On May 21, 2001, Tommy Eyre died aged 52. He was musician (keyboards, piano), as a session musician recorded and performed with John Martyn, Alex Harvey, Greg Lake, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, B.B. King, John Mayall, Tracy Chapman Wham!, Marc Almond, Scarlet Rivera, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Blue Whale, Jaklin, Riff Raff and ZZebra, but he was best known for playing on Joe Cocker’s “With A Little Help From My Friends”, Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” and “Right Down the Line”. As leader Eyre has released seven albums.
Tag Archives: 2001
Weezer: Same
On May 15, 2001, “Geffen” label released the self-titled, third Weezer studio album. It was recorded December 2000-January 2001, at “Cello Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ric Ocasek The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, 2 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, and Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Rivers Cuomo – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Brian Bell – guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Mikey Welsh – bass, backing vocals
- Patrick Wilson– drums, percussion
- Ric Ocasek– backing vocals
- Karl Koch – backing vocals
- Ken Allardyce – engineer
- Femio Hernández – engineer assistant
- Carlos “Loco” Bedoya – engineer assistant
- Alan Sanderson – engineer assistant
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
- Vladimir Meller – mastering
- Atom Willard– drum technician
- Chris Bilheimer – art direction
- Marina Chavez, Karl Koch – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rivers Cuomo.
- Don’t Let Go
- Photograph
- Hash Pipe
- Island In the Sun
- Crab
- Knock-down Drag-out
- Smile
- Simple Pages
- Glorious Day
- O Girlfriend
Cowboy Junkies: Open
On May 15, 2001, “Latent” label released “Open”, the eighth Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded December 1999-December 2000, and was produced by Michael Timmins.
Personnel:
- Margo Timmins– vocals
- Michael Timmins – guitar, engineer, mixing
- Alan Anton – bass
- Peter Timmins – drums
- Jeff Bird – 8-string bass, harmonica, mandolin, electronic mandolin, percussion
- Karin Bergquist – backging vocals
- Linford Detweiler – organ, piano, Wurlitzer
- Peter Moore– engineer, mastering, mixing
- Daryl Smith – engineer, mixing
- James Heidebricht – engineer, engineer assistant
- Rudy Rempel – engineer assistant
- David Houghton – art director
Track listing:
All tracks by Michael Timmins, except where noted.
- I Did It All for You
- Dragging Hooks (River Song Trilogy: Part III) – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
- Bread and Wine
- Upon Still Waters
- Dark Hole Again
- Thousand Year Prayer
- I’m So Open – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
- Small Swift Birds
- Beneath the Gate
- Close My Eyes
Weezer: Maladroit
On May 14, 2002, “Geffen” label released “Maladroit”, the fourth Weezer studio album. It was recorded December 2001-January 2002, at “Cello Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rivers Cuomo, Pat Wilson, Brian Bell and Scott Shriner.
Personnel:
- Rivers Cuomo- lead vocals, guitar
- Brian Bell– guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner– bass, backing vocals
- Pat Wilson– drums
- Pat Wilson– drums
- Chad Bamford – engineer, additional production
- Femio Hernández – engineer assistant
- Darren Mora – engineer assistant
- Steven P. Robillard – engineer assistant
- Tom Lord-Alge– mixing
- Christopher Carroll – additional engineering
- Carlos “Loco” Bedoya – additional engineering
- Stephen Marcussen– mastering
- Rod Cervera – additional production
- Jordan Schur – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Rivers Cuomo.
- American Gigolo
- Dope Nose
- Keep Fishin’
- Take Control
- Death and Destruction
- Slob
- Burndt Jamb
- Space Rock
- Slave
- Fall Together
- Possibilities
- Love Explosion
- December
Elvis Costello: When I Was Cruel
On April 23, 2002, “Island” label released “When I Was Cruel”, the 19th Elvis Costello album. It was recorded 2001-2002, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson and Kieran Lynch. “When I Was Cruel” was the first album to feature Costello’s new band, The Imposters.
Personnel:
- Elvis Costello– vocals, guitars, horn arrangements, melodica, cymbal, bass, piano, harmonica
- Steve Nieve– organ, pianet, piano, vibraphone, melodica, filters
- Davey Faragher– bass, handclaps
- Pete Thomas– drums, handclaps, percussion, shaker, tambourine
- Leo Pearson – electric tabla, rhythm processor, tambourine, mixing
- Bill Ware– vibraphone
- Jay Rodriguez– tenor saxophone
- Roy Nathanson– alto saxophone
- Ku-umba Frank Lacy– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Curtis Fowlkes– trombone
- Steven Kennedy –backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Elvis Costello.
- 45
- Spooky Girlfriend
- Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s a Doll Revolution)
- When I Was Cruel No. 2
- Soul for Hire
- 15 Petals
- Tart
- Dust 2…
- Dissolve
- Alibi
- …Dust
- Daddy Can I Turn This?
- My Little Blue Window
- Episode of Blonde
- Radio Silence
Feeder: Echo Park
On April 23, 2001, “Echo” label released “Echo Park”, the third Feeder studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Great Linford Manor” in Milton Keynes, and was produced by Gil Norton, Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose and Jon Henry Lee. In 2003 the album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Grant Nicholas– vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Taka Hirose– bass
- Jon Henry Lee– drums, percussion
- Mark Pythian – programming
- Matt Sime – engineer, mixing
- Dante Supple – engineer
- Richard Ash – second engineer
- Joe Zook – second engineer, Pro Tools operator
- Jack Joseph Puig– mixing
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Blue Source – art direction
- Roy Wilkinson – illustration
Track listing:
All tracks by Grant Nicholas.
