On September 15, 2008, Richard William “Rick” Wright died aged 65. He was musician (keyboards), composer, singer and songwriter, best known as founding member, keyboardist and vocalist of Pink Floyd. He recorded and performed on all Pink Floyd’s albums except on “The Final Cut”.
Tag Archives: 1978
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
On September 22, 1978, “Harvest” label released “Wet Dream”, the debut Richard Wright album. It was recorded January – February 1978, and was produced by Richard Wright.
Personnel:
- Richard Wright – vocals, piano, keyboards, electric piano, Hammond organ, Oberheim synthesizer
- Snowy White – guitars
- Larry Steele – bass guitar
- Reg Isidore – drums, percussion
- Mel Collins – saxophones, flute
- Hipgnosis – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Richard Wright, except where noted.
- Mediterranean C
- Against the Odds – Richard Wright, Juliette Wright
- Cat Cruise
- Summer Elegy
- Waves
- Holiday
- Mad Yannis Dance
- Drop in from the Top
- Pink’s Song
- Funky Deux
Gentle Giant: Giant For A Day
On September 11, 1978, “Chrysalis” label released “Giant for a Day!” the tenth Gentle Giant album. It was recorded April – May 1978, at “Ramport Studios” in Battersea, England, and was produced by Gary Green, Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Ray Shulman and John Weathers.
Personnel:
- Derek Shulman– lead vocals
- Gary Green– acoustic, electric and slide guitar, backing vocals
- Kerry Minnear– co – lead and backing vocals, piano, electric piano, Minimoog, Hammond organ , Clavinet, synthesizer, xylophone, bass
- Ray Shulman– bass, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
- John Weathers– lead and backing vocals, drums, tambourine, shaker, cowbell
Track listing:
All tracks by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, and Ray Shulman, except where noted.
- Words from the Wise
- Thank You
- Giant for a Day!
- Spooky Boogie – Ray Shulman, Kerry Minnear
- Take Me – Derek Shulman, John Weathers
- Little Brown Bag
- Friends – John Weathers
- Friends
- No Stranger
- It’s Only Goodbye
- Rock Climber
Ultravox: Systems of Romance
On September 8, 1978, “island” label released “Systems of Romance”, the third Ultravox studio album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Conny’s Studio” in Cologne, Germany, and was produced by Conny Plank, Dave Hutchins, John Foxx, Robin Simon, Billy Currie, Chris Cross and Warren Cann.
Personnel:
- John Foxx– vocals
- Robin Simon – vocals, guitar
- Billy Currie– vocals, keyboards
- Chris Cross – vocals, bass, synthesizer
- Warren Cann – vocals, drums, rhythm machine
Track listing:
- Slow Motion – Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, John Foxx, Robin Simon
- I Can’t Stay Long – Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, John Foxx, Robin Simon
- Someone Else’s Clothes – Billy Currie, John Foxx
- Blue Light – Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, John Foxx, Robin Simon
- Some of Them – Billy Currie, John Foxx
- Quiet Men – Chris Cross, Billy Currie, John Foxx
- Dislocation – Billy Currie, John Foxx
- Maximum Acceleration – John Foxx
- When You Walk Through Me – Billy Currie, John Foxx, Robin Simon
- Just for a Moment – Billy Currie, John Foxx
Jeff Wayne: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds
On September 6, 1978, “Columbia” label released “Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds”, the debut Jeff Wayne studio album. It was recorded May 1976 – July 1977, and was produced by Jeff Wayne. The album retells the story of “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells.
