Joe Cocker Live is a live album by English singer Joe Cocker, released in 1990. It was recorded live 5 October 1989 at Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts with the exception of the last two tracks which were recorded in the studio. The album was re-released in 2011 under the title Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits Live.
Track listing "Feelin' Alright" (Dave Mason) – 4:43 "Shelter Me" (Nick Di Stefano) – 4:26 "Hitchcock Railway" (Donald Lewis Dunn, Tony McCashen) – 3:58 "Up Where We Belong" (Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings) – 4:35 "Guilty" (Randy Newman) – 2:40 "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Randy Newman) – 4:20 "When the Night Comes" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren) – 4:52 "Unchain My Heart" (Robert W. "Bobby" Sharp Jr.) – 5:50 "With a Little Help from My Friends" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 9:13 "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 4:23 "The Letter" (Wayne Carson Thompson) – 4:31 "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (Paul McCartney) – 2:30 "High Time We Went" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 7:58 "What Are You Doing With a Fool Like Me" (Diane Warren) – 4:51 – Studio bonus track "Living in the Promiseland" (David Lynn Jones) – 3:55 – Studio bonus track
Personnel
The band Joe Cocker – lead vocals Jeff Levine – keyboards Chris Stainton – keyboards Deric Dyer – keyboards, percussion, tenor saxophone (including solos), horn arrangements Phil Grande – lead guitar Keith Mack – rhythm guitar, guitar solo on "The Letter" T.M. Stevens – bass, backing vocals Steve Holley – drums Crystal Taliefero – percussion, backing vocals Doreen Chanter – backing vocals Maxine Green – backing vocals, duet on "Up Where We Belong"
The Memphis Horns (Tracks 6, 8, 9 & 11-13) Andrew Love – tenor saxophone Gary Buho Gazaway – trombone, trumpet Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet, trumpet solo on "The Letter"
Studio Tracks (14 & 15): Joe Cocker – vocals Earl Slick – guitars Kenny Richards – drums Bashiri Johnson – percussion Tawatha Agee – backing vocals Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
Production
Live recordings Michael Lang – producer LeMobile – audio recording unit Guy Charbonneau – engineer David Gallo – assistant engineer David Roberts – assistant engineer Chris Lord-Alge – mixing Mark Harder – assistant mix engineer Maicajah Ryan – assistant mix engineer
Studio recordings Michael Barbiero – producer, engineer, mixing Steve Thompson – producer, mixing Ed Goodreau – assistant engineer Chris Lord-Alge – additional engineer
Album credits Howie Weinberg – album mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY) Jeffrey Fey – art direction Tommy Steele – art direction Peter Nomura – design Herb Ritts – photography Henry Diltz – concert photography Better Music – management
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1990)PeakpositionCanadian Albums (RPM)46
Year-end charts Chart (1990)PositionAustrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)15German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)29New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)15Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)9
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