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House Of Love: Same

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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.

Personnel:

  • Guy Chadwick – vocals, guitars
  • Terry Bickers – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Groothuizen – bass guitar
  • Pete Evans – drums
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Trevor Key – cover photography
  • David Bates – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Guy Chadwick.

  1. Hannah
  2. Shine On
  3. Beatles and the Stones
  4. Shake and Crawl
  5. Hedonist
  6. I Don’t Know Why I Love You
  7. Never
  8. Someone’s Got to Love You
  9. In a Room
  10. Blind
  11. 32nd Floor
  12. Se Dest

The Tragically Hip: Road Apples

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On February 19, 1991, “MCA” label released “Road Apples”, the second Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Barris” in New Orleans, and was produced by Don Smith.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Phil Jones – tambourine
  • Benmont Tench – piano
  • Malcolm Burn – accordion
  • Bruce Barris – recording, mixing
  • Don Smith – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Scott Campbell – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Little Bones
  2. Twist My Arm
  3. Cordella
  4. The Luxury
  5. Born in the Water
  6. Long Time Running
  7. Bring It All Back
  8. Three Pistols
  9. Fight
  10. On the Verge
  11. Fiddler’s Green
  12. The Last of the Unplucked Gems

Pale Saints: The Comforts Of Madness

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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.

  1. Way the World Is
  2. You Tear the World in Two
  3. Sea of Sound
  4. True Coming Dream
  5. Little Hammer
  6. Insubstantial
  7. A Deep Sleep for Steven
  8. Language of Flowers – Kendra Smith
  9. Fell from the Sun
  10. Sight of You
  11. Time Thief

The Big Dish: Satellites

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On February 11, 1991, “East West” label released “Satellites”, the third and final Big Dish (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Warne Livesey, Steve Lindsay, Brian McFie and Craig Armstrong.

Personnel:

  • Steve Lindsay – vocals, guitars, piano, harmonica
  • Brian McFie – guitars, slide guitar, machine gun, backing vocals
  • Craig Armstrong – piano, keyboards, violin, arrangements
  • Warne Livesey – programming, arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright – leader
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Raymond Docherty – bass
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Geoff Dugmore – drums
  • Skip Reid – drums
  • Manu Katché – drums
  • Danny Cummings – percussion
  • Jody Linscott – percussion
  • Jamie Talbot, Neil Sidwell – alto saxophone
  • Chris White, Phil Todd – tenor saxophone
  • John Thirkell, Simon Gardener – trumpet
  • The Astarti String Orchestra – strings
  • Shirley Lewis, Carol Kenyon – backing vocals
  • Richard Moakes – engineer
  • Robin Rankin – engineer
  • Felix Kendall – mixing
  • Richard Arnold, Andrew Patterson, Bruce Davies, Matt Howe, Spencer May – engineer assistant
  • John Stoddart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Lindsay except where noted.

  1. Miss America – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong, Brian McFie
  2. State of the Union – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong
  3. Across the Province – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong
  4. Give Me Some Time
  5. 25 Years
  6. Big Town
  7. Shipwrecked
  8. Warning Sign
  9. Bonafide – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong
  10. Learn to Love

Everything But The Girl: Language Of Life

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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.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – vocals
  • Ben Watt – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Larry Williams – piano, synthesizers
  • Russell Ferrante – piano
  • Joe Sample – piano
  • John Patitucci – bass
  • Omar Hakim – drums
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Marc Russo – alto saxophone
  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone
  • Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, horn arrangements
  • Al Schmitt – engineer
  • Bill Schnee – mixing
  • Nick Knight – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Watt, except where noted.

  1. Driving
  2. Get Back Together
  3. Meet Me in the Morning – Ben Watt, Tracey Horn
  4. Me and Bobby D – Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn
  5. The Language of Life – Ben Watt, Tracey Horn
  6. Take Me – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
  7. Imagining America
  8. Letting Love Go
  9. My Baby Don’t Love Me
  10. The Road

Echo & The Bunnymen: Reverberation

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On November 13, 1990, “WEA” and “Sire” labels released “Reverberation”, the sixth Echo & the Bunnymen studio album. It was recorded in May 1990, at “Ridge Farm Studio” in Surrey, UK, and was produced by Geoff Emerick.

