The Anthology (Joe Cocker album)

Track listing

The first disc opens with "I'll Cry Instead" (1:43), originally released as a single in September 1964 on Decca F11974. Tracks 2 through 8—"Marjorine" (2:41), "Bye Bye Blackbird" (3:30), "Just Like a Woman" (5:20), "Feelin' Alright" (4:11), "Do I Still Figure in Your Life" (4:01), "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (4:43), and "With a Little Help from My Friends" (5:13)—are taken from the album With A Little Help From My Friends (A&M Records SP-3106, May 1969).

The next six tracks—"Delta Lady" (2:52), "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (2:40), "Hitchcock Railway" (4:40), "Something" (3:35), "Dear Landlord" (3:25), and "Darling Be Home Soon" (4:43)—come from Joe Cocker! (A&M Records SP-4224, November 1969). "The Letter" (4:10) and "Space Captain (live)" (4:11) are from the single "The Letter" (Regal Zonophone RZ 3027, June 1970). The disc closes with three live tracks from Mad Dogs & Englishmen (A&M Records SP-6002, September 1970): "Honky Tonk Women" (4:30), "Cry Me a River" (3:57), and "Let's Go Get Stoned" (7:34).

The second disc begins with four tracks from Joe Cocker (a.k.a. Something to Say) (A&M Records SP-4368, November 1972): "Pardon Me Sir" (3:19), "High Time We Went" (4:30), "Black-Eyed Blues" (4:38), and "Something to Say" (5:25). "Put Out the Light" (4:13), "I Can Stand a Little Rain" (3:33), and "You Are So Beautiful" (2:45) are from I Can Stand a Little Rain (A&M Records SP-3175, August 1974). "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (4:01) and "Jamaica Say You Will" (4:17) are from Jamaica Say You Will (A&M Records SP-4529, August 1975). "The Jealous Kind" (3:50), "Catfish" (5:24), and "A Song for You" (6:27) are from Stingray (A&M Records SP-4574, May 1976). "Fun Time" (2:40) is from Luxury You Can Afford (Elekta/Asylum Records 6e-145, September 1978). "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" (featuring The Crusaders) (5:06) is from Standing Tall (MCA Records MCA-5254, October 1981). "Sweet Little Woman" (4:02), "Many Rivers to Cross" (3:45), and "Talking Back to the Night" (4:49) are from Sheffield Steel (Island Records IL 9750, July 1982). The final track, "Up Where We Belong" (featuring Jennifer Warnes) (3:52), is from the An Officer and a Gentleman soundtrack (Island Records 90017, November 1982).