Sheffield Steel

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Sheffield Steel
Studio album by Joe Cocker
Released	22 May 1982
Recorded	Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Genre	Blues rock, soft rock
Length	38:19
Label	Island
Producer	Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin
Joe Cocker chronology
Luxury You Can Afford (1978) Sheffield Steel (1982) Civilized Man (1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Sheffield Steel is the eighth studio album by Joe Cocker, produced by Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin, with Sly and Robbie, Wally Badarou, Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung and Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, aka the Compass Point Allstars, a studio band named after the legendary Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, and released in 1982. It was re-released in 2002 with several bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Look What You've Done" (Leo Nocentelli)
2. "Shocked" (Ira Ingber, Greg Sutton)
3. "Sweet Little Woman" (Andy Fraser)
4. "Seven Days" (Bob Dylan)
5. "Marie" (Randy Newman)
6. "Ruby Lee" (Bill Withers, Melvin Dunlap)
7. "Many Rivers to Cross" (Jimmy Cliff)
8. "So Good, So Right" (Brenda Russell)
9. "Talking Back to the Night" (Steve Winwood, Will Jennings)
10. "Just Like Always" (Jimmy Webb)

Bonus Tracks

1. "Sweet Little Woman" (Andy Fraser) [12" mix]
2. "Look What You've Done" (Leo Nocentelli) [12" mix]
3. "Right in the Middle (Of Falling in Love)" (Sam Dees)
4. "Inner City Blues" (Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.)

Personnel

• Lead vocals - Joe Cocker
• Guitars - Adrian Belew, Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung
• Bass - Robbie Shakespeare
• Keyboards - Wally Badarou
• Drums - Sly Dunbar
• Percussion - Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
• Backing vocals - Robert Palmer, Jimmy Cliff
• Producers -Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin
• Mastering - Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Norway	9
	New Zealand	14
	Denmark	15
	Germany	46
	U.S. Billboard	105

References

1. Sheffield Steel. Rolling Stone
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r4244