On April 24, 2016, Paul Williams aka Billy Paul died aged 81. He was singer and song writer, associated with the Philadelphia soul sound, best known for his 1972 “Grammy Awarded” #1 single, “Me and Mrs. Jones”, and the albums “360 Degrees of Billy Paul” (1972) and “War of Gods” (1973).
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Josipa Lisac: Dnevnik jedne ljubavi
In February 1973, “Jugoton” label released “Dnevnik jedne ljubavi”, the debut Josipa Lisac album. It was recorded in February 1973, and was produced by Karlo Metikoš and K. Klemenčić. In 1998, the album was ranked at number 9 on the list of “YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music”.
Personnel:
- Brane “Lambert” Živković – flute, piano, el.piano, arranger
- Slobodan “Bobo”Kovačević – acoustic guitar
- Vedran Božić – guitar
- Tihomir “Pop” Asanović – Hammond organ
- Mario Mavrin – Fender bass
- Jože “Braco” Doblekar – congas
- Dado Topić – tambourine
- Ratko “Rale” Divjak – drums
- Miroslav Sedak-Benčić, Boris Frančišković – tenor saxophone
- Maks Johan – baritone saxophone
- Marijan Domić – trumpet
- Radmilo Maslovarić – trombone
- Nenad Marinović – oboe
- Stjepan Obadić – horn
- Konstantin Iskra – bassoon
- Ivan Kuzmić, Silvio Orlando – violin
- Ante Živković – viola
- Josip Stojanović – cello
- Zdenka Kovačiček, Dubravka Zubović, Ksenija Erker, Adica Dobrić – backing vocals
- Franjo Berner – engineer
- Ivica Krajač – artwork
- Jozo Ćetković – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ivica Krajač, all music by Karlo Metikoš;
- O jednoj mladosti
- Srela sam se s njim
- Sreća
- Po prvi put
- Plačem
- Jedna kratka vijest
- Ležaj od suza
- Ne prepoznajem ga
- Vjerujem ti sve
- Kao stranac
Foghat: Energized
In January 1974, “Bearsville” label released “Energized”, the third Foghat album. It was recorded 1973, and was produced by Tom Dawes.
Personnel:
- Lonesome” Dave Peverett – lead vocals, guitar
- Rod Price – guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Stevens – bass, backing vocals
- Roger Earl – drums, percussion
- Tony Outeda – coordinator
- Pacific Eye and Ear – design
Track listing:
- Honey Hush – Lou W. Turner / interpolates music from Train Kept A-Rollin’ – Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann
- Step Outside – Dave Peverett, Rod Price, Roger Earl, Tony Stevens
- Golden Arrow – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
- Home in My Hand – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
- Wild Cherry – Dave Peverett, Rod Price, Roger Earl, Tony Stevens, Tom Dawes
- That’ll Be the Day – Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
- Fly by Night – Tony Stevens
- Nothin’ I Won’t Do – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
Blue Magic: Same
In January 1974, “Atco” label released the self-titled, debut Blue Magic album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Norman Harris, Alan Rubens and Steven Bernstein.
Personnel:
- Vernon Sawyer, Richard Pratt, Wendell Sawyer, Keith Beaton, Ted Mills – vocals
- Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Ted Cohen, Roland Chambers – guitar
- Ted Mills, Ron Kersey, Cotton Kent – piano
- Ronnie Baker, Jimmy Grant, Lee Smith, Jimmy DeJulio – bass
- Earl Young, Larry James – drums
- Larry Washington – percussion
- Vince Montana– vibes
- Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns – strings and horns accompaniment
- Norman Harris– arrangements, remix
- Vince Montana– arrangements
- Carl Helm – vocal arrangements
- Joe Tarsia, Kenny Present, Don Murray, Jay Mark, Carl Paruolo – recording
- Alan Rubens, Steven Bernstein – executive producer
- Bruce Gable – executive producer
Track listing:
- Sideshow – Bobby Eli, Vinny Barrett
- Look Me Up – Norman Harris, Allan Felder
- What’s Come Over Me – Ted Mills
- Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely – Bobby Eli, Vinny Barrett, John Freeman
- Stop to Start – Jimmy Grant, Allan Felder
- Welcome to the Club – Norman Harris, Allan Felder
- Spell – Ted Mills
- Answer to My Prayer – Norman Harris, Allan Felder
- Tear it Down – Ted Mills, Allan Felder
The Beach Boys: Holland
On January 8, 1973, “Brother” label released “Holland”, the nineteenth Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded June – October 1972, at “BBC 2 Studio” in Baambrugge, Utrecht, Netherlands, and “Village Recorders” in California, and was produced by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Blondie Chapin, Ricky Fataar, Alan Jardine and Mike Love. In 2007, the Netherland magazine “OOR Magazine” ranked the album among “100 Best Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Brian Wilson– vocals, narration
- Carl Wilson– vocals, guitar, piano, electric piano
- Dennis Wilson– vocals, piano
- Blondie Chaplin– vocals, bass guitar, guitar
- Ricky Fataar– vocals, drums, slide guitar
- Alan Jardine– vocals, guitar
- Mike Love– vocals
- Daryl Dragon– Moog bass
- Bruce Johnston– backup vocals
- Jack Rieley – narration
Track listing:
- Sail On Sailor – Brian Wilson, Tandyn Almer, Ray Kennedy, Jack Rieley, Van Dyke Parks
- Steamboat – Dennis Wilson, Jack Rieley
- California Saga: Big Sur – Mike Love
- California Saga: The Beaks of Eagles – Robinson Jeffers, Al Jardine, Lynda Jardine
- California Saga: California – Al Jardine
- The Trader – Carl Wilson, Jack Rieley
- Leaving This Town – Ricky Fataar, Blondie Chapin, Carl Wilson
- Only With You – Dennis Wilson, Mike Love
- Funky Pretty – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Jack Rieley
Pop Mašina: Kiselina
In December 1973, “PGP RTB” label released “Kiselina” (Acid), the debut Pop Mašina album. It was recorded in September 1973, at “Studio X PGP-RTB” in Belgrade, Serbia, and was produced by Robert Nemeček, Zoran Božinović and Mihajlo Popović.
