1978 Joe Cocker – Luxury You Can Afford
Luxury You Can Afford is the seventh studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1978 on Asylum Records, his only release for that label.
Tracks
1 Fun Time (Allen Toussaint) 02:40
2 Watching The River Flow (Bob Dylan) 03:16
3 Boogie Baby (Phil Driscoll) 03:51
4 A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Gary Brooker; Keith Reid) 05:27
5 I Can’t Say No (Daniel Moore; John Bettis) 02:51
6 Southern Lady (Phil Driscoll) 03:16
7 I Know (You Don’t Want Me No More) (Barbara George) 03:08
8 What You Did To Me Last Night (Bettye Crutcher) 03:28
9 Lady Put The Light Out (Guy Fletcher; Doug Flett) 04:46
10 Wasted Years (Phil Driscoll) 04:49
11 I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Barrett Strong; Norman Whitfield) 04:28
Biography
Musicians
1 Fun Time
| Bass | Howie Hersh |
| Drums | John Riley |
| Guitar | Cliff Goodwin |
| Guitar | Mitch Chakour |
| Clavinet | Barry Beckett |
| Piano | Barry Beckett |
| Sax | Gary D Brown |
| Sax | David Fathead Newman |
| Sax | Hank Crawford |
| Sax | Leroy Cooper |
| Trumpet | Marcus Belgrave |
| Trumpet | Phillip Guilbeau |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
2 Watching The River Flow
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Guitar | Pete Carr |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Slide Guitar | Pete Carr |
| Fender Rhodes | Allen Toussaint |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Harvey Thompson |
| Sax | Ronald Eades |
| Trombone | Charles Rose |
| Trumpet | Harrison Calloway |
| Trumpet | Wayne Jackson |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
3 Boogie Baby
| Keyboards | Howie Hersh |
| Drums | John Riley |
| Guitar | Cliff Goodwin |
| Guitar | Pete Carr |
| Fender Rhodes | Allen Toussaint |
| Fender Rhodes | Barry Beckett |
| Mini Moog | Barry Beckett |
| Organ | Barry Beckett |
| Piano | Mitch Chakour |
| Sax | Bobby Keys |
| Strings | Barry Beckett |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
4 A Whiter Shade Of Pale
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ray Johnson |
| Fender Rhodes | Randy McCormick |
| Mini Moog | Barry Beckett |
| Organ | Billy Preston |
| Piano | Barry Beckett |
| Strings | Barry Beckett |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
5 I Can’t Say No
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Joey Murcia |
| Clavinet | Allen Toussaint |
| Organ | Allen Toussaint |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Harmonica | Joe Cocker |
| Sax | Ronald Eades |
| Sax | Harvey Thompson |
| Trombone | Charles Rose |
| Trumpet | Harrison Calloway |
| Trumpet | Wayne Jackson |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
6 Southern Lady
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Fender Rhodes | Mac Rebennack |
| Organ | Allen Toussaint |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
7 I Know (You Don’t Want Me No More)
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ray Johnson |
| Fender Rhodes | Randy McCormick |
| Piano | Barry Beckett |
| Sax | Ronald Eades |
| Sax | Harvey Thompson |
| Trombone | Charles Rose |
| Trumpet | Clyde Kerr |
| Trumpet | Harrison Calloway |
| Trumpet | Wayne Jackson |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
8 What You Did To Me Last Night
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Fender Rhodes | Allen Toussaint |
| Organ | Mac Rebennack |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Ronald Eades |
| Sax | Harvey Thompson |
| Trombone | Charles Rose |
| Trumpet | Harrison Calloway |
| Trumpet | Wayne Jackson |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
9 Lady Put The Light Out
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Hank Crawford |
| Sax | Leroy Cooper |
| Sax | David Fathead Newman |
| Trumpet | Marcus Belgrave |
| Trumpet | Phillip Guilbeau |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
10 Wasted Years
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Joey Murcia |
| Fender Rhodes | Richard Tee |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
11 I Heard It Through The Grapevine
| Bass | Rick Danko |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Pete Carr |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ray Johnson |
| Clavinet | Randy McCormick |
| Organ | Billy Preston |
| Piano | Barry Beckett |
| Sax | Ronald Eades |
| Sax | Harvey Thompson |
| Trombone | Charles Rose |
| Trumpet | Harrison Calloway |
| Trumpet | Wayne Jackson |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
Other Musicians
| Background Vocals | Ann Lang |
| Background Vocals | Clydie King |
| Background Vocals | Mona Lisa Young |
Liner Notes
Producer – Allen Toussaint
Producer – Barry Beckett (Tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 11)
Producer (Executive) – Michael Lang
Arranged By – Allen Toussaint
Arranged By (Horns) – Allen Toussaint (Tracks 1, 9)
Arranged By (Horns) – Harrison Calloway (Tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 11)
Engineer – Alex Sadkin, Jerry Masters, Bill Gazecki, Gregg Hamm, Steve Melton, Skip Godwin
Engineer (Assistant) – Roberta Grace, Sheila Taylor, Bob Gore, David Yates
Mastered By – Terry Dunavan
Mixed By – Barry Beckett
Design – Johnny Lee
Photography – Gary Heery
Mastered At Elektra Sound Recorders
Mixed At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Recorded At Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At Sea-Saint Studio
Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Recorded At Elektra Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Phonographic Copyright Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records