Organic

by Joe Cocker

Product Description:

Personnel: Joe Cocker (vocals); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar); Johnny Lee Schell (electric guitar); Tony Joe White (electric guitar, harmonica); Greg Leisz (dobro); Sid Page, Peter Kent (violin); Evan Wilson, Denyse Buffum (viola); Rudy Stein (cello); Suzy Katayama (cello, accordion); Randy Newman (piano); Chris Stainton (piano, Wurlitzer piano); Billy Preston (Hammond B-3 organ); Jamie Muhoberac (Hammond B-3, synthesizer); Darryl Jones, James "Hutch" Hutchinson (bass); Kenny Aronoff, Jim Keltner (drums, percussion); Joe Porcaro (percussion); Merry Clayton, Portia Griffin, Myrna Smith, Maxine Sharp (background vocals).

Recorded at Ocean Way, Hollywood, California.

As the title implies, this album by the veteran British R&B belter forsakes slick, electronic studio sheen in favor of a simpler acoustic approach. Basically we're talking Cocker Unplugged. Squarely aimed at the boomers that are Cocker's prime demographic, ORGANIC features stripped-down versions of some of his biggest hits, including "You Are So Beautiful," "Delta Lady," and "You Can Leave Your Hat On," and new versions of songs by boomer icons like Bob Dylan ("Dignity") and Van Morrison ("Into The Mystic"). It's a marketing man's dream. Don Was, naturally, produced it.