In January 1982, “Factory” label released “Sextet”, the third A Certain Ratio studio album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Donald Johnson, Jeremy Kerr, Martha Tilson, Martin Moscrop, Peter Terrel and Simon Topping.
Personnel:
Donald Johnson, Jeremy Kerr, Martha Tilson, Martin Moscrop, Peter Terrel, Simon Topping – performer, sleeve concept
Phil Ault – engineer
Eddy Gorecki – mastering
Steve McGarry – artwork
Denis Ryan – painting
Ben Kelly – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Donald Johnson, Jeremy Kerr, Martha Tilson, Martin Moscrop, Peter Terrel and Simon Topping.
On January 24, 2006, “Coconut Bay” label released “There You Are Again”, the 17th Livingston Taylor album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Paragon Studios”, “Vertical Sound Studio”, “Skylight Studio” and “Oxford recording Studio” in Nashville, “Avatar Studio”, “Dark Horse Recording”, “The Tracking Room”, “Sound Kitchen”, “Verité Music”, “Hiatus Studios”, “Q Division Studios” and “ Parr Audio”, and was produced by Glenn Rosenstein.
Personnel:
Livingston Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Carly Simon – lead vocal
Take 6 – lead vocals
James Taylor – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Jeffrey Mirinof – acoustic and electric guitar
George Marinelli – electric guitar
Danny Toroll – electric guitar
Chris Rodiguez – electric guitar
Vince Gill – electric guitar
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
Aybrie Haynie – mandolin
Shane Keister – piano, Hammond organ
Matt Rollings – piano, organ
Gary Corbett – Hammond organ
Glenn Worf – bass
Leland Sklar – bass
Tommy Sims – bass
Chad Cromwell – drums
Steve Gadd – drums
Bashiri Johnson, Ken Lewis – percussion
Gary Burton – vibraphone
David Sanborn – saxophone
Jerry Vivino – tenor saxophone
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Tony Kadleck – trumpet
Rich Rosenberg – trombone
Gary Corbett – glockenspiel
Paul Franklin – dobro
Tim Davis – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
New Day Jubilee Choir – backing vocals
Kim Flemming, Kim Mont, Vicki Hampton, Kate Taylor, Pam Tillis, Lisa Cochran, Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals
In January 1982, “Concord Jazz” label released “Heat Wave”, album by Cal Tjader and Carmen McRae album (the 68 Cal Tjader album overall, and his final recording). It was recording in 1981, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carl Jefferson.
Personnel:
Cal Tjader – vibraphone
Carmen McRae – vocals
Marshall Otwell – piano, arrangements
Mark Levine – piano, arrangements
Rob Fisher – bass
Vince Lateano – drums
Poncho Sanchez – congas, percussion
Ramon Banda – percussion, timbales
Al Bent – trombone
Mike Heathman – trombone
Phil Edwards – engineer
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Heat Wave – Irving Berlin
All in Love Is Fair – Stevie Wonder
Besame Mucho – Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez
Evil Ways – Sonny Henry
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
Love – Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
Upside Down (Flor de Lis) – Djavan, Regina Wernech
The Visit – Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins, Regina Wernech
In January 1979, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Sit Down and Talk to Me”, the 33rd Lou Rawls album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Sound Labs” in Hollywood, “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Sigler and Dexter Wansel.
Personnel:
Lou Rawls – lead vocal
Larry Gold – arrangements
Jerry Cohen – arrangements
Thom Bell – arrangements
John R. Faith – arrangements
Bunny Sigler – arrangements
John L. Usry Jr. – arrangements
Dexter Wansel – arrangements
Dirk Devlin, Don Murray, Jeffrey Stewart, Jim Gallagher, Joseph Tarsia, Kenny Present, Peter Humphreys – engineer
Bruce Bluesteen, Michael Tarsia – engineer assistant
Nimitr Sarikananda – lacquer cut
Ed Lee – design
Phyllis H. B. – design
Nick Fasciano – lettering
Sid Avery – photography
Jean Scott – A&R
Track listing:
One Day Soon You’ll Need Me – Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
Heartaches (Just When You Think You’re Loved) – Thom Bell, Archie Bell, Leroy M. Bell
Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) – Deadric Malone
When You Get Home – Bunny Sigler, Ron Tyson
Sit Down and Talk to Me – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
You’re My Blessing – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
Old Times – Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs
You Are – Thom Bell, Casey James, Johnny Robinson, Leroy M. Bell
In January 1976, “Ode Records” label released “Thoroughbred”, the seventh Carole King album. It was recorded in 1975, at “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lou Adler.
Personnel:
Carole King – lead and backing vocals, piano
Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar – vocals, guitar
James Taylor – guitar, backing vocals
Waddy Wachtel – guitar
Leland Sklar – bass guitar
Russ Kunkel – drums
Tom Scott – saxophone
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
David Crosby – backing vocals
Graham Nash – backing vocals
J.D. Souther – backing vocals
Milt Calice – engineer
Hank Cicalo – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Carole King, except where noted.
So Many Ways
Daughter of Light – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
High Out of Time – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Only Love is Real
There’s a Space Between Us
I’d Like to Know You Better
We All Have to Be Alone – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Ambrosia – Carole King, Dave Palmer
Still Here Thinking of You – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
In January 1976, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Kate & Anna McGarrigle album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, “Sunwest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Boyd and Greg Prestopino.
Personnel:
Anna McGarrigle – vocals, keyboards, banjo, button accordion
Kate McGarrigle – vocals, banjo, piano, guitar
Jane McGarrigle (Jane McGarrigle Forsland) – organ, backing vocals
In January 1974, “CTI” label released “Keep Your Soul Together”, the fifth Freddie Hubbard album. In October 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
On January 21, 2022, “Glassnote Records” label released “Marchita”, the debut Silvana Estrada studio album. It was recorded in 2019, in Mexico City, and was produced by Gustavo Guerrero and Daniel Zepeda.
Personnel:
Silvana Estrada – vocals, cuatro
Roberto Verástegui – organ, piano, keyboards
Luri Molina – double bass
José Andrés Marquez – drums, percussion
Gustavo Guerrero – percussion, backing vocals
Andrés Tirado, Jorge Tirado – percussion
JC Vertti – percussion, recording
Daniel Bitrán Arizpe – percussion, recording, mixing
On January 21, 2014, “Thirty Tigers” and “Melvin Records” labels released the self-titled, debut Hard Working Americans studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “TRI Studios” in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Dave Schools and Todd Snider.
Personnel:
Todd Snider – vocals
Neal Casal – vocals, guitar
Chad Staehly – keyboards
Dave Schools – bass
Duane Trucks – drums
John Keane – vocals, banjo, guitar
John Popper – harmonica
Jason Crosby – piano, fiddle
Track listing:
Blackland Farmer – Frankie Miller
Another Train – Will Kimbrough, Gwil Owen
Down to the Well – Kevin Gordon, Colin Linden
The Mountain Song – Chad Jeffers, Kieran Kane, Sean Locke
Stomp and Holler – Hayes Carll
Straight to Hell – Kevin Kinney
Welfare Music – Brian Henneman, S. Taylor
Mr. President Have Pity on the Working Man – Randy Newman
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