Luxury You Can Afford
Luxury You Can Afford is the seventh studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1978 on Asylum Records, his only release for that label.
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| Studio album by Joe Cocker | ||||
| Released | August 1978 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, soft rock, pop rock | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
| High Fidelity | (favourable)[3] |
Track listing
- "Fun Time" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:39
- "Watching the River Flow" (Bob Dylan) – 3:16
- "Boogie Baby" (Phil Driscoll) – 3:51
- "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher) – 5:27
- "I Can't Say No" (John Bettis, Daniel Moore) – 2:51
- "Southern Lady" (Phil Driscoll) – 3:16
- "I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)" (Barbara George) – 3:08
- "What You Did to Me Last Night" (Bettye Crutcher) – 3:28
- "Lady Put the Light Out" (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett) – 4:46
- "Wasted Years" (Phil Driscoll) – 4:49
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 4:29
Personnel
- Joe Cocker – lead vocals, harmonica (5)
- Barry Beckett – acoustic piano (1, 4, 7, 11), clavinet (1), Fender Rhodes (3), Minimoog (3, 4), ARP String Ensemble (3, 4), Hammond organ (3)
- Richard Tee – acoustic piano (2, 5, 6, 8, 9), Fender Rhodes (10)
- Allen Toussaint – horn and string arrangements (1, 9), Fender Rhodes (2, 3, 8), Hammond organ (5, 6), clavinet (5)
- Randy McCormick – Fender Rhodes (4, 7), clavinet (10)
- Billy Preston – Hammond organ (4, 11)
- Dr. John – Fender Rhodes (6), Hammond organ (8)
- Donny Hathaway – Fender Rhodes (8), acoustic piano (10)
- Mitch Chakour – guitar (1), acoustic piano (3)
- Cliff Goodwin – guitar (1, 3)
- Pete Carr – lead guitar (2, 11), slide guitar (2), guitar (3)
- Cornell Dupree – guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Larry Byrom – lead guitar (4, 7)
- Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar (4, 7, 11)
- Joey Murcia – guitar (5, 10)
- George Terry – guitar (5)
- Howie Hersh – bass guitar (1, 3)
- Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- David Hood – bass guitar (4, 7)
- Rick Danko – bass guitar (11)
- John Riley – drums (1, 3)
- Steve Gadd – drums (2, 5, 8, 9, 10)
- Roger Hawkins – drums (4, 7, 11)
- Bernard Purdie – drums (6, 8)
- Hank Crawford – alto saxophone (1, 8)
- Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone (1, 8)
- Ronald Eades – baritone saxophone (2, 5, 7, 8, 11)
- Gary Brown – tenor sax solo (1)
- David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone (1, 9)
- Harvey Thompson – tenor sax solo (2, 9), tenor saxophone (5, 7, 8, 11)
- Bobby Keys – tenor sax solo (3)
- Charles Rose – trombone (2, 5, 7, 8, 11)
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet (1, 9)
- Phillip Guilbeau – trumpet (1, 9)
- Harrison Calloway, Jr. – trumpet (2, 5, 7, 8, 11), horn arrangements (2, 5, 7, 8, 11)
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet (2, 5, 7, 8, 11)
- Clyde Kerr Jr. – trumpet solo (7)
- Clydie King – backing vocals
- Ann Lang – backing vocals
- Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals
Production
- Producers – Barry Beckett and Allen Toussaint
- Executive Producer – Michael Lang
- Engineers – Bill Gazecki, Skip Godwin, Gregg Hamm, Jerry Masters, Steve Melton and Alex Sadkin.
- Assistant Engineers – Bob Gore, Roberta Grace, Sheila Taylor and David Yates.
- Recorded at Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida); Sea-Saint Studios (New Orleans, Louisiana); Muscle Shoals Sound Studios (Sheffield, Alabama); Elektra Sound Recorders (Los Angeles, CA).
- Mixing on Tracks 2, 5, 6, 7 & 10 – Barry Beckett
- Mastered by Terry Dunavan
- Mixed and Mastered at Elektra Sound Recorders.
- Design – Johnny Lee
- Photography – Gary Heery
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | Australia | 12 |
| New Zealand | 25 | |
| Netherlands | 47 | |
| Canada | 61 | |
| US Billboard | 76 | |
References
- Leggett, Steve. Luxury You Can Afford at AllMusic
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "Joe Cocker: Luxury You Can Afford" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 28. High Fidelity Magazine. November 1978. p. 158.
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