On February 8, 2023, Burt Freeman Bacharach died aged 94. He was musician (piano), singer, record producer, songwriter, best known as composer of hundreds pop songs in the period from the late 1950s through the 1980s. His songs were recorded and performed by more than 1000 different artists, and he had written 73 US and 52 UK Top 40 hits. Bacharach was three-time “Academy Award” and six-time “Grammy Award” winner. His music was released on 39 albums.
Oleta Adams: Third Set
On February 10, 2017, Oleta Adams self-released “Third Set”, her tenth album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Firehouse Studios”, in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Oleta Adams.
Personnel:
- Oleta Adams – vocals, piano, keyboards, arrangements
- James Harrah – guitar
- John Pena – bass
- John Cushon – drums, cajon
- Matt O’Connor – percussion
- Les D. Cooper – engineer, mixing
- Josh Lewis – engineer assistant
- Sadaharu Yagi – mixing assistant
- Bernie Becker – mastering
- Chevy Nash – art direction, photography
- Erin Edwards – graphics
- Robert Kopchak – photography
- Steven Frazier – photography
Track listing:
- It’s Alright with Me – Cole Porter
- Only the Lonely – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow – Joni Mitchell
- River – Joni Mitchell
- Do I Move You – Nina Simone
- Evolution (acoustic) – Brock Walsh, Ivan Lins
- Rhythm of Life (acoustic) – Nicky Holland, Roland Orzabal
- Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
- Wilted Roses – Oleta Adams, Raina Bundy
- His Loving Eyes – Oleta Adams
Thunder: Rip It Up
On February 10, 2017, “earMUSIC” label released “Rip It Up”, the eleventh Thunder studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Luke Morley.
Personnel:
- Danny Bowes – lead and backing vocals
- Luke Morley – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Ben Matthews – guitars, keyboards
- Chris Childs – bass guitar
- Gary James – drums, percussion
- Lynne Jackaman – tambourine, featured and backing vocals
- Heather Findlay – backing vocals
- Susie Webb – backing vocals
- Josh Tyrell – studio assistance
- Jon Constantine – studio assistance
- Joe Coghlan-Allen – studio assistance
Track listing:
All tracks by Luke Morley.
- No One Gets Out Alive
- Rip It Up
- She Likes the Cocaine
- Right from the Start
- Shakedown
- Heartbreak Hurricane
- In Another Life
- The Chosen One
- The Enemy Inside
- Tumbling Down
- There’s Always a Loser
Nicolas Kummert: La Diversité
On February 10, 2017, “Edition Records” label released “La Diversité”, the debut Nicolas Kummert album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sunny Side Inc.”, and was produced by Nicolas Kummert.
Personnel:
- Nicolas Kummert – tenor saxophone
- Lionel Loueke – guitar
- Nicolas Thys – double bass
- Karl Jannuska – drums
- Nicolas Lefèvre – engineer, mixing, mastering
- Dave Stapleton – executive producer
Track listing:
- Rainbow People
- Le Vent Se Lève
- Harmattan
- Lighthouse
- Hallelujah
- Gnossienne
- Gnossienne à Deux
- Liberté
- Le Peuple De L’Arc-en-ciel
- La Terre Ne Ment Pas
- Diversity Over Purity
- We’ll Be Alright
- And What If We’re Not?
- Hallelujah Again – in memory of Leonard Cohen
Dashboard Confessional: Crooked Shadows
On February 9, 2018, “Fueled by Ramen” and “Dine Alone Records” labels released “Crooked Shadows”, the seventh Dashboard Confessional studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Colin Brittain, Cash Cash, Chad Gilbert, Chris Carrabba, Jonathan Clark and Jonathan Howard.
Personnel:
- Chris Carrabba – lead vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Armon Jay – guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Schoenbeck – bass, keyboard
- Chris Kamrada – drums, percussion
- Chrissy Constanza – vocal, piano
- Lindsey Stirling – violin
- Jonathan Clark – engineer
- Jonathan Howard – engineer
- Cash Cash – mixing
- Nick Romei – design
- Allan Geiger – design
Track listing:
- We Fight
- Catch You
- About Us
- Heart Beat Here
- Belong
- Crooked Shadows
- Open My Eyes
- Be Alright
- Just What to Say
Dinah Washington: Back to the Blues
In February 1963, “Roulette” label released “Back to the Blues”, the fifteenth Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Henry Glover.
Personnel:
- Dinah Washington – vocals
- Billy Butler – guitar
- Eddie Chamblee – tenor saxophone
- Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone
- Fred Norman – arranger
- Howard Nostrand – illustration
- Moskof-Morrison Inc. – design
Track listing:
- The Blues Ain’t Nothin’ but a Woman Cryin’ for Her Man – J. Mayo Williams
- Romance in the Dark – Lil Green
- You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon – Perry Bradford
- Let Me Be the First to Know – Leroy Kirkland, Dinah Washington, P. Woods
- How Long, How Long Blues – Leroy Carr
- Don’t Come Running Back to Me – Johnson, Dinah Washington, P. Woods
- It’s a Mean Old Man’s World – Leroy Kirkland, Dinah Washington
- Key to the Highway – Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar
- If I Never Get to Heaven – Napp, Dinah Washington
- Duck Before You Drown – Napp, Dinah Washington
- No Hard Feelings – Jacobs, Al Roberts
- Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning – Pearl Delaney, Tom Delaney
Xiu Xiu: Girl with Basket of Fruit
On February 8, 2019, “Polyvinyl” label released “Girl with Basket of Fruit”, the eleventh Xiu Xiu album. It was recorded in 2018, at Jamie Stewart’s home in Los Angeles, and was produced by Angela Seo and Greg Saunier.
