The Life of a Man: The Ultimate Hits 1968–2013

~ Release by Joe Cocker (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1When the Night Comes
recording of:
When the Night Comes
written in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1987-04) and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1987-04)
writer:
Diane Warren, Bryan Adams (in 1987-04) and Jim Vallance (in 1987-04)
Joe Cocker4:47
2Come Together
producer:
Teese Gohl, Elliot Goldenthal and T Bone Burnett
mixer:
Mike Piersante
vocals:
Joe Cocker
cover recording of:
Come Together
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
is based on:
You Can’t Catch Me
Joe Cocker4:22
3First We Take Manhattan
cover recording of:
First We Take Manhattan
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Stranger Music Inc.
Joe Cocker3:44
4Summer in the City
cover recording of:
Summer in the City
writer:
Steve Boone, John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Beechwood Music Corp., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., Bug Music, Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gallo Music Publishing, Mark Sebastian Music, Robbins Music Corp., Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Trio Music and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Joe Cocker3:48
5Up Where We Belong
producer:
Stewart Levine
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan and Bobby Lyle
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (in 1982) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1982)
recording of:
Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Copyright Control, Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 winner)
Joe Cocker with Jennifer Warnes3:48
6Don’t You Love Me Anymore
engineer:
Guy Roche
producer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
mixer:
Bob Ezrin and Paul Lani
bass:
Randy Jackson
guitar:
Neal Schon
keyboard:
Jeff Lorber
background vocals:
Albert Hammond, Leslie Smith, Joe Turano and Diane Warren
arranger:
Bob Ezrin
recording of:
Don’t You Love Me Anymore
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
Joe Cocker5:23
7Unforgiven
recording of:
Unforgiven
writer:
Mitch Allan, Kara DioGuardi, David Hodges and Nick Lachey
Joe Cocker4:13
8Have a Little Faith in Me
producer:
Roger Davies and Chris Lord‐Alge
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Bob Feit
guitar:
Tim Pierce
membranophone:
Jack Bruno
organ and synthesizer:
C.J. Vanston
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
Chris Stainton
background vocals:
Alex Brown, Mortonette Jenkins and Marlena Jeter
cover recording of:
Have a Little Faith in Me
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
Joe Cocker4:15
9You Are So Beautiful (album version)
assistant engineer:
David Gallo and David Roberts
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau
producer:
Michael Lang
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Dave McDaniel
piano:
Nicky Hopkins
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
performer:
Joe Cocker
arranger:
Jimmy Webb
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 and Preston Songs
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Joe Cocker2:42
10Woman to Woman
recording of:
Woman to Woman
lyricist and composer:
Joe Cocker and Chris Stainton
Joe Cocker4:27
11The Simple Things
producer:
Roger Davies and Chris Lord‐Alge
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Abraham Laboriel
guitar:
Tim Pierce
keyboard, percussion and solo harmonica [synthesized harmonica]:
C.J. Vanston
membranophone:
Jack Bruno
background vocals:
Joey Diggs, Lamont Van Hook and Fred White
cover recording of:
The Simple Things
writer:
M Sebastian, Rick Neigher, Phil Roy, S Boone and John Shanks
Joe Cocker4:45
12N’oubliez jamais
recording of:
N’oubliez jamais
lyricist:
Jim Cregan
composer:
Russ Kunkel
Joe Cocker4:39
13Tonight (radio edit)
recording of:
Tonight
writer:
Max Carl and Gregg Sutton
publisher:
Longitude Music Co. and Too Tall Tunes
Joe Cocker4:14
14Night Calls
engineer:
Richard Dodd
producer:
Jeff Lynne
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1991)
guitar:
Mike Campbell (in 1991)
other instruments [all other instruments]:
Jeff Lynne (in 1991)
background vocals and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Cydney Davis (in 1991) and Maxine Sharp (in 1991)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Night Calls (in 1991)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
Joe Cocker3:25
15Hard Knocks
recording of:
Hard Knocks
writer:
Marc Broussard, Maxwell Aaron Ramsey and Shannon Sanders
Joe Cocker3:25
16I Come in Peace
recording of:
I Come in Peace
writer:
Rick Brewster and Ross Wilson
Joe Cocker4:21
17Performance
bass:
Dave McDaniel
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Ray Parker Jr.
piano:
Greg Mathieson
background vocals:
Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews
recording of:
Performance
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) 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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Joe Cocker4:37