Greatest Love Songs

• Artist: Joe Cocker
• Rating:
• Release Date: January 28, 2003
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

At once rousing and intimate, Joe Cocker's Greatest Love Songs gathers some of his most romantic performances from the '60s through the '90s, including the classic "You Are So Beautiful" and his hit duet with Jennifer Warnes, "Up Where We Belong." Covers of rock love songs like "Just Like a Woman," "Something," and "Darling Be Home Soon" dominate the album, and Cocker's warm, soulful delivery makes each of these tracks a highlight. "That's the Way Her Love Is," "Heart Full of Rain," and some of the other more recent performances on the collection suffer from over-production and don't quite equal the spark of Cocker's previous material; fortunately, Greatest Love Songs features a fair portion of his earlier work, with songs like "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress," "Performance," and "If I Love You" also among the collection's standouts. Spanning smooth ballads and fiery declarations of love, Greatest Love Songs is a cohesive but nuanced compilation of Cocker's romantic side. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Just Like a Woman (Lyrics)	Bob Dylan	Joe Cocker	(5:18)
Something (Lyrics)	George Harrison	Joe Cocker	(3:34)
Darling Be Home Soon	John Sebastian	Joe Cocker	(4:42)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress	Jimmy Webb	Joe Cocker	(3:30)
You Are So Beautiful (Lyrics)	Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher	Joe Cocker	(2:44)
Performance (Lyrics)	Randy Newman	Joe Cocker	(4:39)
If I Love You (Lyrics)	Daniel Moore	Joe Cocker	(3:54)
The Jealous Kind	Bobby Charles	Joe Cocker	(3:50)
A Song for You	Leon Russell	Joe Cocker	(6:25)
Many Rivers to Cross (Lyrics)	Jimmy Cliff	Joe Cocker	(3:45)
Just Like Always (Lyrics)	Jimmy Webb	Joe Cocker	(3:26)
Up Where We Belong (Lyrics)	Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jack Nitzsche, Will Jennings	Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes	(3:53)
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (Lyrics)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Joe Cocker	(3:59)
Have a Little Faith in Me (Lyrics)	John Hiatt	Joe Cocker	(4:41)
Out of the Blue (Lyrics)	Robbie Robertson	Joe Cocker	(3:47)
Heart Full of Rain (Lyrics)	Tony Joe White, Michael Dan Ehmig	Joe Cocker	(4:49)
Tonight (Lyrics)	Max Carl, Greg Sutton	Joe Cocker	(4:48)
That's the Way Her Love Is	Stephen Allen Davis	Joe Cocker	(2:43)

Credits

Jay Grayton (Guitar), Jim Keltner (Drums), Rafael Padilla (Percussion), Ollie Brown (Drums), Dean Parks (Guitar (Acoustic)), Tony Joe White (Guitar (Electric)), James Minchin (Photography), Cornell Dupree (?), Chris Stainton (Piano), Matthew Fisher (Organ), Eric Gale (Guitar), Michele Horie (Production Coordination), Steve Gadd (Drums), Chris Stainton (Organ), Cornell Dupree (Guitar), Sam Rivers (Guitar), Sneaky Pete Kleinow (Guitar), Tommy Eyre (Piano), Bill Levenson (Compilation Producer), Phil Grande (Guitar), C.J. Vancston (Organ), Leon Russell (Piano), Rita Collidge (Vocals (Background)), Paul Humphries (Drums), Daniel Moore (Vocals (Background)), Alan Spenner (Bass), Leon Russell (Organ), Jim Price (Arranger), David Tickle (Producer), Lenny Castro (Percussion), Clarence White (Guitar), Jamie Muhoberac (Synthesizer), Darryl Jones (Bass), Tim Pierce (Guitar), T.M. Stevens (Bass), Greg Matheson (Piano), Richard Tee (Organ), Milt Holland (Percussion), Rob Fraboni (Producer), Steve Gadd (Percussion), Richard Tee (Piano), Kenny Aronoff (Drums), B.J. Wilson (Drums), Jim Price (Producer), Jack Bruno (Drums), Joey Diggs (Vocals (Background)), Gordon Edwards (Bass), Stewart Levine (Producer), Wally Badarou (Keyboards), Pat Lawrence (Executive Producer), C.J. Vancston (Fender Rhodes), Ellen Fitton (Mastering), John Miles (Synthesizer), Cornell Dupree (Conga), Leon Russell (Producer), Jimmy Page (Guitar), Denny Cordell (Producer), Roger Davies (Producer), Billy Preston (Organ (Hammond)), Alex Sadkin (Producer), Barry Reynolds (Guitar), Steve Holley (Drums), Michael Landau (Guitar), Merry Clayton (Vocals (Background)), Mikey Chung (Guitar), Deric Dyer (Saxophone), Michele Horie (Artwork), Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (Drums), Henry McCullough (Guitar), Mortonette Jenkins (Vocals (Background)), Marlena Jeter (Vocals (Background)), Alexandra Brown (Vocals (Background)), Chris Stainton (Keyboards), Clydie King (Vocals (Background)), Dean Parks (Guitar), Dana Smart (Executive), Jimmy Webb (Piano), Venetta Fields (Vocals (Background)), Patrice Holloway (Vocals (Background)), Sticky Thompson (Percussion), Chris Stainton (Guitar), Steve Gadd (Sax (Soprano)), Chris Stainton (Bass), Bonnie Bramlett (Vocals (Background)), Neil Stubenhaus (Bass), Leon Russell (Guitar), Richard Tee (Keyboards), Chuck Rainey (Bass), Sherlie Matthews (Vocals (Background)), Dave McDaniel (Bass), Bob Feit (Bass), Nicky Hopkins (Piano), Lamont VanHook (Vocals (Background)), Robbie Shakespeare (Bass), Bruce Rowland (Drums), Don Was (Producer), John "J.R." Robinson (Drums), Tony Joe White (Harmonica), Sly Dunbar (Drums), C.J. Vancston (Synthesizer)

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)