Luxury You Can Afford

by Joe Cocker

Luxury You Can Afford cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Asylum
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 42:00
  • Community rating: 2.98/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Helmed by producer Allen Toussaint and backed by an all-star cast of studio musicians, this release infuses Cocker's raspy delivery with a distinct New Orleans flavor. 'Luxury You Can Afford' blends soft, blue-eyed soul elements with rhythmic R&B covers, capturing the singer during a period of label transition.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Fun Time (2:40)
  2. Watching the River Flow (3:16)
  3. Boogie Baby (3:51)
  4. A Whiter Shade of Pale (5:22)
  5. I Can't Say No (2:51)
  6. Southern Lady (3:16)
  7. I Know (You Don't Want Me No More) (3:08)
  8. What You Did to Me Last Night (3:28)
  9. Lady Put the Light Out (4:46)
  10. Wasted Years (4:49)
  11. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (4:28)

Credits

  • Joe Cocker - primary artist, harmonica
  • Harrison Calloway - arranged by [horns], trumpet
  • Ann Lang - backing vocals
  • Clydie King - backing vocals
  • Mona Lisa Young - backing vocals
  • Howard Cook - tour manager
  • Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
  • Leroy Cooper - baritone saxophone

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