Cocker Happy
Encyclopedia
Cocker Happy is a "best of" compilation album by English rock/blues singer Joe Cocker
, released in Australia in 1971 on Interfusion Records. It spent 8 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1971.
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
, released in Australia in 1971 on Interfusion Records. It spent 8 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1971.
Track listing
- "Hitchcock Railway" (Don Dunn, Tony McCashen)
- "She Came in Through the Bathroom WindowShe Came in Through the Bathroom Window"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" is a song written by Paul McCartney and performed by The Beatles on their album Abbey Road as part of the Abbey Road medley.-Origin:...
" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - "Marjorine" (Joe Cocker, Frank Myles, Tom Rattigan, Chris Stainton)
- "She's So Good to Me" (Cocker, Stainton)
- "Hello Little Friend" (Leon Russell)
- "With a Little Help from My FriendsWith a Little Help from My Friends-Joe Cocker version:Joe Cocker's version was a radical re-arrangement of the original, in a slower, 6/8 meter, using different chords in the middle eight, and a lengthy instrumental introduction...
" (Lennon, McCartney) - "Delta Lady" (Russell)
- "Darling Be Home Soon" (John Sebastian)
- "Do I Still Figure in Your Life" (Pete Dello)
- "Feelin' Alright" (Dave Mason)
- "Something's Coming On" (Cocker, Stainton)
- "The Letter" (Wayne Carson Thompson)
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Go-Set Australian National Albums Chart Go-Set Go-Set was the first Australian pop music newspaper, published weekly from 2 February 1966 to 24 August 1974, and was founded in Melbourne by Phillip Frazer, Peter Raphael and Tony Schauble... |
1 |