Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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:  The Life Of A Man - The Ultimate Hits 1968-2013 (2017)
Genre:  Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop, Soft Rock
Label:  Sony Music
Rating:  *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  With A Little Help From My Friends  (5:10)
 2.  Up Where We Belong  (3:54)
 3.  Many Rivers To Cross  (3:45)
 4.  You Are So Beautiful  (4:06)

Side B:

 1.  You Can Leave Your Hat On  (4:16)
 2.  Delta Lady  (2:53)
 3.  The Letter  (4:16)
 4.  Cry Me A River  (3:58)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Unchain My Heart  (5:07)
 2.  Woman To Woman  (4:29)
 3.  The Simple Things  (4:51)
 4.  Summer In The City  (3:51)
 5.  Fire It Up  (3:53)

Side D:

 1.  Feelin' Alright  (4:12)
 2.  Come Together  (4:25)
 3.  When The Night Comes  (4:48)
 4.  I Come On Peace  (4:20)
 5.  Performance  (4:38)

The Life Of A Man - The Ultimate Hits 1968-2013 is the compilation album by Joe Cocker, released on March 10, 2017 by Sony Music.  Great Album and for Music Collectors.



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