''Stingray'' is the sixth studio album by

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, released in 1976. It follows Cocker's pattern of recording mainly cover versions containing just one original song, "Born Thru Indifference". Bob Dylan remained a favourite artist for Cocker to cover with two Dylan songs on this release. Dylan's version of "The Man In Me" appeared on

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but "Catfish" would not be released until 1991 on the first volume of The Bootleg Series.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the album "shows signs of renewal, particularly because of the support Cocker gets from the agile pop-soul band, Stuff, and his material, which is better than average."

Track listing

;Side One #"The Jealous Kind" (

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) – 3:48 #"I Broke Down" (Matthew Moore) – 3:26 #"You Came Along" (Bobby Charles) – 3:48 #"

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) – 5:20 #"Moon Dew" (Matthew Moore) – 5:50 ;Side Two #"

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" (Bob Dylan) – 3:40 #"She Is My Lady" (

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) – 4:34 #"Worrier" (Matthew Moore) – 3:15 #"Born Thru Indifference" (Joe Cocker,

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) – 6:15 #"A Song for You" ( Leon Russell) – 6:29

Personnel

* Joe Cocker – lead vocals *

– keyboards, arrangements (1-5, 7-10), organ solo (5) *

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– guitar, guitar solo (1) *

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– guitar solo (3) *

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– guitar, guitar solo (4, 7), arrangements (4) *

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– guitar solo (8) *

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– bass *

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the '' Modern ...

– drums, percussion * Felix "Flaco" Falcon – congas (1, 2) * Sam Rivers – soprano sax solo (1) *

Rob Fraboni Robert Alan Fraboni (born 23 April 1951) is an American, California-born record producer and audio engineer, well known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Tim Hardin, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, and Bonnie Ra ...

– arrangements (4, 6) *

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– arrangements (6) *

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– arrangements (6) * Lani Groves – backing vocals (2, 6, 7) * Phylliss Lindsey – backing vocals (2, 6, 9) * Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (2, 6) *

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– backing vocals (2, 6) *

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– backing vocals (7, 9) * Brenda White – backing vocals (7, 9) *

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– backing vocals (8) *

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– backing vocals (9) * Carlton 'Carlie' Barrett – drums (6) * Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass guitar (6)

Production

* Producer – Rob Fraboni * Associate Producers – Mark Aglietti and Richard Tee * Engineers – Baker Bigsby, Neil Case and Rob Fraboni * Recorded at Dynamic Sound Studios (Kingston, Jamaica) * Mixed at

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(Los Angeles, CA) * Mastered by

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(Hollywood, CA) * Design – Bob Cato at Skybow * Cover Photo and Inside Color Photos – S.L.O.P. * Back Cover – Lee Jaffe

Chart performance

References

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