Up Where We Belong soul. On February 24, 1982, English singer Joe Cocker performed "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" with the jazz group the Crusaders at the Grammy Awards. Their collaboration on the song for a Crusaders album had earned a nomination that year in the category of Best Inspirational Performance. Singer-songwriter Jennifer Warnes saw the show from home. She had been a fan of Cocker's since her teens and at one time had a poster of him on her wall showing him performing at Woodstock, and her love for the singer was still evident on this night many years later. "I
Joe Cocker in New York". Cocker also toured Europe and appeared on the German television recording amphitheatre, "Rockpalast", the first of many performances on the show. In 1982, Cocker recorded two songs with the jazz group the Crusaders on their album "Standing Tall". One song, "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today," was nominated for a Grammy Award and Cocker performed it with the Crusaders at the awards ceremony. The Crusaders wrote this song with Cocker in mind to sing it. Cocker then released a new reggae-influenced album, "Sheffield Steel", recorded with the Compass Point All Stars, produced by Chris Blackwell and