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|album image            = [[File:Nightcalls album.jpg|200px|Night Calls (Front Cover)]]
|album image            = [[File:Nightcalls album.jpg|200px|Night Calls (Front Cover)]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 7|7 October 1991]] (UK)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_14|14 July 1992]] (USA)
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 7|7 October 1991]] (UK)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_14|14 July 1992]] (USA)
|length                = 43:26 (standard)<br>
|length                = 43:26 (Standard)<br>
52:53 (with bonus tracks)  
52:53 (With bonus tracks)  
|label                  = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records Capitol Records]
|label                  = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records Capitol Records]
|studios                = A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
|studios                = A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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|next album link        = [[Album: T.E.V.I.N.|T.E.V.I.N.]]
|next album link        = [[Album: T.E.V.I.N.|T.E.V.I.N.]]
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
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|introduction          = '''Night Calls''' is the 13th full-length studio album by British rock/soul singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker], and was released in the UK in October 1991, with a US release using an alternate tracklist and cover in July 1992.  
|introduction          = '''Night Calls''' is the thirteenth full-length studio album by British rock/soul singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker], and was released in the UK in October 1991, with a US release using an alternate tracklist and cover in July 1992.  


The album contained [[5 Women|Five Women]], a track written by [[Prince]] ([[Prince]] later released his original version of the track as [[5 Women]] on the 1999 album [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]]). The song was re-recorded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker]'s band, and has no musical input from [[Prince]].  
The album contained [[5 Women|Five Women]], a track written by [[Prince]] ([[Prince]] later released his original version of the track as [[5 Women]] on the 1999 album [[Album: The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale|The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale]]).  
 
 
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
 
[[5 Women|Five Women]] was re-recorded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker Joe Cocker]'s band, and has no musical input from [[Prince]].  


[[Prince]] also offered the 1991 version of [[Old Friends 4 Sale]] for use on the album, but Cocker declined.
[[Prince]] also offered the 1991 version of [[Old Friends 4 Sale]] for use on the album, but Cocker declined.
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'''Promotion'''
'''Promotion'''


The album produced four singles, ''Feels Like Forever'', ''I Can Hear The River'', ''Night Calls'', and ''Unchain My Heart'' (connected with the album reissue). [[5 Women|Five Women]] was released as a single in Europe only in 1992. The album reached number 25 on the UK Gallup Album Chart, but only reached number 111 on the US Pop Chart when released there.
The album produced seven singles in different territories, ''Night Calls'', ''I Can Hear The River'', [[Single: Now That The Magic Has Gone|Now That The Magic Has Gone]], ''Love Is Alive'', ''Feels Like Forever'' and ''Unchain My Heart'' (connected with the album reissue). [[5 Women|Five Women]] was released as a single in Europe only in 1992.  
 
