On March 22, 1994, Daniel Earl Hartman died aged 43. He was musician (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards), singer, songwriter and music producer. As songwriter, musician and producer he collaborated with many musicians and bands including The Edgar Winter Group, James Brown, the Plasmatics, Steve Winwood, Time Bandits, Paul King, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Holly Johnson, Take That, Dusty Springfield, Bonnie Tyler, Living in a Box and Paul Young. As leader Hartman released eight albums.
Tag Archives: 1994
Collective Soul: Same

On March 14, 1995, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, second Collective Soul studio album. It was recorded October – December 1994, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, Florida, and was produced by Ed Roland and Matt Serletic.
Personnel:
- Ed Roland – lead vocals, guitars
- Ross Childress – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Dean Roland – rhythm guitar
- Will Turpin – bass, backing vocals
- Shane Evans – drums
- Janet Clippard – contrabass
- Luis Enrique – percussion
- Steven Sigurdson – cello
- David Chappell – viola
- Geremy Miller – violin
- John DiPuccio – violin
- Jackie Johnson – backing vocals
- Bertram Brown – backing vocals
- Becky Russell – backing vocals
- Greg Archilla – engineer
- Malcolm Springer – second engineer
- Bjorn Thorsrud – second engineer
- Tom Gordon – assistant engineer
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Ed Roland, except where noted.
- Simple – Ed Roland, Ross Childress
- Untitled
- The World I Know – Ed Roland, Ross Childress
- Smashing Young Man
- December
- Where the Rivers Flows
- Gel
- She Gathers Rain
- When the Water Falls
- Collection of Goods
- Bleed
- Reunion
James Carter: The Real Quiet Storm

On March 10, 1995, “Atlantic” label released “The Real Quiet Storm”, the third James Carter studio album. It was recorded October – November 1994, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Yves Beauvais.
Personnel:
- James Carter – soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, bass flute, bass clarinet
- Craig Taborn – piano
- Dave Holland – bass
- Jaribu Shahid – bass
- Leon Parker – drums
- Tani Tabbal – drums
Track listing:
- ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
- You Never Told Me That You Care – Hobart Dotson, Sun Ra
- The Intimacy of My Woman’s Beautiful Eyes – James Carter
- 1944 Stomp – Don Byas
- The Stevedore’s Serenade – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon
- Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
- Deep Throat Blues – James Carter
- A Ballad for a Doll – Jackie McLean
- Eventide – Bill Doggett
EMF: Cha Cha Cha

On March 2, 1995, “EMI” label released “Cha Cha Cha”, the third and last EMF studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Cinderford” in Sussex, “Biaritz Slouch”, “Parkgate Studios” in Hastings, and was produced by Johnny Dollar.
Personnel:
- Ian Dench – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
- James Atkin – vocals, guitar, flute, programming
- Zac Foley – vocals, bass, guitar
- Derry Brownson – vocals, bass, sampler
- Mark Decloedt – vocals, drums, percussion
- Johnny Dollar – additional keyboards, additional programming, mixing
- Steve Lyon – engineer, mixing
- Chris Sheldon – mixing
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Kevin Westenberg – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by James Atkin, Ian Dench, Derry Brownson and Mark Decloedt.
- Perfect Day
- La Plage
- The Day I Was Born
- Secrets
- Shining
- Bring Me Down
- Skin
- Slouch
- Bleeding You Dry
- Patterns
- When Will You Come
- West of the Cox
- Ballad O’ the Bishop
- Glass Smash Jack
Chris Botti: First Wish

On February 28, 1995, “Verve Forecast Records” label released “First Wish”, the debut Chris Botti album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, “AGF Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Botti, Kevin Killen and Andy Snitzer.
Personnel:
- Chris Botti – trumpet, keyboards, tambourine, acoustic piano, programming
- Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards, acoustic piano, Omnichord
- Andy Snitzer – Rhodes, programming
- Mitchell Froom – Wurlitzer electric piano, organ
- Kevin Killen – Omnichord
- Larry Saltzman – guitars
- Shane Fontayne – guitars
- Paul Livant – guitars
- Marc Shulman – guitars
- Dominic Kanza – guitars
- Pino Palladino – bass
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Jerry Marotta – drums
- Joe Bonadio – percussion
- Cyro Baptista – surdo, shaker
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Sandra Park – violin
- Rebecca Young – violin
- Morris Goldberg – African flutes
- Edie Brickell – vocals
- Kevin Killen – engineer, mixing
- Andrew Page – additional recording
- David Lau – art direction
- Sheryl Lutz-Brown – art direction
- Étsuko Iseki – design
- Gary St. Clair – design
- Brad Hitz – photography
- Guy Eckstein – executive producer
- Marc Silag – production coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Botti, except where noted.
- Worlds Outside
- On the Night Ride
- First Wish
- Like I Do Now – Chris Botti, Edie Brickell, Paul Joseph Moore
- Cubism
- Through Tin Hearts
- Longing
- Nerve Central
- Fade to Day
- A Few More Days, A Few More Weeks
Natasha Atlas: Diaspora

