lazarus57 - Up Where We Belong feat. Joe Cocker
lazarus57
Aug 24, 2025 03:07pm
<p>"<strong>Up Where We Belong</strong>" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nitzsche" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Jack Nitzsche</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_Sainte-Marie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Buffy Sainte-Marie</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Jennings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Will Jennings</a> that was recorded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Joe Cocker</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Warnes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Jennifer Warnes</a> for the 1982 film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Officer_and_a_Gentleman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>An Officer and a Gentleman</em></a>. 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 Nitzsche and Sainte-Marie in creating the structure of the song and added lyrics about the struggles of life and love and the obstacles that people attempt to dodge. It was released in July of that year to coincide with the release of the film.</p><p>The song reached number one on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a> in the US and topped the charts in several other countries. It also sold more than one million copies in the US and was recognized by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Recording Industry Association of America</a> as one of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_the_Century" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Songs of the Century</a>. Cocker and Warnes were awarded the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Grammy</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals</a>, and Nitzsche, Sainte-Marie, and Jennings won both the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Academy Award</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Golden Globe Award</a> for Best Original Song. Despite the song's success, some industry observers believed it took Cocker away from his musical roots.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Upwherewebelongcover.jpg" alt="undefined"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Joe_cocker_1970.JPG" alt="Cocker in 1969, as pictured on the cover of his second album, Joe Cocker!"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Jennifer_Warnes_singer_vocalist.jpg/800px-Jennifer_Warnes_singer_vocalist.jpg" alt="Warnes c. 1970"></p><p><br></p><blockquote><br></blockquote>