Hymn for My Soul is the twentieth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 2007. It was produced by Ethan Johns. Musicians on the album's sessions included Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Benmont Tench, drummer Jim Keltner, Mike Finnigan, guitarist Albert Lee, Dave Palmer, Greg Leisz, James Gadson, Bob Babbitt and Johns. The songs include Cocker's covers of 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'".
James Gadson – drums (1–3, 7, 8, 10) Jim Keltner – drums (2, 4, 6), percussion (2) Charley Drayton – drums (11) Mark Stewart – guitars (11), rubber bass balls (11) T-Bone Wolk – guitars (11), bass (11) Bob Babbitt – bass (1–4, 6–8, 10) Ethan Johns – guitars (1–3, 8), string arrangements (3, 5), harmonium (5), hurdy-gurdy (5), acoustic guitar (6), lead guitar (6), backing vocals (6), ukulele (7) Greg Leisz – guitars (5, 7), steel guitar (6, 9), mandolin (10) T Bone Burnett – baritone guitar (11) Albert Lee – guitars (10) Dave Palmer – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 2, 6), acoustic piano (4), pipe organ (5, 6), keyboards (7, 9) Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (1–3, 5–10) Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) David Low – cello (5) Joe Cocker – vocals 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) Yassmin Alers – backing vocals (11) Tracy Nicole Chapman – backing vocals (11) Dana Fuchs – backing vocals (11) Deidre Goodwin – backing vocals (11) Orfeh – backing vocals (11) Antonique Smith – backing vocals (11) Richard Martinez – clavinet (11) Don Heffington – congas (1, 2, 8), triangle (2), vibraslap (2)
Horn section on "You Haven't Done Nothin'": Greg Adams and Chuck Findley – trumpets Tom Scott – saxophones
String section on "Love Is For Me": Julie Gigante and Phillipe Levy – violins Brian Denbow – viola David Low – cello Tesse Gohl – string arrangements and orchestration (11)
