On May 24, 2023, Anna Mae Bullock aka Tina Turner died aged 83. She was singer, author, dancer and actress, referred to as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, began her career with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm in 1957. In 1958, under the name Little Ann, she released her first record, “Boxtop”. In 1960, she debuted as Tina Turner with the duet single “A Fool in Love”. The duo Ike & Tina Turner became “one of the most formidable live acts in history”. In the 1980s, Turner made a great comeback, and in the decades that followed she sold over 100 million records worldwide, and became one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. She won twelve “Grammy Awards”, three “Grammy Hall of Fame” awards and a “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked her among the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” and the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”. She was twice inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, with Ike Turner in 1991 and as a solo artist in 2021. In 2005, she was recipient of the “Kennedy Center Honors” and “Women of the Year” award. As leader Tina Turner released nine albums.
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Cheap Trick: Woke Up with a Monster
On March 22, 1994, “Warner Bros” label released “Woke up with a Monster”, the twelfth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Andora Studios” in Hollywood, “Larrabee North” in Universal City, California, and was produced by Ted Templeman.
Personnel:
- Robin Zander – vocals
- Rick Nielsen – guitars
- Tom Petersson – 12-string bass
- Bun E. Carlos – drums
- Jimmie Wood – harmonica
- Jeff Hendrickson – engineer
- Judy Kirschner, Bino Espinoza, Kenji Nakai, Kimm James, Ulrich Wild, Scott Blockland – engineer assistant
- George Marino – mastering
- Dave Wilmer – guitar technician
- Chuck Elias – drum technician
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
- Mark Seliger – photography
- Joanie Parker – production coordinator
Track listing:
- My Gang – Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen
- Woke Up with a Monster – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
- You’re All I Wanna Do – Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Jim Peterik, Terry Reid
- Never Run Out of Love – Rick Nielsen, Jim Peterik
- Didn’t Know I Had It – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
- Ride the Pony – Robin Zander, Mark Spiro
- Girlfriends – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Bun E. Carlos
- Let Her Go
- Tell Me Everything – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Michael McDonald, Julian Raymond
- Cry Baby – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
- Love Me for a Minute – Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
The Law: Same
On March 19, 1991, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut, and the only Law (The) album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Chris Kimsey, Ahmet Ertegün, Paul Rodgers, Howard Albert, Ron Albert, Kenney Jones and Shane Keister.
Personnel:
- Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, guitars, piano
- Jim Barber – lead guitar
- Kenney Jones – drums
- David Gilmour – guitar
- Chris Rea – guitar
- Bryan Adams – guitar
- Mike Hehir – guitars
- John Astley, Steve Pigott – keyboards, programming
- Albhy Galuten – synthesizer
- George Hawkins – bass
- Tom Pool – drums
- Joe Lala – percussion
- The Memphis Horns – horns
- John Jones – programming
- Christopher Marc Potter – engineer, mixing
- Alex Sadkin – engineer
- Ahmet Ertegün, Shane Keister – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Track listing:
- For a Little Ride – Mark Mangold, Benny Mardones
- Miss You in a Heartbeat – Phil Collen
- Stone Cold – Tamara Champlin
- Come Save Me (Julianne) – Charlie Black, Cliff Downs, Austin Roberts
- Laying Down the Law – Paul Rodgers
- Nature of the Beast – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance
- Stone – Chris Rea
- Anything for You – Steve Diamond, Eric McCusker
- Best of My Love – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Tough Love – Paul Rodgers
- Missing You Bad Girl – Paul Rodgers
The Farm: Spartacus
On March 4, 1991, “Produce Records” label released “Spartacus”, the debut Farm (The) studio album. It was recorded 1987 -1990. At “Mayfair” and “Liquidator” in London, and was produced by Graham “Suggs” McPherson, Stan Cullimore and Paul Heaton.
Personnel:
- Peter Hooton – lead vocals
- Keith Mullin – guitar
- Steve Grimes – guitar
- Ben Leach – synthesizers
- Carl Hunter – bass
- Roy Boulter – drums
- Paula David – backing vocals
- Pete Wylie – additional backing vocals
- Gary Wilkinson – engineer
- Noel Rafferty – engineer
- Kevin Petri – engineer, remix
- Mark Saunders – mixing
- Pete Heller – remix
- Graham “Suggs” McPherson – remix
- Terry Farley – remix
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Hooton and Steve Grimes.
