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Alison Krauss & The Union Station: Every Time You Say Goodbye

On February 14, 1992, “Rounder” label released “Every Time You Say Goodbye”, the second Alison Krauss & Union Station studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Homeplace Studios Suite 2000” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Alison Krauss. In 1993, at the 35th “Grammy Awards” ceremony, “Every Time You Say Goodbye” won the “Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.”

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss – vocals, fiddle
  • Ron Block – vocals, banjo
  • Tim Stafford – vocals, guitar
  • Adam Steffey – vocals, mandolin
  • Barry Bales – vocals, bass

Track listing:

  1. Every Time You Say Goodbye – John Pennell
  2. Another Night – Jack Adkins
  3. Last Love Letter – Sidney Cox
  4. Cluck Old Hen – traditional
  5. Who Can Blame You – Ron Block
  6. It Won’t Work This Time – Aubrey Holt
  7. Heartstrings – Marshall Wilborn
  8. I Don’t Know Why – Shawn Colvin
  9. Cloudy Days – Billy Ray Reynolds
  10. New Fool – Sidney Cox
  11. Shield of Faith – Ron Block
  12. Lose Again – Karla Bonoff
  13. Another Day, Another Dollar – Dan Tyminski
  14. Jesus Help Me to Stand – Ron Block

Alice In Chains: SAP

On February 4, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Sap”, the second Alice in Chains studio EP. It was recorded in November 1991, at “London Bridge” in Seattle, and was produced by Rick Parashar

Personnel:

  • Jerry Cantrell – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Michael Starr – bass, guitar
  • Layne Staley – vocals, drums
  • Sean Kinney – drums, percussion, piano, megaphone
  • Mark Arm – vocals
  • Chris Cornell – vocals
  • Ann Wilson – vocals
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • David Coleman – art direction
  • Rocky Schenck – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.

  1. Brother
  2. Got Me Wrong
  3. Right Turn
  4. Am I Inside – lyrics by Layne Staley, music by Jerry Cantrell
  5. Love Song (hidden track)

Teenage Fanclub: Bandwagonesque

On November 4, 1991, “Creation” label released “Bandwagonesque”, the third Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded April – May 1991, at “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Don Fleming, Paul Chisholm, Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley and Brendan O’Hare. In 1991, “Bandwagonesque” was voted “Album of the year” by American music magazine Spin.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar, bass, arrangements
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Gerard Love – vocals, bass, guitar, arrangements
  • Brendan O’Hare – vocals, drums, arrangements
  • Joseph McAlinden – brass and strings
  • Don Fleming – occasional vocals and guitar
  • Dave Buchanan – handclaps
  • Paul Chisholm – engineer
  • Keith Hartley – engineer
  • Dave Buchanan – engineer assistant
  • George Peckham – mastering
  • Sharon Fitzgerald – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. The Concept – Norman Blake
  2. Satan – Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley, Brendan O’Hare
  3. December – Gerard Love
  4. What You Do To Me – Norman Blake
  5. I Don’t Know – Raymond McGinley
  6. Star Sign – Gerard Love
  7. Metal Baby – Norman Blake
  8. Pet Rock – Gerard Love
  9. Sidewinder – Gerard Love, Brendan O’Hare
  10. Alcholiday – Norman Blake
  11. Guiding Star – Gerard Love
  12. Is This Music – Gerard Love

Taj Mahal: Like Never Before

On October 31, 1991, “Private Music” label released “Like Never Before”, the 17th Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Studio 4 Recording”, “Paramount Recording Studios”, “Studio 55”, “Orca Studios”, “Platinum Island Studios”, “Criteria Recording Studios”,  and was produced by Skip Drinkwater.

Personnel:

  • Taj Mahal – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica
  • Hiram Bullock – guitar
  • David Lindley – guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Mark Tyler – guitar
  • Paul Barrere – guitar
  • Jerry Williams – guitar, backing vocals
  • Eric Bazilian – acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin
  • Sonny Rhodes – lap steel guitar
  • Dr. John – piano
  • Mark Goodman – electric piano, synthesizer
  • Donald Robinson – keyboards
  • Mark Jordan – piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Jim Salomone – synthesizer
  • Rob Hyman – organ, accordion
  • Jerry Cohen – organ
  • Doug Grisby – bass
  • Tony Jones – bass
  • Andy Kravitz – drums, percussion, castanets, tambourin
  • Bill Summers – congas, percussion triangle, batas, guiro, percussion
  • David Johnson – percussion, bells
  • Phil Nicolo – cymbals, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Richard Feldman – programming
  • Rudy Costa – soprano saxophone
  • Ron Kerber – alto saxophone
  • Haywood Henry – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • “Jammin” Jay Davidson – tenor and baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Claire Daly – tenor saxophone
  • Ed Kalney, Gary McKeen – trumpet
  • Jeff Lego – trombone
  • Art Baron – trombone
  • Howard Johnson – tuba, cornet, horn arrangements
  • Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sheryl Crow, Porter Carroll, Augie Johanson, Greg Maha, Louis Patton, Reggie Ellis, Willie Green, Rob Hyman – backing vocals
  • The Pointer Sisters (Anna, June, Ruth) – backing vocals
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff – turntables
  • Myric “Freeze” Guillory – washboard
  • Joe Nicolo – engineer, mixing
  • Bruce Weeden, John Moyer, Michael Schlesinger – additional engineering
  • Brandon Harris, Doug DeAngelis, Steve McLoughlin, Christopher Thomas, Lou Catanzaro, Mark Schulz, Chris Furman, Kurt BuJack, Scott Blockland – engineer assistant
  • Skip Drinkwater – mixing
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Andy Van Dette, Ray Legnini, Scott Hall – digital editing
  • Andy Bauer, Mark Goodman – guitars technician
  • Larry Vigon – art direction, design
  • Brian Jackson – design
  • Chris Callis – photography
  • Brooke Drinkwater, Robert L. Stephenson – production coordinator
  • Jamie Cohen – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Call Us – Richard Feldman, Taj Mahal
  2. River of Love – Jimmy Scott, Porter Carroll, Richard Feldman
  3. Scattered – Mark Jordan, Patrick Dollahan, Richard Feldman, Taj Mahal
  4. Ev’ry Wind (In the River) – Richard Feldman, Taj Mahal
  5. Blues with a Feeling – Walter Jacobs
  6. Squat That Rabbit – Joe Nicolo, Taj Mahal
  7. Take All the Time You Need – Jerry Williams
  8. Love Up – John Martyn
  9. Cakewalk into Town – Taj Mahal
  10. Big Legged Mommas Are Back in Style – Taj Mahal
  11. Take a Giant Step – Gerry Goffin, Carole King

Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas: Songs to No One 1991–1992

On October 15, 2002, “Circus Records” label released “Songs to No One 1991–1992”, album by Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas. This is album of materials from studio sessions, home tapes, and club performances recorded 1991 – 1992, during eight-month musical partnership between the duo. The album was produced by Hal Willner.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Buckley – vocals, harmonica
  • Gary Lucas – guitars
  • Bill Frisell – guitars
  • Jared Nickerson – bass
  • Tony Maimone – bass
  • Tony Lewis – drums
  • Anton Fier – drums
  • Sex Mob – Steven Berstein: trumpet, Briggan Krauss: baritone sax; Tony Scherr: bass, Kenny Wollesen: drums, Brian Mitchell: organ
  • Jack Vartoogian – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas, except where noted.

  1. Hymne à l’amour – Edith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot (Duet; Rehearsal Tape; recorded at Lucas Residence, NY City; 2/92)
  2. How Long Will It Take – Pat Kelly (Duet; Soundboard tape; recorded at CBGB, NY City; 4/23/92)
  3. Mojo Pin (Duet; Soundboard Tape; recorded at the Knitting Factory, NY City; 4/18/92)
  4. Song to No One (Duet; Rehearsal Tape; recorded at Lucas Residence, NY City; 10/91)
  5. Grace (Band; Studio Demo, recorded at Krypton Studios, NY City; 8/17/91)
  6. Satisfied Mind – Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes (Solo; Live broadcast from the Knitting Factory on Nicholas Hill’s Music Faucet, WFMU; 3/22/92)
  7. Cruel (Band; Live broadcast from the Knitting Factory on Nicholas Hill’s Music Faucet, WFMU; 3/22/92)
  8. She Is Free (Duet; Rehearsal Tape; recorded at Lucas Residence, NY City; 1/92)
  9. Harem Man (Duet; Rehearsal Tape; recorded at Lucas Residence, NY City; 1/92)
  10. Malign Fiesta (No Soul) (Band; Live broadcast from the Knitting Factory on Nicholas Hill’s Music Faucet, WFMU; 3/22/92) 
  11. Grace (Live) (Duet; Soundboard tape; recorded at club Roulette, NY City; 4/5/92)

Billy Bragg: Don’t Try This At Home

On September 16, 1991, “GO! Discs” label released “Don’t Try This at Home”, the sixth Billy Bragg album. It was recorded October 1990 – July 1991, at “Pavilion Studios” and “Sonet Studio”, “Cathouse Studios” in London, “Clear” in Manchester, “John Keane Studios” and “Jester House” in Athens, Georgia, and was produced by Grant Showbiz and Johnny Marr.

