Mad Dogs & Englishmen is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1970. The album’s title is drawn from the 1931 Noël Coward song of the same name and Leon Russell’s “Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen”. Only four songs of the 16 on the original album were drawn from his first two studio albums. Besides the contributions of bandmate and musical director Leon Russell, it draws equally from rock (the Rolling Stones, Traffic, Bob Dylan, the Beatles) and soul (Ray Charles, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding). Accompanying Cocker is a choir, a three-piece horn section and several drummers.
The single “The Letter”/”Space Captain”, recorded during rehearsals was released to coincide with the tour. The album yielded the single “Cry Me a River”/”Give Peace a Chance.” “Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen”/”Let It Be” was a single from the movie soundtrack that featured Leon Russell and Claudia Lennear. The Leon Russell song was also released on his album Leon Russell and the Shelter People.
Tracks
1 Introduction 00:44
2 Honky Tonk Women (Mick Jagger; Keith Richards) 03:47
3 Introduction 00:17
4 Sticks And Stones (Henry Glover; Titus Turner) 02:37
5 Cry Me A River (Arthur Hamilton) 04:00
6 Bird On A Wire (Leonard Cohen) 06:34
7 Feelin’ Alright (Dave Mason) 05:47
8 Superstar (Bonnie Bramlett; Leon Russell) 05:02
9 Introduction 00:16
10 Let’s Go Get Stoned (Jo Armstead; Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 07:30
11 Blue Medley (Henry Glover; David Porter; Isaac Hayes; Jerry Butler; Otis Redding) 12:46
12 Introduction 00:21
13 Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan) 02:32
14 Give Peace A Chance (Bonnie Bramlett; Leon Russell) 04:24
15 Introduction 00:41
16 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 03:01
17 Space Captain (Matthew Moore) 05:15
18 The Letter (Wayne Carson Thompson) 04:46
19 Delta Lady (Leon Russell) 05:46
Musicians
| Bass | Carl Radle |
| Drums | Jim Gordon |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Don Preston |
| Organ | Chris Stainton |
| Piano | Leon Russell |
| Piano | Chris Stainton |
| Sax | Bobby Keys |
| Trumpet | Jim Price |
| Congas | Bobby Torres |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Jones |
| Background Vocals | Claudia Lennear |
| Background Vocals | Daniel Moore |
| Background Vocals | Don Preston |
| Background Vocals | Donna Washburn |
| Background Vocals | Donna Weiss |
| Background Vocals | Matthew Moore |
| Background Vocals | Nicole Barclay |
| Background Vocals | Pamela Polland |
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
| Vocals | Joe Cocker |
Other Musicians
2 Honky Tonk Women
4 Sticks And Stones
5 Cry Me A River
7 Feelin’ Alright
10 Let’s Go Get Stoned
16 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Liner Notes
Producer – Denny Cordell, Leon Russell
Arranged By – Chris Stainton, Leon Russell
Engineer – Eddie Kramer
Mastered By – Glyn Johns
Recorded on March 27-28, 1970 at Fillmore East, New York
Mad Dogs & Englishmen is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1970. The album’s title is drawn from the 1931 Noël Coward song of the same name and Leon Russell’s “Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen”. Only four songs of the 16 on the original album were drawn from his first two studio albums. Besides the contributions of bandmate and musical director Leon Russell, it draws equally from rock (the Rolling Stones, Traffic, Bob Dylan, the Beatles) and soul (Ray Charles, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding). Accompanying Cocker is a choir, a three-piece horn section and several drummers.