Monthly Archives: February 2023

Bright Eyes: The People’s Keys

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On February 15, 2011, “Saddle Creek” label released “The People’s Key”, the ninth Bright Eyes studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “ARC Studios” in Omaha, Nebraska, and was produced by Mike Mogis.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards
  • Mike Mogis – guitars, pedal steel, programming, effects, programming, engineer
  • Nate Walcott – synthesizers, piano, organ, Mellotron
  • Andy LeMaster – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Matt Maginn – bass guitar
  • Carla Azar – drums, percussion
  • Clark Baechle – drums
  • Shane Agsperen – drums, additional drums, additional percussion
  • Laura Burhenn – vocals
  • Denny Brewer – shamanic vocals
  • Andy LeMaster – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor Oberst.

  1. Firewall
  2. Shell Games
  3. Jejune Stars
  4. Approximate Sunlight
  5. Haile Selassie
  6. A Machine Spiritual (in the People’s Key}
  7. Triple Spiral
  8. Beginner’s Mind
  9. Ladder Song
  10. One for You, One for Me

Rush: Fly by Night

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On February 15, 1975, “Mercury” label released “Fly by Night”, the second Rush studio album. It was recorded in December 1974, at “Toronto Sound” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Terry Brown, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, electric guitars, arrangements, cover concept
  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitars, classical guitar, arrangements, cover comcept
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion, arrangements, cover concept
  • Terry Brown – engineer, arrangement
  • John Woloschuk – assistant engineer
  • Gilbert Kong – mastering
  • Eraldo Carugati – cover painting
  • AGI Chicago – art direction
  • Jim Ladwig – art direction
  • Joe Kotleba – design
  • Richard Fegley – photography
  • Howard “Herns” Ungerleider – By-Tor characters inspiration
  • Moon Records – executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart except where noted, all music as noted.

  1. Anthem – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  2. Best I Can – lyrics and music by Geddy Lee
  3. Beneath, Between and Behind – Alex Lifeson
  4. By-Tor and the Snow Dog – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  5. At the Tobes of Hades
  6. Across the Styx
  7. Of the Battle

i. Challenge and Defiance

ii.7/4 War Furor

iii.Aftermath

iv.Hymn of the Triumph

  • Epilogue
  • Fly by Night – Geddy Lee
  • Making Memories – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  • Rivendell – Geddy Lee
  • In the End – lyrics and music by Geddy Lee

Diana Krall: Only Trust Your Heart

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On February 14, 1995, “GRP” label released “Only Trust Your Heart”, the second Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in September 1994, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.

Personnel:

  • Diana Krall – vocals, piano
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Lewis Nash – drums
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone 
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Rich Lamb – engineer assistant
  • Scott Austin – engineer assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Michael Landy – post-production
  • Joseph Doughney – post-production
  • Cara Bridgins – production coordination
  • Joseph Moore – production coordination assistant
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Freddie Paloma – graphic design
  • Carol Weinberg – photography
  • Sonny Mediana – studio photos
  • Michael Bourne – liner notes
  • Carl Griffin – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
  2. Only Trust Your Heart – Benny Carter, Sammy Cahn
  3. I Love Being Here with You – Peggy Lee, Bill Schluger
  4. Broadway – Bill Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  5. Folks Who Live on the Hill – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. I’ve Got the World on a String – Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen
  7. Squeeze Me – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  8. All Night Long – Curtis Lewis
  9. CES Craft – Ray Brown

John Waite: Temple Bar

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On February 14, 1995, “Imago” label released “Temple Bar”, the fifth John Waite studio album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Mike Shipley and John Waite.

