1984 Joe Cocker – Civilized Man
Civilized Man is the ninth studio album by the British artist Joe Cocker, released in May 1984, his first on Capitol label. It includes a cover of the 1981 Squeeze hit “Tempted”, as well as “There Goes My Baby”, a 1959 hit single from The Drifters.
Songs for the album were recorded at two different sessions. Side “A”, recorded at Village Recorders in Los Angeles, was produced by Gary Katz and features as a backing band the core of the then current group Toto (Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro and David Paich), whereas side “B”, recorded in Nashville, was produced by Stewart Levine, and features Music City stalwarts (David Briggs, Reggie Young, Larrie Londin and David Hungate). The album also features an appearance by Joe Cocker’s former bandmate Jim Keltner (on “Long Drag Off A Cigarette”).
Civilized Man, along with its predecessor Sheffield Steel, marked the beginning of a new era of Joe Cocker albums, giving way to a much fuller style of production and taking more advantage of technology to experiment to produce more contemporary sounding music. Civilized Man expanded on the success of his previous album, selling well in Europe.
Tracks
1 Civilized Man (Richard Feldman, Pat Robinson) 3:55
2 There Goes My Baby (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, George Treadwell, Lover Patterson, Benjamin Nelson) 3:47
3 Come On In (Bob Telson) 3:49
4 Tempted (Chris Difford, Glenn Tillbrook) 4:15
5 Long Drag Off A Cigarette (Larry John McNally) 2:35
6 I Love The Night (Troy Seals, Michael Reid) 3:48
7 Crazy In Love (Randy McCormick, Even Stevens) 3:52
8 A Girl Like You (Troy Seals, Will Jennings) 3:09
9 Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing) (Joe Sample, Will Jennings) 3:41
10 Even A Fool Would Let Go (Tom Snow, Kerry Chater) 3:53
Biography
Musicians
1 Civilized Man
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer | Starz Vanderlockett |
Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
Background Vocals | Mary Davis |
Background Vocals | Deirdre Tuck Corley |
2 There Goes My Baby
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar | Domenic Troiano |
Piano | Rob Mounsey |
Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer | Bob Telson |
Percussion | Starz Vanderlockett |
Background Vocals | Bobbie Butler |
Background Vocals | Sam Butler |
Background Vocals | James Carter |
3 Come On In
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar | Domenic Troiano |
Organ | Bob Telson |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Piano | Rob Mounsey |
Synthesizer | Bob Telson |
Background Vocals | Bobbie Butler |
Background Vocals | Frank Floyd |
Background Vocals | James Carter |
Background Vocals | Sam Butler |
Background Vocals | Zack Sanders |
4 Tempted
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Organ | David Paich |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Sax | Dave Tofani |
Trombone | Dave Bargeron |
Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Percussion | Starz Vanderlockett |
Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
Background Vocals | Deirdre Tuck Corley |
Background Vocals | Mary Davis |
5 Long Drag Off A Cigarette
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Larry John McNally |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Background Vocals | Frank Floyd |
Background Vocals | Zack Sanders |
6 I Love The Night
Bass | Bob Wray |
Drums | Larrie Londin |
Guitar | Jon Goin |
Guitar | Reggie Young |
Keyboards | David Briggs |
Synthesizer | Shane Keister |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
7 Crazy In Love
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | James Stroud |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Pete Bordonali |
Fender Rhodes | Randy McCormick |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
8 A Girl Like You
Bass | Bob Wray |
Drums | Larrie Londin |
Guitar | Jon Goin |
Guitar | Reggie Young |
Piano | David Briggs |
Synthesizer | Shane Keister |
Sax | Jim Horn |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
9 Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing)
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | James Stroud |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Pete Bordonali |
Keyboards | David Briggs |
Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Background Vocals | Luther Waters |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
10 Even A Fool Would Let Go
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | James Stroud |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Jon Goin |
Keyboards | David Briggs |
Synthesizer | Shane Keister |
Liner Notes
Producer – Gary Katz (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Producer – Gary Katz Stewart Levine (Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Bob Telson (Tracks 4)
Engineer – Daniel Lazerus (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Engineer – Lynn Peterzell (Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Daniel Lazerus (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Design – John O’Brien
Photography – Richard Avedon
Mastered At Masterdisk
Mixed At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Soundworks, New York
Recorded At House of David
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Phonographic Copyright Capitol Records Inc
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