Guitar
Bryan Adams : Rhythm Guitar
Jeff Levine : Piano
C.J. Vanston : Organ
T.M. Stevens : Bass
David Beal : Drums
Backing vocals : Curtis King, Vaneese Thomas, Tawatha Agee
Produced by Charlie Midnight
Associate Producer & Engineer : John Rollo
From the Capitol Album 'One Night Of Sin', Released August 1989

16 - Now That The Magic Has Gone

John Miles : Keyboards, Lead Guitar & Backing vocals
Phil Grande : Guitar
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Mike Baird : Drums
Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Chris Lord Alge
Recorded at the Village Recorders, West Los Angeles
Mixed at Image Studios, Los Angeles
Executive Producer : Roger Davies
From the Capitol Album 'Night Calls', Released July 1992

17 - Summer In The City

Tim Pierce : Guitar
Chris Stainton : Wurlitzer Piano
C.J. Vanston : Organ & Synthesizer
Bob Feit : Bass
Jack Bruno Drums
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Rick Baptist : Trumpet
Wayne Bergeron : Trumpet
Alen Iles : Trombone
Don Shelyon : Sax
Strings / Horn Arrangement : C.J. Vanston
Backing vocals : The Waters Sisters (Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters), Carmen Twillie
Produced by Chris Lord-Alge & Roger Davies
Recorded & Mixed by Chris Lord Alge
Arranged by Jeffrey C.J. Vanston
Executive Producer : Joe Cocker
Recorded at Record Plant, A&M Studios & Image Recording, Los Angeles
From the Sony Music Entertainment Album 'Have A Little Faith', Released September 1994

18 - Have A Little Faith In Me

Tim Pierce : Guitar
Chris Stainton : Piano
C.J. Vanston : Organ & Synthesizer
Bob Feit : Bass
Jack Bruno : Drums
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Backing vocals : Marlena Jeter, Alexandra Brown, Mortonette Jenkins
Produced by Chris Lord-Alge & Roger Davies
Recorded & Mixed by Chris Lord Alge
Arranged by Jeffrey C.J. Vanston
Executive Producer : Joe Cocker
Recorded at record Plant, A&M Studios & Image Recording, Los Angeles
From the Sony Music Entertainment Album 'Have A Little Faith', Released September 1994

19 - Sail Away

Randy Newman : Piano
Billy Preston : Hammond B-3
Jamie Muhoberac : Synthesizer
Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar
Johnny Lee Schell : Electric Guitar
James Hutchinson : Bass
Kenny Aronoff : Drums & Percussion
Jim Keltner : Drums & Percussion
Strings Arranged & Conducted by David Campbell
Sid Page : Violin
Peter Kent : Violin
Evan Wilson : Viola
Suzie Katayama : Cello & Accordion
Rudy Stein : Cello
Produced by Don Was
Recorded & Mixed by Rik Pekkonen at Ocean Way, Hollywood, CA
From the Sony Music Entertainment Album 'Organic', Released October 1996

20 - First We Take Manhattan

Steve McEwan : Guitar
Tim Pierce : Guitar
Steve Power : Guitar
Chris Elliot : Piano
John Savannagh : Hammond
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
David Catlin-Birch : Bass
Jeremy Stacey : Drums
Andy Duncan : Percussion
Melvyn Duffy : Pedal Steel
Spike Edney : Synth
Backing vocals : Mary Carew, Helen Hampton, Katie Kissoon
Produced by Steve Power
Recorded at Metropolis Studios, London & Record Plant, Los Angeles
From the Eagle Records Album 'No Ordinary World', Released August 2000