Fire It Up (Joe Cocker album)
Fire It Up | ||||
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Studio album by Joe Cocker | ||||
Released | 6 November 2012 | |||
Studio | Emblem Studios, Calabasas, California | |||
Genre | Rock, blues | |||
Label | Columbia (Europe) | |||
Producer | Matt Serletic | |||
Joe Cocker chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Fire It Up is the twenty-second and final studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 6 November 2012 by Sony/Columbia in Europe. It was recorded at Emblem Studios Calabasas, California and like Cocker's previous album, Hard Knocks, it was produced by Matt Serletic. The album was released as a regular jewel case edition as well as a premium edition with additional DVD.
Track listing
- "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson)
- "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steve McMorran)
- "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky)
- "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson)
- "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles)
- "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner)
- "Younger" (Gary Burr)
- "You Don't Know What You're Doing to Me" (Tyler Hilton, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
- "The Letting Go" (Charlie Evans, Joss Stone, Graham Lyle)
- "I'll Walk in the Sunshine Again" (Keith Urban)
- "Weight of the World" (Kevin Bowe, Joe Stark)
- "The Last Road" (Matt Serletic, Aimée Proal, Dave Katz, Sam Hollander) – Premium edition bonus track
- "Walk Through the World with Me" (Marc Cohn, John Leventhal) – Premium edition bonus track
- "Let Love Decide" (bonus track) – iTunes bonus track
Premium edition DVD (Directed by Cole Walliser and filmed in Los Angeles, Sept 2012)
- "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson)
- "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steve McMorran)
- "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky)
- "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner)
- "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson)
- "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles)
- Line-up: Joe Cocker – vocals, Nick Milo, Steve Grove – keyboards, Jack Bruno – drums, Gene Black – guitar, Oneida James-Rebeccu – bass, Nikki Tillman, Kara Britz – backing vocals
Personnel
Lead vocals – Joe Cocker
Guitars – Ray Parker, Jr., Joel Shearer, Tim Pierce, Tom Bukovac
Bass – Chris Chaney
Drums and percussion – Dorian Crozier
Keyboards – Jamie Muhoberac, Matt Serletic, Michael Finnigan
Programming – Matt Serletic
Trombone – Jeff Babko
Saxophones – George Shelby, Cleto Escobedo III
Trumpet – Jamie Hovorka, John Daversa
Background vocals – Sherree Brown, Mabvuto Carpenter, Ayana Williams, Kara Britz, Michael Finnigan, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, and RDVZ A Capella Group: Anh Nguyen, Melinda Porto, Nicholas Tubbs, Melanie Fernandez, Richie Ferris, Jeremy Hitch
Violin – Julie Gigante, Roger Wilkie
Viola – Brian Dembow
Cello – Steve Erdody
Charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Swiss Albums Chart | 5 |
German Albums Chart | 5 |
Austrian Albums Chart | 9 |
UK Albums Chart | 17 |
Dutch Albums Chart | 32 |
French Album Charts | 128 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart | 9 |
German Albums Chart | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[2] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Fire It Up at AllMusic
- ↑ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2 January 2014.