Tracks 1-1, 1-2: Produced for Tarantula Productions Limited. Recorded at Olympic Studios, London and Trident Studios, London during 1968; Track 1 recorded at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, September 1968. Taken from WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS, A&M Records SP-3106, released May 1969.
Tracks 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6: Produced for Tarantula Productions Limited. Taken from JOE COCKER!, A&M Records SP-4224, released November 1969.
Tracks 1-7, 1-8: Produced for Tarantula Productions Limited. Recorded on March 27-28, 1970 at Fillmore East, New York. Taken from MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN, A&M Records SP-6002, released September 1970.
Tracks 1-9, 1-10, 1-11: Recorded at Muscle Shoals Studios, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Alabama, November 1970, and Island Studios, London, June 1971. Taken from JOE COCKER / SOMETHING TO SAY, A&M Records SP-4368, released November 1972.
Tracks 1-12, 1-13, 1-14: Recorded mainly at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California, early 1974. Mixed at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California. Taken from I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN, A&M Records SP-3175, released August 1974.
Track 1-15: Recorded mainly at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California, early 1974. Mixed at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California. Taken from JAMAICA SAY YOU WILL, A&M Records SP-4529, released August 1975.
Track 1-16: Recorded at Dynamic Sounds, Kingston, Jamaica, mid 1975. Mixed at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California. Taken from STINGRAY, A&M Records SP-4574, released May 1976.
Track 1-17: Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, 1977. Mixed at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama. Taken from LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD, Elektra/Asylum Records 6E-145, released September 1978. ℗ 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records. Produced Under License From Elektra Entertainment Group.
Track 1-18: Produced for Crusaders Productions, Inc. Taken from STANDING TALL, MCA Records, released October 1981.
Tracks 2-1, 2-2: Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas. Taken from SHEFFIELD STEEL, Island Records, IL 9750, released July 1982.
Track 2-3: From the Island soundtrack album AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, released November 1982.
Track 2-4: Recorded at Village Recorders, Los Angeles, and Soundworks Digital Audio/Video, NY. From the Capitol album CIVILIZED MAN, released June 1984. ℗ 1984 Capitol Records, Inc. Courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from EMI Music Special Markets.
Track 2-5: Produced and Engineered for Alpha Sound, Inc. Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis. From the Capitol album COCKER, released March 1986. ℗ 1986 Capitol Records, Inc. Courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from EMI Music Special Markets.
Track 2-6: Original version appears on the Capitol album UNCHAIN MY HEART, released October 1987. 90's version from the Capitol album THE BEST OF JOE COCKER, released March 1993. ℗ 1992 Capitol Records, Inc. Courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from EMI Music Special Markets.
Track 2-7: From the Capitol album ONE NIGHT OF SIN, released August 1989. ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, Inc. Courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from EMI Music Special Markets.
Track 2-8: Recorded at Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, California. From the Capitol album NIGHT CALLS, released July 1992. ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, Inc. Courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from EMI Music Special Markets.
Track 2-9: Recorded at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles. Mixed at Image Studios, Los Angeles. From the Capitol album NIGHT CALLS, released July 1992. ℗ 1992 Capitol Records, Inc. Courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from EMI Music Special Markets.
Tracks 2-10, 2-11: Recorded at Record Plant, A&M Studios and Image Recording, Los Angeles. From the Sony Music Entertainment album HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, released September 1994. ℗ 1994 Sony BMG Music Entertainment, under license from the Sony BMG Custom Marketing Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Track 2-12: Recorded and mixed at Ocean Way, Hollywood, CA. From the Sony Music Entertainment album ORGANIC, released October 1996. ℗ 1996 Sony BMG Music Entertainment, under license from the Sony BMG Custom Marketing Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Track 2-13: From the CMC International / Sanctuary album ACROSS FROM MIDNIGHT, released April 1998. ℗ 1998 CMC International Records. Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group.
Track 2-14: Recorded at Metropolis Studios, London and Record Plant, Los Angeles. From the Eagle Records album NO ORDINARY WORLD, released August 2000. ℗ 2000 Eagle Records. Issued under license from Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.
Track 2-15: Recorded at Henson Studios, Los Angeles. Mixed at at Henson Studios, Los Angeles. From the Eagle Records album RESPECT YOURSELF, released July 2002. ℗ 2002 Eagle Records. Issued under license from Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.
Track 2-16: Recorded at Capitol Studios B, Royaltone Studios, The Treehouse. From the New Door/UMe album HEART & SOUL, released February 2005.
Notes not on release: The USA release contains a total of 36 tracks, with Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word and You Can Leave Your Hat On the additional tracks not included on this 34 track Canadian release. Barcode: 602498407639 Other: 0249840763-0001 (Disc 1) Other: 0249840763-0002 (Disc 2)