Joe Cocker

This was and continues to be one of the greatest albums of all time. In fact, it gets better as I get older. I'm less focused now on the strength and control of the voice, more on the pure human feeling he pours into it.Originally released in 1969, it came out in an era of powerful soul-rock singers. But Leon Russell's contribution, along with Joe Cocker's voice, set it apart musically.I heard my first Joe Cocker song while sitting in a rathskeller in Lake George NY drinking beer with a noisy group of friends. The opening of "She Came In through the Bathroom Window" -- a single drumbeat and then Joe roaring in with the title phrase, followed with the Beatles-style honkytonk piano and guitar work -- and I was shutting up everyone at the table. Sshh! Who is that? Who is that singing?And I was a goner, and continue to be so. My favorite song on the album is the smoky Delta Lady, but there are so many good cuts here. The instrumental work is extraordinary. Great work like this, even 45 years later, just doesn't age.Highly recommended. Enjoy!

O.K.!! So I paid $31.29 plus $3.99 for shipping for this disc ! ( over $35.00 !! ).This disc was expensive, but I am a fan of Joe Cocker of late. It is sad that he left us early ( May 20 ,1944 - Dec. 22,2014 ) but the guy left us with a legacy of music! Joe Cocker came to fame at Woodstock ( 1969 ) with his gritty voice and flailing hands. ( I overheard someone watching the movie say "He's got the palsey"! ). I just about believed them ! Anyway , I love this disc even though it cost a lot more than usual, but I do enjoy it !!

👍

I thought I ordered a record but I guess I didn’t so now I can’t play it.

A personal favorite. Received my vinyl copy as a Christmas present back in 1972. Still have it. This is one of Joe Cocker's best LP's. This is classic Joe Cocker at his best. The LP features the hit song "High Time We Went", "Pardon Me Sir" and Joe's great take on Gregg Alman's "Midnight Rider". This Joe Cocker LP rocks!

i was looking for different versions of bird on a wire and got this cd out of the library. what a voice, what an interpreter. highly recommend, especially if you missed this stuff when it first came out, like i did. wow.

What can you say? Joe Cocker was a talented man and the world lost a great one with his death

I absolutely love this album.. Although, I'm even more impressed with the extraordinary service! To my surprise, he even included a CD copy and a nice letter.. It made my day! Highly recommend this seller!!

