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Soul II Soul: Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade

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On May 21, 1990, “Virgin” label released “Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade”, the second Soul II Soul studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, and was produced by Jazzie B. and Nellee Hooper.

Personnel:

  • Jazzie B- musical director, vocals, mixing
  • Marcia Lewis, Lamya Hafidh Sultan Al-Mugheiry, Kym Mazelle, Pinise Sula, Sonti Mndebele, Nomsa Caluza, Bambi Fazakerley, Victoria Wilson-James, Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite – vocals
  • Philip “Daddae” Harvey – vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Michael McEvoy- piano, keyboards
  • Courtney Pine- saxophone
  • Howard Bernstein- engineer
  • Nellee Hooper – mixing
  • Tony “Dobie” Campbell – producer assistant

Track listing:

  1. Get a Life – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Hayden Maclaren Browne
  2. Love Come Through – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Michael McEvoy, Lamya Almugheira
  3. People – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Hayden Maclaren Browne
  4. Missing You – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Simon Law, Kym Mazelle
  5. Courtney Blows – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Hayden Maclaren Browne
  6. 1990 A New Decade – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Tony Campbell
  7. A Dream’s a Dream – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Simon Law
  8. Time (Untitled) – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Hayden Maclaren Browne
  9. In the Heat of the Night – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Hayden Maclaren Browne
  10. Our Time Has Now Come – Trevor Beresford Romeo, Hayden Maclaren Browne, Tony Campbell

Ziggy Marley: Conscious Party

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On April 5, 1988, “Virgin” label released “Conscious Party”, the third Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. In 1989, “Conscious Party” won “Grammy Award” for Best Reggae album.

Personnel:

  • Ziggy Marley – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Keith Richards- lead guitar
  • Mulu Gessesse – guitar
  • Earl “Chinna” Smith- guitar
  • Mark Roule – tambourine
  • Jerry Harrison- Hammond organ
  • Dereje Makonnen – keyboards
  • Gary Pozner – keyboards
  • Melaku Retta – keyboards
  • Franklyn “Bubbler” Waul – keyboards
  • Zeleke Gessesse – bass
  • Raphael W’Mariam – drums, timbales
  • Asrat Aemro Selassie – percussion, bongos, conga, tambourine, vibraslap, cabassa, wood block, backing vocals
  • Lenny Pickett- clarinet, piccolo, saxophone, contrabass
  • Stephen Marley– lead and backing vocals
  • Rita Marley- backing vocals
  • Cedella Marley – backing vocals
  • Sharon Marley – backing vocals
  • Teddy Pendergast – backing vocals
  • Laura Weymouth – backing vocals
  • Tina Weymouth- backing vocals
  • Glenn Rosenstein – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ziggy Marley except where noted

  1. Conscious Party
  2. Lee and Molly
  3. Tomorrow People
  4. New Love
  5. Tumblin’ Down – Tyrone Downie, Ziggy Marley
  6. We a Guh Some Weh
  7. A Who a Say – Ziggy Marley, Steve Marley
  8. Have You Ever Been to Hell
  9. We Propose
  10. What’s True
  11. Dreams of Home

Bel Canto: Birds of Passage

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On March 6, 1989, “Crammed Discs” label released “Birds of Passage”, the second Bel Canto album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Marc Hollander, Anneli Drecker, Giles Martin and Nils Johansen.

Personnel:

  • Anneli Marian Drecker– vocals, piano, keyboardsvocals,
  • Nils Johansen – bass, bouzouki, guitar, mandolin, programming,, script
  • Jeannot Gillis – violin, viola, string arrangements
  • Marc Hollander – clarinet, keyboards, percussion
  • Geir Jenssen– piano, keyboards, programming, photography, Roland TR-808
  • Michel Delory – guitar, drums
  • Luc van Lieshout – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Claudine Steenackers – cello
  • Giles Martin – engineer
  • Stefan de Batselier – photography

Track listing:

  1. Intravenous – Anneli Drecker, Geir Jenssen
  2. Birds of Passagr – Geir Jenssen, Nils Johansen
  3. The Glassmaker – Anneli Drecker, Geir Jenssen
  4. A Shoulder to the Wheel – Anneli Drecker, Nils Johansen
  5. Time Without End – Nils Johansen
  6. Oyster – Anneli Drecker
  7. Continuum – Del Valle, Anneli Drecker, Geir Jenssen
  8. Dewy Fields – Anneli Drecker, Geir Jenssen, Nils Johansen
  9. The Suffering – Anneli Drecker, Geir Jenssen
  10. Picnic on the Moon – Anneli Drecker, Geir Jenssen
  11. Look 3 – Anneli Drecker, Geir Jenssen

J. J. Cale: Travel-Log

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In February 1990, “Silvertone” label released “Travel-Log”, the ninth J. J. Cale album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by J.J. Cale.

Personnel:

  • J. J. Cale– vocals, guitar, bass
  • James Burton- guitar
  • Christine Lakeland- organ, guitar, backing vocals
  • Spooner Oldham- keyboards
  • Doug Belli, Tim Drummond- bass
  • Jim Keltner- drums, percussion, organ
  • Jim Karstein – drums, percussion
  • Jay Mitthauer – drums
  • Hoyt Axton- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by J. J. Cale, except where noted.

