Hard Knocks (album)
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| Studio album by Joe Cocker | ||||
| Released |
1 October 2010 (Europe) 24 January 2012 (US) | |||
| Genre | Rock, blues | |||
| Label |
Columbia (Europe) Savoy Label Group (USA) | |||
| Producer | Matt Serletic | |||
| Joe Cocker chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Hard Knocks is the twenty-first studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 1 October 2010 by Columbia Records in Europe. It features nine new songs produced by Matt Serletic plus Cocker's version of the Dixie Chicks number "I Hope", which was produced by Tony Brown. Apart from a regular CD release, the album was also released on vinyl.
The album reached number 1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and number 2 on the same magazine's European Albums chart.[2]
A Limited Live Edition (CD/DVD) version of the album was released in December 2010 in Europe with live tracks off the album recorded at Le Zenith in Paris in 2010.
Track listing
- "Hard Knocks" (Marc Broussard, Maxwell Aaron Ramsey, Shannon Sanders) – 3:24
- "Get On" (Matt Serletic, Danny Myrick, Stephanie Bentley) – 3:28
- "Unforgiven" (Mitch Allan, Kara DioGuardi, Nick Lachey, Dave Hodges) – 4:14
- "The Fall" (Matt Serletic, Danny Myrick, Aimée Proal) – 3:49
- "So It Goes" (Matt Serletic, Jeffrey Steele, Danny Myrick) – 3:21
- "Runaway Train" (Ollie Marland) – 3:27
- "Stay The Same" (Matt Serletic, Danny Myrick, Stephanie Bentley) – 4:39
- "Thankful" (Matt Serletic, Kara DioGuardi) – 3:59
- "So" (Chantal Kreviazuk, Thomas "Tawgs" Slater) – 3:56
- "I Hope" (Keb' Mo', Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison) – 4:46
- "Forever Changed" – 3:51 – iTunes bonus track
Limited Live Edition additional tracks
- "Hard Knocks" (Marc Broussard, Maxwell Aaron Ramsey, Shannon Sanders)
- "Get On" (Matt Serletic, Danny Myrick, Stephanie Bentley)
- "Unforgiven" (Mitch Allan, Kara DioGuardi, Nick Lachey, Dave Hodges)
- "Thankful" (Matt Serletic, Kara DioGuardi)
- "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher)
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Germany Top 100 Albums[3] | 1 |
| Switzerland Albums Top 100[4] | 2 |
| Austria Alben Top 75[5] | 4 |
| Polish Charts | 14 |
| Hungary Albums Chart[6] | 20 |
| Denmark Album Top 40[7] | 21 |
| Belgium Ultratop 50 albums (Flanders)[8] | 32 |
| France Albums Chart[9] | 34 |
| Belgium Ultratop 50 albums (Wallonia)[8] | 41 |
| Netherlands Album Top 100[10] | 41 |
| US Billboard (Top Independent Albums) | 48 |
| UK Albums Chart[11] | 61 |
| Spain Top 100 Albums[12] | 86 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart[13] | 31 |
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | BVMI | Platinum[14] |
| Poland | ZPAV | Gold[15] |
Personnel
- Lead vocals – Joe Cocker
- Guitars – Ray Parker, Jr., Tim Pierce, Joel Shearer, Tom Bukovac, Kenny Greenberg
- Bass – Chris Chaney, Glenn Worf
- Drums – Josh Freese, Dorian Crozier, Matt Chamberlain, Greg Morrow
- Keyboards – Jamie Muhoberac, Matt Serletic
- Programming – Matt Serletic
- String arrangements - David Campbell (unforgiven)
- Synthesizer, Wurlitzer – Steve Nathan
- Trombone – Jeff Babko
- Saxophones – Cleto Escobedo III
- Trumpet – Ron King
- Vocal Production – Sherree Brown, Rich King, Judson Spence
- Background vocals – Robyn Troup, Sherree Brown, Rich King, Mabvuto Carpenter, Stephanie Bentley, Kim Keys, Ashley Cleveland, Judson Spence
- Cello, violin, viola – Stevie Blacke
- Gospel Choir
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (24 October 2010). "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Hard Knocks – Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "Joe Cocker - Hard Knocks - swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "Joe Cocker – Hard Knocks – austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ "danishcharts.com – Joe Cocker – Hard Knocks". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- 1 2 "ultratop.be – Joe Cocker – Hard Knocks". www.ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "lescharts.com – Joe Cocker – Hard Knocks". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Hard Knocks". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "Joe Cocker – Hard Knocks". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "spanishcharts.com – Joe Cocker – Hard Knocks". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "VIVA Album Top 50 – Alle Musikvideos – Chart". VIVA.tv. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Hard Knocks')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "Polish certifications – Hard Knocks" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
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