On March 7, 2006, Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré died aged 66. He was multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, one of Africa’s internationally most renowned musicians. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked Touré at number 76 on its list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”,and magazine “Spin” ranked him at number 37 on its list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”.
Tag Archives: 2006
Mudhoney: Under A billion Suns
On March 7, 2006, “Sub Pop” released “Under a Billion Suns”, the seventh Mudhoney album. “Under a Billion Suns” was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Phil Ek, Johnny Sangster and Tucker Martine.
Personnel:
- Mark Arm – vocals, guitar, photography
- Steve Turner – vocals, guitar
- Guy Maddison – bass
- Dan Peters – drums, maracas, bells, tambourine
- Amy Allison, Christy McWilson – vocals
- Hans Teuber – alto saxophone
- Jay Thomas – tenor saxophone
- Craig Flory – tenor and baritone saxophones, horn arrangements
- Dave Carter – trumpet
- Steve Moore, Greg Powers – trombone
- Phil Ek, Tucker Martine, Johnny Sangster – engineer, mixing
- Shawn Penner – engineer assistant
- Roger Seibel – mastering
- Jeff Kleinsmith – design
- Steve Gullick – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Maddison and Dan Peters.
- Where Is the Future?
- It Is Us
- I Saw the Light
- Endless Yesterday
- Empty Shells
- Hard-On for War
- A Brief Celebration of Indifference
- Let’s Drop In
- On the Move
- In Search Of…
- Blindspots
Van Morrison: Pay The Devil
On March 6, 2006, “Lost Highway” label released “Pay the Devil”, the thirty-second Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Van Morrison. The album features twelve cover versions of American country and western songs and three original compositions.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Crawford Bell – vocals
- Trionagh Moore- vocals
- Olwin Bell – vocals
- Karen Hamill – vocals
- Aine Whelan – vocals
- Leon McCrum – vocals
- Paul Godden – guitar, steel guitar
- Mick Green- guitar
- Johnny Scott – vocals, guitar
- Geraint Watkins- piano
- Paul Riley- acoustic bass
- Ian Jennings – double bass
- Nicky Scott – electric bass
- Bobby Irwin – drums
- Bob Loveday – violin
- Fiachra Trench- vocals, string arrangements
- Gavyn Wright- string section leader
Track listing:
- There Stands the Glass – Alize Gresham, Russ Hull, Mary Jane , Shurtz
- Half as Much – Curly Williams
- Things Have Gone to Pieces – Leon Payne
- Big Blue Diamonds – Earl J. Carson
- Playhouse – Van Morrison
- Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
- Don’t You Make Me High – Daniel Barker, Ken Harris
- My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It – Clarence Williams
- Back Street Affair – Billy Wallace
- Pay the Devil – Van Morrison
- What Am I Living For? – Art Harris, Fred Jay
- This Has Got to Stop – Van Morrison
- Once a Day – Bill Anderson
- More and More – Merle Kilgore, Webb Pierce
- Til I Gain Control Again – Rodney Crowell
Belle And Sebastian: The Life Pursuit
On February 7, 2006, “Rough Trade” label released “The Life Pursuit”, album by Belle and Sebastian. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Tony Hoffer. In 2009 “Pitchfork Media” ranked it the 86th greatest album of the 2000s.
Personnel:
- Stuart Murdoch– vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Stevie Jackson– vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
- Chris Geddes– keyboards
- Richard Colburn– drums, percussion
- Sarah Martin– keyboards, electric and acoustic guitar, violin, flute, vocals
- Bobby Kildea– guitar, bass
- Mick Cooke– trumpet, guitar, bass
All tracks by Belle & Sebastian.
- Act of the Apostle
- Another Sunny day
- White Collar Boy
- The Blues Are Still Blue
- Dress Up In You
- Sukie In the Graveyard
- We Are the Sleepyheads
- Song for Sunshine
- Funny Little Frog
- To Be Myself Completely
- Act of the Apostle II
- For the Price of a Cup of Tea
- Mornington Crescent
Beth Orton: Comfort Of Strangers
On February 7, 2006, “Astralwerks / EMI” label released “Comfort of Strangers”, the fourth Beth Orton studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Sear Sound Studio” in New York, and was produced by Jim O’Rourke.
Personnel:
- Beth Orton – guitar, piano, harmonica, illustrations
- Jim O’Rourke – bass, piano, marimba
- Tim Barnes – drums
- T. J. Doherty – engineer
- Chris Allen – engineer assistant
- Ellen Nolan – photography
- Micaela Rossato – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Beth Orton, except the title track by Beth Orton, Jim O’Rourke and M. Ward.
- Worms
- Countenance
- Heartland Truckstop
- Rectify
- Comfort of Strangers
- Shadow of a Doubt
- Conceived
- Absinthe
- A Place Aside
- Safe in Your Arms
- Shopping Trolley
- Feral Children
- Heart of Soul
- Pieces of Sky
Sparks: Hello Young Lovers
On February 6, 2006, “In the Red” label released “Hello Young Lovers”, the 20th Sparks album. It was recorded in 2005, at the “Sparks Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
Personnel:
- Ron Mael- keyboards, orchestrations
- Russell Mael- vocals
- Dean Menta- guitars
- Jim Wilson – guitar
- Steve McDonald – bass
- Tammy Glover- drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael, except where noted.
