Tag Archives: 1978

Bubu: Anabelas

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In January 1978, “EMI” label released “Anabelas”, album by Bubu. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Luis “D’Artagnan” Sarmiento.

Personnel:

  • Petty Guelache – lead and backing vocals, guitar, effect
  • Eduardo Rogatti – guitar, effects
  • Mario Kirlis – piano
  • Edgardo “Fleke” Folino – bass, effects
  • Eduardo “Polo” Corbella – drums, percussion
  • Win Fortsman – tenor saxophone, lyrics
  • Cecilia Tenconi – flute
  • Sergio Polizzi – violin
  • Cecilia X Z, Golo, Manzana, Maqui, Marcelius “el potente”, Voulét – backing vocals
  • Daniel Andreoli – arrangements
  • Sergio Blostein – music constultant
  • Carlos García, Charly López, José Soler, Tito Huber – recording, remix
  • Carlos Felipe Fernández – design

Track listing:

All music by Daniel Andreoli.

  1. Danza De Las Atlántides
  2. Locomotora Blues
  3. El Viaje De Anabelas
  4. Sueños De Maniquí

Tommy Flanagan: Ballads & Blues

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In December 1978, “Enja” label released “Ballads & Blues”, the 16th Tommy Flanagan album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Penthouse Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Matthias Winckelman and Horst Weber.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • George Mraz – bass
  • Davud Baker – recording
  • Chip Stokes – recording assistant
  • John Kilgore – recording assistant
  • Christa Brüggemann – lacquer cut
  • Matthias Winckelman, Horst Weber – design
  • Adelhard Roidinger – front cover photography
  • Giuseppe Pino – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tommy Flanagan, except where noted.

  1. Blue Twenty
  2. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  3. With Malice Towards None – Tom McIntosh
  4. Blues for Sarka – George Mraz
  5. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  6. They Say It’s Spring – Bob Haymes, Marty Clark
  7. Birks’ Works – Dizzy Gillespie

Sal Nistico: Neo/Nistico

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In December 1978, “Bee Hive” label released “Neo/Nistico”, the fifth Sal Nistico album. It was recorded in November 1978, at “Master Sound Productions” in Franklin Square, New York, and was produced by Jim Neumann and Fred Norsworthy.

Personnel:

  • Sal Nistico – tenor saxophone
  • Nick Brignola – baritone saxophone
  • Ted Curson – trumpet
  • Ronnie Mathews – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

  1. Anthropology – Charlie Parker
  2. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
  3. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn
  4. Blues for K. D. – Sal Nistico
  5. Bambu – Sal Nistico
  6. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum – Wayne Shorter

ABBA: Voyage

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On November 5, 2021, “Polar” label released “Voyage”, the ninth and final ABBA studio album. It was recorded in 1978, 2017 and 2021, at “Riksmixningsverket” in Stockholm, and was produced by Benny Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead and co-lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals
  • Agnetha Fältskog – lead and co-lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals
  • Björn Ulvaeus – harmony and backing vocals, associate producer
  • Benny Andersson – harmony and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, arrangements, mixing
  • The Children’s Choir of Stockholm International School
  • Lasse Jonsson – guitar
  • Lasse Wellander – guitar
  • Mats Englund – bass
  • Per Lindvall – drums, percussion
  • Jan Bengtson – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Pär Grebacken – clarinet, tenor saxophone, recorder
  • Margareta Bengtson – harp
  • Stockholm Concert Orchestra
  • Kimberley Akester – music director, Children’s Choir of the Stockholm International School
  • Anneli Thompson – musical assistance, Children’s Choir of the Stockholm International School
  • Göran Arnberg – orchestrator, conductor
  • Bernard Löhr – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Linn Fijal – engineer
  • Vilma Colling – engineer
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering
  • Görel Hanser – coordinator
  • Baillie Walsh – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

  1. I Still Have Faith in You
  2. When You Danced with Me
  3. Little Things
  4. Don’t Shut Me Down
  5. Just a Notion
  6. I Can Be That Woman
  7. Keep an Eye on Dan
  8. Bumblebee
  9. No Doubt About It
  10. Ode to Freedom

Status Quo: Whatever You Want

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On October 12, 1979, “Vertigo” label released “Whatever You Want”, the twelfth Status Quo studio album. It was recorded in December 1978, at “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by Pip Williams.

Personnel:

  • Francis Rossi – vocals, guitar
  • Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar
  • Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass
  • John Coghlan – drums
  • Andy Bown – keyboards
  • Bob Young – harmonica

Track listing:

  1. Whatever You Want – Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown
  2. Shady Lady – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
  3. Who Asked You – Alan Lancaster
  4. Your Smiling Face – Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown
  5. Living on an Island – Rick Parfitt, Bob Young
  6. Come Rock with Me – Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost
  7. Rockin’ On – Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost
  8. Runaway – Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost
  9. High Flyer – Alan Lancaster, Bob Young
  10. Breaking Away – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show: Pleasure And Pain

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On October 6, 1978, “Capitol” label released “Pleasure and Pain”, the seventh Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show studio album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Rob Haffkine.

