On June 17, 1997, “Impulse!” label released “What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach”, the 46th McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in March 1996, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City.
Personnel:
McCoy Tyner – piano
Christian McBride – bass
Lewis Nash – drums
John Clayton – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Burt Bacharach.
(They Long to Be) Close to You
What the World Needs Now Is Love
You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
On June 17, 2022, “4AD” label released “Farm to Table”, the second Bartees Strange studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “38 North Studio”, “4AD Studios”, “Strange Land Stufios”, “Tonal Park”, and was produced by Dave Cerminara, Chris Connors, Steph Marziano and Bartees Strange.
Personnel:
Bartees Strange – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, tambourine, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, synth bass, percussion, effects, programming, recording, engineer
Chris Connors – electric guitar, 12 string guitar, bass guitar, synth brass, piano, synthesizer, recording, engineer, mixing
Graham Richman – electric guitar, 12-string guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano
Dan Kleederman – electric and slide guitar, bass guitar
Austin Vos – slide guitar
Don Godwin – piano, tuba, sousaphone
Dave Cerminara – synthesizer, drum programming, recording, engineer
John E. Daise – bass guitar
Joe Kennedy – bass guitar
Fabian Prynn – drums, recording, engineer
Dillon Treacy – drums
Victor Indrizzo – drums
Jordyn Blakely – drums, percussion
Conor Murphy – horns, trumpet
Eliza Vera – backing vocals
Sarah Register – mastering
Niek Truijen – artwork
John Brooks – recording, engineer
Alison Fielding – design
Track listing:
Heavy Heart – Chris Connors, John E. Daise, Dan Kleederman, Graham Richman, Bartees Strange, Carter Zumtobel
Mulholland Dr. – Dan Kleederman, Bartees Strange
Wretched – Bartees Strange
Cosigns – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
Tours – Steph Marziano, Bartees Strange
Hold the Line – Bartees Strange
We Were Only Close for Like Two Weeks – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
Escape This Circus – Chris Connors, Bartees Strange
On June 17, 2022, “Matador” label released “Ugly Season”, the sixth Perfume Genius studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Blake Mills and Perfume Genius.
Personnel:
Perfume Genius (Michael Alden Hadreas) – vocals, synthesizer, piano
On June 17, 2016, “Universal Music Canada” label released “Man Machine Poem”, the thirteenth and final Tragically Hip (The) album. It was recorded in 2016 at “Bathouse” in Kingston, “Revolution Recording” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Dave Hamelin and Kevin Drew.
Personnel:
Gordon Downie – vocal, design concept
Rob Baker – guitar, design concept
Paul Langlois – guitar
Gord Sinclair – bass
Johnny Fay – drums
Dave Hamelin – keyboards, percussion
Kevin Drew – keyboards, percussion
Nyles Spencer – recording
Rob Currie – recording
Dave Hamelin – mixing
Kevin Drew – mixing
Nyles Spencer – mixing
Eric Boulanger – mastered
Jonathan Shedletzky – art direction
Isis Essery – design, layout
Simon Paul – artwork
Andy Prokh – photography
Cult Pro Svet – photography
Mike Corner, Matt Kirby, Sam Bidinost, Dave ‘Billy Ray’ Koster – assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Gordon Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.
On June 17, 1985, “Atlanta Artists” label released “Single Life”, the eleventh Cameo album. It was recorded 1984 – 1985, and was produced by Larry Blackmon.
Personnel:
Larry Blackmon – lead and backing vocal, bass guitar, drums, percussion, mixing
Tomi Jenkins – lead and backing vocal
Barbara Mitchell – lead vocal
Charlie Singleton – guitar, backing vocals
Fred Wells – guitar
Pat Buchanan – guitar
Eric Rehl – keyboards
Kevin Kendrick – keyboards, bass guitar
Barry Johnosn – bass guitar
Michael Burnett – bass guitar, backing vocals
Roy Leftenant – timbales
Melvin Wells – alto saxophone
John Gatchell – trumpet
Keith O’Quinn – trombone
Nathan Leftenant – backing vocals
Sammy Merendino – drum programming
Dave Ogrin – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Larry Blackmon and Kevin Kendrick, except where noted.
