Monthly Archives: January 2025

Redbone: Same

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In January 1970, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Redbone studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Lolly Vegas and Pete Welding.

Personnel:

  • Lolly Vegas – vocals, lead guitar
  • Tony Bellamy – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Patrick Vegas – vocals, bass
  • Pete DePoe – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Crazy Cajun Cakewalk Band – Lolly Vegas, Patrick Vegas, Jim Ford
  2. Prehistoric Rhythm – Lolly Vegas
  3. Niki Hokey – Lolly Vegas, Patrick Vegas, Jim Ford
  4. Promise I Won’t Let It Show – Patrick Vegas
  5. Minor Seven Heaven – Lolly Vegas
  6. Night Come Down – Lolly Vegas
  7. Tennessee Girl – Lolly Vegas
  8. Rebecca – Lolly Vegas
  9. Jambone – Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas, Anthony Bellamy, Peter DePoe
  10. Little Girl – Lolly Vegas
  11. Chance To See – Patrick Vegas
  12. Red And Blue – Lolly Vegas
  13. Suite Mode – Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas, Anthony Bellamy, Peter DePoe
  14. (I Can’t) Handle It – Lolly Vegas
  15. I’m A Man – Lolly Vegas
  16. Danse Calinda – Patrick Vegas
  17. Things Go Better … Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas, Anthony Bellamy, Peter DePoe

Poco: Deliverin’

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On January 13, 1971, “Epic” label released “Deliverin’”, the first live and the third Poco album overall. It was recorded in September 1970, at “Boston Music Hall” in Boston, Felt Forum” in New Yok City, and was produced by Jim Messina.

Personnel:

  • Jim Messina — vocals, acoustic and electric lead guitar
  • Richie Furay — vocals, acoustic and electric rhythm guitar
  • Rusty Young — vocals, steel guitar, dobro
  • Timothy B. Schmit — vocals, bass
  • George Grantham — vocals, drums
  • Jim Reeves – recording
  • Pete Fornatale – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Guess You Made It – Richie Furay
  2. C’mon – Richie Furay
  3. Hear That Music – Timothy B. Schmit
  4. Kind Woman – Richie Furay
  5. Medley: Hard Luck / Child’s Claim To Fame / Pickin Up The Pieces – Richie Furay, Timothy B. Schmit
  6. You’d Better Think Twice – Jim Messina
  7. A Man Like Me – Richie Furay
  8. Medley: Just in Case It Happens, Yes Indeed / Grand Junction / Consequently So Long – Richie Furay, Rusty Young, Skip Goodwin

The Vogues: Till

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In January 1969, “Reprise” label released “Till”, the fourth Vogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Dick Glasser.

Personnel:

  • Bill Burkette – lead baritone
  • Don Miller – baritone
  • Hugh Geyer – first tenor
  • Chuck Blasko – second tenor
  • Ernie Freeman – arrangements, conductor
  • Ed Trasher – art direction
  • Frank Bez – photography
  • Dick Glasser – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Got My Eyes on You – Jackie Rae, Les Reed
  2. I Will – Dick Glasser
  3. On Broadway – Jerry Lieber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Well
  4. I’ll Know My Love (By the Way She Talks) – Buddy Kaye, Lee Jones
  5. A Taste of Honey – Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow
  6. Till – Charles Dancers, Pierre Buisson, Carl Sigman
  7. She Was too Good to Me – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. No, Not Much – Robert Allen, Al Stillman
  9. The Sun Shines out of Your Shoes – Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
  10. Woman Helping Man – Mark Charron

Tammi Terrell: Irresistible

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In January 1969, “Motown” label released “Irresistible”, the only Tammi Terrell album, It was recorded 1965 – 1968, and was produced by Smokey Robinson, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fugua, James Dean and William Weatherspoon.

Personnel:

  • Tammi Terrell – lead and additional backing vocals
  • The Andantes, The Spinners – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. I Can’t Believe You Love Me – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  2. That’s What Boys Are Made For – Harvey Fuqua, Gwen Gordy Fuqua
  3. Come On and See Me – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  4. What a Good Man He Is – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland
  5. Tears at the End of a Love Affair – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Sylvia Moy
  6. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) – Holland–Dozier–Holland, Sylvia Moy
  7. He’s the One I Love – Smokey Robinson
  8. Can’t Stop Now (Love Is Calling) – James Dean, Stanley McMullen, William Weatherspoon
  9. Just Too Much to Hope For – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Clyde Wilson, Wilbur Jackson
  10. Hold Me Oh My Darling – Harvey Fuqua
  11. I Can’t Go on Without You – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Sylvia Moy

Freddie McCoy: Beans & Greens

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In January 1968, “Prestige” label released “Beans & Greens”, the fifth Freddie McCoy album. It was recorded in May 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Cal Lampley.

Personnel:

  • Freddie McCoy – vibraphone
  • Wilbur “Dud” Buscomb, Edward David Williams – trumpet
  • JoAnne Brackeen – piano
  • Wally Richardson – guitar
  • Dave Blume – organ
  • Joseph Macho, Don Payne – electric bass
  • Ray Lucas – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Don Schlitten – design, photography
  • Chris Albertson – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie McCoy, except where noted.

  1. Beans & Greens
  2. Tony’s Pony
  3. A Whiter Shade of Pale – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher
  4. I Was Made To Love Her – Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
  5. You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland
  6. Take My Love (And Shove It Up Your Heart)
  7. Sixth Avenue Stroll
  8. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  9. Doxy – Sonny Rollins

Magnum: Here The Comes The Rain

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On January 12, 2024, “Steamhammer Records / SPV” label released “Here Comes the Rain”, the twenty-third and the final Magnum studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “M2 Studios”, and was produced by Tony Clarkin.

