Joe COCKER


No Ordinary World

(1999)



1. First We Take Manhattan 3'44
(Leonard Cohen)
2. Different Roads 5'00
(Steven Allen Davis / Steve Duberry)
3. My Father's Son 4'30
(Conner Reeves / Graham Lyle)
4. While You See A Chance 3'51
(Steve Winwood / Will Jennings)
5. She Believes In Me 4'45
(Brian Adams / Eliot Kennedy)
6. No Ordinary World 3'53
(Steven Allen Davis / Lars Anderson)
7. Where Would I Be Now 5'28
(Tony Joe White / Michael McDonald)
8. Ain't Gonna Cry Again 4'07
(Peter John Vettese / Peter Cox)
9. Soul Rising 3'57
(Peter John Vettese / Peter Cox / Graham Gouldman)
10. Naked Without You 4'32
(Billy Steinberg / Rick Nowels / Andrew Roachford)
11. Love To Lean On 4'18
(Wayne Kirkpatrick / Steve Diamond)
12. On My Way Home 4'13
(Jean-Jacques Goldman / Michael Jones)

Total Time: 52:18


  • Joe Cocker - Vocals
  • Steve Power - Electric Guitar
  • Patrice Tison - Guitar
  • Steve McEwan - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
  • Michael Thompson - Guitar
  • Jean-Jacques Goldman - Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals
  • Tim Pierce - Electric Guitar
  • Adam Seymour - Electric Guitar
  • Billy Lang - Electric Guitar
  • C.J. Vancston - Synthesizer, Strings, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer Strings
  • David Clayton - Synthesizer
  • Spike Edney - Synthesizer
  • Steve Sidwell - Overdubs
  • Neil Stubenhaus - Bass
  • Guy Delacroix - Bass
  • Chistopher Deschamps - Drums
  • J. Neil Sidwell - Trombone, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
  • Jeremy Stacey - Drums
  • Andy Duncan - Percussion, Drum Programming
  • Natalie Jackson - Background Vocals
  • Mortonette Jenkins - Background Vocals
  • Mary Carewe - Background Vocals
  • Marlena Jeter - Background Vocals
  • Katie Kissoon - Background Vocals
  • Bryan Adams - Background Vocals
  • Tommy Blaize - Background Vocals
  • Lance Ellington - Background Vocals
  • Keith Murrell - Background Vocals

    Jean-Jacques Goldman - Producer
    Steve Power - Producer, Mixing
    Mark Evans - Programming, Engineer
    Gavyn Wright - Conductor
    Andy Scott - Engineer
    Chris Cameron - String Arrangements
    Michael Bigwood - Strings, Engineer
    Richard Niles - String Arrangements
    Matt Tait - Engineer
    Andy Haller - Engineer
    Andy Hasegawa - Assistant Engineer
    Greg Gorman - Photography




    1. First We Take Manhattan

      They sentanced me to twenty years of boredom
      For trying to change the system from within
      I'm coming now
      I'm coming to reward them

      First we take manhattan
      Then we take berlin

      I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
      I'm guided by the birthmark on my skin
      I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons

      First we take manhattan
      Then we take berlin

      I'd really like to live beside you baby
      I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
      But you see that line that's moving
      Through the station

      I told you
      I told you
      I told you i was one of those

      I don't like your fashion business mister
      I don't like those drugs that keep you thin
      I don't like what happened to my sister

      First we take manhattan
      Then we take berlin

    2. Different Roads

      Tonight i walk these city streets and
      I think about the past
      When you where mine and our love was forever
      I never thought that you would go
      Never dreamed that you would leave
      Now the taste i have is bitter sweet
      I know you had to go and find that new horison
      Your star was calling endlessly
      In my heart i can only wish you well
      I hope you find your every dream

      We have taken different roads
      We have gone our separate ways
      Though there maybe many miles between us
      In my heart the love remains
      It will not change
      Across a thousand days
      Down a different road
      Down a different road

