Have a Little Faith (Joe Cocker album)

Have a Little Faith is the fourteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1994 by 550 Music, a former unit of Sony Music Entertainment. The album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Charts. Music videos were released for "Let the Healing Begin", "Have a Little Faith in Me", "The Simple Things", "Summer in the City" and "Take Me Home" duet with Bekka Bramlett.

Have a Little Faith
Studio album by
Joe Cocker
Released8 September 1994
GenreRock
Length56:58
Label550 Music
ProducerRoger Davies, Chris Lord-Alge
Joe Cocker chronology
The Best of Joe Cocker
(1992)		 Have a Little Faith
(1994)		 The Long Voyage Home
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Let the Healing Begin" – 5:12 (Tony Joe White)
  2. "Have a Little Faith in Me" – 4:40 (John Hiatt)
  3. "The Simple Things" – 4:54 (Rick Neigher, Phil Roy, John Shanks)
  4. "Summer in the City" – 4:10 (Steve Boone, Mark Sebastian, John Sebastian)
  5. "The Great Divide" – 3:33 (Dillon O'Brian, J.D. Souther)
  6. "Highway Highway" – 4:31 (Stephen Allen Davis)
  7. "Too Cool" – 4:45 (Kye Fleming, Greg Sutton)
  8. "Soul Time" – 4:35 (Will Jennings, Frankie Miller)
  9. "Out of the Blue" – 3:45 (Robbie Robertson)
  10. "Angeline" – 4:30 (Cocker, Tony Joe White)
  11. "Hell And Highwater" – 4:12
  12. "Standing Knee Deep in a River" – 4:09 (Bucky Jones, Dickey Lee, Bob McDill)
  13. "Take Me Home" – 4:21 (John Capek, Marc Jordan, Steve Kipner) – duet with Bekka Bramlett

Bonus Tracks
  1. "My Strongest Weakness" – 4:12 (Mike Reid, Naomi Judd)

Personnel
  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Tony Joe White – guitar (1, 10)
  • Tim Pierce – guitar solo (1, 10), guitar (2-7, 9-12), Dobro (11)
  • Michael Thompson – guitar (8, 13)
  • C. J. Vanston – acoustic piano (1, 8, 9, 13), organ (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10-12), synthesizers (1, 2, 4-6, 9, 12, 13), string arrangements (1, 4, 6), keyboards (3), synth harmonica solo (3), percussion (3), horn arrangements (4, 7), vibraphone (7), synth horns (8, 11)
  • Chris Stainton – Wurlitzer (1, 4), acoustic piano (2, 5-7, 11, 12), organ (9), Rhodes (10)
  • Bob Feit – bass guitar (1, 2, 4-13)
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (3)
  • Jack Bruno – drums (all tracks)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11)
  • Don Shelton – saxophone (4, 7)
  • Ernie Watts – alto sax solo (5, 13)
  • Alexander Iles – trombone (4, 7)
  • Rick Baptist – trumpet (4, 7)
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (4, 7)
  • Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Joey Diggs – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13)
  • Lamont VanHook – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13)
  • Fred White – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13)
  • Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (4)
  • Maxine Waters – backing vocals (4, 11)
  • Julie Waters – backing vocals (4, 11)
  • Steve Kipner – backing vocals (13)
  • Bekka Bramlett – lead vocals (13)

Production

  • Joe Cocker – executive producer
  • Roger Davies – producer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Dick Marx – conductor, orchestration
  • Israel Baker – concertmaster
  • Craig Brock – engineer
  • Ken Villeneuve – engineer
  • Ben Wallach – engineer
  • Randy Wine – engineer
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Greg Gorman – photography
  • Frank Ockenfels – photography
Studios
  • Recorded at Record Plant, A&M Studios and Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed at Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[17] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[18] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[19] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] Gold 7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  17. "French album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  18. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joe Cocker; 'Have a Little Faith')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  19. "Dutch album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 12 April 2019. Enter Have a Little Faith in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  20. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 12 November 1995". NZTOP40. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  21. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Joe Cocker; 'Have a Little Faith')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  22. "British album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Have a Little Faith in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.



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