Joe Cocker built one of rock and soul music’s most distinctive catalogs by transforming songs through the force of his voice, the tension of his phrasing, and the emotional intensity of his live performances. This complete A-to-Z guide brings together his studio-album recordings, early singles, soundtrack songs, duets, B-sides, bonus tracks, and essential performances from Mad Dogs & Englishmen.
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Joe Cocker’s unmistakable voice and deeply emotive delivery made him one of the most distinctive vocalists in rock and blues history. Hailing from Sheffield, England, he first found his footing in the music world during the early 1960s, performing in local pubs with the Cavaliers. After experimenting with different musical projects, including performing under the name Vance Arnold & the Avengers, Cocker gained traction when his band opened for the Rolling Stones in 1963. This led to a recording contract with Decca Records, though his first solo release, a cover of the Beatles’ “I’ll Cry Instead,” failed to chart. His breakthrough was just around the corner, and by the late 1960s, Cocker had established himself as a formidable presence in the industry.
The defining moment of Cocker’s early career came in 1968 when he released his rendition of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends.” Featuring guitar work by Jimmy Page, the song became a major success, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and earning Cocker international recognition. His raw, impassioned vocal delivery transformed the track into something entirely his own. Its popularity grew further when he delivered a powerful performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, solidifying his reputation as one of rock’s most electrifying live performers. His debut album, With a Little Help from My Friends, introduced audiences to his blend of rock, blues, and soul.
In 1970, Cocker led the large touring ensemble documented on Mad Dogs & Englishmen. The album preserved definitive performances of “The Letter,” “Cry Me a River,” “Space Captain,” “Honky Tonk Women,” and “Let’s Go Get Stoned.” Those recordings became an essential part of his catalog and reinforced the central role that live performance played throughout his career.
Over the decades, Cocker released twenty-two studio albums, each marked by his signature vocal intensity and heartfelt interpretations of classic songs. His second album, Joe Cocker!, included another Beatles cover, “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,” showcasing his ability to rework familiar songs into something fresh and deeply moving. In the years that followed, Cocker delivered recordings such as “The Letter,” “Cry Me a River,” “Feelin’ Alright,” and “You Are So Beautiful.”
Cocker’s 1982 duet with Jennifer Warnes, “Up Where We Belong,” from An Officer and a Gentleman, became one of the biggest commercial successes of his career. The performers received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, while the songwriters received the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Cocker’s soundtrack work also included “Edge of a Dream” from Teachers and “Love Lives On” from Harry and the Hendersons.
Cocker’s accolades reflected both his influence and his staying power in the music industry. In addition to his Grammy, he received a Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist in 1993 and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2007 for his contributions to music. Rolling Stone also included him among its 100 greatest singers. Despite personal struggles during the 1970s, Cocker overcame those challenges and remained a respected figure in rock and blues.
His career was built on the strength of his live performances, where he connected with audiences through his passionate stage presence and emotionally charged vocals. Whether delivering soul-stirring ballads or energetic blues-rock songs, Cocker had an uncanny ability to inject raw feeling into every lyric he sang. His later albums, including Unchain My Heart and Hard Knocks, demonstrated that he maintained his vocal power and interpretive brilliance. His final studio album, Fire It Up, was released in 2012.
Beyond music, Cocker was dedicated to philanthropic efforts, particularly through the Cocker Kids’ Foundation, which he and his wife, Pam, established to support young people in the area around Crawford, Colorado, where they lived. His generosity and commitment to giving back reflected the same emotional depth that made his music so moving.
Joe Cocker died on December 22, 2014, after a battle with lung cancer. His voice, filled with grit and soul, turned familiar songs into unforgettable performances, and his music continues to resonate with listeners around the world.
