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Edie Brickell: Picture Perfect Morning

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Edie_Brickell_-_Picture_Perfect_Morning

On August 16, 1994, “Geffen” label released “Picture Perfect Morning”, the debut Edie Brickell solo album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by David Bromberg, Roy Halee, and Paul Simon.

Personnel:

  • Edie Brickell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • David Bromberg – guitar ,slide guitar
  • Bill Dillon – guitar,electric guitar
  • Larry Campbell- guitar, pedal steel, violin
  • Nelson Gonzalez – guitar
  • John Leventhal – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Paul Simon- acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Brian Stoltz – guitar, electric guitar
  • Kenny Withrow – guitar, electric guitar
  • John- synthesizer, piano
  • Joel Diamond -organ
  • Art Neville- organ, keyboard
  • Michael Bearden -synthesizer
  • Leon Pendarvis – synthesizer
  • Jerry Douglas- dobro
  • Steve Riley -accordion
  • Dave Samuels -vibraphone
  • Butch Amiot -bass
  • Tony Hall – bass
  • Brad Houser- bass
  • Bakithi Khumalo – bass
  • Shawn Pelton – drums
  • Richard Crooks -drums
  • Steve Gadd- drums
  • Willie Green – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson- percussion, conga
  • Mingo Araujo -percussion
  • Cyro Baptista- percussion
  • Skip LaPlante – percussion
  • Cyril Neville- percussion
  • Errol “Crusher” Bennett – percussion
  • Herb Besson -trombone
  • Michael Davis -trombone
  • Keith O’Quinn – trombone
  • James Pugh – trombone
  • Shari Feder – horn arrangements
  • Michael Brecker- ewi
  • John Bush -triangle
  • Phyllis Bethel -backing vocals
  • The Dixie Cups – backing vocals
  • Terry Manuel – background vocals
  • Madeleine Yayodele Nelson – backing vocals, chekere
  • Vivian Cherry – backing vocals
  • Victor Cook – backing vocals
  • Charles Elam III – backing vocals
  • Dennis King – backing vocals
  • Maurice Lauchner – backing vocals
  • Barry White- voices
  • David Bromberg, Malcolm Burn, Roy Halee, Andy Smith – engineer
  • Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jimmy Corona, Marc Silag – session coordinator
  • Dolores Lusitana – project coordinator
  • Tom Zutaut – art direction
  • Michael Halsband, Vaughn Hazell, Kevin Mazur – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Edie Brickell.

  1. Tomorrow Comes
  2. Green
  3. When the Lights Go Down
  4. Good Times
  5. Another Woman’s Dream
  6. Stay Awhile
  7. Hard Times
  8. Olivia
  9. In the Bath
  10. Picture Perfect Morning
  11. Lost in the Moment

The Divine Comedy: Liberation

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Liberation

On August 16, 1993, “Setanta” label released “Liberation”, the second Divine Comedy (The) album. It was recorded in March 1993, at “Fundamental” in London, and was produced by Neil Hannon and Darren Allison.

Personnel:

  • Neil Hannon- vocals, guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, harpsichord, organ
  • Darren Allison- drums, percussion
  • Lucy Castle – violin, viola
  • Monica Scott – cello
  • Quentin Hutchinson – French horn

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Hannon; except where noted.

  1. Festive Road
  2. Death of a Supernaturalist
  3. Bernice Bobs Her Hair
  4. I Was Born Yesterday
  5. Your Daddy’s Car
  6. Europop
  7. Timewatching
  8. The Pop Singer’s Fear of the Pollen Count
  9. Queen of the South
  10. Victoria Falls
  11. Three Sisters
  12. Europe by Train
  13. Lucy – additional lyrics by William Wordsworth

AC/DC: Flick Of The Switch

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Flick_of_the_Switch

On August 15, 1983, “Albert” label released “Flick of the Switch“, the tenth AC/DC album. It was recorded in April 1983, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Australia by the “ARIIA” and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Brian Johnson– lead vocals
  • Angus Young– lead guitar
  • Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Rudd– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson.