- Standing on the Edge
- Buck Rogers
- Piece by Piece
- Seven Days in the Sun
- We Can’t Rewind
- Turn
- Choke
- Oxygen
- Tell All Your Friends
- Under the Weather
- Satellite News
- Bug
Anne Sofie von Otter: For the Stars
On April 10, 2001, “Deutsche Grammophon” label released “For the Stars”, album by Anne Sofie von Otter. It was recorded September 2000-January 2001, and was produced by Elvis Costello.
Personnel:
- Elvis Costello – vocals, baritone guitar, Lowrey organ, bass
- Anne Sofie Von Otter – vocals
- Bengt Forsberg – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Michael Blair – vibraphone, bass drum, percussion
- Bebe Risenfors – clarinet, tenor saxophone, accordion
- Svante Henryson – celtar, cello, upright bass
- Mats Schubert – piano, harmonium, Moog bass
- Steve Nieve- piano, celeste, organ
Track listing:
- No Wonder – Elvis Costello
- Baby Plays Around – Cait O’Riordan, Declan MacManus
- Go Leave – Kate McGarrigle
- Rope – Elvis Costello, Fleshquartet
- Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
- Broken Bicycles/Junk – Tom Waits, Paul McCartney
- The Other Woman – Jessie Mae Robinson
- Like an Angel Passing Through My Room – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
- Green Song – Elvis Costello, Svante Henryson
- April After All – Ron Sexsmith
- You Still Believe in Me – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
- I Want to Vanish – Elvis Costello
- For No One – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Shamed Into Love – Declan MacManus, Rubén Blades
- Just a Curio – Elvis Costello, Flesh Quartet
- This House Is Empty Now – Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello
- Take It With Me – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
- For the Stars – Elvis Costello
John Lewis
On March 29, 2001, John Aaron Lewis died aged 80. He was musician (piano), composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Lewis recorded and performed with number of musicians, including Bill Perkins, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton, Sacha Distel, Gunther Schuller, Svend Asmussen, Albert Mangelsdorff, Helen Merrill, Christian Escoudé, Hank Jones, Lew Tabackin, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis Nonet, Harold Farberman, Clifford Brown, Ruth Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Joe Newman, Sonny Stitt and J. J. Johnson.
Train: Drops of Jupiter
On March 27, 2001, “Columbia” label released “Drops of Jupiter”, the second Train album. It was recorded 1999-2000, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”, and 2x Platinum in Canada by the “CRIA”.
Personnel:
- Pat Monahan- lead vocals, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, vibraphone
- Jimmy Stafford – lead guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Rob Hotchkiss- rhythm guitar, bass, harmonica, backing vocals
- Charlie Colin – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Underwood- drums, keyboards, percussion, programming
- Paul Buckmaster- conductor, string arrangements, orchestral arrangements
- Brendan O’Brien– keyboards
- David Campbell- string arrangements
- Carl Gorodetzky – violin, concert master, contractor
- Suzie Katayama – cello, contractor
- Chuck Leavell– piano
- Michael Markman – violin
- Bob Mason – cello
- Dan Smith – cello
- Kris Wilkinson – viola
- Evan Wilson – viola
- Fleming McWilliams- backing vocals
- David Bryant – engineer
- Steve Churchyard– engineer
- Nick DiDia– engineer
- Ryan Williams – engineer
- Karl Egsieker – engineer assistant
- Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
- Brendan O’Brien– mixing
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Joel Zimmerman – art direction
- Tony Hernandez – illustrations
- Ralf Strathmann – photography
- Erin Haley – production coordination
- Cheryl Mondello – production coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Rob Hotchkiss, Charlie Colin and Scott Underwood.
- She’s on Fire
- I Wish You Would
- Drops of Jupiter
- It’s About You
- Hopeless
- Respect
- Let it Roll
- Something More
- Whipping Boy
- Getaway
- Mississippi
Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express
In March 1977, “Kling Klang Records” label released “Trans-Europe Express” the sixth Kraftwerk studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Kling Klang Studios” in Düsseldorf, Germany, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.In 2001, TV network “VH1” placed “Trans-Europe Express” at number 56 on their list of “100 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2002, “Slant Magazine” placed the album at number one on its list of the “Greatest Electronic Albums of the 20th Century”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 253 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2014, the “LA Times” called it “The Most Important Pop Album of the Last 40 Years”.
Personnel:
- Ralf Hütter– voice, synthesizer, orchestron, synthanorma-sequenzer, electronics
- Florian Schneider– voice, vocoder, votrax, synthesizer, electronics
- Karl Bartos– electronic percussion
- Wolfgang Flür– electronic percussion
- Peter Bollig – engineer
- Bill Haverson – engineer
- Thomas Kuckuck – engineer
- Ink Studios – typographic design
- Maurice Seymour – photography
- Stara – photography
Track listing:
- Europe Endless – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
- The Hall of Mirrors – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
- Showroom Dummies – Ralf Hütter
- Trans-Europe Epress – Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult
- Metal on Metal – Ralf Hütter
- Abzug – Ralf Hütter
- Franz Schubert – Ralf Hütter
- Endless Endless – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
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