On February 27, 1989, “Fire” label released “Playing with Fire”, the third Spacemen 3 studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Sonic Boom and Jason Pierce.
On February 25, 1990, “Fontana” label released the self-titled, second House of Love (The) album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Dave Meegan, Paul Staveley O’Duffy, Stephen Hague, Tim Palmer, Guy Chadwick, Terry Bickers, Chris Groothuizen and Pete Evans.
On February 12, 1990, “4AD” label released “The Comforts of Madness”, the debut Pale Saints album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Blackwing” in London, and was produced by John Fryer and Gil Norton.
Personnel:
Graeme Naysmith – guitar
Ian Masters – vocals, bass
Chris Cooper – drums
John Fryer – engineer
Al Clay – engineer
Tim Davis – engineering assistance
Chris Bigg – art direction assistance, design assistance
Bleddyn Butcher – group photography
Vaughan Oliver – art direction, design
Sarah Tucker – cat photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Cooper, Ian Masters, and Graeme Naysmith, except where noted.
On February 5, 1990, “Atlantic” and “Blanco y Negro Records” labels released “The Language of Life”, the fifth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Bill Schnee Studios”, “Ocean Way Recording” and “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.
On January 10, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Bluebird”, the fifteenth Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1988, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett.
Personnel:
Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
Richard Bennett – acoustic, electric and 12-string guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion
Steve Fishell – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, electric bass, dobro
Paul Kennerley – acoustic guitar
Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Mike Henderson – slide guitar
Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar, backing vocals
Kieran Kane – mandolin
Glen Duncan – mandolin
Mark O’Connor – mandolin
Marty Stuart – mandolin
Carl Marsh – synthesizer, Hammond organ
Glen Hardin – piano, synthesizer
Kate McGarrigle – accordion, backing vocals
Dave Pomeroy – acoustic and electric bass, bass violin
Billy Thomas – vocals, drums, percussion
Kenny Malone – percussion
Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
Donivan Cowart – backing vocals
Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
Pamela Rose – backing vocals
Harry Stinson – backing vocals
Emory Gordy, Jr. – conductor, string arrangements
Donivan Cowart – engineer
Mark Richardson – engineer
Eric Paul – engineer assistant
George Massenburg – mixing
Sharon Rice – mixing assistant
Paul Dieter – mixing assistant
Glenn Meadows – mastering
Janet Levinson – art direction, design
Caroline Greyshock – photography
Track listing:
Heaven Only Knows – Paul Kennerley
You’ve Been on My Mind – Rodney Crowell
Icy Blue Heart – John Hiatt
Love Is – Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle
No Regrets – Tom Rush
Lonely Street – Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson, Kenny Sowder
On November 1, 1990, “One Little Indian” label released “En-Tact” the fourth Shamen (The) album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, and was produced by Colin Angus, Derek McKenzie, Keith McKenzie, Will Sinnott, Peter Stephenson and Mr. C.
On October 12, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Transverse City”, the seventh Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Mad Hatter” in Los Angeles, “A&M” in Hollywood, “Red Zone” in Burbank, “Paisley Park” in Chanhassen, “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Andrew Slater and Duncan Aldrich.
Personnel:
Warren Zevon – lead and harmony vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards
Mike Campbell – guitar, mandolin
Jerry Garcia – guitar
David Gilmour – guitar
Waddy Wachtel – acoustic guitar
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
Neil Young – lead guitar, harmony vocals
David Lindley – saz, steel guitar, oud, lap steel guitar, harmony vocals
Howie Epstein – banjo, mandolin, bass
Chick Corea – piano
Benmont Tench – organ
John Patitucci – bass
Jorge Calderón – bass, harmony vocals
Jack Casady – bass
Bob Glaub – bass
Richie Hayward – drums
Rob Jaczko – miscellaneous percussion
Mark Isham – flugelhorn
J.D. Souther – harmony vocals
Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
Duncan Aldrich, John Cutler, Andrew Jackson, Andy Jackson, Rob Jaczko, Tim Mulligan – engineer
Heidi Hanschu, Robert Reed, Ira Rubnitz – engineer
Rob Jaczko – mixing
Jimmy Wachtel – art direction, design, photography
On September 17, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Candleland”, the debut Ian McCulloch album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Church Studios”, “Orinocco Studios” and “Tower Bridge Studios” in London, “The Grande Armée” in Paris, and was produced by Ray Shulman.
On June 4, 1990, “Fontana” label released “Gold Mother”, the third James studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Out of the Blue” in Manchester, “The Windings” in Wrexham, and was recorded by Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Jim Glennie and Nick Garside.
Personnel:
Tim Booth – vocals
Jim Glennie – bass guitar, backing vocals
Larry Gott – guitar, backing vocals
Mark Hunter – keyboards, accordion
Saul Davies – violin, guitar, cowbell
Andy Diagram – trumpet, backing vocals
David Baynton-Power – drums, percussion
Vinny Corrigan – saxophone
John Slater – percussion
Martine McDonagh – backing vocals
Inspiral Carpets – backing vocals
Nick Garside – engineer
Tim Palmer – remix
Christopher Lord – design
Vladimiar Bagrianski – photo
Adrian Wilson – photo
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Booth, Jim Glennie and Larry Gott, except where noted.
Come Home
Government Walls
God Only Knows
You Can’t Yell How Much Suffering (On a Face That’s Always Shining)
Crescendo
How Was It for You
Hang On
Walking the Ghost
Gold Mother
Top of the World – Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Gavan Whelan
On May 25, 1990, “RCA” label released “A Night on the Town”, the third and final Bruce Hornsby and the Range studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Don Gehman and Bruce Hornsby.
Personnel:
Bruce Hornsby – lead vocals, grand piano, synthesizer, accordion
George Marinelli – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
Joe Puerta – bass, backing vocals
John Molo – drums
Jerry Garcia – guitar
David Mansfield – guitar, violin
Béla Fleck – banjo
Jimmie Wood – harmonica
Charlie Haden – upright bass
Wayne Shorter – saxophone
Laura Creamer, Fred White, Bridgette Bryant, Shaun Murphy, Shawn Colvin, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
Eddie King – engineer
Steve “Sound” Cormier, Don Gehman – additional engineering
Don Bosworth, Robin Laine-Levine, Ted Pattison, John “Chamberlin” Pilatus, Neal Pogue, Chris Winter – engineer assistant
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Paul Johnson – keyboard technician
Norman Moore, Ria Lewerke – art direction
Peter Miller – photography
Sharona Sabbag – production coorinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby, except where noted.
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