Personnel:
- Jamie Stewart – vocals, synthesizers, guitar, experimental percussion, viola, recording
- Angela Seo – vocals, piano, electronic percussion, organ, harmonium
- Greg Saunier – organ
- Devin Hoff – double bass, bass violin, bass guitar
- Emmanuel Obi – vocals, percussion, experimental percussion
- Elliot Reed – vocals, percussion, experimental percussion
- Ayo Okafor – percussion
- Daniel Brevil – percussion
- Ches Smith – percussion
- Ace Stewart – vocals
- River Stewart – vocals
- Eugene Robinson – vocals
- Tara Jane O’Neil – additional recording
- John Congleton – mixing
- Lawrence English – mastering
Track listing:
- Girl with Basket of Fruit – Daniel Brevil, Gordon McChesney Smith, James Cyrus Stewart
- It Comes Out as a Joke – James Cyrus Stewart
- Amargi ve Moo – Devin Hoff, James Cyrus Stewart
- Ice Cream Truck – James Cyrus Stewart
- Pumpkin Attack on Mommy and Daddy – Carl Elliot Reed, James Cyrus Stewart, Angela Seo
- The Wrong Thing – Devin Hoff, James Cyrus Stewart
- Mary Turner Mary Turner – James Cyrus Stewart
- Scisssssssors – Daniel Brevil, Gordon McChesney Smith, James Stewart Cyrus
- Normal Love – Devin Hoff, James Cyrus Stewart
Eisley: Room Noises
On February 8, 2005, “Reprise” label released “Room Noises”, the debut Eisley studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Rob Schnapf, Rob Cavallo, Aaron Sprinkle, John Shanks, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree, Chauntelle DuPree and Weston DuPree.
Personnel:
- Sherri DuPree – lead vocals, guitar, engineer
- Stacy DuPree – vocals, keyboards, guitar, engineer
- Chauntelle DuPree – guitar, engineer
- Weston DuPree – drums, engineer
- Jonathan Wilson – bass guitar
- Elijah Thomson – bass guitar
- Casey Prestwood – steel guitar
- Eddie Harbour – hand clapping
- Doug Boehm – engineer
- John Shanks – engineer
- Doug Mcean – engineer
- Brian Gardner – mastering
Track listing:
- Memories
- Telescope Eyes
- I Wasn’t Prepared
- Golly Sandra
- Marvelous Things
- Brightly Wound
- Lost at Sea
- My Lovely
- Just Like We Do
- Plenty of Paper
- One Day I Slowly Floated Away
- Trolley Wood
The Boxer Rebellion: The Cold Still
On February 7, 2011, “Absentee Recordings” label released “The Cold Still”, the third Boxer Rebellion (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Real World Studios”, and was produced by Ethan Johns.
Personnel:
- Nathan Nicholson – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Andrew Smith – guitar
- Adam Harrison – bass guitar
- Piers Hewitt – drums
- Dom Monks – engineer
- Andy Kitchen – engineer assistant
- Ethan Johns – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Jonas Valtysson – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Nathan Nicholson, Andrew Smith, Adam Harrison and Piers Hewitt.
- No Harm
- Step out of the Car
- Locked in the Basement
- Cause for Alarm
- Caught by the Light
- Organ Song
- Memo
- Both Sides are Even
- The Runner
- Doubt
Teddy Thompson: Bella
On February 7, 2011, “Decca” and “Verve Forecast” label released “Bella”, the fifth Teddy Thompson studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by David Kahne.
Personnel:
- Teddy Thompson – vocal, guitar
- David Kahne – keyboards, guitar and string arrangements, engineer, mixing
- David Schramm – guitar
- Jack Petruzzelli – guitar
- Richard Thompson – guitar
- Tommy Mokas – guitar
- Jenni Muldaur – vocal
- Daniel Mintseris – keyboards
- Jeff Hill – bass
- Ethan Eubanks – drums
- Anthony McGill – clarinet
- Jesse Kotansky – violin
- Eva Burmeister – violin
- Katherine Fong – violin
- Sarah Crocker – violin
- Sylvia Volpe – violin
- Dov Scheindin – viola
- Milan Milisavlkevic – viola
- Joel Noyes – cello
- Wei Yu – cello
- Jeremy Turnet – strings orchestration, conductor
- Jiim Scott – mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Vartan Kurjian – art direction
- Philip Manning – design
- Beth Herzhaft – photography
Track listing:
- Looking for a Girl
- Delilah
- I Feel
- Over and Over
- Take Me Back Again
- Tell Me What You Want
- Home
- The Next One
- Take Care of Yourself
- The One I Can’t Have
- Gotta Have Someone
