# Across from Midnight

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Across from Midnight is the sixteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1997.

## Track listing

* "Tonight" – 4:49 (Max Carl, Greg Sutton)
* "Could You Be Loved" – 5:47 (Bob Marley)
* "That's All I Need to Know" – 4:05 (Graham Lyle, Eros Ramazzotti, Vladi Tosetto)
* "N'Oubliez Jamais" – 4:43 (Jim Cregan, Russ Kunkel)
* "What Do I Tell My Heart?" – 5:00 (Rick Neigher, John Shanks)
* "Wayward Soul" – 4:16 (Brenda Russell, Mark Cawley)
* "Loving You Tonight" – 4:38 (Christopher Difford, Glenn Tilbrook)
* "Across from Midnight" – 4:57 (Leann White, Tony Joe White)
* "What Do You Say?" – 4:42 (Dean Grakal, Greg Sutton)
* "The Last One to Know" – 3:30 (Bob Thiele, Greg Sutton)
* "That's the Way Her Love Is" – 2:44 (Stephen Allen Davis)
* "Need Your Love So Bad" – 5:19 (Mertis John Jr.)

## Personnel

* Joe Cocker – lead vocals
* Chris Stainton – acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12), Fender Rhodes (1, 3, 6–9), Hammond B3 organ (3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
* C.J. Vanston – synthesizer (1, 5, 8, 11), Fender Rhodes (1, 4, 8), Hammond B3 organ (2, 11), string arrangements (2), acoustic piano (4), accordion (4), synth strings (11)
* Steve Pigott – additional keyboards (3, 6, 7), keyboards (9)
* Garry Hughes – synthesizer (7), synth strings (7), keyboards (9, 10)
* Michael Landau – guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
* Dean Parks – guitar (1, 5, 8), 12-string guitar, wah wah guitar (2), acoustic guitar (4, 5)
* Tim Pierce – guitar (1, 4, 5)
* Graham Lyle – acoustic guitar (3)
* Tim Renwick – guitar (3, 6, 12)
* Ronnie Johnson – guitar (7, 9)
* Glenn Tilbrook – guitar (7), backing vocals (7)
* Matt Backer – guitar (10)
* Nigel Spennewyn – guitar (10)
* Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (1, 5, 8)
* James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (2, 4)
* Phil Spalding – bass guitar (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12), backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 9)
* John Robinson – drums (1, 5, 8)
* Kenny Aronoff – drums (2, 4)
* Geoff Dunn – drums (3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
* Rafael Padilla – percussion (1, 4, 5, 8)
* Luis Conte – percussion (2)
* Miles Bould – percussion (7, 9)
* Dick Marx – horn arrangements (2)
* Dan Higgins – saxophone (2)
* Jamie Talbot – saxophone (7, 9)
* Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2)
* Neil Sidwell – trombone (7)
* Gary Grant – trumpet (2)
* Jerry Hey – trumpet (2)
* Steve Sidwell – trumpet (7)
* Mark Feltham – harmonica (10)
* Nick Ingman – string arrangements (3)
* Joey Diggs – backing vocals (1, 5)
* Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals (1, 5)
* Fred White – backing vocals (1, 5)
* Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (2, 4, 8)
* Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (2, 4, 8)
* Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (2, 4, 8)
* Pete Smith – backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 9)
* Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals (6)
* Chris Difford – backing vocals (7)
* Tessa Niles – backing vocals (7)
* Juliet Roberts – backing vocals (10)

## Production

* Joe Cocker – executive producer (all tracks)
* Roger Davies – producer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 & 11), executive producer (3, 6, 7, 9, 10 & 12), management.
* Chris Lord-Alge – producer, recording and overdub engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 & 11).
* C. J. Vanston – producer (track 2)
* Pete Smith – producer (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 & 12), mixing (track 10).
* Garry Hughes – producer (track 10)
* Bob Thiele – producer (track 10)
* Andy Baker – engineer (track 10)
* Dave Burnham – engineer (track 10)
* Matt Howe – engineer and mixing (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 & 12)
* Martin Dutasta – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 & 12)
* Lee Phillips – mix assistant (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9 & 12)
* Mike Dy – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 & 11)
* A. Mixdorf – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 & 11)
* Tony Cousins – mastering
* Doug Sax – mastering
* Norman Moore – art direction, design
* Greg Gorman – photography
* Michael Owens – tray photography

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| Belgium (BEA) | Platinum | 50,000$^*$ |
| France (SNEP) | Platinum | 300,000$^*$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Platinum | 500,000$^^$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Platinum | 50,000$^^$ |
| Summaries |||
| Europe (IFPI) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^*$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||