Hymn for My Soul is the twentieth studio album by English singer Joe Cocker, released in 2007. It was produced by Ethan Johns. Musicians on the album's sessions included Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Benmont Tench, drummer Jim Keltner, Mike Finnigan, guitarist Albert Lee, Dave Palmer, Greg Leisz, James Gadson, Bob Babbitt and Johns. The songs include Cocker's covers of George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness", Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells", John Fogerty's "Long As I Can See The Light" and Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothin'".

The album reached No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Cocker's highest-charting album in the UK along with Have a Little Faith (1994).

Track listing "You Haven't Done Nothin'" – 3:50 (Stevie Wonder) "One Word (Peace)" – 2:49 (John Magnie, Tommy Malone) "Love Is For Me" – 4:05 (Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr.) "Don't Give Up on Me" – 4:05 (Hoy Lindsey, Dan Penn, Carson Whitsett) "Long as I Can See the Light" – 3:34 (John Fogerty) "Beware of Darkness" – 3:51 (George Harrison) "Just Pass It On" – 4:39 (Daniel Moore) "Rivers Invitation" – 3:31 (Percy Mayfield) "Ring Them Bells" – 3:04 (Bob Dylan) "Hymn for My Soul" – 3:54 (Andy Fairweather Low) "Come Together" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:25 – US edition bonus track "Hymn for My Soul" (instrumental) – 3:54 (Andy Fairweather Low) – Single B side

Personnel Joe Cocker – vocals Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) Dave Palmer – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 2, 6), acoustic piano (4), pipe organ (5, 6), keyboards (7, 9) Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (1–3, 5–10) Richard Martinez – clavinet (11) Ethan Johns – guitars (1–3, 8), string arrangements (3, 5), harmonium (5), hurdy-gurdy (5), acoustic guitar (6), lead guitar (6), backing vocals (6), ukulele (7) Greg Leisz – guitars (5, 7), steel guitar (6, 9), mandolin (10) T Bone Burnett – baritone guitar (11) Mark Stewart – guitars (11), rubber bass balls (11) T-Bone Wolk – guitars (11), bass guitar (11) Albert Lee – guitars (10) Bob Babbitt – bass guitar (1–4, 6–8, 10) James Gadson – drums (1–3, 7, 8, 10) Jim Keltner – drums (2, 4, 6), percussion (2) Charley Drayton – drums (11) Don Heffington – congas (1, 2, 8), triangle (2), vibraslap (2) Horn section on "You Haven't Done Nothin'": Greg Adams and Chuck Findley – trumpets Tom Scott – saxophones David Low – cello (5) String section on "Love Is For Me": Julie Gigante and Phillipe Levy – violins Brian Denbow – viola David Low – cello Tesse Gohl – string arrangements and orchestration (11) Merry Clayton – backing vocals (2, 3, 10) Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10) Julianna Raye – backing vocals (2, 6) Tata Vega – backing vocals (2, 3, 10) Julia Waters – backing vocals (2, 3, 10) Oren Waters – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10) Benjamin Ochieng – backing vocals (7) Yassmin Alers – backing vocals (11) Tracy Nicole Chapman – backing vocals (11) Dana Fuchs – backing vocals (11) Deidre Goodwin – backing vocals (11) Orfeh – backing vocals (11) Antonique Smith – backing vocals (11)

Production Ethan Johns – producer (1–10), engineer (1–10), mixing (1–10) T Bone Burnett – producer (11) Tesse Gohl – producer (11) Elliot Goldenthal – producer (11) Mike Piersante – mixing (11) Bill Mims – recording assistant (1–10) Neil Comber – mix assistant (1–10) David Emery – mix assistant (1–10) Dan Porter – mix assistant (1–10) Tim Young – mastering at Metropolis Mastering (London, UK) Ryan Corey – art direction, design Jeri Heiden – art direction, design Jennifer Johns – photography Andrew MacPherson – photography Roger Davies – management Ray Neapolitan – management Lisa Garrett – management Steven Manzano – management Irene Taylor – management

Charts

Weekly charts + Weekly hart performance for Hymn for My Soul Chart (2007/2008) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 141 Greek Albums (IFPI) 16

Year-end charts + 2007 year-end chart performance for Hymn for My Soul Chart (2007) Position Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 77

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