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Joe Cocker's debut album holds up extraordinarily well across four decades, the singer's performance bolstered by some very sharp playing, not only by his established sideman/collaborator Chris Stainton, but also some top-notch session musicians, among them drummer Clem Cattini, Steve Winwood on organ, and guitarists Jimmy Page and Albert Lee, all sitting in. It's Cocker's voice, a soulful rasp of an instrument backed up by Madeline Bell, Sunny Weetman and Rossetta Hightower that carries this album and makes "Change in Louise," "Feeling Alright," "Just Like a Woman," "I Shall Be Released," and even "Bye Bye Blackbird" into profound listening experiences. But the surprises in the arrangements, tempo, and approaches taken help make this an exceptional album. Tracks like "Just Like a Woman," with its soaring gospel organ above a lean textured acoustic and light electric accompaniment, and the guitar-dominated rendition of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" -- the formal debut of the Grease Band on record -- all help make this an exceptional listening experience. The 1999 A&M reissue not only includes new notes and audiophile-quality sound, but also a pair of bonus tracks, the previously unanthologized B-sides "The New Age of Lily" and "Something Coming On," deserved better than the obscurity in which they previously dwelt.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Dave Mason, ComposerLyricist - Merry Clayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Artie Butler, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Kaye, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Cohen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Holloway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Brenda Holloway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Humphries, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Laudir, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rosetta Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mort Dixon, Author - Ray Henderson, Composer - Jimmy Page, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Guitar, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Madeline Bell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Clem Cattini, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sunny Wheetman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Kellie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sunny Wheetman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Su Wheetman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Albert Lee, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Page, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tom Rattigan, ComposerLyricist - Frank Miles, ComposerLyricist - Clem Cattini, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Fisher, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Page, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Tommy Eyre, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - B.J. Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Winwood, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Madeline Bell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Dello, ComposerLyricist - Mike Kellie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sunny Wheetman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Su Wheetman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Page, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Clem Cattini, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gloria Caldwell, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BENNIE BENJAMIN, ComposerLyricist - Sol Marcus, ComposerLyricist - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Tommy Eyre, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Slade, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rosetta Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Page, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Tommy Eyre, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Madeline Bell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - B.J. Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sunny Wheetman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Harrison, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Mike Kellie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sunny Wheetman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Su Wheetman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Albert Lee, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Page, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Clem Cattini, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Bass Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Albert Lee, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Page, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Visconti, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Clem Cattini, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Joe Cocker's debut album holds up extraordinarily well across four decades, the singer's performance bolstered by some very sharp playing, not only by his established sideman/collaborator Chris Stainton, but also some top-notch session musicians, among them drummer Clem Cattini, Steve Winwood on organ, and guitarists Jimmy Page and Albert Lee, all sitting in. It's Cocker's voice, a soulful rasp of an instrument backed up by Madeline Bell, Sunny Weetman and Rossetta Hightower that carries this album and makes "Change in Louise," "Feeling Alright," "Just Like a Woman," "I Shall Be Released," and even "Bye Bye Blackbird" into profound listening experiences. But the surprises in the arrangements, tempo, and approaches taken help make this an exceptional album. Tracks like "Just Like a Woman," with its soaring gospel organ above a lean textured acoustic and light electric accompaniment, and the guitar-dominated rendition of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" -- the formal debut of the Grease Band on record -- all help make this an exceptional listening experience. The 1999 A&M reissue not only includes new notes and audiophile-quality sound, but also a pair of bonus tracks, the previously unanthologized B-sides "The New Age of Lily" and "Something Coming On," deserved better than the obscurity in which they previously dwelt.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:03
- Main artists: Joe Cocker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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