Tag Archives: 2001

Blur: Think Tank

Think_tank

On May 5, 2003, “Parlaphone” label released “Think Tank”, the seventh Blur studio album. It was recorded November 2001 – November 2002 in London, Morocco and Devon, and was produced by Ben Hillier, Norman Cook, William Orbit and Blur. The album won the “Q” magazine award “Album of the Year”, and was named the best album of 2003, by The Observer.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– leqd and backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Alex James– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Rowntree– drums, backing vocals, guitar
  • Bezzari Ahmed – rabab
  • Moullaoud My Ali – oud
  • Mohamed Azeddine – oud
  • Graham Coxon– guitar
  • Gueddam Jamal – cello, violin
  • Abdellah Kekhari – violin
  • Ait Ramdan El Mostafa – kanoun
  • El Farani Mustapha – tere
  • Dalal Mohamed Najib – darbouka
  • Hijaoui Rachid – violin
  • Rabet Mohamid Rachid – violin
  • Mike Smith– saxophone
  • Kassimi Jamal Youssef – oud
  • Phil Daniels– backing vocals
  • Desyud Mustafa – orchestral arrangements
  • James Dring – engineer, programming
  • Jason Cox – engineer, production assistant
  • Ben Hillier– engineer, percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Damon Albarn. All music by Albarn, Alex James, Dave Rowntree except where noted.

  1. Ambulance
  2. Out of Time
  3. Crazy Beat
  4. Good Song
  5. On the Way to the Club – Damon Albarn, James Dring, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
  6. Brothers and Sisters
  7. Caravan
  8. We’ve Got a File on You
  9. Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club
  10. Sweet Song
  11. Jets – Damon Albarn, Alex James, Dave Rowntree, Mike Smith
  12. Gene by Gene
  13. Batteru in Your Leg – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree

Crash Test Dummies: I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind

I Dont Care

On April 3, 2001, “Cha-Ching Records” label released “I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind”, the fifth Crash Test Dummies studio album. It was recorded at “Feswick Productions”,” Nova Scotiaand Greene St. Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Scott Harding.

Personnel:

  • Brad Roberts – vocals, guitars, ukulele
  • Kent Greene – guitars, backing vocals
  • Dave Morton – acoustic bass, backing vocals
  • Danny MacKenzie – drums, backing vocals
  • Ellen Reid – vocals
  • Scott Harding – guitar, backing vocals
  • Drew Glackin -lap steel guitar, dobro guitar
  • Chris Brown – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer piano, piano
  • Brian Mitchell – accordion
  • B. Gilmore – harmonica
  • Andrew Hall – acoustic bass
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums, percussion
  • Steve Bernstein – trumpet
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • John Ramos – backing vocals
  • Chris Skiani, Scott Harding, Brad Roberts – backing vocals
  • Spot the Dog and friends – animal noises
  • Angela Feswick – radio

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Roberts except where noted.

  1. I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind
  2. On And On
  3. The Day We Never Met
  4. Let It Feel Like Something Else
  5. Little Secret
  6. Sittin’ in a Tree Stump – Brad Roberts, Kent Green, Dave Morton and Danny MacKenzie
  7. Buzzin Files
  8. Yer Devil Ways
  9. Hangin’ Tree
  10. Every Morning – Brad Roberts and John Ramos
  11. Never Comin’ Back – Brad Roberts and Kent Greene
  12. Put Me in a Corner of Your Mind
  13. Shoot ‘Em Up, Shoot ‘Em Down
  14. I Never Fall Asleep at Night

 

Andrew Bird: The Swimming Hour

The Swimming Hour

On April 3, 2001, “Rykodisc” label released “The Swimming Hour”, the third Andrew Bird album. It was recorded by Andrew Bird and David Boucher.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, violin
  • Colin Bunn – guitar
  • Pat Sansone – vocals, keyboards, vibraphone, marimba
  • Kevin O’Donnell – drums, percussion
  • Nora O’Connor – vocals
  • Greg Norman – recording
  • Mike Napolitano – recording, mixing
  • Reto Peter – editing and mixing assistant
  • Brent Lambert – mastering
  • Andy Bryant, Laurent Bichara, Chris Brickley – studio assistant
  • Naomi Yang – design, photography
  • Neko Case – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Bird.

  1. Two Way Action
  2. Core and Rind
  3. Why?
  4. 11:11
  5. Case In Point
  6. Too Long
  7. Way Out West
  8. Waiting to Talk
  9. Fatal Flower Garden
  10. Satisfied
  11. Headsoak
  12. How Indiscreet
  13. Dear Old Greenland

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part

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On April 2, 2001, “Mute” label released “No More Shall We Part”, the eleventh Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded in September and October 2000, at “Abbey Road Studios” and “Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler and Tony Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, mixing
  • Mick Harvey– guitar, string arrangement, drums, mixing
  • Blixa Bargeld– guitar, mixing
  • Conway Savage– organ
  • Martyn P. Casey– bass
  • Thomas Wydler– drums
  • Paul Morgan, Leon Bosch – bass
  • Warren Ellis– violin, string arrangement
  • Jim Sclavunos– drums, percussion
  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle– vocals
  • Gavyn Wright, Patrick Kiernan, Jackie Shave, Simon Fischer, Rebecca Hirsch – violin
  • Bruce White, Gustav Clarkson – viola
  • Frank Schaefer, Lionel Handy, Naomi Wright – cello
  • Tony Cohen – engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Paul – engineer
  • Mirek Stiles, Mark Bishop – engineer assistant
  • Ray Staffat – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

  1. As I Sat Sadly by Her Side
  2. And No More Shall We Part
  3. Hallelujah – Nick cave and Warren Ellis
  4. Love Letter
  5. Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
  6. God Is in the House
  7. Oh My Lord
  8. Sweetheart Come – Nick Cave and Barry Adamson
  9. The sorrowful Wife
  10. We Came Along This Road
  11. Gates to the Garden
  12. Darker with the Day – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

Rammstein: Mutter

Mutter

On April 2, 2001, “Motor Music” released “Mutter”, the third Rammstein album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Studio Miraval” in France, and was produced by Jacob Hellner and Rammstein.

Personnel:

  • Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg– vocals
  • Richard Z. Kruspe– electric guitar
  • Paul H. Landers– electric guitar
  • Oliver “Ollie” Riedel– bass guitar
  • Christoph “Doom” Schneider– drums
  • Christian “Flake” Lorenz– keyboards
  • Khira Li Lindemann – vocals
  • Bobo – backing vocals
  • Olsen Involtini– string arrangements
  • Orchestra parts by the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, conducted by Gunter Joseck
  • Ulf Kruckenberg – engineer
  • Dirk Rudolph – design
  • Daniel & Geo Fuchs – photography

Track listing:

  1. Mein Herz brennt
  2. Links 2-3-4
  3. Sonne
  4. Ich will
  5. Feuer frei!
  6. Mutter
  7. Spieluhr
  8. Zwitter
  9. Rein raus
  10. Adios
  11. Nebel

Gorillaz: Same

Gorillaz

On March 26, 2001, “Parlaphone” label released the self-titled, debut album by the virtual band Gorillaz. It was recorded December 1998 – May 2000, at “Studio 13” in London, and “Geejam Studios” in Portland,Jamaica, and was produced by  Tom Girling, Jason Cox, Dan the Automator, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– vocals, keyboards, melodica, guitar
  • Del the Funky Homosapien– rapping
  • Ibrahim Ferrer– vocals
  • Miho Hatori– vocals
  • Tina Weymouth– vocals
  • Junior Dan – bass guitar
  • Cass Browne– drums, percussion
  • Kid Koala– turntables
  • Jason Cox – engineer
  • Tom Girling – engineer
  • Toby Whelan – engineer
  • Jamie Hewlett– artwork
  • Zombie Flesh Eaters – artwork
  • Jow – photography
  • Ed Reeve – photography

Track listing:

  1. Re-Hash – Damon Albarn
  2. 5/4 – Damon Albarn
  3. Tomorrow Comes Today – Damon Albarn
  4. New Genious – Damon Albarn, Odetta Gordon
  5. Clint Eastwood – Damon Albarn, Teren Jones
  6. Man Research (Clapper) – Damon Albarn
  7. Punk – Damon Albarn
  8. Sound Check (Gravity) – Damon Albarn
  9. Double Bass – Damon Albarn
  10. Rock the House – Damon Albarn, Teren Jones, Dan Nakamura, John Dankworth
  11. 19-2000 – Damon Albarn
  12. Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?) – Damon Albarn, Lazaro Villa
  13. Starshine – Damon Albarn
  14. Slow Country – Damon Albarn
  15. M1A1 – Damon Albarn, John Harrison

Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now

Joni_Mitchell-Both_Sides_Now

On March 20, 2000, “Reprise” label released “Both Sides Now”, the seventeenth Joni Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Joni Mitchell and Larry Klein. In 2001, the album won two “Grammy Awards”, for “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” and “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)” for the song “Both Sides, Now”.

