Monthly Archives: April 2023

John Mellencamp: Sad Clowns & Hillbillies

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On April 28, 2017, “Republic Records” label released “Sad Clowns & Hillbillies”, the 23rd John Mellencamp studio album. It was recorded December 2015 – February 2016, at “Belmont Mall” in Belmont, Indiana, and was produced by John Mellencamp.

Personnel:

  • John Mellencamp – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Carlene Carter – duet and backing vocals
  • Andy York – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Mike Wanchic – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Izzy Stradlin – electric guitar
  • Troye Kinnett – keyboards, harmonica
  • John Gunnell – bass
  • Toby Myers – electric bass
  • Dane Clark – drums
  • Stan Lynch – drums
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
  • Miriam Sturm – violin
  • Martina McBride – vocal
  • Carlene Carter – vocal
  • Lily & Madeleine – backing vocals
  • Christie Brinkley – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

  1. Mobile Blue – Mickey Newbury
  2. Battle of Angels
  3. Grandview – John Mellencamp, Bobby Clark
  4. Indigo Sunset – John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter
  5. What Kind of Man Am I
  6. All Night talk Radio
  7. Sugar Hill Mountain
  8. You Are Blind
  9. Damascus Road – Carlene Carter
  10. Early Bird Café – Lane Tietgen
  11. Sad Clowns
  12. My Soul’s Got Wings – John Mellencamp, Woody Guthrie
  13. Easy Target

New Found Glory: Makes Me Sick

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On April 28, 2017, “Hopeless Records” label released “Makes Me Sick”, the ninth New Found Glory studio album. It was recorded in October 2016, and was produced by Aaron Sprinkle.

Personnel:

  • Jordan Pundik – lead vocals
  • Chad Gilbert – guitars, backing vocals
  • Ian Grushka – bass guitar
  • Cyrus Bolooki – drums, percussion
  • Aaron Sprinkle – engineer
  • Lee Unfried – drum engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Troy Glessner – mastering
  • Brian Butler – artwork/layout
  • David Bean – photography
  • Aaron Mlasko – drum technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Jordan Pundik, Chad Gilbert, Ian Grushka and Cyrus Bolooki.

  1. Your Jokes Aren’t Funny
  2. Party on Apocalypse
  3. Call Me Anti-Social
  4. Happy Being Miserable
  5. The Sound of Two Voices
  6. Blurred Vision
  7. Say It Don’t Spray It
  8. Barbed Wire
  9. Short and Sweet
  10. The Cheapest Thrill

Dr. Dog: Critical Equation

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On April 27, 2018, “Thirty Tigers” label released “Critical Equation”, the tenth Dr. Dog album. It was recorded in 2018, in Fillipinotown, Los Angeles, and was produced by Gus Seyffert.

Personnel:

  • Scott McMicken – lead guitar, artwork, design
  • Frank McElroy – rhythm guitar, artwork, design
  • Zach Miller – keyboards, artwork, design
  • Toby Leaman – vocal, bass guitar, artwork, design
  • Michael Libramento – vocal, bass, acoustic and lap steel guitar, percussion, artwork, design
  • Eric Slick – drums, artwork, design
  • Gus Seyffert – engineering, mixing
  • Sean Cook – engineer
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Leann Cornelius – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott McMicken, Frank McElroy, Zach Miller, Tony Leaman, Michael Libramento and Eric Slick.

  1. Listening In
  2. Go Out Fighting
  3. Buzzing in the Light
  4. Virginia Please
  5. Critical Equation
  6. True Love
  7. Heart Killer
  8. Night
  9. Under the Wheels
  10. Coming Out of the Darkness

Peter Frampton: Thank You Mr. Churchill

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On May 27, 2010, “Eagle Rock” and “New Door Records” labels released “Thank You Mr. Churchill”, the fourteenth Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Chris Kimsey.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, dulcimer, E-bow, Wurlitzer, ukulele
  • Eddie Willis, Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar
  • Rob Jones – grand piano, synthesizer
  • Benmont Tench – Hammond organ
  • Bob Babbitt, Craig Young – bass
  • Matt Cameron – drums, percussion
  • Chad Cromwell, Kenneth “Spider” Rice – drums
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Julian Frampton – vocals
  • Kira Small, Marcia Ware, Scat Springs – backing vocals
  • Don Gunn – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton; except where noted.

  1. Thank You Mr. Churchill – Peter Frampton, John Regan
  2. Solution – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy
  3. Road to the Sun – Peter Frampton, Julian Frampton
  4. I’m Due a You – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy
  5. Vaudeville Nanna and the Banjolele – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy
  6. Asleep at the Wheel
  7. Suite: Liberte. A. Megumi B. Huria Wat
  8. Restraint – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy
  9. I Want it Back
  10. Invisible Man – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy
  11. Black Ice
  12. Non North America edition
  13. I Understand – (bonus track)
  14. A Thousand Dreams – (bonus track)

The Proclaimers: This is the Story

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On April 27, 1987, “Chrysalis” label released “This Is the Story”, the debut Proclaimers (The) studio album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, and was produced by John Williams, Gerry Rafferty and Hugh Murphy.

Personnel:

  • Craig Reid – vocals, tambourine, bongos, marracas
  • Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic six-string and twelve-string guitar, acoustic bass
  • Ian Maidman – bass, keyboards
  • Phil Bodger – engineer, mixing
  • Danton Supple – engineer assistant
  • Matt Howe – engineer assistant
  • John Pasche – design
  • Nick Knight – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Reid and Craig Reid, except where noted.

