Up Where We Belong Up Where We Belong "Up Where We Belong" is a song written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Will Jennings that was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for the 1982 film "An Officer and a Gentleman". Warnes was recommended to sing a song from the film because of her previous soundtrack successes, and she had the idea for the song to be a duet that she would perform with Cocker. Jennings selected various sections of the score by Nitsche and Sainte-Marie in creating the structure of the song and added lyrics about the struggles of life and love
With a Little Help from My Friends (Joe Cocker album) With a Little Help from My Friends (Joe Cocker album) With a Little Help from My Friends is the debut album by singer Joe Cocker, released in 1969. It was certified gold in the US and peaked at number 35 on the "Billboard" 200. In the UK, the album charted in May 1972 at number 29 when it was re-released as a double pack with Cocker's second LP "Joe Cocker!". The title track was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and originally performed by the Beatles on the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"; it has been inducted