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Charlee: Same

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In November 1976, “Mind Dust Music” label released the self-titled, debut Charlee album. It was recorded in 1976, at “RCA Studios” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Hilly Leopold.

Personnel:

  • Walter Rossi – vocals, guitar
  • George Gardos – bass
  • Mike Driscoll – drums
  • Walter Rossi – arrangements
  • Mark Smith – recording, mixing
  • Alan Moy – engineer assistant
  • Hayward Parrott – engineer assistant
  • Bill Cuddihy – mastering
  • Doug Lotz – design
  • Matthew Enright – technician
  • Phil Collins – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Wizzard
  2. Lord Knows I’ve Won
  3. Just You and Me
  4. A way To Die
  5. Let’s Keep Silent (part 1)
  6. Wheel of Fortune
  7. It Isn’t the First Time
  8. Let’s Keep Silent (part 2)

Bill Withers: Naked & Warm

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On November 6, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Naked & Warm”, the fifth Bill Withers studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bill Withers.

Personnel:

  • Bill Withers – lead and backing vocals
  • Benorce Blackmon – guitar
  • Geoffrey Leib – guitar, acoustic and electric piano
  • Clifford Coulter – Moog synthesizer
  • Don Freeman – acoustic and electric piano, synthesizer
  • Youseff Rahman – electric piano
  • Larry Nash – electric piano
  • Jerry Knight – bass, backing vocals
  • Melvin Dunlap – bass
  • Larry Tolbert – drums
  • Earl “Crusher” Bennett – congas, cowbell, slapstick, tambourine, vibraslap
  • Kwasi “Rocky” Dzidzornu – congas
  • Dorothy Ashby – harp, obbligato vocals
  • Lenny Booker – backing vocals
  • Lois Booker – backing vocals
  • Helen Gonder – backing vocals
  • Marsha Johnson – backing vocals
  • Bob Merritt – engineer
  • Phil Jamtaas – engineer assistant
  • Rick Smith – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Ken Anderson – design
  • Tom Steele – design
  • Elliot Gilbert – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Withers.

  1. Close to Me
  2. Naked & Warm (Heaven! Oh! Heaven!)
  3. Where You Are
  4. Dreams
  5. If I Didn’t Mean You Well
  6. I’ll Be with You
  7. City of the Angels
  8. My Imagination

Kayak: The Last Encore

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In September 1976, “Vertigo” label released “The Last Encore”, the fourth Kayak album. It was recorded May – July 1976, at “Morgan Studio” in Brussels, Belgium, and was produced by Max Werner, Johan Slager, Ton Scherpenzeel, Bert Veldkamp and Pim Koopman.

Personnel:

  • Max Werner – lead vocals, percussion, Mellotron
  • Johan Slager – guitars, backing vocals
  • Ton Scherpenzeel – keyboards, accordion, double bass, backing vocals
  • Bert Veldkamp – bass, double bass, saxophone, zither, backing vocals
  • Pim Koopman – drums, percussion, marimba, piano, lead and backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Back to the Front – Ton Scherpenzeel, Johan Slager
  2. Nothingness – Ton Scherpenzeel
  3. Love of a Victim – Pim Koopman
  4. Land on the Water – Pim Koopman
  5. The Last Encore – Ton Scherpenzeel
  6. Do You Care – Pim Koopman
  7. Still My Heart Cries for You – Pim Koopman
  8. Relics from a Distant Age – Ton Scherpenzeel
  9. Love Me Tonight / Get on Board – Ton Scherpenzeel
  10. Evocation – Pim Koopman
  11. Raid Your Own House – Ton Scherpenzeel
  12. Well Done – Pim Koopman

Jan Hammer Group: Oh, Yeah?

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In September 1976, “Nemperor Records” label released Oh, Yeah?, album by Jan Hammer Group (fourth Jan Hammer album overall). It was recorded in 1976, at “Red Gate Studio” in Kent, New York, and was produced by Jan Hammer.

Personnel:

  • Jan Hammer – electric piano, synthesizer, engineer
  • Steven Kindler – violin, electric violin, rhythm guitar
  • Fernando Saunders – vocals, piccolo bass, bass
  • Tony Smith – lead vocals, drums
  • David Earle Johnson – percussion, congas
  • Bob Schachner – engineer assistant
  • Dennis King – mastering
  • Bob Defrein – art direction
  • Andy Topeka – coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Magical Dog – Jan Hammer
  2. One to One – Jan Hammer, Tony Smith
  3. Evolve – Rick Laird
  4. Oh, Yeah? – Fernando Saunders, Jan Hammer
  5. Bambu Forest – David Earle Johnson, Jan Hammer
  6. Twenty-One – Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman
  7. Let the Children Grow – Jan Hammer, Tony Smith
  8. Red and Orange – Jan Hammer

Morse Code: Procréation

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In September 1976, “Capitol” label released “Procréation”, the fourth Morse Code album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Son Québec” in Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada, and was produced by Pierre Dubord.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Lemay – vocals, guitar, flute, mixing
  • Christian Simard – vocals, keyboards, mixing
  • Michel Vallée – vocals, bass, mixing
  • Raymond Roy – drums, percussion, mixing
  • Pete Tessier – engineer, mixing
  • Sabin Brunet – lacquer cut
  • R. Rompré Inc. – graphics
  • Michel Verreault, R. Rompré Inc. – photography

Track listing:

  1. Précréation – Christian Simard
  2. Qu’est-Ce T’Es V’nu Faire Ici – lyrics by Jean Robitaille, music by – Christian Simard, Daniel Lemay, Michel Vallée, Raymond Roy
  3. Nuage – music by – Christian Simard
  4. L’Eau Tonne – lyrics by Jean Robitaille, music by Christian Simard
  5. Des Hauts Et Des Ha!…- lyrics by Jean Robitaille, music by Christian Simard, ,Michel Vallée, Raymond Roy
  6. De Tous Les Pays Du Monde – lyrics by Donald Lautrec, Jean Robitaille, music by Christian Simard
  7. Procréation I – lyrics by Jean Robitaille, music by Christian Simard, Daniel Lemay, Michel Vallée, Raymond Roy
  8. Procréation II – lyrics by Jean Robitaille, music by Christian Simard
  9. Procréation III – lyrics by Jean Robitaille, music by  Christian Simard

Hiromasa Suzuki: High-Flying

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In August 1976, “Columbia” label released “High-Flying”, the eight Hiromasa Suzuki album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Jiro Inagaki.