Personnel:

  • Billy Bragg – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
  • Wiggy (Philip Wigg) – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, mandolin
  • Peter Buck – mandolin, acoustic guitar
  • John Keane – pedal steel guitar, bass
  • Cara Tivey – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Amanda Vincent – keyboards, piano
  • Danny Thompson – double bass 
  • James Eller – bass
  • Andy Hobson – bass
  • J. F. T. Hood – drums, percussion
  • Jody Linscott – percussion
  • Dave Woodhead – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Caroline Hall – trombone
  • Elliet Mackrell – violin
  • Mary Ramsey – viola, violin
  • Julia Palmer – cello
  • Steven Lewis – backing vocals
  • Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals
  • Lorraine Bowen – backing vocals
  • Victoria Taylor Roberts – backing vocals
  • Michael Stipe – backing vocals
  • Andy Szabo – backing vocals
  • Victor Van Vugt – engineer
  • John Keane – engineer
  • Owen Morris – engineer, mixing engineer
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Caramel Crunch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Bragg, except where noted.

  1. Accident Waiting to Happen
  2. Moving the Goalposts
  3. Everywhere – Greg Trooper, Sid Griffin
  4. Cindy of a Thousand Lives
  5. You Woke Up My Neighborhood – Billy Bragg, Peter Buck
  6. Trust
  7. God’s Footballer
  8. The Few
  9. Sexuality – Billy Bragg, Johnny Marr
  10. Mother of the Bride
  11. Tank Park Salute
  12. Dolphins – Fred Neil
  13. North Sea Bubble
  14. Rumors of War
  15. Wish You Were Her
  16. Body of Water – Billiy Bragg, Philip Wigg

Rush: Roll The Bones

On September 3, 1991, “Anthem” label released “Roll the Bones”, the fourteenth Rush studio album. It was recorded February – May 1991, at “Le Studio” in Morin-Heights, Quebec, “McClear Place” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by Rupert Hine, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – drums, cymbals, arrangements
  • Rupert Hine – additional keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Stephen W. Tayler – engineer
  • Simon Pressey – engineer assistant
  • Paul Seeley – engineer assistant
  • Ben Darlow – mixing assistant
  • Everett Ravestein – pre-production assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design
  • Andrew MacNaughtan – portraits
  • John Scarpati – photography
  • Joe Berndt – digitals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart, all music by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

  1. Dreamline
  2. Bravado
  3. Roll the Bones
  4. Face Up
  5. Where’s My Thing (Part IV. Gangster of Boats Trilogy)
  6. The Big Wheel
  7. Heresy
  8. Ghost of a Chance
  9. Neurotica
  10. You Bet Your Life

Sonny Sharrock: Ask The Ages

On August 6, 1991, “Axiom” label released “Ask the Ages”, the tenth Sonny Sharrock studio album. It was produced by Bill Laswell and Sonny Sharrock.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Sharrock — electric guitar
  • Pharoah Sanders — soprano and tenor saxophones
  • Elvin Jones — drums
  • Charnett Moffett — double bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Sharrock.

  1. Promises Kept
  2. Who Does She Hope to Be?
  3. Little Rock
  4. As We Used to Sing
  5. Many Mansions
  6. Once Upon a Time

The Beach Boys: Summer In Paradise

On August 3, 1992, “Brother Records” label released “Summer in Paradise”, the twenty-seventh Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded July 1991 – May 1992, and was produced by Terry Melcher, Gary Griffin and Lanny Cardola.

Personnel:

  •  Al Jardine – vocals
  • Carl Wilson – vocals
  • Mike Love – vocals, executive producer
  • Bruce Johnston – vocals; keyboards
  • Adrian Baker – vocals
  • Roger McGuinn – vocals
  • Craig Fall – guitars, mandolin, keyboard bass
  • Danny Kortchmar – guitars
  • John Weston – pedal steel guitar
  • Terry Melcher – vocals, keyboards
  • Keith Wechsler – keyboards, drums, keyboard programming, engineer, mixing
  • Gary Griffin – accordion
  • Van Dyke Parks – accordion, keyboards
  • Rod Clark – bass guitar
  • Ken Mary – drums 
  • Sammy Merendino – drums
  • John Stamos – vocals, drums
  • Sal Marullo – congas 
  • Joel Peskin – saxophones
  • Richard Titus – keyboard programming, second engineer
  • Adam Jardine – harmony and backing vocals
  • Kevin Elson – engineer
  • Mike Mierua – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Hot Fun in the Summertime – Sylvester Stewart
  2. Surfin’ – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  3. Summer of Love – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
  4. Island Fever – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
  5. Still Surfin’ – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
  6. Slow Summer Dancin’ (One Summer Night) – Bruce Johnston, Danny Webb
  7. Strange Things Happen – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
  8. Remember (Walking in the Sand) – George Morton
  9. Lahaina Aloha – Mike Love, Terry Melcher
  10. Under the Boardwalk – Artie Resnick, Kenny Young
  11. Summer in Paradise – Mike Love, Terry Melcher, Craig Fall
  12. Forever – Dennis Wilson, Gregg Jakobson

