{{Use British English|date=January 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox album | name = Fire It Up | type = studio | artist = Joe Cocker | cover = Fire It Up (Joe Cocker album cover).jpg | alt = | released = 6 November 2012 | recorded = | venue = | studio = Emblem Studios (Calabasas, California) | genre = Rock, blues | length = 42:32 | label = Columbia (Europe) | producer = Matt Serletic | prev_title = Icon | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Fire It Up | type = studio | single1 = Fire It Up | single1date = 7 September 2012 | single2 = I Come in Peace | single2date = 1 February 2013 }} }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fire-it-up-mw0002423176|title=Fire It Up – Joe Cocker|website=AllMusic|access-date=April 25, 2020|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> }}
'''''Fire It Up''''' is the twenty-second and final studio album by English singer Joe Cocker, released on 6 November 2012 by Sony/Columbia in Europe. It was recorded at Emblem Studios Calabasas, California and, like Cocker's previous album, ''Hard Knocks'', it was produced by Matt Serletic. The album was released as a regular jewel case edition as well as a premium edition with an additional DVD.
==Track listing== # "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson) - 3:53 # "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steven McMorran) - 3:32 # "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky) - 3:55 # "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson) - 4:20 # "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles) - 3:56 # "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner) - 4:09 # "Younger" (Gary Burr) - 4:13 # "You Don't Know What You're Doing to Me" (Tyler Hilton, Wayne Kirkpatrick) - 3:52 # "The Letting Go" (Charlie Evans, Joss Stone, Graham Lyle) - 3:30 # "I'll Walk in the Sunshine Again" (Keith Urban) - 3:14 # "Weight of the World" (Kevin Bowe, Joe Stark) - 3:59 # "The Last Road" (Matt Serletic, Aimée Proal, Dave Katz, Sam Hollander) - 4:04 [''Premium edition bonus track''] # "Walk Through the World with Me" (Marc Cohn, John Leventhal) - 4:20 [''Premium edition bonus track''] # "Let Love Decide" (Gary Barlow, Jeffrey Steele) - 2:50 (bonus track) [''iTunes bonus track'']
Premium edition DVD (Directed by Cole Walliser and filmed in Los Angeles, Sept 2012) # "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson) # "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steve McMorran) # "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky) # "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner) # "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson) # "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles)
: Line-up: Joe Cocker – lead vocals; Nick Milo and Steve Grove – keyboards; Gene Black – guitars; Oneida James-Rebeccu – bass; Jack Bruno – drums; Nikki Tillman and Kara Britz – backing vocals
== Personnel == {{div col}} * Joe Cocker – vocals * Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards * Matt Serletic – keyboards, programming, horn arrangements (2, 9) * Alex Arias – additional programming * Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (4), backing vocals (4) * Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (1–5, 8–11) * Joel Shearer – guitars (1, 4–11) * Tim Pierce – guitars (2–4) * Tom Bukovac – guitars (6, 10) * Chris Chaney – bass * Dorian Crozier – drums, percussion * Cleto Escobedo III – baritone saxophone (2, 9) * George Shelby – alto saxophone (2, 9), tenor saxophone (2, 9) * Jeff Babko – trombone (2, 9) * John Daversa – trumpet (2, 9) * Jamie Hovorka – trumpet (2, 9) * RDVZ A Capella Group: Melanie Fernandez, Richie Ferris, Jeremy Hitch, Anh Nguyen, Melinda Porto and Nicholas Tubbs – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 10) * Sheree Brown – backing vocals (2, 3, 11) * Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals (2, 11) * Ayana Williams – backing vocals (2, 11) * Kara Britz – backing vocals (3, 4) * Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (6) * Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals (6) {{div col end}}
== Production == * Matt Serletic – producer * James Brown – recording * Ryan Hewitt – recording * Doug Trantow – additional engineer, Pro Tools editing * Alex Arias – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording * Ryan Kern – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording, music copyist * Mike Leisz – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording * Eryk Rich – assistant engineer * Nigel Lundemo – Pro Tools recording * Jim "Bud" Monti – Pro Tools recording * Chris Lord-Alge – mixing at Mix LA (Los Angeles, California) * Andrew Schubert – additional mixing, mix assistant * Brad Townsend – additional mixing, mix assistant * Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) * Kelli Musgrave – production coordinator * Ryan Corey – design * Jeri Heiden – art direction, additional photography * Cole Walliser – photography * Albert Mendonca – photography styling * Roger Davies – management * Ray Neapolitan – management * Shady Farshadfar – management * Lisa Garrett – management * Irene Taylor – management
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Fire It Up'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2012–2013) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA history pages albums">{{cite web |url=https://imgur.com/a/IuHbeun |title=Joe Cocker ARIA chart history (1988 to 2024) albums, received from ARIA in November 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=22 November 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> |align="center"| 109 |- {{album chart|Austria|9|artist=Joe Cocker|album=Fire It Up|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 March 2023}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|63|artist=Joe Cocker|album=Fire It Up|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 March 2023}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|59|artist=Joe Cocker|album=Fire It Up|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 March 2023}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|32|artist=Joe Cocker|album=Fire It Up|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 March 2023}} |- {{album chart|France|128|artist=Joe Cocker|album=Fire It Up|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 March 2023}} |- {{album chart|Germany|5|id=207198|artist=Joe Cocker|album=Fire It Up|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 March 2023}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Joe Cocker|album=Fire It Up|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 March 2023}} |- {{album chart|UK2|17|date=20130224|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 March 2019}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|title=Fire It Up|artist=Joe Cocker|award=Gold|number=3|certyear=2023|relyear=2012|access-date=19 February 2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
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