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Tag Archives: 1981
Foghat: Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce
In July 1981, “Bearsville” label released “Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce”, the tenth Foghat studio album. It was recorded in 1981 and was produced by Nick Jameson.
Personnel:
- “Lonesome” Dave Peverett – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Erik Cartwright – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Nick Jameson – keyboards, backing vocals
- Craig MacGregor – bass
- Roger Earl – drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Peverett except where noted.
- Wide Boy
- Let Me Get Close to You – Nick Jameson
- Live Now – Pay Later
- Love Zone
- Delayed Reaction
- Second Childhood
- Weekend Driver
- Sing About Love (live) – Nick Jameson
Gary Moore: Dirty Fingers
On July 21, 1983, “Jet” label released “Dirty Fingers”, the third Gary Moore studio album. It was recorded in 1981 and was produced by Chris Tsangarides.
Personnel:
- Gary Moore– co-lead and backing vocals, guitars
- Charlie Huhn– lead vocals
- Don Airey– organ, keyboards
- Jimmy Bain– bass
- Tommy Aldridge– drums
- Chris Tsangarides– engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Moore, except where noted.
- Hiroshima
- Dirty Fingers
- Bad News
- Don’t Let Me be Misunderstood – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caaldwell
- Run to Your Mama
- Nuclear Attack
- Kidnapped
- Really Gonna Rock Tonight
- Lonely Nights
- Rest in Peace
Chick Corea: Three Quartets
In July 1981, “Stretch Records” label released “Three Quartets” the 23rd Chick Corea album. It was recorded January – February 1981, at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Chick Corea.
Personnel:
- Chick Corea– piano, drums
- Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
- Eddie Gómez– double bass
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Bernie Kirsh – recording, mixing
- Duncan Aldrich – engineer assistant
- Stephen Marcussen – remastering
- Sonny Mediana – design
- Andy Baltimore – creative director
- Dan Serrano – design
- Andy Ruggirello – design
- Darryl Pitt – photography
- Susan Garson – project coordinator
- Richard Veloso – art producer
- Joel Strote – associate executive producer
- Adam Zelinka – post producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Chick Corea except where noted.
- Quartet No. 1
- Quartet No. 3
- Quartet No. 2 – Part I (Dedicated to Duke Ellington)
- Quartet No. 2 – Part II (Dedicated to John Coltrane)
Poco: Blue and Gray
In July 1981, “MCA” label released “Blue and Gray”, the thirteen Poco studio. It was recorded in 1981 and was produced by Mike Flicker.
Personnel:
- Paul Cotton– vocals, guitar
- Rusty Young– vocals, steel guitar, guitar
- Kim Bullard– vocals, keyboards
- Charlie Harrison– vocals, bass
- Steve Chapman – drums
- Steve Forman – percussion
- Clydie King– backing vocals
- Denise DeCaro– backing vocals
- Venetta Fields– backing vocals
- Dave Marquette, John Mills, Joe Chiccarelli, Mitch Gibson – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Rusty Young, except where noted.
- Glorybound
- Blue and Gray
- Streets of Paradise – Paul Cotton
- The Writing on the Wall
- Down on the River Again – Paul Cotton
- Please Wait for Me – Paul Cotton
- Widowmaker
- Here Comes That Girl Again
- Sometimes (We Are All We Got) – Paul Cotton
- The Land of Glory
Warren Zevon: The Envoy
On July 16, 1982, “Asylum” label released “The Envoy”, the fifth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Greg Ladanyi, and Waddy Wachtel.
Personnel:
- Warren Zevon– vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, electric piano
- Waddy Wachtel– guitar, percussion, harmony vocals
- David Landau – guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Lukather– guitar
- Danny Kortchmar– guitar
- LeRoy Marinell – guitar
- Bob Glaub– bass guitar
- Kenny Edwards– bass guitar
- Leland Sklar– bass guitar
- Jeff Porcaro– drums, log drums, puili sticks
- Russ Kunkel– drums
- Rick Marotta– drums
- Mike Botts– drums
- Steve Forman – percussion
- Jim Horn – saxophone, recorders
- D. Souther– backing and harmony vocals
- Graham Nash– harmony vocals
- Jordan Zevon– harmony vocals
- Don Henley– harmony vocals
- Lindsey Buckingham– harmony vocals
- Jorge Calderón– harmony vocals
- Jamie Ledner, Wayne Tadouye – engineer
- Jimmy Wachtel– design, cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.
- The Envoy
- The Overdraft – Thomas McGuane, Warren Zevon
- The Hula Hula Boys
- Jesus Mentioned
- Let Nothing Come Between You
- Ain’t That Pretty at All – LeRoy Marinell, Warren Zevon
- Charlie’s Medicine
- Looking for the Next Best Thing – Kenny Edwards, LeRoy Marinell, Warren Zevon
Rickie Lee Jones: Pirates
On July 15, 1981,”Warner Bros” label released “Pirates”, the second Rickie Lee Jones. It was recorded January 1980 – April 1981, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman.