- Hearts & Minds
- How Long
- Sweet Inspiration
- Groovy Train
- Higher & Higher
- Don’t Let Me Down
- Family of Man
- Tell the Story
- Very Emotional
- All Together Now Higher & Higher
- Very Emotional
Zijan: Nizvodno
On January 13, 1991, “MRT” label released “Nizvodno”, the debut Zijan album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Studio 2” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Valentino Skenderovski.
Personnel:
- Kostadin Dinev – vocals, bass guitar, arrangements
- Apostol Mitrov – vocals, guitar, arrangements
- Ќiril Zarlinov – keyboards
- Anğel Dinev – drums, arrangements
- Valentino Skenderovski – keyboards, programming
- Stevo Stojkovski – bagpipes
- Vera Jankoviƙ – vocal
- Ismail Avdulovski – engineer
- Žarko Tuniƙ – design
- Jane KoƉabašija – editor
- Petar Georgievski – executive producer
Track listing:
- Pušti kosi – Kostadin Dinev
- Stamena – traditional
- Kate svaƙe – Kostadin Dinev
- Elizabet – lyrics by Apostol Mitrov, music by Kostadin Dinev
- Denovi – Kostadin Dinev
- Rušime se – lyrics by Kostadin Dinev, music by Apostol Mitrov, Kostadin Dinev
- Grad – lyrics by Kostadin Dinev, music by Apostol Mitrov, Kostadin Dinev
- Nizvodno – Apostol Mitrov, Anğel Dinev, Risto Kornakov, Kostadin Dinev
Live: Mental Jewelry
On December 31, 1991, “Radioactive” label released “Mental Jewelry”, the second Live studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “D.V. Perversion Room” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was produced by Jerry Harrison.
Personnel:
- Edward Kowalczyk – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Chad Taylor – vocals, guitar
- Patrick Dahlheimer – vocals, bass
- Chad Gracey – vocals, drums, percussion
- David Vartanian – engineer, mixing
- Doug McKean – engineer assistant
- Jerry Harrison – mixing
- Tom Lord Alge – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Jonas C. Livingston, Vartan – art direction
- Julie Carter – design
- Ron Keith – photography
- Phil Schuster – production coordinator
- Gary Kurfist – executive producer
Track listing:
All lyrics by Edward Kowalczyk, all music by Chad Gracey, Chad Taylor, Edward Kowalczyk and Patrick Dahlheimer.
- Pain Lies on the Riverside
- Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)
- The Beauty of Gray
- Brothers Unaware
- Tired of Me
- Mirror Song
- Waterboy
- Take My Anthem
- You Are the World
- Good Pain
- Mother Earth Is a Vicious Crowd
- 10.000 Years (Peace Is Now)
Baby Animals: Same
On September 2, 1991, “Imago” label released the self-titled, debut Baby Animals album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Mike Chapman. In 2010, “Baby Animals” was listed in the book, “100 Best Australian Albums”.
Track listing:
- Suze DeMarchi – vocals, guitar
- Dave Leslie – guitar
- Eddie Parise – bass
- Frank Celenza – drums
- Kevin Shirley – engineer
- Mario Vasquez – engineer assistant
- Mike Chapman – mixing
- Rick O’Neil – mastering
- Rob Marinissen, Chrystene Carroll – photography
Track listing:
- Rush You – Suze DeMarchi, Dave Leslie, Eddie Parise
- Early Warning – Suze DeMarchi, Dave Leslie, Eddie Parise
- Painless – Suze DeMarchi, Eddie Parise
- Make It End – Suze DeMarchi, Steve Elson
- Big Time Friends – Suze DeMarchi, Eddie Parise, Frank Celenza
- Working for the Enemy – Suze DeMarchi, Eddie Leslie
- One Word – Suze DeMarchi, Eddie Elson
- Break My Heart – Suze DeMarchi, Eddie Parise
- Waste of Time – Suze DeMarchi, Dave Leslie, Eddie Parise, Frank Celenza
- One Too Many – Suze DeMarchi, Eddie Elson
- Ain’t Gonna Get – Suze DeMarchi, Eddie Elson
Julian Cope: Peggy Suicide
On April 22, 1991, “Island” label released “Peggy Suicide”, the seventh Julian Cope album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Julian Cope and Donald Ross Skinner.
