Fire It Up (Joe Cocker album)
Fire It Up is the twenty-second and final studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 6 November 2012 by Sony/Columbia in Europe. It was recorded at Emblem Studios Calabasas, California and like Cocker's previous album, Hard Knocks, it was produced by Matt Serletic. The album was released as a regular jewel case edition as well as a premium edition with additional DVD.
Fire It Up (Joe Cocker album)
John Robert "Joe" Cocker was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles, such as
"Feelin' Alright?" and "Unchain My Heart", were recordings of songs written by other song writers, though he composed a number of songs for most of his albums as well, often in conjunction with songwriting partner Chris Stainton.
Cocker in 1969, as pictured on the cover of his second album, Joe Cocker!
Sheffield Legends plaque in Cocker's home city of Sheffield, England
Cocker at Woodstock (1969)
Cocker in concert at Palasport, Rome, July 1972