Gladys Knight: Good Woman

On July 2, 1991, “MCA” label released “Good Woman”, the third Gladys Knight studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “Studio 56”, “M’Bila Studios”, “2560 Studios”, “Howie Sound”, “Encore Studios”, “Vanguard Studios” in Detroit, Michigan, “Soundworks West”, “Studio 2810”, “Paramount Recording Studios”, “The Sound Suite Detroit”, and was produced by James “D.C.” Wilson III, Attala Zane Giles, Barry Mann, Tim Miner, Michael J. Powell and Howie Rice.

Personnel:

  • Gladys Knight – lead and backing vocals, arrangements, co-producer
  • Buba Knight – vocal, backing vocals
  • Michael J. Powell – guitar, percussion, arrangements, mixing
  • Greg Phillinganes – piano
  • David Ward – piano, keyboards programming
  • James “D.C.” Wilson III – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, programming
  • Bobby Cavanest, Howie Rice, Ramsey Embick – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Vernon D. Fails – keyboards
  • Mark Nilan – synthesizer, programming
  • Robert Kelley – bass, drums, additional keyboards, arrangement
  • Terry Bland – bass
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Al Turner – bass
  • Ricky Lawson – drums
  • Michael Williams – drums
  • David McMurray – saxophone
  • Gerald Albright – saxophone
  • Attala Zane Giles – instruments, arrangements
  • Alfie Silas, Patti Howard, Voncile Fagget – backing vocals
  • Richard Wells – backing vocals
  • David Peaston, Phineas Newborn III – backing vocals
  • Alex Brown, Carol Dennis, Dorian Holly, Louil Silas Jr., Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals
  • Patti Howard, Vesta Williams, Voncille Fagget – backing vocals
  • Angel Rogers, Jim Gilstrap, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – backing vocals
  • Dionne Warwick, Kelley Connelly, Patti LaBelle, Voncile Fagget – backing vocals
  • Tweed And Tominaga – backing vocals, production coordinator
  • Alan “Byrd” Tatum – programming
  • Howie Rice – drum programming, arrangements
  • Ramsey Embick – drum programming, recording
  • Cornelius Mims – arrangements
  • Vernon D. Fails – arrangements
  • Eddie Fluellen – arrangements
  • Paul Riser – arrangements
  • Robert A. Macias – recording
  • Greg Barnett – recording
  • Barney Perkins – recording, mixing
  • David Ward – recording
  • David Rideau, Frank Clark – recording
  • Robert A. Macias – recording
  • Danny Clay Williams, Scott Baris, Scott Weatherspoon – recording
  • Brian Malouf – engineer
  • Pat McDougal – engineer assistant
  • Paul D. Allen – engineer assistant
  • Milton Chan – engineer assistant
  • Attala Zane Giles – mixing
  • Elliott Peters – mixing
  • Eric Zobler – mixing
  • Victor Flores – mixing
  • Louil Silas Jr. – mixing
  • David Peaston  – mixing
  • Tom Lord – Alge – mixing, remixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Vartan Kurjian – art direction
  • September – design
  • Matthew Rolstton – cover photography
  • Randee St. Nicholas – inside photography
  • George Duke – associate producer
  • Barry Hankerson, Jimmy Newman – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Men – Attala Zane Giles, Cornelius Mims, Gladys Knight
  2. Meet Me in the Middle – James “D.C.” Wilson, III, Gladys Knight
  3. This Is Love – Bobby Cavenest, Howie Rice, Ramsey Embick, Ronee Martin
  4. Where I Would Be – Jud Friedman, Karin Rybar
  5. Superwoman – Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid, Babyface
  6. Give Me A Chance – Bernard Wright, Cindy Cruse, Tim Miner
  7. Good Woman – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight
  8. If You Only Knew – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight, Kevin Dorsey
  9. Mr. Love – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight
  10. Waiting On You – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight
  11. In This Life – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil