Sheffield Steel Songs Ranked
Sheffield Steel is the eighth studio album by Joe Cocker, produced by Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin, with Sly and Robbie, Wally Badarou, Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung and Uziah “Sticky” Thompson, a.k.a. the Compass Point Allstars, a studio band named after the legendary Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, and released in 1982. This was Cocker’s first album for Island Records and followed a four-year break in recording for the singer following his previous album, Luxury You Can Afford. It was re-released in 2002 with several bonus tracks. Here are all of Sheffield Steel songs ranked.
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10. Just Like Always
“This is one of the best albums ever produced! Why you ask? The voice of Joe Cocker is perfectly balanced with the background music to create a totally enjoyable experience. There are unusual and different sounds created here. One must listen without interruptions to feel and hear the impact.”
9. Marie
“I am not even a die-hard Joe Cocker fan, yet I found myself mesmerized by the supporting cast of musicians. Subtle nuances of organ, bass, electric guitar and background vocals makes this a repeat listening pleasure.”
8. Talking Back to the Night
“One of Joe Cocker’s best and most under-appreciated works. None of the treacle that comes up in his later work, and some smokin’ covers – exactly what Cocker does best.”
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7. Seven Days
“Cocker is in fine voice throughout this album, and once again he cherry-picked some outstanding songs. Like the other reviewers I think his cover of Dylan’s “Seven Days” is one of the best things on here, rivaling Ron Wood’s also excellent version.”
6. So Good, So Right
“I listened to the same vinyl record in the 80s with a lot of pleasure. Beautiful sound recording, very solid rhythmic base with a percussive bass, melodies to let the record play until the end… It’s the same with the CD, I find the same tonal warmth and the wonderful timbre of Joe’s voice.”
5. Sweet Little Woman
“Somehow the mob of Chris Blackwell (Sly and Robbie and his consorts) collected Joe totally lying in the gutter back then and carried him to the studio to make the record with them. His only – hm – reggae disc. But it wasn’t quite that relaxed, because Joe’s voice comes over very powerful and strong, sometimes totally injured.”
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4. Many Rivers to Cross
“Pity then poor Joe Cocker, who wasn’t even the main creative force behind his albums at the time. Thankfully no end of electronic jiggery pokery could smother his raw and soulful vocals. Thing is, Cocker’s vocals need to be accompanied by organic and natural sounding arrangements, not an audio science experiment.”
3. Shocked
“This album marked the return of Joe Cocker to the forefront. It is an excellent album with very good compositions and very large crunches notes. Have it in your disco and listen to it regularly.”
2. Ruby Lee
“This 1982 album is one of the big Cocker albums, basically the last big Cocker album before drifting into the overly pleasing mainstream. Cocker sounds unpolished and wounded, which fits perfectly with the songs written by Bob Dylan and Steve Winwood.”
1. Look What You’ve Done
“This album was my favorite music back then, it must have been before 1983. Loose flaky, varied, loud really good musicians, good sound, everything at its finest. And helps me today in bad mood to improve them quickly.”