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Journey: Freedom

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On July 8, 2022, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Freedom”, the fifteenth Journey studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Tarpan Studio” in San Rafael, California, “Yo Mama’s House” and “Left On Sunset” in Hollywood, “NRG Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Addiction Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Dreaming” in Orlando, Florida, and was produced by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain and Narada Michael Walden.

Personnel:

  • Arnel Pineda – lead vocals
  • Neal Schon – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jonathan Cain – keyboards, synth bass, backing vocals
  • Randy Jackson – bass, backing vocals
  • Narada Michael Walden – drums, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Deen Castronovo – lead vocals
  • Jason Derlatka – backing vocals
  • Bob Clearmountain, Adam Ayan, Jim Reitzel, Keith Gretlein, David Kalmusky – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, and Narada Michael Walden, except where noted.

  1. Together We Run – Narada Michael Walden, Rachel Efron, Randy Jackson, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon
  2. Don’t Give Up on Us
  3. Still Believe in Love
  4. You Got the Best of Me
  5. Live to Love Again – Jonathan Cain
  6. The Way We Used to Be
  7. Come Away with Me
  8. After Glow
  9. Let it Rain
  10. Holdin’ On – Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Randy Jackson, Narada Michael Walden
  11. All Day and All Night
  12. Don’t Go – Arnel Pineda, Neal Schon, Narada Michael Walden, Jonathan Cain
  13. United We Stand – Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Narada Michael Walden, Randy Jackson
  14. Life Rolls On – Neal Schon, Narada Michael Walden
  15. Beautiful as You Are

James Bay: Leap

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On July 8, 2022, “Mercury” and “Republic” labels released “Leap”, the third James Bay studio album. It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and London, and was produced by Dave Cobb, Finneas, Gabe Simon, Ian Fitchuk, James Bay, Sacha Skarbek, Jon Green and Benjamin Rice.

Personnel:

  • James Bay – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming 
  • Gabe Simon – electric guitar, organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar
  • Alex Tomkins – piano
  • Philip Towns – keyboards, synth bass, piano, mellotron, synthesizer
  • Reuben James – Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Jon Green – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • John Ryan – electric guitar, keyboards, drums, backing vocals, programming
  • Ian Fitchuk – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • Mads Hauge – keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Sacha Skarbek – piano, mellotron, backing vocals
  • Joel Little – bass guitar, keyboards, drum programming
  • Finneas – bass guitar, piano, synth bass, synthesizer, drum programming
  • Andrew Haas – bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, drums, programming
  • Brian Allen – bass guitar
  • Nate Smith – drums, electronic percussion, percussion
  • Ian Franzino – drums, programming
  • Dave Cobb – percussion, tom-toms
  • Jimmy Hogarth – percussion, programming
  • Brennan Aerts – drum programming
  • Josh Moore – programming
  • Davide Rossi – strings
  • Forest Miller – violin
  • Foy Vance – backing vocals
  • Lucy Smith – backing vocals
  • Tom Elmhirst – engineer, mixing
  • Buckley Miller – engineer
  • Gabe Simon – engineer
  • Henri Davies – engineer
  • Joel Little – engineer
  • John Hanes – engineer
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer
  • Darrell Thorp – engineer
  • Marcus Locock – engineer
  • Maximilian Von Ameln – engineer
  • Adam Lunn – engineer
  • Brennan Aerts – engineer
  • Afterhrs – engineer
  • John Ryan – engineer
  • Jimmy Hogarth – engineer
  • Andrea Mastroiacovo – engineer assistant
  • Art Smith – engineer assistant
  • Sean Badum – engineer assistant
  • Philip Smith – engineer assistant
  • Gabrielle Stok – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Gunnell – engineer assistant
  • Nick Spencer – engineer assistant
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Kolton Lee – mixing
  • Serge Courtois – mixing
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Bryce Bordone – mixing assistant
  • Matthew Scatchell – mixing assistant
  • Josh Moore – editing 
  • Alex Tomkins – editing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Give Me the Reason – James Bay, Foy Vance, Gabe Simon
  2. Nowhere Left to Go – James Bay, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Michael Pollack
  3. Save Your Love – James Bay, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ammar Malik, Finneas O’Connell, John Ryan
  4. Everybody Needs Someone – James Bay, James Murray, Mustafa Omer, Phil Plested
  5. One Life – James Bay, Bianca Ghermezian, Ethan Gruska, Matt Morris, Stephen Wrabel, Steve Robson
  6. Silent Love – James Bay, Jon Green, Sacha Skarbek
  7. Love Don’t Hate Me – James Bay, Jimmy Hogarth, Jon Green
  8. Brilliant Still – James Bay, Jamie Scott, Johnny Coffer
  9. Right Now – James Bay, Ilsey Juber
  10. We Used to Shine – James Bay, Simon Aldred
  11. Endless Summer Nights – James Bay, Jon Green, Paul Epworth
  12. Better – James Bay, Simon Aldred

Michael Franks: The Camera Never Lies

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On July 7, 1987, “Warner Bros” label released “The Camera Never Lies”, the tenth Michael Franks album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Rob Mounsey.

