With a Little Help from My Friends (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = With a Little Help from My Friends
Type = Album
Artist = Joe Cocker & The Grease Band


Released = April 23, 1969
Recorded = Early 1968 at Olympic Studios and Trident Studios, London
Genre = Rock/Blues
Length = 45:06
Label = A&M
Producer = Denny Cordell
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3uvyxdsbjol0 link]
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joecocker/albums/album/141148/review/5945952/with_a_little_help_from_my_friends link]
Last album =

This album = "With a Little Help from My Friends"
(1969)
Next album = "Joe Cocker!"
(1969)

"With a Little Help from My Friends" is the first album by singer Joe Cocker, released in 1969 (see 1969 in Music). This album is credited to Cocker & his band, The Grease Band.The popular title track was featured in a 1975 episode of Saturday Night Live, in which John Belushi (as Cocker) called the song a "musical performance".

Track listing

# "Feelin' Alright" (Dave Mason) – 4:10
# "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson/Mort Dixon) – 3:27
# "Change in Louise" (Joe Cocker/Chris Stainton) – 3:22
# "Marjorine" (Joe Cocker/Chris Stainton) – 2:38
# "Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) – 5:17
# "Do I Still Figure in Your Life" (Pete Dello) – 3:59
# "Sandpaper Cadillac" (Joe Cocker/Chris Stainton) – 3:16
# "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin) – 4:41
# "With a Little Help from My Friends" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 5:11
# "I Shall Be Released" (Bob Dylan) – 4:35

Bonus Tracks

# "The New Age of Lily" (Joe Cocker/Chris Stainton) – 2:15
# "Something's Coming On" (Joe Cocker/Chris Stainton) – 2:15

Personnel

*Joe Cocker: Vocals.
*David Cohen: Guitar (Track 1).
*Tony Visconti: Guitar (Track 2).
*Jimmy Page: Guitar (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9).
*Henry McCullough: Guitar (Tracks 3, 6, 8 & 10).
*Albert Lee: Guitar (Track 4)
*Chris Stainton: Piano (Tracks 2, 3, 4 & 7), Organ (Tracks 2 & 7), Bass (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10).
*Tommy Eyre: Piano (Track 5), Organ (Tracks 8 & 9).
*Artie Butler: Piano (Track 1)
*Matthew Fisher: Organ (Track 5).
*Stevie Winwood: Organ (Tracks 6 & 10).
*Carol Kaye: Bass guitar (Track 1).
*Paul Humphries: Drums (Track 1).
*Clem Cattini: Drums (Tracks 2, 4 & 7).
*Mike Kelly: Drums (Tracks 3, 6 & 10).
*B.J. Wilson: Drums (Tracks 5 & 9).
*Kenny : Drums (Track 8).
*Laudir: Tumba, Maracas (Track 1).
*Brenda Holloway: Backing Vocals (Track 1).
*Patrice Holloway: Backing Vocals (Track 1).
*Merry Clayton: Backing Vocals (Track 1).
*Madeline Bell: Backing Vocals (Tracks 2 & 6).
*Sunny Hightower: Backing Vocals (Track 2).
*Rosetta Hightower: Backing Vocals (Tracks 2 & 9).
*Su Wheetman: Backing Vocals (Tracks 3, 6 & 10).
*Sunny Wheetman : Backing Vocals (Tracks 6, 9 & 10).

Production

*Denny Cordell: Producer.
*Tony Visconti: Mixing Engineer.
*Tom Wilkes: Album Design.
*Martin Keeley: Front Cover Shot.
*Eric Hays: Back Cover Shot.
*Herb Greene: Back Cover Shot.