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Ladyhawke: Same

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On September 19, 2008, “Modular” label released the self-titled, debut Ladyhawke album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Michael Di Francesco, Jim Eliot, Pascal Gabriel, Paul Harris, Kid Gloves and Greg Kurstin.

Personnel:

  • Pip Brown– lead and backing vocals,  guitars, bass guitar, drums, synthesiser; keyboards; art direction, executive producer
  • Michael Di Francesco– bass guitar, synthesiser, engineer
  • Jim Eliot– keyboards, drums, engineer
  • Pascal Gabriel– piano, drums, keyboards, guitar, percussion,  bass synthesiser,  mixing
  • Alex Gray – keyboards; guitar, Rhodes piano, percussion
  • Greg Kurstin– keyboards, programming, engineer
  • Anu Pillai – bass guitar, keyboards, drums, programming
  • Leo Taylor, Peter Huntington– drums
  • Roy Kerr – drums, programming
  • Paul Harris – drums, keyboards, engineer
  • Hannah Robinson– backing vocals
  • Antonio Feola, Kid Gloves – engineer
  • Tom Elmhirst, Tony Hoffer– mixing
  • Jason Gossman – mixing assistant
  • Dan Parry – mixing assistant
  • Sarah Larnach – art direction, artwork

Track listing:

  1. .Magic – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel
  2. Manipulating Woman – Phillipa Brown, Roy Kerr, Anu Pillai
  3. My Delirium – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel, Alex Gray, Hannah Robinson
  4. Better Than Sunday – Phillipa Brown, Jim Elliot, Paul Harris
  5. Another Runaway – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel, Alex Gray
  6. Love Don’t Live Here – Phillipa Brown, Jim Elliot
  7. Back of the Van – Phillipa Brown, Michael Di Francesco
  8. Paris is Burning – Phillipa Brown, Roy Kerr, Anu Pillai
  9. Professional Suicide – Phillipa Brown, Greg Kurstin
  10. Dusk Till Down – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel, Alex Gray, Hannah Robinson
  11. Crazy World – Phillipa Brown, Jim Elliot
  12. Morning Dreams – Phillipa Brown, Pascal Gabriel

Diana Krall: From This Moment On

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On September 19, 2006, “Verve” label released “From This Moment On”, the ninth Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Diana Krall and Tommy LiPuma.

Personnel:

  • Diana Krall– vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Anthony Wilson – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Gerald Clayton, Tamir Hendelman– piano
  • John Clayton– bass, arrangements, conducting
  • Jeff Hamilton– drums
  • Jeff Clayton– alto and soprano saxophone
  • Rickey Woodard – tenor saxophone
  • Gil Castellanos, Terell Stafford– trumpet
  • Ira Nepus – trombone
  • The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
  • Rick Fernandez, Dan Johnson, Joe Napolitano, Bill Smith, Paul Smith – engineer assistant
  • Steve Genewick – Pro Tools engineer, recording
  • Al Schmitt– recording, mixing
  • Doug Sax, Sangwook Nam – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Coco Shinomiya – design
  • Sam Taylor-Wood– back cover photography
  • Bruce Weber– photography

Track listing:

  1. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  2. Isn’t This a Lovely Day – Irving Berlin
  3. How Insensitive – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel
  4. Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  5. From This Moment On – Cole Porter
  6. I Was Doing All Right – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Little Blue Girl – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Day In Day Out – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  9. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  10. Come Dance With Me – Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  11. It Was a Beautiful Day in August / You Can Depend on Me – Ray Brown, Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines

Chris Cornel: Higher Truth

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On September 18, 2015, “UM” label released “Higher Truth”, the fourth and final Chris Cornell studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Chris Cornell– vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, percussion
  • Brendan O’Brien– guitar, bass, keyboards, hurdy-gurdy, drums, percussion, mixing
  • Patrick Warren – piano
  • Matt Chamberlain– drums
  • Anne Marie Simpson – strings
  • Billy Joe Bowers – engineer, mastering
  • Kyle Stevens, Tom Syrowski – engineer
  • Josh Graham – art direction
  • Suspended in Light – art direction
  • Jeff Lipsky– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Cornell.

  1. Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart
  2. Dead Wishes
  3. Worried Moon
  4. Before We Disappear
  5. Through the Window
  6. Josephine
  7. Murderer of Blue Skies
  8. Higher Truth
  9. Let Your Eyes Wander
  10. Only These Words
  11. Circling
  12. Our Time in Universe

The Battles: La Di Da Di

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On September 18, 2015, “Warp” label released “La Di Da Di”, the third Battles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Machines with Magnets” in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and was produced by Dave Konopka, John Stanier, Ian Williams, Keith Souza and Seth Manchester.

