The Anthology (1999)

About this title: A&M's double-disc Anthology may be too much for casual fans that just want the hits, but anyone else will find this exhaustive 37-track chronicle of Joe Cocker's prime years definitive. The first disc concentrates on his first three albums, buttressed by a rare 1964 single of the Beatles' "I'll Cry Instead" and his 1970 non-LP single "The Letter"/"Space Captain." Disc two features highlights of all the albums he recorded between 1972 and 1982, selecting not only hits, but key album tracks. The end result is a collection that is concise and definitive. It may be missing such latter day hits as ... read more

Tracks:

1. I'll Cry Instead [Lennon/McCartney]
2. Marjorine [Cocker/Myles/Rattig]
3. Bye Bye Blackbird [Henderson/Dixon]
4. Just Like a Woman [Dylan]
5. Feelin' Alright [Mason]
6. Do I Still Figure in Your Life [Dello]
7. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [Benjamin/Caldwell]
8. With a Little Help from My Friends [Lennon/McCartney]
9. Delta Lady [Russell]
10. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window [Lennon/McCartney]
11. Hitchcock Railway [Dunn/McCashen]
12. Something [Harrison]
13. Dear Landlord [Dylan]
14. Darling Be Home Soon [Sebastian]
15. The Letter [Thompson]
16. Space Captain [Live] [Moore]
17. Honky Tonk Women [Live] [Jagger/Richards]
18. Cry Me a River [Live] [Hamilton]
19. Let's Go Get Stoned [Live] [Simpson/Ashford/Arm]
20. Pardon Me Sir [Cocker/Stainton]
21. High Time We Went [Cocker/Stainton]
22. Black-Eyed Blues [Cocker/Stainton]
23. Something to Say [Cocker/Nichols]
24. Put Out the Light [Moore]
25. I Can Stand a Little Rain [Price]
26. You Are So Beautiful [Preston/Fisher]
27. I Think It's Going to Rain Today [Newman]
28. Jamaica, Say You Will [Browne]
29. The Jealous Kind [Charles]
30. Catfish [Dylan/Levy]
31. A Song for You [Russell]
32. Fun Time [Toussaint]
33. I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today [With the Crusaders] [Sample/Jennings]
34. Sweet Little Woman [Fraser]
35. Many Rivers to Cross [Cliff]
36. Talking Back to the Night [Winwood/Jennings]
37. Up Where We Belong [With Jennifer Warnes] [Sainte-Marie/Jennin]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.