Greatest Hits (Joe Cocker album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 1998 (1998-11) [1]
Genre Rock
Label EMI
Joe Cocker chronology
Across from Midnight
(1997)
Greatest Hits
(1998)
The Anthology
(1999)

Greatest Hits is a European greatest hits album by British rock musician Joe Cocker, released in November 1998. The album includes three previously unreleased tracks, including a live recording with Eros Ramazzotti. [1] A vinyl edition of the album was released 17 years later in 2015.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Summer in the City" (John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone) – 3:48
  2. "Could You Be Loved" (Bob Marley) – 4:12
  3. "The Simple Things" (Rick Neigher, Phil Roy, John Shanks) – 4:46
  4. "N'Oubliez Jamais" (Jim Cregan, Russ Kunkel) – 4:40
  5. "Have a Little Faith in Me" (John Hiatt) – 4:15
  6. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, James Dean) – 4:10
  7. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus) – 3:53
  8. "Delta Lady" (Leon Russell) – 3:17
  9. "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 2:44
  10. "That's All I Need to Know (live)" (feat. Eros Ramazzotti) – 4:00
  11. "Let the Healing Begin" (Tony Joe White) – 4:15
  12. "Tonight" (Gregg Sutton, Max Carl) – 4:45
  13. "Night Calls" (Jeff Lynne) – 3:26
  14. "Don't You Love Me Anymore" (Albert Hammond, Diane Warren) – 5:08
  15. "When the Night Comes" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Warren) – 4:44
  16. "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Randy Newman) – 4:12
  17. "Unchain My Heart" (Teddy Powell, Robert Sharp Jr.) – 5:03
  18. "With a Little Help from My Friends (live)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:56

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [21] Gold25,000*
Belgium (BEA) [22] 2× Platinum100,000*
France (SNEP) [23] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [24] Gold250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [25] Gold50,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [26] Gold10,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [27] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Gold100,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [29] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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