Have a Little Faith (Joe Cocker album)

Have a Little Faith is the fourteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1994 by 550 Music, a former unit of Sony Music Entertainment. The album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Charts. Music videos were released for "Let the Healing Begin", "Have a Little Faith in Me", "The Simple Things", "Summer in the City" and "Take Me Home" duet with Bekka Bramlett.

Have a Little Faith
Studio album by
Joe Cocker
Released8 September 1994
GenreRock
Length56:58
Label550 Music
ProducerRoger Davies, Chris Lord-Alge
Joe Cocker chronology
The Best of Joe Cocker
(1992)		 Have a Little Faith
(1994)		 The Long Voyage Home
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Let the Healing Begin" – 5:12 (Tony Joe White)
  2. "Have a Little Faith in Me" – 4:40 (John Hiatt)
  3. "The Simple Things" – 4:54 (Rick Neigher, Phil Roy, John Shanks)
  4. "Summer in the City" – 4:10 (Steve Boone, Mark Sebastian, John Sebastian)
  5. "The Great Divide" – 3:33 (Dillon O'Brian, J.D. Souther)
  6. "Highway Highway" – 4:31 (Stephen Allen Davis)
  7. "Too Cool" – 4:45 (Kye Fleming, Greg Sutton)
  8. "Soul Time" – 4:35 (Will Jennings, Frankie Miller)
  9. "Out of the Blue" – 3:45 (Robbie Robertson)
  10. "Angeline" – 4:30 (Cocker, Tony Joe White)
  11. "Hell And Highwater" – 4:12
  12. "Standing Knee Deep in a River" – 4:09 (Bucky Jones, Dickey Lee, Bob McDill)
  13. "Take Me Home" – 4:21 (John Capek, Marc Jordan, Steve Kipner) – duet with Bekka Bramlett

Bonus Tracks
  1. "My Strongest Weakness" – 4:12 (Mike Reid, Naomi Judd)

Personnel
  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Tony Joe White – guitar (1, 10)
  • Tim Pierce – guitar solo (1, 10), guitar (2-7, 9-12), dobro (11)
  • Michael Thompson – guitar (8, 13)
  • C. J. Vanston – acoustic piano (1, 8, 9, 13), organ (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), synthesizers (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13), string arrangements (1, 4, 6), keyboards (3), synth harmonica solo (3), percussion (3), horn arrangements (4, 7), vibraphone (7), synth horns (8, 11)
  • Chris Stainton – Wurlitzer (1, 4), acoustic piano (2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12), organ (9), Rhodes (10)
  • Bob Feit – bass guitar (1, 2, 4-13)
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (3)
  • Jack Bruno – drums (all tracks)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11)
  • Don Shelton – saxophone (4, 7)
  • Ernie Watts – alto sax solo (5, 13)
  • Alexander Iles – trombone (4, 7)
  • Rick Baptist – trumpet (4, 7)
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (4, 7)
  • Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Joey Diggs – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13)
  • Lamont VanHook – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13)
  • Fred White – backing vocals (3, 8, 12, 13)
  • Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (4)
  • Maxine Waters – backing vocals (4, 11)
  • Julie Waters – backing vocals (4, 11)
  • Steve Kipner – backing vocals (13)
  • Bekka Bramlett – lead vocals (13)

Production

  • Joe Cocker – executive producer
  • Roger Davies – producer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Dick Marx – conductor, orchestration
  • Israel Baker – concertmaster
  • Craig Brock – engineer
  • Ken Villeneuve – engineer
  • Ben Wallach – engineer
  • Randy Wine – engineer
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Greg Gorman – photography
  • Frank Ockenfels – photography
Studios
  • Recorded at Record Plant, A&M Studios and Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed at Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 15
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 9
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 23

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[12] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[13] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[14] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] Gold 7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 100,000^

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

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Have a Little Faith – Joe Cocker". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "Austriancharts.at – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  5. "Charts.nz – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  6. "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  9. September 1994/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  10. "Australiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  11. "Austrian album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  12. "French album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  13. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joe Cocker; 'Have a Little Faith')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  14. "Dutch album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 12 April 2019. Enter Have a Little Faith in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  15. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 12 November 1995". NZTOP40. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  16. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Joe Cocker; 'Have a Little Faith')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  17. "British album certifications – Joe Cocker – Have a Little Faith". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Have a Little Faith in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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