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| Joe Cocker! | ||||
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| Studio album by Joe Cocker | ||||
| Released | November 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, soul | |||
| Length | 35:26 | |||
| Label | Regal Zonophone (UK) A&M (US) Stateside (France) Cube (Germany) | |||
| Producer | Denny Cordell, Leon Russell | |||
| Joe Cocker chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | A |
| Rolling Stone | (favourable) |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | |
Joe Cocker! is Joe Cocker's second studio album, released in November 1969. Following the template of his first LP, this album features numerous covers of songs originally performed by Bob Dylan ("Dear Landlord"), The Beatles ("She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" and "Something" - both released almost simultaneously with original versions; "Let It Be" was also recorded and released as a B-side), Leonard Cohen ("Bird on the Wire"), and future touring partner Leon Russell ("Delta Lady"). Cocker also co-wrote one song, "That's Your Business Now", Chris Stainton, who was also his writing partner in later years.
Cocker is backed by the Grease Band, who appeared on his first album and backed the singer at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969. However, Cocker would part ways with the group following the release of this record, citing a reluctance to tour; when the need to meet live commitments in America, Cocker decided to organise a new band (the Mad Dogs and Englishmen) with the help of keyboardist Leon Russell, heralding a new musical direction for the singer on his subsequent studio releases.
The album charted in the UK in May 1972 at #29 when it was re-released as a double pack with Cocker's first LP With A Little Help From My Friends. On its release, the album also charted at #11 on the Billboard 200 in America, propelled by Cocker's well-received appearance with the Grease Band at Woodstock earlier in the year.
Track listing
- Side One
- "Dear Landlord" (Bob Dylan) – 3:23
- "Bird on the Wire" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:30
- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) – 2:15
- "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:37
- "Hitchcock Railway" (Don Dunn, Tony McCashen) – 4:41
- Side Two
- "That's Your Business Now" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 2:56
- "Something" (George Harrison) – 3:32
- "Delta Lady" (Leon Russell) – 2:51
- "Hello, Little Friend" (Leon Russell) – 3:52
- "Darling Be Home Soon" (John Sebastian) – 4:49