Tag Archives: 2006

Winger: IV

On October 20,, 2006, “Frontiers” label released  “IV”, the fourth Winger studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Funky White House” and “Quad Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Kip Winger.

Personnel:

  • Kip Winger- lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitars, keyboard, engineer, mixing
  • Reb Beach– co-lead guitar, backing vocals
  • John Roth– co-lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Cenk Eroglu – keyboard, guitars
  • Rod Morgenstein- drums
  • Denny McDonald , Paula Winger – additional backing vocals
  • Tony Green, Matt Abbott, John Roth – engineer
  • Buckley Miller, Steve Warren – Pro-Tools engineer
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Ethan Van Sciver – design
  • Moose Baumann – color artist
  • Pete Cotutsca – layout, design
  • Mark Delong – photography

Track listing:

All tracks written by Kip Winger and Reb Beach, except where noted.

  1. Right Up Ahead
  2. Blue Suede Shoes
  3. Four-Leaf Clover
  4. M16 – Kip Winger
  5. Your Great Escape – Kip Winger, Reb Beach, P Winger
  6. Disappear
  7. On a Day Like Today – Kip Winge, Reb Beach, Winger
  8. Livin’ Just to Die
  9. Short Flight to Mexico – Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Winger
  10. Generica
  11. Can’t Take It Back

Sister Hazel: Absolutely

On October 10, 2006, “Adrenaline/Wandering Hazel Records” label released “Absolutely”, the sixth Sister Hazel studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Don McCollister, Scott Parker and Richard Marx.

Personnel:

  • Ken Block- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Copeland – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ryan Newell – lead and slide guitar, harmony vocals
  • Jett Beres – bass, harmony vocals
  • Mark Trojanowski – drums

Track listing:

  1. Shame – Ryan Newell, Carrier
  2. Mandolin Moon – Ryan Newell, Jett Beres, Ken Block
  3. Meet Me In The Memor – Ken Block, Richard Marx
  4. Beautiful High – Brice, Andrew Copeland, Lynch
  5. Hey Hey – Ken Block
  6. Hello It’s Me – Ken Block
  7. Tear By Tear – Ken Block
  8. Where Do You Go – Ken Block
  9. Anyway – Ryan Newell, Carrier
  10. This Kind Of Love – Andrew Copeland, Lynch
  11. Truth Is – Ken Block
  12. One Time – Jett Beres, Ken Block
  13. Everything Else Disappears – Ken Block

Broken Social Scene: Same

On October 4, 2005, “Arts & Crafts” label released the self-titled, third Broken Social Scene studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, and was produced by David Newfeld.  At the 2006 “Juno Awards” it won the award for “Alternative Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Drew
  • Brendan Canning
  • Andrew Whiteman
  • Charles Spearin
  • John Crossingham
  • Evan Cranley
  • Justin Peroff
  • James Shaw
  • Leslie Feist
  • Emily Haines
  • Jessica Moss
  • Ohad Benchetrit
  • Martin Davis Kinack
  • Torquil Campbell
  • Jo-ann Goldsmith
  • David Newfeld
  • Julie Penner
  • Jason Tait
  • K-os
  • Murray Lightburn
  • Noah Mintz
  • Louise Upperton

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning.

  1. Our Faces Split the Coast in Half
  2. Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)
  3. 7/4 (Shoreline)
  4. Finish Your Collapse and Stay for Breakfast
  5. Major Label Debut
  6. Fire Eye’d Boy
  7. Windsurfing Nation
  8. Swimmers
  9. Hotel
  10. Handjobs for the Holidays
  11. Superconnected
  12. Bandwitch
  13. Tremoloa Debut
  14. It’s All Gonna Break

Brazil: The Philosophy of Velocity

On October 3, 2006, “Immortal” label released “The Philosophy of Velocity”, the third Brazil album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Tarbox Road Studio” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Jonathon Newby, Nic Newby, Aaron Smith, Eric Johnson, James Sefchek and Philip Williams.

Personnel:

  • Jonathon Newby – vocals, keyboards, timpani, chimes, glockenspiel, tambourine
    Nic Newby – keyboards
  • Aaron Smith – electric guitar, engineering
  • Eric Johnson – electric, acoustic, classical and 12-string guitar
  • James Sefchek – drums, timpani, chimes
  • Philip Williams – bass
  • Dave Fridmann – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Matt Miller – pre-production
  • Brand Smith – pre-production
  • David Schrott – photography
  • Sons of Nero– sleeve art

Track listing:

  1. On Safe-Cracking and Rubella
  2. Crime (and the Antique Solution)
  3. You Never Know
  4. The Vapours
  5. Cameo
  6. Candles (Cast Long Shadows)
  7. Au, Revoir, Mr. Mercury
  8. Captain Mainwaring
  9. A Year In Heaven
  10. The Remarkable Cholmondley Chute System
  11. Breathe
  12. Strange Days

The Killers: Sam’s Town

On October 2, 2006, “Island” label released ”Sam’s Town”, the second Killers (The) studio album. It was recorded February – June 2006, at “Studio at the Palms” in Paradise, Nevada, “Criterion Studios” in London, and was produced by Flood, Alan Moulder, Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci, Jr.

