Album: Hard Knocks by Joe Cocker (2010)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Excitable
Format: Album

Description: Hard Knocks is the twenty-second studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 1 October 2010 by Columbia Records in Europe. It features nine brand new songs produced by Matt Serletic plus Cocker's version of the Dixie Chicks number "I Hope", which was produced by Tony Brown. Apart from a regular CD release, the album was also released on vinyl.

A Limited Live Edition (CD/DVD) version of the album was released in December 2010 in Europe with live tracks off the album recorded at Le Zenith in Paris in 2010.

Artist Background: Joe Cocker OBE (* 20. Mai 1944 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire; † 22. Dezember 2014 in Crawford, Colorado, USA) was one of rock and roll's enduring performers who has survived the sixties, a low period in the seventies, made a comeback in the eighties, and continues to be a solid and consistent performer in the nineties. His gutsy, gravelly, vocal style and unique stage presence make him one of the most dynamic singers in the music industry. He started out in Sheffield, England in th... Part of the Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Excitable, 2010s, Album

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Hard Knocks is the twenty-second studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 1 October 2010 by Columbia Records in Europe. It features nine brand new songs produced by Matt Serletic plus Cocker's version of the Dixie Chicks number "I Hope", which was produced by Tony Brown. Apart from a regular CD release, the album was also released on vinyl.

A Limited Live Edition (CD/DVD) version of the album was released in December 2010 in Europe with live tracks off the album recorded at Le Zenith in Paris in 2010.

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