Attack Me with Your Love
Single Life – Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins
I’ve Got Your Image
A Good-Bye – Larry Blackmon, Roy Leftenant
I’ll Never Look for Love
Urban Warrior – Larry Blackmon, Roy Leftenant, Bruno Blackmon
Little Boys – Dangerous Toys – Larry Blackmon, Roy Leftenant
On June 16, 2023, “Island” label released “Is It?”, the fifth Ben Howard studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “Le Manoir de Léon in Léon” in Landes, France, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Nathan Jenkins.
Personnel:
Ben Howard – vocals, guitar, electric guitar, aerophones, electro-acoustic realization
Richard Thomas – piano, synthesizer, harmonium, backing vocals
James Arben – saxophone, bass clarinet, oboe
Raven Bush – strings
Michael McGoldrick – uilleann pipes, flute
Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Bráulio Amado – artwork
Allan Wilson – photography
Roddy Bow – photography
Track listing:
Couldn’t Make It Up – Ben Howard, Mickey Smith
Walking Backwards – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mickey Smith
Days of Lantana – Ben Howard, Mickey Smith – contains a sample of “Trois Beaux Oiseaux De Paradis”, written by Maurice Ravel and performed by Linda Thompson
Life in the Time – Ben Howard, Mike Smith
Moonraker – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
Richmond Avenue – Ben Howard, Michael McGoldrick, Mike Smith
Interim of Sense – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
Total Eclipse – Ben Howard, Mike Smith
Spirit – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
Little Planet – Ben Howard, Nathan Jenkins, Mike Smith
On June 16, 2023, “Ivy League” and “Decca” labels released “The Winding Way”, the third Teskey Brothers Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Eric J. Dubowsky.
Personnel:
Josh Teskey – vocals, guitar
Sam Teskey – lead guitar, backing vocals, additional engineering
Ben Peeler – lap steel guitar, dobro
Andrew Bruce – piano, organ
Olaf Scott – piano, organ
Fabian Hunter Shaw – bass
Justin Stanley – bass
Declan Kelly – drums
Evan Mannell – drums
Oscar Henfrey – drums
Charlie Woods, David Ralicke, Ellie Lamb, Harry Angus, Paul Williamson, Jordan Katz – horns
Blake Espy, Charlene Kwas, Emma Kummrow, Gared Crawford, Glenn Fischbach, Jonathan Kim, Karoline Menezes, Larry Gold, Leah Zeger, Luigi Mazzocchi, Michelle Packman, Natasha Colkett, Stevie Blacke, Yoshihiko Nakano – strings
On June 16, 2023, “The Players Club” label released “Bridges”, the ninth Steve Lukather studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams and Trevor Luakther.
Personnel:
Steve Lukather – lead vocals, guitars, bass, piano, executive producer
On June 16, 2023, “Von Dur” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Átta”, the eight Sigur Rós studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Sundlaugin” in Mosfellsbær, Iceland, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Corley, Jón Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Kjartan Sveinsson.
Personnel:
Jón Birgisson – vocals, guitar, string arrangements, synthesizer, engineer
On June 16, 2023, “Matador” label released “In Times New Roman…”, the eighth Queens of the Stone Age studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “Pink Duck” in Burbank, “Shangri-La” in Malibu, “Dumbfox Studios”, “Readymade Studios” in Paris, “The Tempermill” in Femdale, and was produced by Josh Homme, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore and Troy Van Leeuwen.
Personnel:
Josh Homme – vocals, guitar, engineer
Dean Fertita – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, lap steel, percussion, backing vocals
Michael Shuman – bass guitar keyboards, backing vocals
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