''Have a Little Faith'' is the fourteenth studio album by

Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of son ...

, released in 1994 by

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, a former unit of

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. The album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Charts. Music videos were released for "Let the Healing Begin", "

Have a Little Faith in Me "Have a Little Faith in Me" is a song written and performed by John Hiatt that appears on his 1987 album '' Bring the Family''. His version of the song has also appeared on the soundtracks of the movies '' Look Who’s Talking Now'' (1993), ''B ...

", "The Simple Things", " Summer in the City" and "Take Me Home" duet with

Bekka Bramlett Rebekka Ruth Lazone Bramlett (born April 19, 1968) is an American singer and session background singer. She is the daughter of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, of the music duo Delaney & Bonnie. She has been a member of Mick Fleetwood's band the Z ...

Track listing

# "Let the Healing Begin" – 5:12 (

Tony Joe White Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first ma ...

) # "

" – 4:40 (

John Hiatt John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded ...

) # "The Simple Things" – 4:54 (Rick Neigher,

Phil Roy Phil Roy (born February 28, 1959) is an American singer and songwriter. Biography Early musical career Roy was born in Philadelphia and began playing the guitar at age nine. At age 17, attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Lo ...

John Shanks John Matthew Shanks (born December 18, 1964) is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist. Early life and education John Matthew Shanks was born in New York City. Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17 years old. He was in a ban ...

) # " Summer in the City" – 4:10 (

Steve Boone Steve Boone (born September 23, 1943, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) is an American bass guitarist and music producer, who is both a founding member and current member of the folk-rock group The Lovin' Spoonful. Steve co-wrote two of the groups' ...

, Mark Sebastian,

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) # "Highway Highway" – 4:31 (Stephen Allen Davis) # "Too Cool" – 4:45 (Kye Fleming, Greg Sutton) # "Soul Time" – 4:35 (

Will Jennings Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs "Tears in Heaven" and "My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has won s ...

Frankie Miller Francis John Miller (born 2 November 1949) is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter and actor. Miller wrote for and performed with many recording artists and is best known for his 1977 album ''Full House'', the singles "Be Good To Yourself", " D ...

) # "Out of the Blue" – 3:45 (

Robbie Robertson Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson, OC (born July 5, 1943), is a Canadian musician. He is best known for his work as lead guitarist and songwriter for the Band, and for his career as a solo recording artist. With the deaths of Richard Manuel in ...

) # "Angeline" – 4:30 (Cocker, Tony Joe White) # "Hell And Highwater" – 4:12 # " Standing Knee Deep in a River" – 4:09 (Bucky Jones,

Dickey Lee Royden Dickey Lipscomb (born September 21, 1936), known professionally as Dickey Lee (sometimes misspelled Dickie or Dicky), is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs " Patches" and "Laurie ( ...

Bob McDill Robert Lee McDill (born April 4, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, active from the 1960s until 2000. During his career he wrote or co-wrote 31 number one country hits. His songs were also recorded by popular artists of the 1970s, 1980s an ...

) # "Take Me Home" – 4:21 (John Capek,

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) – duet with

Bonus Tracks

# "My Strongest Weakness" – 4:12 (Mike Reid, Naomi Judd)

Personnel

* Joe Cocker – lead vocals (all tracks) *

– guitar (1, 10) *

Tim Pierce Tim Pierce (born 1959 in Albuquerque) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart, Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and the C ...

– guitar solo (1, 10), guitar (2-7, 9-12),

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(11) * Michael Thompson – guitar (8, 13) *

C. J. Vanston Cj (Jeffrey) Vanston is an American film composer, record producer, songwriter, and keyboardist, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood, California. He was born in Denver, Colorado, the son of Bonnie L. Smith and Paul L. Vanston. ...

– acoustic piano (1, 8, 9, 13), organ (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10-12), synthesizers (1, 2, 4-6, 9, 12, 13), string arrangements (1, 4, 6), keyboards (3), synth harmonica solo (3), percussion (3), horn arrangements (4, 7),

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(7), synth horns (8, 11) *

Chris Stainton Christopher Robert "Chris" Stainton (born 22 March 1944) is an English session musician, keyboard player, bassist and songwriter, who first gained recognition with Joe Cocker in the late 1960s. In addition to his collaboration with Cocker, Stai ...

–

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(1, 4), acoustic piano (2, 5-7, 11, 12), organ (9),

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(10) * Bob Feit – bass guitar (1, 2, 4-13) *

Abraham Laboriel Abraham Laboriel López Sr. (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican-American bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. ''Guitar Player'' magazine called him "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the f ...

– bass guitar (3) * Jack Bruno – drums (all tracks) *

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– percussion (1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11) * Don Shelton – saxophone (4, 7) *

Ernie Watts Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's ...

– alto sax solo (5, 13) * Alexander Iles – trombone (4, 7) * Rick Baptist – trumpet (4, 7) *

Wayne Bergeron Wayne Bergeron (born January 16, 1958) is an American jazz trumpeter. Bergeron rose to prominence as a member of Maynard Ferguson's band in the 1980s. Since then, he has worked on over 400 TV and motion picture soundtracks. As a lead and studio ...

– trumpet (4, 7) * Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (1, 2) * Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (1, 2) * Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (1, 2) * Joey Diggs – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13) * Lamont VanHook – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13) * Fred White – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13) * Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (4) * Maxine Waters – backing vocals (4, 11) * Julie Waters – backing vocals (4, 11) *

– backing vocals (13) *

– lead vocals (13)

Production

* Joe Cocker – executive producer * Roger Davies – producer *

Chris Lord-Alge Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge, both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic compression for molding mixes that play wel ...

– producer, engineer, mixing *

Dick Marx Richard Henry Marx (April 12, 1924 – August 12, 1997) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. He also composed for film, television, and commercials. Personal life Marx and wife Ruth (née Guildoo) had a son, Richard Marx, pop singer, ...

– conductor, orchestration *

Israel Baker Israel Baker (February 11, 1919 – December 25, 2011) was an American violinist and concertmaster. Through a long and varied career he played with many of the greatest figures in the worlds of classical music, jazz and pop. He appeared on hund ...

– concertmaster * Craig Brock – engineer * Ken Villeneuve – engineer * Ben Wallach – engineer * Randy Wine – engineer *

Doug Sax Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charles ...

– mastering * Norman Moore – art direction, design *

Greg Gorman Greg Gorman (born 1949) is an American portrait photographer of Hollywood celebrities. His work has been seen in national magazine features and covers, including ''Esquire'', '' GQ'', ''Interview'', ''Life'', ''Vogue'', ''Newsweek'', ''Rolling Ston ...

– photography * Frank Ockenfels – photography ;Studios * Recorded at

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and Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA). * Mixed at Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA). * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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