paragraph_text: ``Hallelujah ''is a song written by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, originally released on his album Various Positions (1984). Achieving little initial success, the song found greater popular acclaim through a recording by John Cale, which inspired a recording by Jeff Buckley. It is considered as the`` baseline'' of secular hymns.

paragraph_text: In 1951, Little Richard Penniman began recording for RCA Records in the late - 1940s jump blues style of Joe Brown and Billy Wright. However, it was n't until he prepared a demo in 1954, that caught the attention of Specialty Records, that the world would start to hear his new, uptempo, funky rhythm and blues that would catapult him to fame in 1955 and help define the sound of rock and roll. A rapid succession of rhythm - and - blues hits followed, beginning with ``Tutti Frutti ''and`` Long Tall Sally'', which would influence performers such as James Brown, Elvis Presley, and Otis Redding.

paragraph_text: The Soul of Broadway is a 1915 American silent crime drama film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation and directed by Herbert Brenon. Popular vaudeville performer Valeska Suratt starred in the film which was also her silent screen debut. "The Soul of Broadway" is now considered lost. It is one of many silent films that were destroyed in a fire at Fox's film storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey in July 1937.

paragraph_text: The Wandering of a Little Soul () is a violin concerto by the Czech composer Leoš Janáček. The work is also known in English as "Pilgrimage of a Little Soul", "Pilgrimage of a Dear Soul" or simply as "Pilgrimage of the Soul". Nevertheless, the English title of the complete critical edition is "The Wandering of a Little Soul".

paragraph_text: Walter Greatorex (30 March 1877 – 29 December 1949) was an English composer and musician. He is probably best remembered for his hymn tune "Woodlands" which has been used with hymns such as Henry Montagu Butler's "Lift Up Your Hearts!" and Timothy Dudley-Smith's "Tell Out, My Soul".

paragraph_text: Rocky Dawuni is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter and record producer who performs his signature 'Afro Roots' sound which is a mixture of Reggae, Afrobeat, Highlife and soul music. He currently lives between Ghana and Los Angeles.

paragraph_text: "The Ones You Love" is a pop song performed by English singer Rick Astley and written by Dave West and himself. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Rick. The song was recorded for Astley's fourth album, "Body & Soul".

paragraph_text: ``With a Little Help from My Friends ''is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and intended as the album's featured vocal for drummer Ringo Starr. The group recorded the song towards the end of the sessions for Sgt. Pepper, with Starr singing as the character`` Billy Shears''.

paragraph_text: ``With a Little Help from My Friends ''is a song by the Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band issued worldwide in June 1967. The song was written for and sung by the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr as the character`` Billy Shears''. The song, paired with ``Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ''and featuring`` A Day in the Life'' as its B - side, was reissued as a single in the U.S. in August 1978 (# 71) and in the U.K. in September 1978 (# 63). ``With a Little Help from My Friends ''was ranked No. 311 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

paragraph_text: Soul in Love is the fourth studio album and second cover album by Filipino singer Jay R, released in January 2008 by Universal Records. The album showcases his vocal quality and range, singing classical R&B and jazz songs that he grew up listening to, like "After the Love Has Gone", "Always and Forever" and "Ain't No Sunshine". It received highly positive reviews from OPM critics, and won numerous awards for his outstanding vocal performance. It has also helped Jay R gain a new audience and fans.

paragraph_text: ``Lord of the Dance ''is a hymn with words written by English songwriter Sydney Carter in 1963. He borrowed the tune from the American Shaker song`` Simple Gifts''. The hymn is widely performed in English - speaking congregations and assemblies.

paragraph_text: My Friends & Me is a studio album by American soul singer Dionne Warwick, released in the United States on November 7, 2006 by Concord Records. It is a collection of duets with other artists on re-recordings of past songs by Warwick.

paragraph_text: His published and performed works allow him to be counted as among Australia's most prolific composers of Catholic Church music, particularly with regard to the hymns he composed for the Church in Australia, and which are now published and used inter-denominationally. His hymns have been composed to accommodate and adorn the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

paragraph_text: With a Little Help From My Friends Studio album by Joe Cocker Released May 1969 (1969 - 05) Recorded Early 1968 Studio Olympic Studios and Trident Studios, London Genre Blues rock soul Length 40: 27 Label Regal Zonophone (UK) A&M (US) Producer Denny Cordell Joe Cocker chronology With a Little Help from My Friends (1969) Joe Cocker! (1969) Joe Cocker! 1969

paragraph_text: Annie Sherwood Hawks (May 28, 1836 - January 3, 1918) was an American poet and gospel hymnist who wrote a number of hymns with her pastor, Robert Lowry. She contributed to several popular Sunday School hymnbooks, and wrote the lyrics to a number of well - known hymns including: ``I Need Thee Every Hour '';`` Thine, Most Gracious Lord''; ``Why Weepest Thou? Who Seekest Thou? '';`` Full and Free Salvation'' and ``My Soul Is Anchored ''.

paragraph_text: ``Endless Love ''is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their`` endless love'' for one another. It was covered by soul singer Luther Vandross with R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by country music singer Shania Twain. Richie's friend (and sometimes co-worker) Kenny Rogers has also recorded the song. Billboard has named the original version as the greatest song duet of all - time.

paragraph_text: Hymn for My Soul is the twentieth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 2007. It was produced by Ethan Johns. Musicians on these special sessions included Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Benmont Tench, legendary drummer Jim Keltner, Mike Finnigan, ace guitarist Albert Lee, Dave Palmer, Greg Leisz, James Gadson, Bob Babbitt and Johns. The songs include Cocker's signatures on 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'".

paragraph_text: Spanky Wilson (born c. 1947) is an American soul, funk and jazz vocalist, who has performed internationally and recorded several albums since the late 1960s.

paragraph_text: Then Sings My Soul is a 2009 inspirational double CD album recorded by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. To date, it is his first and only gospel recording ever. It features several traditional hymns along with Christian-altered hit singles, including Milsap's "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" and Ben E. King's "Stand by Me". It was being marketed by an extensive TV mail order campaign.

paragraph_text: ``What a Friend We Have in Jesus ''is a Christian hymn originally written by Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. The tune to the hymn was composed by Charles Crozat Converse in 1868. William Bolcom composed a setting of the hymn.

Question: When did the performer of Hymn for My Soul record With a Little Help From My Friends?
Answer: Early 1968