      That old rivers turning
      But is it going anywhere
      Maybe like me it's trying to find it's way back home
      But all alone can my heart rest
      How will my eyes begin to trust
      I only want the best for the both of us

      Maybe somewhere in a different time or space
      We'll find a place where we can stay
      I'll hold that moment
      Forever and for always
      I'll never be that far away

      We have taken different roads
      We have gone our separate ways
      Though there maybe many miles between us
      In my heart the love remains
      It will not change .. across a thousand days
      Down a different road
      Down a different road

      Time has been my only friend
      The truth is like a knife
      It cuts right through you
      I didn't want to loose you

      We have taken different roads
      We have gone our separate ways
      Though there maybe many miles between us
      In my heart the love remains
      It will not change .. across a thousand days
      Down a different road
      Down a different road

    3. My Father's Son

      Heart over mind, yes i'm
      My father's son
      I live my life, just like
      My father's done
      If he'd told me, one day
      That somebody'd have my heart in chains
      Would i believe it, no way
      Made up my mind i'd never fall that way

      But tell me why
      Everytime i try, to tell you it's goodbye
      I can't seem to let go
      In my heart i know i want to stay
      What i'm trying to say

      Heart over mind
      Yes i'm my father's son
      Yes i'm inclined to do
      As my fathers done

      Here i am with you
      And i know that it's true
      Despite all the feelings
      Your putting me through
      I try to alk away, something makes me stay

      Heart over mind, yes i'm
      My father's son
      I live my life, just like
      My father's done
      But tell me why
      Everytime i try, to tell you it's goodbye
      I can't seem to let go
      In my heart, i know i want to stay, never run away

      My father's son
      I live my life, as my father's done
      If he'd told me, one day
      That somebody would have my heart in
      Chains would i believe it, no way
      Made up my mind, i'd never fall that way
      But it's heart over mind, yes i'm my father's son

    4. While You See A Chance

      Stand up in a clear blue morning
      Until you see what can be
      Alone in a cold day dawning,
      Are you still free, can you be
      When some cold tomorrow finds you
      When some sad old dream reminds you
      How the endless road unwinds you
      When there's no one left to leave
      You even you don't quite believe you
      And that old grey wind is blowing
      And there's nothing left worth knowing
      While you see a chance take it
      Find romance, fake it
      Because it's all on you

    5. She Believes In Me

      I'm tossing and turning and I can't get to sleep
      Got something on my mind I just can't release
      Then she whispers so softly that she believes in me

      If I let her down and tried to disguise it
      She always see's through it always replies that
      No matter what I do she believes in me

      All the times I failed gone slightly off the rails
      She's there to remind me she believes in me
      When it all goes wrong and I feel I'm on my own
      She's there to remind me she believes in me

      Don't get me wrong I'm not some kind of fool
      I'd give her my world if she asked me to
      Cuz here's no denying she believes in me

      But I'm only human I'm just a guy
      That sometimes makes mistakes and I can't explain why
      Some say she's crazy but she believes in me

      All the times I failed gone slightly off the rails
      She's there to remind me she believes in me
      When it all goes wrong and I feel I'm on my own
      She's there to remind me she believes in me

      She believes in me in what I do
      She believes in me I need her too
      She believes in God above
      She believes when we make love

      All the times I failed gone slightly off the rails
      She's there to remind me she believes in me
      When it all goes wrong and I feel I'm on my own
      She's there to remind me she believes in me
      Ya she's there to remind me she believes in me
      Ya she's there to remind me she believes in me
      Ya she's there to remind me she believes in me

    6. No Ordinary World

      My day starts off the same
      It looks like it might rain
      But i will not complain
      Cause i can see the sun

      I say my little prayers
      Running down the stairs
      The streets are going nowhere
      But i don't care

      Cause this day is beautiful
      Nothing's gonna get me down

      It's no ordinary world
      When you're here with me
      I take the time to smile
      I have the space to breathe

