Fire It Up (Joe Cocker album)

Fire It Up is the twenty-second and final studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 6 November 2012 by Sony/Columbia in Europe. It was recorded at Emblem Studios Calabasas, California and like Cocker's previous album, Hard Knocks, it was produced by Matt Serletic. The album was released as a regular jewel case edition as well as a premium edition with additional DVD.

Track listing

 * 1) "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson) - 3:53
 * 2) "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steven McMorran) - 3:32
 * 3) "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky) - 3:55
 * 4) "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson) - 4:20
 * 5) "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles) - 3:56
 * 6) "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner) - 4:09
 * 7) "Younger" (Gary Burr) - 4:13
 * 8) "You Don't Know What You're Doing to Me" (Tyler Hilton, Wayne Kirkpatrick) - 3:52
 * 9) "The Letting Go" (Charlie Evans, Joss Stone, Graham Lyle) - 3:30
 * 10) "I'll Walk in the Sunshine Again" (Keith Urban) - 3:14
 * 11) "Weight of the World" (Kevin Bowe, Joe Stark) - 3:59
 * 12) "The Last Road" (Matt Serletic, Aimée Proal, Dave Katz, Sam Hollander) - 4:04 [Premium edition bonus track]
 * 13) "Walk Through the World with Me" (Marc Cohn, John Leventhal) - 4:20 [Premium edition bonus track]
 * 14) "Let Love Decide" (Gary Barlow, Jeffrey Steele) - 2:50 (bonus track)  [iTunes bonus track]

Premium edition DVD (Directed by Cole Walliser and filmed in Los Angeles, Sept 2012)
 * 1) "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson)
 * 2) "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steve McMorran)
 * 3) "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky)
 * 4) "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner)
 * 5) "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson)
 * 6) "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles)


 * Line-up: Joe Cocker – lead vocals; Nick Milo and Steve Grove – keyboards; Gene Black – guitars; Oneida James-Rebeccu – bass; Jack Bruno – drums; Nikki Tillman and Kara Britz – backing vocals

Personnel

 * Joe Cocker – lead vocals
 * Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
 * Matt Serletic – keyboards, programming, horn arrangements (2, 9)
 * Alex Arias – additional programming
 * Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (4), backing vocals (4)
 * Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (1-5, 8-11)
 * Joel Shearer – guitars (1, 4-11)
 * Tim Pierce – guitars (2, 3, 4)
 * Tom Bukovac – guitars (6, 10)
 * Chris Chaney – bass
 * Dorian Crozier – drums, percussion
 * Cleto Escobedo III – baritone saxophone (2, 9)
 * George Shelby – alto saxophone (2, 9), tenor saxophone (2, 9)
 * Jeff Babko – trombone (2, 9)
 * John Daversa – trumpet (2, 9)
 * Jamie Hovorka – trumpet (2, 9)
 * RDVZ A Capella Group: Melanie Fernandez, Richie Ferris, Jeremy Hitch, Anh Nguyen, Melinda Porto and Nicholas Tubbs – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 10)
 * Sherree Brown – backing vocals (2, 3, 11)
 * Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals (2, 11)
 * Ayana Williams – backing vocals (2, 11)
 * Kara Britz – backing vocals (3, 4)
 * Julia Waters – backing vocals (6)
 * Maxine Waters – backing vocals (6)

Production

 * Matt Serletic – producer
 * James Brown – recording
 * Ryan Hewitt – recording
 * Doug Trantow – additional engineer, Pro Tools editing
 * Alex Arias – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording
 * Ryan Kern – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording, music copyist
 * Mike Leisz – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording
 * Eryk Rich – assistant engineer
 * Nigel Lundemo – Pro Tools recording
 * Jim "Bud" Monti – Pro Tools recording
 * Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
 * Andrew Schubert – additional mixing, mix assistant
 * Brad Townsend – additional mixing, mix assistant
 * Ted Jensen – mastering
 * Kelli Musgrave – production coordinator
 * Ryan Corey – design
 * Jeri Heiden – art direction, additional photography
 * Cole Walliser – photography
 * Albert Mendonca – photography styling

Studios
 * Recorded at Emblem Studios (Calabasas, California).
 * Mixed at Mix LA (Los Angeles, California).
 * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).