Hymn for My Soul

Hymn for My Soul is the twentieth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 2007. It was produced by Ethan Johns. Musicians on these special sessions included Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Benmont Tench, legendary drummer Jim Keltner, Mike Finnigan, ace guitarist Albert Lee, Dave Palmer, Greg Leisz, James Gadson, Bob Babbitt and Johns. The songs include Cocker's signatures on George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness", Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells", John Fogerty's "Long As I Can See The Light" and Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothin'".

Hymn for My Soul
Studio album by Joe Cocker
Released	26 March 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Rock, blues
Length	37:22
Label	EMI
Producer	Ethan Johns
Joe Cocker chronology
Mad Dogs & Englishmen: The Complete Fillmore East Concerts (2006) Hymn for My Soul (2007) Hard Knocks (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album reached No. 9 on Billboard's Christian albums chart.[2]

Track listing

1. "You Haven't Done Nothin'" – 3:50 (Stevie Wonder)
2. "One Word (Peace)" – 2:49 (John Magnie, Tommy Malone)
3. "Love Is For Me" – 4:05 (Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr.)
4. "Don't Give Up on Me" – 4:05 (Hoy Lindsey, Dan Penn, Carson Whitsett)
5. "Long as I Can See the Light" – 3:34 (John Fogerty)
6. "Beware of Darkness" – 3:51 (George Harrison)
7. "Just Pass It On" – 4:39 (Daniel Moore)
8. "Rivers Invitation" – 3:31 (Percy Mayfield)
9. "Ring Them Bells" – 3:04 (Bob Dylan)
10. "Hymn 4 My Soul" – 3:54 (Andy Fairweather-Low)
11. "Come Together" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:25 – US edition bonus track
12. "Hymn 4 My Soul" (instrumental) – 3:54 (Andy Fairweather-Low) – Single B side

Personnel

• Joe Cocker – vocals
• Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
• Dave Palmer – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 2, 6), acoustic piano (4), pipe organ (5, 6), keyboards (7, 9)
• Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (1, 2, 3, 5-10)
• Ethan Johns – guitar (1, 2, 3, 8), string arrangements (3, 5), harmonium (5), hurdy-gurdy (5), acoustic guitar (6), lead guitar (6), backing vocals (6), ukulele (7)
• Greg Leisz – guitar (5, 7), steel guitar (6, 9), mandolin (10)
• Albert Lee – guitar (10)
• Bob Babbitt – bass (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
• James Gadson – drums (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10)
• Don Heffington – congas (1, 2, 8), triangle (2), vibraslap (2)
• Jim Keltner – percussion (2), drums (4, 6)
• Tom Scott – saxophone (1)
• Greg Adams – trumpet (1)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (1)
• David Low – cello (3, 5)
• Brian Denbow – viola (3)
• Julie Gigante – violin (3)
• Phillipe Levy – violin (3)
• Merry Clayton – backing vocals (2, 3, 10)
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10)
• Julianna Raye – backing vocals (2, 6)
• Tata Vega – backing vocals (2, 3, 10)
• Julia Waters – backing vocals (2, 3, 10)
• Oren Waters – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10)
• Benjamin Ochieng – backing vocals (7)

Production

• Ethan Johns – producer, engineer, mixing
• Billy Mims – assistant engineer
• Neil Comber – mixing assistant
• Dan Porter – mixing assistant
• Tim Young – mastering
• Ryan Corey – art direction, design
• Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
• Jennifer Johns – photography
• Andrew McPherson – photography

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	22
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[6]	16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]	38
French Albums (SNEP)[8]	29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	8
Greek Albums (IFPI)[10]	16
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11]	76
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12]	41
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13]	75
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)[16]	Gold	10,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17]	Gold	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Silver	60,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Hymn for My Soul at AllMusic
2. "Hymn for My Soul – Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Joe Cocker – Hymn for My Soul" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
4. "Ultratop.be – Joe Cocker – Hymn for My Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
5. "Ultratop.be – Joe Cocker – Hymn for My Soul" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
6. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 200715 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Cocker – Hymn for My Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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9. "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
10. "Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on 6 May 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
11. "Classifiche". FIMI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
12. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
13. "Spanishcharts.com – Joe Cocker – Hymn for My Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Joe Cocker – Hymn for My Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
15. May 2007/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
16. "Russian album certifications – Joe Cocker – Hymn for My Soul" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 21 February 2013.
17. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Joe Cocker; 'Hymn for My Soul')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
18. "British album certifications – Joe Cocker – Hymn for My Soul". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 February 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Hymn for My Soul in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.