Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (1982)

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An individual, limited edition, example of vinyl record art made from a genuine, original, 45rpm, 7” single featuring the song, Up Where We Belong (Main Theme from the film An Officer and a Gentleman) by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. The record was released in 1982, on the Island record label and has been reworked into a silhouette of the Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar Fighter aircraft as used in the film.

A great framed gift for a friend or family member who is a fan of Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, the film, The Film An Officer and a Gentleman, the actor Richard Gere,  the actress Debra Winger, Aviation Officers, Romantic Dramas, Fighter Jets, Flying  or has a special memory linked to the song.

Presented in a black wooden box frame
Limited Edition of 100, signed and numbered by myself, the artist

Title: Up Where We Belong (Main Theme An Officer and a Gentleman)
Media Artist/s: Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Record Label: Island
Medium: Mixed media, hand cut from an original 7″ vinyl single
Era: 1980s
Genre: Rock / Stage & Screen

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Additional information about this, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes vinyl art.

Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes – The Artist/s

John Robert “Joe” Cocker OBE (1944 – 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and distinctive versions of popular songs of varying genres. Cocker’s recording of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends” reached number one in the UK in 1968. He performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969 and performed the same year at the Isle of Wight Festival, and at the Party at the Palace concert in 2002 for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. His version also became the theme song for the TV series The Wonder Years. His 1974 cover of “You Are So Beautiful” reached number five in the US. Cocker was the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his US number one “Up Where We Belong”, a duet with Jennifer Warnes.

Jennifer Jean Warnes (born, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet “Up Where We Belong” and in 1988 for the Bill Medley duet “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”.

Up Where We Belong ( Main Theme -An Officer and a Gentleman) – The Song

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 Nitzsche and Sainte-Marie in creating the structure of the song and added lyrics about the struggles of life and love and the obstacles in the way that we attempt to dodge. It was released in July of that year to coincide with the release of the film.

The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar – The Shape

This record has been modelled into a F9/F-9 Cougar Fighter Jet. The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar was a carrier-based fighter aircraft for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. Based on Grumman’s earlier F9F Panther, the Cougar replaced the Panther’s straight wing with a more modern swept wing. Thrust was also increased with the installation of a newer, more powerful engine. The Navy considered the Cougar an updated version of the Panther, despite having a different official name.

An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr.. It tells the story of Zack Mayo (Gere), a United States Navy Aviation Officer Candidate who is beginning his training at Aviation Officer Candidate School. While Zack meets his first true girlfriend during his training, a young “townie” named Paula (Winger), he also comes into conflict with the hard-driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (Gossett Jr.) training his class. The film was written by Douglas Day Stewart and directed by Taylor Hackford. Its title is an old expression from the Royal Navy and later from the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice’s charge of “conduct unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman” (from 1860).

 

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Weight 1030 g
Dimensions 25 × 4.5 × 25 cm
Artist Formation

Duo

Decade

80's

Gender

Male & Female

Nationality

American, English

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