One Night of Sin


One Night of Sin is the twelfth studio album by English singer Joe Cocker, released by Capitol Records in June 1989. It contains the hit single "When the [Night Comes (song)|When the Night Comes]", which was Cocker's last US Top 40 hit and played at the end credits of Tom Selleck's crime drama An [Innocent Man (film)|An Innocent Man] of that same year. The song is also notable because it was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. In addition, Bryan Adams plays rhythm guitar on the song. Other notable songs on the album include a cover of "One Night", a No. 1 hit by Elvis Presley from 1958, and "I'm Your Man" by Leonard Cohen. The album also features "Another Mind Gone", which was the first album track in 13 years co-written by Cocker— in the interim, he had also received songwriting credits for the songs "We Stand Alone" and "Now That You're Gone". "Another Mind Gone" was dedicated to B. J. Wilson, Cocker's former bandmate and a friend.

Track listing

  1. "When the Night Comes" – 5:20
  2. "I Will Live for You" – 4:11
  3. "Got to Use My Imagination" – 4:24
  4. "Letting Go" – 4:11
  5. "Just to Keep from Drowning" – 4:39
  6. "Unforgiven" – 3:28 – CD bonus track
  7. "Another Mind Gone" – 4:44
  8. "Fever" – 3:37
  9. "You Know It's Gonna Hurt" – 3:59
  10. "Bad Bad Sign" – 4:09
  11. "I'm Your Man" – 3:52
  12. "One Night of Sin" – 3:14

    Personnel

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Austrian Albums 26

Certifications