The Best of Joe Cocker (1992 album)

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The Best of Joe Cocker
The Best of Joe Cocker.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Joe Cocker
Released1992 (UK, Germany)
16 March 1993 (US)
Genre Rock
Length55:52
Label Capitol
Joe Cocker chronology
Night Calls
(1991)		The Best of Joe Cocker
(1992)		 Have a Little Faith
(1994)
Professional ratings
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The Best of Joe Cocker is a compilation album by Joe Cocker, released as a 16-track release in UK, Germany and the rest of the Europe in 1992 and as a 12-track release in the United States and Canada in 1993.

Contents

Track listing (1992)

  1. "Unchain My Heart" (90's Version) – 5:06 (Bobby Sharp, Teddy Powell) (1992)
  2. "You Can Leave Your Hat On" – 4:14 (Randy Newman) (1986)
  3. "When the Night Comes" – 3:56 (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren) (1989)
  4. "Up Where We Belong (Duet with Jennifer Warnes)" – 3:55 (Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings) (1982)
  5. "Now That the Magic Has Gone" – 3:56 (John Miles) (1992)
  6. "Don't You Love Me Anymore" – 4:09 (Albert Hammond, Diane Warren) (1986)
  7. "I Can Hear the River" – 3:41 (Don Dixon) (1991)
  8. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – 3:57 (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) (1991)
  9. "Shelter Me" – 4:20 (Nick Di Stefano) (1985)
  10. "Feels Like Forever" – 4:46 (Bryan Adams, Diane Warren) (1992)
  11. "Night Calls" – 3:25 (Jeff Lynne) (1991)
  12. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 5:28 (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) (1991)
  13. "Now That You're Gone" – 4:15 (Klaus Lage, Diether Dehm, Tony Carey, Joe Cocker) (1986)
  14. "Civilized Man" – 3:56 (Richard Feldman, Pat Robinson) (1984)
  15. "When a Woman Cries" – 4:20 (Joshua Kadison) (1992)
  16. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Live at Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Mass., October 5, 1989.) – 9:27 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (Previously released on Joe Cocker Live , 1990)

Track listing (1993)

  1. "Unchain My Heart" (90's Version) – 5:06 (Bobby Sharp, Teddy Powell) (1992)
  2. "You Can Leave Your Hat On" – 4:14 (Randy Newman) (1986)
  3. "When the Night Comes" – 3:56 (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren) (1989)
  4. "Up Where We Belong (Duet with Jennifer Warnes)" – 3:55 (Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings) (1982)
  5. "Now That the Magic Has Gone" – 3:56 (John Miles) (1992)
  6. "Don't You Love Me Anymore" – 4:09 (Albert Hammond, Diane Warren) (1986)
  7. "Shelter Me" – 4:20 (Nick Di Stefano) (1985)
  8. "Feels Like Forever" – 4:46 (Bryan Adams, Diane Warren) (1992)
  9. "Night Calls" – 3:25 (Jeff Lynne) (1991)
  10. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – 3:57 (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) (1991)
  11. "Civilized Man" – 3:56 (Richard Feldman, Pat Robinson) (1984)
  12. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Live at Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Mass., October 5, 1989.) – 9:27 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (Previously released on Joe Cocker Live , 1990)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [3] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [4] 13
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [7] 4
Chart (1997)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 37
Chart (1998)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] 10
Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 70

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] 2× Platinum140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [13] Platinum50,000*
Belgium (BEA) [14] Gold25,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [15] Gold100,000*
France (SNEP) [16] 3× Platinum900,000*
Germany (BVMI) [17] Platinum500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [18] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [19] Gold7,500^
Poland (ZPAV) [20] Gold50,000*
Sweden (GLF) [21] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [22] Platinum50,000^

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

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