Monthly Archives: February 2018

Laura Nyro: Smile

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In February 1976, “Columbia” label released “Smile”, the sixth Laura Nyro album. It was recorded in 1975, at “CBS 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Laura Nyro and Charlie Calello.

Personnel:

  • Laura Nyro – vocals, piano, guitar, wood block
  • John Tropea, Hugh McCracken, Joe Beck, Jeff Mironov, Jerry Friedman, Greg Bennett – guitar
  • Will Lee, Richard Davis, Bob Babbitt- bass
  • Chris Parker, Allan Schwartzberg, Rick Marotta- drums
  • Jimmy Maelen- tambourine, wood block
  • Nydia Mata, Carter C.C. Collins – congas
  • Rubens Bassini- shaker
  • David Friedman – vibraphone
  • Joe Farrell, Michael Brecker, George Young – saxophone
  • Randy Brecker- trumpet
  • Paul Messing – triangle
  • Nisako Yoshida, Reiko Kamota – koto
  • Don Puluse, Tim Geelan – engineer
  • Jay Messina, Lou Waxman, Stan Tonkel – engineer assistant
  • Ed Lee – artwork
  • Patty Newport – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Nyro, except where noted.

  1. Sexy Mama – Al Goodman, Sylvia Robinson, Harry Ray
  2. Children of the Junks
  3. Money
  4. I Am the Blues
  5. Stormy Love
  6. The Cat Song
  7. Midnite Blue
  8. Smile

Al Green: Full Of Fire

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In February 1976, “Hi” label released “Full of Fire”, the tenth Al Green studio album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Willie Mitchell.

Personnel:

  • Al Green – vocals
  • Teenie Hodges- guitar
  • Archie Turner, Michael Allen – piano
  • Charles Hodges- organ
  • Leroy Hodges- bass
  • Howard Grimes- drums, congas
  • Andrew Love, Lewis Collins – tenor saxophone
  • James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson- trumpet
  • Jack Hale – trombone
  • The Memphis Strings – strings
  • Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes – backing vocals
  • Norman Seeff- photography

Track listing:

  1. Glory, Glory – Al Green, Willie Mitchell
  2. That’s the Way It Is – Al Green
  3. Always – Al Green, Charles Hodges
  4. There’s No Way – Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle
  5. I’d Fly Away – Al Green
  6. Full of Fire – Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges
  7. Together Again – Buck Owens
  8. Soon as I Get Home – Al Green, Michael Allen
  9. Let It Shine – Al Green, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges

Eric Church: The Outsiders

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On February 11, 2014, “EMI Nashville” label released “The Outsiders”, the fourth Eric Church album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, and was produced by Jay Joyce. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Eric Church – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Bryan Sutton– bass-banjo, bouzouki, slide dobro, dobro, 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, percussion, piano
  • T. Corenflos– electric guitar
  • Jeff Hyde – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Jay Joyce– baritone guitar, bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, white noise generator, omnichord, Hammond C-3 organ, percussion, piano, pump organ, sound effects, synth mandolin, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
  • Lee Hendricks – bass guitar, baritone guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Craig Wright – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Barry Green – trombone
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Joanna Cotten, Jason Hall– backing vocals
  • Jason Sellers – backing vocals
  • Matthew Wheeler – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Outsiders – Eric Church, Casey Beathard
  2. A Man Who Was Gonna Die Young – Eric Church, Jeremy Spillman
  3. Cold One – Eric Church, Lynn Hutton, Jeff Hyde
  4. Roller Coaster Ride – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndekk
  5. Talladega – Eric Church, Luke Laird
  6. Broke Record – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde
  7. Like a Wrecking Ball – Eric Church, Casey Beathard
  8. That’s Damn Rock & Roll – Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Michael P. Heeney
  9. Dark Side – Eric Church, Travis Meadows Spillman
  10. Devil, Devil (Prelude: Princess of Darkness) – Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell
  11. Give Me Back My Hometown – Eric Church, Luke Laird
  12. The Joint – Eric Church, Casey Beathard

The Foals: Holy Fire

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On February 11, 2013, “Transgressive” label released “Holy Fire”, the third Foals (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Assault & Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by Alan Moulder, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith, Walter Gervers, Edwin Congreave and Jack Bevan.

