The Anthology

Joe Cocker

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The Anthology Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

A&M's double-disc Anthology may be too much for casual fans that just want the hits, but anyone else will find this exhaustive 37-track chronicle of Joe Cocker's prime years definitive. The first disc concentrates on his first three albums, buttressed by a rare 1964 single of the Beatles' "I'll Cry Instead" and his 1970 non-LP single "The Letter"/"Space Captain." Disc two features highlights of all the albums he recorded between 1972 and 1982, selecting not only hits, but key album tracks. The end result is a collection that is concise and definitive. It may be missing such latter day hits as "When the Night Comes" and doesn't cover as much ground as the box set Long Voyage Home, but anyone looking for a comprehensive collection of Cocker's classic recordings will be satisfied by Anthology.

Track Listing - Disc 1

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
I'll Cry Instead
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Joe Cocker 01:43 SpotifyAmazon
2
Marjorine
Joe Cocker / Frank Myles / Tom Rattigan / Chris Stainton
Joe Cocker 02:41 SpotifyAmazon
3
Bye Bye Blackbird
Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson
Joe Cocker 03:30 SpotifyAmazon
4
Just Like a Woman
Bob Dylan
Joe Cocker 05:20 SpotifyAmazon
5
Feelin' Alright
Dave Mason
Joe Cocker 04:11 SpotifyAmazon
6
Do I Still Figure in Your Life
Pete Dello
Joe Cocker 04:01 SpotifyAmazon
7
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Bennie Benjamin / Gloria Caldwell / Sol Marcus
Joe Cocker 04:43 SpotifyAmazon
8
With a Little Help from My Friends
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Joe Cocker 05:13 SpotifyAmazon
9
Delta Lady
Leon Russell
Joe Cocker 02:52 SpotifyAmazon
10
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Joe Cocker 02:40 SpotifyAmazon
11
Hitchcock Railway
Don Dunn / Tony McCashen
Joe Cocker 04:40 SpotifyAmazon
12
Something
George Harrison
Joe Cocker 03:35 SpotifyAmazon
13
Dear Landlord
Bob Dylan
Joe Cocker 03:25 SpotifyAmazon
14
Darling Be Home Soon
John Sebastian
Joe Cocker 04:43 SpotifyAmazon
15
The Letter
Wayne Carson
Joe Cocker 04:10 SpotifyAmazon
16
Space Captain
Matthew Moore
Joe Cocker 04:11 SpotifyAmazon
17
Honky Tonk Women
Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
Joe Cocker 04:30 SpotifyAmazon
18
Cry Me a River
Arthur Hamilton
Joe Cocker 03:57 SpotifyAmazon
19
Let's Go Get Stoned
Joseph Armstead / Nickolas Ashford / Valerie Simpson
Joe Cocker 07:34 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Pardon Me Sir
Joe Cocker / Chris Stainton
Joe Cocker 03:19 SpotifyAmazon
2
High Time We Went
Joe Cocker / Chris Stainton
Joe Cocker 04:30 SpotifyAmazon
3
Black-Eyed Blues
Joe Cocker / Chris Stainton
Joe Cocker 04:38 SpotifyAmazon
4
Something to Say
Joe Cocker / Peter Nichols
Joe Cocker 05:25 SpotifyAmazon
5
Put Out the Light
Daniel Moore
Joe Cocker 04:13 SpotifyAmazon
6
I Can Stand a Little Rain
Jim Price
Joe Cocker 03:33 SpotifyAmazon
7
You Are So Beautiful
Bruce Fisher / Billy Preston
Joe Cocker 02:45 SpotifyAmazon
8
I Think It's Going to Rain Today
Randy Newman
Joe Cocker 04:01 SpotifyAmazon
9
Jamaica, Say You Will
Jackson Browne
Joe Cocker 04:17 SpotifyAmazon
10
The Jealous Kind
Bobby Charles
Joe Cocker 03:50 SpotifyAmazon
11
Catfish
Bob Dylan / Jacques Levy
Joe Cocker 05:24 SpotifyAmazon
12
A Song for You
Leon Russell
Joe Cocker 06:27 SpotifyAmazon
13
Fun Time
Allen Toussaint
Joe Cocker 02:40 SpotifyAmazon
14
I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
Will Jennings / Joe Sample
Joe Cocker feat: The Crusaders 05:06 SpotifyAmazon
15
Sweet Little Woman
Andy Fraser
Joe Cocker 04:02 SpotifyAmazon
16
Many Rivers to Cross
Jimmy Cliff
Joe Cocker 03:45 SpotifyAmazon
17
Talking Back to the Night
Will Jennings / Steve Winwood
Joe Cocker 04:49 SpotifyAmazon
18
Up Where We Belong
Will Jennings / Jack Nitzsche / Buffy Sainte-Marie
Joe Cocker feat: Jennifer Warnes 03:52 SpotifyAmazon
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