Across from Midnight

Across from Midnight
Studio album by Joe Cocker
Released	1997
Genre	Rock
Length	54:30
Label	CMC International
Producer	Roger Davies, Chris Lord-Alge, Peter Smith, Bob Thiele
Joe Cocker chronology
Organic (1996) Across from Midnight (1997) Greatest Hits (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Uncut	[2]

Across from Midnight is the sixteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1997.

Track listing

1. "Tonight" – 4:49 (Max Carl, Greg Sutton)
2. "Could You Be Loved" – 5:47 (Bob Marley)
3. "That's All I Need to Know" – 4:05 (Graham Lyle, Eros Ramazzotti, Vladi Tosetto)
4. "N'Oubliez Jamais" – 4:43 (Jim Cregan, Russ Kunkel)
5. "What Do I Tell My Heart?" – 5:00 (Rick Neigher, John Shanks)
6. "Wayward Soul" – 4:16 (Brenda Russell, Mark Cawley)
7. "Loving You Tonight" – 4:38 (Christopher Difford, Glenn Tilbrook)
8. "Across from Midnight" – 4:57 (Leann White, Tony Joe White)
9. "What Do You Say?" – 4:42 (Dean Grakal, Greg Sutton)
10. "The Last One to Know" – 3:30 (Bob Thiele, Greg Sutton)
11. "That's the Way Her Love Is" – 2:44 (Stephen Allen Davis)
12. "Need Your Love So Bad" – 5:19 (Mertis John Jr.)^[3]

Personnel

• Joe Cocker – lead vocals
• Chris Stainton – acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12), Fender Rhodes (1, 3, 6–9), Hammond B3 organ (3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
• C.J. Vanston – synthesizer (1, 5, 8, 11), Fender Rhodes (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 – synthesizer (7), synth strings (7), keyboards (9, 10)
• Michael Landau – guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
• Dean Parks – guitar (1, 5, 8), 12-string guitar, wah wah guitar (2), acoustic guitar (4, 5)
• Tim Pierce – guitar (1, 4, 5)
• Graham Lyle – acoustic guitar (3)
• Tim Renwick – guitar (3, 6, 12)
• Ronnie Johnson – guitar (7, 9)
• Glenn Tilbrook – guitar (7), backing vocals (7)
• Matt Backer – guitar (10)
• Nigel Spennewyn – guitar (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 – saxophone (2)
• Jamie Talbot – 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 (all tracks)
• Roger Davies – producer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 & 11), executive producer (3, 6, 7, 9, 10 & 12), management.
• Chris Lord-Alge – producer, recording and overdub engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 & 11).
• C. J. Vanston – producer (track 2)
• Pete Smith – producer (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 & 12), mixing (track 10).
• Garry Hughes – producer (track 10)
• Bob Thiele – producer (track 10)
• Andy Baker – engineer (track 10)
• Dave Burnham – engineer (track 10)
• Matt Howe – engineer and mixing (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 & 12)
• Martin Dutasta – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 & 12)
• Lee Phillips – mix assistant (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 & 12)
• Mike Dy – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 & 11)
• A. Mixdorf – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 & 11)
• Tony Cousins – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Norman Moore – art direction, design
• Greg Gorman – photography
• Michael Owens – tray photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[4] 90 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[9] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 3 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 27 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 7 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 37 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 18 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 77 French Albums (SNEP)[19] 33 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 27 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 28 Chart (1998) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 96 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 49

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[24]	Gold	25,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[25]	Platinum	50,000^*
France (SNEP)[26]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[27]	Platinum	500,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[28]	Platinum	100,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[29]	Gold	25,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[30]	Platinum	50,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[31]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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3. Widely credited to Little Willie John, but in fact written by his brother Mertis.
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