JOE COCKER - LOVE IS FOR ME

 LOVE IS FOR ME

JOE COCKER

SONGWRITERS: ART NEVILLE; LEO NOCENTELLI; JOSEPH MODELISTE & GEORGE PORTER JR.

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: HYMN FOR MY SOUL

LABEL: NEW DOOR RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 2007

 

         Hymn for My Soul is the twentieth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 2007. It was produced by Ethan Johns. Musicians on these special sessions included Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Benmont Tench, legendary drummer Jim Keltner, Mike Finnigan, ace guitarist Albert Lee, Dave Palmer, Greg Leisz, James Gadson, Bob Babbitt and Johns. The songs include Cocker's signatures on George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness", Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells", John Fogerty's "Long As I Can See The Light" and Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothin'".

        The album reached Nº 9 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Cocker's highest-charting album in the UK along with Have a Little Faith(1994).

      John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) 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 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.

       His first album featured a recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends", which brought him to near-instant stardom. The song reached number one in the UK in 1968, became a staple of his many live shows (Woodstock and the Isle of Wight in 1969, the Party at the Palace in 2002) and was also known as the theme song for the late 1980s American TV series The Wonder Years. He continued his success with his second album, which included a second Beatles song: "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window". A hastily thrown together 1970 US tour led to the live double-album Mad Dogs & Englishmen, which featured an all-star band organized by Leon Russell. His 1974 recording of "You Are So Beautiful" reached number five in the US, and became his signature song. Cocker's best selling song was the US number one "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes that earned a 1983 Grammy Award. He released a total of 22 studio albums over a 43-year recording career.

       In 1993, Cocker was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. He was awarded a bronze Sheffield Legends plaque in his hometown in 2007, and received an OBE the following year for services to music. Cocker was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.

Skin so soft, smile so new

It's all these things I see in you

Heart so warm and your mind so clear

It's things like this I see in you, my dear

 

I believe everything about you, baby

(I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe)

 

So many things in you to appreciate

Like in a impatient child, I can hardly wait

My found of love is going round

Because of you girl, I'm so proud (I'm so proud, baby)

It don't matter how foolish I might sound

It would be the most senseless, of having you around

 

I believe everything about you, baby

(I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe)

 

Love is for me

You oughta be

Right here in my loving arms (right here in my loving arms)

Please don't you wait, don't hesitate

Turn on your loving charms

Turn them on little momma, give me your loving baby

 

I don't mean to impose on you

Such a prize to my eyes, what else could I do

Help me climb the mountain of success

The cliffs that lead to your happiness

I believe everything about you baby

(I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe)

 

Love is for me (love is for me)

You oughta be (to be)

Right here in my loving arms (right in my loving arms)

Please don't you wait, don't hesitate

Turn on your loving charms

 

Right now baby

Your love is for me (love is for me)

You know it

I believe everything about you baby

Make me feel real good

 

I can hardly wait for your love

And you know about your love then, baby (your love is for me)

I believe everything

Everything you saw (love is for me)

 

But I don't know, I must continue

(Love is for me)

Give me your love, baby

(Love is for me).