Personnel:

  • Noel Burke – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Will Sergeant – guitar, loops, autoharp
  • Jake Brockman – mellotron, Farfisa
  • Les Pattinson – bass
  • Damon Reece – drums, percussion
  • Shanker Ganguly – harmonium
  • Punita Gupta – sitar
  • John Leach – dulcimer
  • John Mayer – tambura
  • Adam Peters – cello, piano
  • Esmail Sheikh – dholak
  • Gurdev Singh – tar shahanai
  • Will Gosling – engineer
  • Adrian Moore – engineer assistant
  • Paul Apted – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Burke, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson, Jake Brockman and Damon Reece.

  1. Gone, Gone, Gone
  2. Enlighten Me
  3. Cut & Dried
  4. King of Your Castle
  5. Devilment
  6. Thick Skinned World
  7. Freaks Dwell
  8. Senseless
  9. Flaming Red
  10. False Goodbyes

Scorpions: Crazy World

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On November 6, 1990, “Vertigo” label released “Crazy World”, the eleventh Scorpions studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Goodnight LA Studios” in Los Angeles, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by Keith Olsen, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Francis Bucholz and Herman Rarebell.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – vocals, additional “gang” and “bang” vocals
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, additional “gang” and “bang” vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, additional “gang” vocals
  • Francis Buchholz – bass
  • Herman Rarebell – drums
  • Koen van Baal – keyboards
  • Jim Vallance – keyboards
  • Roy Tesse, Dries van der Schuyt, Ria Makker, Gerard v.d. Pot, Louis Spillman, Wolfgang Praetz, Inka Esser, Claudia Frohling, Cliff Roles, Peter Angmeer, Tony Ioannoua, Jim Lewis – “gang” vocals
  • Marcel Gelderblom, Mirjam Erftemeijer, Henk Horden, Patrick Ulenberg – “bang” vocals
  • Keith Olsen – additional “gang” and “bang” vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Erwin Musper – engineer, mixing, additional “gang” and “bang” vocals
  • Shay Baby – additional engineering, mixing
  • Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt, Tom Fletcher – engineer assistant

Track listing:

  1. Tease Me Please Me – lyrics by Klause Meine, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance, music by Matthias Jabs, Jim Vallance
  2. Don’t Believe Her – lyrics by Herman Rarebell, Klause Meine, Jim Vallance, music by Rudolf Schenker, Jim Vallance
  3. To Be with You in Heaven – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker
  4. Wind of Change – lyrics and music by Klaus Meine
  5. Restless Night – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance, music by Rudolf Schenker
  6. Lust of Love – Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance, music by Klaus Meine
  7. Kick After Six – lyrics by Herman Rarebell, Klaus Meine, Jim Vallance, music by Francis Buchholz, Jim Vallance
  8. Hit Between the Eyes – lyrics by Herman Rarebell, Klaus Meine, Jim Vallance, music by Rudolf Schenker
  9. Money and Fame – lyrics by Matthias Jabs, Herman Rarebell, music by Matthias Jabs
  10. Crazy World – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance, music by Rudolf Schenker
  11. Send Me an Angel – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker

Hot Tuna: Pair a Dice Found

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On November 2, 1990, “Epic” label released “Pair a Dice Found”, the ninth Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Jorma Kaukonen.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, lead and rgythm guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro
  • Michael Falzarano – rhythm guitar
  • Galen Underwood – keyboards, rhythm guitar, sequenced percussion, backing vocals
  • Jack Casady – bass, 4-string guitar, 5-string guitar, fretless guitar, backing vocals
  • Harvey Sorgen – drums
  • Rick Danko – backing vocals
  • The Phantoms (Charlie Staxx, Joe Veillette, Jane Veillette) – backing vocals
  • Vanessa Lillian, Ginger Lee, Rick Sanchez – backing vocals
  • Rick Sanchez – engineer, mixing, co-producer
  • Harvey Sorgen – second engineer
  • John Yates – second engineer
  • Doug Rose – second engineer
  • Michael Caplan – executive producer
  • Harvey Leeds – executive producer
  • Galen Underwood – production assistant
  • Ira Wilkes – production coordination
  • Vanessa Lillian – art direction
  • Howard Fritzson – design
  • Carl Studna – cover photo

Track listing:

  1. It’s Alright with Me – Jorma Kaukonen
  2. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
  3. Urban Moon – Randall Bramblett
  4. Eve of Destruction – P. F. Sloan
  5. AK-47 – Michael Falzarano
  6. Shot in the Act – Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle
  7. Brand New Toy – Michael Falzarano
  8. To Be with You – Michael Falzarano
  9. Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue – Randall Bramblett, Davis Causey, Bucky Jones
  10. Love Gone Flat – Michael Falzarano
  11. Bulletproof Vest – Michael Falzarano
  12. Ken Takes a Lude – Jorma Kaukonen
  13. San Francisco Bay Blues – Jesse Fuller
  14. Happy Turtle Song – Jorma Kaukonen

The Shamen: En-Tact

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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.

