''Stingray'' is the sixth studio album by

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, released in 1976. It follows Cocker's pattern of recording mainly cover versions containing just one original song, "Born Thru Indifference". Bob Dylan remained a favourite artist for Cocker to cover with two Dylan songs on this release. Dylan's version of "The Man In Me" appeared on

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but "Catfish" would not be released until 1991 on the first volume of The Bootleg Series.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the album "shows signs of renewal, particularly because of the support Cocker gets from the agile pop-soul band, Stuff, and his material, which is better than average."

Track listing

;Side One #"The Jealous Kind" (

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) – 3:48 #"I Broke Down" ( Matthew Moore) – 3:26 #"You Came Along" (Bobby Charles) – 3:48 #"

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) – 5:20 #"Moon Dew" (Matthew Moore) – 5:50 ;Side Two #" The Man in Me" (Bob Dylan) – 3:40 #"She Is My Lady" (

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) – 4:34 #"Worrier" (Matthew Moore) – 3:15 #"Born Thru Indifference" (Joe Cocker,

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) – 6:15 #"A Song for You" (

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) – 6:29

Personnel

* Joe Cocker – lead vocals *

– keyboards, arrangements (1–5, 7–10), organ solo (5) *

Cornell Dupree Cornell Luther Dupree (December 19, 1942 – May 8, 2011) was an American jazz fusion and Rhythm and blues, R&B guitarist. He worked at various times with Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, King Curtis, and Steve Gadd, appeared on ''L ...

– guitar, guitar solo (1) *

Albert Lee Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also m ...

– guitar solo (3) *

Eric Gale Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and jazz fusion guitarist. Biography Eric Gale was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. His grandfather was English, and Gale had relatives in Venezuela and Bar ...

– guitar, guitar solo (4, 7), arrangements (4) *

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– guitar solo (8) * Gordon Edwards – bass *

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American jazz fusion drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and most highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction i ...

– drums, percussion * Felix "Flaco" Falcon – congas (1, 2) * Sam Rivers – soprano sax solo (1) *

Rob Fraboni Robert Alan Fraboni (born 23 April 1951) is an American, California-born record producer and audio engineer, well known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Tim Hardin, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, and Bonnie Rai ...

– arrangements (4, 6) *

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– arrangements (6) *

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– arrangements (6) * Lani Groves – backing vocals (2, 6, 7) * Phylliss Lindsey – backing vocals (2, 6, 9) * Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (2, 6) *

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– backing vocals (2, 6) *

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– backing vocals (7, 9) * Brenda White – backing vocals (7, 9) *

Bonnie Bramlett Bonnie Bramlett (born Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell, November 8, 1944) is an American singer and occasional actress known for performing with her husband, Delaney Bramlett, as Delaney & Bonnie. She continues to sing as a solo artist. Life and career ...

– backing vocals (8) *

Gwen Guthrie Gwendolyn Guthrie (July 9, 1950 – February 3, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter and pianist who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, The Limit and Madonna, among others, and who wrote son ...

– backing vocals (9) * Carlton 'Carlie' Barrett – drums (6) *

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– bass guitar (6)

Production

* Producer – Rob Fraboni * Associate Producers – Mark Aglietti and Richard Tee * Engineers – Baker Bigsby, Neil Case and Rob Fraboni * Recorded at Dynamic Sound Studios (Kingston, Jamaica) * Mixed at

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(Los Angeles, CA) * Mastered by

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(Hollywood, CA) * Design – Bob Cato at Skybow * Cover Photo and Inside Color Photos – S.L.O.P. * Back Cover – Lee Jaffe

Chart performance

References

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