Across from Midnight
1997 studio album by Joe Cocker
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Across from Midnight is the sixteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1997.
Released1997
Studio
- Sarm Workshop and Westside Studios (London, UK)
- NRG Studios (North Hollywood, California)
- Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Length54:30
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| Released | 1997 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 54:30 | |||
| Label | CMC International | |||
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Track listing
- "Tonight" – 4:49 (Max Carl, Greg Sutton)
- "Could You Be Loved" – 5:47 (Bob Marley)
- "That's All I Need to Know" – 4:05 (Graham Lyle, Eros Ramazzotti, Vladi Tosetto)
- "N'Oubliez Jamais" – 4:43 (Jim Cregan, Russ Kunkel)
- "What Do I Tell My Heart?" – 5:00 (Rick Neigher, John Shanks)
- "Wayward Soul" – 4:16 (Brenda Russell, Mark Cawley)
- "Loving You Tonight" – 4:38 (Christopher Difford, Glenn Tilbrook)
- "Across from Midnight" – 4:57 (Leann White, Tony Joe White)
- "What Do You Say?" – 4:42 (Dean Grakal, Greg Sutton)
- "The Last One to Know" – 3:30 (Bob Thiele, Greg Sutton)
- "That's the Way Her Love Is" – 2:44 (Stephen Allen Davis)
- "Need Your Love So Bad" – 5:19 (Mertis John Jr.)[3]
Personnel
- Joe Cocker – lead vocals
- Chris Stainton – acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12), Rhodes electric piano (1, 3, 6–9), Hammond B3 organ (3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
- C.J. Vanston – synthesizers (1, 5, 8, 11), Rhodes electric piano (1, 4, 8), Hammond B3 organ (2, 11), string arrangements (2), acoustic piano (4), accordion (4), synth strings (11)
- Steve Pigott – additional keyboards (3, 6, 7), keyboards (9)
- Garry Hughes – synthesizers (7), synth strings (7), keyboards (9, 10)
- Michael Landau – guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
- Dean Parks – guitars (1, 8), wah wah guitar (2), acoustic guitar (4), acoustic 12-string guitar (5), electric 12-string guitar (5)
- Tim Pierce – guitars (1, 4, 5)
- Graham Lyle – acoustic guitar (3)
- Tim Renwick – guitars (3, 6, 12)
- Ronnie Johnson – guitars (7, 9)
- Glenn Tilbrook – guitars (7), backing vocals (7)
- Matt Backer – guitars (10)
- Nigel Spennewyn – guitars (10)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 5, 8)
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (2, 4)
- Phil Spalding – bass (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 9)
- John Robinson – drums (1, 5, 8)
- Kenny Aronoff – drums (2, 4)
- Geoff Dunn – drums (3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
- Rafael Padilla – percussion (1, 4, 5, 8)
- Luis Conte – percussion (2)
- Miles Bould – percussion (7, 9)
- Dick Marx – horn arrangements (2)
- Dan Higgins – saxophones (2)
- Jamie Talbot – alto saxophone (7, 9)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2)
- Neil Sidwell – trombone (7)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (2)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (2)
- Steve Sidwell – trumpet (7)
- Mark Feltham – harmonica (10)
- Nick Ingman – string arrangements (3)
- Joey Diggs – backing vocals (1, 5)
- Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (1, 5)
- Fred White – backing vocals (1, 5)
- Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 8)
- Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (2, 4, 8)
- Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (2, 4, 8)
- Pete Smith – backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 9)
- Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (6)
- Chris Difford – backing vocals (7)
- Tessa Niles – backing vocals (7)
- Juliet Roberts – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Joe Cocker – executive producer
- Roger Davies – producer (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), executive producer (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), management
- Chris Lord-Alge – producer (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11)
- C. J. Vanston – producer (2)
- Pete Smith – producer (3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
- Garry Hughes – producer (10)
- Bob Thiele – original production (10)
- Norman Moore – art direction, design
- Greg Gorman – photography
- Michael Owens – tray photography
Technical credits
- Tony Cousins – mastering at Metropolis Mastering (London, UK)
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California, USA)
- Chris Lord-Alge – recording (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), overdub recording (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), mixing (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11)
- Matt Howe – recording (3, 6, 7, 9, 12), mixing (3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
- Andy Baker – recording (10)
- Dave Burnham – recording (10)
- Pete Smith – mixing (10)
- A. Mixdorf – recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11)
- Mike Dy – overdub assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11)
- Martin Dutasta – recording assistant (3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
- Lee Phillips – mix assistant (3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[26] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Belgium (BRMA)[27] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| France (SNEP)[28] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[29] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[30] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[31] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
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| Europe (IFPI)[33] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||