Personnel:

  • Colin Angus – performer, editing
  • Derek McKenzie – performer, editing
  • Keith McKenzie – performer, editing
  • Will Sinnott – performer, editing
  • Peter Stephenson – keyboards, editing
  • Mr. C (Richard West) – rap
  • Mixmaster Morris – turntables
  • Mads Bjerke – editing
  • Steve Osbourne – engineer
  • Brian Pugsley – engineer
  • Ian Tregoning – engineer
  • Mark Angelo – engineer
  • Me Company – design
  • Mark Cairns – photography

Track listing:

  1. Human Nrg
  2. Progen (Land of Oz Edit)
  3. Possible Worlds
  4. Omega Amigo
  5. Evil Is Even (edit)
  6. Hyperreal
  7. Lightspan
  8. Make it Mine (v2.5 Evil Ed)
  9. Oxygen Restriction
  10. Hear Me O My People (edit)

Emmuloy Harris: Brand New Dance

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On October 16, 1990, “Warner Bros” label released “Brand New Dance”, the 16th Emmylou Harris album. It was recorded in 1990, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett and Allan Reynolds.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Richard Bennett – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, tambourine, 6-String Bass, bass
  • Chris Leuzinger – acoustic and electric guitar
  • James Hollihan, Jr. – slide guitar
  • Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
  • John Jarvis – piano
  • Pete Wasner – piano
  • Bobby Wood – organ, piano, keyboards, electric piano
  • Jo-El Sonnier – French accordion, triangle
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Bob Wray – bass
  • Roy M. “Junior” Husky – bass
  • Dave Pomeroy – bass
  • Garry Tallent – bass
  • Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
  • Milton Sledge – drums, percussion
  • Harry Stinson – drums
  • Mary Black – harmony vocals
  • Marshall Chapman – harmony vocals
  • Kathy Chiavola – harmony vocals
  • Iris DeMent – harmony vocals
  • Jamie O’Hara – harmony vocals
  • Wayland Patton – harmony vocals
  • Kieran Kane – harmony vocals
  • Dolores Keane – harmony vocals
  • Kostas – harmony vocals
  • Barry Tashian – harmony vocals
  • Claire Lynch – harmony vocals
  • Melba Montgomery – harmony vocals
  • Carl Gorodetzky – strings
  • Jim Grosjean – strings
  • Lee Larrison – strings
  • Connie Ellisor – strings
  • Ted Madsen – strings
  • Robert Mason – strings
  • Dennis Molchan – strings
  • Laura Molyneaux – strings
  • Gary VanOsdale – strings
  • Kristin Wilkinson – strings
  • Pamela Sixfin – strings
  • Mark Tanner – strings
  • Nashville String Machine – strings, group
  • Peter Gorisch – cello
  • Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp
  • Liam O’Flynn – human whistle, uilleann pipes
  • Davy Spillane – human whistle, uilleann pipes
  • Charles Cochran – string arrangements
  • Mark Miller – engineer, mixing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
  • Peter Nash – photography

Track listing:

  1. Wheels of Love – Marjy Plant
  2. Tougher Than the Rest – Bruce Springsteen
  3. In His World – Kostas Lazarides, Leigh Reynolds
  4. Sweet Dreams of You – Paul Kennerley, John David
  5. Easy for You to Say – Jack Wesley Routh, Randy Sharp
  6. Rollin’ and Ramblin’ (The Death of Hank Williams) – Robin Williams, Linda Williams, Jerome Clark
  7. Better Off Without You – Marshall Chapman, Dennis Walker, Fontaine Brown
  8. Never Be Anyone Else but You – Baker Knight
  9. Brand New Dance – Paul Kennerley
  10. Red Red Rose – David Mallett