  1. Rising Power
  2. This House Is on Fire
  3. Flick of the Switch
  4. Nervous Shakedown
  5. Landslide
  6. Guns for Hire
  7. Deep in the Hole
  8. Bedlam in Belgium
  9. Badlands
  10. Brain Shake

Rod Stewart: Atlantic Crossing

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Atlantic Crossing

On August 15, 1975, “Riva” label released “Atlantic Crossing”, the sixth Rod Stewart album. It was recorded .April-June 1975, at “A&R” in New York; “Criteria” in Miami; “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Dowd. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Rod Stewart – vocals
  • Pete Carr- acoustic guitar and electric guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis- guitars
  • Steve Cropper- guitars
  • Fred Tackett, guitars
  • Jimmy Johnson- guitars
  • Barry Beckett- keyboards
  • Albhy Galuten- keyboards
  • Booker T. Jones- Hammond organ
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn- bass
  • Lee Sklar- bass
  • Bob Glaub- bass
  • David Hood- bass
  • David Lindley- mandolin, violin
  • Al Jackson, Jr.- drums
  • Roger Hawkins- drums
  • Nigel Olsson- drums
  • Willie Correa- drums
  • The Memphis Horns- trumpet, trombone, saxophone
  • Cindy & Bob Singers, The Pets & The Clappers – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin, James Mitchell – string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Three Time Loser – Rod Stewart
  2. Alright for an Hour – Rod Stewart, Jesse Ed Davis
  3. All in the Name of Rock ‘N’ Roll – Rod Stewart
  4. Drift Away – Mentor Williams
  5. Stone Cold Sober – Rod Stewart, Steve Cropper
  6. I Don’t Want to Talk About It – Danny Whitten
  7. It’s Not The Spotlight – Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin
  8. This Old Heart of Mine – Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Sylvia Moy
  9. Still Love You – Rod Stewart
  10. Sailing – Gavin Sutherland

Jefferson Airplane: Takes Off

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Jefferson Airplane Takes Off

On August 15, 1966, “RCA Victor” label released “Jefferson Airplane Takes Off”. the debut Jefferson Airplane album. It was recorded December 1965 – March 1966 at “RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tommy Oliver and Matthew Katz. Signe Toly Anderson and Skip Spence left the group shortly after the album’s release and were replaced by Grace Slick  and  Spencer Dryden.

Personnel:

  • Marty Balin– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Signe Toly Anderson– vocals, percussion
  • Jorma Kaukonen– lead guitar
  • Paul Kantner– rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Jack Casady– bass
  • Skip Spence– drums
  • Spencer Dryden– drums
  • Dave Hassinger– engineer

Track listing:

  1. Blues from an Airplane – Marty Balin, Skip Spence
  2. Let Me In – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
  3. Bringing Me Down – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
  4. It’s No Secret – Marty Balin
  5. Tobacco Road – Clay Warnick
  6. Come Up the Years – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
  7. Run Around – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
  8. Let’s Get Together – Chester Powers
  9. Don’t Slip Away – Marty Balin, Skip Spence
  10. Chauffeur Blues – Lester Melrose
  11. And I Like It – Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen

Hawkwind: Same

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Hawkwind

On August 14, 1970, “Liberty” label released the self-titled, same Hawkwind studio album. It was recorded in April 1970, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Dick Taylor  and Hawkwind. It is regarded as one of the first space rock albums.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brock– vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
  • Nik Turner– vocals, saxophone, flute
  • Mick Slattery– guitar
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton– vocals, guitar
  • Dik Mik(Michael Davies) – synthesizer
  • John A. Harrison– vocals, bass guitar
  • Terry Ollis– drums

Track listing:

  1. Hurry on Sundown – Dave Brock, Hawkwind
  2. The Reason Is? – Dave Brock, Hawkwind
  3. Be Yourself – Dave Brock, Hawkwind
  4. Paranoia – Part 1 – Dave Brock, Hawkwind
  5. Paranoia – Part 2 – Dave Brock, Hawkwind
  6. Seeing It as You Really Are – Dave Brock, Hawkwind
  7. Mirror of Illusion – Dave Brock, Hawkwind

The Rolling Stones: Five By Five

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On August 14, 1964, “Decca” label released “Five by Five”, the second Rolling Stones EP. It was recorded June 11, 1964, at “Chess Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead vocals, tambourine
  • Brian Jones– guitar, harmonica, organ, backing vocals
  • Keith Richards– guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Ian Stewart– organ, piano

Track listing:

  1. If You Need Me – Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman
  2. Empty Heart – Nanker Phelge
  3. 2120 South Michigan Avenue – Nanker Phelge
  4. Confessin’ the Blues – Jay McShann, Walter Brown
  5. Around and Around – Chuck Berry

