On May 8, 2023, Rita Lee Jones died aged 75. She was singer, composer and writer, regarded as the best-known Brazil rock singer. Jones was member of the bands Tutti Frutti and Os Mutantes, and known for her animal rights activism. She sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and her autobiography “Rita Lee: Uma Autobiografia”, was the best-selling non-fiction book of 2017 in Brazil.
Ray Charles: Doing His Thing
In May 1969, “Tangerine Records” label released “Doing His Thing”, the 29th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1969, at “RPM Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Adams.
Personnel:
- Ray Charles – vocals, keyboards
- Jimmy Lewis – vocals
- Lafayette Chew – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmy Lewis, except where noted.
- The Same Thing That Can Make You Laugh (Can Make You Cry) – Jimmy Lewis, Ray Charles
- Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers – Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday, Jimmy Lewis
- You Ought to Change Your Ways
- Baby Please
- Come and Get It
- We Can Make It
- I’m Ready
- That Thing Called Love
- If It Wasn’t for Bad Luck – Jimmy Lewis, Ray Charles
- I Told You So
Grant Green: I Want To Hold Your Hand
In May 1966, “Blue Note” label released “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, the 21st Grant Green album. It was recorded in March, 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Grant Green – guitar
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Larry Young – organ
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Reid Miles – design, photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
Track listing:
- I Want to Hold Your Hand – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
- Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
- Corcovado (Quiet Nights) – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- This Could Be the Start of Something – Steve Allen
- At Long Last Love – Cole Porter
New York Dolls: Too Much Too Soon
On May 10, 1974, “Mercury” label released “Too Much Too Soon”, the second New York Dolls album. It was recorded in 1974 at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Shadow Morton.
Personnel:
- David Johansen – vocals, gong
- Sylvain Sylvain – vocals, guitar, piano
- Johnny Thunders – vocals, guitar
- Arthur “Killer” Kane – bass
- Jerry Nolan – drums, percussion
- Dixon Van Winkle – engineer
- Dennis Druzbik – engineer
- Gilbert Kong – mastering
- Album Graphics – graphic supervision
- Hans G. Lehmann – photography
- Pieter Mazel – photography
- Bob Gruen – photography
Track listing:
- Babylon – David Johansen, Johnny Thunders
- Stranded in the Jungle – James Johnson, Ernestine Smith
- Who Are the Mystery Girls? – David Johansen, Johnny Thunders
- (There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown – Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
- It’s Too Late – David Johansen, Johnny Thunders
- Puss ’n’ Boots – David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain
- Chatterbox – Johnny Thunders
- Bad Detective – Keni St. Lewis
- Don’t Start Me Talkin’ – Sonny Boy Williamson
- Human Being – David Johansen, Johnny Thunders
Don Cherry: Complete Communion
In May 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Complete Communion”, album by Don Cherry. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, new Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Don Cherry – cornet
- Leandro “Gato” Barbieri – tenor saxophone
- Henry Grimes – bass
- Edward Blackwell – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Don Cherry
- Complete Communion: Complete Communion/And Now/Golden Heart/Remembrance
- Elephantasy: Elephantasy/Our Feelings/Bishmallah/Wind, Sand and Stars
The Dave Clark Five: Weekend in London
In May 1965, “Epic” label released “Weekend in London”, the fifth Dave Clark Five (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Dave Clark.
Personnel:
- Lenny Davidson – guitars, backing and harmony vocals
- Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
- Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Denis Payton – saxophone, harmonica, backing vocals
- Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
- Jay Thompson – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Clark and Mike Smith, except where noted.
- Come Home
- We’ll Be Running – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
- Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
- Hurting Inside
- I’ll Never Know – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
- ‘Til the Right One Comes Along
- I’m Thinking – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
- Your Turn to Cry
- Little Bitty Pretty One – Robert James Byrd
- Remember it’s Me
- Mighty Good Loving – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
The Zombies: Breath Out, Breathe In
On May 9, 2011, “Rhino” label released “Breathe Out, Breathe In”, the fifth Zombies (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Rod Argent.
Personnel:
- Colin Blunstone – lead vocals
- Tom Toomey – guitar
- Rod Argent – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
- Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals
- Steve Rodford – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Rod Argent, except where noted.
- Breathe Out, Breathe In
- Any Other Way – Colin Blunstone
- Play It for Real
- Shine On Sunshine – Rod Argent, Chris White
- Show Me the Way
- A Moment in Time – Rod Argent, Tom Toomey
- Christmas for the Free – Rod Argent, Chris White
- Another Day
- I Do Believe
- Let It Go
Etta James: Time After Time
On May 9, 1996, “Private Music” label released “Time After Time”, the 20th Etta James album. It was recorded in 1995, at ”Conway Studios”, and was produced by John Snyder.