Personnel:

  • Joni Mitchell— vocals, cover art
  • Herbie Hancock— piano
  • Dave Arch — piano
  • Chris Laurence— double bass
  • Peter Erskine— drums
  • Frank Ricotti— percussion
  • Wayne Shorter— soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Mark Isham— trumpet
  • John Barclay — trumpet
  • Pete Beachill — trombone
  • Richard Henry — bass trombone
  • John Anderson — oboe
  • Julie Andrews — bassoon
  • Nick Bucknall — clarinet
  • Stan Sulzmann— clarinet, flute
  • Philip Todd — clarinet, flute, alto flute
  • Jamie Talbot — clarinet, flute, alto flute, alto saxophone
  • Andrew Findon — flute
  • Philip Eastop — horn
  • Owen Slade — tuba
  • Vaughan Armon — violin
  • Kate Wilkinson — viola
  • Dave Daniels — cello
  • Skaila Kanga— harp

Track listing:

  1. You’re My Thrill – Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney
  2. At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  3. Comes Love – Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias
  4. You’ve Changed – Bill Carey , Carl Fisher
  5. Answer My Love – Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman, Gerhard Winkler
  6. A Case of You – Joni Mitchell
  7. Don’t Go Strangers – Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, David Mann
  8. Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans
  9. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  10. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  11. I Wish I Were in Love Again – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  12. Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell

Eric Clapton: Reptile

Eric_Clapton_Reptile

On March 13, 2001, “Reprise” label released “Reptile”, the fifteenth Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton – vocals, guitars, sleeve concept
  • Doyle Bramhall II– guitar
  • Andy Fairweather Low– guitar
  • Billy Preston– Hammond organ piano, melodica
  • Tim Carmon– piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer
  • Paul Carrack– keyboards, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ
  • Joe Sample– Wurlitzer, Rhodes electric piano
  • Nathan East– bass
  • Pino Palladino– bass
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Paulinho da Costa– percussion
  • Paul Waller – drum programming
  • The Impressions– backing vocals
  • Nick Ingman– string arrangement
  • Simon Climie– Pro Tools
  • Alan Douglas – engineer
  • Paul Miggens – lettering
  • Jack English– photography

Track listing:

  1. Reptile – Eric Clapton
  2. Got You on My Mind – Joe Thomas, Howard Briggs
  3. Travelin’ Light – J.J. Cale
  4. Believe in Life – Eric Clapton
  5. Come Back Baby – Ray Charles
  6. Broken Down – Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan
  7. Find Myself – Eric Clapton
  8. I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It –Stevie Wonder
  9. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
  10. Second Nature – Eric Clapton, Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan
  11. Modern Girl – Eric Clapton
  12. Superman Inside – Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall, IIand Susannah Melvoin
  13. Son & Sylvia – Eric Clapton

Bob Mould: Modulate

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On March 12, 2002, “Granary Music” released “Modulate”, the fifth Bob Mould solo album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Bob Mould.

Personnel:

Personnel:

  1. Bob Mould – vocals, guitar, engineer, mixing
  2. Damien Shannon – engineer
  3. Lisa Pearl – portraits

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Mould.

  1. 180 Rain
  2. Sunset Safety Glass
  3. Semper Fi
  4. Homecoming Parade
  5. Lost Zoloft
  6. Without?
  7. Slay/Sway
  8. The Receipt
  9. Quasar
  10. Soundonsound
  11. Hornery
  12. Comeonstrong
  13. Trade
  14. Author’s Lament

Kristin Hersh: Sunny Border Blue

Kristin_Hersh_-_Sunny_Border_Blue

On March 12, 2001, “4AD” label released “Sunny Border Blue”, the fifth Kristin Hersh studio album. It was recorded April – October 2000, at “Stable Sound” in Portsmouth, and was produced by Kristin Hersh.

Personnel:

  1. Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar
  2. Steve Rizzo – drums, engineer, mixing
  3. Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  4. Ramón Bretón – mastering assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.

  1. Your Dirty Answer
  2. Spain
  3. 37 Hours
  4. Silica
  5. William’s Cut
  6. Summer Salt
  7. Trouble – Cat Stevens
  8. Candyland
  9. Measure
  10. White Suckers
  11. Ruby
  12. Flipside
  13. Listerine