Night Calls (album) explained
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.
Personnel
Credits according to US release track listing.
- Joe Cocker – lead vocals
- Chris Stainton – acoustic piano (1, 12), keyboards (2, 4, 7, 9, 11)
- John Miles – organ (1, 3, 12), tambourine (1), backing vocals (1, 3), keyboards (3), lead guitar (3)
- Rory Kaplan – keyboards (2, 4, 9, 10)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2, 8, 9)
- Jeff Lynne – multi instruments (5)
- Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (6)
- Ian McLagan – Hammond organ (9)
- David Paich – keyboards (11)
- Phil Grande – guitar (1–4, 6–12)
- Mike Campbell – guitar (5)
- Danny Kortchmar – guitar (7, 11)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 3, 12)
- T. M. Stevens – bass (2, 4–11)
- Mike Baird – drums (1, 3, 12)
- Steve Holley – drums (2, 4, 6–11), percussion (4, 6, 9–11), claves (4), tambourine (10)
- Jim Keltner – drums (5)
- Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 4, 6, 9, 10)
- Jim Brock – timbales (2)
- Deric Dyer – saxophone (12)
- Marti Jones – backing vocals (2)
- Girls Talk (Debra Lewis-Brown, Michelle Cross and Geraldine Reid) – backing vocals (2, 4, 6–9)
- Cydney Davis – backing vocals (5, 12)
- Maxine Sharp – backing vocals (5, 12)
- The Water Sisters – backing vocals (7)
- New Life Community Choir – choir (11)
- John P. Kee – choir director (11)
Production
- Producers – Chris Lord-Alge (Tracks 1, 3 & 12); David Tickle (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 10); Jeff Lynne (Track 5); Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 7 & 11).
- Executive Producer – Roger Davies
- Engineers – Chris Lord-Alge (Tracks 1, 3 & 12); David Tickle (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 10); Richard Dodd (Track 5); Marc DeSisto (Tracks 7 & 11).
- Assistant Engineers – Rob Hart (Tracks 1, 3 & 12); Greg Goldman and Rick Plank (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9); Efren Herrera and Brian Schueble (Track 7).
- Additional recording on Tracks 7 & 11 – David Tickle
- Choir recording on Track 11 – Mark Williams
- Mixing – Chris Lord-Alge (Tracks 1, 3 & 12); Ron Jacobs and Shelly Yakus (Tracks 2 & 4–11).
- Mix Assistant on Tracks 1 & 3 – Talley Sherwood
- Recorded at A&M Studios, The Village Recorder and Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, CA); Metropolis Mastering (London, UK).
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, CA).
- Production Manager – Ray Neapolitan
- Art Direction – Tommy Steele
- Design – Johnny Lee
- Illustration – Gary Kelley
- Cover Painting – Ana Juan
- Photography – Paul Cox (US); Allan Titmuss (Europe).
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- http://www.cocker.com/us/music/night-calls Album info at official site
- 22 August 1992 . RPM 100 Albums . . 56 . 8 . 0033-7064 . 23 February 2013 .
- Web site: InfoDisc: Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel . InfoDisc . French . 23 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820092500/http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_ChartRun.php . 20 August 2008 . Locate Joe COCKER on the drop-down menu and click OK.
- Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 23 October 2021.
- Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1992. Recorded Music NZ. 10 February 2022.
- Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992. hitparade.ch. 23 October 2021.