Personnel:

  • Ray Sawyer – lead vocals
  • Dennis Locorriere – lead vocals, lead guitar, bass, harmonica
  • Rik Elswit – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Billy Francis – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jance Garfat – bass
  • John Wolters – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Bob “Willard” Henke – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Marilyn Martin – backing vocals
  • Nancy Nash – backing vocals
  • Michael Kanarek – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Sharing the Night Together – Ava Aldridge, Eddie Struzick
  2. Sweetest of All – Shel Silverstein
  3. Storms Never Last – Jessi Colter
  4. I Don’t Want to Be Alone Tonight – Shel Silverstein
  5. Knowing She’s There – Shel Silverstein, Dennis Locorriere
  6. Clyde – J. J. Cale
  7. When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman – Even Stevens
  8. Dooley Jones – Hazel Smith, Walter Carter
  9. I Gave Her Comfort – Shel Silverstein, Dennis Locorriere
  10. You Make My Pants Want to Get up and Dance – Sam Weedman

Johnny Thunders: So Alone

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On October 6, 1978, “Real Records” and “Sire” labels released “So Alone”, the debut Johnny Thunders studio album. It was recorded January – June 1976, at “Basing Street Studios” in London, and was produced by Johnny Thunders and Steve Llilywhite.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Thunders – vocals, guitar
  • Koulla Kakoulli – vocals
  • Patti Palladin – vocals
  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals
  • Peter Perrett – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Jones – guitar
  • Walter Lure – guitar
  • Henri Paul Tortosa – guitar
  • Steve Lillywhite – piano, engineer
  • Steve Marriott – vocals, harmonica, keyboards, piano
  • Phil Lynott – vocals, bass
  • Paul Gray – bass
  • Billy Rath – bass
  • Paul Cook – drums
  • Mike Kellie – drums
  • Steve Nicol – drums
  • John “Irish” Earle – saxophone
  • Mike Beal – artwork
  • Bill Smith – art direction, design
  • Peter Gravelle – photography
  • Molly Reeve-Morrison – project coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Johnny Thunders, except where noted.

  1. Pipeline – Bob Spickard, Brian Carman
  2. You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory
  3. Great Big Kiss – George “Shadow” Morton
  4. Ask Me No Question
  5. Leave Me Alone
  6. Daddy Rollin’ Stone – Otis Blackwell
  7. London Boys – Johnny Thunders, Water Lury, Billy Rath
  8. (She’s So) Untouchable
  9. Subway Train – Johnny Thunders, David Johansen
  10. Downtown – Johnny Thunders, David Johansen

Bill Evans: Getting Sentimental

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On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Michael Moore – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Mike Harris – recording
  • Joe Tarantino – digital mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.

  1. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  2. How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
  3. Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
  4. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  5. Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
  6. Re: Person I Knew
  7. The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
  8. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  9. Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
  10. Turn Out the Stars
  11. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  12. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  13. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  14. I Love You – Cole Porter

Bob James: Touchdown

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On July 20, 1978, “Tappan Zee” label released “Touchdown”, the sixth Bob James album. It was recorded in 1978, at “CBS Studios”, “Sound Mixers” and “A&R Recording” in New York, and was produced by Bob James.

Personnel:

  • Bob James – acoustic piano, Yamaha electric grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer, arrangements, conductor
  • Eric Gale – electric guitar
  • Hiram Bullock – vocals, electric guitar
  • Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar
  • Richard Resnicoff – rhythm acoustic guita
  • Gary King – electric bass
  • Ron Carter – acoustic bass, piccolo bass
  • Idris Muhammad – drums
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion
  • Mongo Santamaria – percussion
  • Phil Bodner – alto saxophone, flute, oboe
  • Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone solo
  • Harvey Estrin – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • George Marge – tenor saxophone, English horn, flute, oboe, recorder
  • Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Jon Faddis – trumpet
  • Mike Lawrence – trumpet
  • Ron Tooley – trumpet
  • Wayne Andre – trombone
  • Dave Bargeron – trombone
  • Alan Raph – trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • David Nadien – concertmaster
  • Harry Cykman, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Louis Gabowitz, Diana Halprin, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Herbert Sorkin, Richard Sortomme – violin
  • Jean Dane, Theodore Israel, Sue Pray and Emanuel Vardi – viola
  • Jonathan Abramowitz, Seymour Barab, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken – cello
  • Joe Jorgensen – engineer, associate producer
  • Tim Bomba – engineer assistant
  • Ted Bronson – engineer assistant
  • Lou Jannone – engineer assistant
  • Harold Tarowsky – engineer assistant
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Paula Scher – art direction, design
  • Buddy Endress – photography
  • Jay Chattaway – associate producer
  • Marion Orr – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob James.

  1. Angela (Theme from Taxi)
  2. Touchdown
  3. I Want to Thank You (Very Much)
  4. Sun Runner
  5. Caribbean Nights

Cameo: Secret Omen

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On June 25, 1979, “Chocolate City” label released “Secret Omen”, the fourth Cameo studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “H&L Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Larry Blackmon.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Lockett – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Gregory Johnson – vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Aaron Mills – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Damon Mendes – percussion
  • Fred Wells – guitar
  • Randy Stern – keyboards
  • Arnett Leftenant – tenor saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nathan Leftenant, Arthur Young – trumpet
  • Carl Harleston – trombone
  • Seldon Powell, George Marge – flute
  • Angel Allende – conga
  • Tomi Jenkins, Wayne Cooper – vocals
  • Irving Spice’s Strings – strings

Track listing:

  1. Energy – Larry Blackmon
  2. I Just Want to Be – Larry Blackmon, Gregory Johnson
  3. Find My Way – Johnny Melfi
  4. Macho – Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant
  5. The Rock – Larry Blackmon
  6. Sparkle – Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett
  7. New York – Larry Blackmon, Anthony Lockett, Aaron Mills