  1. Shanghaid – Audie Ashworth, J. J. Cale
  2. Hold On Baby
  3. No Time
  4. Lady Luck
  5. Disadvantage- J. J. Cale, Tim Drummond, Jim Karstein, Christine Lakeland,Spooner Oldham
  6. Lean on Me
  7. End of the Line
  8. New Orleans
  9. Tijuana
  10. That Kind of Thing
  11. Who’ Talking – J. J. Cale, Tim Drummond, Tarczon
  12. Change Your Mind
  13. Humdinger
  14. River Boat Song

Portugal the Man: Censored Colors

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On September 16, 2008, “Equal Vision” label released “Censored Colors”, the third Portugal The Man album. It w as recorded January 2008, and was produced by Kirk Huffman, Phillip Peterson, Paul Q. Kolderie and Adam Taylor.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, organ, drum machines
  • Kirk Huffman – vocal, guitar, percussion, engineer
  • Philip Peterson – vocals, synthesizer, harmonica, percussion, trombone, trumpet, accordion, cello, harp,
  • Ryan Neighbors – vocals, organ, synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Zachary Carothers – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Sechrist – drums, backing vocals
  • Thomas Hunter – slide guitar
  • Matt Clifford – slide guitar
  • Anthony Saffery – sitar
  • Garrett Lunceford – percussion
  • Victoria Parker – violin
  • Aaron Perrino – vocals, Moog synthesizer
  • Zoe Manville – vocals
  • Ryan Sollee – vocals
  • Charles Peterson – shouts
  • Phillip Peterson – arrangements, engineer
  • Paul Q. Kolderie– mixing
  • Adam Taylor – mixing
  • Ian Kennedy – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. Lay Me Back Down
  2. Colors
  3. And I
  4. Salt
  5. Created
  6. Out and In and In and Out
  7. Intermission
  8. New Orleans
  9. Never Pleased
  10. Never Pleased
  11. Hard Times
  12. Our Times
  13. All Mine
  14. 1989
  15. Our Way

Tin Machine: II

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On September 2, 1991, “Victory Music” label released “Tin Machine II”m the second Tin Machine album. It was recorded 1989 – 1991, in Sydney and Los Angeles, and was produced by Tim Palmer, Hugh Padgham, David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Hunt Sales, Tony Sales, Kevin Armstrong and Tim Palmer.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie– lead vocals, guitar, piano, saxophone
  • Reeves Gabrels– lead guitar, vibrators, organ, backing vocals
  • Tony Sales– bass, backing vocals
  • Hunt Sales– lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Kevin Armstrong– rhythm guitar, piano
  • Tim Palmer– percussion, additional piano

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels except where noted.

  1. Baby Universal
  2. One Shot – David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Hunt Sales, Tony Sales
  3. You Belong in Rock n’ Roll
  4. If There Is Something – Bryan Ferry
  5. Amlapura
  6. Betty Wrong
  7. You Can’t Talk – David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels, Hunt Sales, Tony Sales
  8. Stateside – David Bowie, Hunt Sales
  9. Shopping for Girls
  10. A Big Hurt – David Bowie
  11. Sorry – Hunt Sales
  12. Goodbye Mr. Ed – David Bowie, Hunt Sales, Tony Sales
  13. Hammerhead (hidden track) – David Bowie, Hunt Sales

The Midnight Oil: Diesel And Dust

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In August 1987, “Spirit Music” label released “Diesel and Dust”, the sixth Midnight Oil (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Albert Studios” in Sydney, Australia, and was produced by Peter Garrett, Peter Gilford, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey and Wame Livesey. In 1989, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it No. 13 on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the 1980s”. In October 2010 it was listed at No. 1 in the book “100 Best Australian Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Garrett– vocals
  • Jim Moginie– guitars, keyboards
  • Martin Rotsey– guitars
  • Peter Gifford– vocals, bass
  • Robert Hirst– vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. .Beds Are Burning – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
  2. Put Down the Weapon – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
  3. Dreamworld – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
  4. Arctic World – Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie
  5. Warakurna – Jim Moginie
  6. The Dead Heart – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
  7. Whoah – Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie
  8. Bullroare – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
  9. Sell My Soul – Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie
  10. Sometimes – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
  11. Gunbarrel Highway – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie, Peter Gifford, Martin Rotsey

Living Colour: Time’s Up

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On August 20, 1990, “Epic” label released “Time’s Up”, the second Living Colour studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and “RPM Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ed Stasium. The album won “Grammy” award for the “Best Hard Rock Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Corey Glover– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Vernon Reid– lead guitar
  • Muzz Skillings– bass
  • Will Calhoun– drums
  • Doug E. Fresh- vocals, percussion
  • Maceo Parker- saxophone
  • Don Byron- clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Eileen Folson- strings
  • Reggie Workman- strings
  • Akbar Ali – strings
  • Charles Burnham- strings
  • Queen Latifah– vocals
  • Little Richard- vocals
  • Derin Young – vocals, backing vocals
  • Mick Jagger, Toshinobu Kubota- backing vocals
  • Francine Stasium – backing vocals
  • Yubie Navas – backing vocals
  • Annette Daniels, K. Dyson – backing vocals
  • Alva Rogers, Rosa Russ – backing vocals
  • Alan Friedman – programming
  • Lex Van Pieterson – photography
  • Paul Hamingson – engineer
  • Ed Stasium- engineer, mixing
  • John Aguto – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Lippay – engineer assistant
  • Lolly Grodner – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Vernon Reid, except where noted.

  1. Time’s Up – Vernon Reid, Muzz Skillings, Corey Glover, Will Calhoun
  2. History Lesson
  3. Pride – Will Calhoun
  4. Love Rears Its Ugly Head
  5. New Jack Theme
  6. Someone Like You – Muzz Skillings
  7. Elvis Is Dead
  8. Type
  9. Information Overload
  10. Under Cover of Darkness – Corey Glover
  11. Ology – Muzz Skillings
  12. Fight the Fight – Vernon Reid, Muzz Skillings, Corey Glover, Will Calhoun
  13. Tag Team Partners – Corey Glover
  14. Solace of You – Corey Glover, Vernon Reid
  15. This Is the Life