Greatest Hits (Joe Cocker album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Joe Cocker
Released	November 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 two previously unreleased tracks, including a live recording with Eros Ramazzotti. ^[1] A vinyl edition of the album was released 17 years later in 2015.

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 (edited)" (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, edited)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:56

• Tracks 1, 3, 5, 11 taken from Have a Little Faith, Sony BMG Music, released September 1994
• Tracks 2, 4, 12 taken from Across from Midnight, CMC International / Sanctuary, released April 1998.
• Tracks 6 original to this compilation.
• Tracks 7, 8, 9 taken from Organic, Sony BMG Music, released October 1996.
• Track 10 taken from Eros Live (Eros Ramazzotti album), DDD 74321 623782, released 1998.
• Track 13 taken from Night Calls, Capitol Records, released October 1991.
• Track 14, 16 taken from Cocker, Capitol Records, released March 1986.
• Track 15 taken from One Night of Sin, Capitol Records, released August 1989.
• Track 17 taken from Unchain My Heart, Capitol Records CLT 48285, released October 1987.
• Track 18 taken from Joe Cocker Live In Dortmund VHS, Picture Music International, released 1992.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [2] 24 French Compilations (SNEP) [3] 8 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 10 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 10 Chart (1999) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 9 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [10] 8 UK Albums (OCC) [11] 24 Chart (2002) Peak position Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [12] 35 Chart (2015–2016) Peak position Polish Albums (ZPAV) [13] 25 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 39 French Albums (SNEP) [15] 101

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 48 Chart (1999) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [19] 40 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 94

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [21]	Gold	25,000*
Belgium (BRMA) [22]	2× Platinum	100,000*
France (SNEP) [23]	2× Gold	200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [24]	Gold	250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [25]	Gold	50,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [26]	Gold	10,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [27]	Platinum	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [28]	Gold	100,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [29]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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