This Joe Cocker discography lists the recordings plus live appearances of John Robert "Joe" Cocker,

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(20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014), the English

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musician, composer and actor who came to popularity in the 1960s, and was most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his

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s of popular songs, particularly those of

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. He received several awards, including a 1983

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for his song "

Up Where We Belong "Up Where We Belong" is a song written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Will Jennings that was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for the 1982 film '' An Officer and a Gentleman''. Warnes was recommended to sing a song from the fi ...

", a duet which he performed with Jennifer Warnes. He was ranked No. 97 on ''Rolling Stone''s 100 greatest singers list.

Albums

Studio

Live

Official compilations

Other albums

* 1967 ''Rag Goes Mad at the Mojo'' (EP compilation with two songs by Joe Cocker's Big Blues) * 1987 ''Unchain My Heart'' (EP, remix & live) * 1988 ''The 12'' ''Mixes'' (mini-LP) * 1997 ''Special Beck's Edition'' * 2015 ''Joe Cocker in Interview with Robin Ross''

Video/DVD

* 1970 ''Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music'' (motion picture) * 1971 ''Joe Cocker, Mad Dogs & Englishmen'' (motion picture) (DVD – 2005) * 1986 ''Joe Cocker Music Video'' * 1990 ''A Tribute to John Lennon – Live'' ("Isolation") * 1992 ''The Best of Joe Cocker Live (Dortmund, Germany, 1992)'' (DVD – 2006) * 1994 ''Have A Little Faith'' (biography) * 1997 ''Joe Cocker Live: Across From Midnight Tour (Germany, 1997)'' (DVD – 2004) * 2001 ''Joe Cocker in Concert (Germany, 1996)'' * 2002 ''Joe Cocker Live (Italy, 1981)'' * 2002 ''Party at the Palace'' (London, 2002, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "All You Need Is Love") * 2003 ''Joe Cocker (DVD EP)'' * 2004 ''Joe Cocker Live: Across from Midnight Tour (Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany, 1997)'' * 2004 ''The Best of Joe Cocker Live (Dortmund, Germany, 1992, and Cologne, Germany, 2002)'' * 2005 ''Feeling Alright''* * 2005 ''Respect Yourself Live'' * 2005 ''Live at Montreux 1987'' * 2008 ''Cry Me A River (Rockpalast, 1983)''

Notable guest appearances

* 1970

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– ''

'' (backing vocals) * 1971 Delaney & Bonnie – '' Motel Shot'' * 1973

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– ''16 and Savaged'' (backing vocals) * 1974

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'' ("Five Long Years", "The Stratch") * 1976 Bo Diddley – ''20th Anniversary of Rock n' Roll'' (backing vocals) * 1981 The Crusaders – '' Standing Tall'' ("I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today", "This Old World's Too Funky For Me") * 1982 ''

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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' ("

", with Jennifer Warnes) * 1984 ''

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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' ("We Stand Alone") * 1986 '' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' ("Now that you're gone") * 1987 ''

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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' ("Love Lives On") * 1989

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'' (" When a Man Loves a Woman", " I'll Go Crazy") * 1989 ''Yes We Can – Artists United for Nature'' (charity single) * 1991 '' Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin'' (" Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word") * 1992 ''

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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' ("Feels Like Forever") * 1993 Jimmy Barnes – ''Flesh and Wood'' ("Guilty") * 1994 ''Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III'' (live version of "Up Where We Belong" with Jennifer Warnes) * 1995 ''Sol En Si – Solidarité Enfants Sida'' (" Ain't No Sunshine") * 1997

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– '' Deuces Wild'' ("Dangerous Mood") * 1998

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– ''Eros Live'' ("That's All I Need To Know") * 1999 '' Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo'' ("

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") * 1999 Tim Hinkley – ''Hinkley's Heroes Vol. 1'' ("Saturday Blues") * 1999 ''It's Only Rock 'N' Roll – Various Artists for Children's Promise'' (charity single) * 2001 Otis Thompson – ''Rebirth'' * 2002

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– '' All I Got'' ("Lost and Found") * 2002 Lulu – '' Together'' ("Now That The Magic Has Gone") * 2007 ''

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– Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (" Come Together") * 2010

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") * 2013 Jimmy Webb – '' Still Within the Sound of My Voice'' (" The Moon's a Harsh Mistress")

Singles

* ⁽¹⁹⁸⁸⁾ "Don't You Love Me Anymore" was not released in the UK until June 1988

References

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