1974 Joe Cocker – I Can Stand A Little Rain
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.
Tracks
1 Put Out The Light (Daniel Moore) 4:12
2 I Can Stand A Little Rain (Jim Price) 3:35
3 I Get Mad (Joe Cocker, Jim Price) 3:38
4 Sing Me A Song (Henry McCullough) 2:27
5 The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb) 3:35
6 Don’t Forget Me (Harry Nilsson) 3:22
7 You Are So Beautiful (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) 2:45
8 It’s A Sin When You Love Somebody (Jimmy Webb) 3:50
9 Performance (Allen Toussaint) 4:39
10 Guilty (Randy Newman) 2:49
Biography
Musicians
1 Put Out The Light
Bass | Dave McDaniel |
Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Guitar | Ralph Hammer |
Piano | David Paich |
Sax | Jim Horn |
Sax | Trevor Lawrence |
Trumpet | Stu Blumberg |
Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
Trombone | Mayo Tiana |
Trombone | Jim Price |
Background Vocals | Daniel Moore |
2 I Can Stand A Little Rain
Bass | Dave McDaniel |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Jay Graydon |
Guitar | Henry McCullough |
Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
3 I Get Mad
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Bernard Purdie |
Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
Organ | Richard Tee |
Piano | Richard Tee |
Sax | Jim Horn |
Sax | Trevor Lawrence |
Trumpet | Stu Blumberg |
Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
Trombone | Mayo Tiana |
Trombone | Jim Price |
4 Sing Me A Song
Bass | Chris Stewart |
Drums | Jimmy Karstein |
Organ | Jim Price |
Piano | Jim Price |
Guitar | Jay Graydon |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
5 The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
Piano | Jimmy Webb |
6 Don’t Forget Me
Bass | Chris Stewart |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Henry McCullough |
Organ | Peggy Sandvig |
Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
7 You Are So Beautiful
Bass | Dave McDaniel |
Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
8 It’s A Sin When You Love Somebody
Bass | Dave McDaniel |
Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
Guitar | Jay Graydon |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Piano | David Paich |
Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
9 Performance
Bass | Dave McDaniel |
Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
Guitar | Jay Graydon |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Piano | Greg Mathieson |
Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
10 Guilty
Piano | Randy Newman |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jim Price
Arranged By – Jim Price
Engineer – Carlton Lee, J. J. Jansen, Joe Tuzen, Ken Klinger, Mark Aglietti, Nat Jeffrey, Rick Heenan, Rob Fraboni, Zak Zenor
Engineer (Mixing) – Rob Fraboni
Mastered By – Kent Duncan
Art Direction – Roland Young
Design – Chuck Beeson
Photography – Steve Vaughan
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Phonographic Copyright A&M Records Inc