      It's no ordinary world
      When you walk with me
      I see inside my dreams
      Every diamond every pearl
      It's no ordinary world

      Everybody's got a dream
      Every thought and every scheme
      And all the spaces in between
      To see the clouds

      But i won't give it too much time
      To get inside my mind
      Cause all that really matters
      Is here and now

      When your laying close to me
      ( When your bodies close to me )
      your all the joy i need

      Your hand in mine no
      Reason to take our time
      Surrender to love like good religion

    7. Where Would I Be Now

    Verse 1:
      Something deep inside
      Keeps me hanging on
      Don't believe I've ever seen
      A night so long
      Guess I tried to fly
      High above the clouds
      But landed here in the morning rain
      At your door
    Chorus:

    I know I let you down again
    But right now, you know I need a friend
    I don't know why
    I guess I just loose my way
    Your eyes
    Don't believe a word I say
    I can't imagine without your love
    Where would I be now

    Verse 2:
      Did you ever know
      I always looked up to you
      and after all this time
      It remains true
      There's no compromise
      No turning back for me
      But through the veil of my pride
      Sometimes it's hard to see
    Chorus:

    And I know your love is all I need
    So for now don't stop believing me
    Cause your love is what's helping me survive
    Your faith in me is what keeps my hope alive
    Without your love
    Where would I be now
    Chorus:

    Cause I know your love
    Is worth fighting for
    And if it takes forever
    I will wait at your door
    Cause your love is what's helping me survive
    Your faith in me is what keeps my hope alive
    Without your love
    Where would I be now

    8. I Ain't Gonna Cry Again

      You're a mystery to me
      You make your own reality
      And i wonder who you are beneath your skin
      Guess i'll never know for sure
      But i was safe behind my door
      Can't think how i let you talk your way back in
      Should have known better then
      But i know better now

      You can't hurt me anymore
      I'm not the fool i was before
      I ain't gonna cry again
      I don't believe the lies you tell
      So take your heart and go to hell
      Cause i aint gonna cry again

      You think i need you but i don't
      You think i'll break down but i won't
      You've had everything you're gonna get from me
      Saw your pleasure in my pain
      And it released me from my chains
      And i woke up to my own insanity
      Waiting for changes that were
      Never gonna come

      You can't hurt me anymore
      I'm not the fool i was before
      I ain't gonna cry again
      I don't believe the lies you tell
      So take your heart and go to hell
      Cause i aint gonna cry again
      I ain't gonna cry again

      Now that i see you're twisted
      I don't know how i missed it before
      Maybe that's what drew me to you
      But this is now and that was then
      You'll never make me cry again

      Should have known better then
      But i know better now

      You can't hurt me anymore
      I'm not the fool i was before
      I ain't gonna cry again
      I don't believe the lies you tell
      So take your heart and go to hell
      Cause i aint gonna cry again

    9. Soul Rising

      Yesterday, i was out in the rain
      Wondering when i'd see the sun again
      Lonely hearts, baby, i wrote the book
      Since she walked away without a second look

      Oh but now i feel good
      Cos' you look at me
      The way a woman should

      I feel my soul rising to a new love
      No blues i can't rise above
      I feel my soul rising when i'm close to you
      When your with me girl
      There's nothing i can't do

      Yesterday i was falling apart
      Picking up pieces of my broken heart
      Yeah . but one touch of your healing hand
      24 hours later i'm a whole new man

      Yeah, and i'm stronger now
      Cos' you make the world a better place some how

      I feel my soul rising to a new love
      No blues i can't rise above
      I feel my soul rising when i'm close to you
      When your with me girl
      There's nothing i can't do

      I got sunshine on a brand new day
      And the grey clouds have all drifted away
      And there's nobody that i can't be
      If it's you and me

    10. Naked Without You

      What have I done I've broke your heart
      Now there's no sun just cold and dark
      Without your smile I can't laugh
      Without you baby I'm just a half
      I didn't know what I had
      I didn't know I'd feel this sad
      But I feel