Personnel:

  • Hiromasa Suzuki – piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Kayoko Ishu – vocals
  • Fujimaru Yoshino, Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Masayoshi Takanaka – electric guitar
  • Jun Fukamachi – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Akira Okazawa, Kenji Takamizu – electric basswdrievr
  • Scramble
  • Betw
  • Shuichi Murakami – drums
  • Larry Sunaga – percussion
  • Jiro Inagaki – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute

Track listing:

All tracks by Hiromasa Suzuki.

  1. High-Flying
  2. Screwdriver
  3. Scramble
  4. Between O&M
  5. Smash
  6. Straight Flash
  7. Out of Focus

Automatic Man: Same

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In August 1976, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Automatic Man album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Lou Casabianca, Kaith Harwood, Pat Thrail, Bayeté, Doni Harvey and Michael Shrieve.

Personnel:

  • Pat Thrail – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Bayeté (Todd Thomas Cochran) – vocals, keyboard, synthesizers, clavinet
  • Doni Harvey – vocals, bass
  • Michael Shrieve – drums, electronic drums, percussion
  • Keith Harwood – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Kimsey – engineer
  • Bari Sage, Dave Jordan, Guy Bidmead, Jeremy Gee – tape op
  • Lou Casabianca – art direction, design
  • Dwain Zerio – painting
  • Jim Lee – photography

Track listing:

  1. Atlantis Rising Fanfare – Bayeté
  2. Comin’ Through – Bayeté
  3. My Pearl – Doni Harvey, Michael Shrieve
  4. One and One – Bayeté
  5. Newspapers – Bayeté
  6. Geni – Geni – Bayeté
  7. Right Back Down – lyrics by Lou Casabianca, music by Bayeté
  8. There’s a Way – Doni Harvey, Lou Casabianca, Michael Shrieve, Bayeté
  9. I.T.D. Interstellar Tracking Devices – Lou Casabianca, Bayeté
  10. Automatic Man – lyrics by Lou Casabianca, music by Bayeté
  11. Atlantis Rising Theme – Bayeté

Dexter Wansel: Life On Mars

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In July 1976, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Life on Mars”, the debut Dexter Wansel album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Dexter Wansel.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Wansel – lead vocal, keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Calvin Harris – guitar
  • Derick Graves – bass
  • Darryl Brown – drums, percussion
  • Charles Collins – percussion
  • Joe Johnson – percussion
  • Bobby Malach – saxophone, flute
  • Al Harrison – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • MFSB – strings
  • Terry Welles – vocal
  • Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton – backing vocal
  • Instant Funk
  • Jack Faith – arrangement
  • Jay Mark – engineer
  • Jim Gallagher – engineer
  • Jeffrey Stewart, Mike Hutchinson, Peter Humphreys – engineer assistant
  • Ed Lee – art direction
  • Chris Peterson – design
  • Gerard Huerta – design
  • Danny Wong, Eris Meola – photography
  • Nimitr Sarikananda – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All tracks by Dexter Wansel, except where noted.

  1. A Prophet Named K.G.
  2. Life on Mars
  3. Together Once Again – Vinnie Barrett
  4. Stargazer
  5. One Million Miles from the Ground
  6. You Can Be What You Wanna Be
  7. Theme from the Planets
  8. Rings of Saturn

Dee Palmer

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On June 13, 2026, Dee Palmer died aged 88. He was musician (keyboards), composer and arranger, best known as member of Jethro Tull (1976 – 1980). He produced several albums of orchestral arrangements of the music of various bands, including The Beatles, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes and Queen. As leader Palmer released one album.

Teddy Pendergrass: Same

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On June 12, 1977, “Philadelphia International” label released the self-titled, debut Teddy Pendergrass album. It was recorded 1976 – 1877, at “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, John Whitehead and Gene McFadden.

Personnel:

  • Teddy Pendergrass – vocals
  • Roland Chambers – guitar
  • Dennis Harris – guitar
  • Dexter Wansel – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Victor Carstarphen – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Ron Kersey – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Michael “Sugar Bear” Foreman – bass
  • Jimmy Williams – bass
  • Keith Benson – drums, percussion
  • Karl Chambers – drums, percussion
  • Charles Collins – drums, percussion
  • Larry Washington – bongos, congas
  • MFSB – strings, horns
  • Bobby Martin – arrangements
  • Jack Faith – arrangements
  • Ed Lee – design, artwork
  • Frank Laffitte – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.

  1. You Can’t Hide from Yourself
  2. Somebody Told Me – Victor Carstarphen, Kenneth Gamble, Gene McFarden, John Whitehead
  3. Be Sure
  4. And If I Had
  5. I Don’t Love You Anymore
  6. The Whole Town’s Laughing Me – Sherman Marshall, Ted Wortham
  7. Easy, Easy, Got to Take It Easy – Victor Cartstarphen, Kenneth Gamble, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
  8. The More I Get, the More I Want – Victor Cartstarphen, Kenneth Gamble, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead