Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1987

Unchain My Heart is an LP by Joe Cocker from 1987 released on the Liberation Records label.

About this album

Joe Cocker’s Unchain My Heart is a hard-edged late-1980s return to form, built around the gravel-voiced soul and blues-rock fire that made him famous. Released in 1987, the album pairs Cocker’s trademark raw delivery with a contemporary pop-rock sheen, giving familiar material renewed bite while keeping the emotional urgency front and centre. The title track became the record’s best-known statement, and the album’s mix of blues, rock and ballad material reinforces Cocker’s strength as an interpreter rather than a songwriter. For listeners drawn to his Muscle Shoals-era intensity, it stands as a sturdy, commercially minded reminder of his enduring voice.

Genre: Pop & Rock