On October 2, 2017, Thomas Earl Petty aka Tom Petty, died aged 66. He was singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer, best known as the leader and singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He was also member and co-founder of the Traveling Wilburys and his early band Mudcrutch. Tom Petty has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In 2002, he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Van Morrison: Born to Sing: No Plan B
On October 2, 2012, “Blue Note” label released “Born to Sing: No Plan B”, the 34th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2012, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison– alto saxophone, electric guitar, piano, vocals
- Paul Moran – Hammond organ, trumpet, piano, keyboards
- Alistair White – trombone
- Chris White– tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Dave Keary – guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
- Paul Moore – bass
- Jeff Lardner – drums, percussion
- Enda Walsh – recording, mixing
- Tim Young – mastering
- Paddy Johnston – personal assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Van Morrison.
- Open the Door (To Your Heart)
- Going Down to Monte Carlo
- Born to Sing
- End of the Rainbow
- Close Enough for Jazz
- Mystic of the East
- Retreat and View
- If in Money We Trust
- Pagan Heart
- Educating Archie
Tokio Hotel: Humanoid
On October 2, 2009, “Cherrytree” label released “Humanoid”, the third Tokio Hotel studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, David Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost and Peter Hoffmann.
Personnel:
- Bill Kaulitz- lead vocals
- Tom Kaulitz – guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Georg Listing – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Gustav Schäfer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Patrick Benzner, Dave Roth, David Jost, Peter Hoffman – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, except where noted.
- Komm
- Sonnensystem
- Automatisch
- Lass uns laufen
- Hunaboid
- Für immer jetzt
- Kampf der Liebe
- Hunde
- Menschen suchen Menschen
- Alien
- Geisterfahrer
- Zoom – Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Desmond Child, Blakeman
John Fogerty: Revival
On October 2, 2007, “Fantasy” label released “Revival”, the seventh John Fogerty solo album. It was recorded in 2007, at “NRG Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “G Studio Digital” and “Studio City” in California, and “Sound Studio” in Frankfurt, Germany, and was produced by John Fogerty.
Personnel:
- John Fogerty– vocals, guitar, lyrics, arrangements, mixing
- Hunter Perrin – guitar
- Benmont Tench– Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
- David Santos – bass guitar
- Kenny Aronoff– drums, percussion
- Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters – backing vocals
- Jim Scott – recording, mixing
- Seth Presant, Ryan Freeland – recording
- Keven Dean, Dave Colvin – engineer assistant
- Robert Ludwig – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by John Fogerty.
- Don’t You Wish It Was True
- Gunslinger
- Creedence Song
- Broken Down Cowboy
- River Is Waiting
- Long Dark Night
- Summer of Love
- Natural Thing
- It Ain’t Right
- I Can’t Take It No More
- Somebody Help Me
- Longshot


