The Legend: The Essential Collection

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Up 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
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1982) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
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
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 winner)
3.653:53
2With a Little Help From My Friends
producer:
Denny Cordell (producer & label boss)
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Chris Stainton (keyboard player, session musician and songwriter)
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 (from 1967 to present)
3.85:04
3Delta 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.
adaptations:
Fille de la nuit
1.652:52
4The Letter
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 80)
cover recording of:
The Letter
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing, Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Concord Bicycle Assets, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI 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 (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
44:13
5She 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
32:41
6A Whiter Shade of Pale
cover recording of:
A Whiter Shade of Pale
lyricist:
Keith Reid
composer:
Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
is based on:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
5:27
7Love the One You’re With (live)
7:01
8You Are So Beautiful
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
performer:
Joe Cocker
arranger:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
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)
3.952:41
9Let It Be
cover recording of:
Let It Be
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
5:04
10Just Like a Woman
producer:
Denny Cordell (producer & label boss)
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Chris Stainton (keyboard player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Barrie James Wilson
guitar:
Jimmy Page
organ:
Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
piano:
Tommy Eyre
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records
cover recording of:
Just Like a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (on 1965-11-25)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), M. Witmark & Sons and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
5:15
11Many 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
cover recording of:
Many Rivers to Cross
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Polygram Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Island Music Ltd. (from 1992 to present)
recording of:
Many Rivers to Cross
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Polygram Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Island Music Ltd. (from 1992 to present)
23:43
12Talking Back to the Night
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
cover recording of:
Talking Back to the Night
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Will Jennings and Steve Winwood
4:50
13Fun Time
recording of:
Fun Time
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:40
14I Heard It Through the Grapevine
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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)
4:31
15Please Give Peace a Chance (live)
4:27
16Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
producer:
Denny Cordell (producer & label boss)
mixer:
Tony Visconti
bass:
Chris Stainton (keyboard player, session musician and songwriter)
guitar:
Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter)
membranophone:
Kenny Slade
piano:
Tommy Eyre
cover recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
4:43
17Honky Tonk Woman (live)
live cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Women
written in:
Mato Grosso, Brazil (in 1968-12)
writer:
M. Vickery, Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) (in 1968-12) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (in 1968-12)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
3:50
18Cry Me a River (live)
live cover recording of:
Cry Me a River
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., 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)
13:57

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Wikidata:Q17066324 [info]