I Can Stand a Little Rain

I Can Stand a Little Rain
Studio album by Joe Cocker
Released	August 1974
Recorded	1974 in Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	34:29
Label	A&M
Producer	Jim Price
Joe Cocker chronology
Joe Cocker (1972) I Can Stand a Little Rain (1974) Jamaica Say You Will (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Džuboks	(Favorable)[2]

I Can Stand a Little Rain is the fourth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music).

It features the single "You Are So Beautiful", which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, proving this album to eventually become a hit.

Track listing

1. "Put Out the Light" (Daniel Moore) – 4:11
2. "I Can Stand a Little Rain" (Jim Price) – 3:33
3. "I Get Mad" (Joe Cocker, Jim Price) – 3:38
4. "Sing Me a Song" (Henry McCullough) – 2:25
5. "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:31
6. "Don't Forget Me" (Harry Nilsson) – 3:19
7. "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 2:41
8. "It's a Sin (When You Love Somebody)" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:49
9. "Performance" (Allen Toussaint) – 4:39
10. "Guilty" (Randy Newman) – 2:46

Personnel

• Lead vocals - Joe Cocker
• Guitar - Henry McCullough, Cornell Dupree, Jay Graydon, Ralph Hammer, Ray Palmer, Ray Parker, Jr.
• Bass - Chuck Rainey, Clydie King, David McDaniels, Chris Stewart
• Drums - Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Ollie E. Brown, Jeff Porcaro, Jim Karstein
• Keyboards - Randy Newman, Nicky Hopkins, Greg Mathieson, Jimmy Webb, Jim Price, David Paich, Richard Tee, Peggy Sanduig
• Saxophone - Jim Horn, Trevor Lawrence
• Trumpet - Stewart Blumberg, Steve Madaio
• Trombone - Mayo Tiana, Jim Price
• Backing vocals - Merry Clayton, Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Daniel Moore
• Arrangements - Jim Price, Jimmy Webb

Production notes

• Produced by Jim Price
• Mostly recorded at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, 1973 (1, 7–10) / 1974 (2–6)
• Engineers: recording and mixing – Rob Fraboni and Nat Jeffrey, Joe Tuzen, Mario Aglietti, Rick Heenan, J.J. Jansen, Carlton Lee, Ken Klinger, Zak Zenor
• Mastered by Kent Duncan at Kendun Recorders, Burbank

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1974	US Billboard	11

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. I Can Stand a Little Rain at AllMusic
2. Konjović, Slobodan. "Joe Cocker". Džuboks (in Serbian) (Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine) (7 (second series)): 23.