  1. Throw the ‘R’ Away
  2. Over and Done With
  3. Misty Blue
  4. The Part That Really Matters
  5. (I’m Gonna) Burn Your Playhouse Down – Lester Blackwell
  6. Letter from America (acoustic version)
  7. Sky Takes the Soul
  8. It Broke My Heart
  9. The First Attack
  10. Make My Heart Fly
  11. Beautiful Truth
  12. The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues
  13. Letter from America (band version)

The Isley Brothers: It’s Our Thing

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On April 26, 1969, “T-Neck Records” label released “It’s Our Thing”, the sixth Isley Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph isley and Ernie Esley.

Personnel:

  • Ronald Isley – lead vocals
  • O’Kelly Isley Jr. – backing vocals 
  • Rudolph Isley – backing vocals
  • Everett Collins – drums, percussion
  • Ernie Isley – bass, guitar
  • Tony May – recording, mixing
  • Acy R. Lehman – art direction
  • James Kriegsmann Jr. – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rudolph Isley, O’Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley.

  1. I Know Who You Been Socking It To
  2. Somebody Been Messin’
  3. Save Me
  4. I Must Be Losing My Touch
  5. Feels Like the World
  6. It’s Your Thing
  7. Give the Women What They Want
  8. Love Is What You Make It
  9. Don’t Give It Away
  10. He’s Got Your Love

Larry Young: Heaven on Earth

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In April 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Heaven on Earth”, the eight Larry Young album. It was recorded in February 1968, at “Rudy Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Larry Young – organ
  • Byard Lancaster – alto saxophone, flute
  • Herbert Morgan – tenor saxophone
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Eddie Gladden – drums
  • Althea Young – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Young, except where noted.

  1. The Infant
  2. The Cradle
  3. The Hereafter
  4. Heaven on Earth
  5. Call Me – Tony Hatch
  6. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Blue Mitchell: Collision in Black

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In April 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Collision in Black”, the 15th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “RPM Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Monk Higgins and Dee Ervin.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Monk Higgins – tenor saxophone, piano, organ, arrangements
  • Jim Horn, Ernie Watts – flute
  • Anthony Ortega – tenor saxophone
  • Dick “Slyde” Hyde, Jack Redmond – trombone
  • Al Vescovo – guitar
  • Miles Grayson – piano, percussion
  • Dee Ervin – organ, percussion
  • Bob West – electric bass
  • Paul Humphrey – drums
  • John Cyr – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Monk Higgins, except where noted.

  1. Collision in Black
  2. Deeper in Black – Peggy Grayson
  3. Jo Ju Ja – Virginia P. Bland
  4. Blue on Black
  5. Swahilli Suite
  6. Monkin’ Around
  7. Keep Your Nose Clean – Virginia P. Bland
  8. I Ain’t Jivin’ – Virginia P. Bland
  9. Digging in the Dirt
  10. Who Dun It?
  11. Kick It – Virginia P. Bland
  12. Keep Your Soul Together

Reggie and the Full Effect: Promotional Copy

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On April 25, 2000, “Vagrant” label released “Promotional Copy”, the second Reggie and the Full Effect studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Ed Rose.

Personnel:

  • Matt Pryor – guitar, backing vocals
  • Rob Pope – bass
  • James Dewees – lead vocals, drums, keyboards
  • Sean-O-Tronic (Sean Ingram)
  • Fluxuation
  • Common Denominator
  • Ed Rose – recording, mixing
  • Craig Conrad – additional engineering
  • Dan Askew – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by James Dewees.

  1. A.C. Lerok…Bitches Get Stitches
  2. From Me 2 U
  3. Congratulations Matt and Christine
  4. Something I’m Not
  5. Doot Doot Pause Doot Doot
  6. Relive the Magic…Bring the Magic Home
  7. Good Times, Good Times, Good Buds
  8. Megan 2K
  9. Boot to the Moon (Wade and Wayne Jentry and Band
  10. Thanx for Stayin
  11. Gloves  
  12. Fought and Won One
  13. Ode to Manheim Steamroller
  14. Dwarf Invasion

The Spencer Davis Group: With Their New Faces On

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In April 1968, “United Artists” label released “With Their New Face On”, the fourth Spencer Davis Group (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mike Hurst, Spencer Davis and Eddie Hardin.

Personnel:

  1. Phil Sawyer – lead and co-lead vocals, lead guitar
  2. Ray Fenwick – lead vocals, lead guitar
  3. Eddie Hardin – lead vocals, keyboards
  4. Spencer Davis – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  5. Charlie McCracken – bass, backing vocals
  6. Pete York – drums, percussion

Track listings:

All tracks by Spencer Davis and Eddie Hardin except where noted.

  1. With His New Face On
  2. Mr. Second Class
  3. Alec in Transit Land – Spencer Davis, Eddie Hardin, Kirk Duncan, Pete York
  4. Sanity Inspector
  5. Feel Your Way
  6. Morning Sun – Spencer Davis, Eddie Hardin, Kirk Duncan, Nicky James
  7. Moonshine – Spencer Davis, Eddie Hardin, Pete York
  8. Don’t Want You No More
  9. Time Seller
  10. Stop Me, I’m Falling