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, a.k.a. the Compass Point Allstars, a studio band named after the legendary Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, and released in 1982. This was Cocker's first album for Island Records and followed a four-year break in recording for the singer following his previous album, Luxury You Can Afford. It was re-released in 2002 with several bonus tracks.
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Studio album by Joe Cocker | ||||
Released | 22 May 1982 | |||
Studio | Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas | |||
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Length | 38:19 | |||
Label | Island | |||
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1982 | Norway | 9 |
Australia | 14 | |
New Zealand | 14 | |
Denmark | 15 | |
Canada | 21 | |
Germany | 46 | |
U.S. Billboard | 105 | |
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France (SNEP)[3] | Gold | 100,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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