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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 08/28/2007

Capitol's Classic Cocker contains 19 original and re-recorded tracks spanning the raspy-voiced singer's eight-year stint with the label. It should be noted that his late-'60s hits "With a Little Help from My Friends," "The Letter," and "Feeling Alright" aren't the definitive versions heard on Mad Dogs & Englishmen, but later performances taken from the 1990 Joe Cocker Live album (and "Delta Lady" is from 1996). Only "You Are So Beautiful" and his number one 1992 duet with Jennifer Warnes, "Up Where We Belong," are the original charted versions. This isn't to suggest that Classic Cocker is second-rate; his rocking version of Gary Wright's "Love Is Alive" and a relaxed reggae take on the Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" are recommended, but fans should be aware that this compilation doesn't encapsulate Cocker's Woodstock-era peak.

~Al Campbell, All Music Guide

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Keith Forsey - Producer
Terry Manning - Producer
Chris Lord-Alge - Producer
Roger Davies - Producer
Evren Goknar - Mastering
Gary Katz - Producer
Danny Kortchmar - Producer
Stewart Levine - Producer
Charlie Midnight - Producer
Don Was - Producer
Richie Zito - Producer
Jeri Heiden - Art Direction
Jeri Heiden - Design
Mike Ragogna - Compilation Producer
Scott Schinder - Liner Notes
Herb Ritts - Photography
Helmut Werd - Photography
Glen Nakasako - Art Direction
Glen Nakasako - Design
Jim Price - Producer
Michael Lang - Producer

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The Neil Diamond Collection
    Neil Diamond / CD / 1999
The Essential Barbra Streisand
    Barbra Streisand / CD / 2002
Greatest Hits 1970-2002
    Elton John / CD / 2002
Chicago Story: The Complete Greatest Hits 1967-2002
    Chicago / CD / 2003

Release Date: 08/28/2007
Genre: rock