The album reached number 25 on the UK Gallup Album Chart, but only reached number 111 on the US Pop Chart when released there.
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
|tracklisting          =Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only
|tracklisting          =Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only
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# <b>When A Woman Cries</b>
# <b>When A Woman Cries</b>
<!-------LP FORMATS ------->
<!-------LP FORMATS ------->
|other format            =  
|other format            = LP/MC (UK release)
|content                =
|content                =
*Side 1:
# <b>Love Is Alive</b>
# <b>Little Bit Of Love</b>
# <b>Please No More</b>
# <b>There's A Storm Coming</b>
# <b>You've Got To Hide Your Love Away</b>
*Side 2:
# <b>I Can Hear The River</b>
# <b>Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me</b>
# <b>Night Calls</b>
# <b>[[5 Women|Five Women]]</b> (5:35) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>Can't Find My Way Home</b>
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">Cassette US Release</div></big><br>
*Side 1:
# <b>Feels Like Forever</b>
# <b>I Can Hear The River</b>
# <b>Now That The Magic Has Gone</b>
# <b>Can't Find My Way Home</b>
# <b>Night Calls</b>
# <b>Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me</b>
*Side 2:
# <b>Love Is Alive</b>
# <b>[[5 Women|Five Women]]</b> (5:35) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>Please No More</b>
# <b>Out Of The Rain</b>
# <b>You've Got To Hide Your Love Away</b>
# <b>When A Woman Cries</b>
|credits                =  
|credits                =  
|* comment              = <sup>1</sup> Written by [[Prince]]
|* comment              = <sup>1</sup> Written by [[Prince]]
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*T.M. Stevens - bass guitar
*T.M. Stevens - bass guitar
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Phillinganes Greg Phillinganes] - keyboards
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Phillinganes Greg Phillinganes] - keyboards
*Girls Talk - background vocals
*Girls Talk (Michelle Cross, Debra Lewis-Brown and Geraldine Clarke) - background vocals
|production            = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tickle David Tickle] - producer, recording engineer
|production            = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tickle David Tickle] - producer, recording engineer
*Greg Goldman - assistant engineer
*Greg Goldman - assistant engineer
*Rick Plank - assistant engineer
*Rick Plank - assistant engineer
|thanks                =  
*Tim Smith (Crimson Productions, London) - art
*Herb Ritts - photography
*Gary Kelly - cover painting
|thanks                = Dave Edmunds, Gary Haber, Arlene Katz, Haber Corp., Tammy Friend, Lee Blumer, Larriann Lang, Laurance Tardy, Michael Lang, Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Jamo Drum Tec., Dean Markley, Trace Elliot, Warwick Basses, D.O.D. Digitech, GHS Strings, Lindsay Scott.
<!-------SINGLES ------->
<!-------SINGLES ------->
|singles                = <small>Of the singles released from this album, only the one with a [[Prince]] contribution is listed below:</small>
|singles                = <small>Of the singles released from this album, only the ones with a [[Prince]] contribution are listed below:</small>
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: Now That The Magic Has Gone|Now That The Magic Has Gone]] - CD2
|B-side = [[5 Women|Five Women]]
|Image  = Now That The Magic Has Gone CD2.jpg
|Link  = Single: Now That The Magic Has Gone
}}
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: Five Women|Five Women]]
|Single = [[Single: Five Women|Five Women]]
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|see also              =  
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{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 1 Aug. 1992
| Date            = 1 Aug. 1992
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''' Billboard 200
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[The_Billboard_200_(Associated)|Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart]]
| Peak Position  = 111
| Peak Position  = 111
| Weeks in chart  = 10
| Weeks in chart  = 10
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{{ChartLine-3|text= Europe}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 19 Oct. 1991
| Chart (Country) = '''The Netherlands''': Album Top 100
| Peak Position  = 18
| Weeks in chart  = 18
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 20 Oct. 1991
| Chart (Country) = '''Austria''': Ö3 Austria
| Peak Position  = 4
| Weeks in chart  = 16
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 20 Oct. 1991
| Chart (Country) = '''Switzerland''': Schweizer Hitparade
| Peak Position  = 5
| Weeks in chart  = 27
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 21 Oct. 1991
| Chart (Country) = '''Germany''': Offizielle Top 100
| Peak Position  = 6
| Weeks in chart  = 39
}}
{{ChartLine|
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 11 Apr. 1992
| Date            = 11 Apr. 1992
| Chart (Country) = '''U.K.''': Gallup Top 40 Albums
| Chart (Country) = '''UK''': Gallup Album Chart
| Peak Position  = 25
| Peak Position  = 25
| Weeks in chart  = 14
| Weeks in chart  = 14
}}
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|certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}}
|certifications =  
{{Certification-Header}}
{{Certification|
|Date                = 1 Jul. 1992
|Institution, Country = BPI, UK
|Certification        = Silver <small>(60,000)</small>
}}
{{Certification|
|Date                = ?? 1993
|Institution, Country = SNEP, France
|Certification        = Gold x2<small> (200,000)</small>
}}
{{Certification|
|Date                = ?? 1997
|Institution, Country = BVMI, Germany
|Certification        = Platinum <small>(500,000)</small>
}}
|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}}
|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}}
}}
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 16 June 2025

1991: Burnin' All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums 1991: T.E.V.I.N.
Night Calls

Night Calls (Front Cover)

Album details


Released: 7 October 1991 (UK)
14 July 1992 (USA)
Length: 43:26 (Standard)

52:53 (With bonus tracks)

Label(s): Capitol Records
Studio(s): A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart 1 Aug. 1992 111 10
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
The Netherlands: Album Top 100 19 Oct. 1991 18 18
Austria: Ö3 Austria 20 Oct. 1991 4 16
Switzerland: Schweizer Hitparade 20 Oct. 1991 5 27
Germany: Offizielle Top 100 21 Oct. 1991 6 39
UK: Gallup Album Chart 11 Apr. 1992 25 14
Certifications
Institution, Country Date Certification
BPI, UK 1 Jul. 1992 Silver (60,000)
SNEP, France ?? 1993 Gold x2 (200,000)
BVMI, Germany ?? 1997 Platinum (500,000)
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


Of the singles released from this album, only the ones with a Prince contribution are listed below:

Now That The Magic Has Gone - CD2
b/w Five Women
Five Women
b/w Unchain My Heart

See also


The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale
(Album)
  
Night Calls is the thirteenth full-length studio album by British rock/soul singer Joe Cocker, and was released in the UK in October 1991, with a US release using an alternate tracklist and cover in July 1992.

