The New Birth: Coming Together

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On March 24, 1972, “RCA” label released “Coming Together”, the third New Birth (The) studio album. It was recorded 1970 – 1971, and was produced by Harvey Fugua.

Personnel:

  • Bert De Coteaux – arrangements, conductor 
  • Harvey Fuqua – arrangements, conductor 
  • Vernon Bullock – arrangements, conductor
  • Jim Crotty – engineer
  • Acy Lehman – art direction
  • Frank Mulvey – design
  • George Adams – photography
  • Vince Aletti – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Two Kinds of People (I Am) – Vernon Bullock
  2. Oh Baby, I Love the Way – Harvey Fugua
  3. Yesterday I Heard the Rain – Armando Manzanero, Gene Lees
  4. African City – Ann Bogan, Harvey Fugua, Leslie Wilson, Melvin Wilson
  5. I Don’t Want to Do Wrong – Bibba Knight, Gladys Knight, Johnny Bristol, Katherine Schaffner, William Guest
  6. Don’t Knock My Love – Brad Shapiro, Wilson Pickett
  7. If I Can’t have You – Brook Benton, Etta James, Harvey Fugua
  8. All the Way – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Hausen
  9. Unh Song – Harvey Fugua, Vernon Bullock
  10. Come Back into My Life – Vernon Bullock

The Everly Brothers: Stories We Could Tell

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In March 1972, “RCA” label released “Stories We Could Tell”, the 17th Everly Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in April 1971 – January 1972, and was produced by Paul Rothchild.

Personnel:

  • Don Everly – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Everly – vocals, guitar
  • David Crosby – vocals
  • Doug Lubahn – vocals
  • Graham Nash – vocals
  • Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
  • Delaney Bramlett – vocals, guitar
  • Jeff Kent – guitar, vocals
  • Dennis Linde – guitar, keyboards
  • Geoff Muldaur – guitar
  • Wayne Perkins – guitar
  • John Sebastian – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar
  • Danny Weis – guitar
  • Clarence White – guitar
  • Ry Cooder – electric bottleneck guitar
  • Buddy Emmons – slide guitar
  • Jerry McGee – slide guitar
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Michael Fonfara – keyboards
  • Spooner Oldham – keyboards
  • Warren Zevon – keyboards
  • Chris Ethridge – bass
  • Johnny Barbata – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • George Bohanon – brass
  • Tommy Johnson – brass
  • Jimmie Haskell – string arrangement
  • Norman Seeff – photography

Track listing:

  1. All We Really Want to Do – Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett
  2. Breakdown – Kris Kristofferson
  3. Green River – Don Everly, Phil Everly
  4. Mandolin Wind – Rod Stewart
  5. Up in Mabel’s Room – Phil Everly, Terry Slater
  6. Del Rio Dan – Jeff Kent, Doug Lubahn, Holly Beckwith
  7. Ridin’ High – Dennis Linde
  8. Christmas Eve Can Kill You (When You’re Trying to Hitch a Ride to Anywhere) – Dennis Linde
  9. Three Armed, Poker-Playin’ River Rat – Dennis Linde
  10. I’m Tired of Singing My Song in Las Vegas – Don Everly
  11. The Brand New Tennessee Waltz – Jesse Winchester
  12. Stories We Could Tell – John Sebastian

Jack White: Boarding House Reach

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On March 23, 2018, “Third Man”, “Columbia” and “XL Records” labels released “Boarding House Reach”, the third Jack White studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Third Man Studio” in Nashville, “Sear Sound” in New York City and “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack White.

Personnel:

  • Jack White – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, tambourine, bass, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass, acoustic and electronic drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack White, except where noted.

  1. Connected by Love
  2. Why Walk a Dog
  3. Corporation
  4. Abulia and Akrasia
  5. Hypermisophoniac
  6. Ice Station Zebra
  7. Over and Over and Over
  8. Everything You’ve Ever Learned
  9. Respect Commander
  10. Ezmerelda Steals the Show
  11. Get in the Mind Shaft
  12. What’s Done Is Done
  13. Humoresque – lyrics by Howard Johnson, music by Antonin Dvořák

Blancmange: Semi Datached

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On March 21, 2015, “Cherry Red Records” label released “Semi Detached”, the sixth Blancmange studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Neil Arthur.

Personnel:

  • Neil Arthur – lead vocals, keyboards
  • David Rhodes – guitar
  • Jake Parker – backing vocals
  • Eleanor Arthur – backing and additional vocals
  • Helen Kincaid, Joe Arthur, Tony Brook, Harvey Brook, Reed Wilson, Rupert Howe – additional vocals
  • Adam Fuest – mixing
  • Tim Debney – mastering
  • Adam Yeldham – artwork
  • Helen Kincaid – asteroid painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Arthur, except where noted.