Personnel:

  • Michael Franks – vocals, banjo, guitar, mandolin
  • Hiram Bullock – guitar
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Steve Khan – guitar
  • Earl Klugh – guitar
  • Jeff Mironov – guitar
  • Georg Wadenius – guitar
  • Clifford Carter – piano, synthesizer
  • Richard Tee – piano
  • Mark Egan – bass
  • Neil Jason – bass
  • Will Lee – bass, backing vocals
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Robin Gould – drums
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Chris Parker – cymbals, drums
  • Dave Weckl – drums
  • Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion
  • Roger Squitero – caxixi, shekere
  • Lawrence Feldman – alto saxophone
  • Bill Evans – tenor saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – EWI, tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Lew Soloff – trumpet
  • Rob Mounsey – flute, keyboard bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michal Urbaniak – violin
  • Patti Austin – vocals, backing vocals
  • Kacey Cisyk – backing vocals
  • Art Garfunkel – backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Franks, except where noted.

  1. Face to Face
  2. I Surrender
  3. The Camera Never Lies
  4. Lip Service
  5. When I Think of Us
  6. Island Life – Michael Franks, Rob Mounsey
  7. How You’re in My Dreams – Michael Franks, Clifford Carter
  8. Doctor Sax
  9. Innuendo

The Four Seasons: Rag Doll

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In 1964, “Philips” label released “Rag Doll”, the seventh Four Seasons (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, at “Stea-Philips”, “Atlantic Studios”, and was produced by Bob Crewe.

Personnel:

  • Frankie Valli – lead vocals
  • Tommy DeVito – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Gaudio – vocals, keyboards
  • Nick Massi – vocals, bass guitar, vocal arrangements
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • Gordon Clark – engineer
  • Bob Crewe – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Save It for Me – Bob Crew, Bob Gaudio
  2. The Touch of You – Bob Gaudio
  3. Danger – Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer
  4. Marcie – Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer
  5. No One Cares – Bob Gaudio
  6. Rag Doll – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  7. An Angel Cried – Bob Gaudio
  8. Funny Face – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  9. Huggin’ My Pillow – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  10. The Setting Sun – Bob Gaudio
  11. Ronnie – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  12. On Broadway Tonight – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio

Wes Montgomery: Boss Guitar

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In July 1963, “Riverside” label released “Boss Guitar”, the eight Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in April 1963, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Melvin Rhyne – organ
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Ray Fowler – engineer

Personnel:

  1. Besame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
  2. Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  3. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
  4. The Trick Bag – Wes Montgomery
  5. Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel
  6. Fried Pies – Wes Montgomery
  7. The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
  8. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer

Solomon Burke: Rock’N’Soul

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In July 1964, “Atlantic” label released “Rock ‘N Soul”, the fifth Solomon Burke album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Bert Berns.

Personnel:

  • Solomon Burke – vocals
  • Phil Ichle – engineer
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • Malcolm Walker – cover design
  • Jerry Wexler – production supervision

Personnel:

  1. Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell
  2. Cry to Me – Bert Russell
  3. Won’t You Give Him (One More Chance) – Joseph Martin, Winfield Scott
  4. If You Need Me – Robert Bateman, Wilson Pickett, Sonny Sanders
  5. Hard, Ain’t It Hard – Woody Guthrie
  6. Can’t Nobody Love You – James Mitchell
  7. Just Out of Reach – Virgil Stewart
  8. You’re Good for Me – Don Covay, Horace Ott
  9. You Can’t Love Them All – Bert Berns, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Nugetre
  10. Someone to Love Me – Sonny Burke
  11. Beautiful Brown Eyes – Sonny Burke, Bert Russell
  12. He’ll Have to Go – Audrey Allison, Joe Allison

