Unchain My Heart (album)

Unchain My Heart
Studio album by Joe Cocker
Released October 23, 1987
Recorded 1987 at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Genre Rock
Length 42:30
Label Capitol
Producer Charlie Midnight, Dan Hartman
Joe Cocker chronology
Joe Cocker Classics Volume 4
(1987)Joe Cocker Classics Volume 41987		 Unchain My Heart
(1987)		 One Night of Sin
(1989)One Night of Sin1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic3/5[2]

Unchain My Heart is the eleventh studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1987.

Miller Lite used Joe Cocker's "Unchain My Heart" for their Dalmatian campaign as the dog jumps from the Budweiser Clydesdale horse-drawn carriage to the Miller Lite truck.

Track listing

  1. "Unchain My Heart" (Bobby Sharp, Teddy Powell) – 5:04
  2. "Two Wrongs" (Eddie Schwartz, David Bendeth) – 4:03
  3. "I Stand in Wonder" (Schwartz, David Tyson) – 4:22
  4. "The River's Rising" (Michael Lunn) – 4:10
  5. "Isolation" (John Lennon) – 3:51
  6. "All Our Tomorrows" (Schwartz, Tyson) – 4:24
  7. "A Woman Loves a Man" (Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight) – 4:16
  8. "Trust in Me" (Francesca Beghe, Marc Swersky, Midnight) – 4:14
  9. "The One" (Tom Kimmel, Jay Joyce) – 4:37
  10. "Satisfied" (Hartman, Midnight) – 3:24

"Unchain My Heart" is credited to Teddy Powell. The song was written by Bobby Sharp, who sold the rights to Powell.

Personnel

  • Joe Cocker - lead vocals
  • Phil Grande - guitar
  • T. M. Stevens - bass guitar
  • David Beal - drums
  • Greg Johnson - Hammond organ, piano
  • Dan Hartman - guitar, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Robbie Kilgore - keyboards, piano, handclaps
  • Jeff Levine - Hammond organ
  • Sammy Figueroa - percussion
  • Clarence Clemons, Crispin Cioe, Ric Cunningham, Lawrence Feldman, Arno Hecht, Robert Funk - saxophone
  • Robert Funk - trombone
  • "Hollywood" Paul Litteral - trumpet
  • Phoebe Snow, Tawatha Agee, Vaneese Thomas, Benny Diggs, Renee Geyer, Maxine Green, Jayne Ann Lang, B.J. Nelson, Janice Singleton, Dan Hartman - backing vocals
  • Crispin Cioe, Arno Hecht, Robert Funk, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral - horn arrangements

Production notes

  • Produced by Charlie Midnight
  • Recorded at the House of Music, West Orange, New Jersey

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[3] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 6
US Billboard 200[8] 89
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 24
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 5
Canadian Albums (RPM)[11] 40
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 32

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[15] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[16] 3× Gold 750,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Platinum 50,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Accolades

Company Country Accolade Year Rank
Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Australia Top 50 Albums 1988 48

References

  1. ↑ Chrispell, James. Unchain My Heart at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart User Opinions". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Joe Cocker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "100 Albums". RPM. 47 (21). 12 March 1988. ISSN 0033-7064. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "InfoDisc: Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2013. Locate Joe COCKER on the drop-down menu and click OK.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "French album certifications – Cocker J. – Unchain My Heart" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Select COCKER J. and click OK. 
  16. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joe Cocker; 'Unchain My Heart')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "Spanish certifications for 1979-1990" (PDF). PROMUSICAE. p. 924. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  18. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Joe Cocker; 'Unchain My Heart')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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