  1. The Fall – Neil Arthur, Graham Henderson
  2. I Want More – Michael Karoli, Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Peter Gilmour
  3. Paddington
  4. It Didn’t Take Long
  5. MKS Lover
  6. Like I Do
  7. Deep in the Mine
  8. Acid
  9. Useless
  10. Bloody Hell Fire

Quintessence: Dive Deep

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In March 1971, “Island” label released “Dive Deep”, the third Quintessence studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by John Barham, Sambhu Babaji, Allan Mostert, Maha Dev, Shiva Shankar Jones, Raja Ram and Jake Milton.

Personnel:

  • Sambhu Babaji – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, Jew’s harp
  • Allan Mostert – lead guitar, veena
  • Maha Dev – rhythm guitar
  • Shiva Shankar Jones – vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Raja Ram – flute, chimes
  • Jake Milton – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Sambhu Babaji, Allan Mostert, Maha Dev, Shiva Shankar Jones, Raja Ram and Jake Milton, except where noted.

  1. Dive Deep
  2. Dance for the One – lyrics by Stanley Barr, music by Sambhu Babaji, Allan Mostert, Maha Dev, Shiva Shankar Jones, Raja Ram and Jake Milton.
  3. Brahman
  4. The Seer
  5. Epitaph for Tomorrow – lyrics by Stanley Barr, music by Sambhu Babaji, Allan Mostert, Maha Dev, Shiva Shankar Jones, Raja Ram and Jake Milton.
  6. Sri Ram Chant – Swami Ambikankanda

Cheap Trick: Woke Up with a Monster

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On March 22, 1994, “Warner Bros” label released “Woke up with a Monster”, the twelfth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Andora Studios” in Hollywood, “Larrabee North” in Universal City, California, and was produced by Ted Templeman.

Personnel:

  • Robin Zander – vocals
  • Rick Nielsen – guitars
  • Tom Petersson – 12-string bass
  • Bun E. Carlos – drums
  • Jimmie Wood – harmonica
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer
  • Judy Kirschner, Bino Espinoza, Kenji Nakai, Kimm James, Ulrich Wild, Scott Blockland – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Dave Wilmer – guitar technician
  • Chuck Elias – drum technician
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
  • Mark Seliger – photography
  • Joanie Parker – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. My Gang – Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen
  2. Woke Up with a Monster – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  3. You’re All I Wanna Do – Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Jim Peterik, Terry Reid
  4. Never Run Out of Love – Rick Nielsen, Jim Peterik
  5. Didn’t Know I Had It – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
  6. Ride the Pony – Robin Zander, Mark Spiro
  7. Girlfriends – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Bun E. Carlos
  8. Let Her Go
  9. Tell Me Everything – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Michael McDonald, Julian Raymond
  10. Cry Baby – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  11. Love Me for a Minute – Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson

Jesse Colin Young: Songbird

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On March 22, 1975, “Warner Bros” label released “Songbird”, the sixth Jesse Colin Young album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Jesse Colin Young.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Colin Young – lead and backing vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Hank De Vito – steel guitar
  • Scott Lawrence – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Kelly Bryan – bass
  • Jeff Myer – drums, percussion
  • Jim Rothermel – saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Ron Stallings – tenor saxophone
  • Peter Welker – trumpet
  • John Tenney – fiddle
  • Jerry Corbitt, Suzy Young – backing vocals
  • Ted Ashford – horns arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Colin Young.

  1. Songbird
  2. Before You Came
  3. Daniel
  4. Josianne
  5. Again
  6. Slick City
  7. ‘Til You Come Back Home
  8. Sugar Babe
  9. Motorhome

Kid Rock: Bad Reputation

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On March 21, 2022, “Top Dog Records” label released “Bad Reputation”, the twelfth Kid Rock studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “The Allen Roadhouse” in Clarkston, Michigan, “Dixie Ridge” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Kid Rock.

Personnel:

  • Kid Rock (Robert James Ritchie Sr.) – acoustic guitar, keyboards, B3 Organ, drums, percussion, programming, turntables, backing vocals
  • Monster Truck
  • Ed Jurdi – acoustic guitar
  • Gordy Quist – acoustic guitar
  • T.J. Watson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dean James – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Gannin Arnold – electric guitar
  • Gordy Quist – electric guitar
  • Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
  • Nathan Young – electric guitar
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar
  • Vinnie Dombroski – electric guitar
  • Nick Bockrath – electric guitar
  • Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
  • Russ Phal – pedal steel guitar
  • Gordan Mote – piano
  • Jim “Moose” Brown – piano, B3 Organ
  • Dave Cohen – piano, B3 Organ, keyboards, synths
  • Jimmie “Bones” Trombly – piano, keyboards, B3 Organ, harmonica
  • Peter Keys – keyboards
  • Jim Jonsin – keyboards
  • Marlon Young – bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
  • Alison Prestwood – bass guitar
  • Scott Davis – bass guitar
  • Mark Hill – bass guitar
  • Tony Lucido – bass guitar
  • David Roe Rorick – bass, drums
  • Jerry Roe – drums
  • Greg Morrow – drums
  • Evan Hutchings – drums
  • Miles McPherson – drums
  • John “Rook” Cappelletty – drums
  • Richard Millsap – drums
  • Mark Douthit – saxophone
  • Max Abrams – saxophone
  • Tim Watson – fiddle
  • Herschel Boone – backing vocals
  • Shannon Curfman – backing vocals
  • Gretchen Wilson – backing vocals
  • Robert James – backing vocals
  • Perry Coleman – backing vocals
  • Kate Falcon – backing vocals
  • Victoria Camp – backing vocals
  • Amanda Gene Rowland – backing vocals
  • Stacy Michelle – backing vocals
  • Peter G Abbott – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Kid Rock.

  1. Don’t Tell Me How to Live
  2. We the People
  3. My Kind of Country
  4. Bad Reputation
  5. Never Quit
  6. Shakedown
  7. Rockin’
  8. The Last Dance
  9. See You Again
  10. Still Somethin’
  11. She’s Your Baby (Now Rock Her)
  12. Never Enough
  13. Everything to Me
  14. Cold Beer
  15. Ala-Fuckin-Bama
  16. Am What I Am
  17. The Nashville I Know
  18. Fifty

Marianne Faithfull: A Secret Life

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On March 21, 1995, “Island” label released “A Secret Life”, the twelfth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Excalibur Sound” and “National Edison Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Angelo Badalamenti.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Carmine D’Amico – guitar
  • Vinnie Bell – guitar, mandolin
  • Kinny Landrum, Angelo Badalamenti – keyboards
  • Rufus Reid, Mark Egan, Rob Devito – bass
  • Sammy Merendino, Gordon Gottlieb – drums, percussion
  • Albert Regni, Pamela Sklar, Lawrence Feldman – flute, alto flute
  • Shelly Woodworth, Sherry Sylar – oboe, oboe d’amore
  • Andre Badalamenti – clarinet
  • Bob Carlisle – French horn
  • Gene Orloff – violin
  • Alfred Brown, Julien Barber, Lamar Alsop, Ann Barak, Mitsue Takayama, Ken Fricker, Juliet Haffner, Harry Zaratzian – viola
  • Fred Zlotkin, Clay Ruede, Beverly Lauridsen, Julie Green – cello
  • Gary Chester – string and woodwind recording, mixing
  • Art Polhemus – vocal and rhythm track recording
  • Tony Wright – art direction
  • Aldo Sampieri – design
  • Michel Comte, Wayne Maser – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Marianne Faithfull and Angelo Badalamenti, except where noted.

  1. Prologue – Angelo Badalamenti, Dante Alighieri (contains an interpolation od “Divine Comedy)
  2. Sleep – Marianne Faithfull, Angelo Badalamenti, Frank McGuinness
  3. Love in the Afternoon
  4. Flaming September
  5. She
  6. Bored by Dreams
  7. Losing – Marianne Faithfull, David Foreman, Angelo Badalamenti
  8. The Wedding – Marianne Faithfull, Angelo Badalamenti, Frank McGuinness
  9. The Stars Line Up
  10. Epilogue – Angelo Badalamenti, William Shakespeare (contains and interpolation of “The Tempest”)

Al Green: Back Up Train

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On March 21, 1967, “Hot Line Records” label released “Back Up Train”, the debut is Al Green album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Curtis Rodgers and Palmer James.

Personnel:

  • Al Green – vocal
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Howard Fritzson – design
  • Margery Greenspan – design
  • Lynn Goldsmith – photography
  • Anthony Heilbut – liner notes
  • Joy Gilbert Monfried – project coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Back Up Train – Curtis Rodgers, Palmer James
  2. Hot Wire – Palmer James
  3. Stop and Check Myself – Al Green
  4. Let Me Help You – Palmer James
  5. I’m Reachin’ Out – Tip Watkins
  6. Don’t Hurt Me No More – Curtis Rodgers, Palmer James
  7. Don’t Leave Me – Palmer James
  8. I’ll Be Good to You – Tip Watkins
  9. Guilty – Robert Earl Williams
  10. That’s All It Takes (Lady) – Curtis Rodgers
  11. Get Yourself Together – Tip Watkins, Palmer James
  12. What’s It All About – Tip Watkins, Palmer James
  13. A Lover’s Hideaway – Tip Watkins, Palmer James

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