Complete List Of Joe Cocker Songs From A to Z
Numbers–E
- “Across from Midnight” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “Ain’t Gonna Cry Again” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “All Our Tomorrows” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
- “Angeline” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Another Mind Gone” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “Anybody Seen My Girl” – Organic – 1996
- “Bad Bad Sign” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “Beware of Darkness” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008
- “Bird on the Wire” – Joe Cocker! – 1969
- “Black-Eyed Blues” – Joe Cocker – 1972/1973
- “Blue Medley” – Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
- “Boogie Baby” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “Born Thru Indifference” – Stingray – 1976
- “Bye Bye Blackbird” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969 / Organic – 1996
- “Can’t Find My Way Home” – Night Calls – 1991/1992 / Organic – 1996
- “Catfish” – Stingray – 1976
- “Chain of Fools” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “Change in Louise” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969
- “Civilized Man” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “Come On In” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “Come Together” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008 (US edition bonus track)
- “Could You Be Loved” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “Crazy in Love” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “Cry Me a River” – Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
- “Darling Be Home Soon” – Joe Cocker! – 1969 / Organic – 1996
- “Dear Landlord” – Joe Cocker! – 1969
- “Delta Lady” – Joe Cocker! – 1969 / Organic – 1996
- “Different Roads” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “Dignity” – Organic – 1996
- “Do I Still Figure in Your Life?” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969
- “Do Right Woman” – Joe Cocker – 1972/1973
- “Don’t Drink the Water” – Cocker – 1986
- “Don’t Forget Me” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974
- “Don’t Give Up on Me” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008
- “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969 / Organic – 1996
- “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” – Night Calls – 1991/1992
- “Don’t You Love Me Anymore” – Cocker – 1986
- “Edge of a Dream (Theme from Teachers)” – Teachers soundtrack (1984)
- “Even a Fool Would Let Go” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “Every Kind of People” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “Every Time It Rains” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “Everybody Hurts” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “Eye on the Prize” – Fire It Up – 2012
F–J
- “The Fall” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “Feelin’ Alright” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969
- “Feels Like Forever” – Night Calls – 1992 (US version)
- “Fever” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “Fire It Up” – Fire It Up – 2012
- “First We Take Manhattan” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “Five Women” – Night Calls – 1991/1992
- “Forever Changed” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012 (iTunes bonus track)
- “Forgive Me Now” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “Fun Time” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “Get On” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “Girl from the North Country” – Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
- “A Girl Like You” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “Give Peace a Chance” – Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
- “Got to Use My Imagination” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “The Great Divide” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Guilty” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974
- “Hard Knocks” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “Have a Little Faith in Me” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Heart Full of Rain” – Organic – 1996
- “Heart of the Matter” – Cocker – 1986
- “Heaven” – Cocker – 1986
- “Hell and Highwater” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Hello, Little Friend” – Joe Cocker! – 1969
- “High Lonesome Blue” – Organic – 1996
- “High Time We Went” – Joe Cocker – 1972/1973
- “Highway Highway” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Hitchcock Railway” – Joe Cocker! – 1969
- “Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing)” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “Honky Tonk Women” – Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
- “Human Touch” – Organic – 1996
- “Hymn for My Soul” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008 (also instrumental version)
- “I Broke Down” – Stingray – 1976
- “I Can Hear the River” – Night Calls – 1991/1992
- “I Can Stand a Little Rain” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974
- “I Can’t Say No” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “I Come in Peace” – Fire It Up – 2012
- “I Get Mad” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974
- “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “I Hope” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “I Keep Forgetting” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “I Know (You Don’t Want Me No More)” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “I Love the Night” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “I Put a Spell on You” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “I Shall Be Released” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969
- “I Stand in Wonder” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