Personnel:

  • Yannis Philippakis– vocals, guitar
  • Jimmy Smith – guitar
  • Walter Gervers – bass, backing vocals
  • Edwin Congreave – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jack Bevan– drums
  • Ric Elsworth- percussion, marimba
  • London Contemporary Orchestra
  • Hugh Brunt– conducting, string arrangements
  • Leif Podhajsky– design, art direction
  • Thomas Nebbia – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith, Walter Gervers, Edwin Congreave and Jack Bevan.

  1. Prelude
  2. Inhaler
  3. My Number
  4. Bad Habit
  5. Everytime
  6. Late Night
  7. Out of the Woods
  8. Milk & Black Spiders
  9. Providence
  10. Stepson
  11. Moon

Johann Johannsson

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On February 9, 2018, Jóhann Jóhannsson died aged 48. He was composer who was composing music for theatre, dance, TV  and movies. Some of his movie works include original scores for “Personal Effects” by David Hollander, “For Ellen” by So Yong Kim, “McCanick” by John C. Waller, “Prisoners” by Denis Villeneuve, Sicario by Denis Villeneuve, “Arrival” by Denis Villeneuve, “The Mercy” by James Marsh and “Mary Magdalene” by Garth Davis. For the score for James Marsh’s “The Theory of Everything”, Jóhannsson won a “Golden Globe” for “Best Original Score”. In the period 2002 – 2016, he released nine solo albums.

Josipa Lisac: Dnevnik jedne ljubavi

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In February 1973, “Jugoton” label released “Dnevnik jedne ljubavi”, the debut Josipa Lisac album. It was recorded in February 1973, and was produced by Karlo Metikoš and K. Klemenčić. In 1998, the album was ranked at number 9 on the list of “YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music”.

Personnel:

  • Brane “Lambert” Živković – flute, piano, el.piano, arranger
  • Slobodan “Bobo”Kovačević – acoustic guitar
  • Vedran Božić – guitar
  • Tihomir “Pop” Asanović – Hammond organ
  • Mario Mavrin – Fender bass
  • Jože “Braco” Doblekar – congas
  • Dado Topić – tambourine
  • Ratko “Rale” Divjak – drums
  • Miroslav Sedak-Benčić, Boris Frančišković – tenor saxophone
  • Maks Johan – baritone saxophone
  • Marijan Domić – trumpet
  • Radmilo Maslovarić – trombone
  • Nenad Marinović – oboe
  • Stjepan Obadić – horn
  • Konstantin Iskra – bassoon
  • Ivan Kuzmić, Silvio Orlando – violin
  • Ante Živković – viola
  • Josip Stojanović – cello
  • Zdenka Kovačiček, Dubravka Zubović, Ksenija Erker, Adica Dobrić – backing vocals
  • Franjo Berner – engineer
  • Ivica Krajač – artwork
  • Jozo Ćetković – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ivica Krajač, all music by Karlo Metikoš;

  1. O jednoj mladosti
  2. Srela sam se s njim
  3. Sreća
  4. Po prvi put
  5. Plačem
  6. Jedna kratka vijest
  7. Ležaj od suza
  8. Ne prepoznajem ga
  9. Vjerujem ti sve
  10. Kao stranac

Mother Mother: No Culture

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On February 10, 2017, “Def Jam” label released “No Culture”, the sixth Mother Mother album. It was recorded in 2016, at “The Warehouse Studio”, and was produced by Ryan Guldemond, Brian Howes and Jason Van Poederooyen.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Guldemond – vocals, guitar
  • Molly Guldemond – vocals, keyboard, art direction, design
  • Jasmin Parkin – vocals, keyboard
  • Mike Young – bass
  • Ali Siadat – drums
  • Jeremy Page – bass, saxophone
  • The Warehouse Kids Choir – backing vocals
  • Zach Blackstone – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Raina + Wilson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Guldemond.

  1. Free
  2. Love Stuck
  3. The Drugs
  4. Back in School
  5. Letter
  6. Baby Boy
  7. Mouth of the Devil
  8. No Culture
  9. Everything Is Happening
  10. Family

Alex Taylor: Dinnertime

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In February 1972, “Capricorn” label released “Dinnertime”, the second Alex Taylor album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Johnny Sandlin.

Personnel:

  • Alex Taylor- vocals
  • Scott Boyer- guitar, backing vocals
  • John Hughey- steel guitar
  • Jim Nalls- guitar
  • Chuck Leavell- piano, keyboards, vibraphone
  • Paul Hornsby- organ, keyboards
  • Johnny Sandlin- bass, Moog synthesizer
  • Wayne Perkins- bass, guitar, slide guitar
  • Charlie Hayward- bass
  • Jaimoe- percussion, conga, timbales
  • Bill Stewart- drums
  • Roger Hawkins- percussion, conga, tambourine
  • Lou Mullenix- percussion, timbales
  • Earl Sims- percussion
  • Charles Chalmers, Sandra Chalmers, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes, Temple Riser, Steve Smith – backing vocals
  • Johnny Sandlin – recording, remix
  • Steve Smith – recording
  • Jeff Willens, Richard Rosebrough, Danny Tuberville – remix
  • Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes – photography
  • Phil Walden – executive supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Change Your Sexy Ways – Alex Taylor, Chuck Leavell, Jim Nalls
  2. Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield – Randy Newman
  3. Comin’ Back to You – Scott Boyer
  4. Four Days Gone – Stephen Stills
  5. Payday – Jesse Winchester
  6. Who’s Been Talking? – Howlin’ Wolf
  7. Who Will the Next Fool Be? – Charlie Rich
  8. From a Buick Six – Bob Dylan

James Taylor: James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine

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In February 1971, “Euphoria” label released “James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine”,  archival release of 1966 recordings of James Taylor’s band The Flying Machine, and was produced by Al Gorgoni, and Chip Taylor.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor— vocals, guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar— vocals, guitar
  • Zachary Wiesner — bass
  • Joel O’Brien — drums
  • Al Gorgoni— harpsichord
  • Wally Sheffey, Eddie Youngblood – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor except where noted

  1. Night Owl
  2. Brighten Your Night With My Day
  3. Kootch’s Song – Danny Kortchmar
  4. Knocking ‘Round the Zoo
  5. Rainy Day Man – James Taylor, Zach Wiesner
  6. Knocking ‘Round the Zoo
  7. Something’s Wrong

Paul Siebel: Jack Knife Gypsy

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In February 1971, “Elektra” label released “Jack-Knife Gypsy”, the second Paul Siebel album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Sunset Sound” and “Elektra Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Robert W. Zachary.

Personnel:

  • Paul Siebel- vocals, guitar
  • Clarence White, Robert Warford – guitar
  • Bernie Leadon- guitar
  • Buddy Emmons- steel guitar
  • David Grisman- mandolin
  • Ralph Shuckett – organ, piano
  • Billy Wolfe, Gary White – bass
  • Jim Buchanan- violin, viola
  • Doug Kershaw- fiddle
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Bill Lazerus, Fritz Richmond – recording
  • Greg Fulginiti– overdub
  • Bruce Morgan – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Robert L. Heimall – art direction
  • Frank Bez – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Siebel.

  1. Jasper and the Miners
  2. If I Could Stay
  3. Jack-Knife Gypsy
  4. Prayer Song
  5. Legend of the Captain’s Daughter
  6. Chips Are Down
  7. Pinto Pony
  8. Hillbilly Child
  9. Uncle Dudley
  10. Miss Jones
  11. Jeremiah’s Song