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Coldplay: Everyday

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On November 22, 2010, “Parlaphone” label released “Everyday Life”, the eighth Coldplay studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008 and 2018 – 2019, at “The Bakery”, “The Beehive” in London, and in Umbria, Italy, and was produced by Rik Simpson, Daniel Green, Bill Rahko, Angel Lopez, Federico Vindver and Max Martin.

Personnel:

  • Chris Martin – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards
  • Jonny Buckland – guitars, keyboards
  • Guy Berryman – bass guitar, percussion
  • Will Champion – drums and percussion, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Aluna – choir
  • Garine Antreassian – choir
  • Jocelyn ‘Jozzy’ Donald – choir
  • Nadeen Fanous – choir
  • Marwa Kreitem – choir
  • Apple Martin – choir
  • Moses Martin – choir
  • Bashar Murad – choir
  • Ben Oerlemans – choir
  • Bill Rahko – choir
  • Norah Shaqur – choir vocal
  • Stromae – vocals
  • Omorinmade Anikulapo-Kuti – alto saxophone
  • Babatunde Ankra – trombone
  • Drew Goddard – guitar
  • Daniel Green – keyboards
  • Samir Joubran – oud
  • Wissam Joubran – oud
  • Adnan Joubran – oud
  • Femi Kuti – horn
  • Made Kuti – orchestrionics
  • Ayoola Magbagbeola – tenor saxophone
  • Max Martin – keyboards
  • Gbenga Ogundeji – trumpet
  • Bill Rahko – keyboards
  • Davide Rossi – strings
  • Rik Simpson – keyboards
  • Daniel Green – programming
  • Max Martin – programming
  • Bill Rahko – programming
  • Rik Simpson – programming
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Erwan Abbas – engineer assistant
  • Matt Glasbey – engineer assistant
  • Matt Latham – engineer assistant
  • Issam Murad – engineer assistant
  • Baptiste Leroy – engineer assistant
  • Anthony De Souza – engineer assistant
  • Michael Freeman – mixing assistant
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
  • Lionel Capouillez – additional engineering
  • Pierre Houle – additional engineering
  • Adnan Joubran – additional engineering
  • Bastien Lozier – additional engineering
  • Lance Robinson – additional engineering
  • Davide Rossi – additional engineering
  • Federico Vindver – additional engineering

Track listing:

  1. Sunrise – Guy Berryman, Johhny Buckland, Will Campion, Chris Martin, Davide Rossi
  2. Church – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Amjad Sabri, Davide Rossi, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen, Jacob Collier Norah Shaqur
  3. Trouble in Town – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
  4. Broken – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
  5. Daddy – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
  6. WOTW/POTP – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
  7. Arabesque – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Drew Goddard, Femi Kuti, Paul Van haver
  8. When I Need a Friend – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
  9. Guns – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
  10. Orphans – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Moses Martin
  11. Eko – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Moses Martin
  12. Cry Cry Cry – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Moses Martin, Jacob Collier, Bertrand Berns, Jerry Ragovoy
  13. Old Friends – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
  14. بنی آدم – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Alice Coltrane, Harcourt White, Saadi Shirazi
  15. Champion of the World – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Andy Monaghan, Scott Hutchinson, Simon Liddell
  16. Everyday Life – Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, John Metcalfe

Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer

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On October 30, 2007, “Vanguard” label released “Dirt Farmer”, the fifth Levon Helm album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Levon Helm Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Larry Campbell and Amy Helm.

Personnel:

  • Larry Campbell – dulcimer, acoustic and electric guitar, fiddle, mandolin, percussion, backing vocals, arranger
  • Amy Helm – lead, harmony and backing vocals, mandolin, percussion, piano, drums, mandola, arranger
  • Levon Helm – vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, drums, liner notes, arranger
  • Byron Isaacs – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Teresa Williams – backing and harmony vocals
  • Buddy Miller – harmony vocals
  • Julie Miller – harmony vocals
  • Brian John Mitchell – piano, accordion, backing vocals
  • Glenn Patscha – pump organ
  • George Receli – percussion
  • Justin Guip – engineer, mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Carrie Smith – art direction, design
  • Ahron R. Foster – photography
  • Georgette Cartwright – creative services coordinator

Track listing:

  1. False Hearted Lover Blues – traditional
  2. Poor Old Dirt Farmer – Tracy Schwarz
  3. The Mountain – Steve Earle
  4. Little Birds – traditional
  5. The Girl I Left Behind – traditional
  6. Calvary – Byron Isaacs
  7. Anna Lee – Laurelyn Dossett
  8. Got Me a Woman – Paul Kennerley
  9. A Train Robbery – Paul Kennerley
  10. Single Girl, Married Girl – A. P. Carter
  11. The Blind Child – traditional
  12. Wide River to Cross – Buddy & Julie Miller

Glass Hammer: Culture of Ascent

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On October 23, 2007, “Arion Records/Sound Resources” labels released “Culture of Ascent”, the ninth Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Fred Schendel and Fred Babb.

