Across from Midnight is the sixteenth studio album by English singer Joe Cocker, released in 1997.
Track listing "Tonight" – 4:49 (Max Carl, Greg Sutton) "Could You Be Loved" – 5:47 (Bob Marley) "That's All I Need to Know" – 4:05 (Graham Lyle, Eros Ramazzotti, Vladi Tosetto) "N'Oubliez Jamais" – 4:43 (Jim Cregan, Russ Kunkel) "What Do I Tell My Heart?" – 5:00 (Rick Neigher, John Shanks) "Wayward Soul" – 4:16 (Brenda Russell, Mark Cawley) "Loving You Tonight" – 4:38 (Christopher Difford, Glenn Tilbrook) "Across from Midnight" – 4:57 (Leann White, Tony Joe White) "What Do You Say?" – 4:42 (Dean Grakal, Greg Sutton) "The Last One to Know" – 3:30 (Bob Thiele, Greg Sutton) "That's the Way Her Love Is" – 2:44 (Stephen Allen Davis) "Need Your Love So Bad" – 5:19 (Mertis John Jr.)Widely credited to Little Willie John, but in fact written by his brother Mertis.
Personnel Joe Cocker – lead vocals Chris Stainton – acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12), Rhodes electric piano (1, 3, 6–9), Hammond B3 organ (3, 4, 6, 7, 9) C.J. Vanston – synthesizers (1, 5, 8, 11), Rhodes electric piano (1, 4, 8), Hammond B3 organ (2, 11), string arrangements (2), acoustic piano (4), accordion (4), synth strings (11) Steve Pigott – additional keyboards (3, 6, 7), keyboards (9) Garry Hughes – synthesizers (7), synth strings (7), keyboards (9, 10) Michael Landau – guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 8) Dean Parks – guitars (1, 8), wah wah guitar (2), acoustic guitar (4), acoustic 12-string guitar (5), electric 12-string guitar (5) Tim Pierce – guitars (1, 4, 5) Graham Lyle – acoustic guitar (3) Tim Renwick – guitars (3, 6, 12) Ronnie Johnson – guitars (7, 9) Glenn Tilbrook – guitars (7), backing vocals (7) Matt Backer – guitars (10) Nigel Spennewyn – guitars (10) Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (1, 5, 8) James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (2, 4) Phil Spalding – bass guitar (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 9) John Robinson – drums (1, 5, 8) Kenny Aronoff – drums (2, 4) Geoff Dunn – drums (3, 6, 7, 9, 12) Rafael Padilla – percussion (1, 4, 5, 8) Luis Conte – percussion (2) Miles Bould – percussion (7, 9) Dick Marx – horn arrangements (2) Dan Higgins – saxophones (2) Jamie Talbot – alto saxophone (7, 9) Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2) Neil Sidwell – trombone (7) Gary Grant – trumpet (2) Jerry Hey – trumpet (2) Steve Sidwell – trumpet (7) Mark Feltham – harmonica (10) Nick Ingman – string arrangements (3) Joey Diggs – backing vocals (1, 5) Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (1, 5) Fred White – backing vocals (1, 5) Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 8) Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (2, 4, 8) Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (2, 4, 8) Pete Smith – backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 9) Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (6) Chris Difford – backing vocals (7) Tessa Niles – backing vocals (7) Juliet Roberts – backing vocals (10)
Production Joe Cocker – executive producer Roger Davies – producer (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), executive producer (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), management Chris Lord-Alge – producer (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11) C. J. Vanston – producer (2) Pete Smith – producer (3, 6, 7, 9, 12) Garry Hughes – producer (10) Bob Thiele – original production (10) Norman Moore – art direction, design Greg Gorman – photography Michael Owens – tray photography
Technical credits Tony Cousins – mastering at Metropolis Mastering (London, UK) Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California, USA) Chris Lord-Alge – recording (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), overdub recording (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), mixing (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11) Matt Howe – recording (3, 6, 7, 9, 12), mixing (3, 6, 7, 9, 12) Andy Baker – recording (10) Dave Burnham – recording (10) Pete Smith – mixing (10) A. Mixdorf – recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11) Mike Dy – overdub assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11) Martin Dutasta – recording assistant (3, 6, 7, 9, 12) Lee Phillips – mix assistant (3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1997)Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) 90
Year-end charts Chart (1997)PositionAustrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)36Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)10Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)18Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)77French Albums (SNEP)33German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)27Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)28Chart (1998)PositionBelgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)96German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)49
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