Have a Little Faith (Joe Cocker album)
1994 studio album by Joe Cocker
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Have a Little Faith is the fourteenth studio album by English singer Joe Cocker, released in 1994 in North America by 550 Music, a former unit of Sony Music Entertainment, and in the rest of the world by Capitol Records. The album peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] Music videos were released for "Let the Healing Begin", "Have a Little Faith in Me", "The Simple Things", "Summer in the City" and "Take Me Home", a duet with American singer Bekka Bramlett.
Released5 September 1994
Studios
- A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Record Plant and Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Length56:58
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| Released | 5 September 1994 | |||
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| Genres | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 56:58 | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let the Healing Begin" | Tony Joe White | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Have a Little Faith in Me" | John Hiatt | 4:40 |
| 3. | "The Simple Things" |
| 4:54 |
| 4. | "Summer in the City" |
| 4:10 |
| 5. | "The Great Divide" |
| 3:33 |
| 6. | "Highway Highway" | Stephen Allen Davis | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Too Cool" |
| 4:45 |
| 8. | "Soul Time" | 4:35 | |
| 9. | "Out of the Blue" | Robbie Robertson | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Angeline" | 4:30 | |
| 11. | "Hell and Highwater" |
| 4:12 |
| 12. | "Standing Knee Deep in a River" |
| 4:09 |
| 13. | "Take Me Home" (duet with Bekka Bramlett) |
| 4:21 |
Note
- Track 11 not on North American versions of the album.
Personnel
- Joe Cocker – vocals
- C. J. Vanston – acoustic piano (1, 8, 9, 13), organ (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10–12), synthesizers (1, 2, 4–6, 9, 12, 13), string arrangements (1, 4, 6), keyboards (3), synth harmonica solo (3), percussion (3), horn arrangements (4, 7), vibraphone (7), synth horns (8, 11)
- Chris Stainton – Wurlitzer electronic piano (1, 4), acoustic piano (2, 5–7, 11, 12), organ (9), Rhodes electric piano (10)
- Tony Joe White – guitars (1, 10)
- Tim Pierce – guitar solo (1, 10), guitars (2–7, 9–12), dobro (11)
- Michael Thompson – guitars (8, 13)
- Bob Feit – bass (1, 2, 4–13)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (3)
- Jack Bruno – drums
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11)
- Don Shelton – saxophone (4, 7)
- Ernie Watts – alto sax solo (5, 13)
- Alexander Iles – trombone (4, 7)
- Rick Baptist – trumpet (4, 7)
- Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (4, 7)
- Dick Marx – orchestrations and conductor (1, 4, 6)
- Israel Baker – concertmaster (1, 4, 6)
- Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Joey Diggs – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13)
- Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13)
- Fred White – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13)
- Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (4)
- Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals (4, 11)
- Julie Tillman Waters – backing vocals (4, 11)
- Steve Kipner – backing vocals (13)
- Bekka Bramlett – vocals (13)
Production
- Joe Cocker – executive producer
- Roger Davies – producer, management
- Chris Lord-Alge – producer, recording, mixing
- Craig Brock – engineer
- Ken Villeneuve – engineer
- Ben Wallach – engineer
- Randy Wine – engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Ray Neapolitan – production coordinator
- Norman Moore – art direction, design
- Greg Gorman – cover photography
- Frank W. Ockenfels 3 – inlay photography
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)[17] | Gold | 25,000* |
| France (SNEP)[18] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[19] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[22] | Gold | 50,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||