Joe Cocker – Civilized Man (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1984

Civilized Man is an LP by Joe Cocker from 1984 released on the Liberation Records label.

About this album

Civilized Man shows Joe Cocker adapting his rough-edged soul-rock voice to the polished mainstream sound of the mid-1980s without losing its emotional bite. Issued in 1984, the album finds him working through a contemporary pop-rock setting that suits his weathered delivery and instinct for dramatic, blues-soaked material. The title track and songs such as There Goes My Baby and Tempted underline Cocker’s gift for turning familiar styles into something urgent and hard-lived. Arriving after his 1970s breakthrough years, the record helped sustain his profile in an era when veteran rock singers were being measured against changing radio tastes.

Genre: Pop & Rock