JOE COCKER : GOLD

 

Disc One (70:46)

  1. Feelin' Alright
  2. With a Little Help from My Friends
  3. Delta Lady
  4. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
  5. Something
  6. Darling Be Home Soon
  7. The Letter Thompson
  8. Cry Me a River
  9. High Time We Went
  10. Black-Eyed Blues
  11. Midnight Rider
  12. Put Out the Light
  13. I Can Stand a Little Rain
  14. You Are So Beautiful
  15. I Think It's Going to Rain Today
  16. The Jealous Kind
  17. Fun Time
  18. I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today

Disc Two (73:37)

  1. Sweet Little Woman
  2. Many Rivers to Cross
  3. Up Where We Belong
  4. Civilized Man
  5. Shelter Me
  6. You Can Leave Your Hat On
  7. Unchain My Heart
  8. When the Night Comes
  9. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  10. Night Calls
  11. Now That the Magic Has Gone
  12. Summer in the City
  13. Have a Little Faith in Me
  14. Sail Away
  15. Tonight
  16. First We Take Manhattan
  17. You Can't Have My Heart
  18. One

Label : Hip-O

Release Year : 2006

Review (AllMusic) : Hip-O's double-disc Joe Cocker set Gold unites the tracks on 2004's single-disc Ultimate Collection with 16 favorites that had been left off that package due to space restrictions. With that situation corrected, these original recordings span the singer's 30-plus years by not only including all the obvious favorites from his A&M days ("Feelin' Alright," "Delta Lady," "The Letter," etc.) but important overlooked hits of that era like "Put Out the Light," "High Time We Went," and "Midnight Rider." His later work on MCA, Island, Capitol, and Sony is also documented thoroughly with the inclusion of his number one 1992 duet with Jennifer Warnes, "Up Where We Belong," and the tastefully selected cover versions Cocker recorded in the 1990s of songs by Ray Charles, Elton John, Lovin Spoonful, and Randy Newman among others. Anyone looking for a comprehensive collection of Cocker's best recordings should pick this up.