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.
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| Released | 6 November 2012 | |||
| Studio | Emblem Studios (Calabasas, California) | |||
| Genre | Rock, blues | |||
| Length | 42:32 | |||
| Label | Columbia (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Matt Serletic | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson) - 3:53
- "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steven McMorran) - 3:32
- "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky) - 3:55
- "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson) - 4:20
- "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles) - 3:56
- "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner) - 4:09
- "Younger" (Gary Burr) - 4:13
- "You Don't Know What You're Doing to Me" (Tyler Hilton, Wayne Kirkpatrick) - 3:52
- "The Letting Go" (Charlie Evans, Joss Stone, Graham Lyle) - 3:30
- "I'll Walk in the Sunshine Again" (Keith Urban) - 3:14
- "Weight of the World" (Kevin Bowe, Joe Stark) - 3:59
- "The Last Road" (Matt Serletic, Aimée Proal, Dave Katz, Sam Hollander) - 4:04 [Premium edition bonus track]
- "Walk Through the World with Me" (Marc Cohn, John Leventhal) - 4:20 [Premium edition bonus track]
- "Let Love Decide" (Gary Barlow, Jeffrey Steele) - 2:50 (bonus track) [iTunes bonus track]
Premium edition DVD (Directed by Cole Walliser and filmed in Los Angeles, Sept 2012)
- "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson)
- "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steve McMorran)
- "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky)
- "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner)
- "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson)
- "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles)
- Line-up: Joe Cocker – lead vocals; Nick Milo and Steve Grove – keyboards; Gene Black – guitars; Oneida James-Rebeccu – bass; Jack Bruno – drums; Nikki Tillman and Kara Britz – backing vocals
Personnel
edit- Joe Cocker – lead vocals
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Matt Serletic – keyboards, programming, horn arrangements (2, 9)
- Alex Arias – additional programming
- Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (4), backing vocals (4)
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (1–5, 8–11)
- Joel Shearer – guitars (1, 4–11)
- Tim Pierce – guitars (2, 3, 4)
- Tom Bukovac – guitars (6, 10)
- Chris Chaney – bass
- Dorian Crozier – drums, percussion
- Cleto Escobedo III – baritone saxophone (2, 9)
- George Shelby – alto saxophone (2, 9), tenor saxophone (2, 9)
- Jeff Babko – trombone (2, 9)
- John Daversa – trumpet (2, 9)
- Jamie Hovorka – trumpet (2, 9)
- RDVZ A Capella Group: Melanie Fernandez, Richie Ferris, Jeremy Hitch, Anh Nguyen, Melinda Porto and Nicholas Tubbs – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 10)
- Sherree Brown – backing vocals (2, 3, 11)
- Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals (2, 11)
- Ayana Williams – backing vocals (2, 11)
- Kara Britz – backing vocals (3, 4)
- Julia Waters – backing vocals (6)
- Maxine Waters – backing vocals (6)
Production
edit- Matt Serletic – producer
- James Brown – recording
- Ryan Hewitt – recording
- Doug Trantow – additional engineer, Pro Tools editing
- Alex Arias – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording
- Ryan Kern – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording, music copyist
- Mike Leisz – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording
- Eryk Rich – assistant engineer
- Nigel Lundemo – Pro Tools recording
- Jim "Bud" Monti – Pro Tools recording
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Andrew Schubert – additional mixing, mix assistant
- Brad Townsend – additional mixing, mix assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Kelli Musgrave – production coordinator
- Ryan Corey – design
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, additional photography
- Cole Walliser – photography
- Albert Mendonca – photography styling
Studios
- Recorded at Emblem Studios (Calabasas, California).
- Mixed at Mix LA (Los Angeles, California).
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).
Charts
edit| Chart (2012–13) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 109 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 63 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 59 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 32 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 128 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 5 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 5 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 17 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Germany (BVMI)[11] | 3× Gold | 300,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fire It Up – Joe Cocker". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ {"Joe Cocker ARIA chart history (1988 to 2024) albums, received from ARIA in November 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Cocker – Fire It Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Cocker – Fire It Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Cocker – Fire It Up" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Fire It Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Joe Cocker – Fire It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Cocker – Fire It Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Cocker – Fire It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joe Cocker; 'Fire It Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 February 2023.