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Have a Little Faith
North American and Australian album cover
Studio album by
Joe Cocker
Released8 September 1994
GenreRock, pop
Length56:58
Label
Producer
Joe Cocker chronology
The Best of Joe Cocker
(1992) 		Have a Little Faith
(1994) 		The Long Voyage Home
(1995)
Alternative cover
European and rest of the world album cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Have a Little Faith is the fourteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1994 in North America by 550 Music, a former unit of Sony Music Entertainment, and in the rest of the world by Capitol Records. The album peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Charts.[2] 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", a duet with Bekka Bramlett.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let the Healing Begin"Tony Joe White5:12
2."Have a Little Faith in Me"John Hiatt4:40
3."The Simple Things"
4:54
4."Summer in the City"
4:10
5."The Great Divide"
3:33
6."Highway Highway"Stephen Allen Davis4:31
7."Too Cool"
  • Kye Fleming
  • Greg Sutton
4:45
8."Soul Time"
4:35
9."Out of the Blue"Robbie Robertson3:45
10."Angeline"
4:30
11."Hell and Highwater"
4:12
12."Standing Knee Deep in a River"
4:09
13."Take Me Home" (duet with Bekka Bramlett)
4:21

Note

  • Track 11 not on North American versions of the album.

Personnel

  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals
  • 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 electronic piano (1, 4), acoustic piano (2, 5-7, 11, 12), organ (9), Rhodes electric piano (10)
  • Tony Joe White – guitars (1, 10)
  • Tim Pierce – guitar solo (1, 10), guitars (2-7, 9-12), dobro (11)
  • Michael Thompson – guitars (8, 13)
  • Bob Feit – bass guitar (1, 2, 4-13)
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (3)
  • Jack Bruno – drums
  • 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)
  • Dick Marx – orchestrations and conductor (1, 4, 6)
  • Israel Baker – concertmaster (1, 4, 6)
  • 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
  • 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 Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[17] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[18] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[19] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[20] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Gold 7,500^
Poland (ZPAV)[22] Gold 50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Gold 100,000^

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

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Have a Little Faith – Joe Cocker". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ "JOE COCKER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Cocker – Have A Little Faith" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  10. ^ September 1994/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  11. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1994". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1994". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  18. ^ "French album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joe Cocker; 'Have a Little Faith')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  20. ^ "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. Select 1998 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  21. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 12 November 1995". NZTOP40. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1996 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  23. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Have a Little Faith')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  24. ^ "British album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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