Claude says:Joe Cocker's debut arrived in '69 with that ragged, soulful howl cutting through blues-rock arrangements that felt lived-in from day one—a working man's answer to the psychedelic excess happening elsewhere. You caught it sporadically over the years, but "Feelin' Alright" and the title track stuck around long enough to remind you why that voice, rough as gravel and twice as warm, never needed polish to convince.