On February 28, 1995, “Nation Records” label released “Diaspora”, the debut Natacha Atlas album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Transglobal Underground.
Personnel:
- Natacha Atlas – lead vocals, dharabuka
- Larry Whelan – saxophone, clarinet
- Essam Rashad – oud, violin
- Rafiq Rouissi – dharabuka, riq, percussion
- Neil Sparkes – dharabuka, backing vocals
- Walid Rouissi – oud, backing vocals
- Peer Khawam – keyboard
- Alex Kasiek – keyboards, guitar
- Hamed Mostafa – bass
- Ashiqali Hussein, Ali Ahmedaly, Satin Singh – tabla
- Hamid Mantu – drums, percussion, keyboards
- Nawazish Khan, Amin Abdelazeem, Faed Abdelaal, Hanafi Soliman, Monir Abdelaal, Wael Abubakr – violin
- Count Dubulah – bass, guitar
- Sokar Al Gohari – accordion
- Mostafa Alarab – percussion
- Bashir Abdelall – flute
- Sameer Benjaman – tambourine
- Simon Walker – strings
- Graeme Holdaway – engineer
- Mary Farbrother – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Attiah Ahlan, except where noted.
- Iskanderia
- Leysh Nat’ Arak
- Diaspora – Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu, Attiah Ahlan, Neil Sparkes
- Yalla Chant
- Alhambra Part 1 – Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu, Attiah Ahlan, Larry Whelan
- Duden
- Feres – Natacha Atlas, Essam Rashad
- Fun Does Not Exist
- Dub Yalil – Natacha Atlas
- Iskanderia – Atlas Zamalek
- Diaspora (Ballon Theatre mix)
- Fun Does Not Exist (Dolmus mix)
Belly: King

On February 13, 1995, “Sire” label released “King”, the second Belly studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Glyn Johns.
Personnel:
- Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitar
- Thomas Gorman – guitar, piano
- Gail Greenwood – vocals, bass
- Christopher Gorman – drums, percussion
- Jack Joseph Puig – engineer
- Oswald “Wiz” Bowe – engineer assistant
- Glyn Johns – mixing
- Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
- Rail Jon Rogut – mixing assistant
- Chris Bigg – design
- Stephen DiRado – photography
- Chris Gorman – photography
Track listing:
- Puberty – Tanya Donelly, Gail Greenwood
- Seal My Fate – Tanya Donelly
- Red – Tanya Donelly, Tom Gorman
- Silverfish – Tanya Donelly, Tom Gorman
- Super – Connected – Tanya Donelly, Gail Greenwood
- The Bees – Tanya Donelly
- King – Tanya Donelly
- Now They’ll Sleep – Tanya Donelly, Tom Gorman
- Untitled and Unsung – Tanya Donelly
- L’il Ennio – Tanya Donelly
- Judas My Heart – Tanya Donelly, Tom German
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine: Worry Bomb

On February 9, 1995, “Chrysalis” label released “Worry Bomb”, the fifth Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine album. It was recorded in 1994, at “The Manor Studio” in Oxfordshire, UK, and was produced by Simon Painter, Jim “Jim Bob” Morrison, Les “Fruitbat” Carter and Wez. It included a limited-edition CD of the live show at “Doma Sportova…Live at Zagreb”, recorded on 20 May 1994.
Personnel:
- Jim “Jim Bob” Morrison – vocals, guitar
- Les Fruitbat” Carter – vocals, guitar, bass, keys, programming
- Wez – drums
- Steve ‘Barney’ Chase – engineer
- Mark Hayley – engineer assistant
- Paul Walton – engineer assistant
- Dave Garnish – engineer assistant
- Kevin Metcalf – mastering
Track listing:
- Cheap ‘n’ Cheesy
- Airplane Food/Airplane Fast Food
- Young Offender’s Mum
- Gas (Man)
- Life And Soul of Party Dies
- My Defeatist Attitude
- Worry Bomb
- Senile Delinquent
- Me and Mr. Jones
- Let’s Get Tattoos
- Going Straight
- God Saint Peter and The Guardian Angel
- Only Looney Left in Town
- Ceasefire
Doma Sportova…Live at Zagreb
- Alternative Alf Garnett
- Do Re Me So Far So Good
- Bachelor for Baden Powell
- Re Educating Rita
- Only Living Boy In New Cross
- Lean On Me I Won’t Fall Over
- Granny Farming In The UK
- Travis
- Sing Fat Lady Sing
- Lenny And Terence
- Commercial Fucking Suicide
Blonde Redhead: Same

On January 19, 1995, “Smells Like Records” label released the self-titled, debut Blonde Redhead album. It was recorded in March 1994, in Random Falls, and was produced by Steve Shelley.
Personnel:
- Kazu Makino – vocals, guitar
- Amedeo Pace – vocals, guitar
- Maki Takahashi – bass
- Simone Pace – drums
- Skúli Sverrisson – bass
- John Siket – mixing
- Ari Marcopoulos – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Kazu Makino, Amadeo Pace, Maki Takashi, and Simone Pace.
- I Don’t Want You
- Sciuri Sciura
- Astro Boy
- Without Feathers
- Snippet
- Mamma Cita
- Swing Pool
- Girl Boy
Terence Griffin
On January 17, 2016, Terence Dale “Buffin” Griffin died aged 67. He was musician (drums) and music producer. He was member of the band The British Lions, but was best known as founding member and the drummer of Mott the Hoople. As producer he worked with Hanoi Rocks and Cult, and produced numerous BBC Radio 1 John Peel sessions from 1981 to 1994.