I Can Stand a Little Rain is the fourth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1974.
It features the single “You Are So Beautiful”, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, proving this album to eventually become a hit.

Tracks

1  Put Out The Light (Daniel Moore) 4:12
2  I Can Stand A Little Rain (Jim Price) 3:35
3  I Get Mad (Joe Cocker, Jim Price) 3:38
4  Sing Me A Song (Henry McCullough) 2:27
5  The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb) 3:35
6  Don’t Forget Me (Harry Nilsson) 3:22
7  You Are So Beautiful (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) 2:45
8  It’s A Sin When You Love Somebody (Jimmy Webb) 3:50
9  Performance (Allen Toussaint) 4:39
10  Guilty (Randy Newman) 2:49

Musicians

1 Put Out The Light
Bass - Dave McDaniel
Drums - Ollie E. Brown
Guitar - Ray Parker Jr
Guitar - Ralph Hammer
Piano - David Paich
Sax - Jim Horn
Sax - Trevor Lawrence
Trumpet - Stu Blumberg
Trumpet - Steve Madaio
Trombone - Mayo Tiana
Trombone - Jim Price
Background Vocals - Daniel Moore

2 I Can Stand A Little Rain
Bass - Dave McDaniel
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Jay Graydon
Guitar - Henry McCullough
Piano - Nicky Hopkins
Background Vocals - Merry Clayton
Background Vocals - Clydie King
Background Vocals - Venetta Fields
Background Vocals - Sherlie Matthews

3 I Get Mad
Bass - Chuck Rainey
Drums - Bernard Purdie
Guitar - Cornell Dupree
Organ - Richard Tee
Piano - Richard Tee
Sax - Jim Horn
Sax - Trevor Lawrence
Trumpet - Stu Blumberg
Trumpet - Steve Madaio
Trombone - Mayo Tiana
Trombone - Jim Price

4 Sing Me A Song
Bass - Chris Stewart
Drums - Jimmy Karstein
Organ - Jim Price
Piano - Jim Price
Guitar - Jay Graydon
Background Vocals - Clydie King
Background Vocals - Venetta Fields
Background Vocals - Sherlie Matthews

5 The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
Piano - Jimmy Webb

6 Don’t Forget Me
Bass - Chris Stewart
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Henry McCullough
Organ - Peggy Sandvig
Piano - Nicky Hopkins

7 You Are So Beautiful
Bass - Dave McDaniel
Piano - Nicky Hopkins

8 It’s A Sin When You Love Somebody
Bass - Dave McDaniel
Drums - Ollie E. Brown
Guitar - Jay Graydon
Guitar - Ray Parker Jr
Piano - David Paich
Background Vocals - Sherlie Matthews
Background Vocals - Clydie King

9 Performance
Bass - Dave McDaniel
Drums - Ollie E. Brown
Guitar - Jay Graydon
Guitar - Ray Parker Jr
Piano - Greg Mathieson
Background Vocals - Venetta Fields
Background Vocals - Sherlie Matthews
Background Vocals - Clydie King

10 Guilty
Piano - Randy Newman

Liner Notes

Producer – Jim Price
Arranged By – Jim Price
Engineer – Carlton Lee, J. J. Jansen, Joe Tuzen, Ken Klinger, Mark Aglietti, Nat Jeffrey, Rick Heenan, Rob Fraboni, Zak Zenor
Engineer (Mixing) – Rob Fraboni
Mastered By – Kent Duncan
Art Direction – Roland Young
Design – Chuck Beeson
Photography – Steve Vaughan
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Mastered At Kendun Recorders
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