Joe Cocker Live

Joe Cocker Live is a live album by English singer 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

1. "Feelin' Alright" (Dave Mason) – 4:43
2. "Shelter Me" (Nick Di Stefano) – 4:26
3. "Hitchcock Railway" (Donald Lewis Dunn, Tony McCashen) – 3:58
4. "Up Where We Belong" (Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings) – 4:35
5. "Guilty" (Randy Newman) – 2:40
6. "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Randy Newman) – 4:20
7. "When the Night Comes" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren) – 4:52
8. "Unchain My Heart" (Robert W. "Bobby" Sharp Jr.) – 5:50
9. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 9:13
10. "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 4:23
11. "The Letter" (Wayne Carson Thompson) – 4:31
12. "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (Paul McCartney) – 2:30
13. "High Time We Went" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 7:58
14. "What Are You Doing With a Fool Like Me" (Diane Warren) – 4:51 – Studio bonus track
15. "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 (including 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

Year-end charts

References

1. ^ "100 Albums". RPM. 52 (10). 21 July 1990. ISSN 0033-7064. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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3. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
4. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
5. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 15 February 2022.