Stingray (album)

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Stingray is the sixth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music).

Track listing

1. "The Jealous Kind" (Bobby Charles) – 3:51
2. "I Broke Down" (Matthew Moore) – 3:29
3. "You Came Along" (Bobby Charles) – 3:50
4. "Catfish" (Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy) – 5:24
5. "Moon Dew" (Matthew Moore) – 5:53
6. "The Man in Me" (Bob Dylan) – 2:43
7. "She Is My Lady" (George Clinton) – 4:37
8. "Worrier" (Matthew Moore) – 3:16
9. "Born Thru Indifference" (Joe Cocker, Richard Tee) – 6:15
10. "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) – 6:25

1976 A&M promotional ad

A new album of such power and beauty it affirms, once again, why Joe Cocker has a special place in American music.

"Stingray" is Joe Cocker's seventh and arguably his best album.

Recorded in Jamaica with the aid of crack producer Rob Fraboni, and a tightly sprung soul band, "Stingray" moves with an understated forcefulness that simultaneously generates both moonlit loveliness and churning dramatic tension.

Cocker's entire range of vocal expression - from his fragile whisper to his desperate scream - comes across with breathtaking urgency.

Joe Cocker has reached another artistic pinnacle with more than a little help from his friends.

Personnel

• Joe Cocker – lead vocals, guitar
• Eric Clapton – guitar
• Cornell Dupree – guitar
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Eric Gale – guitar, arranger
• Albert Lee – guitar
• Gordon Edwards – bass
• Richard Tee – keyboards, organ, arranger, associate producer
• Sam Rivers – saxophone
• Felix "Flaco" Falcon – conga, percussion
• Patti Austin – backing vocals
• Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals
• Lani Groves – backing vocals
• Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
• Phyllis Lindsay – backing vocals
• Brenda White – backing vocals
• Maxine Willard – backing vocals
• Deniece Williams – backing vocals
• Tyrone Downey – arranger
• Peter Tosh – arranger
• Marco Aglietti – associate producer
• Baker Bigsby – engineer
• Neil Case – engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Bob Cato – design
• Lee Jaffe – photography

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1976	US Billboard	70