Fire It Up (Joe Cocker album)
Fire It Up is the twenty-second and final studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 6 November 2012 by Sony/Columbia in Europe. It was recorded at Emblem Studios Calabasas, California and, like Cocker's previous album, Hard Knocks, it was produced by Matt Serletic. The album was released as a regular jewel case edition as well as a premium edition with an additional DVD.
Track listing
- "Fire It Up" - 3:53
- "I'll Be Your Doctor" - 3:32
- "You Love Me Back" - 3:55
- "I Come in Peace" - 4:20
- "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" - 3:56
- "Eye on the Prize" - 4:09
- "Younger" - 4:13
- "You Don't Know What You're Doing to Me" - 3:52
- "The Letting Go" - 3:30
- "I'll Walk in the Sunshine Again" - 3:14
- "Weight of the World" - 3:59
- "The Last Road" - 4:04
- "Walk Through the World with Me" - 4:20
- "Let Love Decide" - 2:50
- "Fire It Up"
- "I'll Be Your Doctor"
- "You Love Me Back"
- "Eye on the Prize"
- "I Come in Peace"
- "You Don't Need a Million Dollars"
Personnel
- Joe Cocker – vocals
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Matt Serletic – keyboards, programming, horn arrangements
- Alex Arias – additional programming
- Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ, backing vocals
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitars
- Joel Shearer – guitars
- Tim Pierce – guitars
- Tom Bukovac – guitars
- Chris Chaney – bass
- Dorian Crozier – drums, percussion
- Cleto Escobedo III – baritone saxophone
- George Shelby – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Jeff Babko – trombone
- John Daversa – trumpet
- Jamie Hovorka – trumpet
- RDVZ A Capella Group: Melanie Fernandez, Richie Ferris, Jeremy Hitch, Anh Nguyen, Melinda Porto and Nicholas Tubbs – backing vocals
- Sheree Brown – backing vocals
- Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals
- Ayana Williams – backing vocals
- Kara Britz – backing vocals
- Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
- Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
Production
- Matt Serletic – producer
- James Brown – recording
- Ryan Hewitt – recording
- Doug Trantow – additional engineer, Pro Tools editing
- Alex Arias – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording
- Ryan Kern – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording, music copyist
- Mike Leisz – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording
- Eryk Rich – assistant engineer
- Nigel Lundemo – Pro Tools recording
- Jim "Bud" Monti – Pro Tools recording
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing at Mix LA
- Andrew Schubert – additional mixing, mix assistant
- Brad Townsend – additional mixing, mix assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Kelli Musgrave – production coordinator
- Ryan Corey – design
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, additional photography
- Cole Walliser – photography
- Albert Mendonca – photography styling
- Roger Davies – management
- Ray Neapolitan – management
- Shady Farshadfar – management
- Lisa Garrett – management
- Irene Taylor – management