Hard Knocks (album)
Hard Knocks is the twenty-first and penultimate studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 1 October 2010 by Columbia Records in Europe. It features nine new songs produced by Matt Serletic plus Cocker's version of the Dixie Chicks number "I Hope", which was produced by Tony Brown. Apart from a regular CD release, the album was also released on vinyl.
The album reached number 1 on Billboards Independent Albums chart and number 2 on the same magazine's European Albums chart.
A Limited Live Edition version of the album was released in December 2010 in Europe with live tracks off the album recorded at Le Zenith in Paris in 2010.
Track listing
- "Hard Knocks" – 3:24
- "Get On" – 3:28
- "Unforgiven" – 4:14
- "The Fall" – 3:49
- "So It Goes" – 3:21
- "Runaway Train" – 3:27
- "Stay The Same" – 4:39
- "Thankful" – 3:59
- "So" – 3:56
- "I Hope" – 4:46
- "Forever Changed" – 3:51 – iTunes bonus track
- "Hard Knocks"
- "Get On"
- "Unforgiven"
- "Thankful"
- "You Are So Beautiful"
- "With a Little Help from My Friends"
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
Germany Top 100 Albums | 1 |
Switzerland Albums Top 100 | 2 |
Austria Alben Top 75 | 4 |
Polish Charts | 14 |
Hungary Albums Chart | 20 |
Denmark Album Top 40 | 21 |
Belgium Ultratop 50 albums | 32 |
France Albums Chart | 34 |
Belgium Ultratop 50 albums | 41 |
Netherlands Album Top 100 | 41 |
US Billboard | 48 |
UK Albums Chart | 61 |
Spain Top 100 Albums | 86 |
Year-end charts
Certifications
Personnel
- Joe Cocker – vocals
- Ray Parker Jr., Tim Pierce, Joel Shearer, Tom Bukovac, Kenny Greenberg – guitar
- Chris Chaney, Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Josh Freese, Dorian Crozier, Matt Chamberlain, Greg Morrow – drums
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Matt Serletic – keyboards, programming
- Steve Nathan – synthesizer, Hammond organ, piano
- Jeff Babko – trombone
- Cleto Escobedo III – saxophone
- Ron King – trumpet
- Robyn Troup, Sherree Brown, Rich King, Mabvuto Carpenter, Stephanie Bentley, Kim Keys, Ashley Cleveland, Judson Spence – backing vocals
- Stevie Blacke – cello, violin, viola