Night Calls (album)

Night Calls is the thirteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 7 October 1991. There were three different editions of the album released in 1991 and 1992. Each of them featured different selections of songs, in different orders, and had different works of cover art. In addition, a DTS edition of the album was released in the UK in 1998, also with a different selection of songs.

The title track landed at number 88 on the 1991 year-end chart for the Italian singles chart, published by Musica e Dischi.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits according to US release track listing.

• Joe Cocker – vocals
• Chris Stainton – acoustic piano (1, 12), keyboards (2, 4, 7, 9, 11)
• John Miles – organ (1, 3, 12), tambourine (1), backing vocals (1, 3), keyboards (3), lead guitar (3)
• Rory Kaplan – keyboards (2, 4, 9, 10)
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2, 8, 9)
• Jeff Lynne – multi instruments (5)
• Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (6)
• Ian McLagan – Hammond organ (9)
• David Paich – keyboards (11)
• Phil Grande – guitars (1–4, 6–12)
• Mike Campbell – guitars (5)
• Danny Kortchmar – guitars (7, 11)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 3, 12)
• T. M. Stevens – bass (2, 4–11)
• Mike Baird – drums (1, 3, 12)
• Steve Holley – drums (2, 4, 6–11), percussion (4, 6, 9–11), claves (4), tambourine (10)
• Jim Keltner – drums (5)
• Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 4, 6, 9, 10)
• Jim Brock – timbales (2)
• Deric Dyer – saxophone (12)
• Marti Jones – backing vocals (2)
• Girls Talk (Debra Lewis-Brown, Michelle Cross and Geraldine Reid) – backing vocals (2, 4, 6–9)
• Cydney Davis – backing vocals (5, 12)
• Maxine Sharp – backing vocals (5, 12)
• The Waters Sisters (Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Waters Willard and Myrna Waters) – backing vocals (7)
• New Life Community Choir – choir (11)
• John P. Kee – choir director (11)

Production

• Roger Davies – executive producer (1, 3, 12), management
• Chris Lord-Alge – producer (1, 3, 12)
• David Tickle – producer (2, 4, 6, 8–10)
• Jeff Lynne – producer (5)
• Danny Kortchmar – producer (7, 11)
• Ray Neapolitan – production assistant, personal manager

European album design

• Tommy Steele – art direction
• Johnny Lee – design
• Ana Juan – cover painting
• Allan Titmuss – photography

US album design

• Gary Kelley – cover painting
• Tim Smith – album artwork
• Herb Ritts – photography

Technical credits

• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California)
• Chris Lord-Alge – engineer (1, 3, 12), mixing (1, 3, 12)
• David Tickle – recording (2, 4, 6, 8–10), additional recording (7, 11)
• Ron Jacobs – mixing (2, 4–11)
• Shelly Yakus – mixing (2, 4–11)
• Richard Dodd – recording (5)
• Marc DeSisto – recording (7, 11)
• Mark Williams – choir recording (11)
• Rob Hart – assistant engineer (1, 3, 12)
• Talley Sherwood – assistant mix engineer (1, 3, 12)
• Greg Goldman – assistant engineer (2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
• Rick Plank – assistant engineer (2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
• Efren Herrera – assistant engineer (7)
• Brian Schueble – assistant engineer (7)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References