On March 27, 1995, “4AD” label released “Ocean Beach”, the fourth Red House Painters studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Coast Recorders”, “Hyde Street Studios”, “David Wellhousen’s Studio” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.
Personnel:
Mark Kozelek – vocals, guitar
Gorden Mack – guitar
Jerry Vessel – bass guitar
Anthony Koutsos – drums
Dan Barbee – keyboards
Carrie Bradley – vocal, violin
Gibbs Chapman – engineer
Andy Taub, Mark Needham, Matt Kelly – additional engineering
On March 18, 1997, “Rykodisc” label released “7 Park Avenue”, a posthumously released Pete Ham album. The album features demos recorded in the late 60’s and early 70’s, with overdubs recorded in 1994 and 1995.
Personnel:
Pete Ham – vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums, percussion
Bob Jackson, Derrick Anderson, Rick Cammon, Ron Griffiths – overdubs
Chris Von Sneidern, John Golden, Mike Romanowski – engineer
On February 7, 1995, “Polygram” label released “The Woman in Me”, the second Shania Twain studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Sound Stage Studio”, “Battery Studios”, “Javelina Recording Studios” and “Recording Arts” in Nashville, “A.R.P. Track Productions” in St. Anne Des Lacs, Quebec, Canada, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. In December 2000, the album was certified 12× Platinum by the RIAA in USA. In 2006, “The Woman in Me” was ranked number 8 on CMT’s list of “40 Greatest Albums in Country Music”.
Personnel:
Shania Twain – lead and backing vocals, claps, footsteps
Dann Huff – tic tac bass, lead guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, guitar textures, wa-wa guitar (Sic), jangle guitar, claps
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar, Pedabro
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric rhythm guitar
Brent Mason – lead guitar, electric guitar, six-string bass guitar
Billy Crain – slide guitar
John Hughey – pedal steel guitar
Brent Rowan – electric guitar textures
Sam Bush – mandolin
John Barlow Jarvis – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
David Hungate – bass guitar, fretless bass, double bass
Paul Leim – drums, percussion, tambourine, shaker, door slam
Terry McMillan – percussion, cowbell, harmonica, boot stomps
Joe Spivey – fiddle
Glen Duncan – fiddle
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Nashville String Machine – string section
Ronn Huff – string arrangements
Nick Keca – claps
Robert John “Mutt” Lange – backing vocals, claps
Warren Peterson – engineer
Simon Pressey – engineer
Ron “Snake” Reynolds – engineer
Nick Keca – engineer
Lee Groitzsch – overdub engineer
Brian Tankersly – overdub engineer
Craig White – engineer assistant
Robert Charles – overdub engineer assistant
Wayne Morgan – overdub engineer assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Shania Twain and Robert John Lange, except where noted
On October 10, 1995, “Epic” label released “Raoul and the Kings of Spain”, the fifth Tears for Fears studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, at “Neptune’s Kitchen” in England, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tim Palmer, Roland Orzabal and Alan Griffiths.
Personnel:
Roland Orzabal – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
Alan Griffiths – keyboards, guitars
Jeffrey Trott – guitars
Jebin Bruni – Hammond organ
Gail Ann Dorsey – bass
Brian MacLeod – drums, percussion
Oleta Adams – guest vocalist
Mark O’Donoughue – backing vocals, engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Gail Marowitz – design
Jose Galle – front cover photography
David Tack, Pamela Springsteen – inner sleeve photography
Jason Geake, Philippa Sprigg – album coordinators
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Orzabal and Alan Griffiths, except where noted.
On August 22, 1995, “Dill Records” label released “Pezcore”, the debut Less Than Jake album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Georgia Street Studios” in Tallahassee, “Mirror Image Studios” in Gainesville.
On June 4, 1996, “Mammoth” label released “Hot”, the second Squirrel Nut Zippers studio album. It was recorded October – November 1995, and was produced by Brian Paulson and Mike Napolitano. The album was certified Platinum in USA by “RIAA”.
On May 29, 1995, “Intersound” label released “Freaks of Nature”, the twelfth Kansas studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Caribbean Sound Basin” in Trinidad, West Indies, and was produced by Jeff Glixman.
Personnel:
Steve Walsh – lead vocals, keyboards
Rich Williams – guitar, backing vocals
Greg Robert – keyboards, backing vocals
David Ragsdale – violin, backing vocals
Billy Greer – bass, guitar, backing vocals
Phil Ehart – drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Walsh, except where noted.
I Can Fly – David Ragsdale, Steve Walsh
Desperate Times
Hope Once Again
Black Fathom 4 – Steve Walsh, David Ragsdale
Under the Knife – Steve Walsh, David Ragsdale
Need
Freaks of Nature – David Ragsdale, Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart
On May 9, 1996, “Private Music” label released “Time After Time”, the 20th Etta James album. It was recorded in 1995, at ”Conway Studios”, and was produced by John Snyder.
On April 14, 1995, “Zero Corporation” label released “Walk on Water”, the fourteenth UFO album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park, California, and was produced by Ron Nevison.
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