Night Calls (album)
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Night Calls is the thirteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 7 October 1991.[1] There were three different editions of the album released in 1991 and 1992. Each of them featured different selections of songs, in different orders, and had different works of cover art. In addition, a DTS edition of the album was released in the UK in 1998, also with a different selection of songs.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is Alive" | Gary Wright | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Little Bit of Love" | Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke, Andy Fraser | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Please No More" | Greg Hansen, David Egan | 5:28 |
| 4. | "There's a Storm Coming" | John Hadley, Wally Wilson | 4:08 |
| 5. | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 5:03 |
| 6. | "I Can Hear the River" | Don Dixon | 4:51 |
| 7. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 5:30 |
| 8. | "Night Calls" | Jeff Lynne | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Five Women" | Prince | 5:34 |
| 10. | "Can't Find My Way Home" | Steve Winwood | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Not Too Young to Die of a Broken Heart" | Brent Bourgeois | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Out of the Rain" | Tony Joe White | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feels Like Forever" | Bryan Adams, Diane Warren | 4:43 |
| 2. | "I Can Hear the River" | Don Dixon | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Now That the Magic Has Gone" | John Miles | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Can't Find My Way Home" | Steve Winwood | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Night Calls" | Jeff Lynne | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Love Is Alive" | Gary Wright | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Five Women" | Prince | 5:35 |
| 9. | "Please No More" | Greg Hansen, David Egan | 5:28 |
| 10. | "Out of the Rain" | Tony Joe White | 4:38 |
| 11. | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 5:03 |
| 12. | "When a Woman Cries" | Joshua Kadison | 4:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feels Like Forever" | |
| 2. | "I Can Hear the River" | |
| 3. | "Now that the Magic Has Gone" | |
| 4. | "Unchain My Heart (90s version)" | |
| 5. | "Night Calls" | |
| 6. | "There's a Storm Coming" | |
| 7. | "Can't Find My Way Home" | |
| 8. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | |
| 9. | "When the Night Comes" | |
| 10. | "Five Women" | |
| 11. | "Love is Alive" | |
| 12. | "Please No More" | |
| 13. | "Out of the Rain" | |
| 14. | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | |
| 15. | "When a Woman Cries" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Can Hear The River" | |
| 2. | "There's A Storm Coming" | |
| 3. | "Can't Find My Way Home" | |
| 4. | "Night Calls" | |
| 5. | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" | |
| 6. | "Five Women" | |
| 7. | "Please No More" | |
| 8. | "Out of the Rain" | |
| 9. | "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" | |
| 10. | "Little Bit of Love" |
Personnel
- Joe Cocker – lead vocals
- Jeff Lynne – multi instruments, production
- Mike Campbell, Phil Grande – guitar
- Danny Kortchmar – guitar, production
- T. M. Stevens, Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
- Rory Kaplan, David Paich, Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
- Ian McLagan – Hammond organ
- John Miles – Hammond organ, tambourine, backing vocals
- Chris Stainton – piano
- Benmont Tench – Hammond organ
- Deric Dyer – saxophone
- Mike Baird, Jim Keltner – drums
- Steve Holley – drums, tambourine
- Alex Acuña – percussion
- Jim Brock – timbales
- Cydney Davis – backing vocals on "Night Calls"
- Marti Jones – backing vocals
- New Life Community Choir – backing vocals
- Maxine Sharp – backing vocals
- The Water Sisters – backing vocals
- Girls Talk (Debra Lewis-Brown, Michelle Cross & Geraldine Reid) - backing vocals
- Chris Lord-Alge – production, engineering
- David Tickle – production, engineering
- Marc DeSisto – engineering
- Richard Dodd – engineering
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 4 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 18 |
| Illegal chart entered Germany2 | 6 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] | 12 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 27 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 5 |
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 23 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM)[9] | 60 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 19 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 3 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 25 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 111 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[14] | Gold | 25,000* |
| France (SNEP)[15] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[16] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[19] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Silver | 60,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b Album info at official site Archived 24 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Cocker – Night Calls" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Night Calls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Night Calls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Cocker – Night Calls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Cocker – Night Calls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Night Calls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 56 (8). 22 August 1992. ISSN 0033-7064. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "InfoDisc: Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) Locate Joe COCKER on the drop-down menu and click OK. - ^ "Charts.nz – Joe Cocker – Night Calls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ April 1992/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Joe Cocker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Joe Cocker – Night Calls" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "French album certifications – Cocker J. – Night Calls" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joe Cocker; 'Night Calls')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 6 December 1992". NZTOP40. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Spanish Certifications for 1991-1995" (PDF). PROMUSICAE. p. 931. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Night Calls')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "British album certifications – Joe Cocker – Night Calls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Night Calls in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
