The Essential Joe Cocker Vol 2

~ Release by Joe Cocker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1With a Little Help from My Friends
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Chris Stainton
drums (drum set):
Barrie James Wilson
guitar:
Jimmy Page
organ:
Tommy Eyre
background vocals:
Madeline Bell, Rosetta Hightower and Sunny Weetman
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 86)
cover recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (from 1967 to present) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
3.65:12
2Feeling Alright
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Carol Kaye
guitar:
David Cohen (British guitarist)
maracas and tumbi:
Laudir de Oliveira
membranophone:
Paul Humphries (drums)
piano:
Artie Butler
background vocals:
Merry Clayton, Brenda Holloway and Patrice Holloway
cover recording of:
Feelin’ Alright
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mason (co-founder of Traffic)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
34:10
3Girl from the North Country
cover recording of:
Girl From the North Country
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1963-01)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
2:20
4Look What You've Done
bass:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
drums (drum set):
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
guitar:
Mikey Chung and Barry Reynolds
keyboard:
Wally Badarou
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson
vocals:
Joe Cocker
cover recording of:
Look What You’ve Done
lyricist and composer:
Leo Nocentelli
4:11
5Sweet Lil' Woman
bass:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
drums (drum set):
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
guitar:
Adrian Belew, Mikey Chung and Barry Reynolds
keyboard:
Wally Badarou
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
vocals:
Jimmy Cliff and Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
recording of:
Sweet Lil’ Woman
lyricist and composer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free)
4:02
6Marie
bass:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
drums (drum set):
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
guitar:
Mikey Chung and Barry Reynolds
keyboard:
Wally Badarou
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson
vocals:
Joe Cocker
cover recording of:
Marie
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:36
7The Man in Me
cover recording of:
The Man in Me
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Big Sky Music (publisher for Bob Dylan) (from 1970 to present)
2:41
8She Is My Lady
recording of:
She Is My Lady
lyricist and composer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
4:37
9Bird on a Wire
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
mixer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Carl Radle (on 1970-03-27)
congas:
Bobby Torres (on 1970-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (on 1970-03-27) and Jim Keltner (on 1970-03-27)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chuck Blackwell (on 1970-03-27)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) (on 1970-03-27)
organ:
Chris Stainton (on 1970-03-27)
percussion:
Sandy Konikoff (on 1970-03-27)
piano:
Leon Russell (on 1970-03-27)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist) (on 1970-03-27)
trumpet:
Jim Price (horn session musician) (on 1970-03-27)
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge (on 1970-03-27), Bobby Jones (singer, worked with Joe Cocker) (on 1970-03-27), Claudia Lennear (on 1970-03-27), Daniel Moore (producer, songwriter and vocalist) (on 1970-03-27), Matthew Moore (member of 1960s bands Matthew Moore Plus Four and The Moon) (on 1970-03-27), Nicole Barclay (keyboardist/songwriter, played with Fanny & Joe Cocker) (on 1970-03-27), Pamela Polland (on 1970-03-27), Don Preston (blues guitarist) (on 1970-03-27), Donna Washburn (on 1970-03-27) and Donna Weiss (on 1970-03-27)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker (on 1970-03-27)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-03-27)
live cover recording of:
Bird on the Wire (on 1970-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer-songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
6:28
10Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Chris Stainton
guitar:
Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter)
membranophone:
Kenny Slade
piano:
Tommy Eyre
cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
4:42
11Something
cover recording of:
Something
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division
3:39
12Bye Bye Blackbird
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass, organ and piano:
Chris Stainton
drums (drum set):
Clem Cattini
guitar:
Tony Visconti
solo guitar:
Jimmy Page
background vocals:
Madeline Bell, Rosetta Hightower and Sunny Weetman
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
produced for:
Tarantula Productions
cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
33:28
13Do I Still Figure in Your Life
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Chris Stainton
guitar:
Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter)
membranophone:
Mike Kellie
organ:
Steve Winwood
background vocals:
Madeline Bell, Sunny Weetman and Su Wheetman
cover recording of:
(Do I Figure) In Your Life
composer:
Pete Dello
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
4:00
14Talking Back to the Night
bass:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
drums (drum set):
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
guitar:
Mikey Chung and Barry Reynolds
keyboard:
Wally Badarou
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson
vocals:
Joe Cocker
cover recording of:
Talking Back to the Night
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
4:48
15I Shall Be Released
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Chris Stainton
guitar:
Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter)
membranophone:
Mike Kellie
organ:
Steve Winwood
background vocals:
Sunny Weetman and Su Wheetman
strings arranger:
Nick Harrison
cover recording of:
I Shall Be Released (original lyrics)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1967)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Dwarf Music (from 1967 to present)
4:36
16Darling Be Home Soon
cover recording of:
Darling Be Home Soon
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
4:43