Personnel:

  • Carl Groves – lead and backing vocals
  • Susie Bogdanowicz – lead and backing vocals
  • Fred Schendel – keyboards, organs, piano, Mellotron, loops, acoustic guitar, string arrangement, backing vocals, programming
  • Steve Babb – bass, pipe organ, percussion, Mellotron, piano, harp, loops, programming, Minimoog, backing vocals
  • Matt Mendians – drums
  • David Walliman – electric guitars
  • The Adonia String Trio – string trio
  • Rebecca James – violin
  • Susan Whitacre – viola
  • Rachel Beckmann – cello
  • Sarah Snyder – backing vocals
  • Eric Parker – acoustic guitar
  • Robert Streets – backing vocals
  • Haley McGuire – backing vocals
  • Jon Anderson – vocalizations
  • Bob Katz – mastering
  • Michal Karcz – artwork, cover

Track listing:

  1. South Side of the Sky – Jon Anderson, Chris Squire
  2. Sun Song – Steve Babb
  3. Life by Light – Steve Babb
  4. Ember Without Name – Carl Groves, Fred Schendel
  5. Into Thin Air – Steve Babb, Fred Schendel
  6. Rest – Carl Groves, Fred Schendel

Steve Jansen: Slope

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On October 22, 2007, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Slope”, the debut Steve Jansen album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Vestry” in London, “Straysound Studio” in Sweden, Samadhisound Studios, “Trout Recording” in Brooklyn, “Blue Sky Falls” in London, “Slovak Radio” in Bratislava, “Studio 5” in Bratislava, and was produced by Steve Jensen.

Personnel:

  • Steve Jansen – drums, acoustic and electronic percussion, sampled instruments, synth, piano, guitar, string arrangements, recording, mixing
  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitar, art direction
  • Theo Travis – sax, flute, clarinet
  • Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, electric piano
  • Anja Garbarek – vocals
  • Thomas Feiner – vocals, mandolin, sampler
  • Bratislava Movie Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ingo Frenzel
  • Joan Wasser – vocals, violin
  • Alberto Tafuri – piano
  • Nina Kinert – vocals
  • Steve D’Agostino, David Sylvian, Tim Elsenburg, John Mallison, Ján Machut and Ladislav Krajãoviã, Bryce Goggin, Alberto Tafuri, Love Olzon – recording
  • Ingo Frenzel – mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Dan McPharlin – models created and photographed

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Jensen, except where noted.

  1. Grip
  2. Sleepyard – Steve Jansen, Tim Elsenburg
  3. Cancelled Pieces – Steve Jansen, Anja Garbarek
  4. December Train
  5. Sow the Salt – Steve Jansen, Thomas Feiner
  6. Gap of Cloud
  7. Playground Martyrs – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  8. A Way of Disappearing
  9. Ballad of a Deadman – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  10. Conversation Over
  11. Life Moves On
  12. Playground Martyrs (reprise) – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian

Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light

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On August 16, 2007, “Interscope” label released “Chase This Light”, the sixth Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded August – October – December 2006, March – May 2007, at “Unit2”, “Seedy Underbelly”, in Conway, and was produced by Chris Testa, John Fields, Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Zach Lind, and Rick Burch.

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar, additional recording
  • Tom Linton – guitar, additional recording
  • Zach Lind – drums, additional recording
  • Rick Burch – bass, additional recording
  • Amy Ross – additional vocals
  • Finn Adkins – additional vocals
  • Jackson Adkins – additional vocals
  • Ava Lind – additional vocals
  • John Fields – keyboard, additional bass
  • Stephen Lu – keyboard
  • David Campbell – string arrangement, conductor
  • Butch Vig – executive producer
  • Chris Testa – recording
  • John Fields – additional engineer
  • Ross Hogarth – additional engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Keith Armstrong – assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Morning Breathe Inc. – art direction, design
  • Davies and Starr – cover photography
  • Jason Odell – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Zach Lind, and Rick Burch.

