Night Calls (album)

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Night Calls
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Studio album by
Joe Cocker
Released7 October 1991 (1991-10-07) [1]
Studio
Genre Rock
Length54:18 (LP); 69:40 (CD reissue)
Label Capitol
Producer Jeff Lynne, Chris Lord-Alge, David Tickle
Joe Cocker chronology
Joe Cocker Live
(1990)		Night Calls
(1991)		 The Best of Joe Cocker
(1992)
Alternative cover
Night Calls alt.jpg
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Night Calls is the thirteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 7 October 1991. [1] There were three different editions of the album released in 1991 and 1992. Each of them featured different selections of songs, in different orders, and had different works of cover art. In addition, a DTS edition of the album was released in the UK in 1998, also with a different selection of songs.

Contents

Track listing

European version (1991) CDP 7 95898 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Is Alive" Gary Wright 3:57
2."Little Bit of Love" Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke, Andy Fraser 2:28
3."Please No More"Greg Hansen, David Egan 5:28
4."There's a Storm Coming"John Hadley, Wally Wilson 4:08
5."You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 5:03
6."I Can Hear the River" Don Dixon 4:51
7."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Elton John, Bernie Taupin 5:30
8."Night Calls" Jeff Lynne 3:28
9."Five Women" Prince 5:34
10."Can't Find My Way Home" Steve Winwood 3:29
11."Not Too Young to Die of a Broken Heart" Brent Bourgeois 4:19
12."Out of the Rain" Tony Joe White 4:38
US version (1992)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feels Like Forever" Bryan Adams, Diane Warren 4:43
2."I Can Hear the River"Don Dixon3:42
3."Now That the Magic Has Gone" John Miles 4:42
4."Can't Find My Way Home"Steve Winwood3:29
5."Night Calls"Jeff Lynne3:28
6."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"Elton John, Bernie Taupin5:30
7."Love Is Alive"Gary Wright3:57
8."Five Women"Prince5:35
9."Please No More"Greg Hansen, David Egan5:28
10."Out of the Rain"Tony Joe White4:38
11."You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"John Lennon, Paul McCartney5:03
12."When a Woman Cries" Joshua Kadison 4:17
2nd European version (1992) CDP 79 8886 2
No.TitleLength
1."Feels Like Forever" 
2."I Can Hear the River" 
3."Now that the Magic Has Gone" 
4."Unchain My Heart (90s version)" 
5."Night Calls" 
6."There's a Storm Coming" 
7."Can't Find My Way Home" 
8."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" 
9."When the Night Comes" 
10."Five Women" 
11."Love is Alive" 
12."Please No More" 
13."Out of the Rain" 
14."You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" 
15."When a Woman Cries" 
DTS edition (1998)
No.TitleLength
1."I Can Hear The River" 
2."There's A Storm Coming" 
3."Can't Find My Way Home" 
4."Night Calls" 
5."Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" 
6."Five Women" 
7."Please No More" 
8."Out of the Rain" 
9."You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" 
10."Little Bit of Love" 

Personnel

Credits according to US release track listing.

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [19] Gold25,000*
Denmark—35,000 [20]
France (SNEP) [21] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [22] Platinum500,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [23] Gold7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [24] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [25] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver60,000^
Summaries
Worldwide—1,000,000 [27]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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