Personnel:

  • Brandon Flowers – lead vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Dave Keuning – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Stoermer – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Vannucci, Jr. – drums, percussion
  • Adrina Hanson, Maryam Haddad, Tristan Moyer – strings
  • Tommy Marth – saxophone
  • Neeraj Khajanchi – trombone
  • Jake – keyboards, trumpet
  • Corlene Byrd, Louis XIV – backing vocals
  • Max Dingel, Mark Gray – engineering
  • Flood, Alan Moulder – engineer, mixing
  • Andy Savours – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Andy West – art direction, design
  • Suzanne Hackett Morgan – painting
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Doug Joswick – package production

Track listing

  1. Sam’s Town – Brandon Flowers
  2. Enterlude – Brandon Flowers
  3. When You Were Young – Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
  4. Bling (Confession of a King) – Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer
  5. For Reasons Unknown – Brandon Flowers
  6. Read My Mind – Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer
  7. Uncle Jonny – Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer
  8. Bones – Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
  9. My List – Brandon Flowers
  10. This River Is Wild – Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer
  11. Why Do I Keep Counting? – Brandon Flowers
  12. Exitlude – Brandon Flowers

mewithoutYou: Brother, Sister

On September 26, 2006, “Tooth & Nail Records” labels released “Brother, Sister”, the third mewithoutYou studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Seagrass Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced Brad Wood.

Personnel:

  • Jeremy Enigk– vocals
  • Aaron Weiss – lead vocals, spoken word
  • Christopher Kleinberg – guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Weiss – guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Jehanian – bass, backing vocals
  • Orlando Greenhill – upright bass
  • Richard Mazzotta – drums, percussion
  • Andrew Dost– flugelhorn
  • Bret Wallin – trombone
  • Timbre – harp
  • Chick Wolverton – melodica
  • Michael Almquist – Spider song sequencer
  • Josh Bender – backing vocals
  • Brad Wood – melodica, engineer, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Jason Powers – art direction, design, illustrations
  • Chris Crisman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeremy Enigk, Aaron Weiss, Greg Jehanian, Christopher Kleinberg, Richard Mazzotta, Michael Weiss, Josh Bender, Andrew Dost, Orlando Greenhill, Timbre, Bret Wallin, Chick Wolverton and Michael Almquist.

  1. Messes of Men
  2. The Dryness and the Rain
  3. Wolf Am I! (and Shadow)
  4. Yellow Spider
  5. A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains
  6. Nice and Blue (Pt. Two)
  7. The Sun and the Moon
  8. Orange Spider
  9. C-Minor
  10. In a Market Dimly Lit
  11. O, Porcupine
  12. Brownish Spider
  13. In a Sweater Poorly Knit

Diana Krall: From This Moment On

On September 19, 2006, “Verve” label released “From This Moment On”, the ninth Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Diana Krall and Tommy LiPuma.

Personnel:

  • Diana Krall– vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Anthony Wilson – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Gerald Clayton, Tamir Hendelman– piano
  • John Clayton– bass, arrangements, conducting
  • Jeff Hamilton– drums
  • Jeff Clayton– alto and soprano saxophone
  • Rickey Woodard – tenor saxophone
  • Gil Castellanos, Terell Stafford– trumpet
  • Ira Nepus – trombone
  • The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
  • Rick Fernandez, Dan Johnson, Joe Napolitano, Bill Smith, Paul Smith – engineer assistant
  • Steve Genewick – Pro Tools engineer, recording
  • Al Schmitt– recording, mixing
  • Doug Sax, Sangwook Nam – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Coco Shinomiya – design
  • Sam Taylor-Wood– back cover photography
  • Bruce Weber– photography

Track listing:

  1. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  2. Isn’t This a Lovely Day – Irving Berlin
  3. How Insensitive – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel
  4. Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  5. From This Moment On – Cole Porter
  6. I Was Doing All Right – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Little Blue Girl – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Day In Day Out – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  9. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  10. Come Dance With Me – Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  11. It Was a Beautiful Day in August / You Can Depend on Me – Ray Brown, Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines

Bob Seger: Face The Promise

On September 12, 2006, “Capitol” label released “Face the Promise”, the sixteenth Bob Seger studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2008, at “Ocean Way Studios” in Nashville, and “Home Studios” in Michigan, and was produced by Bob Seger (Real Mean Bottle co-produced with Kid Rock). The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Bob Seger – vocals, synthesizer, percussion, electric and acoustic guitar, mixing
  • Kid Rock– guitar
  • T. Corenflos- electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Brent Rowan, Biff Watson, Marlin Young – electric guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg- electric guitar
  • Eric Darken– tambourine
  • John Jarvis, Gordon Mote, Steve Nathan, Bill Payne- piano
  • Larry Paxton, Michael Rhodes, Glenn Worf- bass
  • Paul Leim- drums, cowbell
  • Eddie Bayers, Steve Brewster – drums
  • David Cole – percussion
  • Aubrey Haynie– fiddle
  • Randy Leago – tenor saxophone
  • Sam Levine – baritone saxophone
  • Steve Herman – trumpet
  • Jim Hoke – tenor saxophoneWilliam Huber – trombone
  • David Angell, Zeneba Bowers, John Catchings, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Jim Grosjean, Craig Nelson, Carole Rabinowitz, Pamela Sixfin, Elisabeth Small, Gary Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Matthew Walker – strings
  • Patty Loveless– vocals
  • Bernie Barlow, Bekka Bramlett, Laura Creamer, Shaun Murphy- backing vocals
  • David N. Cole – recording, miixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Seger except where noted.

  1. Wreck This Heart
  2. Wait for Me
  3. Face the Promise
  4. No Matter Who You Are
  5. Are You
  6. Simplicity
  7. No More
  8. Real Man Bottle – Vince Gill
  9. Won’t Stop
  10. Between
  11. The Answer’s in the Question

Madeline Peyroux: Half The Perfect World

On September 12, 2006, “Rounder/Universal” labels released “Half the Perfect World”, the fourth Madeleine Peyroux studio album. It was recorded in April 2006, and was produced by Larry Klein.

Personnel:

  • Madeleine Peyroux – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dean Parks– guitars, ukulele
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel guitar
  • Sam Yahel– piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, Estey organ
  • d. lang -vocal
  • Larry Goldings– celeste
  • Gary Foster– alto saxophone
  • Till Brönner– trumpet
  • David Piltch – double bass
  • Scott Amendola– drums
  • Jay Bellerose– drums, additional cymbals
  • Mark Orton – string quertet arrangements
  • Carla Kihlstedt– violin
  • Graeme Jennings– violin
  • Charith Premawardhana – viola
  • Sam Bass – cello

Track listing:

  1. I’m All Right – Walter Becker, Madeleine Peyroux, Larry Klein
  2. The Summer Wind – Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer
  3. Blue Alert – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
  4. Everybody’s Talkin’ – Fred Neil
  5. River – Joni Mitchell
  6. A Little Bit – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
  7. Once in a While – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
  8. (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night – Tom Waits
  9. Half the Perfect World – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
  10. La Javanaise – Serge Gainsbourg
  11. California Rain – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
  12. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner

Jars of Clay: Good Monsters

On September 5, 2006, “Essential Records” label released “Good Monsters”, the seventh Jars of Clay studio album. It was recorded March – May 2006, and was produced by Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason and Matthew Odmark.

Personnel:

  • Dan Haseltine– vocals, art direction
  • Charlie Lowell– piano, keyboards, art direction
  • Stephen Mason- lead guitars, art direction
  • Matthew Odmark- rhythm guitars, art direction
  • Aaron Sands – bass guitar
  • Jeremy Lutito – drums
  • Leigh Nash, Ashley Cleveland, Rosemary Butler, Kim Fleming, Kate York – vocals
  • Jennifer Kummer – French horn
  • Ned Henry – violin
  • Kris Wilkinson – viola
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Christopher Davis – horn arrangements, string arrangements
  • Mitch Dane – engineer
  • Richard Dodd– mastering
  • Terry Hemmings– executive producer
  • Tim Parker– art direction
  • Jonathan Richter– art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, and Matt Odmark, except where noted

  1. Work
  2. Dead Man (Carry Me)
  3. All My Tears – Julie Miller
  4. Even Angels Cry
  5. There Is a River – Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, Ron Aniello
  6. Good Monsters
  7. Oh My God
  8. Surprise
  9. Take Me Higher – Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, Ron Aniello
  10. Mirrors & Smoke
  11. Light Gives Heat
  12. Water Under The Bridg – Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, Ron Aniello