Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends / Joe Cocker!
(Fly Records 1972 TOOFA1/1/2)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2/A3/B3 – UK Pressing
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some light ringwear – mainly on the Little Help side
Original Fly Inner Sleeves
Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)
John Robert “Joe” Cocker, OBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English rock, blues and soul singer and musician who came to popularity in the 1960s. He was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of the Beatles.
Cocker’s cover of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends” reached number one in the UK in 1968. He performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969, and at the Party at the Palace concert for the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2002. His version also became the theme song for the TV series The Wonder Years. His 1974 cover of “You Are So Beautiful”, reached number five in the US. Cocker was the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his US number one “Up Where We Belong”, a duet with Jennifer Warnes.
In 1993 Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male, in 2007 was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown, and in 2008 he received an OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone‘s 100 greatest singers list.
With a Little Help from My Friends is the first album by singer Joe Cocker, released in 1969. It was certified gold in the US and peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard 200.
The title track was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and originally performed by The Beatles on the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band; it has been inducted into both the Grammy Award Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cocker’s version was the theme song to the television series The Wonder Years during the 1980s and 1990s.
Track listing
- Side one
- “Feeling Alright” (Dave Mason) – 4:10
- “Bye Bye Blackbird” (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon) – 3:27
- “Change in Louise” (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 3:22
- “Marjorine” (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:38
- “Just Like a Woman” (Bob Dylan) – 5:17
- Side two
- “Do I Still Figure in Your Life?” (Pete Dello) – 3:59
- “Sandpaper Cadillac” (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 3:16
- “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin) – 4:41
- “With a Little Help from My Friends” (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:11
- “I Shall Be Released” (Bob Dylan) – 4:35
Personnel
- Joe Cocker: vocals
- David Cohen: guitar (track 1)
- Tony Visconti: guitar (track 2)
- Jimmy Page: guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
- Henry McCullough: guitar (tracks 3, 6, 8 & 10)
- Albert Lee: guitar (track 4)
- Chris Stainton: piano (tracks 2, 3, 4 & 7), organ (tracks 2 & 7), bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10)
- Tommy Eyre: piano (track 5), organ (tracks 8 & 9)
- Artie Butler: piano (track 1)
- Matthew Fisher: organ (track 5)
- Stevie Winwood: organ (tracks 6 & 10)
- Carol Kaye: bass guitar (track 1)
- Paul Humphrey: drums (track 1)
- Clem Cattini: drums (tracks 2, 4 & 7)
- Mike Kellie: drums (tracks 3, 6 & 10)
- B.J. Wilson: drums (tracks 5 & 9)
- Kenny: drums (track 8)
- Laudir: tumba, maracas (track 1)
- Brenda Holloway: backing vocals (track 1)
- Patrice Holloway: backing vocals (track 1)
- Merry Clayton: backing vocals (track 1)
- Madeline Bell: backing vocals (tracks 2, 6 & 9)
- Rosetta Hightower: backing vocals (tracks 2 & 9)
- Sue Wheetman: backing vocals (tracks 3, 6, 9 & 10)
- Sunny Wheetman: Backing Vocals (Tracks 3, 6, 9 & 10)
Production
- Denny Cordell: Producer
- Tony Visconti: Mixing Engineer
- Tom Wilkes: Album Design
- Martin Keeley: Front Cover Shot
- Eric Hays: Back Cover Shot
- Herb Greene: Back Cover Shot
Joe Cocker! is a 1969 album by Joe Cocker, his second. Following the template of his first LP, this album features numerous covers of songs originally performed by Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Leonard Cohen, and future touring partner Leon Russell. Cocker co-wrote one song, “That’s Your Business Now”, with Chris Stainton.
The album charted in the UK in May 1972 at #29 when it was re-released as a double pack with Cocker’s first LP With A Little Help From My Friends.
Track listing
- “Dear Landlord” (Bob Dylan) – 3:23
- “Bird on the Wire” (Leonard Cohen) – 4:30
- “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” (Lloyd Price) – 2:15
- “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:37
- “Hitchcock Railway” (Don Dunn, Tony McCashen) – 4:41
- “That’s Your Business Now” (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:56
- “Something” (George Harrison) – 3:32
- “Delta Lady” (Leon Russell) – 2:51
- “Hello, Little Friend” (Leon Russell) – 3:52
- “Darling Be Home Soon” (John Sebastian) – 4:49
Personnel
- Joe Cocker – vocals
- Chris Stainton – piano, organ, guitar
- Alan Spenner – bass
- Bruce Rowland – drums
- Henry McCullough – guitar
- Leon Russell – piano, organ, guitar
- Milt Holland – percussion
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – guitar
- Clarence White – guitar
- Paul Humphries – drums
- Merry Clayton, Bonnie Bramlett, Rita Coolidge, Patrice Holloway, Sherlie Matthews – background vocals
- Steve Winwood – claims unspecified contributions on his official website
Production notes
- Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, and Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1969
- Produced by Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
- Engineered by Henry Lewy, Brian Ingoldsby
- Remixed and remastered by Glyn Johns
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