1974 Joe Cocker – I Can Stand A Little Rain

Bernard Purdie, Chuck Rainey, David Paich, Greg Mathieson, Jay Graydon, Jeffrey Porcaro, Jim Horn, Jimmy Webb, Joe Cocker, Ray Parker Jr, Richard Tee, Steve Madaio

I Can Stand a Little Rain is the fourth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1974.

It features the single “You Are So Beautiful”, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, proving this album to eventually become a hit.

Tracks

1 Put Out The Light (Daniel Moore) 4:12
2 I Can Stand A Little Rain (Jim Price) 3:35
3 I Get Mad (Joe Cocker, Jim Price) 3:38
4 Sing Me A Song (Henry McCullough) 2:27
5 The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb) 3:35
6 Don’t Forget Me (Harry Nilsson) 3:22
7 You Are So Beautiful (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) 2:45
8 It’s A Sin When You Love Somebody (Jimmy Webb) 3:50
9 Performance (Allen Toussaint) 4:39
10 Guilty (Randy Newman) 2:49

Biography

Joe Cocker

Musicians

1 Put Out The Light

Bass	Dave McDaniel
Drums	Ollie E. Brown
Guitar	Ray Parker Jr
Guitar	Ralph Hammer
Piano	David Paich
Sax	Jim Horn
Sax	Trevor Lawrence
Trumpet	Stu Blumberg
Trumpet	Steve Madaio
Trombone	Mayo Tiana
Trombone	Jim Price
Background Vocals	Daniel Moore

2 I Can Stand A Little Rain

Bass	Dave McDaniel
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Jay Graydon
Guitar	Henry McCullough
Piano	Nicky Hopkins
Background Vocals	Merry Clayton
Background Vocals	Clydie King
Background Vocals	Venetta Fields
Background Vocals	Sherlie Matthews

3 I Get Mad

Bass	Chuck Rainey
Drums	Bernard Purdie
Guitar	Cornell Dupree
Organ	Richard Tee
Piano	Richard Tee
Sax	Jim Horn
Sax	Trevor Lawrence
Trumpet	Stu Blumberg
Trumpet	Steve Madaio
Trombone	Mayo Tiana
Trombone	Jim Price

4 Sing Me A Song

Bass	Chris Stewart
Drums	Jimmy Karstein
Organ	Jim Price
Piano	Jim Price
Guitar	Jay Graydon
Background Vocals	Clydie King
Background Vocals	Venetta Fields
Background Vocals	Sherlie Matthews

5 The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

Piano

Jimmy Webb

6 Don’t Forget Me

Bass	Chris Stewart
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Henry McCullough
Organ	Peggy Sandvig
Piano	Nicky Hopkins

7 You Are So Beautiful

Bass	Dave McDaniel
Piano	Nicky Hopkins

8 It’s A Sin When You Love Somebody

Bass	Dave McDaniel
Drums	Ollie E. Brown
Guitar	Jay Graydon
Guitar	Ray Parker Jr
Piano	David Paich
Background Vocals	Sherlie Matthews
Background Vocals	Clydie King

9 Performance

Bass	Dave McDaniel
Drums	Ollie E. Brown
Guitar	Jay Graydon
Guitar	Ray Parker Jr
Piano	Greg Mathieson
Background Vocals	Venetta Fields
Background Vocals	Sherlie Matthews
Background Vocals	Clydie King

10 Guilty