Mo Foster

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On July 3, 2023, Michael Ralph “Mo” Foster died aged 79. He was multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, author, and public speaker. In his career spanning over half a century, Foster recorded and performed with dozens of artists, including Jeff Beck, Gil Evans, Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, Joan Armatrading, Gerry Rafferty, Brian May, Scott Walker, Frida (of ABBA), Cliff Richard, Van Morrison, Dr John, Hank Marvin, Heaven 17, the London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Green, Micheal Schenker, Gary Moore, Sting, Cher, Olivia Newton John, Elkie Brroks, Neil Innes, Judie Tzuke, Sheena Easton, Meat Loaf, Trevor Rabin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Luka Bloom, Tim Rice, Nigel Kennedy, Affinity, Mike d’Abo, Roger Glover, Jimmy Helms. Fancy, Veronique Sanson, Mike Smith, Cerrone, Ray Russell, Andy Bown, The Walker Brothers, Chris Rainbow, Dollar, Dennis Waterman, Eric Clapton, RMS, Bob Geldof, Joe Walsh, Tony Banks, Leo Sayer, Russ Ballard, Claudio Baglioni, Kenny Rogers, Howard Jones, Tanita Tikaram, Georger Martin, Nancy Griffith and Maggie Bell. As leader, Foster released several albums, and authored a humorous book on the history of British rock guitar. In 2014, he was awarded with the “BASCA Gold Badge Award”.  

Ray Charles: Ingredients in Recipe for Soul

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In July 1963, “ABC” label released “Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul”, the 19th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1963, in Hollywood and New York City, and was produced by Sid Feller.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano
  • Jack Halloran Singers
  • Benny Carter – arrangements
  • Sid Feller – arrangements
  • Marty Paich – arrangements
  • Johnny Parker – arrangements
  • Bill Putnam – engineer
  • Bob Arnold – engineer
  • Frank Gauna – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Howard Moorehead – photography
  • Natt Hale – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Busted – Harlan Howard
  2. Where Can I Go? – Leo Fuld, Sigmunt Berland, Sonny Miller
  3. Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
  4. That Lucky Old Sun – Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie
  5. Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern
  6. In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) – Leroy Carr
  7. A Stranger in Town – Mel Tormé
  8. Ol’ Man Time – Cliff Friend
  9. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
  10. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers

The Kingston Trio: Sunny Side!

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In July 1963, “Capitol” label released “Sunny Side!”, the 16th Kingston Trio (The) album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore. The album track “Desert Pete” was chosen by the members of the “Western Writers of America” as one of the “Top 100 Western Songs of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bob Shane – vocals, guitar
  • Nick Reynolds – vocals, tenor guitar, bongos, conga
  • John Stewart – vocals, banjo
  • Glen Campbell – 6 string banjo, 12 string guitar
  • Dean Reilly – bass

Track listing:

  1. Desert Pete – Billy Edd Wheeler
  2. Marcelle Vahine – Augie Goupil
  3. Sing Out – Michael Stewart
  4. Ballad of the Thresher – Nat Allen, Keith Donald, Alice Nielsen
  5. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  6. Goo Ga Gee – Mike Settle
  7. Jackson – Billy Edd Wheeler
  8. Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen (Doesn’t Anybody Know My Name) – Rod McKuen
  9. Those Brown Eyes – Woody Guthrie, Alan Arkin, Bill Carey, Erik Darling
  10. Those Who Are Wise – John Stewart
  11. Rider – Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane, Judy Henske

Johnny Cash: American V: A Hundred Highways

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On July 4, 2006, “American Recordings” label released “American V: A Hundred Highways”, a posthumously studio album by Johnny Cash. It was recorded May – August 2003, at “Cash Cabin Studio” in Hendersonville, Tennessee, “Akadamie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:
• Johnny Cash – vocal, guitar
• Smokey Hormel – guitar
• Pat McLaughlin – guitar
• Larry Perkins – guitar
• Jonny Polonsky – guitar
• Randy Scruggs – guitar
• Marty Stuart – guitar
• Matt Sweeney – guitar
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Mac Wiseman – guitar
• Benmont Tench – organ, piano, harpsichord
• Laura Cash – fiddle
• Dennis Crouch – bass guitar
• David Campbell – string arrangements
• Jimmy Tittle – engineer assistant
• Greg Fidelman – mixing
• Paul Figueroa – mixing assistant
• Dan Leffler – mixing assistant
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Mark Santangelo – mastering assistant
• Christine Cano – art direction, design
• Martyn Atkins – photography
• John Carter Cash – executive producer
• Lindsay Chase – production coordination
• Rick Rubin – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Help Me – Larry Gatlin
  2. God’s Gonna Cut You Down – traditional
  3. Like the 309 – Johnny Cash
  4. If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot
  5. Further on Up the Road – Bruce Springsteen
  6. On the Evening Train – Hank Williams
  7. I Came to Believe – Johnny Cash
  8. Love’s Been Good to Me – Rod McKuen
  9. A Legend in my Time – Don Gibson
  10. Rose of My Heart – Hugh Moffatt
  11. Four Strong Winds – Ian Tyson
  12. I’m Free from the Chain Gang Now – Lou Herscher, Saul Klein