Personnel:

  • John Waite – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
  • Shane Fontayne – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jack Johnson – electric guitar
  • Nick Moroch – acoustic guitar
  • Chuck Kentis – acoustic guitar, strings, keyboards, acoustic piano
  • Jeff Golub – guitars, dobro
  • Tim Pierce – electric guitar
  • Michael Fisher – tambourine 
  • Mark Spiro – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Erik Sanko – bass
  • Donnie Nossov – bass
  • John DeNicola – bass
  • Tony Beard – drums
  • Jimmy Keegan – drums
  • Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals
  • Mike Shipley – mixing
  • Tony Phillips – engineer
  • Dan Marnien – additional engineering
  • Donal Bray – engineer assistant
  • Eric Flickinger – engineer assistant
  • Tim Gerron – engineer assistant
  • Jen Monnar – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Alastair Thain – photography

Track listing:

  1. How Did I Get By Without You – John Waite, Mark Spiro, Tim Pierce
  2. Someone Like You – Van Morrison
  3. Piece of My Tears – John Waite, John DeNicola
  4. Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
  5. Downtown – John Waite, Glen Burtnik
  6. In God’s Shadow – Keith Reid, John Waite, Anthony Krizan, John DeNicola
  7. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
  8. The Glittering Prize – John Waite, Anthony Krizan
  9. More – John Waite, John Krizan
  10. In Dreams – John Waite, Mark Spiro

Screaming Trees: Clairvoyance

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On February 13, 1986, “Velvetone” label released “Clairvoyance”, the debut Screaming Trees studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Velvetone Studio” in Ellensburg, WA, and was produced by Steve Fisk.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan – lead vocals, violin
  • Gary Lee Conner – guitar, organ, backing vocals
  • Van Conner – bass, backing vocals
  • Mark Pickerel – drums, percussion
  • Steve Fisk – piano, organ
  • Joey Conner – backing vocals
  • Joanne Conner – backing
  • Michael Peterson – backing vocals
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Sam Albright – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan, Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel.

  1. Orange Airplane
  2. You Tell Me All These Things
  3. Standing on the Edge
  4. Forever
  5. Seeing and Believing
  6. I See Stars
  7. Lonely Girl
  8. Strange Out Here
  9. The Turning
  10. Clairvoyance

Headgirl: St. Valentine’s Day Masacre

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On February 13, 1981, “Bronze” label released “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre”, an an EP recorded by members of Motörhead and Girlschool, under the moniker Headgirl. It was recorded in December 1980, at “Jacksons Studios” in London, and was produced by Vic Maile.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • “Fast” Eddie Clarke – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Kelly Johnson – co-lead vocals, co-lead guitar
  • Kim McAuliffe – rhythm guitar
  • Enid Williams – bass
  • Denise Dufort – drums
  • Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor – insults, inspiration

Track listing:

  1. Please Don’t Touch – Johnny Kidd, Guy Robinson
  2. Bomber – Ian Kilmister, Phil Taylor
  3. Emergency – Denise Dufort, Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe, Enid Williams

Pale Waves: Who Am I

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On February 12, 2021, “Dirty Hit” label released “Who Am I?”, the second Pale Waves studio album. It was recorded in 2020, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rich Costey and Sam de Jong.

Personnel:

  • Heather Baron-Gracie – vocals, guitar
  • Hugo Silvani – guitar
  • Charlie Wood – bass guitar
  • Ciara Doran – drums, synths, programming, additional production
  • Koby Berman – additional production

Track listing:

  1. Change – Heather Baron Gracie, Sam de Jong
  2. Fall to Pieces – Heather Baron Gracie, Sam de Jong
  3. She’s My Religion – Heather Baron Gracie, Sam de Jong
  4. Easy – Heather Baron Gracie, Sam de Jong
  5. Wish U Were Here – Heather Baron Gracie, Suzanne Lyn Shinn
  6. Tomorrow – Heather Baron Gracie
  7. You Don’t Own Me – Heather Baron Gracie, Sam de Jong
  8. I Just Needed You – Heather Baron Gracie
  9. Odd Ones Out – Heather Baron Gracie, Sam de Jong
  10. Run To – Heather Baron Gracie, Ciara Doran, Jake Sinclair, Suzanne Lyn Shinn
  11. Who Am I – Heather Baron Gracie, Ciara Doran

The Rubens: 0202

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On February 12, 2021, “Ivy League Records” label released “0202”, the fourth Rubens (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Konstantin Kersting, Eric J, Rob Amoruso, Sam Margin, Izaac Margin, Elliot Margin, William Zeglis and Scott Baldwin.

