Joe Cocker Live Explained

Joe Cocker Live
Type:	live
Artist:	Joe Cocker
Cover:	Joe Cocker Live.jpg
Recorded:	5 October 1989
Venue:	Memorial Auditorium (Lowell, Massachusetts)
Studio:	A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Sound Design (Santa Barbara, CA) Bearsville Studios (Bearsville, NY)
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Michael Barbiero, Michael Lang, Steve Thompson
Prev Title:	One Night of Sin
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Night Calls
Next Year:	1991

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.

Track listing

1. "Feelin' Alright" (Dave Mason) – 4:43
2. "Shelter Me" (Nick Di Stefano) – 4:26
3. "Hitchcock Railway" (Donald Lewis Dunn, Tony McCashen) – 3:58
4. "Up Where We Belong" (Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings) – 4:35
5. "Guilty" (Randy Newman) – 2:40
6. "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Randy Newman) – 4:20
7. "When the Night Comes" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren) – 4:52
8. "Unchain My Heart" (Robert W. "Bobby" Sharp Jr.) – 5:50
9. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 9:13
10. "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 4:23
11. "The Letter" (Wayne Carson Thompson) – 4:31
12. "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (Paul McCartney) – 2:30
13. "High Time We Went" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 7:58
14. "What Are You Doing With a Fool Like Me" (Diane Warren) – 4:51 – Studio bonus track
15. "Living in the Promiseland" (David Lynn Jones) – 3:55 – Studio bonus track

Personnel

• Joe Cocker – lead vocals

with:

• Phil Grande – guitar
• Keith Mack – rhythm guitar, guitar solo on "The Letter"
• T.M. Stevens – bass, backing vocals
• Deric Dyer – tenor saxophone, percussion, keyboards
• Jeff Levine – keyboards
• Chris Stainton – keyboards
• Steve Holley – drums
• Crystal Taliefero – percussion, backing vocals
• Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
• Maxine Green – backing vocals, duet on "Up Where We Belong"

The Memphis Horns on 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 13

• Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
• Gary Buho Gazaway – trumpet
• Wayne Jackson – trumpet

studio tracks only:

• Earl Slick – guitar
• Keni Richards – drums
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
• Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
• Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals

Technical

• Michael Barbiero – production, engineering
• Michael Lang – production
• Steve Thompson – production
• Guy Charbonneau – engineering
• Herb Ritts – photography

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2]	15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[3]	29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	9

Notes and References

1. 21 July 1990 . 100 Albums . . 52 . 10 . 0033-7064 . 23 February 2013 .
2. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 1990. austriancharts.at. 15 February 2022.
3. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 15 February 2022.
4. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1990. Recorded Music NZ. 15 February 2022.
5. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990. hitparade.ch. 15 February 2022.