The Life of a Man

~ Release by Joe Cocker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Disc 1
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1Feelin’ Alright
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Carol Kaye
guitar:
David Cohen (British guitarist)
maracas and tumbi:
Laudir de Oliveira
membranophone:
Paul Humphries (drums)
piano:
Artie Butler
background vocals:
Merry Clayton, Brenda Holloway and Patrice Holloway
cover recording of:
Feelin’ Alright
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mason (co‐founder of Traffic)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
34:12
2High Time We Went
recording of:
High Time We Went
writer:
Joe Cocker and Chris Stainton
publisher:
Writers Workshop Ltd.
54:30
3Marjorine
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass and piano:
Chris Stainton
guitar:
Albert Lee (guitarist) and Jimmy Page
membranophone:
Clem Cattini
recording of:
Marjorine
writer:
Joe Cocker, Frank Myles, Tom Rattigan and Chris Stainton
2:40
4She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
assistant engineer:
David Gallo (engineer) and David Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau
producer:
Michael Lang (Producer)
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
cover recording of:
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
32:39
5I Can Stand a Little Rain
bass:
Dave McDaniel (bass)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro and Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
background vocals:
Merry Clayton, Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist)
recording of:
I Can Stand a Little Rain
lyricist and composer:
Jim Price (horn session musician)
3:34
6Many Rivers to Cross
bass:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
drums (drum set):
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
guitar:
Mikey Chung and Barry Reynolds
keyboard:
Wally Badarou
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson
vocals:
Joe Cocker
recording of:
Many Rivers to Cross
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Island Music Ltd. (from 1992 to present)
cover recording of:
Many Rivers to Cross
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Island Music Ltd. (from 1992 to present)
13:45
7Shelter Me
engineer and producer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Vito Sanfilippo
drums (drum set):
Eric Parker (drummer)
guitar:
Cliff Goodwin
keyboard:
Larry Marshall
saxophone:
Mel Collins
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
cover recording of:
Shelter Me
lyricist and composer:
Nick DiStefano
recording of:
Shelter Me
lyricist and composer:
Nick DiStefano
4:23
8You Can Leave Your Hat On
engineer:
Brian Reeves
producer:
Richie Zito
mixer:
Rik Pekkonen
bass and synthesizer:
Arthur Barrow
guitar:
Richie Zito
horn:
Dick Hyde, Steve Madaio and Joel Peskin
membranophone:
Michael Baird
background vocals:
Maxine Sharp, Julia Waters and Maxine Waters
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
You Can Leave Your Hat On
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., Randy Newman (publisher) (in 1972), Randy Newman Music (in 1972, in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1972, in 1976)
3.84:16
9Can’t Find My Way Home
cover recording of:
Can’t Find My Way Home
lyricist and composer:
Steve Winwood
publisher:
F.S. Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:29
10Darling Be Home Soon
cover recording of:
Darling Be Home Soon
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
4:45
11One
engineer:
C.J. Vanston
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
cover recording of:
One (in 2004)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
4:35
12My Father’s Son
recording of:
My Father’s Son
writer:
Graham Lyle and Conner Reeves
publisher:
Goodsingle Ltd (publisher), Hornall Brothers Music Ltd (limited company) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd
14:31
13Fire It Up
recording of:
Fire It Up
writer:
Marty Dodson, Alan Frew and Johnny Reid
3:53
14Unchain My Heart
producer:
Charlie Midnight
bass guitar:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
drums (drum set):
David Beal
guitar:
Phil Grande
horn:
Crispin Cioe, Robert Funk, Arno Hecht (American saxophonist) and Hollywood Paul Litteral
keyboard:
Jeff Levine
solo tenor saxophone:
Clarence Clemons
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Benny Diggs and Vaneese Thomas
horn arranger:
Uptown Horns (US horn section, formed in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1987)
cover recording of:
Unchain My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Sharp
writer:
Teddy Powell
publisher:
B Sharp Music (owned by Bobby Sharp, for publisher and copyrights use) (in 1987)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4.35:07
15Delta Lady
bass guitar:
Alan Spenner
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
recording of:
Delta Lady (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Reservoir 416 and Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc.