Personnel:
- Julian Cope (also credited as DeHarrison and Double DeHarrison) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, Moog synthesizer, string synthesizer, string arrangements
- Donald Ross Skinner – bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, organ, piano, drums
- Michael “Moon-Eye” Watts – electric guitar
- Ron Fair – piano
- Tim Bran – Hammond organ
- Gorby Scott Butterworth – Moog synthesizer
- Mark “Rooster” Cosby – drums, percussion, congas
- J.D. Hassinger – electronic and acoustic drums, tambourine
- Mike Joyce – drums
- Ronnie Ross – baritone saxophone
- Aaf Verkade – trumpet
- The William Stukeley Quintet – strings
- Dan Levett – cello
- Lulu Chivers, Edwina Vernon, Camilla Mayer – vocals
- Hugo Nicolson – recording, mixing
- Ingmar Kiang – recording
- Tim Bran – recording
- Tony Harris – recording
- Paul Tipler – recording
- Darina Roche – cover painting
- Darren Woolford – design
- Richard Haughton – photography
Track listing:
All tracks bu Julian Cope, except where noted.
- Pristeen
- Double Vegetation
- East Easy Rider
- Promised Land
- Hanging Out & Hung Up on the Line
- Safesurfer
- If You Loved me at All – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner
- Drive, She Said
- Soldier Blu – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner
- You
- Not Raving But Drowing
- Head
- Leperskin – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner
- Beautiful Love
- Western Front 1992 CE
- Hung Up & Hanging Out To Dry – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner, Double DeHarrison, J.D. Hassinger
- The American Lite – Julian Cope Donald Ross Skinner
- Las Vegas Basemant
Annie Lenox: Diva
On April 6, 1992, “RCA Records” label released “Diva”, the debut Annie Lennox album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Mayfair” and “The Church” in London, and was produced by Stephen Lipson. In 1993 “Brit Awards”, “Diva” won the “British Album of the Year”. It was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Annie Lennox – all vocals, keyboards
- Stephen Lipson – guitars, keyboards, programming
- Kenji Suzuki – guitar
- Ed Shearmur – piano
- Paul Moore – keyboards
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, programming, recorder
- Marius de Vries – keyboards, programming
- Doug Wimbish – bass
- Keith LeBlanc – drums
- Luís Jardim – percussion
- Steve Jansen – drum programming
- Dave DeFries – trumpet
- Gavyn Wright – violin
- Heff Moraes – engineer, MIDI management
- William O’Donovan – mixing assistance
- Ian Silvester – digital technician
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Laurence Stevens – designs
- Satoshi – photography (front cover)
- Anton Corbijn – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Annie Lennox, except where noted.
- Why
- Walking on Broken Glass
- Precious
- Legend in My Living Room – Annie Lennox, Peter John Vettese
- Cold
- Money Can’t Buy It
- Little Bird
- Primitive
- Stay By Me
- The Gift – Annie Lennox, The Blue Nile
Alanis Morissette: Alanis
On April 6, 1991, “MCA Records Canada” label released “Alanis”, the debut Alanis Morissette album. It was recorded September – December 1990, at “Distortion Studios” in Ottawa, Canada, and was produced by Leslie Howe.
Personnel:
- Alanis Morissette – lead and backing vocals
- Leslie Howe – guitar, additional keyboards, drum programming, engineer, mixing
- Serge Côté – keyboards
- Frank “Fish” Levin – keyboards, strings arrangement
- Chad Morissette – backing vocals
- Wade Morissette – backing vocals
- Tyley Ross – backing vocals
- John & Peter (The Burn Bros.) – backing vocals
- Tom “Sloppy” Saidak – backing vocals
- Kevin “Iceman” Little – backing vocals
- Dan “Capt. Pin” – backing vocals
- Deane Josh Lovejoy – backing vocals
- Sean Daley – backing vocals
- Jenny “Frank #1” Parlier – backing vocals
- Mr. Fish – backing vocals
- Sal – backing vocals
- Rick “Slick” Kumar – backing vocals
- Martin Soldat – art direction, design
- Dimo Safari – photography
Track listing:
- Feel Your Love – Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe
- Too Hot – Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe
- Plastic – Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe, Serge Côté
- Walk Away – Alanis Morissete, Leslie Howe, Louise Reny, Frank Levin
- On My Own – Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe, Serge Côté
- Superman – Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe
- Jealous – Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe, Serge Côté
- Human Touch – Alanis Morissete, Leslie Howe, Louise Reny, Frank Levin
- Oh Yeah – Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe
- Party Boy – Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe
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