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

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

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 (US songwriter), Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1987-04) and Jim Vallance (in 1987-04)
Joe Cocker4:47
2Come Together
producer:
Teese Gohl, Elliot Goldenthal (American score composer) and T Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
mixer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
vocals:
Joe Cocker
cover recording of:
Come Together
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
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 (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Stranger Music Inc.
Joe Cocker13:44
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. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bug Music (music publishing), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gallo Music Publishing, Mark Sebastian Music, Robbins Music Corp., Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Trio Music (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Joe Cocker3:48
5Up Where We Belong
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
guitar:
Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Bobby Lyle
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1982) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Up Where We Belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
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 Warnes3.553:48
6Don’t You Love Me Anymore
engineer:
Guy Roche
producer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
mixer:
Bob Ezrin and Paul Lani
bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
guitar:
Neal Schon
keyboard:
Jeff Lorber
background vocals:
Albert Hammond, Leslie Smith (funk/soul singer), Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
arranger:
Bob Ezrin
recording of:
Don’t You Love Me Anymore
writer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Joe Cocker5:23
7Unforgiven
recording of:
Unforgiven
writer:
Mitch Allan (music producer, singer-songwriter and guitarist), Kara DioGuardi, David Hodges (American record producer & songwriter) and Nick Lachey
Joe Cocker4:13
8Have a Little Faith in Me
producer:
Roger Davies (producer) and Chris Lord‐Alge
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Bob Feit
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
membranophone:
Jack Bruno (drummer)
organ and synthesizer:
C.J. Vanston
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
Chris Stainton (keyboard player, session musician and songwriter)
background vocals:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Mortonette Jenkins and Marlena Jeter
cover recording of:
Have a Little Faith in Me
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
Joe Cocker2.54:15
9You Are So Beautiful (album version)
assistant engineer:
David Gallo (engineer) and David Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
Guy Charbonneau
producer:
Michael Lang (Producer)
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Dave McDaniel (bass)
piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
lead vocals:
Joe Cocker
performer:
Joe Cocker
arranger:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
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 (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Preston Songs (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Joe Cocker3.952:42
10Woman to Woman
recording of:
Woman to Woman
lyricist and composer:
Joe Cocker and Chris Stainton (keyboard player, session musician and songwriter)
Joe Cocker54:27
11The Simple Things
producer:
Roger Davies (producer) and Chris Lord‐Alge
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass:
Abraham Laboriel
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
keyboard, percussion and solo harmonica [synthesized harmonica]:
C.J. Vanston
membranophone:
Jack Bruno (drummer)
background vocals:
Joey Diggs, Lamont Van Hook and Fred White (soul singer, songwriter, arranger and producer)
cover recording of:
The Simple Things
writer:
M Sebastian, Rick Neigher, Phil Roy, S Boone and John Shanks
Joe Cocker24:45
12N’oubliez jamais
recording of:
N’oubliez jamais
lyricist:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family)
composer:
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
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 (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1991)
guitar:
Mike Campbell (US funk guitarist for Change & M-Zee Band) (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. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (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 Cocker3.653:25
15Hard Knocks
recording of:
Hard Knocks
writer:
Marc Broussard, Maxwell Aaron Ramsey and Shannon Sanders (Producer, songwriter and musician)
Joe Cocker3:25
16I Come in Peace
recording of:
I Come in Peace
writer:
Rick Brewster and Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
Joe Cocker4:21
17Performance
bass:
Dave McDaniel (bass)
drums (drum set):
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Ray Parker Jr.
piano:
Greg Mathieson
background vocals:
Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist)
recording of:
Performance
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Joe Cocker4:37