12:53
16Cry Me a River (live)
engineer:
Eddie Kramer (engineer)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
mixer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Carl Radle (on 1970-03-28)
congas:
Bobby Torres (on 1970-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (on 1970-03-28) and Jim Keltner (on 1970-03-28)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chuck Blackwell (on 1970-03-28)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) (on 1970-03-28)
organ:
Chris Stainton (on 1970-03-28)
percussion:
Sandy Konikoff (on 1970-03-28)
piano:
Leon Russell (on 1970-03-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist) (on 1970-03-28)
trumpet:
Jim Price (horn session musician) (on 1970-03-28)
background vocals:
Rita Coolidge (on 1970-03-28), Bobby Jones (singer, worked with Joe Cocker) (on 1970-03-28), Claudia Lennear (on 1970-03-28), Daniel Moore (producer, songwriter and vocalist) (on 1970-03-28), Matthew Moore (member of 1960s bands Matthew Moore Plus Four and The Moon) (on 1970-03-28), Nicole Barclay (keyboardist/songwriter, played with Fanny & Joe Cocker) (on 1970-03-28), Pamela Polland (on 1970-03-28), Don Preston (blues guitarist) (on 1970-03-28), Donna Washburn (on 1970-03-28) and Donna Weiss (on 1970-03-28)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker (on 1970-03-28)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-03-28)
live cover recording of:
Cry Me a River (on 1970-03-28)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
53:58
17The Letter (live)
cover recording of:
The Letter
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing, EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Lovolar Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
4:16
18With a Little Help From My Friends
producer:
Denny Cordell
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Chris Stainton
drums (drum set):
Barrie James Wilson
guitar:
Jimmy Page
organ:
Tommy Eyre
background vocals:
Madeline Bell, Rosetta Hightower and Sunny Weetman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1968)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 86)
cover recording of:
With a Little Help From My Friends
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
ATV (Northern Songs Catalog), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. (, in 1967), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1967 to present)
3.855:10
19You Are So Beautiful (live)
additional engineer:
Andrew Schubert (engineer) and Brad Townsend (engineer)
audio engineer:
Joeri Fransen (Belgian pop idol singer), Jereon "Huub" Lelieveld and Radu Simon
producer:
Emer Patten
assistant mixer:
Keith Armstrong (US engineer) and Nik Karpen
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
editor:
Harry Anstey
electric bass guitar:
Oneida James-Rebeccu
Hammond organ:
Herman Jackson (keyboard)
keyboard:
Nick Milo
vocals:
Joe Cocker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH (not for use as release label! © & ℗ holders or distributors since 2009/01/14) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Lanxess Arena in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 2013-04)
mixed at:
Mix LA in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
live cover recording of:
You Are So Beautiful (in 2013-04)
writer:
Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Preston Songs (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
4:06
▼ CD 2: Disc 2
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1When the Night Comes
recording of:
When the Night Comes
written in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1987-04) and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1987-04)
writer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter), Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1987-04) and Jim Vallance (in 1987-04)
Joe Cocker4:47
2Come Together
producer:
Teese Gohl, Elliot Goldenthal (American score composer) and T Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
mixer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
vocals:
Joe Cocker
cover recording of:
Come Together
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
You Can’t Catch Me
Joe Cocker4:22
3First We Take Manhattan
cover recording of:
First We Take Manhattan
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Joe Cocker13:44
4Summer in the City
cover recording of:
Summer in the City
writer:
Steve Boone, John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Gallo Music Publishing, Mark Sebastian Music, Robbins Music Corp., Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Trio Music (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Joe Cocker3:48
5Up Where We Belong
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Bobby Lyle
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
recording of:
Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 55)
Joe Cocker with Jennifer Warnes3.23:48
6Don’t You Love Me Anymore
engineer:
Guy Roche
producer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Ezrin and Paul Lani
bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
guitar:
Neal Schon
keyboard:
Jeff Lorber
background vocals:
Albert Hammond, Leslie Smith (funk/soul singer), Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
arranger:
Bob Ezrin
recording of:
Don’t You Love Me Anymore
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Joe Cocker5:23
7Unforgiven
recording of:
Unforgiven
writer:
Mitch Allan (music producer, singer-songwriter and guitarist), Kara DioGuardi, David Hodges (American record producer & songwriter) and Nick Lachey
Joe Cocker4:13
8Have a Little Faith in Me
producer:
Roger Davies (producer) and Chris Lord‐Alge
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Bob Feit
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Jack Bruno (drummer)
organ and synthesizer:
C.J. Vanston
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
Chris Stainton
background vocals:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Mortonette Jenkins and Marlena Jeter
cover recording of:
Have a Little Faith in Me
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
Joe Cocker2.54:15
9You Are So Beautiful (album version)
assistant engineer:
David Gallo (engineer) and David Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau
producer:
Michael Lang (Producer)
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Dave McDaniel (bass)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1973)
recorded at:
Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States (on 1989-10-05)
cover recording of:
You Are So Beautiful
writer:
Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Preston Songs (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Joe Cocker3.952:42
10Woman to Woman
recording of:
Woman to Woman
lyricist and composer:
Joe Cocker and Chris Stainton
Joe Cocker54:27
11The Simple Things
producer:
Roger Davies (producer) and Chris Lord‐Alge
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Abraham Laboriel
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
keyboard, percussion and solo harmonica [synthesized harmonica]:
C.J. Vanston
membranophone:
Jack Bruno (drummer)
background vocals:
Joey Diggs, Lamont Van Hook and Fred White (soul singer, songwriter, arranger and producer)
cover recording of:
The Simple Things
writer:
M Sebastian, Rick Neigher, Phil Roy, S Boone and John Shanks
Joe Cocker24:45
12N’oubliez jamais
recording of:
N’oubliez jamais
lyricist:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
composer:
Russ Kunkel
Joe Cocker4:39
13Tonight (radio edit)
recording of:
Tonight
writer:
Max Carl and Gregg Sutton
Joe Cocker4:14
14Night Calls
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1991)
guitar:
Mike Campbell (US funk guitarist for Change & M-Zee Band) (in 1991)
other instruments [all other instruments]:
Jeff Lynne (in 1991)
background vocals and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Cydney Davis (in 1991) and Maxine Sharp (in 1991)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Night Calls (in 1991)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
Joe Cocker33:25
15Hard Knocks
recording of:
Hard Knocks
writer:
Marc Broussard, Maxwell Aaron Ramsey and Shannon Sanders
Joe Cocker3:25
16I Come in Peace
recording of:
I Come in Peace
writer:
Rick Brewster and Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
Joe Cocker4:21
17Performance
bass:
Dave McDaniel (bass)
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Ray Parker Jr.
piano:
Greg Mathieson
background vocals:
Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist)
recording of:
Performance
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Joe Cocker4:37