In February 1999, “PGP RTS” label released “Egregor”, the tenth Smak studio album. It was recorded in November 1998, and was produced by Saša Habić and Radomir Mihajlović.
On January 26, 1998, “Polydor” label released the self – titled, debut and only Mark Hollis album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Mark Hollis.
Personnel:
Mark Hollis – vocals, guitar
Dominic Miller – guitar
Robbie McIntosh – guitar
Lawrence Pendrous – piano, harmonium
Mark Feltham – harmonica
Chris Laurence – double bass
Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
Henry Lowther – trumpet
Iain Dixon – clarinet
Tim Holmes – clarinet
Andy Panayi – flute
Melinda Maxwell – cor Anglais
Maggie Pollock – bassoon
Julie Andrews – bassoon
Phill Brown – engineer
Cally and Crane – design
Stephen Lovell-Davis – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Hollis and Warme Livesey, except where noted.
In December 1998, “Big moon Records” label released “Secret Agent”, the eleventh Judie Tzuke album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by David P. Goodes, Paul Muggleton, Peter Gordeno and Richard Cardwell.
Personnel:
Judie Tzuke – lead and backing vocals, programming
David P, Goodes – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, programming
Peter Gordeno – guitar, bass, electric piano, backing vocals
Richard Cardwell – piano, sitar, strings, keyboards, arrangements
Bob Noble – synthesizer
John Savannah – Angelphone solo
John Robert Wood – bass
Pino Palladino – bass
Paul Beavis – drums
Gordon Mills – drums
Andy Newmark – drums
Programmed Phat Drums – drums
Danny Cummings – percussion, djembe, talking drum, cymbal, rattle
Mark “Tufty” Evans – strings, programming
Caroline Dale – strings
Cathy Morgan – strings
Helen Hathorn – strings
Rachel Roberts – strings
Peter Davis – arrangements
Peter Cox – backing vocals
Bailey Tzuke – backing vocals
Kristy Hawkshaw – backing vocals
Lucie Silverman – backing vocals
Paul Muggleton – recording
Mark Evans – recording, mixing
Oscar Pall – mastering
Heidi Baker – design
lightzoo.com – photography
Track listing:
Tonight – Judie Tzuke, Paxman
Swallowing – Judie Tzuke, Peter Cox
Both Alone – Judie Tzuke, Richard Cardwell
That’s Where My Heart Used to Be – Judie Tzuke, Peter Gordeno
The Girl I Want to Be – Judie Tzuke, Richard Cardwell
Secret Agent – Judie Tzuke, Bob Noble
Little Cloud – Judie Tzuke, David P. Goodes
Dancing on Charcoal – Judie Tzuke, David P. Goodes
On December 27, 1998, “Point Music” label released “Truth”, the sixth Talisman album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Jeff Scott Soto and Marcel Jacob.
On November 20, 2000, “WEA” label released “A Day Without Rain”, the fifth Enya studio. It was recorded 1998 – 2000, at “Aigle” in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland, and was produced by Nicky Ryan.
Personnel:
Enya – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboard, violin, cello, percussion, Irish adaptation, arrangements, mixing
Wired Strings – additional strings
Nicky Ryan – arrangements, engineer, mixing
Dick Beetham – mastering
Stylorouge – design, art direction
Sheila Rock – front cover photography, other photography
Simon Fowler – photography
The Handsome Foundation – costume design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Roma Ryan except where noted, all music by Enya.
A Day Without Rain
Wild Child
Only Time
Tempus Vernum
Deora Ar Mo Chroi – adapted into Irish lyrics by Enya from Roma Ryan’s poem in English.
On November 9, 1999, “Epic” label released “When the Pawn…”, the second Fiona Apple studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, and was produced by Jon Brion. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “When the Pawn…” at number 108 on its “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list.
Personnel:
Fiona Apple – vocals, piano, synthesized bass, art concept, design
Jon Brion – various instruments, engineer assistant, mixing
Mike Elizondo – bass
Greg Cohen – bass guitar
Jonathan “Butch” Norton, Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
Wendell Kelly, Jean Martinelli, John Noreyko, Paul Loredo – horns
Mike Breaux – woodwind
Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, Wurlitzer
Charlie Bisharat, Eve Butler, Susan Chatman, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Peter Kent, Brian Leonard, Robert Peterson, Michele Richards, Edmund Stein, John Wittenberg – violin
Robert Becker, Denyse Buffman, Scott Haupert, Maria Newman – viola
Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama – cello
John Bainbridge – arrangements, orchestration
Tom Banghart, Rob Brill, Greg Collins, Bryan Jackson, Steve Mixdorf, John Tyree – engineer assistant
October 26, 1999, “Delmark” label released “Rising Daystar”, the tenth Malachi Thompson album. It was recorded May 1998 – June 1999, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner and Malachi Thompson.
Personnel:
Malachi Thompson – trumpet
Gary Bartz – soprano and alto saxophone
Sonny Seals – tenor saxophone
Kirk Brown – piano
James Cammack, Harrison Bankhead, Fred Hopkins, John Whitfield – bass
Nasar Abedey, Dana Hall – drums
Tony Carpenter – percussion
Dee Alexander – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Malachi Thompson, except where noted.
On September 23, 2002, “Geffen” and “Real World Records” label released “Up”, the seventh Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded April 1995 – October 1998, 2000 – 2002, at “Real World” in Box, UK, “The Meduse” in Senegal, “Real World Mobile” in France, “Air” in London, “Hype Studios” in Singapore, and was produced by Stephen Hague and Peter Gabriel.
On September 22, 1998, “Matador” label released “Moon Pix”, the fourth Cat Power album. It was recorded November 1996 – January 1998, at “Sing Sing Studio” in Melbourne, Australia, and was produced by Matt Voigt.
On September 15, 1998, “BMG” label released “The Seven Deadly Sins”, the 14th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in June 1997, at “Wiener Konzerthaus” and “Radio Kulturhaus” in Vienna, Austria, and was produced by Malgorzata Kragora.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithfull – vocals
Dennis Russell Davies – conductor
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hudson Shad – vocal ensemble
Hugo Munday, Mark Bleeke – tenor vocals
Peter Becker – baritone vocals
Wilbur Pauley – bass vocals
Anton Corbijn – front cover photography
Nick Knight – back cover photography
Ali Schafler – opposite page photography
Nils Grosch – liner notes
Markus Spiegel – A&R
OKA_Lab – design
Track listing:
All music by Kurt Weill, except where noted, all lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.
Prologue – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
Sloth
Pride
Anger
Gluttony
Lust
Covetousness
Envy
Epilogue
Alabama Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
Bilbao Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Johnny Mercer
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