# Fire It Up (Joe Cocker album)

Professional ratings :
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| AllMusic | |
Fire It Up is the twenty-second and final studio album by Joe Cocker, released on 6 November 2012 by Sony/Columbia in Europe. It was recorded at Emblem Studios Calabasas, California and like Cocker's previous album, Hard Knocks, it was produced by Matt Serletic. The album was released as a regular jewel case edition as well as a premium edition with additional DVD.

## Track listing

* "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson) - 3:53
* "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steven McMorran) - 3:32
* "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky) - 3:55
* "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson) - 4:20
* "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles) - 3:56
* "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner) - 4:09
* "Younger" (Gary Burr) - 4:13
* "You Don't Know What You're Doing to Me" (Tyler Hilton, Wayne Kirkpatrick) - 3:52
* "The Letting Go" (Charlie Evans, Joss Stone, Graham Lyle) - 3:30
* "I'll Walk in the Sunshine Again" (Keith Urban) - 3:14
* "Weight of the World" (Kevin Bowe, Joe Stark) - 3:59
* "The Last Road" (Matt Serletic, Aimée Proal, Dave Katz, Sam Hollander) - 4:04 [Premium edition bonus track]
* "Walk Through the World with Me" (Marc Cohn, John Leventhal) - 4:20 [Premium edition bonus track]
* "Let Love Decide" (Gary Barlow, Jeffrey Steele) - 2:50 (bonus track) [iTunes bonus track]
Premium edition DVD (Directed by Cole Walliser and filmed in Los Angeles, Sept 2012)
* "Fire It Up" (Alan Frew, Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson)
* "I'll Be Your Doctor" (Jeff Trott, Victoria Horn, Steve McMorran)
* "You Love Me Back" (Steve Diamond, Stephanie Bentley, Dennis Matkosky)
* "Eye on the Prize" (Marc Broussard, Courtlan Clement, Chad Gilmore, De Marco Johnson, Jamie Kenney, Calvin Turner)
* "I Come in Peace" (Rick Brewster, Ross Wilson)
* "You Don't Need a Million Dollars" (Rob Giles)
    Line-up: Joe Cocker – lead vocals; Nick Milo and Steve Grove – keyboards; Gene Black – guitars; Oneida James-Rebeccu – bass; Jack Bruno – drums; Nikki Tillman and Kara Britz – backing vocals

## Personnel

* Joe Cocker – lead vocals
* Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
* Matt Serletic – keyboards, programming, horn arrangements (2, 9)
* Alex Arias – additional programming
* Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (4), backing vocals (4)
* Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (1–5, 8–11)
* Joel Shearer – guitars (1, 4–11)
* Tim Pierce – guitars (2, 3, 4)
* Tom Bukovac – guitars (6, 10)
* Chris Chaney – bass
* Dorian Crozier – drums, percussion
* Cleto Escobedo III – baritone saxophone (2, 9)
* George Shelby – alto saxophone (2, 9), tenor saxophone (2, 9)
* Jeff Babko – trombone (2, 9)
* John Daversa – trumpet (2, 9)
* Jamie Hovorka – trumpet (2, 9)
* RDVZ A Capella Group: Melanie Fernandez, Richie Ferris, Jeremy Hitch, Anh Nguyen, Melinda Porto and Nicholas Tubbs – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 10)
* Sherree Brown – backing vocals (2, 3, 11)
* Mabvuto Carpenter – backing vocals (2, 11)
* Ayana Williams – backing vocals (2, 11)
* Kara Britz – backing vocals (3, 4)
* Julia Waters – backing vocals (6)
* Maxine Waters – backing vocals (6)

## Production

* Matt Serletic – producer
* James Brown – recording
* Ryan Hewitt – recording
* Doug Trantow – additional engineer, Pro Tools editing
* Alex Arias – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording
* Ryan Kern – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording, music copyist
* Mike Leisz – assistant engineer, Pro Tools recording
* Eryk Rich – assistant engineer
* Nigel Lundemo – Pro Tools recording
* Jim "Bud" Monti – Pro Tools recording
* Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
* Andrew Schubert – additional mixing, mix assistant
* Brad Townsend – additional mixing, mix assistant
* Ted Jensen – mastering
* Kelli Musgrave – production coordinator
* Ryan Corey – design
* Jeri Heiden – art direction, additional photography
* Cole Walliser – photography
* Albert Mendonca – photography styling
Studios
* Recorded at Emblem Studios (Calabasas, California).
* Mixed at Mix LA (Los Angeles, California).
* Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).

## Charts

Chart performance for Fire It Up :
| Chart (2012–13) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 109 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 63 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 59 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 32 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 128 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 5 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 5 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 17 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Germany (BVMI) | 3× Gold | 300,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||