Album: Sheffield Steel by Joe Cocker (1982)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Excitable
Format: Album

Description: Sheffield Steel is the eighth studio album by Joe Cocker, produced by Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin, with Sly and Robbie, Wally Badarou, Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung and Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, aka the Compass Point Allstars, a studio band named after the legendary Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, and released in 1982. It was re-released in 2002 with several bonus tracks.

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, 1980s, Album

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Sheffield Steel is the eighth studio album by Joe Cocker, produced by Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin, with Sly and Robbie, Wally Badarou, Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung and Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, aka the Compass Point Allstars, a studio band named after the legendary Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, and released in 1982. It was re-released in 2002 with several bonus tracks.

Sheffield Steel

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