Personnel:

  • Ian Williams– guitar, keyboards
  • Dave Konopka– bass, guitar, effects, art direction
  • John Stanier– drums
  • Keith Souza, Seth Manchester – mixing
  • Greg Calbi– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks written by Dave Konopka, John Stanier and Ian Williams.

  1. The Yabba
  2. Dot Net
  3. FF Bada
  4. Summer Simmer
  5. Cacio e Pepe
  6. Non-Violence
  7. Dot Com
  8. Tyne Wear
  9. Tricentennial
  10. Megatouch
  11. Flora > Fauna
  12. Luu Le

Elvis Costello And The Roots: Wise Up Ghost

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On September 17, 2013, “Blue Note” label released “Wise Up Ghost”, a collaborative album by Elvis Costello and the band The Roots. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Questlove and Steven Mandel.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, Ampeg Baby bass, baritone, distortion, wah wah and rhythm guitar, horn arrangements, melodica, organ, piano, Wurlitzer piano
  • The Roots
  • Ray Angry – bells, clavinet, Farfisa organ, keyboards, organ, piano
  • Kirk Douglas – vocals, acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar
  • Drew Dembowski, Mark Kelley, Pino Palladino, Ken Wild – bass
  • Questlove – drums
  • Damon Bryson – sousaphone
  • Alex Budman– bass clarinet
  • Matt Cappy – flugelhorn, horn arrangements, trumpet
  • Bob Carr – bassoon, contrabassoon
  • Chris Farr – flute, horn arrangements, saxophone
  • Sally Berman, Mark Cargill, Sam Fischer, Alex Gorlovsky, Anna Kostyuchek, Mike Ferrill, Elizabeth Wilson – violin
  • Robert Berg, Roland Kato, Kazi Pitelka – viola
  • Miguel Martinez, Kevan Torfeh, Cecilia Tsan – cello
  • Colin Nairne – session coordinator
  • James Poyser- keyboards, piano
  • Frank “Knuckles” Walker – bells, chimes, percussion, tambourine
  • Bill Reichenbach- contrabass trombone, euphonium, tuba
  • Korey Riker – horn arrangements, baritone and tenor saxophone
  • Marisol “La Marisoul” Hernandez – vocals, translation
  • Steven Mandel – engineer, horn arrangements, mixing
  • Brent Fischer- conductor, orchestration
  • Assa Drori – concert master, contractor
  • The Brent Fischer Orchestra
  • Steve Hughes – euphonium
  • Diane Birch– backing vocals
  • Sebastián Krys, Richard Stolz – vocal engineer
  • Brendan Steele – engineer assistant
  • Mike Cashin – engineer assistant
  • Dave Kutch – mastering
  • Coco Shinomiya – art direction
  • Nicole Frantz – creative director
  • Ben Greenman – liner notes
  • Danny Clinch- photography
  • Guadalupe Jolicoeur – translation
  • Zach Hochkeppel – product manager
  • Eric Eylands, Keith Horn, Frank Rodriguez, Felix Romero, Claris Sayadian-Dodge – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson and Steven Mandel, except where noted

  1. Walk Us Uptown
  2. Sugar Won’t Work
  3. Refuse To Be Saved
  4. Wake Me Up
  5. Tripwire
  6. Stick Out Your Tongue
  7. Come the Meantimes – Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson, Steven Mande, Ronald Dunbar, Daphne Ann Dozier, Edythe Vernelle Craighead
  8. (She Might Be A) Grenade
  9. Cinco Minutos Con Vos
  10. Viceroy’s Row
  11. Wise Up Ghost
  12. If I Could Believe – Elvis Costello

Lifehouse: Stanley Climbfall

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On September 17, 2002, “DreamWorks” label released “Stanley Climbfall”, the second Lifehouse studio album. It was recorded December 2001 – June 2002, and was produced by Ron Aniello.

Personnel:

  • Jason Wade– vocals, guitars
  • Sergio Andrade– bass
  • Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr.– drums

Track listing:

  1. Spin – Jason Wade, Ron Aniello
  2. Wash – Jason Wade
  3. Sky Is Falling – Jason Wade
  4. Anchor – Jason wade, Carl Broemel
  5. Am I Ever Gonna Find Out – Jason Wade, Carl Broemel
  6. Stanley Climbfall – Jason Wade, Ron Aniello
  7. Out of Breath – Jason Wade, Ron Aniello
  8. Just Another Name – Jason Wade
  9. Take Me Away – Jason Wade, Sergio Andrade
  10. My Precious – Jason Wade
  11. Empty Space – Jason Wade
  12. The Beginning – Jason Wade

Dinosaur: Together As One

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On September 16, 2016, “Edition Records” label released “Together, As One”, the debut Dinosaur album. It was recorded in March 2016, at “Livingston Studios” in London, and was produced by Laura Jurd.

