Song · Joe Cocker
“You Can Leave Your Hat On” by Joe Cocker
From the album Cocker (1986)
“You Can Leave Your Hat On” by Joe Cocker appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2010. It was first released in 1986 on the album Cocker. Its best result is #609 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010).
Randy Newman wrote "You Can Leave Your Hat On", and Joe Cocker turned it into a strutting, horn-fed workout on Cocker, his tenth studio album and his second for Capitol, released in 1986. Richie Zito produced it and played guitar, Arthur Barrow covered bass and synthesizer, Michael Baird kept the beat, and Dick Hyde, Steve Madaio and Joel Peskin supplied the horns, with Maxine Sharp, Julia Waters and Maxine Waters singing behind Cocker. Brian Reeves engineered and Rik Pekkonen mixed.
What really put it over was a film: the famous striptease scene in 9½ Weeks. As a single it reached No. 35 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album carries a dedication to his mother, Madge, who died while the sessions were under way.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 609 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
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