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Joe Cocker`s latest offering is a classy, soulful and accomplished piece of work from start to finish - and despite being a relatively short 37 minutes in length it is without doubt very good value for money. . . From the opening bars of You Haven`t Done Nothin`, complete with a superb saxophonist performance from Tom Scott, all the way through to gospel-esque title track, the album is infectious and Cocker`s voice as raw and powerful as ever. . . In addition to the above-mentioned tracks the rest of the material on Hymn For My Soul spans the decades. Cocker lends his trademark voice to cover the classic Bob Dylan track Ring Them Bells and George Harrison`s Beware Of The Darkness. There is also a fine version of the Creedence Clearwater Revival song Long As I Can See The Light. . . . Cocker has said that he wanted Hymn For My Soul to be a complete record and not just a string of singles -- and with this offering he has certainly achieved his goal. The album is sung, played and produced to a phenomenally high standard, and it is without doubt Cocker`s best work in years. . . The delicately soulful feel maintained throughout the record makes Hymn For My Soul the perfect album to put on at lazy Sunday summer afternoon barbeque this year, as Joe Cocker demonstrates once again he is stall going strong as he approach`s his twilight years. 8.5/10. Jamie Reid, inthenews.co.uk (Concord)
