Respect Yourself (album) explained

Respect Yourself
Type:	studio
Artist:	Joe Cocker
Cover:	Respect Yourself.jpg
Released:	16 July 2002
Recorded:	2001−02
Studio:	Henson Recording, Hollywood
Genre:	Rock
Label:	EMI
Producer:	John Shanks
Prev Title:	No Ordinary World
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Greatest Love Songs
Next Year:	2003

Respect Yourself is the eighteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 2002.

Track listing

1. "You Can't Have My Heart" (John Shanks, Tonio K, C. J. Vanston) – 4:01
2. "Love Not War" (Barbara Griffin, Tom Snow) – 4:00
3. "You Took It So Hard" (Shanks, Tonio K, Vanston) – 4:27
4. "Never Tear Us Apart" (Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence) – 4:03
5. "This Is Your Life" (Shelly Peiken, Shanks) – 4:34
6. "Respect Yourself" (Luther Ingram, Mark Rice) – 5:14
7. "I'm Listening Now" (Shanks, Tonio K) – 5:01
8. "Leave a Light On" (Peiken, Shanks, Vanston) – 4:34
9. "It's Only Love" (Peiken, Shanks) – 3:55
10. "Every Time It Rains" (Randy Newman) – 3:34
11. "Midnight Without You" (Chris Botti, Paul Buchanan, Paul Joseph Moore) – 5:08

Personnel

• Joe Cocker – vocals
• Jamie Muhoberac – acoustic piano (1, 3–8, 10, 11), keyboards (2), Wurlitzer electric piano (6, 7), synthesizers (6, 11), Hammond B3 organ (8, 9)
• C. J. Vanston – Hammond B3 organ (1, 5), horn arrangements (1, 5, 11), acoustic piano (3)
• Patrick Warren – keyboards (1, 10, 11), acoustic piano (2, 9), Chamberlin (3, 4, 8), synth strings (4, 5), Hammond B3 organ (6, 7), Wurlitzer electric piano (8), synthesizers (8), string arrangements (10, 11)
• John Shanks – guitars, backing vocals (4, 5, 9)
• Tim Pierce – guitars (1, 7, 9)
• Rusty Anderson – guitars (10)
• Paul Bushnell – bass
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion (2–6, 8, 11)
• Bruce Eskovitz – saxophones (1, 5, 6, 11)
• Nick Lane – trombone (1, 5, 6, 11)
• Bill Churchville – trumpet (1, 5, 6, 11)
• Chris Tedesco – trumpet (1, 5, 6, 11), trumpet solo (11)
• Julia Waters – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Maxine Waters – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Fred White – backing vocals (1, 3)
• C.C. White – backing vocals (2, 6, 8, 11)
• Lucy Woodward – backing vocals (5, 9)

Production

• John Shanks – producer
• Marc DeSisto – engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11), mixing
• Trina Shoemaker – engineer (1, 3, 7, 9, 10)
• Mark Valentine – second engineer
• Bret Patrick – third engineer
• Bryan Cook – mix assistant
• Daniel Chase – digital editing
• Robert Hadley – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
• John Heiden – art direction, design
• James Minchin – photography

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California).
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[2]	71
French Albums (SNEP)^[3]	124
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	65

Notes and References

1. 61.
2. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2002. Ultratop.be. 29 July 2020.
3. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2002. SNEP. fr. 29 July 2020.
4. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German. Offiziellecharts.de. 29 July 2020.
5. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002. Hitparade.ch. 29 July 2020.