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I Can Stand a Little Rain found the singer working with top songwriters and session players, including Chuck Rainey, Cornell Dupree and Bernard Purdie, as well as future Toto founder members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro. Some of the writers, like Randy Newman and Jimmy Webb, ended up performing on Cocker's covers of their songs.
I Can Stand a Little Rain is the fourth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1974. It features the single "You Are So Beautiful", which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, proving this album to eventually become a hit.
Jamaica Say You Will is the fifth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in April 1975. The songs from the album come from the same sessions that produced the highly acclaimed LP I Can Stand A Little Rain (1974). Jamaica Say You Will wasn't, however, as successful as its predecessor. It reached number 42 on the US album charts.
Jun 13, 2022 · Released 1974. Personnel [ edit] Joe Cocker – lead vocals. David Paich – acoustic piano (1, 8) Nicky Hopkins – acoustic piano (2, 6, 7) Richard Tee – acoustic piano (3), organ (3) Jimmy Webb – acoustic piano (5) Peggy Sandvig – organ (6) Greg Mathieson – acoustic piano (9) Randy Newman – acoustic piano (10) Ralph Hammer – guitar (1)
Uncomplicated and straightforward, I Can Stand A Little Rain packs one hell of a wallop as Joe brandishes songs penned by Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb and Jim Price. A tremendous experience.
Far from being a rocker, I Can Stand a Little Rain is slow, moody, depressed and depressing — and deeply affecting. Even the titles of the tracks reflect Cocker’s meteoric rise and fall, his...
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