Joe Cocker!

Joe Cocker!
Studio album by Joe Cocker
Released November 1969
Recorded 1969
Genre Blues rock, soul
Length 35:26
Label Regal Zonophone (UK)
A&M (US)
Stateside (France)
Cube (Germany)
Producer Denny Cordell, Leon Russell
Joe Cocker chronology
With a Little Help from My Friends
(1969)		 Joe Cocker!
(1969)		 Mad Dogs and Englishmen
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA[2]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

Joe Cocker! is Joe Cocker's second studio album, released in November 1969. Following the template of his first LP, this album features numerous covers of songs originally performed by Bob Dylan ("Dear Landlord"), The Beatles ("She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" and "Something" - both released almost simultaneously with original versions; "Let It Be" was also recorded and released as a B-side), Leonard Cohen ("Bird on the Wire"), and future touring partner Leon Russell ("Delta Lady"). Cocker also co-wrote one song, "That's Your Business Now", Chris Stainton, who was also his writing partner in later years.

Cocker is backed by the Grease Band, who appeared on his first album and backed the singer at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969. However, Cocker would part ways with the group following the release of this record, citing a reluctance to tour. However, the need to meet live commitments in America prompted Cocker to organise a new band (the Mad Dogs and Englishmen) with the help of keyboardist Leon Russell, heralding a new musical direction for the singer on his subsequent studio releases.

The album charted in the UK in May 1972 at #29 when it was re-released as a double pack with Cocker's first LP With A Little Help From My Friends. On its release, the album also charted at #11 on the Billboard 200 in America, propelled by Cocker's well-received appearance with the Grease Band at Woodstock earlier in the year.

Track listing

  1. "Dear Landlord" (Bob Dylan) – 3:23
  2. "Bird on the Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:30
  3. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) – 2:15
  4. "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:37
  5. "Hitchcock Railway" (Don Dunn, Tony McCashen) – 4:41
  6. "That's Your Business Now" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:56
  7. "Something" (George Harrison) – 3:32
  8. "Delta Lady" (Leon Russell) – 2:51
  9. "Hello, Little Friend" (Leon Russell) – 3:52
  10. "Darling Be Home Soon" (John Sebastian) – 4:49

Sessions outtakes released as B-sides and later bonus tracks

  1. "She's So Good To Me" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:56
  2. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:05

Personnel

Production notes

Chart performance

Chart (1972) Peak
position
UK 29
US Billboard 11

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Cook, Stephen. Joe Cocker! at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (15 January 1970). "Consumer Guide (6)". The Village Voice. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Marcus, Greil (21 February 1970). "Joe Cocker Joe Cocker! > Album Review". Rolling Stone (52). Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  4. ↑ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 78.
  5. ↑ "American album certifications – Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker!". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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