Personnel:
- Jerry Wayne – spoken words (The Voice of NASA), orchestration, conductor
- Richard Burton– spoken words (The Journalist: the narrator-protagonist)
- Justin Hayward– vocals (The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist)
- David Essex– spoken words, vocals (The Artilleryman)
- Chris Thompson– vocals (The Voice of Humanity)
- Phil Lynott– spoken words, vocals (Parson Nathaniel)
- Julie Covington– spoken words , vocals (Beth)
- Chris Spedding – giuitar
- Jo Partridge – guitar
- Ken Freeman – keyboards, synthesizer
- Herbie Flowers – bass
- Barry Morgan – drums
- Barry De Souza – percussion
- Ray Cooper – percussion
- Roy Jones – percussion
- George Fenton – lute, santoor, zither
- Pest (Geraldine Wayne) -sounds
- Geoff Young – recording
- Laurence Diana – recording assistant
- Bill Foster – mastering
- John Pasche – logo design, art direction
- Nick Broome – design
- Terry Relph-Knight – design
- Geoff Taylor – painting
- Michael Trim – painting
- Peter Goodfellow – painting
- Music Activity Management – musical coordinator
- The General Booking Company – musical coordinator
- Jerry Wayne – executive producer
Track listing:
All dialogues by Doreen and Jerry Wayne, based upon H.G. Wells’s original text.
All tracks by Jeff Wayne, except where noted.
- The Eve of the War
- Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
- The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
- Forever Autumn – lyrics by Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne
- Thunder Child – lyrics by Gary Osborne
- The Red Weed (Part 1)
- Parson Nathaniel
- The Spirit of Man – lyrics by Gary Osborne
- The Red Weed (Part 2)
- Brave New World -(lyrics by Gary Osborne)
- Dead London
- Epilogue (Part 1)
- Epilogue (Part 2)
Eric Clapton: No Reason To Cry
On August 27, 1976, “RSO” and “Polydor” labels released “No Reason to Cry”, the fourth Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – May 1976, at “The Village Recorder”, and “Shangri-La Malibu, and was produced by Rob Fraboni.
Personnel:
- Eric Clapton – vocal, guitar, production assistant, liner notes
- Bob Dylan
- Ron Wood
- Rick Danko
- Richard Manuel
- Robbie Robertson
- Georgie Fame
- Aggie
- Brains Bradley
- Jesse Ed Davis
- Terry Danko
- Bob Ellis
- Connie
- Konrad Kramer
- Yvonne Elliman
- Geoffrey Harrison
- Levon Helm
- Garth Hudson
- Marcy Levy
- Nello
- Jamie Oldaker
- Albhy Galuten
- Dick Simms
- Dick La Palm
- Dread Lever
- Billy Preston
- Chris Jagger
- Sergio Pastora Rodriguez
- Wilton Spears
- Dominic Lumetta
- Sandy Castle
- George Terry
- Larry Samuals
- Mick Turner
- Wah Wah Watson
- Pete & All at Shangri-La
- Ed Anderson – engineer
- Nat Jeffrey – engineer
- Ralph Moss – engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Tom Niukosey – design, handletter
- Carl Dean Radle – production assistant
Track listing:
- Beautiful Thing – Rick Danko, Richard Manuel
- Carnival – Eric Clapton
- Sign Language – Bob Dylan
- County Jail Blues – Alfred Fields
- All Our Past Times – Eric Clapton, Rick Danko
- Hello Old Friend – Eric Clapton
- Double Trouble – Otis Rush
- Innocent Times – Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy
- Hungry – Marcy Levy, Dicky Simms
- Black Summer Rain – Eric Clapton
The Rolling Stones: Tattoo You
On August 24, 1981, “Rolling Stones” label released “Tattoo You”, the sixteen Rolling Stones (The) album. It was recorded November–December 1972, January–March 1975, January–March 1978, January–October 1979, October 1980 – June 1981, and was produced by The Glimmer Twins. In 1989, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Tattoo You” at number 213 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Peter Corriston, who was responsible for the album art direction and design, won a “Grammy Award” in the category of “Best Album Package”. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Mick Jaggerr– lead and backing vocals; electric guitar, harmonica
- Keith Richards– lead and backing, electric guitar, bass guitar
- Ronnie Wood– electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Taylor– electric guitar
- Bill Wyman– bass guitar; synthesizer, guitar
- Charlie Watts– drums
- Wayne Perkins– electric lead guitar
- Nicky Hopkins– piano; organ
- Ian Stewart– piano
- Chris Kimsey– piano
- Billy Preston– keyboards
- Sonny Rollins– saxophone
- Ollie Brown– percussion
- Jimmy Miller– percussion
- Michael Carabello– cowbell, conga, guiro, claves, cabasa, conga
- Pete Townshend– backing vocals
- Barry Sage– handclaps
Track listing:
All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
- Start Me Up
- Hang Fire
- Slave
- Little T&A
- Black Limousine – Mick Jaggerr, Keith Richard, Ronnie Wood
- Neighbours
- Worried About You
- Tops
- Heaven
- No Use in Crying – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
- Waiting on a Friend
Chic: C’est Chic
On August 11, 1978, “Atlantic” label released “C’est Chic”, the second Chic studio album. It was recorded in 1978 and was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.