Personnel:

  • Sam Margin – vocals, guitar
  • Izaac Margin – lead guitar 
  • Elliott Margin – vocals, keyboards
  • William Zeglis – bass guitar 
  • Scott Baldwin – drums 

Personnel:

  1. Masterpiece – Scott Baldwin, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin, William Zeglis
  2. Heavy Weather – Scott Baldwin, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin, William Zeglis
  3. Live in Life – Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin, William Zeglis
  4. Time of My Life – Michael Jade, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin
  5. Thank You – Luke Fitton, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin
  6. Muddy Evil Pain – Scott Baldwin, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin, William Zeglis
  7. Holiday – Scott Baldwin, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin, William Zeglis
  8. Explosions – Scott Baldwin, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin, William Zeglis
  9. State of My Mind – Sarah Aarons, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin
  10. Apple – Scott Baldwin, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin, William Zeglis
  11. Back to Back – Scott Baldwin, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin, William Zeglis
  12. Party – Scott Baldwin, Elliot Margin, Izaac Margin, Sam Margin, William Zeglis

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators: 4

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On February 11, 2022, “Gibson Records” label released “4”, the fourth Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators studio album (Slash’s fifth album overall). It was recorded in 2021, at “RCA Studio A”, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Slash – lead guitar, talkbox
  • Myles Kennedy – lead vocals
  • Frank Sidoris – rhythm guitar
  • Todd Kerns – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Brent Fitz – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Slash and Myles Kennedy.

  1. The River is Rising
  2. Whatever Gets You By
  3. C’est La Vie
  4. The Path Less Followed
  5. Actions Speak Louder Than Words
  6. Spirit Love
  7. Fill My World
  8. April Fool
  9. Call of the Dogs
  10. Fall Back to Earth

Spoon: Lucifer on the Sofa

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On February 11, 2022, “Matador” label released “Lucifer on the Sofa”, the tenth Spoon studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Public Hi-Fi” and “The Catacomb” in Austin, Texas, “Off Track Betting” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mark Rankin, Dave Fridmann, Justin Raisen, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Alex Fischel, Ben Trokan and Gerardo Larios.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, Mellotron, percussion, handclaps, engineer
  • Alex Fischel – electric guitar, piano, keyboards, Melodica, ARP Solina, drums
  • Gerardo Larios – electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, bass drum, handclaps
  • Dave Fridmann – keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Ben Trokan – bass guitar
  • Jim Eno – drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Jennifer Marigliano – percussion
  • Ted Tafaro – saxophone
  • Steve Berlin – horns
  • Caroline Rose – backing vocals
  • Grant Eppley – engineer
  • Anthony Lopez – engineer
  • Mark Rankin – engineer, mixing
  • Gabe Wax – engineer, additional producer
  • Mike McCarthy – mixing
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Andrew Scheps – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Edel Rodriguez – illustration
  • Matt de Jong – design
  • Jamie-James Medina – design
  • Undercard – design
  • Mike Krol – cover art assistance

Track listing:

  1. Held – Bill Callahan
  2. The Hardest Cut – Britt Daniel, Alex Fischel
  3. The Devil & Mister Jones – Andrew Cashen, Britt Daniel
  4. Wild – Jack Antonoff, Britt Daniel
  5. My Babe – Britt Daniel
  6. Feels Alright – Britt Daniel, Alex Fischel
  7. On the Radio – Britt Daniel
  8. Astral Jacket – Britt Daniel
  9. Satellite – Britt Daniel
  10. Lucifer on the Sofa – Britt Daniel, Alex Fischel