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Joe Cocker's first three A&M albums form the bedrock of a career that spans over three decades. While Cocker certainly wasn't always in top form during this stretch -- thanks to alcohol problems and questionable comeback moves in the '80s and '90s -- his early records did inform the classic pub rock sound later credited to proto-punk figures like Graham Parker and Brinsley Schwarz. On those early records, Cocker mixed elements of late-'60s English blues revival recordings (John Mayall, et al.) with the more contemporary sounds of soul and pop; a sound fused in no small part by producer and arranger Leon Russell, whose gumbo mix figures prominently on this eponymous release and the infamous Mad Dogs & Englishmen live set. Russell's sophisticated swamp blues aesthetic is felt directly with versions of his gospel ballad "Hello, Little Friend" and Beatles-inspired bit of New Orleans pop -- and one of Cocker's biggest hits -- "Delta Lady." Following up on the huge success of an earlier cover of "With a Little Help From My Friends," Cocker mines more Beatles gold with very respectable renditions of "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" and "Something." And rounding out this impressive set are equally astute takes on Dylan's "Dear Landlord," Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire," and John Sebastian's "Darling Be Home Soon." Throughout, Cocker gets superb support from his regular backing group of the time, the Grease Band. A fine introduction to the singer's classic, late-'60s and early-'70s period. © Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leonard Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lloyd Price, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Dunn, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony McCashen, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE HARRISON, ComposerLyricist - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bonnie Bramlett, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Merry Clayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shirley Matthews, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Holloway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bonnie Bramlett, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stainton, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Merry Clayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Sebastian, ComposerLyricist - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Rowland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shirley Matthews, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Holloway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry McCullough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Grease Band, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ingoldsby, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Joe Cocker's first three A&M albums form the bedrock of a career that spans over three decades. While Cocker certainly wasn't always in top form during this stretch -- thanks to alcohol problems and questionable comeback moves in the '80s and '90s -- his early records did inform the classic pub rock sound later credited to proto-punk figures like Graham Parker and Brinsley Schwarz. On those early records, Cocker mixed elements of late-'60s English blues revival recordings (John Mayall, et al.) with the more contemporary sounds of soul and pop; a sound fused in no small part by producer and arranger Leon Russell, whose gumbo mix figures prominently on this eponymous release and the infamous Mad Dogs & Englishmen live set. Russell's sophisticated swamp blues aesthetic is felt directly with versions of his gospel ballad "Hello, Little Friend" and Beatles-inspired bit of New Orleans pop -- and one of Cocker's biggest hits -- "Delta Lady." Following up on the huge success of an earlier cover of "With a Little Help From My Friends," Cocker mines more Beatles gold with very respectable renditions of "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" and "Something." And rounding out this impressive set are equally astute takes on Dylan's "Dear Landlord," Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire," and John Sebastian's "Darling Be Home Soon." Throughout, Cocker gets superb support from his regular backing group of the time, the Grease Band. A fine introduction to the singer's classic, late-'60s and early-'70s period. © Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:14
- Main artists: Joe Cocker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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