No Ordinary World

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No Ordinary World
Studio album by
Joe Cocker
Released8 October 1999 (Europe)
22 August 2000 (US)
Recorded1998−99
LabelParlophone (Europe)
Eagle (US)
ProducerSteve Power, Pete Smith, Peter-John Vettese, Jean-Jacques Goldman
Joe Cocker chronology
The Anthology
(1999) 		No Ordinary World
(1999) 		Respect Yourself
(2002)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

No Ordinary World is the seventeenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 8 October 1999[2] in Europe and on 22 August 2000 in USA. The US edition of the album features two bonus tracks and has different cover artwork. Notable songs on the album include a cover of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan" and "She Believes in Me" co-written by Bryan Adams, who had also provided backing vocals for the song.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "First We Take Manhattan" – 3:44 (Leonard Cohen)
  2. "Different Roads" – 4:58 (Stephen Allen Davis, Steve DuBerry)
  3. "My Father's Son" – 4:29 (Graham Lyle, Conner Reeves)
  4. "While You See a Chance" – 3:51 (Will Jennings, Steve Winwood)
  5. "She Believes in Me" – 4:44 (Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy)
  6. "No Ordinary World" – 3:52 (Lars Anderson, Stephen Allen Davis)
  7. "Where Would I Be Now" – 5:27 (Michael McDonald, Tony Joe White)
  8. "Ain't Gonna Cry Again" – 4:06 (Peter Cox, Peter-John Vettese)
  9. "Soul Rising" – 3:57 (Peter Cox, Graham Gouldman, Peter-John Vettese)
  10. "Naked Without You" – 4:31 (Rick Nowels, Andrew Roachford, Billy Steinberg)
  11. "Love to Lean On" – 4:17 (Steve Diamond, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
  12. "On My Way Home" – 4:13 (Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones)
  13. "Lie to Me" – 4:01 (J. McCabe, David Z)
  14. "Love Made a Promise" – 5:03 (Paul Brady, Mark Nevin)

Tracks 13 & 14 available only on US edition of the album. In Europe both songs were only released as B-sides to different singles.

Personnel[edit]

  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals
  • Spike Edney – synthesizers (1, 10)
  • Chris Elliot – acoustic piano (1, 2), Rhodes piano (2), clavinet (3), Wurlitzer electric piano (3)
  • John Savannah – Hammond organ (1-3, 7, 10), electric piano (2), acoustic piano (6)
  • Jason Rebello – acoustic piano (3, 7, 10), clavinet (3), electric piano (7)
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards (4, 8, 9), acoustic piano (4, 8, 9), Hammond organ (4, 8, 9), melodica (4, 9), programming (4, 8, 9)
  • Mark Evans – additional programming (4)
  • Peter Gordeno – keyboards (5, 11)
  • C. J. Vanston – keyboards (5, 11), Rhodes piano (5), synth strings (5, 7), synth percussion (5), synth vibes (10), clavinet (11), Hammond organ (11)
  • David Clayton – synthesizers (6)
  • Jean-Jacques Goldman – keyboards (12), acoustic guitar (12), backing vocals (12)
  • Tim Pierce – electric guitar (1, 3, 10)
  • Steve McEwan – electric guitar (1, 3, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (2, 7)
  • Steve Power – electric guitar (1)
  • Melvin Duffy – pedal steel guitar (1, 6, 7)
  • Billy Lang – electric guitar (2), acoustic guitar (6)
  • Adam Seymour – electric guitar (2, 3, 10), acoustic guitar (10)
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitar (4, 8, 9), electric guitar (6)
  • Michael Thompson – guitar (5, 11)
  • Patrice Tison – guitar (12)
  • Dave Catlin-Birch – bass (1, 2, 7)
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1-3, 5, 10, 11)
  • Neil Harland – bass (4, 9)
  • Mark Smith – bass (6)
  • Guy Delacroix – bass (12)
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums (1-4, 6-10)
  • John Robinson – drums (5, 11)
  • Christopher Deschamps – drums (12)
  • Andy Duncan – percussion (1, 2, 7, 10), drum programming (6)
  • Chris White – tenor saxophone (3), baritone saxophone (3)
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone (3)
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet (3)
  • Chris Cameron – string arrangements (2, 6, 10)
  • Richard Niles – string arrangements (4, 9)
  • Gavyn Wright – string conductor (2, 6, 10)
  • Mary Carewe – backing vocals (1-3, 6, 7, 10)
  • Helen Hampton – backing vocals (1-3, 6, 7, 10)
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals (1-3, 6, 7, 10)
  • Bryan Adams – backing vocals (5)
  • Natalie Jackson – backing vocals (5, 11)
  • Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (5, 11)
  • Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (5, 11)
  • Tommy Blaize – backing vocals (8, 9)
  • Lance Ellington – backing vocals (8, 9)
  • Keith Murrell – backing vocals (8, 9)
  • Michael Jones – backing vocals (12)

Production[edit]

  • Joe Cocker – executive producer
  • Roger Davies – executive producer
  • Steve Power – producer (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14), mixing (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
  • Peter-John Vettese – producer (4, 8, 9), mixing (4, 8, 9)
  • Pete Smith – producer (5, 11), mixing (5, 11)
  • Jean-Jacques Goldman – producer (12)
  • Matt Tait – engineer (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
  • Matt Lawrence – assistant engineer (1-4, 6, 7, 10)
  • Andy Haller – overdub engineer (1, 2, 3, 10), engineer (5, 11)
  • Andy Hasegawa – assistant overdub engineer (1, 2, 3, 10), assistant engineer (5, 11)
  • James Brumby – Pro Tools engineer (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
  • Richard Flack – Pro Tools engineer (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
  • Matt White – mix assistant (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
  • Mark Evans – engineer (4, 8, 9)
  • Mike Bigwood – string recording (4, 9)
  • Chris Potter – vocal recording for Bryan Adams (5)
  • Mike Beckett – vocal recording assistant (5)
  • Andy Scott – engineer (12)
  • Antoine Gaillet – assistant engineer (12)
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Greg Gorman – photography
Studios
  • Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13 & 14 recorded at Metropolis Studio (London, UK). Tracks 1, 2, 3 & 10 overdubbed at Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Mixed at Battery Studios (London, UK).
  • Tracks 4, 8 & 9 recorded at Area21, Brittania Row Studios and Olympic Studio 1 (London, UK). Mixed at Brittania Row Studios.
  • Tracks 5 & 11 recorded at Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Mixed at Nomis Studios (London, UK).
  • Track 12 recorded at Twin Studio (Paris, France).

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[16] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[17] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[18] Platinum 500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[19] Gold 25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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  16. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "French album certifications – Joe Cocker – No Ordinary World" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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