Heart & Soul (2004)
Année : 12 octobre 2004
Label : EMI Records
Enregistré : Capitol Studio B, Royaltone Studios, The Treehouse Tidalwave Sound Production
1. What’s Going On (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye)
2. Chain Of Fools (Don Covay)
3. One (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
4. I (Who Have Nothing) (Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Giulio Rapetti)
5. Maybe I’m Amazed (Paul McCartney)
6. I Keep Forgettin’ (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Gilbert Garfield)
7. I Put A Spell On You (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins)
8. Every Kind Of People (Andy Fraser)
9. Love Don’t Live Here Anymore (Miles Gregory)
10. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor)
11. Jealous Guy (John Lennon)
12. Everybody Hurts (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)
Basse : Ray Neapolitan, Lee Sklar, Jeffrey « C.J. » Vanston
Batterie : Ray Brinker, Vinnie Colaiuta
Choeurs : Bernie Barlow, Terry Dexter, C.C. White
Guitare : Jeff Baxter, Jeff Beck, Gene Black, Eric Clapton, Shane Fontayne, Bruce Gaitsch, Michael Landau, Steve Lukather, Dean Parks, Michael Thompson
Percussions : Rafael Padilla
Piano / Orgue : Jeffrey « C.J. » Vanston
Santour : Alexander Adhami
Saxophone : Bruce Eskovitz
Trombone : Nick Lane
Trompette : Chris Botti, Bill Churchville, Chris Tedesco
Violon : Jerry Goodman
Voix : Joe Cocker
Graphiste : Ryan Corey
Ingénieurs du son/mixage : Marc DeSisto, Kevin Harp, James Hoyson, Greg Ladanyi, Bruce Monical, Jeffrey « C.J. » Vanston, Chris Wonzer
Masterisé par : Robert Hadley, Doug Sax
Photographes : Kevin Westenberg, Christopher Wray-McCann
Produit par : Jeffrey « C.J. » Vanston
Production (coordinateur) : Tom Halm
Producteurs exécutif : Joe Cocker, Roger Davies, Ray Neopolitan
When Joe Cocker, after a life of grime, lost glory and resurrection, picks up a track, he drags even the most familiar of standards toward a place of gravity and power. Having turned 60 this year, Cocker’s latest offering is an impeccable collection of soul, R&B and rock classics, interpreted with the instantly recognisable phrasing of a vocalist – a man who is at peace with life’s vagaries.
Whereas, in the hands and voice of a lesser individual, I Who Have Nothing can be a cheese-fest, when ol’ Joe sings it, the words and the delivery reclaim their unabashed emotion. U2’s One is naked, regretful and suitably gravelly, while Everybody Hurts features one of his most tender performances in years.
If only Jealous Guy didn’t sound like Chas & Dave had arranged it, this would be hailed as a classic. As it is, we’ll have to settle for merely fantastic.
Joe Shooman