Personnel:

  • Bob Catley – vocals
  • Tony Clarkin – guitars
  • Rick Benton – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Dennis Ward – bass, backing vocals
  • Lee Morris – drums
  • Chris “Beebe” Aldridge – brass 
  • Nick Dewhurst – brass
  • Liam Doherty – additional vocals
  • Brendon Riley – additional vocals
  • Kyle Lamley – additional vocals
  • Sheena Sear – string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Al Barrow – artwork, booklet
  • Rodney Matthews – front cover artwork
  • Rob Barrow – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Clarkin.

  1. Run into the Shadows
  2. Here Comes the Rain
  3. Some Kind of Treachery
  4. After the Silence
  5. Blue Tango
  6. The Day He Lied
  7. The Seventh Darkness
  8. Broken City
  9. I Wanna Live
  10. Borderline

Benjamin Clementine: At Least For Now

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On January 12, 2015, “Behind Records” label released “At Least for Now”, the debut Benjamin Clementine studio album. It was recorded May – August 2014, at “RAK Studios” in London, “Marlon B Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Jonathan Quarmby and Benjamin Clementine.

Personnel:

  • Benjamin Clementine – vocals, piano, keyboard, percussion, foot stamping, design
  • Manu Sauvage – bass guitar, keyboard bass
  • Jonathan Quarmby – bass guitar
  • Alexis Brossard – drums
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer
  • Akatre – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Benjamin Clementine.

  1. Winston Churchill’s Boy
  2. Then I Heard a Bachelor’s Cry
  3. London
  4. Adios
  5. St-Clementine-on-Tea-and-Croissants
  6. Nemesis
  7. The People and I
  8. Condolence
  9. Cornerstone
  10. Quiver a Little
  11. Gone

Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods

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On January 12, 1988, “Sire” label released “Casual Gods”, the second Jerry Harrison studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Sigma Sound” in New York City, “D.V. Recording” in Milwaukee, and was produced by Jerry Harrison. 

Track listing:

  • Jerry Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Alex Weir – guitars, bass guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitars
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitars
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards, bass synthesizer
  • Rick Jaeger – drums
  • David Van Tieghem – drums, percussion
  • Yogi Horton – drums
  • Jim Liban – horns, harmonica
  • Dickie Landry – horns, saxophone
  • Arlene Holmes – backing vocals
  • Lovelace Richmond – backing vocals
  • Arthur Russell – backing vocals
  • Joyce Bowden – backing vocals
  • Monique Dayan – backing vocals
  • Ernie Brooks – backing vocals, producer assistant
  • David Vartanian – engineer, overdub engineer; mixing
  • Jay Mark – engineer, mixing
  • David Avidor – overdub recording
  • Robin Laine – overdub recording
  • Eric “E.T.” Thorngren – overdub recording; mixing
  • John “Tokes” Potoker – overdub recording, additional engineering, mixing
  • J.C. Convertino – overdub recording
  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Don Peterkofsky – studio assistant
  • Nick Delro – studio assistant
  • Tony Masciarotte – studio assistant
  • Mark Roule – studio assistant
  • Fernando Kral – studio assistant
  • Stan Katayama – studio assistant
  • Tom Vercillo – studio assistant
  • Bob Brackman – studio assistant
  • M&Co. – design
  • Sebastião Salgado – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Rev It Up – Jerry Harrison, John Sieger, Ernie Brooks
  2. Song of Angels
  3. Man with a Gun
  4. Let It Come Down
  5. Cherokee Chief – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  6. A Perfect Lie – Jerry Harrison, Arthur Russell, Ernie Brooks
  7. Are You Running? – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Monique Dayan
  8. Breakdown in the Passing Lane
  9. A.K.A. Love – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  10. We’re Always Talking – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  11. Bobby – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks

Deep Purple: The House Of Blue Light

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On January 12, 1987, “Polydor” label released “The House of Blue Light”, the twelfth Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded May – June 1986, at “The Playhouse” in Stowe, Vermont, and was produced by Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Jon Lord.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan – vocals, congas, harmonica
  • Ritchie Blackmore – guitars, guitar synthesizer
  • Roger Glover – bass, synthesizers, bass synthesizer, sequencer, sampler
  • Jon Lord – Hammond organ, synthesizers, electric piano, sampler
  • Ian Paice – drums, percussion
  • Guy Charbonneau – Le Mobile operator
  • Nick Blagona – engineer
  • Harry Schnitzler – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, except where noted.

  1. Bad Attitude – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover
  2. The Unwritten Law – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice
  3. Call of the Wild – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord
  4. Mad Dog
  5. Black & White – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord
  6. Hard Lovin’ Woman
  7. The Spanish Archer
  8. Strangeways
  9. Mitzi Dupree
  10. Dead or Alive

The Delines: The Imperial

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On January 11, 2019, “Décor” label released “The Imperial”, the second Delines (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Flora Recording & Playback”, “B-Side Studios”, “Type Foundry” and “Scenic Burrows” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by John Morgan Askew.

Personnel:

  • Amy Boone – vocals
  • Willy Vlautin – vocals, guitar
  • Tucker Jackson – pedal steel guitar
  • Cory Gray – keyboards, trumpet, arrangements
  • Freddy Trujillo – vocals, bass
  • Sean Oldham – vocals, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Willy Vlautin.

  1. Cheer Up Charley
  2. The Imperial
  3. Where Are You Sonny?
  4. Let’s Be Us Again
  5. Roll Back My Life
  6. Eddie & Polly
  7. Holly the Hustle
  8. That Old Haunted Place
  9. He Don’t Burn for Me
  10. Waiting on the Blue