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
Joe (singer) Joe (singer) Joseph Lewis Thomas (born July 5, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Raised in Opelika, Alabama, Joe later relocated to New Jersey. In 1992 he signed a record deal with Polygram Records. He rose to prominence after releasing his debut album "Everything" the following year. He followed it with a series of successful albums under Jive Records, including "All That I Am" (1997), the international bestseller "My Name Is Joe" (2000) as well as the multi-certified albums "Better Days" (2001) and "And Then..." (2003). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop