Joe Cocker

Artist:  Joe Cocker
Birth Name:  John Robert Cocker
Born:  May 20, 1944.  Sheffield, West Riding Of Yorkshire, England
Died:  December 22,  2014 (Aged 70).  Crawford, Colorado, USA
Genre:  Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop, Soft Rock
Occupation:  Singer, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Harmonica

Joe Cocker was an English Rock and Blues Singer and Musician, became popularity in 1960s with cover versions of popular songs such as:  "With A Little Help From My Friends" (The Beatles) reached No. in The UK Charts in 1968,  "The Letter" (The Box Tops)"You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher), reached No. 5 in The U.S. Charts.  He received several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his U.S. No. 1 "Up Where We Belong", duet with Jennifer Warnes.  In 1993 he was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male, and in 2007 was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends.  He was ranked No. 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers List.

Title:   Icon  (2011)
Genre:  Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop, Soft Rock
Label:  A&M
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  The Letter  (4:37)
 2.  High Time We Went  (4:30)
 3.  You Are So Beautiful  (2:44)
 4.  Feelin' All Right!  (4:11)
 5.  Delta Lady  (2:53)
 6.  Cry Me A River  (3:59)
 7.  She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (2:40)
 8.  Darling Be Home Soon  (4:43)
 9.  Woman To Woman  (4:29)
10. Midnight Rider  (4:00)
11. Something  (3:35)
12. With A Little Help From My Friends  (5:12)

Icon is one of the best compilation album by Joe Cocker, was released on April 5, 2011 by A&M Records.  Highly recommended to Joe Cocker Fan.