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Unchain My Heart is the eleventh studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1987.
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Released | 9 October 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
Studio | House Of Music, West Orange, NJ[1] | |||
Genre | Rock, blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 42:05 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Charlie Midnight, Dan Hartman | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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New Musical Express | 5/10[2] |
Miller Lite used Joe Cocker's recording of "Unchain My Heart" for their Dalmatian campaign as the dog jumps from the Budweiser Clydesdale horse-drawn carriage to the Miller Lite truck.
Track listing
edit- "Unchain My Heart" (Bobby Sharp, Teddy Powell) – 5:02
- "Two Wrongs" (Eddie Schwartz, David Bendeth) – 4:02
- "I Stand in Wonder" (Schwartz, David Tyson) – 4:21
- "The River's Rising" (Michael Lunn) – 4:05
- "Isolation" (John Lennon) – 3:51
- "All Our Tomorrows" (Schwartz, Tyson) – 4:21
- "A Woman Loves a Man" (Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight) – 4:14
- "Trust in Me" (Francesca Beghe, Marc Swersky, Midnight) – 4:12
- "The One" (Tom Kimmel, Jay Joyce) – 4:35
- "Satisfied" (Hartman, Midnight) – 3:22
Personnel
edit- Joe Cocker – lead vocals
- Jeff Levine – keyboards (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9), Hammond organ (4), grand piano (10)
- Robbie Kilgore – additional keyboards (3, 5, 6, 9), handclaps (4)
- Greg Johnson – grand piano (8), organ (10)
- Phil Grande – guitars, guitar solo (6, 10)
- T. M. Stevens – bass
- David Beal – drums
- Sammy Figueroa – percussion (3, 5-8)
- Glenn Ellison – handclaps (4)
- Charlie Midnight – handclaps (4)
- Clarence Clemons – tenor sax solo (1)
- The Uptown Horns – horns and horn arrangements (1)
- Crispin Cioe – saxophones
- Arno Hecht – saxophones
- Robert Funk – trombone
- "Hollywood" Paul Litteral – trumpet
- Lawrence Feldman – saxophone (3)
- Ric Cunningham – alto saxophone (7)
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Benny Diggs – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 9)
- Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 9)
- Dan Hartman – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7, 10), additional percussion (3), tambourine (4), handclaps (4), additional guitars (5, 6, 8, 10), keyboards (7), guitars (7)
- B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 10)
- Renée Geyer – guest vocals (8)
- Phoebe Snow – guest vocals (9)
- Maxine Green – backing vocals (10)
- Jayne Ann Lang – backing vocals (10)
- Janice Singleton – backing vocals (10)
Production
edit- Producer – Charlie Midnight
- Executive Producer – Dan Hartman
- Engineer – John Rollo
- Additional Engineer – Joel Soyffer
- Assistant Engineers – Nelson Ayers, Thom Chadley, Mark Gaide, Danny Grigsby, Paul Higgins and Dave Mendenhall.
- Recorded at House of Music (West Orange, NJ); Santa Barbara Sound Design (Santa Barbara, CA); O’Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA); Greene Street Recording (New York, NY); Bearsville Studios (Bearsville, NY).
- Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Unique Recording Studios (New York, NY).
- Mix Assistants – Steve Entebbe and Matt Hathaway
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
- Art Direction – Roy Kohara
- Design – Roland Young
- Photography – Abe Frajndilich
- Management – Michael Lang
Charts
editChart (1987) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 14 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 20 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 2 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] | 17 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 15 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 6 |
US Billboard 200[9] | 89 |
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 24 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 5 |
Canadian Albums (RPM)[12] | 40 |
French Albums (SNEP)[13] | 21 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] | 32 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[15] | Gold | 50,000^ |
France (SNEP)[16] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[17] | 3× Gold | 750,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[18] | Gold | 100,000[18] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Accolades
editCompany | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | Australia | Top 50 Albums | 1988 | 48 |
References
edit- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Unchain My Heart – Joe Cocker". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Minkoff, Myrna (12 December 1987). "Joe Cocker: Unchain My Heart". New Musical Express. p. 36.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Joe Cocker". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 50.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Joe Cocker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "100 Albums". RPM. 47 (21). 12 March 1988. ISSN 0033-7064. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "InfoDisc: Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2013. Locate Joe COCKER on the drop-down menu and click OK.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "French album certifications – Cocker J. – Unchain My Heart" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Select COCKER J. and click OK.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joe Cocker; 'Unchain My Heart')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Unchained Sales" (PDF). Music & Media. 21 May 1988. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Spanish certifications for 1979-1990" (PDF). PROMUSICAE. p. 924. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Unchain My Heart')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2017.