Personnel:
- Etta James – vocal
- Josh Sklair – guitar
- Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
- John Clayton – bass
- Paul Humphrey – drums
- Donto Metto Jame – percussion
- Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone
- Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
- Kraig Kilby – trombone
- Ronnie Buttacavoli – flugelhorn
- Patrick Karamian – engineer
- Jay Newland – engineer, mastering
- Joe Lopes – mastering
- Lupe De Leon – executive producer
Track listing:
- Don’t Go to Strangers
- Teach Me Tonight
- Love Is Here to Stay
- The Nearness of You
- Time After Time
- My Funny Valentine
- Imagination
- Fool That I Am
- Willow Weep for Me
- Everybody’s Somebodys’ Fool
- Night and Day
- Someone to Watch Over Me
The Adventures: The Sea of Love
On May 9, 1988, “Elektra” label released “The Sea of Love”, the second Adventures (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Pete Smith and Garry Bell.
Personnel:
- Terry Sharpe – lead vocals
- Pat Gribben – vocals, guitar, steel guitar, piano
- Tony Ayre – bass
- Paul Crowder – vocals, drums
- Gerard “Spud” Murphy – vocals, percussion
- Eileen Gribben – vocals
- Andy Findon – tin whistle
- Paul Fishman – keyboards, keyboard programming, orchestration
- Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
- Andrew Pask – bass
- John Whitehead – keyboards
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
- Roland Vaughan Kerridge – electronic percussion
- Richard Niles – string arrangements
- Bob White – uillean pipes
- David Field – backing vocals
- Brian Kennedy – backing vocals
- Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
- Stevie Lange – backing vocals
- McCarthy Sisters – backing vocals
- Peter Smith – backing vocals
- Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
- Billy Vanderpuye – backing vocals
- Rafe McKenna – engineer
- Dietmar Schillinger – engineer
- Jim Scott – mixing
- Keith Breeden – paintings
- Tony Mascolo – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Pat Gribben.
- Drowning in the Sea of Love
- Broken Land
- You Don’t Have to Cry Anymore
- The Trip to Bountiful (When the Rain Comes Down)
- Heaven Knows Which Way
- Hold Me Now
- The Sound of Summer
- When Your Heart was Young
- One Step from Heaven
Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs of Sorrow
On May 8,2020, “Heavenly Recordings” label released “Straight Songs of Sorrow”, the twelfth and final Mark Lanegan studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Alain Johannes and Mark Lanegan.
Personnel:
- Mark Lanegan – vocals, Moog DFAM drum synth, Moog Sirin bass synth, Moog Sub Phatty, Organelle synth, ARP Omni 2 synth, Yamaha SK10 synth, Roland TR-909 drum machine, Roland Juno synth, Roland TR-909 drum machine, Oberheim DMX drum machine, Organelle synth, Organelle synth, BOSS DR Rhythm 550, bass, electric guitar; Roland Juno synth
- Alain Johannes – vocals, Yamaha SK10 synth, Shakers, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, frame drum, drum programming, bass, Minimoog synth, drum programming, Casio synth, resonator guitar, hang drum, harmonium, flutes, bass, percussion, cigfiddle, Mellotron strings, Novation Bass Station, Casio beatbox, Drum Brute, Buchla Music Easel, Linn Drum drum machine
- Adrian Utley – acoustic and electric guitar, Minimoog, Korg 3200 synth
- Mark Morton – acoustic guitar
- Dylan Carlson – electric guitar
- Shelley Brien – vocals, Yamaha SK10, Moog Sub Phatty, Roland 909 drum machine, Casiotone 701
- Ed Harcourt – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
- John Paul Jones – mellotron
- Jack Bates – bass
- Jack Irons – drums, percussion
- Michael Parnin – Gibson Maestro King drum machine, Eli 7030 drum machine, mixing
- Wesley Eisold – vocals
- Greg Dulli – vocals
- Warren Ellis – fiddle
- Sietse Van Gorkom – strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Lanegan, except where noted.
- I Wouldn’t Want to Say
- Apples from a Tree – Mark Lanegan, Mark Morton
- This Game of Love
- Ketamine
- Bleed All Over
- Churchbells, Ghosts
- Internal Hourglass Discussion
- Stockholm City Blues
- Skeleton Key
- Daylight in the Nocturnal House
- Ballad of a Dying Rover
- Hanging On (For DRC) – Mark Lanegan, Mark Morton
- Burying Ground – Shelley Brien, Mark Lanegan
- At Zero Below
- Eden Lost and Found – Shelley Brien, Mark Lanegan
