Joe Cocker - Stingray (1976) Vinyl LP • Eric Clapton, The Man in Me

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Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Gate-fold cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (picture/A&M Ads); writing on inner-sleeve. Spine is mostly easy-to-read with mild-wear (crooked text). Minor shelf-wear along top, heavier across bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. The Jealous Kind
2. I Broke Down
3. You Came Along
4. Catfish
5. Moon Dew
6. The Man In Me
7. She Is My Lady
8. Worrier
9. Born Thru Indifference
10. A Song For You

About The Record:

Stingray, by Joe Cocker, is a vibrant studio album that fuses rock, soul, and reggae, recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, where it gains a distinctive island flavor through contributions from Peter Tosh on arrangements and members of Bob Marley’s rhythm section, alongside an all-star lineup featuring Eric Clapton on guitar, the band Stuff, and top session players like Steve Gadd, Cornell Dupree, and Richard Tee. A standout feature is its reliance on cover songs, including two Bob Dylan compositions—Catfish (a then-unreleased track co-written with Jacques Levy) and The Man in Me—as well as Leon Russell’s A Song for You, delivered with Cocker’s signature raw passion, while also including the rare co-written original Born Thru Indifference. Fan favorites often highlight the reggae-infused The Man in Me for its heartfelt intensity in Cocker’s preferred style, the slinky groove of Catfish, and the emotionally charged A Song for You, making the record a compelling showcase of his interpretive power and eclectic musical reach. The album reached No. 70 on the US Billboard chart.