Luxury You Can Afford

Luxury You Can Afford
Studio album by Joe Cocker
Released	August 1978
Genre	Blues-rock, soft rock, pop-rock
Label	Asylum
Producer	Allen Toussaint
Joe Cocker chronology
Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits (1977) Luxury You Can Afford (1978) Sheffield Steel (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Luxury You Can Afford is the seventh studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1978 on Asylum Records, his only release for that label.

Track listing

1. "Fun Time" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:39
2. "Watching the River Flow" (Bob Dylan) – 3:16
3. "Boogie Baby" (Phil Driscoll) – 3:51
4. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher) – 5:27
5. "I Can't Say No" (John Bettis, Daniel Moore) – 2:51
6. "Southern Lady" (Phil Driscoll) – 3:16
7. "I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)" (Barbara George) – 3:08
8. "What Did You Do To Me Last Night" (Bettye Crutcher) – 3:28
9. "Lady Put The Light Out" (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett) – 4:46
10. "Wasted Years" (Phil Driscoll) – 4:49
11. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 4:29

Personnel

• Lead vocals, harmonica - Joe Cocker
• Guitar - Cornell Dupree, George Terry, Pete Carr, Jimmy Johnson, Larry Byrom, Joey Murcia, Cliff Goodwin, Mitch Chakour
• Bass - David Hood, Chuck Rainey, Howard Hersh, Rick Danko
• Drums - Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Roger Hawkins, John Riley, Steve Gadd
• Percussion - Kenneth "Afro" Williams, Felix "Flaco" Falcon
• Keyboards - Donny Hathaway, Dr. John, Richard Tee, Billy Preston, Allen Toussaint, Barry Beckett, Randy McCormick, Mitch Chakour
• Backing vocals - Clydie King, Ann Lang, Mona Lisa Young
• Trumpet - Marcus Belgrave, Harrison Calloway, Jr., Philip Guilbeau, Wayne Jackson, Clyde Kerr
• Tenor saxophone - Bobby Keys, David "Fathead" Newman, Harvey Thompson, Gary Brown
• Baritone saxophone - Leroy Cooper, Ronnie Eades
• Alto saxophone - Hank Crawford
• Trombone - Charles Rose

Production notes

• Produced by Allen Toussaint
• Executive producer: Michael Lang
• Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida; Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1978	New Zealand	25
	Netherlands	47
	US Billboard	76

References

1. Leggett, Steve. Luxury You Can Afford at AllMusic