Unchain My Heart
Released: October 1987
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Released: October 1987
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Unchain My Heart was the release Joe Cocker had been rebuilding for. The title cut returned him to the Top 40, and the song "A Woman Loves a Man" followed it there along with it being included in...
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Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Released: August 1970
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Released: August 1970
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Listening to this CD brings back a lot of memories. Mad Dogs & Englishmen was just about the most elaborate album that A&M Records had ever released, back in 1971, a double LP in a three-panel,...
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I Can Stand a Little Rain
Released: August 1974
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Released: August 1974
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With I Can Stand a Little Rain, Joe Cocker returned to interpreting songs instead of essaying his original songs. As usual, there are a couple of highlights, but a couple of awkward choices prevent...
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Jamaica Say You Will
Released: August 1975
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Released: August 1975
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The comeback that Joe Cocker had achieved with 1974's I Can Stand A Little Rain and its hit single, "You Are So Beautiful" was not sustained by the follow-up, Jamaica Say You Will. The reason was...
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One Night of Sin
Released: August 1989
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Released: August 1989
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With One Night of Sin, Joe and his co-horts decided not to mess with the hit formula they'd found with Unchain My Heart. Therefore, One Night of Sin. suffers a bit in comparison. However, that is...
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Stingray
Released: April 1976
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Released: April 1976
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Recorded in Jamaica, Stingray was an attempt to meld Joe's raspy vocals with reggae music. It was an experiment which had mixed results. Using crack New York session men instead of Jamaicans...
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Luxury You Can Afford
Released: August 1978
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Released: August 1978
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Luxury You Can Afford was Joe Cocker's only album for Asylum Records. Released in 1978 and produced by Allen Toussaint, it had all the pedigree to be a great recording. With Cocker's trademark...
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Civilized Man
Released: May 1984
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Released: May 1984
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Joe Cocker has always been a good enterperator of other writer's material and on Civilized Man he continues to find new avenues to travel. Be it the old 50's tune "There Goes My Baby" or Squeeze's...
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Classics, Vol. 4
Released: 1987
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Released: 1987
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A solid collection from his 1967-1976 peak, it includes "Feeling Alright," "You Are So Beautiful, " and "With a Little Help from My Friends." ~ Dan Heilman, All Music Guide
