Hip-O's Joe Cocker Ultimate Collection contains 20 original tracks spanning the gruff-voiced singer's 30-plus years of recordings for A&M, MCA, Island, Capitol, and Sony Records. While a few favorites have been left out ("Put Out the Light," "High Time We Went," and "Jamaica Say You Will"), you can't argue with "Delta Lady," "You Are So Beautiful," "With a Little Help from My Friends," "The Letter," "Feelin' Alright," and his number one 1992 duet with Jennifer Warnes, "Up Where We Belong." ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide
Clarence White (Guitar), Wally Badarou (Keyboards), Jimmy Cliff (Vocals), Bryan Adams (Guitar (Rhythm)), Adrian Belew (Guitar), Joe Cocker (Executive Producer), Rita Coolidge (Vocals (Background)), Rita Coolidge (Choir, Chorus), Randy Newman (Piano), Jimmy Page (Guitar), Billy Preston (Organ (Hammond)), Leon Russell (Organ), Leon Russell (Guitar), Leon Russell (Piano), Leon Russell (Arranger), Leon Russell (Producer), Bobby Lyle (Keyboards), Joe Sample (Keyboards), Bonnie Bramlett (Vocals (Background)), The Grease Band (Arranger), Steve Power (Guitar), Steve Power (Producer), Nickey Barclay (Choir, Chorus), Madeline Bell (Vocals (Background)), Clarence Clemons (Sax (Tenor)), Nicky Hopkins (Piano), Terry Manning (Producer), Terry Manning (Engineer), Henry McCullough (Guitar), John Miles (Guitar), John Miles (Keyboards), John Miles (Vocals (Background)), Pamela Polland (Choir, Chorus), Jim Price (Arranger), Jim Price (Producer), Barry Reynolds (Guitar), Vaneese Thomas (Vocals (Background)), Jim Keltner (Percussion), Jim Keltner (Drums), Sid Page (Violin), Larry Marshall (Keyboards), Jim Gordon (Drums), Sneaky Pete Kleinow (Guitar), Tawatha Agee (Vocals (Background)), Chris Lord-Alge (Producer), Chris Lord-Alge (Engineer), Chris Lord-Alge (Mixing), Kenny Aronoff (Percussion), Kenny Aronoff (Drums), Benji Armbrister (Engineer), Michael Baird (Drums), Rick Baptist (Trumpet), Arthur Barrow (Synthesizer), Arthur Barrow (Bass), David Beal (Drums), Chris Blackwell (Producer), Chuck Blackwell (Percussion), Chuck Blackwell (Drums), Alexandra Brown (Vocals (Background)), Jack Bruno (Drums), Robbie Buchanan (Keyboards), Artie Butler (Piano), David Campbell (Conductor), David Campbell (String Arrangements), Lenny Castro (Percussion), Dave Catlin-Birch (Bass), Mikey Chung (Guitar), Crispin Cioe (Arranger), Crispin Cioe (Horn), Merry Clayton (Vocals (Background)), David Cohen (Guitar), Mel Collins (Saxophone), Denny Cordell (Producer), Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion), Roger Davies (Producer), Roger Davies (Executive Producer), Benny Diggs (Vocals (Background)), Henry Diltz (Photography), Sly Dunbar (Drums), Andy Duncan (Percussion), Spike Edney (Synthesizer), Tommy Eyre (Organ), Wilton Felder (Saxophone), Wilton Felder (Producer), Rob Fraboni (Engineer), Robert Funk (Arranger), Robert Funk (Horn), Glyn Johns (Mixdown Engineer), Glyn Johns (Mastering Engineer), Cliff Goodwin (Guitar), Phil Grande (Guitar), Maxine Green (Vocals (Background)), Patrice Holloway (Vocals (Background)), Arno Hecht (Arranger), Arno Hecht (Horn), Rosetta Hightower (Vocals (Background)), Milt Holland (Percussion), Brenda Holloway (Vocals (Background)), Hollywood Paul Litteral (Arranger), Hollywood Paul Litteral (Horn), Stix Hooper (Drums), Stix Hooper (Producer), James "Hutch" Hutchinson (Bass), Brian Ingoldsby (Engineer), Mortonette Jenkins (Vocals (Background)), Marlena Jeter (Vocals (Background)), Carol Kaye (Bass), Peter Kent (Violin), Bobby Keys (Sax (Tenor)), Curtis King (Vocals (Background)), Katie Kissoon (Vocals (Background)), Eddie Kramer (Engineer), Abraham Laboriel (Bass), Bill Levenson (Compilation Producer), Stewart Levine (Producer), Jeff Levine (Piano), Jeff Levine (Keyboards), Henry Lewy (Engineer), Steve Madaio (Horn), Charlie Midnight (Producer), Daniel Moore (Choir, Chorus), Matthew Moore (Choir, Chorus), Jamie Muhoberac (Synthesizer), Eric Parker (Drums), Dean Parks (Guitar (Acoustic)), Rik Pekkonen (Engineer), Rik Pekkonen (Mixing), Joel Peskin (Horn), Tim Pierce (Guitar), Tim Pierce (Trumpet), Don Preston (Guitar (Rhythm)), Don Preston (Choir, Chorus), Carl Radle (Bass), Brian Reeves (Engineer), John Rollo (Engineer), John Rollo (Associate Producer), Bruce Rowland (Drums), Alex Sadkin (Producer), Alex Sadkin (Engineer), Vito San Filippo (Bass), Julia Tillman Waters (Vocals (Background)), Jonn Savannah (Organ (Hammond)), Johnny Lee Schell (Guitar (Electric)), Robbie Shakespeare (Bass), Robbie Shakespeare (Vocals), Alan Spenner (Bass), Jeremy Stacey (Drums), Chris Stainton (Organ), Chris Stainton (Bass), Chris Stainton (Guitar), Chris Stainton (Piano), Chris Stainton (Arranger), Chris Stainton (Wurlitzer), Neil Stubenhaus (Bass), T.M. Stevens (Bass), Bobby Torres (Conga), Carmen Twillie (Vocals (Background)), Uptown Horns (Arranger), Uptown Horns (Horn), Jeffrey C.J. Vanston (Organ), Jeffrey C.J. Vanston (Synthesizer), Jeffrey C.J. Vanston (Arranger), Jeffrey C.J. Vanston (Horn Arrangements), Jeffrey C.J. Vanston (String Arrangements), Tony Visconti (Mixing Engineer), Don Was (Producer), Donna Washburn (Choir, Chorus), Maxine Willard Waters (Vocals (Background)), The Waters Sisters (Vocals (Background)), Donna Weiss (Choir, Chorus), B.J. Wilson (Drums), Evan Wilson (Viola), Richie Zito (Guitar), Richie Zito (Producer), Ellen Fitton (Mastering), Paul Humphries (Drums), Claudia Linnear (Choir, Chorus), Waters, Julia (Vocals (Background)), Dave McDaniel (Bass), Suzie Katayama (Accordion), Suzie Katayama (Cello), Mary Carewe (Vocals (Background)), Vartan (Art Direction), Bobby Lee Jones (Choir, Chorus), Michael Ochs (Photography), Bob Feit (Bass), Louis Shelton (Guitar), Waring Abbott (Photography), Herb Ritts (Photography), Wayne Bergeron (Trumpet), Jim McCrary (Photography), Sticky Thompson (Percussion), Rudy Stein (Cello), Chris Elliott (Piano), Steve McEwan (Guitar), Melvin Duffy (Pedal Steel), Pat Lawrence (Executive Producer), Sunny Weetman (Vocals (Background)), Adam Starr (Product Manager), Don Shelton (Saxophone), Alan Iles (Trombone), Robin Schwartz (Licensing), Michele Horie (Production Coordination), Michele Horie (Art Manager), Laudir DeOliveira (Maracas), Laudir DeOliveira (Tumba), Dick "Slide" Hyde (Horn), J.P Bean (Liner Notes), Helen Hampton (Vocals (Background)), Bdugo (Drums), Sandy Koninoff (Percussion), Nicole Barclay (Choir, Chorus), Sherlie Matthews (Vocals (Background))