The album contained Five Women, a track written by Prince (Prince later released his original version of the track as 5 Women on the 1999 album The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale).


Sessions and compiling

Five Women was re-recorded by Joe Cocker's band, and has no musical input from Prince.

Prince also offered the 1991 version of Old Friends 4 Sale for use on the album, but Cocker declined.


Promotion

The album produced seven singles in different territories, Night Calls, I Can Hear The River, Now That The Magic Has Gone, Love Is Alive, Feels Like Forever and Unchain My Heart (connected with the album reissue). Five Women was released as a single in Europe only in 1992.

The album reached number 25 on the UK Gallup Album Chart, but only reached number 111 on the US Pop Chart when released there.



Track listing
CD LP/MC (UK release)

Details given for Prince-related tracks only

UK release

  1. Love Is Alive
  2. Little Bit Of Love
  3. Please No More
  4. There's A Storm Coming
  5. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
  6. I Can Hear The River
  7. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  8. Night Calls
  9. Five Women (5:35) 1
  10. Can't Find My Way Home
  11. Not Too Young To Die Of A Broken Heart
  12. Out Of The Rain


US release

  1. Feels Like Forever
  2. I Can Hear The River
  3. Now That The Magic Has Gone
  4. Can't Find My Way Home
  5. Night Calls
  6. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  7. Love Is Alive
  8. Five Women (5:35) 1
  9. Please No More
  10. Out Of The Rain
  11. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
  12. When A Woman Cries


CD reissue

  1. Feels Like Forever
  2. I Can Hear The River
  3. Now That The Magic Has Gone
  4. Unchain My Heart (90's Version)
  5. Night Calls
  6. There's A Storm Coming
  7. Can't Find My Way Home
  8. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  9. When The Night Comes
  10. Five Women (5:35) 1
  11. Love Is Alive
  12. Please No More
  13. Out Of The Rain
  14. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
  15. When A Woman Cries
  • Side 1:
  1. Love Is Alive
  2. Little Bit Of Love
  3. Please No More
  4. There's A Storm Coming
  5. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
  • Side 2:
  1. I Can Hear The River
  2. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  3. Night Calls
  4. Five Women (5:35) 1
  5. Can't Find My Way Home


Cassette US Release

  • Side 1:
  1. Feels Like Forever
  2. I Can Hear The River
  3. Now That The Magic Has Gone
  4. Can't Find My Way Home
  5. Night Calls
  6. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  • Side 2:
  1. Love Is Alive
  2. Five Women (5:35) 1
  3. Please No More
  4. Out Of The Rain
  5. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
  6. When A Woman Cries


1 Written by Prince



Personnel
Musicians
  • Joe Cocker - vocals
  • Steve Holley - drums
  • Phil Grande - guitar
  • T.M. Stevens - bass guitar
  • Greg Phillinganes - keyboards
  • Girls Talk (Michelle Cross, Debra Lewis-Brown and Geraldine Clarke) - background vocals


Production
  • David Tickle - producer, recording engineer
  • Greg Goldman - assistant engineer
  • Rick Plank - assistant engineer
  • Tim Smith (Crimson Productions, London) - art
  • Herb Ritts - photography
  • Gary Kelly - cover painting


Thanks
  • Dave Edmunds, Gary Haber, Arlene Katz, Haber Corp., Tammy Friend, Lee Blumer, Larriann Lang, Laurance Tardy, Michael Lang, Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Jamo Drum Tec., Dean Markley, Trace Elliot, Warwick Basses, D.O.D. Digitech, GHS Strings, Lindsay Scott.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

UK CD CDP 79 8886 2
USA CD 97801

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

None

 

 

 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Trivia

  • US release album cover:


References
1991
Burnin'
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1991
T.E.V.I.N.