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| The Best of Joe Cocker | |
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| Released | 1983 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | EMI |
The Best of Joe Cocker is a compilation album of hits by Joe Cocker released in 1983 by EMI in Australia. The album spent three weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1983.
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| 1983 | Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart | 1 |
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John Robert "Joe" Cocker was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles, such as "Feelin' Alright?" and "Unchain My Heart", were recordings of songs written by other song writers, though he composed a number of songs for most of his albums as well, often in conjunction with songwriting partner Chris Stainton.
"You Are So Beautiful" is a song credited to Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher that was first released in 1974 on Preston's ninth studio album, The Kids & Me. It was also the B-side of his single "Struttin'". Later that same year, English singer Joe Cocker released a slower version of the song on his album I Can Stand a Little Rain. Cocker's version was produced by Jim Price, and released as a single in November 1974. It became Cocker's highest-charting solo hit in the United States, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number four on Canada's Top Singles chart.
"Unchain My Heart" is a song written by Bobby Sharp and recorded first in 1961 by Ray Charles and in 1963 by Trini Lopez and later by many others. Sharp, a drug addict at the time, sold the song to Teddy Powell for $50. Powell demanded half the songwriting credit. Sharp later successfully fought for the rights to his song. In 1987, he was also able to renew the copyright for his publishing company, B. Sharp Music.
With a Little Help from My Friends is the debut album by singer-songwriter Joe Cocker, released in late April 1969. It was certified gold in the US and peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200. In the UK, the album charted in May 1972 at number 29 when it was re-released as a double pack with Cocker's second LP Joe Cocker!.
"Up Where We Belong" is a song written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Will Jennings that was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. Warnes was recommended to sing a song from the film because of her previous soundtrack successes, and she had the idea for the song to be a duet that she would perform with Cocker. Jennings selected various sections of the score by Nitzsche and Sainte-Marie in creating the structure of the song and added lyrics about the struggles of life and love and the obstacles that people attempt to dodge. It was released in July of that year to coincide with the release of the film.
Cocker Happy is a "best of" compilation album by English rock/blues singer Joe Cocker, released in Australia, Spain and New Zealand in 1971 on Interfusion Records. It spent 8 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1971.
Joe Cocker is the third studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1972 in Europe as Something to Say on Cube Records, and in the USA as Joe Cocker on A&M Records. It contains the hit single "High Time We Went", that was released in the summer of 1971. Joe Cocker signalled Cocker's change of direction into a more jazzy, blues style. The album reached no. 30 in the US album charts. However, although it received a positive response from the press, it made no impression on the British and European charts.
Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Joe Cocker. It was released in 1977.
Joe Cocker Live is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1990. It was recorded live 5 October 1989 at Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts with the exception of the last two tracks which were recorded in the studio. The album was re-released in 2011 under the title Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits Live.
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.
The Anthology is a compilation album by Joe Cocker, covering his career between 1964 and 1982. It was released in 1999.
The Ultimate Collection 1968–2003 is a compilation album by Joe Cocker, released in 2003.
Ultimate Collection is a compilation album by Joe Cocker, released in 2004.
Gold is a greatest hits album by Joe Cocker, released in 2006 as part of Gold album series.
This Joe Cocker discography lists the recordings plus live appearances of John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE, the English rock/blues musician, composer and actor who came to popularity in the 1960s, and was most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of the Beatles.
"Woman to Woman" is a song written by Joe Cocker and Christopher Stainton. It was released on Cocker's 1972 album Joe Cocker and reached the top in the singles chart of Spain. The song was billed as Joe Cocker with The Chris Stainton Band.
Live at Woodstock is a live album documenting Joe Cocker's famous performance with The Grease Band at Woodstock Festival on 17 August 1969. It was released officially for the first time in 2009 by A&M/Universal.
Icon is a compilation album by Joe Cocker, released in 2011.
The Legend is a compilation album by Joe Cocker, released in 1992 by Polygram TV.
Joe Cocker – Classics, Volume 4 is a greatest hits compilation for Joe Cocker, released in 1987 by A&M Records as part of A&M's classics series of greatest hits albums for artists on its label. This compilation is label-exclusive; therefore, it only contains Joe Cocker's hits on the A&M label.