Personnel:

  • Laura Jurd– trumpet, synth
  • Elliot Galvin– keyboard, synth
  • Conor Chaplin– electric bass
  • Corrie Dick– drums
  • Sonny Johns – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Jurd.

  1. Awakening
  2. Robin
  3. Living, Breathing
  4. Underdog
  5. Steadily Sinking
  6. Extinct
  7. Primordial
  8. Interlude

Young Gods: Echoes

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On September 16, 2016, “Wind-up Records” label released “Echoes”, the fourth Young Guns studio album. It was recorded in 2016 at “House of Loud”, and was produced by David Bendeth.

Personnel:

  • Gustav Wood – lead vocals
  • Fraser Taylor – lead guitar
  • John Taylor – rhythm guitar
  • Simon Mitchell – bass guitar
  • Chris Kamrada – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Gustav Wood, Fraser Taylor, John Taylor, Simon Mitchell and Chris Kamrada, except where noted.

  1. Bulletproof
  2. Echoes
  3. Careful What You Wish For
  4. Paranoid
  5. Mad World – Josh Strock, Stevie Aiello
  6. Awakening
  7. Living in a Dream Is So Easy
  8. Buried
  9. Mercury in Retrograde
  10. Paradise
  11. Afterglow

Ringo Starr: Give More Love

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On September 15, 2017, “UM” label released “Give More Love”, the 19th Ringo Starr studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Roccabella West” in Los Angeles; “Fred’s Kitchen” in Stockholm, and was produced by Ringo Starr.

Personnel:

  • Ringo Starr– vocals, percussion, drums, guitar, mixing
  • Paul McCartney– bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Lukather– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Joe Walsh– guitar, backing vocals
  • Peter Frampton– guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Leisz, Steve Dudas, Dave Stewart, Gary Nicholson, Jeff Lynne, Matthew Pynn, Tom Hnatow – guitar
  • Petter Ericson Stakee – guitar, backing vocals, percussion
  • Mark Charles Heidinger – vocals, guitar, bass, vocals
  • Jim Cox – keyboards, piano, organ
  • Benmont Tench– keyboards
  • Edgar Winter – piano, saxophone, backing vocals
  • Glen Ballard– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bob Malone– piano
  • Nathan East, Don Was, Matt Bissonette, Erik MacQueen – bass
  • Fredrik Aspelin – drums, percussion
  • Robby Consenza – drums, percussion, harmonica
  • Bruce Sugar – drum programming, keyboards; recording, mixing, editing
  • Greg Bissonette– percussion
  • Timothy B. Schmit, Richard Page, Amy Keys, Windy Wagner, Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman– backing vocals
  • Rose Guerin – vocals
  • Viktor Buck – backing vocals; engineering
  • Fred Appelquist – engineering
  • Peter R. Ericson – additional production
  • Duane Lundy — additional engineering, additional production

Track listing:

  1. We’re on the Road Again – Richard Starkey, Steve Lukather
  2. Laughable – Richard Starkey, Peter Frampton
  3. Show Me the Way – Richard Starkey, Steve Lukather
  4. Speed of Sound – Richard Starkey, Richard Marx
  5. Standing Still – Richard Starkey, Gary Burr
  6. King of the Kingdom – Richard Starkey, Van Dyke Parks
  7. Electricity – Richard Starkey, Glen Ballard
  8. So Wrong So Long – Richard Starkey, Dave Stewart
  9. Shake It Up – Richard Starkey, Gary Nicholson
  10. Give More Love – Richard Starkey, Gary Nicholson

Catfish: The Balcony

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On September 15, 2014, “Island” label released “The Balcony”, the  debut Catfish and the Bottlemen studio albm. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Jim Abbiss.

Personnel:

  • Van McCann – vocals, guitar
  • Billy Bibby– guitar, backing vocals
  • Benji Blakeway – bass
  • Bob Hall – drums
  • Ian Dowling – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

Lyrics by Van McCann, music by Van McCann, Billy Bibby, Benji Blakeway and Bob Hall.

  1. Homesick
  2. Kathleen
  3. Cocoon
  4. Fallout
  5. Pacifier
  6. Hourglass
  7. Business
  8. 26
  9. Rango
  10. Sidewinder
  11. Tyrants