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The Rolling Stones: Steel Wheels

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Steel Wheels

On August 29, 1989, “Rolling Stones” label released “Steel Wheels”, the 19th Rolling Stones (The) studio album. It was recorded March – June 1989, at “Air Studios” in Montserrat, and was produced by Chris Kimsey and The Glimmer Twins. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. “Steel Wheels” was the last Bill Wyman’s full-length studio album with The Rolling Stones.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars; harmonica, percussion, keyboards
  • Keith Richards– lead and backing vocals, acoustic, classical and electric guitar, bicycle spokes
  • Ronnie Wood– acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar and acoustic bass, dobro, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Chuck Leavell– organ, piano, keyboards
  • Matt Clifford – electricand acoustic piano, clavinet, harmonium, percussion programming, strings
  • Luis Jardim– percussion
  • Phil Beer– mandolin, fiddle
  • The Kick Horns– brass
  • Roddy Lorimer– trumpet
  • The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir AttarFarafina – African-Moroccan instruments
  • Sonia Morgan – backing vocals
  • Tessa Niles– backing vocals
  • Sarah Dash– backing vocals
  • Lisa Fischer– backing vocals
  • Bernard Fowler– backing vocals
  • Christopher Marc Potter – recording
  • Rupert Coulson – assitant engineer
  • Michael Brauer, Christopher Marc Potter, Chris Kimsey – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • John Warwicker – art direction, design
  • Mark Morton – logo design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Sad Sad sad
  2. Mixed Emotions
  3. Terrifying
  4. Hold On to Your Heart
  5. Hearts for Sale
  6. Blinded by Love
  7. Rock and a Hard Place
  8. Can’t Be Seen
  9. Almost Hear Your Sign – Steve Jordan
  10. Continental Drift
  11. Break the Spell
  12. Slipping Away

Meshell Ndegeocello: Bitter

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Bitter

On August 24, 1999, “Maverick Records” label released “Bitter”, the third Meshell Ndegeocello solo studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1999, and was produced by Craig Street.

Personnel:

  • Meshell Ndegéocello- vocals, electric bass, additional instruments
  • Lisa Coleman- piano, keyboards
  • Wendy Melvoin- guitar
  • Chris Bruce – guitar
  • Doyle Bramhall II- guitar
  • Ronny Drayton- electric guitar
  • Greg Leisz- pedal steel guitar
  • David Torn- guitar
  • Abraham Laboriel Jr.- drums, percussion
  • Daniel Sadownick -percussion
  • Joe Henry- vocals
  • Sandra Park -violin
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Robert Rinehart -viola
  • Alan Stepansky -cello
  • Biti Straug -backing vocals
  • Arif St. Michael – backing vocals
  • Steve Barber –string arrangements
  • Dusty Wakeman –engineer
  • Husky Hoskuids – additional recordings engineer
  • Tom Schick – additional recordings engineer
  • Chris Ribando – second engineer
  • Rafael Serrano – second engineer
  • Elijah Bradford – second engineer
  • Roger Moutenot – mixing
  • Josh Turner – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
  • Gail Swanlund– design
  • Sheryl Nields –photography
  • Paul Thompson – production assistant
  • Kai Morrison – project coordination

Track lsiting:

  1. Adam – Meshell Ndegéocello
  2. Fool of Me – Meshell Ndegéocello, Frederico Gonzalez Peña
  3. Faithful – Meshell Ndegéocello, David Gamson
  4. Satisfy – Meshell Ndegéocello, Frederico Gonzales Peña
  5. Bitter – Meshell Ndegéocello
  6. May This Be Love – Jimi Hendrix
  7. Sincerity – Meshell Ndegéocello,Doyle Bramhall II
  8. Loyalty – Meshell Ndegéocello, Allen Cato
  9. Beautiful – Meshell Ndegéocello
  10. Eve – David Torn, Roger Moutenot
  11. Wasted Time – Meshell Ndegéocello
  12. Grace – Meshell Ndegéocello

The Rolling Stones: Tattoo You

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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.

  1. Start Me Up
  2. Hang Fire
  3. Slave
  4. Little T&A
  5. Black Limousine – Mick Jaggerr, Keith Richard, Ronnie Wood
  6. Neighbours
  7. Worried About You
  8. Tops
  9. Heaven
  10. No Use in Crying – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  11. Waiting on a Friend

Alice In Chains: Facelift

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Alice In Chains - Facelift

On August 21, 1990, “Columbia” label released “Facelift” the debut Alice in Chains studio album. It was recorded December 1989 – April 1990, at “London Bridge Studio” in Seattle; “Capitol Recording Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Jerden. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Layne Staley– lead vocals
  • Jerry Cantrell– guitar, talkbox, backing vocals
  • Mike Starr– bass, backing vocals
  • Sean Kinney– drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals
  • Kevin Shuss – backing vocals
  • Dave Jerden – recording, mixing
  • Leslie Ann Jones – engineer assistant
  • Ron Champagne – additional engineering
  • Bob Lacivita – mixing assistant
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Peter Fletcher – product manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.