- Dick Around
- Perfume
- The Very Next Fight
- (Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country – Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Francis Scott Key (additional lyrics)
- Rock, Rock, Rock
- Metaphor
- Waterpool
- Here Kitty
- There’s No Such Thing as Aliens
- As I Sit to Play The Organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral
Queen: Innuendo
On February 4, 1991,”Parlaphone” released “Innuendo”, the fourteenth Queen studio album. It was recorded March 1989 – November 1990, at “Metropolis Studios” in London and “Mountain Studios” in Montreux, and was produced by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and David Richards. “Innuendo” was the final studio album to be released in Freddie Mercury’s lifetime and is the last to be composed entirely of new material. “Innuendo” was voted the 94th greatest album of all time in a national 2006 “BBC” poll.
Personnel:
- Freddie Mercury– lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards
- Brian May– electric, slide and classical guitars, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor– drums, lead vocals, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
- John Deacon– bass guitar
- Steve Howe– classical guitar
- Michael Moran– piano and keyboards
- David Richards – keyboards
- Richard Gray –design
- Grandville – illustrations
- Angela Lumley – additional illustrations
- Simon Fowler –photography
All tracks by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, except where noted.
- Innuendo
- I’m Going Slightly Mad
- Headlong
- I Can’t Live With You
- Don’t Try So Hard
- Ride the Wild Wind
- All God’s People – Mike Moran, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon
- These Are the Days of Our Lives
- Delilah
- The Hitman
- Bijou
- The Show Must Go On
New Order: Technique
On January 30, 1989, “Factory” label released “Technique”, the fifth New Order studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Mediterranean Studios” in Ibiza and “Real World Studios”, and was produced by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert. In 2013 “NME” ranked “Technique” at number 122 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2006 “Q” magazine ranked the album at No. 21 on its list of the “40 Best Albums of the ’80s”.
Personnel:
- Bernard Sumner– vocals, guitars, melodica, synthesizers, programming
- Gillian Gilbert– synthesizers, programming, guitars
- Peter Hook– bass, electronic percussion, synthesizers, programming
- Stephen Morris– drums, synthesizers, programming
- Trevor Key – design
- Peter Saville – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert.
- Fine Time
- All the Way
- Love Less
- Round & Round
- Guilty Painter
- Run
- Mr. Disco
- Vanishing Point
- Dream Attack
Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
On January 23, 2006, “Domino” label released “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not”, the debut Arctic Monkeys studio album. It was recorded June – September 2005, and was produced by Jim Abbiss and Alan Smyth. With sale of more than 360.000, copies in its first week, the album become the fastest selling debut album in British music history and has gone quintu platinum in the UK. In 2006 it received the “Mercury Prize for Best Album”. In 2013, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” at number 371 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and the 30th greatest debut album of all time. In October 2013, magazine “New Musical Express” ranked the album at number 19 in ist poll of the “500 greatest albums of all time”.
Personnel:
- Alex Turner- lead vocals, guitar
- Jamie Cook- guitars, backing vocals
- Andy Nicholson- bass, backing vocals
- Matt Helders- drums, percussion, co-lead vocals, backing vocals
- Juno Liverpool – design
- Alexandra Wolkowicz – photography
- Andy Brown – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Alex Turner, except where noted.
- The View from the Afternoon
- I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
- Fake Tales of San Francisco
- Dancing Shoes
- You Probably Couldn’t See for the Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me
- Still Take You Home
- Riot Van
- Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured
- Mardy Bum
- Perhaps Vampires is a Bit Strong But…
- From the Ritz to the Rubble
- A Certain Romance
Richard Ashcroft: Keys To The World
On January 23, 2006, “Parlaphone” label released “Keys to the World”, the third Richard Ashcroft studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at the “State of the Ark”, and was produced by Chris Potter and Richard Ashcroft.
Personnel:
- Richard Ashcroft – vocals, guitar, keyboards, design
- Terry Britten – guitar, mandolin, bass
- Martin Slattery – piano
- Arnie Somogyi, John Giblin, Martin Campbell – bass
- Gerry Conway, Pete Salisbury, Steve Sidelnyk – drums
- Jon Hunt – saxophone, flute
- Nick Cooper – cello
- Andrew Haveron, Andy Brown, Ben Nabarro, Cathy Giles, Chris Fish, Chris Vanderspar, David Juritz, Debbie Widdup, Edward Vanderspar, Fenella Barton, Helen Hathorn, Joel Hunter, Jonathan Tunnell, Laura Mellhuish, Martin Burgess, Matthew Ward, Nick Holland, Nick Cooper, Rachel Roberts, Richard George, Tom Kemp – strings
- Julian Kershaw – string arrangements
- Chris West – programming, recording
- Dario Dendi, Dom Morley, Gareth Cobb, Iain Gore, Matt Paul, Rico Petrillo, Rohan Onraet, Will Usher – engineer
- Andy Baldwin, Dan Massey – editing
- Chris Potter – programming, recording, mixing
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Sonny Ashcroft – painting
- Max Dodson – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Richard Ashcroft, except where noted.
- Why Not Nothing?
- Music Is Power – Richard Ashcroft, Curtis Mayfield
- Break the Night with Colour
- Words Just Get in the Way
- Keys to the World
- Sweet Brother Malcolm
- Cry Til the Morning
- Why Do Lovers?
- Simple Song
- World Keeps Turning
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