Audio CD review:
Joe Cocker - The Ultimate Collection 1968-2003

Joe Cocker - The Ultimate Collection 1968-2003

Band: Joe Cocker Title: The Ultimate Collection 1968-2003 Rating: Release Date: 2003-12-01 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Unchain My Heart - Joe Cocker, Powell, Teddy 2: Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker, Mason, Dave [1] 3: Summer in the City - Joe Cocker, Boone, Steve 4: You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker, Newman, Randy 5: Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker, Nitzsche, Jack 6: You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker, Preston, Billy 7: With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker, Lennon, John 8: Cry Me a River - Joe Cocker, Hamilton, Arthur 9: The Letter - Joe Cocker, Thompson, Wayne Car 10: Delta Lady - Joe Cocker, Russell, Leon 11: Many Rivers to Cross - Joe Cocker, Cliff, Jimmy 12: When the Night Comes - Joe Cocker, Warren, Diane 13: Night Calls - Joe Cocker, Lynne, Jeff 14: Don't You Love Me Anymore - Joe Cocker, Hammond, Albert [1] 15: She Came in Through the Bathroom Window - Joe Cocker, Lennon, John 16: Could You Be Loved - Joe Cocker, Marley, Bob 17: Civilized Man - Joe Cocker, Feldman, Richard 18: First We Take Manhattan - Joe Cocker, Cohen, Leonard 19: The Simple Things - Joe Cocker, Neigher, Rick 20: N'Oubliez Jamais - Joe Cocker, Kunkel, Russ 21: That's All I Need to Know - Joe Cocker, Lyle, Graham 22: Have a Little Faith in Me - Joe Cocker, Hiatt, John 23: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Joe Cocker, John, Elton 24: Now That the Magic Has Gone - Joe Cocker, Miles, John 25: Sweet Lil' Woman - Joe Cocker, Fraser, Andy 26: (All I Know) Feels Like Forever - Joe Cocker, Adams, Bryan 27: My Father's Son - Joe Cocker, Reeves, Conner 28: Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word - Joe Cocker, John, Elton 29: Never Tear Us Apart - Joe Cocker, Farriss, Andrew 30: Ruby Lee - Joe Cocker, Withers, Bill

1968-2003 Thirty-Six years And Still Going Strong. With 30 tracks, this is a fine sampling of some of his biggest hits. Joe Cocker "The Ultimate Collection 1968-2003", is the first Cocker CD compilation, to adequately cover his entire career since 1968 to 2003. This is the perfect CD for someone who is considering buying a Cocker Cd for the first time. Disc one is by far the stronger cd, with classic tracks like, "Feelin' Alright", "Unchain My Heart", "You Are So Beautiful", "The Letter", "When The Night Comes", "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" and "Cry Me A river", just to name a few. Disc two has some nice tracks from his more recent efforts, like "Could You Be Loved", "The Simple Things", "Have A Little Faith", "Never Tear Us Apart" and a great take on Leonard Cohens "First We Take Manhatten". "With A little Help from My Friends", to "You Can Leave Your Hat On", they are all here to enjoy on 2 discs. The version that will be released in the US will be called "The Ultimate Joe Cocker", but will have only 20 tracks, but does contain his grammy nominated song with the Crusaders from 1981 "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today". You can get this import, at a very reasonable price on Amazons used dealer network or e-bay. I paid $17. 00 with S+H included on e-bay. His music sounds as good today, as it did back in the 1960's. Considering all that Cocker has been through during his career, and the fact he has long out distanced most of his 1960's contemporaries, makes him in my eyes a classic rock n roll treasure. This is one collection not to be missed for fans both old and new. You can see a complete list of all Joe Cocker discography, or go back to the Joe Cocker tabs