No Ordinary World | ||||
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Released | 8 October 1999 (Europe) 22 August 2000 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1998−99 | |||
Label | Parlophone (Europe) Eagle (US) | |||
Producer | Steve Power, Pete Smith, Peter-John Vettese, Jean-Jacques Goldman | |||
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No Ordinary World is the seventeenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 8 October 1999[2] in Europe and on 22 August 2000 in USA. The US edition of the album features two bonus tracks and has different cover artwork. Notable songs on the album include a cover of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan" and "She Believes in Me" co-written by Bryan Adams, who had also provided backing vocals for the song.
Track listing
[edit]- "First We Take Manhattan" – 3:44 (Leonard Cohen)
- "Different Roads" – 4:58 (Stephen Allen Davis, Steve DuBerry)
- "My Father's Son" – 4:29 (Graham Lyle, Conner Reeves)
- "While You See a Chance" – 3:51 (Will Jennings, Steve Winwood)
- "She Believes in Me" – 4:44 (Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy)
- "No Ordinary World" – 3:52 (Lars Anderson, Stephen Allen Davis)
- "Where Would I Be Now" – 5:27 (Michael McDonald, Tony Joe White)
- "Ain't Gonna Cry Again" – 4:06 (Peter Cox, Peter-John Vettese)
- "Soul Rising" – 3:57 (Peter Cox, Graham Gouldman, Peter-John Vettese)
- "Naked Without You" – 4:31 (Rick Nowels, Andrew Roachford, Billy Steinberg)
- "Love to Lean On" – 4:17 (Steve Diamond, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
- "On My Way Home" – 4:13 (Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones)
- "Lie to Me" – 4:01 (J. McCabe, David Z)
- "Love Made a Promise" – 5:03 (Paul Brady, Mark Nevin)
Tracks 13 & 14 available only on US edition of the album. In Europe both songs were only released as B-sides to different singles.
Personnel
[edit]- Joe Cocker – lead vocals
- Spike Edney – synthesizers (1, 10)
- Chris Elliot – acoustic piano (1, 2), Rhodes piano (2), clavinet (3), Wurlitzer electric piano (3)
- John Savannah – Hammond organ (1-3, 7, 10), electric piano (2), acoustic piano (6)
- Jason Rebello – acoustic piano (3, 7, 10), clavinet (3), electric piano (7)
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards (4, 8, 9), acoustic piano (4, 8, 9), Hammond organ (4, 8, 9), melodica (4, 9), programming (4, 8, 9)
- Mark Evans – additional programming (4)
- Peter Gordeno – keyboards (5, 11)
- C. J. Vanston – keyboards (5, 11), Rhodes piano (5), synth strings (5, 7), synth percussion (5), synth vibes (10), clavinet (11), Hammond organ (11)
- David Clayton – synthesizers (6)
- Jean-Jacques Goldman – keyboards (12), acoustic guitar (12), backing vocals (12)
- Tim Pierce – electric guitar (1, 3, 10)
- Steve McEwan – electric guitar (1, 3, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (2, 7)
- Steve Power – electric guitar (1)
- Melvin Duffy – pedal steel guitar (1, 6, 7)
- Billy Lang – electric guitar (2), acoustic guitar (6)
- Adam Seymour – electric guitar (2, 3, 10), acoustic guitar (10)
- Robbie McIntosh – guitar (4, 8, 9), electric guitar (6)
- Michael Thompson – guitar (5, 11)
- Patrice Tison – guitar (12)
- Dave Catlin-Birch – bass (1, 2, 7)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1-3, 5, 10, 11)
- Neil Harland – bass (4, 9)
- Mark Smith – bass (6)
- Guy Delacroix – bass (12)
- Jeremy Stacey – drums (1-4, 6-10)
- John Robinson – drums (5, 11)
- Christopher Deschamps – drums (12)
- Andy Duncan – percussion (1, 2, 7, 10), drum programming (6)
- Chris White – tenor saxophone (3), baritone saxophone (3)
- Neil Sidwell – trombone (3)
- Steve Sidwell – trumpet (3)
- Chris Cameron – string arrangements (2, 6, 10)
- Richard Niles – string arrangements (4, 9)
- Gavyn Wright – string conductor (2, 6, 10)
- Mary Carewe – backing vocals (1-3, 6, 7, 10)
- Helen Hampton – backing vocals (1-3, 6, 7, 10)
- Katie Kissoon – backing vocals (1-3, 6, 7, 10)
- Bryan Adams – backing vocals (5)
- Natalie Jackson – backing vocals (5, 11)
- Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (5, 11)
- Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (5, 11)
- Tommy Blaize – backing vocals (8, 9)
- Lance Ellington – backing vocals (8, 9)
- Keith Murrell – backing vocals (8, 9)
- Michael Jones – backing vocals (12)
Production
[edit]- Joe Cocker – executive producer
- Roger Davies – executive producer
- Steve Power – producer (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14), mixing (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
- Peter-John Vettese – producer (4, 8, 9), mixing (4, 8, 9)
- Pete Smith – producer (5, 11), mixing (5, 11)
- Jean-Jacques Goldman – producer (12)
- Matt Tait – engineer (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
- Matt Lawrence – assistant engineer (1-4, 6, 7, 10)
- Andy Haller – overdub engineer (1, 2, 3, 10), engineer (5, 11)
- Andy Hasegawa – assistant overdub engineer (1, 2, 3, 10), assistant engineer (5, 11)
- James Brumby – Pro Tools engineer (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
- Richard Flack – Pro Tools engineer (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
- Matt White – mix assistant (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
- Mark Evans – engineer (4, 8, 9)
- Mike Bigwood – string recording (4, 9)
- Chris Potter – vocal recording for Bryan Adams (5)
- Mike Beckett – vocal recording assistant (5)
- Andy Scott – engineer (12)
- Antoine Gaillet – assistant engineer (12)
- Norman Moore – art direction, design
- Greg Gorman – photography
- Studios
- Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13 & 14 recorded at Metropolis Studio (London, UK). Tracks 1, 2, 3 & 10 overdubbed at Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Mixed at Battery Studios (London, UK).
- Tracks 4, 8 & 9 recorded at Area21, Brittania Row Studios and Olympic Studio 1 (London, UK). Mixed at Brittania Row Studios.
- Tracks 5 & 11 recorded at Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Mixed at Nomis Studios (London, UK).
- Track 12 recorded at Twin Studio (Paris, France).
Charts
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[16] | Gold | 25,000* |
France (SNEP)[17] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[18] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[19] | Gold | 25,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('No Ordinary World')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2017.