Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends

Artist...............: Joe Cocker

Album................: With A Little Help From My Friends

Genre................: Blues; Rock

Source...............: CD

Year.................: 1969 Remastered 1989 from the original tapes

Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy   (Secure mode) & Acer CD-R/RW 4X4X32

Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)

Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917

Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 55 %)

Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit

Tags.................: VorbisComment

Information..........: TntVillage



Ripped by............: leonenero on 15/02/2014

Posted by............: leonenero on 15/02/2014

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Included.............: NFO, M3U, LOG, CUE

Covers...............: Front Back CD



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1. "Feelin' Alright" – 4:10

2. "Bye Bye Blackbird" – 3:27

3. "Change in Louise" – 3:22

4. "Marjorine" – 2:38

5. "Just Like a Woman" – 5:17

6. "Do I Still Figure in Your Life" – 3:59

7. "Sandpaper Cadillac" – 3:16

8. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" – 4:41

9. "With a Little Help from My Friends" – 5:11

10. "I Shall Be Released"  – 4:35



Playing Time.........: 41.13

Total Size...........: 226,79 MB





With a Little Help from My Friends met with a favourable review from Rolling Stone's John Mendelsohn. Mendelsohn stated that "Cocker has assimilated the [Ray] Charles influence to the point where his feeling for what he is singing cannot really be questioned. And, in answer to the question of why someone should listen to Cocker when there is Charles to listen to – how many times in recent years has the latter applied himself to such exceptional modern material [...] or such contemporary Dylan... ?" He also stated that "Cordell's success in fusing a consistently marvelous backing unit out of America's premier studio soul singers and England's most famous rock musicians and delicate egos cannot be exaggerated." He concluded that "it's a triumph all around. And the thought of Cocker's next album [...] is an exceptionally pleasant one."

A retrospective review from Allmusic's Bruce Eder was fairly positive. Eder stated that the album "holds up extraordinarily well across four decades, the singer's performance bolstered by some very sharp playing, [...] It's Cocker's voice, a soulful rasp of an instrument [...] that carries this album and makes "Change in Louise," "Feeling Alright," "Just Like a Woman," "I Shall Be Released," and even "Bye Bye Blackbird" into profound listening experiences." He concluded that "the surprises in the arrangements, tempo, and approaches taken help make this an exceptional album. Tracks like "Just Like a Woman," with its soaring gospel organ above a lean textured acoustic and light electric accompaniment, and the guitar-dominated rendition of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" [...] all help make this an exceptional listening experience.