  1. We Die Young
  2. Man in the Box
  3. Sea of Sorrow
  4. Bleed the Freak
  5. I Can’t Remember
  6. Love, Hate, Love
  7. It Ain’t Like That
  8. Sunshine
  9. Put You Down
  10. Confusion
  11. I Know Somethin (Bout You)
  12. Real Thing – Layne Staley

Jane’s Addiction: Ritual de lo habitual

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Jane's_Addiction-Ritual_de_lo_Habitual

On August 21, 1990, “Warner Bros” label released “Ritual de lo habitual”, the second Jane’s Addiction studio album. It was recorded 1989–1990 at “Track Record” in Hollywood, and   was produced by Dave Jerden and Perry Farrell. It was the band’s final studio album before their initial break-up in 1991. “Ritual de lo habitual” was certified 2 x Platinum in the U.S by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell– lead vocals, piano, guitar, artwork
  • Dave Navarro– guitar
  • Eric Avery– bass
  • Stephen Perkins– drums
  • Geoff Stradling– piano
  • Ronnie S. Champagne – bass
  • Charlie Bisharat– violin, electric violin
  • John Philip Shenale– strings
  • Cindy Lair – spoken word
  • Bob Lacivita – engineer
  • Ronnie S. Champagne – engineer, guitar technician
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Herman Agopain – assistant
  • Chris Edwards – assistant
  • Victor Bracke – photography
  • Ross Garfield – drum technician
  • Tom Recchion – advisor
  • Kim Champagne – advisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins.

  1. Stop!
  2. No One’s Leaving
  3. Ain’t No Right
  4. Obvious
  5. Been Caught Stealing
  6. Three Days
  7. Then She Did…
  8. Of Course
  9. Classic Girl

Jethro Tull: Rock Island

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Jethro Tull - Rock Island

On August 21, 1989, “Chrysalis” label released “Rock Island”, the seventeen Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, David Pegg, Doane perry and Martin Allcock..

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson– vocals, flute, keyboards, Synclavier, mandolin, acoustic guitar, drums
  • Martin Barre– guitars
  • Martin Allcock– keyboards
  • David Pegg– bass guitar, acoustic bass, mandolin
  • Doane Perry– drums
  • Peter Vettese– additional keyboards
  • Mark Tucker – mixing
  • Jim Gibson – Illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Kissing Willie
  2. The Rattlesnake Trail
  3. Ears of Tin
  4. Undressed to Kill
  5. Rock Island
  6. Heavy Water
  7. Another Christmas Song
  8. The Whaler’s Dues
  9. Big Riff and Mando
  10. Strange Avenues

Bill Bruford’s Earthworks: Dig?

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Dig

On August 16, 1989, “EG Records” label released “Dig?”, the second Bill Bruford’s Earthworks album. It was recorded November – December 1988, and was produced by Adam Moseley and Bill Bruford.

Personnel:

  • Bill Bruford- acoustic and electronic drums, percussion
  • Django Bates- keyboards, tenor horn, trumpet
  • Iain Ballamy- soprano, alto and tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Tim Harries- acoustic and fretless bass

Track listing:

  1. Stromboli Kicks – Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Bill Bruford
  2. Gentle Persuasion – Iain Ballamy, Django Bates
  3. Downtown – Tony Hatch
  4. Pilgrim’s Way – Iain Ballamy, Bill Bruford
  5. Dancing on Frith Street – Django Bates
  6. A Stone’s Throw – Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Bill Bruford
  7. Libreville – Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Bill Bruford
  8. Coroboree – Iain Ballamy, Bill Bruford

