Stingray (album)

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Stingray is the sixth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1976. It is his last release for A&M Records.

Track listing

Side One

1. "The Jealous Kind" (Bobby Charles) – 3:51
2. "I Broke Down" (Matthew Moore) – 3:29
3. "You Came Along" (Bobby Charles) – 3:50
4. "Catfish" (Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy) – 5:24
5. "Moon Dew" (Matthew Moore) – 5:53

Side Two

1. "The Man in Me" (Bob Dylan) – 2:43
2. "She Is My Lady" (George Clinton) – 4:37
3. "Worrier" (Matthew Moore) – 3:16
4. "Born Thru Indifference" (Joe Cocker, Richard Tee) – 6:15
5. "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) – 6:25

1976 A&M promotional ad

A new album of such power and beauty it affirms, once again, why Joe Cocker has a special place in American music.

Stingray is Joe Cocker's seventh and arguably his best album.

Recorded in Jamaica with the aid of crack producer Rob Fraboni, and a tightly sprung soul band, Stingray moves with an understated forcefulness that simultaneously generates both moonlit loveliness and churning dramatic tension.

Cocker's entire range of vocal expression - from his fragile whisper to his desperate scream - comes across with breathtaking urgency.

Joe Cocker has reached another artistic pinnacle with more than a little help from his friends.

Personnel

• Joe Cocker - lead vocals
• Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale, Albert Lee, Eric Clapton - guitar
• Gordon Edwards - bass guitar
• Steve Gadd - drums, percussion
• Richard Tee - keyboards, Hammond organ
• Sam Rivers - soprano saxophone
• Felix "Flaco" Falcon - percussion, congas
• Patti Austin, Bonnie Bramlett, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Phylliss Lindsey, Brenda White, Maxine Willard Waters, Deniece Williams - backing vocals

Technical

• Mark Aglietti, Richard Tee - associate producers
• Baker Bigsby, Neil Case, Rob Fraboni - engineer

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1976	US Billboard	70