On February 19, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Once Upon a Dream”, the fourth Rascals (The) studio album. It was recorded September – November 1967, and was produced by Arif Mardin,
Personnel:
Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards, sitar
Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar
Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion, tamboura
Dino Danelli – drums, table
David Brigati – vocals
Chuck Rainey, Ron Carter, Richard Davis – bass guitar
Steve Marcus – soprano saxophone
King Curtis – tenor saxophone
Melvin Lastie – trumpet
Buddy Lucas – harmonica
Hubert Laws – flute
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor
Gene Orloff – strings
Adrian Barber – sound effects
Tom Dowd – engineer
Joe Atkinson – mastering
Phil Iehle – mastering
Bill Inglot – mastering
Dave Schultz – mastering
Jean Ristori – mastering
Andree Buchler – coordination
Thierry Amsallem – coordination
Dino Danelli – cover sculpture, design
Urs Tschuppert – design
Mark Roth – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, except where noted.
In February 1966, “Etiquette” label released “Boom”, the second Sonics (The) studio album. It was recorded 1965 – 1966, at “Wiley-Griffith Studios” in Tacoma, Washington, and was produced by Kent Morrill and Buck Ormsby.
On February 18, 2022, “PIAS” label released “As I Try Not to Fall Apart”, the sixth White Lies studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Ed Buller, Claudius Mittendorfer, Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown.
In February 1958, “RCA Victor” label released “A Night in Tunisia”, album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in April 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Rolontz.
Personnel:
Art Blakey – drums
Jackie McLean (listed as Ferris Benda/Ferris Bender on the cover) – alto sax
Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Sam Dockery – piano
Spanky DeBrest – bass
Track listing:
A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
In February 1958, “Atlantic” label released “West Coast Wailers”, album Conte Candoli and Lou Levy. It was recorded in August 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegun.
Personnel:
Conte Candoli – trumpet
Lou Levy – piano
Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Lawrence Marable – drums
Track listing:
Lover, Come Back to Me – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
Comes Love – Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown, Charles Tobias
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
On February 17, 1981, “Motown” label released “Being with You”, the ninth Smokey Robinson album. It was recorded November – January 1981, at “Studio Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, “Motown Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Tobin, Mike Piccirillo and Smokey Robinson.
On February 17, 2023, “Orbital” label released “Optical Delusion”, the tenth Orbital studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Paul Hartnoll, Phil Hartnoll and Andrew Fearn,
Personnel:
Paul Hartnoll – performer
Phil Hartnoll – performer
Mediaeval Baebes – vocals
Dina Ipavic – vocals
Penelope Isles – vocals
The Little Pest – vocals
Anna B Savage – vocals
Coppe – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Hartnoll, except where noted.
Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)
Day One
Are You Alive? – Jack Wolter, Lily Wolter, Paul Hartnoll
You Are the Frequency – Jimmy Day, Lily De Brouwer, Paul Hartnoll
The New Abnormal
Home – Anna B Savage, Paul Hartnoll
Dirty Rat
Requiem for the Pre-Apocalypse
What a Surprise – Jimmy Day, Paul Hartnoll
Moon Princess – Jimmy Day, Miller Y. Coppe, Paul Hartnoll
On February 17, 2009, “Lightning Rod” label released “Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit”, the second Jason Isbell album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Fame” in Muscle Shoals, “The Nutthouse” in Sheffield, “The Echo Lab” in Denton, and was produced by Matt Pence, Jason Isbell, Browan Lollar, Derry deBorja and Jimbo Hart.