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Across from Midnight

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Studio album by

Joe Cocker

Released

1997

Genre

Rock

Length

54:30

Label

CMC International

Producer

Roger Davies, Chris Lord-Alge, Peter Smith, Bob Thiele

Joe Cocker chronology

Organic
(1996)

Across from Midnight
(1997)

Greatest Hits
(1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Across from Midnight is the sixteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1997.

Track listing[edit]

"Tonight" – 4:49 (Max Carl, Greg Sutton)
"Could You Be Loved" – 5:47 (Bob Marley)
"That's All I Need to Know" – 4:05 (Graham Lyle, Eros Ramazzotti, Vladi Tosetto)
"N'Oubliez Jamais" – 4:43 (Jim Cregan, Russ Kunkel)
"What Do I Tell My Heart?" – 5:00 (Rick Neigher, John Shanks)
"Wayward Soul" – 4:16 (Brenda Russell, Mark Cawley)
"Loving You Tonight" – 4:38 (Christopher Difford, Glenn Tilbrook)
"Across from Midnight" – 4:57 (Leann White, Tony Joe White)
"What Do You Say?" – 4:42 (Dean Grakal, Greg Sutton)
"The Last One to Know" – 3:30 (Bob Thiele, Greg Sutton)
"That's the Way Her Love Is" – 2:44 (Stephen Allen Davis)
"Need Your Love So Bad" – 5:19 (Mertis John Jr.)^[2]

Personnel[edit]

Joe Cocker – lead vocals
Chris Stainton – acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12), Fender Rhodes (1, 3, 6-9), Hammond B3 organ (3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
C.J. Vanston – synthesizers (1, 5, 8, 11), Fender Rhodes (1, 4, 8), Hammond B3 organ (2, 11), string arrangements (2), acoustic piano (4), accordion (4), synth strings (11)
Steve Pigott – additional keyboards (3, 6, 7), keyboards (9)
Garry Hughes – synthesizers (7), synth strings (7), keyboards (9, 10)
Michael Landau – guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
Dean Parks – guitars (1, 5, 8), 12-string guitar, wah wah guitar (2), acoustic guitar (4, 5),
Tim Pierce – guitars (1, 4, 5)
Graham Lyle – acoustic guitar (3)
Tim Renwick – guitars (3, 6, 12)
Ronnie Johnson – guitars (7, 9)
Glenn Tilbrook – guitars (7), backing vocals (7)
Matt Backer – guitars (10)
Nigel Spennewyn – guitars (10)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (1, 5, 8)
James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (2, 4)
Phil Spalding – bass guitar (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 9)
John Robinson – drums (1, 5, 8)
Kenny Aronoff – drums (2, 4)
Geoff Dunn – drums (3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Rafael Padilla – percussion (1, 4, 5, 8)
Luis Conte – percussion (2)
Miles Bould – percussion (7, 9)
Dick Marx – horn arrangements (2)
Dan Higgins – saxophones (2)
Jamie Talbot – saxophones (7, 9)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2)
Neil Sidwell – trombone (7)
Gary Grant – trumpet (2)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (2)
Steve Sidwell – trumpet (7)
Mark Feltham – harmonica (10)
Nick Ingman – string arrangements (3)
Joey Diggs – backing vocals (1, 5)
Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (1, 5)
Fred White – backing vocals (1, 5)
Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 8)
Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (2, 4, 8)
Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (2, 4, 8)
Pete Smith – backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 9)
Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (6)
Chris Difford – backing vocals (7)
Tessa Niles – backing vocals (7)
Juliet Roberts – backing vocals (10)

Production[edit]

Joe Cocker – executive producer (all tracks)
Roger Davies – producer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 &11), executive producer (3, 6, 7, 9, 10 &12), management.
Chris Lord-Alge – producer, recording and overdub engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 &11).
C. J. Vanston – producer (track 2)
Pete Smith – producer (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 &12), mixing (track 10).
Garry Hughes – producer (track 10)
Bob Thiele – producer (track 10)
Andy Baker – engineer (track 10)
Dave Burnham – engineer (track 10)
Matt Howe – engineer and mixing (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 &12)
Martin Dutasta – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 &12)
Lee Phillips – mix assistant (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 &12)
Mike Dy – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 &11)
A. Mixdorf – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 &11)
Tony Cousins – mastering
Doug Sax – mastering
Norman Moore – art direction, design
Greg Gorman – photography
Michael Owens – tray photography

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[3]	90
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[6]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	2
French Albums (SNEP)^[8]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	27
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[11]	7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	4

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1997)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[14]	36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[15]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[16]	18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[17]	77
French Albums (SNEP)^[18]	33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[19]	27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	28
Chart (1998)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[21]	96
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[22]	49

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[23]	Gold	25,000^*
Belgium (BEA)^[24]	Platinum	50,000^*
France (SNEP)^[25]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[26]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[27]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[28]	Gold	25,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[29]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[30]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Across from Midnight – Joe Cocker". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

^ Widely credited to Little Willie John, but in fact written by his brother Mertis.

^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 61.

^ "Austriancharts.at – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

^ "Lescharts.com – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

^ "Charts.nz – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

^ "Swedishcharts.com – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1997". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

^ "Jaaroverzichten 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

^ "Rapports Annuels 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 1997" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

^ "Rapports Annuels 1998". Ultratop. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

^ "Austrian album certifications – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien.

^ "French album certifications – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Joe Cocker; 'Across from Midnight')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

^ "Dutch album certifications – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 12 April 2019. Enter Across from Midnight in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1999 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

^ "Norwegian album certifications – Joe Cocker – Across from Midnight" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Across from Midnight')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1998". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

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