No Ordinary World

No Ordinary World is the seventeenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 9 September 1999 in Europe and on 22 August 2000 in USA. The US edition of the album features two bonus tracks and has different cover artwork. Notable songs on the album include a cover of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan" and "She Believes in Me" co-written by Bryan Adams, who had also provided backing vocals for the song.

No Ordinary World
Studio album by
Joe Cocker
Released9 Sep 1999 (Europe)
22 August 2000 (USA)
Recorded1998−99
LabelParlophone (Europe)
Eagle (USA)
ProducerSteve Power, Pete Smith, Peter-John Vettese, Jean-Jacques Goldman
Joe Cocker chronology
The Anthology
(1999)		 No Ordinary World
(1999)		 Respect Yourself
(2002)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
CD Universe[2]
Amazon.com[3]

Track listing
  1. "First We Take Manhattan" – 3:44 (Leonard Cohen)
  2. "Different Roads" – 4:58 (Stephen Allen Davis, Steve DuBerry)
  3. "My Father's Son" – 4:29 (Graham Lyle, Conner Reeves)
  4. "While You See a Chance" – 3:51 (Will Jennings, Steve Winwood)
  5. "She Believes in Me" – 4:44 (Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy)
  6. "No Ordinary World" – 3:52 (Lars Anderson, Stephen Allen Davis)
  7. "Where Would I Be Now" – 5:27 (Michael McDonald, Tony Joe White)
  8. "Ain't Gonna Cry Again" – 4:06 (Peter Cox, Peter-John Vettese)
  9. "Soul Rising" – 3:57 (Peter Cox, Graham Gouldman, Peter-John Vettese)
  10. "Naked Without You" – 4:31 (Rick Nowels, Andrew Roachford, Billy Steinberg)
  11. "Love to Lean On" – 4:17 (Steve Diamond, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
  12. "On My Way Home" – 4:13 (Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones)
  13. "Lie to Me" – 4:01 (J. McCabe, David Z)
  14. "Love Made a Promise" – 5:03 (Paul Brady, Mark Nevin)

Tracks 13–14 available only on US edition of the album. In Europe both songs were only released as B'sides to different singles.

Personnel
  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals
  • Jean-Jacques Goldman – acoustic guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Billy Lang – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Steve McEwan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Tim Pierce – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Bob Mann - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
  • Michael Thompson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Steve Power – electric guitar
  • Adam Seymour – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Patrice Tison – electric guitar
  • Robbie McIntosh – electric guitar, keyboards
  • Melvin Duffy – pedal steel guitar
  • Guy Delacroix – bass guitar
  • Bob Glaub - bass guitar
  • Dave Catlin-Birch – bass guitar
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
  • Neil Harland – bass guitar
  • C. J. Vanston – keyboards, clavinet, Hammond organ, percussion, synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ, melodica, programming
  • Peter Gordeno – keyboards
  • Jason Rebello – piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Chris Elliot – piano, Fender Rhodes
  • John Savannah – Hammond organ
  • David Clayton – synthesizer
  • Spike Edney – synthesizer
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Chris White – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Chistopher Deschamps – drums
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums
  • Andy Duncan – percussion, programming
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Bryan Adams – backing vocals
  • Helen Hampton - backing vocals
  • Tommy Blaize – backing vocals
  • Mary Carewe – backing vocals
  • Lance Ellington – backing vocals
  • Natalie Jackson – backing vocals
  • Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals
  • Marlena Jeter – backing vocals
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
  • Keith Murrell – backing vocals
  • Mark Evans – programming

Production notes
  • Tracks 1–3, 6–7, 10, 13–14 recorded at Metropolis Studio, London and produced by Steve Power
  • Tracks 4, 8–9 recorded at Area21/Brittania Row/Olympic Studio 1, London and produced by Peter John Vettese
  • Tracks 5, 11 recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles and produced by Pete Smith
  • Track 12 recorded at Twin Studio, Paris and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[4] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[5] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[6] Gold 250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[7] Gold 25,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "No Ordinary World – Joe Cocker". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1213251&style=music
  3. https://www.amazon.com/No-Ordinary-World-Joe-Cocker/dp/B00004WFEA/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1365776515&sr=1-1&keywords=joe+cocker+no+ordinary+world
  4. "Ultratop 50 Albums Vlaanderen & Wallonie 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  5. "French album certifications – Joe Cocker – No Ordinary World" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  6. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joe Cocker; 'No Ordinary World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  7. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Joe Cocker; 'No Ordinary World')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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