STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JOE COCKER - JOE COCKER'S GREATEST HITS

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Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember English vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Joe Cocker, who would have turned 77 today. He passed away in 2014, age 70, from lung cancer. He is severely missed. Joe Cocker's greatest Hits was released in November of 1977 on the A&M label and produced by Denny Cordell and Leon Russell. It reached #114 on the Billboard 200, #88 in Canada, and #2 in New Zealand. The disc collects his hits from the late 60s and 70s. My beautiful Wife Lynn had the fortune of seeing Joe perform live at the very first Tampa Jay. I'll include photos of her ticket down below.

A1 With A Little Help From My Friends

Backing Vocals – Madelene Bell*
Backing Vocals [B.v.'s] – Rosetta Hightower, Sunny Wheetman
Bass – Chris Stainton
Drums – B. J. Wilson
Guitar – Jimmy Page
Organ – Tommy Eyre
Written-By – J. Lennon-P. McCartney
4:05

A2 Woman To Woman

Producer – Nigel Thomas
4:26

A3 The Jealous Kind

Arranged By [Music] – Richard Tee
Congas – Flaco
Producer – Rob Fraboni
Producer [Associate] – Mark Aglietti, Richard Tee
Soloist [Guitar Solo] – Cornell Dupree
Soloist [Soprano Sax Solo] – Sam Rivers
Written-By – B. Charles
3:48

A4 Black-Eyed Blues 4:37

A5 I Think It's Going To Rain

Bass – Dave McDaniel, Jim Price
Drums – Joe Correro
Guitar – Ben Benay, Dan Sawyer
Piano, Orchestrated By [Additional Orchestration] – Peggy Sandvig
Producer, Arranged By [Music] – Jim Price
Strings – The Sid Sharp Strings
Vocals [Group] – Daniel Moore, Jim Price, Matthew Moore
Written-By – R. Newman
3:55

A6 Cry Me A River

Arranged By [Musical Arrangements] – Chris Stainton, Leon Russell
Bass – Carl Radle
Congas – Bobby Torres
Drums – Chuck Blackwell, Jim Gordon
Percussion – Chuck Blackwell, Sandy Konikoff
Rhythm Guitar – Don Preston 
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Bobby Keys
Trumpet – Jim Price
Vocals [The Choir] – Bobby Jones , Claudia Linnear, Daniel Moore, Don Preston , Donna Washburn, Donna Wiess, Matthew Moore, Nicole Barclay, Pamela Pollard, Rita Coolidge
Written-By – A. Hamilton
3:50

B1 You Are So Beautiful
Bass – Dave McDaniel
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Producer, Arranged By [Music] – Jim Price
Written By – B. Preston-B. Fisher
Written-By – B. Preston*, B. Fisher
2:39

B2 Feeling Alright

Backing Vocals – Brenda Holloway, Brenda's Sister, Merry Clayton
Bass – Carol Kaye
Congas [Tumba], Maracas – Laudir
Drums – Paul Humphries
Guitar – David Cohen
Piano – Artie Butler
Written-By – D. Mason
4:12

B3 Delta Lady

Arranged By – Chris Stainton, Leon Russell, The Grease Band
Backing Vocals – Bonnie Bramlett, Merry Clayton, Patrice Holloway, Rita Coolidge, Shirley Matthews
Bass – Allan Spenner
Drums – Bruce Rowlands, Paul Humphries
Guitar – Chris Stainton, Clarence White , Henry McCulloch, Leon Russell, Sneeky Pete
Organ – Leon Russell
Percussion – Milt Holland
Written-By – L. Russell
2:51

B4 Darling Be Home Soon

Arranged By – Chris Stainton, Leon Russell, The Grease Band
Backing Vocals – Bonnie Bramlett, Merry Clayton, Patrice Holloway, Rita Coolidge, Shirley Matthews
Bass – Allan Spenner
Drums – Bruce Rowlands, Paul Humphries
Guitar – Chris Stainton, Clarence White, Henry McCulloch, Leon Russell, Sneeky Pete
Organ – Leon Russell
Percussion – Milt Holland
Written-By – J. Sebastian
4:49

B5 High Time We Went 4:25

B6 The Letter

Arranged By [Musical Arrangements] – Chris Stainton, Leon Russell
Bass – Carl Radle
Congas – Bobby Torres
Drums – Chuck Blackwell, Jim Gordon
Percussion – Chuck Blackwell, Sandy Konikoff
Rhythm Guitar – Don Preston 
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Bobby Keys
Trumpet – Jim Price
Vocals [The Choir] – Bobby Jones (4), Claudia Linnear*, Daniel Moore, Don Preston (2), Donna Washburn, Donna Wiess, Matthew Moore, Nicole Barclay, Pamela Pollard, Rita Coolidge
Written-By – W.C. Thompson
4:20

Art Direction – Roland Young 
Design – Chuck Beeson
Illustration – Dorothy Rennie
Management – Just Sunshine, Inc.
Photography By [Back Cover] – Jim McRary, Mark Hanauer, Randy Alpert
Photography By [Cover] – Randy Alpert
Producer – Denny Cordell (tracks: A1, A4, A6, B2 to B6), Leon Russell (tracks: A6, B3, B4, B6)