Joe Cocker's first two albums on England's Regal Zonophone Records (issued on A&M in the USA) - "With A Little Help From My Friends" (September 1969) and "Joe Cocker!" (January 1970) are two absolute belters - and yet their 'American' CD reissues/remasters on A&M in 1999 seem to have gone largely unnoticed here in good old Blighty. Time to rectify this cruel administrative oversight...USA released October 1999 - A&M 069 490 4202 (use Barcode 606949042028 in Amazon to get the right issue) breaks down as follows (43:14 minutes)1. Dear Landlord2. Bird On A Wire3. Lawdy Miss Clawdy4. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window5. Hitchcock Railway6. That's Your Business7. Something8. Delta Lady9. Hello, Little Friend10. Darling, Be Home SoonTracks 1 to 10 are the album "Joe Cocker!" - released January 1970 in the UK on Regal Zonophone SLRZ 1011 (Stereo only) and A&M Records SP 4224 in the USA.11. She's Good To Me (Non-Album Track - B-side of "Delta Lady" released September 1969 in the UK on Regal Zonophone RZ 3024)12. Let It Be - Previously Unreleased - Recorded during the "Joe Cocker!" sessionsOriginally Produced by DENNY CORDELL and LEON RUSSELL - this superb little CD reissue is Produced by BILL LEVENSON and features the remastering skills of two superb names in Universal's camp - THERESA MALHAM and SUHA GUR. Suha Gur has been involved in large amounts of the much-praised Hip-O Select label (in particular their Motown reissues) - and is a name I actively seek out for great sonic results. The audio quality here is fabulous - punchy, detailed, never too amped up for effect - just really well done. The 8-way foldout inlay has rudimentary liner notes by J.P. BEAN and recording credits with a very cool photo of Cocker with a dog (previously unreleased artwork). His 1969 debut album "With A Little Help From My Friends" was also issued on remastered CD in October 1999 (use Barcode 606949041922 on Amazon to get the right issue) and also features two crucial bonus tracks.The album opens with a double-whammy of covers - a jaunty Dylan's "Dear Landlord" and a soulful Leonard Cohen's "Bird On A Wire". A cool change of pace brings a Rock-Funky version of Lloyd Price's Rhythm 'n' Blues classic "Lawdy Miss Clawdy". He delivers a superb version of The Beatles "Abbey Road" gem "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" - the first time you also hear the five lady backing vocalists - a sensational line up of MERRY CLAYTON, BONNIE BRAMLETT, RITA COOLIDG, PATRICE HOLLOWAY and SHIRLEY MATTHEWS. By the time it reaches my fave-rave "Hitchcock Railway" (lyrics above) - I'm grooving like a loon. It's just fabulous stuff - every instrument so clear. The irrepressibly brill "Hitchcock Railway" opens the "Cocker Happy" compilation LP in 1971 (see below). It's a Donald "Duck" Dunn and Tony McCashen song - Joe Feliciano put out a single of it in 1968 on RCA. It `s also at this point do you realize how good the players are.His backing group 'The Grease Band' included CHRIS STAINTON on Keyboards/Guitar, HENRY McCULLOUGH on Guitar with CHRIS SPENNER on Bass and BRUCE ROWLAND on Drums. 'Friends' at the sessions were two from The Byrds - SNEAKY PETE KLEINOW and CLARENCE WHITE while LEON RUSSELL is in their too (Keyboards) with MILT HOLLAND on Drums.The excellent "That's Your Business" is a Joe Cocker/Chris Stainton original which is followed by his lovely version of the George Harrison masterpiece "Something". Your then hit with one of my real loves - "Delta Lady" - a Leon Russell gem. It was of course issued as a single and it rocks to this day. It ends with his knack of turning a good song into a great one on his superb re-working of The Lovin' Spoonful's "Darling Be Home Soon". The two bonus tracks are "She's Good To Me" - originally the non-album B-side to "Delta Lady" when it was released in September 1969. Then there's "Let It Be" - an outtake from the "Joe Cocker!" sessions - this cover of The Beatles classic is Previously Unreleased.So there you have it - a top album remastered to perfection and released at a budget price. What a voice and what a memory...do the hippy shake baby...PS: As a by the way - I've always loved the compilation LP "Cocker Happy" (pictured above) which came out in the UK in April 1971 on Fly Records HIFLY 3. If you purchase the 1999 A&M CD of his 1969 debut album "With A Little Help From My Friend" on A&M 069 490 419-2 (which also has two crucial bonus tracks - 45:44 minutes) and a "Best of" containing the Mono Single Mix of "The Letter" - you'll be able to sequence the whole album in `remastered' form as follows (instead of paying for highly-priced budget issues):Side 1:1. Hitchcock Railway (from "Joe Cocker!")2. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (from "With A Little Help...")3. Marjorine (from "With A Little Help...")4. She's Good To Me (bonus track on "Joe Cocker!" CD)5. Hello, Little Friend (from "Joe Cocker!)"6. With A Little Help From My Friends (from "With A Little Help...")Side 2:1. Delta Lady (from "Joe Cocker!")2. Darling Be Home Soon (from "Joe Cocker!")3. Do I Still Figure In Your Life (from "With A Little Help...")4. Feeling Alright (from "Joe Cocker!")5. Something's Coming On (bonus track on the "With A Little Help..." CD)6. The Letter (7" Mono Single Version) (from "Best Of" CD)

I heard Summer In the City recently: I liked his voice - it is brilliant in blues music. And of course I knew his version of The Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, which i think is a masterpiece!

bit shock, in my head, brought an album but sounds great.was a present for a mate,

better than i remember,plus it was mono originally. well worth the money

Simply Marvellous