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Track Listings
| 1. LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE |
| 2. SHOCKED |
| 3. SWEET LITTLE WOMAN |
| 4. SEVEN DAYS |
| 5. MARIE |
| 6. RUBY LEE |
| 7. MANY RIVERS TO CROSS |
| 8. SO GOOD, SO RIGHT |
| 9. TALKING BACK TO THE NIGHT |
| 10. JUST LIKE ALWAYS |
| 11. SWEET LITTLE WOMAN - 12" Mix |
| 12. LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE - 12" Mix |
| 13. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE (OF FALLING IN LOVE) |
| 14. INNER CITY BLUES |
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Sheffield Steel is Joe Cocker's most consistently pleasing program of tunes in many years.
Island Records label boss Chris Blackwell took Joe Cocker to Compass Point studios in the Bahamas. With legendary session musicians Sly and Robbie and Wally Badarou, Cocker crafted this smooth, sun-kissed album of reggaefied covers, including Bob Dylan's `Seven Days', Jimmy Webb's `Just Like Always' and Stevie Winwood's `Talking Back To The Night' a full year before Winwood's own version was released.
Sheffield Steel has plenty of fine moments and in Cocker's hands, the reggae classic "Many Rivers to Cross" becomes movingly autobiographical and Randy Newman's "Marie" and Jimmy Webb's "Just like Always" are two of the kind of romantic big ballads that Cocker does so well.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Dr.D.Treharne
VINE™ VOICE
This 1982 album is absolutely classic Joe Cocker - possibly not what you might have expected from his career to date at that time- but brilliantly laid back with the voice at the very zenith of its power. Recorded in Nassau with a luminary band (Sly & Robbie lead the charge) this covers all the bases as far as styles are concerned. The material is a mixture of stuff you might know (Steve Winwood,Bob Dylan,Andy Fraser,Bill Withers and Randy Newman all contribute songs) together with nuggets like" Look what you done" (Leo Nacentelli) and "Shocked" (Ira Ingher and Gregg Sutton). My absolute favourite is the take on Brenda Russell's "So Good so right" but Bill Withers and Melvin Dulop's "Ruby Lee" comes a pretty close second. Not only is the choice of songs excellent, but the musicians deserve special mention with Wally Badarou on keyboards and Mikey Chung on guitar providing a never less than empathetic back up. I can't think that he ever made a more cohesive album, but it does remain in the pantheon of his output "the odd one out".
If you're looking for laid back grooves for lying about to, this could be the album that you need!
If you're looking for laid back grooves for lying about to, this could be the album that you need!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By GraMark
Amazon Verified Purchase
One of the best albums the man ever made - the best blues voice of the last forty years coupled to reggae influenced songs with a solid rock backbone - "A Classic"
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By fish2
Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought this album when itcame out,made when Cocker was off his face in USA,he had to make it due to contract.Turned out areal soul blues cracker!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, excellent
The opening sequence of tracks alone makes this a splendid album. All the way through it the reggae influence of Sly "Drumbar" and Robbie "Bass-spear" infuse the songs with a laid... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Abzorba the Greek
5.0 out of 5 stars
sheffield steel
Yes a very good cd ,full of power and great music !a nice cd to drive too so treat yourself !
Published 19 months ago by real ale
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