James Taylor: October Road

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October road

On August 13, 2002, “Columbia” label released “October Road”, the fifteenth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Russ Titelman. In November 2002, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor – vocals, guitar
  • Ry Cooder– guitar
  • Michael Landau– guitar
  • Mark Knopfler– vocals, guitar
  • John Sheldon – guitar, harmonics
  • John Pizzarelli– guitar
  • Bobby Mann– guitar
  • Greg Phillinganes– keyboards
  • Clifford Carter– organ, keyboards, piano, synth rhodes, synth organ, string pad
  • Rob Mounsey– keyboards, synthesizer, synth bagpipes, penny whistle, percussion, string pad
  • Chiara Civello– piano, backing vocals
  • Larry Goldings – piano
  • Robbie Kilgore – piano
  • Tommy Morgan – harmonica
  • Jimmy Johnson– bass
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • M Hans Liebert – synth conga, piano, synth percussion
  • Luis Conte– percussion
  • Michael Brecker– saxophone
  • Lou Marini– saxophone
  • Harry Allen– tenor saxophone
  • Walt Fowler – trumpet
  • Steve Scully – chorus
  • Michael Eisenstein – chorus
  • Nina Gordon– chorus
  • Josh Lattanzi – chorus
  • Kay Hanley – chorus
  • David Lasley– chorus, backing vocals
  • Valerie Carter– chorus, backing vocals
  • Kate Markowitz– chorus, backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller– chorus, backing vocals
  • Richard Sebring – French horn
  • Liane Mautner – violin
  • Cenovia Cummins – violin
  • Brian Dembow – viola
  • Bruce Dukov – violin
  • Stuart Duncan – violin
  • Julie Ann Gigante – violin
  • Tamara Hatwan – violin
  • Alan Grunfeld – violin
  • Karen Jones – violin
  • Richard Sortomme – violin
  • Donna Tecco – violin
  • Belinda Whitney – violin
  • Margaret Wooten – violin
  • Kenneth Yerke – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Mark O’Connor– violin
  • Robin Olson – violin
  • Karen Bakunin – viola
  • Carrie Holzman-Little – viola
  • Stephen Erdody – cello
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello
  • Yo-Yo Ma– cello
  • Caroline Taylor – backing vocals
  • Sally Taylor– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor except where noted.

  1. September Grass – John I. Sheldon
  2. October Road
  3. On the 4th of July
  4. Whenever You’re Ready
  5. Belfast to Boston
  6. Mean Old Man
  7. My Traveling Star
  8. Raised Up Family
  9. Carry Me on My Way
  10. Caroline I See You
  11. Baby Buffalo
  12. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Martin, R. Blane

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Same

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

On August 13, 1973, “MCA” label released the self-titled, debut Lynyrd Skynyrd album. It was recorded March – May 1973, at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Gary Rossington– lead, rhythm and slide guitar
  • Allen Collins– lead and  rhythm guitar
  • Ed King– lead guitar
  • Billy Powell– keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass
  • Bob Burns– drums except
  • Al Kooper(Roosevelt Gook) – bass, Mellotron and back-up harmony, mandolin, bass drum organ, engineer
  • Robert Nix – drums
  • Bobbye Hall– percussion
  • Steve Katz– harmonica
  • Bobby Langford – engineer
  • Rodney Mills– engineer
  • Michael Diehl – design
  • Thomas Hill – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Ain’t the One – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. Tuesday’s Gone – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. Gimme Three Steps – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. Simple Man – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  5. Things Goin’ On – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. Mississippi Kid – Bob Burns, Al Kooper, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. Poison Whiskey – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  8. Free Bird – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant

Iron Butterfly: Metamorphosis

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Metamorphosis

On August 13, 1970, “Atco” label released “Metamorphosis”, the fourth Iron Butterfly, studio album. It was recorded May – July 1970, and was produced by Richard Podolor. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 403 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Metamorphosis” is noted for having one of the earliest uses of the Talk box on a rock album.

Personnel:

  • Doug Ingle – lead vocals, organ
  • Mike Pinera – lead vocals, guitar
  • Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt– guitar
  • Richard Podolor– sitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Bill Cooper – twelve-string guitar
  • Lee Dorman– bass
  • Ron Bushy– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy, and Lee Dorman, except where noted.

  1. Free Flight
  2. New Day
  3. Shady Lady – lyrics by Robert Woods Edmonson
  4. Best Years of Our Life
  5. Slower Than Guns – lyrics by Robert Woods Edmonson
  6. Stone Believer
  7. Soldier in Our Town – lyrics by Robert Woods Edmonson
  8. Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way) – lyrics by Robert Woods Edmonson
  9. Butterfly Bleu