Personnel:
- Alfa Anderson – lead vocals
- Luci Martin – vocals
- Bernard Edwards- lead vocals, bass guitar
- Nile Rodgers- guitar, vocals
- Tony Thompson- drums
- Diva Gray – lead vocals
- David Lasley– vocals
- Luther Vandross– vocals
- Robert Sabino– clavinet, acoustic piano, electric piano
- Andy Schwartz – clavinet, acoustic piano, electric piano
- Raymond Jones – Fender Rhodes
- Sammy Figueroa– percussion
- Jose Rossy – tubular bells
- Alex Foster – saxophone
- Jean Fineberg – saxophone
- Jon Faddis– trumpet
- Ellen Seeling – trumpet
- Barry Rogers – trombone
- Marianne Carroll (The Chic Strings) – strings
- Cheryl Hong (The Chic Strings) – strings
- Karen Milne (The Chic Strings) – strings
- Gene Orloff– concert master
Track listing:
All tracks by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, except where noted.
- Chic Cheer
- Le Freak
- Savoir Faire
- Happy Man
- I Want Your Love
- At Last I Am Free
- Sometimes You Win
- (Funny) Bone
Boston: Don’t Look Back
On August 2, 1978, “Epic” label released “Don’t Look Back”, the second Boston studio album. It was recorded 1977–1978, at “Hideaway Studio” and “Northern Studio” in Maynard, Massachusetts, and was produced by Tom Scholz. The album was certified 7 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA” and 5 x Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”.
Personnel:
- Brad Delp– lead and harmony vocals
- Tom Scholz– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, organs, piano, percussion,engineer, arranger, digital remastering, cover concept
- Barry Goudreau– lead guitar, slide guitar, rhythm guitar
- Fran Sheehan– bass guitar, percussion
- Sib Hashian– drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Scholz, except where noted.
- Don’t Look Back
- The Journey
- It’s Easy
- A Man I’ll Never Be
- Feelin’ Satisfied
- Party – Tom Scholz, Brad Delp
- Used to Bad News – Brad Delp
- Don’t Be Afraid
AC/DC: Highway To Hell
On July 27, 1979, “Albert” label released “Highway to Hell”, the sixth Australian and the fifth international AC/DC album. It was recorded December 1978, at “Albert Studios” in Sydney; January – February 1979, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, Florida; March – April 1979, at “Roundhouse Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Highway to Hell” at number 200 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Bon Scott– lead vocals
- Angus Young– lead guitar
- Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Cliff Williams– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Phil Rudd– drums
- Mark Dearnley – engineer
- Kevin Dallimore – engineer assistant
- Tony Platt – mixing
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Jim Houghton – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott.
- Highway to Hell
- Girls Got Rhythm
- Walk All Over You
- Touch Too Much
- Beating Around the Bush
- Shot Down in Flames
- Get It Hot
- If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
- Love Hungry Man
- Night Prowler
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