- “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “I Who Have Nothing” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “I Will Live for You” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “I’ll Be Your Doctor” – Fire It Up – 2012
- “I’ll Cry Instead” – single (1964)
- “I’ll Walk in the Sunshine Again” – Fire It Up – 2012
- “I’m Listening Now” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “I’m Your Man” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “If I Love You” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “Inner City Blues” – Sheffield Steel – 1982 (Bonus track) / Cocker – 1986
- “Into the Mystic” – Soul Speak – 2008 / Organic – 1996
- “Isolation” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
- “It’s a Sin (When You Love Somebody)” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974
- “It’s All Over But the Shoutin'” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “It’s Only Love” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “Jack-a-Diamonds” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “Jamaica Say You Will” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “Jealous Guy” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “The Jealous Kind” – Stingray – 1976
- “Just Like a Woman” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969
- “Just Like Always” – Sheffield Steel – 1982
- “Just Pass It On” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008
- “Just to Keep from Drowning” – One Night of Sin – 1989
K–O
- “Lady Put the Light Out” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “The Last One to Know” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “The Last Road” – Fire It Up – 2012 (Premium edition bonus track)
- “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” – Joe Cocker! – 1969
- “Leave a Light On” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “Let It Be” – Joe Cocker! – 1969 (B-side)
- “Let Love Decide” – Fire It Up – 2012 (iTunes bonus track)
- “Let the Healing Begin” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Let’s Go Get Stoned” – Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
- “The Letter” – single (1970); Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
- “Letting Go” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “The Letting Go” – Fire It Up – 2012
- “Lie to Me” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “Little Bit of Love” – Night Calls – 1991
- “Living Without Your Love” – Cocker – 1986
- “Long as I Can See the Light” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008
- “Long Drag Off a Cigarette” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “Look What You’ve Done” – Sheffield Steel – 1982 (also 12″ mix)
- “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “Love Is Alive” – Night Calls – 1991/1992
- “Love Is for Me” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008
- “Love Is on a Fade” – Cocker – 1986
- “Love Lives On” – Harry and the Hendersons soundtrack (1987)
- “Love Made a Promise” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “Love Not War” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “Love to Lean On” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “Loving You Tonight” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “Lucinda” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “The Man in Me” – Stingray – 1976
- “Many Rivers to Cross” – Sheffield Steel – 1982 / Organic – 1996
- “Marie” – Sheffield Steel – 1982
- “Marjorine” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969
- “Maybe I’m Amazed” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “Midnight Rider” – Joe Cocker – 1972/1973
- “Midnight Without You” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “Moon Dew” – Stingray – 1976
- “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974
- “My Father’s Son” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “N’Oubliez Jamais” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “Naked Without You” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “Need Your Love So Bad” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “Never Tear Us Apart” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “The New Age of Lily” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969 (B-side)
- “Night Calls” – Night Calls – 1991/1992
- “No Ordinary World” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “Not Too Young to Die of a Broken Heart” – Night Calls – 1991
- “Now That the Magic Has Gone” – Night Calls – 1992 (US version)
- “Oh Mama” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “On My Way Home” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “One” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “The One” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
- “One Night of Sin” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “One Word (Peace)” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008
- “Out of the Blue” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Out of the Rain” – Night Calls – 1991/1992
P–T
- “Pardon Me Sir” – Joe Cocker – 1972/1973
- “Performance” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974
- “Please No More” – Night Calls – 1991/1992
- “Put Out the Light” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974
- “Respect Yourself” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “Right in the Middle (Of Falling in Love)” – Sheffield Steel – 1982 (Bonus track)
- “Ring Them Bells” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008
- “River’s Invitation” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008
- “The River’s Rising” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
- “Ruby Lee” – Sheffield Steel – 1982
- “Runaway Train” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “Sail Away” – Organic – 1996
- “Sandpaper Cadillac” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969
- “Satisfied” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
- “Seven Days” – Sheffield Steel – 1982
- “She Believes in Me” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” – Joe Cocker! – 1969
- “She Don’t Mind” – Joe Cocker – 1972/1973
- “She Is My Lady” – Stingray – 1976
- “She’s So Good to Me” – Joe Cocker! – 1969 (B-side)
- “Shelter Me” – Cocker – 1986
- “Shocked” – Sheffield Steel – 1982
- “The Simple Things” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Sing Me a Song” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974
- “So” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “So Good, So Right” – Sheffield Steel – 1982
- “So It Goes” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “Something” – Joe Cocker! – 1969 / Organic – 1996
- “Something to Say” – Joe Cocker – 1972/1973
- “Something’s Coming On” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969 (B-side)
- “A Song for You” – Stingray – 1976
- “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” – Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991)
- “Soul Rising” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “Soul Time” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Southern Lady” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “Space Captain” – B-side to “The Letter” (1970); Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
- “St. James Infirmary” – Joe Cocker – 1972/1973
- “Standing Knee Deep in a River” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Stay the Same” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “Sticks and Stones” – Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970)
- “Summer in the City” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Sweet Little Woman” – Sheffield Steel – 1982 (also 12″ mix)
- “Take Me Home” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Talking Back to the Night” – Sheffield Steel – 1982
- “Tell Me There’s a Way” – Cocker – 1986 (Sessions outtake)
- “Tempted” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “Thankful” – Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “That’s All I Need to Know” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “That’s the Way Her Love Is” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “(That’s What I Like) In My Woman” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “That’s Your Business Now” – Joe Cocker! – 1969
- “There Goes My Baby” – Civilized Man – 1984
- “There’s a Storm Coming” – Night Calls – 1991
- “This Is Your Life” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “Those Precious Words” – B-side to “I’ll Cry Instead” (1964)
- “A to Z” – Cocker – 1986
- “Tonight” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “Too Cool” – Have a Little Faith – 1994
- “Trust in Me” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
- “Two Wrongs” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
U–Z
- “Unchain My Heart” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
- “Unforgiven” – One Night of Sin – 1989 (CD bonus track) / Hard Knocks – 2010/2012
- “Up Where We Belong (with Jennifer Warnes)” – An Officer and a Gentleman soundtrack (1982)
- “Walk Through the World with Me” – Fire It Up – 2012 (Premium edition bonus track)
- “Wasted Years” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “Watching the River Flow” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “Wayward Soul” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “Weight of the World” – Fire It Up – 2012
- “What Do I Tell My Heart?” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “What Do You Say?” – Across from Midnight – 1997
- “What You Did to Me Last Night” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “What’s Going On” – Heart & Soul – 2004/2005
- “When a Woman Cries” – Night Calls – 1992 (US version)
- “When the Night Comes” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “Where Am I Now” – Jamaica Say You Will – 1975
- “Where Would I Be Now” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “While You See a Chance” – No Ordinary World – 1999/2000
- “A Whiter Shade of Pale” – Luxury You Can Afford – 1978
- “With a Little Help from My Friends” – With a Little Help from My Friends – 1969 / Hard Knocks – 2010/2012 (Limited Live Edition)
- “A Woman Loves a Man” – Unchain My Heart – 1987
- “Woman to Woman” – Joe Cocker – 1972/1973
- “Worrier” – Stingray – 1976
- “You and I” – Organic – 1996
- “You Are So Beautiful” – I Can Stand a Little Rain – 1974 / Organic – 1996 / Hard Knocks – 2010/2012 (Limited Live Edition)
- “You Came Along” – Stingray – 1976
- “You Can Leave Your Hat On” – Cocker – 1986 / Organic – 1996
- “You Can’t Have My Heart” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “You Don’t Know What You’re Doing to Me” – Fire It Up – 2012
- “You Don’t Need a Million Dollars” – Fire It Up – 2012
- “You Haven’t Done Nothin'” – Hymn for My Soul – 2007/2008
- “You Know It’s Gonna Hurt” – One Night of Sin – 1989
- “You Love Me Back” – Fire It Up – 2012
- “You Took It So Hard” – Respect Yourself – 2002
- “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” – Night Calls – 1991/1992
- “Younger” – Fire It Up – 2012
Joe Cocker Studio Albums
With a Little Help from My Friends (1969)
Joe Cocker! (1969)
Joe Cocker (1972)
I Can Stand a Little Rain (1974)
Jamaica Say You Will (1975)
Stingray (1976)
Luxury You Can Afford (1978)
Sheffield Steel (1982)
Civilized Man (1984)
Cocker (1986)
Unchain My Heart (1987)
One Night of Sin (1989)
Night Calls (1991)
Have a Little Faith (1994)
Organic (1996)
Across from Midnight (1997)
No Ordinary World (1999)
Respect Yourself (2002)
Heart & Soul (2004)
Hymn for My Soul (2007)
Hard Knocks (2010)
Fire It Up (2012)
Selected Joe Cocker Live, Soundtrack, and Archival Releases
Mad Dogs & Englishmen (live album, 1970)
An Officer and a Gentleman soundtrack (1982)
Teachers soundtrack (1984)
Harry and the Hendersons soundtrack (1987)
Joe Cocker Live (1990)
Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991)
The Anthology (1999)
Live at Woodstock (2009)
Fire It Up Live (2013)
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