On August 16, 2018, Aretha Louise Franklin died aged 76. She was singer and songwriter, with more than six decades long career. In the 60’, with songs “Respect”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, “Spanish Harlem” and “Think”, she achieved commercial acclaim and success and gained the title “The Queen of Soul”. Franklin has won 18 “Grammy Awards” and is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. In 1987 she was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, becaming the first female performer to be inducted. In 2005, Franklin was inducted to the “UK Music Hall of Fame” and in 2012; she was inducted into the “GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame”. “Rolling Stone” magazine included Aretha in its list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”, and the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”.
Tag Archives: 2005
Richard Thompson: Front Parlour Ballads
On August 8, 2005, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Front Parlour Ballads”, the eleventh Richard Thompson studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Trellis Sound” in Pacific Palisades, California, and was produced by Richard Thompson and Simon Tassano.
Personnel:
- Richard Thompson– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, accordion, bass guitar
- Debra Dobkin– percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Richard Thompson
- Let It Blow
- For Whose Sake?
- Miss Patsy
- Old Thames Side
- How Does Your Garden Grow?
- My Soul, My Soul
- Cressida
- Row, Boys Row
- The Boys Of Mutton Street
- Precious One
- A Solitary Life
- Should I Betray?
- When We Were Boys At School
Yngwie Malmsteen: Unleash The Fury
On July 26, 2005, “Spitfire” label released “Unleash the Fury”, the fifteenth Yngwie Malmsteen studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Studio 308” and “Baroque & Roll” studios in Miami, and was produced by Yngwie Malmsteen.
Personnel:
- Yngwie Malmsteen– vocals, backing vocals, guittar, keyboard, sitar, bass, orchestration, arrangements, engineer
- Doogie White– vocals
- Joakim Svalberg– keyboard
- Patrick Johansson– drums
- Keith Rose – engineer
- Mike Fraser– mixing
- Mike Fuller – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Yngwie Malmsteen.
- Lock & Loaded
- Revolution
- Cracking the Whip
- Winds of War (Invasion)
- Crown of Thorns
- The Bogeyman
- Beauty and a Beast
- Fuguetta
- Cherokee Warrior
- Guardian Angel
- Let the Good Times Roll
- Revelation (Drinking with the Devil)
- Magic and Mayhem
- Exile
- The Hunt
- Russian Roulette
- Unleash the Fury
- Paraphrase
Brakes: Give Blood
On July 4, 2005, “Rough Trade” label released “Give Blood”, the debut Brakes studio album. It was recorded in January 2005, at Metropolis, and was produced by Iain Gore, Eamon Hamilton, Marc Beatty, Thomas White and Alex White.
Personnel:
- Eamon Hamilton- vocals, guitar
- Thomas White – electric guitar, percussion
- Marc Beatty – bass guitar, lapsteel
- Alex White – drums, piano
- Matt Eaton – backing vocals
- Liela Moss, Rose Elinor Dougall, Rebecca Stephens, Julia Clarke-Lowes – duet vocals
- Matt Paul, Fergus McHugh, Carlos Olmos – engineer assistnat
- Iain Gore – mixing
- Tim Young – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Eamon Hamilton, Marc Beatty, Thomas White and Alex White, except where noted.
- Ring a Ding Ding
- NY Pie
- The Most Fun
- Heard About Your Band
- What’s in It for Me? – Eamon Hamilton, Farmer, Eaton, Gray
- You’ll Always Have a Place to Stay
- Cheney
- I Can’t Stand to Stand Beside You
- Pick Up the Phone
- You’re So Pretty
- Jackson – Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler
- All Night Disco Party
- Hi How Are You
- Comma Comma Comma Full Stop
- Sometimes Always – William Reid
- Fell in Love with a Girl
The Subways: Young for Eternity
On July 4, 2005, “Infectious” label released “Young for Eternity”, the debut Subways (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Elevator Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Ian Broudie.
Personnel:
- Billy Lunn – vocals, guitar
- Charlotte Cooper – vocals, bass
- Josh Morgan – drums
- Ian Broudie – mixing
- Jon Gray – engineer, mixing
- Stuart Nicholls – photography
- Sarh Foley – design
Track listing:
All music by Billy Lunn, Charlotte Cooper and Josh Morgan, all lyrics by Billy Lunn.
- I Want to Hear What You Have Got to Say
- Holiday
- Rock & Roll Queen
- Mary
- Young for Eternity
- Lines of Light
- Oh Yeah
- City Pavement
- No Goodbyes
- With You
- She Sun
- Somewhere
- At 1AM
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Same
On June 28, 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah self released their debut, self-titled album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Recording Studio” in Brooklyn, New York and “Providence” in Rhode Island, and was produced by Adam Lasus, Sean Greenhalgh, Lee Sargent, Alec Ounsworth, Tyler Sargent and Robbie Guertin.
Personnel:
- Alec Ounsworth – vocals, guitar, synths, drum machine
- Lee Sargent – guitar, backing vocals
- Robbie Guertin – keyboards, guitar, coloring, lettering
- Tyler Sargent – bass, engineer
- Sean Greenhalgh – drums
- Adam Lasus – engineer, overdubs, mixing
- Keith Souza – engineer
- Joe Lambert – mastering
- Dasha Shishkin – cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Alec Ounsworth except where noted.
