Joe Cocker Alex Sadkin. In 1982, at the behest of producer Stewart Levine, Cocker recorded the duet "Up Where We Belong" with Jennifer Warnes for the soundtrack of the 1982 film "An Officer and a Gentleman". The song was an international hit, reaching number 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and winning a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo. The duet also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and Cocker and Warnes performed the song at the awards ceremony. Several days later, he was invited to perform "You Are So Beautiful" with Ray Charles in a television
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