George Clinton: The Cinderella Theory

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Cinderrela Theory

On August 2, 1989, “Paisley Park Records” released “The Cinderella Theory”, the fifth George Clinton studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by George Clinton.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton – vocals
  • Bootsy Collins – bass, guitars
  • Andre Foxxe Williams – vocals, guitars, bass
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Tracey Lewis – guitars
  • Joseph Fiddler, David Spradley, Bill Brown, Greg Crockett – keyboards
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Steve Washington – bass
  • Dean Ragland – vocals, drums, drum programming
  • Lelan Zales, William Payne, Richie Stevens Scratchin’, Anthony Jones – drums, drums programming
  • Larry Fratangelo – percussion
  • Eric Leeds – tenor sax
  • Atlanta Bliss – trumpet
  • Mike Fleming – flute
  • AJ – spoons
  • Pat Lewis, Sheila Washington, Jimmy Giles, Sandra Feva Dance, Lige Curry, Belita Woods, Tambra Makowsky, Navarro Berman, Pennye Ford, Patty Curry, Jennie Peters, Dean Ragland, Robert Johnson, Joe Harris, Tracey Lewis, Jessica Cleaves, Karen Foster, Anita Johnson, Louis Kabbabie, Mike Harris, Garry Shider, Daryl Johnson, Daryl Clinton, Shirley Hayden, Steve Boyd, Angela Workman, “Doe” Holiday – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Airbound – Tracey Lewis
  2. Tweakin’ – Bob Bishop, Chuck D, David Spradley, Flavor Flav
  3. Cinderella Theory – Amp Fiddler, George Clinton
  4. Why Should I Dog U Out? – Amp Fiddler, DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton
  5. Serious Slammin’ – Greg Crockett
  6. There I Go Again – Amp Fiddler, George Clinton, Joe Harris
  7. (She Got It) Goin’ On – Amp Fiddler, Shawn Clinton
  8. Banana Boat Song – Burgess, W. Attaway
  9. French Kiss – Andre Foxxe Williams, DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton, Steve Washington
  10. Rita Bewitched – George Clinton, Tracey Lewis
  11. Kredit Kard – Clip Payne, George Clinton
  12. Airbound (Reprise) – Tracey Lewis

Beastie Boys: Paul’s Boutique

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Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

On July 25, 1989, “Capitol” label released “Paul’s Boutique”, the second Beastie Boys studio album. It was recorded 1988–1989, at “Mario C’s” in Los Angeles, “The Opium Den” and “The Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch, Adam Horovitz, Dust Brothers and Mario Caldato, Jr. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Paul’s Boutique” at number 156 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Critical recognition made “Paul’s Boutique” a landmark album in hip hop music. In 1999, the album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Adam Yauch – vocals, upright bass, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Mike D (Michael Diamond) – vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Ad – Rock (Adam Horovitz) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, turntables
  • Mike Simpson – turntables, ensemble
  • Matt Dike – ensemble
  • Mario Caldato Jr.– engineer
  • Allen Abrahamson – engineer assistant
  • Ricky Powell– photography
  • Jeremy Shatan – photography
  • Nathaniel Hörnblowér– photography
  • Dominick Watkins – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, John King, Mike Simpson.

  1. To All the Girls
  2. Shake Your Rump
  3. Johnny Ryall
  4. Egg Man
  5. High Plains Drifter
  6. The Sounds of Science
  7. 3-Minute Rule
  8. Hey Ladies
  9. 5-Piece Chicken Dinner
  10. Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun
  11. Car Thief
  12. What Comes Around
  13. Shadrach
  14. Ask for Janice
  15. B-Boy Bouillabaisse

Guns N’ Roses: Appetite For Destruction

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Appetite for Destruction

On July 21, 1987, “Geffen” label released “Appetite for Destruction”, the debut Guns N’ Roses studio album. It was recorded March – April 1987, at “Rumbo Studios”;  “Canoga Park”; “Take One Studio”; “The Record Plant”, and “Can Am Studio” in California, and was produced by Mike Clink. In 1989, “Rolling Stone” ranked “Appetite for Destruction” at number 62 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2003, “VH1”music channel ranked “Appetite for Destruction”  the 42nd “Greatest Album of All Time”; in 2006,  “Kerrang!” magazine ranked the album at number one on its list of “Best Rock Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Axl Rose– lead vocals, synthesizer, percussion
  • Slash– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Izzy Stradlin– rhythm guitar, lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Duff “Rose” McKagan– bass, backing vocals
  • Steven Adler– drums
  • Mike Clink– engineer
  • Dave Reitzas, Micajah Ryan, Andy Udoff, Jeff Poe, Julian Stoll,  Victor Deyglio – engineering assistant
  • Steve Thompson– mixing
  • Michael Barbiero– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Barry Diament – mastering
  • Michael Hodgson – art direction, design
  • Robert John, Jack Lue, Greg Freeman, Marc Canter, Leonard McCardie –photography

Track listing:

  1. Welcome to the Jungle – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler
  2. It’s So Easy – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler, West Arkeen
  3. Night Train – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler
  4. Out ta Get Me – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler
  5. Brownstone – W. Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler
  6. Paradise City – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler
  7. My Michelle – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler
  8. Think About You – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler
  9. Sweet Child’o Mine – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler
  10. You’re Crazy – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler
  11. Anything Goes – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler, Chris Weber
  12. Rocket Queen – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff “Rose” McKagan, Steven Adler