- Clap Your Hands!
- Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
- Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)
- Sunshine and Clouds (And Everything Proud)
- Details of the War
- The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth – Alec Ounsworth, Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin, Tyler Sargent, Sean Greenhalgh
- Is This Love?
- Heavy Metal
- Blue Turning Gray – Tyler Sargent
- In This Home on Ice
- Gimmie Some Salt
- Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
Billy Talent: II
On June 27, 2006, “Atlantic” label released “Billy Talent II”, the second Billy Talent studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “The Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, and was produced by Gavin “Golden” Brown and Ian D’Sa.
Producer:
- Ben Kowalewicz- lead vocals
- Ian D’Sa- vocals, guitar
- Jon Gallant- bass, backing vocals
- Aaron Solowoniuk- drums
- Gavin Brown– tambourine
- Eric Ratz – engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Kenny Luong – digital editing
- Liz Barrett – art producer
- Henry Fong – artwork, cover illustration
- Kim Kinakin – art work, package design
- Ian D’Sa – art direction
- Dustin Rabin – photography
Track listing:
- Devil in a Midnight Mass
- Red Flag
- This Suffering
- Worker Bees
- Pins and Needles
- Fallen Leaves
- Where Is the Line?
- Covered in Cowardice
- Surrender
- The Navy Song
- Perfect World
- Sympathy
- Burn the Evidence
Clutch: Robot Hive / Exodus
On June 21, 2005, “DRT Entertainment” label released “Robot Hive / Exodus”, the seventh Clutch studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Bearsville Uncle Punchy Studios” and “The Magpie Cage”, and was produced by J. Robbins, Neil Fallon, Tim Slut, Dan Maines, Jean Paul Gaster and Mark Schauer..
Personnel:
- Neil Fallon– vocals, guitar, percussion
- Tim Sult– guitar
- Mick Schauer– Hammond organ, Hohner clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Dan Maines– bass
- Jean-Paul Gaster– drums, percussion
- Robbins, Chris Laidlaw, John Agnello, Larry Packer – recording
- John Agnello– mixing
- Ted Young – mixing assistant
- Allan Douchess– mastering
- Nick Lakiotes(for Six Point Harness) – album art, layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Fallon, Tim Slut, Dan Maines, Jean Paul Gaster and Mark Schauer.
- The Incomparable Mr. Flannery
- Burning Beard
- Gullah
- Mice and Gods
- Pulaski Skyway
- Never Be Moved
- 10001110101
- Small Upsetters
- Circus Maximus
- Tripping the Alarm
- Land of Pleasant Living
- Gravel Road – lyrics by Mississippi Fred McDowel
- Who’s Been Talking? – Chester Burnett(Howlin’ Wolf)
- Slow Hole to China (bonus track)
The Redwalls: De Nova
On June 21, 2005, “Capitol” label released “De Nova”, the second Redwalls (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Rob Schnapf.
Personnel:
- Logan Baren – vocals, guitar
- Andrew Langer – lead guitar
- Justin Baren – bass
- Ben Greeno – drums
- Jeff Turmes – saxophones
- Doug Boehm – engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Rob Schnapf – mixing
- Mary Fagot – creative director, photography
- Eric Roinestad – art direction, design
- Daniel Gabbay, Adam Roehlke, Jonathan “JP” Parker, Cobrasnake – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Logan Baren, Justin Baren and Andrew Langer.
- Robinson Crusoe
- Falling Down
- Thank You
- Love Her
- Build a Bridge
- Hung Up on the Way I’m Feeling
- On My Way
- It’s Alright
- Front Page
- How the Story Goes
- Back Together
- Glory of War
- Rock & Roll
Tracy Bonham: Blink The Brightest
On June 21, 2005, “Zoë Records” label released “Blink the Brightest”, the third Tracy Bonham album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Tracy Bonham, Greg Collins, Ken Rich and Joey Waronker.
Personnel:
- Tracy Bonham – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, violin, electric guitar, claves, vibraphone, pump organ, fender rhodes, wurlitzer
- Matt Beck- electric guitar
- Greg Collins – acoustic guitar, clarinet, piano, bass guitar, Hammond organ, slide guitar
- Sebastian Steinberg- electric guitar, double bass
- Michael Ward- acoustic and electric guitar
- Mitchell Froom- piano, vibraphone
- David Levita – bass guitar, electric, slide guitar and 12 string electric guitar, electric baritone guitar
- Davey Faragher- bass guitar
- Dan Rothchild- bass guitar
- Ryan MacMillan- drums
- Joey Waronker- percussion, drums
Track listing:
- Something Beautiful – Tracy Bonham, Marc Copely, Greg Wells
- I Was Born Without You – Tracy Bonham
- And The World Has The Nerve To Keep Turning – Tracy Bonham
- Eyes – Tracy Bonham
- Take Your Love Out On Me – Tracy Bonham
- Whether You Fall – Tracy Bonham
- Dumbo Sun – Tracy Bonham, Martin Hynes
- All Thumbs – Tracy Bonham, Greg Wells
- Naked – Tracy Bonham
- Shine – Tracy Bonham
- Wilting Flower – Tracy Bonham
- Did I Sleep Through It All? – Tracy Bonham, Greg Wells
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