Night Calls is the thirteenth studio album by English singer Joe Cocker, released on 7 October 1991 in the EU and 23 March 1992 in Cocker's native UK. There were three different editions of the album released in 1991 and 1992. Each of them featured different selections of songs, in different orders, and had different works of cover art. In addition, a DTS edition of the album was released in the UK in 1998, also with a different selection of songs.
The title track landed at number 88 on the 1991 year-end chart for the Italian singles chart, published by Musica e Dischi.
Track listing
Personnel Credits according to US release track listing.
Joe Cocker – vocals Chris Stainton – acoustic piano (1, 12), keyboards (2, 4, 7, 9, 11) John Miles – organ (1, 3, 12), tambourine (1), backing vocals (1, 3), keyboards (3), lead guitar (3) Rory Kaplan – keyboards (2, 4, 9, 10) Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2, 8, 9) Jeff Lynne – multi instruments (5) Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (6) Ian McLagan – Hammond organ (9) David Paich – keyboards (11) Phil Grande – guitars (1–4, 6–12) Mike Campbell – guitars (5) Danny Kortchmar – guitars (7, 11) Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (1, 3, 12) T. M. Stevens – bass guitar (2, 4–11) Mike Baird – drums (1, 3, 12) Steve Holley – drums (2, 4, 6–11), percussion (4, 6, 9–11), claves (4), tambourine (10) Jim Keltner – drums (5) Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 4, 6, 9, 10) Jim Brock – timbales (2) Deric Dyer – saxophone (12) Marti Jones – backing vocals (2) Girls Talk (Debra Lewis-Brown, Michelle Cross and Geraldine Reid) – backing vocals (2, 4, 6–9) Cydney Davis – backing vocals (5, 12) Maxine Sharp – backing vocals (5, 12) The Waters Sisters (Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Waters Willard and Myrna Waters) – backing vocals (7) New Life Community Choir – choir (11) John P. Kee – choir director (11)
Production Roger Davies – executive producer (1, 3, 12), management Chris Lord-Alge – producer (1, 3, 12) David Tickle – producer (2, 4, 6, 8–10) Jeff Lynne – producer (5) Danny Kortchmar – producer (7, 11) Ray Neapolitan – production assistant, personal manager European album design Tommy Steele – art direction Johnny Lee – design Ana Juan – cover painting Allan Titmuss – photography US album design Gary Kelley – cover painting Tim Smith – album artwork Herb Ritts – photography
Technical credits Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California) Chris Lord-Alge – engineer (1, 3, 12), mixing (1, 3, 12) David Tickle – recording (2, 4, 6, 8–10), additional recording (7, 11) Ron Jacobs – mixing (2, 4–11) Shelly Yakus – mixing (2, 4–11) Richard Dodd – recording (5) Marc DeSisto – recording (7, 11) Mark Williams – choir recording (11) Rob Hart – assistant engineer (1, 3, 12) Talley Sherwood – assistant mix engineer (1, 3, 12) Greg Goldman – assistant engineer (2, 4, 6, 8, 9) Rick Plank – assistant engineer (2, 4, 6, 8, 9) Efren Herrera – assistant engineer (7) Brian Schueble – assistant engineer (7)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1991)Peakposition Chart (1992)PeakpositionCanadian Albums (RPM)60French Albums (SNEP) Locate Joe COCKER on the drop-down menu and click OK.19
Year-end charts Chart (1992)PositionGerman Albums (Offizielle Top 100)36New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)27Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)35
Certifications and sales
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