Fire It Up (Joe Cocker album)

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Fire It Up is the twenty-second and final studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 6 November 2012 by Sony/Columbia in Europe. It was recorded at Emblem Studios Calabasas, California and like Cocker's previous album, Hard Knocks, it was produced by Matt Serletic. The album was released as a regular jewel case edition as well as a premium edition with additional DVD.

Track listing

1. "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson)
2. "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steve McMorran)
3. "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky)
4. "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson)
5. "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles)
6. "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner)
7. "Younger" (Gary Burr)
8. "You Don't Know What You're Doing to Me" (Tyler Hilton, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
9. "The Letting Go" (Charlie Evans, Joss Stone, Graham Lyle)
10. "I'll Walk in the Sunshine Again" (Keith Urban)
11. "Weight of the World" (Kevin Bowe, Joe Stark)
12. "The Last Road" (Matt Serletic, Aimée Proal, Dave Katz, Sam Hollander) – Premium edition bonus track
13. "Walk Through the World with Me" (Marc Cohn, John Leventhal) – Premium edition bonus track
14. "Let Love Decide" (bonus track) – iTunes bonus track

Premium edition DVD (Directed by Cole Walliser and filmed in Los Angeles, Sept 2012)

1. "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson)
2. "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steve McMorran)
3. "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky)
4. "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner)
5. "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson)
6. "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles)

Line-up: Joe Cocker – vocals, Nick Milo, Steve Grove – keyboards, Jack Bruno – drums, Gene Black – guitar, Oneida James-Rebeccu – bass, Nikki Tillman, Kara Britz – backing vocals

Personnel

Lead vocals – Joe Cocker
Guitars – Ray Parker, Jr., Joel Shearer, Tim Pierce, Tom Bukovac
Bass – Chris Chaney
Drums and percussion – Dorian Crozier
Keyboards – Jamie Muhoberac, Matt Serletic, Michael Finnigan
Programming – Matt Serletic
Trombone – Jeff Babko
Saxophones – George Shelby, Cleto Escobedo III
Trumpet – Jamie Hovorka, John Daversa
Background vocals – Sherree Brown, Mabvuto Carpenter, Ayana Williams, Kara Britz, Michael Finnigan, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, and RDVZ A Capella Group: Anh Nguyen, Melinda Porto, Nicholas Tubbs, Melanie Fernandez, Richie Ferris, Jeremy Hitch
Violin – Julie Gigante, Roger Wilkie
Viola – Brian Dembow
Cello – Steve Erdody

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Swiss Albums Chart	5
German Albums Chart	5
Austrian Albums Chart	9
UK Albums Chart	17
Dutch Albums Chart	32
French Album Charts	128

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)	Platinum	200,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.