专辑简介Joe Cocker´s ability to charge songs with passion, drama, and emotion is legendary. He first gained acclaim for turning the Beatles´ sentimental "With a Little Help from My Friends" into a spine-tingling epic. On a good day, he can make a shopping list soar. It´s a rare talent that Respect Yourself, his 20th studio album, depends on. The smoldering "Love Not War" and fantastically overblown soul stomper "You Can´t Have My Heart" are undeniably brilliant, as Cocker puts his bluesy growl to spectacular use. There are plenty of vague rockers, too, including "This Is Your Life" and "Leave a Light On," which find Cocker working overtime to make them exciting. Invariably, he pulls it off, even managing to make the bluesy "I´m Listening Now" sound brooding and heartfelt. While most of the album´s covers--including Randy Newman´s blear-eyed "Everytime It Rains" and the swaggering title track--are prime for the Cocker treatment, his exaggerated bluster clumsily tramples the tender beauty of INXS´s "Never Tear Us Apart." Still, it´s the only must-skip moment in a mixed bag that proves Cocker remains a potent force.