Across from Midnight | ||||
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Released | 1997 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 54:30 | |||
Label | CMC International | |||
Producer | Roger Davies, Chris Lord-Alge, Peter Smith, Bob Thiele | |||
Joe Cocker chronology | ||||
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Across from Midnight is the sixteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1997.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria) [23] | Gold | 25,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [24] | Platinum | 50,000* |
France (SNEP) [25] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [26] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [27] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [28] | Gold | 25,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [29] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [30] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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