Personnel:
- Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, horn arrangements
- Buzz Feiten– guitar
- David Kalish – guitar
- Steve Lukather– guitar
- Dean Parks– guitar
- Clarence McDonald– keyboards
- Randy Kerber– keyboards
- Neil Larsen– keyboards
- Russell Ferrante– keyboards
- Donald Fagen– synthesizer
- Rob Mounsey– synthesizer
- Sal Bernardi – vocals, harmonica
- Chuck Rainey– bass
- Victor Feldman– drums, percussion, keyboards
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Art Rodriguez – drums
- Lenny Castro– percussion
- David Sanborn– alto saxophone
- Tom Scott– baritone and tenor saxophone
- Jerry Hey– trumpet, flugelhorn, horn
- Randy Brecker– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Ralph Burns– orchestral arrangements
- Michael Boddicker– synthesizer
- Nick DeCaro – orchestral arrangements
- Arno Lucas– backing vocals
- Leslie Smith – backing vocals
- Joe Turano – backing vocals
- Loyd Clifft, Mark Linett– engineer
- Mike Salisbury – design
- Brassaï– front cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.
- We Belong Together
- Living It Up
- Skeletons
- Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking – Rickie Lee Jones, David Kalish
- Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)
- A Lucky Guy
- Traces of the Western Slopes – Sal Bernardi, Rickie Lee Jones
- The Returns
Foreigner: 4
On July 2, 1981, “Atlantic” label released “4”, the fourth Foreigner studio album. It was recorded December 1980 – April 1981, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Mick Jones.
Personnel:
- Lou Gramm– lead vocals, percussion
- Mick Jones– guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
- Rick Wills– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Dennis Elliott– drums, backing vocals
- Hugh McCracken– slide guitar
- Thomas Dolby– main synthesizers
- Larry Fast– sequential synthesizer
- Bob Mayo– keyboard textures
- Michael Fonfara– keyboard textures
- Mark Rivera– saxophone, backing vocals
- Junior Walker– saxophone solo
- Ian Lloyd– backing vocals
- Robert John “Mutt” Lange– backing vocals
- Dave Wittman – recording, engineer
- Tony Platt– recording, engineer
- Brad Samuelsohn – second engineer
- Edwin Hobgood – assistant engineer
- Michel Sauvage – assistant engineer
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Hipgnosis – design
Track listing:
- Night Life – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
- Juke Box Hero – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
- Break It Up – Mick Jones
- Waiting for a Girl Like You – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
- Luanne – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
- Urgent – Mick Jones
- I’m Gonna Win – Mick Jones
- Woman in Black – Mick Jones
- Girl on the Moon – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
- Don’t Let Go – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
Killing Joke: What’s THIS For…!
In June 1981, “E.G.” label released “What’s THIS For…!”, the second Killing Joke studio album. It was recorded December 1980 – February 1981, at “Townhouse Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Launay, Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Martin Glover, and Geordie Walker.
Personnel:
- Jaz Coleman– vocals, synthesizer
- Geordie Walker– guitar
- Youth– bass guitar
- Paul Ferguson– vocals, drums
Track listing:
All tracks are by Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Martin Glover, and Geordie Walker.
- The Fall of Because
- Tension
- Unspeakable
- Butcher
- Follow the Leaders
- Madness
- Who Told You
- Exit
Thompson Twins: A Product Of…
In June 1981, “T Records” label released “A Product of…”, the debut Thompson Twins studio album. It was recorded in April 1981 and was produced by Dennis Bovell, Tom Bailey, Joe Leeway, Chris Bell, Jane Shorter, Peter Dodd, John Roog, and Mike Howlett.
Personnel:
- Tom Bailey– lead vocals, bass, keyboards, percussion, reeds, mixing
- Chris Bell – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Peter Dodd – guitar, percussion, saxophone, backing vocals
- Joe Leeway– congas, percussion, backing vocals
- John Roog – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Jane Shorter – saxophone, percussion
- Steve Dewey – engineer, mixing
- Alan O’Duffy, John Hade – mixing
- Jonathan Phipps – cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Bailey, Joe Leeway, Chris Bell, Jane Shorter, Peter Dodd, John Roog, and Mike Howlett, except where noted
- When I See You
- Politics
- Slave Trade
- Could Be Her…Could Be You
- Make Believe
- Don’t Go Away
- The Price
- Oumma Aularesso (Animal Laugh) – traditional from Sierra Leone; arranged by Tom Bailey
- Anything Is Good Enough
- A Product Of…
- Perfect Game
- Vendredi Saint – traditiional Gregorian chant; arranged by Tom Bailey
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