Personnel:
- Robert Nemeček – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
- Zoran Božinović – vocals, guitar
- Sloba Marković- organ
- Miša Aleksić- bass guitar
- Mihajlo Popović – drums, congas
- Raša Đelmaš– drums
- Branimir Malkoč, Drago Mlinarec, Ljuba Ninkovič, Vojislav Đukić – backing vocals
- DAG(Dragan Popović, Grujica Milanović, Aleksandar Milanović) – backing vocals
- Slobodan Petrović – engineer
- Jugoslav Vlahović- design
Track listing:
- Na drumu za haos – Zoran Božinović
- Pesma srećne noći – Robert Nemeček
- Mir – Zoran Božinović
- Kiselina – Zoran Božinović
- Tražim put – Zoran Božinović
- Povratak zvezdama – Zoran Božinović
- Svemirska priča – Robert Nemeček
- Slika iz prošlih dana – Robert Nemeček
Eric Burdon Band: Sun Secrets
In December 1974, “Capitol” label released “Sun Secrets”, the first Eric Burdon Band album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Record Plant” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by Jerry Goldstein.
Personnel:
- Eric Burdon – vocals
- Aalon Butler – guitar
- Randy Rice – bass
- Alvin Taylor- drums
- Ed Barton – engineer
- Norman Seeff- photography
Track listing:
- It’s My Life – Roger Atkins, Carl D’Errico
- Ring of Fire – June Carter, Merle Kilgore
- Medley: When I Was Young / War Child – Eric Burdon, Aalon Butler
- The Real Me – Eric Burdon, Aalon Butler
- Medley:Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood / Nina’s School – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caldwell, Eric Burdon, Aalon Butler
- Letter from the County Farm – Eric Burdon, Rosco Gordon
- Sun Secrets – Aalon Butler
James Brown: The Payback
In December 1973, “Polydor” label released “The Payback”, the 40th James Brown studio album. It was recorded February – October 1973, and was produced by James Brown.
Personnel:
- James Brown – lead vocals, electric piano
- Clair Pinckney- tenor saxophone, flute
- Maceo Parker- alto saxophone, flute
- Darryl “Hasaan” Jamison, Jerone “Jasaan” Sanford, Isiah “Ike” Oakley – trumpet
- Fred Wesley- trombone
- Hearlon “Cheese” Martin – guitar
- Jimmy Nolen- guitar
- Fred Thomas – bass
- John Starks – drums
- John Morgan – percussion
Track listing.
All tracks by James Brown, Fred Wesley and Charles Bobbit; except where noted.
- The Payback – James Brown, Fred Wesley, John “Jabo” Starks
- Doing the Best I Can
- Take Some…Leave Some
- Shoot Your Shot – James Brown
- Forever Suffering
- Time Is Running out Fast
- Stone to the Bone – James Brown
- Mind Power
Donovan: Essence to Essence
In December 1973, “Epic” label released “Essence to Essence”, the eleventh Donovan studio album. It was recorded September – October 1973, at “Morgan Studios”, and was produced by Donovan Leitch and Andrew Loog Oldham.
Personnel:
- Donovan – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Henry McCullough, Danny Kortchmar, Doug Schlink, Neil Hubbard, Peter Frampton- electric guitar
- Alan Spenner, Carl Radle, Leland Sklar, Paul Ossola – bass
- Danny Thompson- double bass
- Carole King, Craig Doerge, Jean Roussel, Nicky Hopkins- piano
- Nicky Hopkins – electric piano
- Bobby Whitlock- organ
- Bruce Rowland, Denny Seiwell, Jim Gordon, Russell Kunkel- drums
- Ray Cooper- percussion
- Tom Scott- woodwind
- Jack Emblow – accordion
- Chris Nicholls – bass flute
- Simon Jeffes- koto
- The Scratch Band – backing vocals
- Andrew Powell, Del Newman, Nicky Harrison – strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Donovan Leitch.
- Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
- Lazy Daze
- Life Goes On
- There is an Ocean
- Dignity of Man
- Yellow Star
- Divine Daze of Deathless Delight
- Boy for Every Girl
- Saint Valentine’s Angel
- Life is a Merry-Go-Round
- Sailing Homeward
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils: Same
In December 1973, “A&M” label released the self-titled, debut Ozark Mountain Daredevils (The) album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Glyn Johns and David Anderle.
Personnel:
- Steve Cash- vocals, harmonica, harpsichord, percussion
- John Dillon – vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, autoharp, keyboards, percussion
- Larry Lee – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, saw
- Randle Chowning – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Michael Granda – vocals, bass, percussion
- Buddy Brayfield – piano, keyboards
- Jack Black, Elizabeth Anderson, Sidney Cash, Janet Lee, Donald Bromage – backing vocals
- Glyn Johns – recording
- Mike Doud – art direction
- Bill Higgins, Jeremy Parkin – photography
- Mike Dempsey – linear notes
Track listing:
- Country Girl – Randle Chowning
- Spaceship Orion – Larry Lee
- If You Wanna Get to Heaven – Steve Cash, John Dillon
- Chicken Train – Steve Cash
- Colorado Song – Steve Cash, John Dillon
- Standin’ on the Rock – John Dillon
- Road to Glory – Randle Chowning
- Black Sky – Steve Cash
- Within Without – Larry Lee
- Beauty in the River – John Dillon
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