      Naked without you
      I feel naked without you
      I feel naked without you

      What have I done I've broke a vow
      But I'm the one who's crying now
      Without your touch I can feel
      Without your forgiveness I can't heal
      No body else can take your place
      and if I don't see your angel face

      Girl I feel naked without you
      I'm still crazy about you
      I feel naked without you

      I hurt the one that really loved me
      Don't look at me I feel ugly
      Naked without you

      I'm so tired that I can't sleep
      I threw away a love so deep

      I feel naked without you
      I feel naked without you
      Naked without you
      I feel naked without you in my head
      I feel naked without you in my bed
      Naked without you hey baby
      Naked without you and I feel
      Naked without you

    11. Love To Lean On

      You can make your point
      Ican disagree
      But it will not change
      What you mean to me
      Did it go too far
      Are we to the edge
      Is there some way i can
      Talk you down from the ledge
      We can turn away from each other
      Or we can turn it back around

      Maybe i'm wrong
      Maybe your're right
      Baby don't let this wounded pride
      Drive a wedge between us
      Wherever we go
      Whatever we do
      I know we'll never make it through
      If we try to stand alone
      We need love to lean on

      We can make some changes
      We can make this work
      We can fix what's broken
      We can heal the hurt
      Take a new direction
      Now it's up to us
      What we do in anger we can do in love
      'Cause anything that's worth the having
      Is worth fighting for

      Maybe i'm wrong
      Maybe your're right
      Baby don't let this wounded pride
      Drive a wedge between us
      Wherever we go
      Whatever we do
      I know we'll never make it through
      If we try to stand alone
      We need love to lean on
      Love to lean on
      On and on and on
      Love to keep us strong

    12. On My Way Home

      I'm on my way home
      That's where I belong
      Now the time has come, it's time we must go
      Cos now the tides have changed, we're moving on

      I'm on my way home
      Life must carry on
      So after all the pain and what we've been through
      To give up now would be oh so wrong
      Come what may, we're being counted on
      It's our day, this is our song

      ( Do you know what's waiting there for you )
      nothing holds me here
      ( If nothing's left there to go back to )
      Believe me anything is better than what we have now
      ( turn around, turn around the hands of time )
      Can't be any worse, I've got time to spare

      ( Do you think it's worth all the bother )
      someone has to do it
      ( Nothing works out right anyhow )
      So all that we can do is try and try, try more everyday
      ( turn around, turn around the hands of time )
      If there's a will, there'll be a way

      I'm on my way home
      There's no turning back
      After all that has been done and has been shed
      It's our last chance, to keep on track

      I'm on my way home
      Though the road may be long
      There's no river we can't cross, or mountain we can't climb
      Because our faith is, much to strong

      ( Do you know what's waiting there for you )
      Lord I don't know
      ( Nothing's left there to go back to )
      Believe me anything is better than what we have now
      ( Turn around, turn around the hands of time )
      Can't be any worse, I've got time to spare

      ( Do you think it's worth all the bother )
      Someone has to do it
      ( Nothing works out right anyhow )
      So all that we can do is try and try, try more everyday
      ( Turn around, turn around the hands of time )
      If there's a will, there'll be a way

      ( Do you know what's waiting there for you )
      Lord I don't know
      ( Nothing's left there to go back to )
      Believe me nothing can compare what we've seen,
      time and time again

      ( Turn around, turn around the hands of time )
      We've had thunder, I can stand the rain
      ( Do you think it's worth all the bother )
      Someone has to do it (Nothing works out right anyhow)
      Cos if the cause is right, it's always worth, all the trouble spent
      ( Turn around, turn around the hands of time )
      Even in battles lost, the good win in the end

      ( Do you think it's worth all the bother )
      Someone has to do it
      ( Nothing works out right anyhow )
      Cos there's no river too deep, no mountain too high
      ( Turn around, turn around the hands of time )
      There's nothing stopping us, we shall get by