  1. Big Casino
  2. Let It Happen
  3. Always Be
  4. Carry You
  5. Electable (Give It Up)
  6. Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues
  7. Feeling Lucky
  8. Here It Goes
  9. Chase This Light
  10. Firefight
  11. Dizzy

Ian Brown: The World Is Yours

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On October 15, 2007, “Fiction” label released “The World is Yours”, the fifth Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Emile Haynie, Robert Maxfield, and Tim Wills.

Personnel:

  • Ian Brown – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
  • Tim Wills – guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Steve Davidson – guitar
  • Tim Hutton – bass guitar, trumpet, trombone
  • David Ayre – double bass
  • Mary Scully – double bass
  • Andrew Pask – double bass
  • Matt Pegg – bass guitar
  • Andy Rourke – bass guitar
  • Paul Ryder – bass guitar
  • Paul Cook – drums
  • Emile Haynie – drums, programming, mixing
  • Dave McCracken – drums, synthesizer, programming
  • Inder Matharu – percussion
  • William Lockhart – timpani
  • Andy Ross – saxophone
  • Michael Thompson – French horn
  • Richard Watkins – French horn
  • Mark Berrow – violin
  • Boguslav Kostecki – violin
  • David Woodcock – violin
  • Liz Edwards – violin
  • Emlyn Singleton – violin
  • Gillian Findlay – violin
  • Alison Kelly – violin
  • Johnathan Rees – violin
  • Christopher Tombling – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Julian Leaper – violin
  • Shelley Van Loen – violin
  • Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Christopher Clad – violin
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Rachel Bolt – viola
  • George Robertson – viola
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Garfield Jackson – viola
  • Ben Chappell – cello
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Caroline Dale – cello
  • David Daniels – cello
  • Caroline Dearnley – celli
  • Frank Schaefer – celli
  • Tony Pleeth – celli
  • Skaila Kanga – harp
  • Simon Hale – conductor, orchestral arrangements
  • Sinéad O’Connor – backing vocals
  • Rhianna Kenny – backing vocals
  • Steve Price – engineer
  • Mat Bartram – engineer assistant
  • Raj Das – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Benet Walsh – illustrations

Track listing:

  1. The World Is Yours
  2. On Track
  3. Sister Rose
  4. Save Us
  5. Eternal Flame
  6. The Feeding of the 5000
  7. Street Children
  8. Some Folks Are Hollow
  9. Goodbye To the Broken
  10. Me And You Forever
  11. Illegal Attacks
  12. The World Is Yours (reprise)

Enrico Rava: The Third Man

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On October 10, 2007, “ECM” label released “The Third Man”, the 34th Enrico Rava album. It was recorded in November 2006, at “Auditorio Radio Svizzera” in Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Enrico Rava – trumpet
  • Stefano Bollani – piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Enrico Rava except where noted.

  1. Estate – Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino
  2. The Third Man – Stefano Bollani, Enrico Rava
  3. Sun Bay
  4. Retrato Em Branco y Preto – Antonio Carlos Jobim
  5. Birth of a Butterfly
  6. Cumpari
  7. Sweet Light
  8. Santa Teresa – Stefano Bollani
  9. Felipe – Moacir Santos
  10. In Search of Titina
  11. Retrato Em Branco y Preto, Var. – Antonio Carlos Jobim
  12. Birth of a Butterfly, Var.

Tony Levin: Stick Man

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On September 25, 2007, “Lazy Bones Recordings” label released “Stick Man”, the sixth Tony Levin studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Scott Schorr and Tony Levin.

Personnel:

  • Tony Levin- lead vocals, cello, bass guitar, Chapman stick, NS Upright bass, piano, keyboards
  • Chris Albers- acoustic guitar
  • Pat Mastelotto- drums, percussion
  • Scott Schorr- drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Tim Dow- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Levin.

  1. Welcome
  2. Gut String Theory
  3. Speedbump
  4. Slow Glide
  5. Shraag
  6. Not Just Another Pretty Bass
  7. El Mercado
  8. Orange Alert
  9. In her Locket
  10. Rising Waters
  11. Metro
  12. Zeros to Disk
  13. Sticky Fingers
  14. Rivers of Light
  15. Chop Shop
  16. The Gorgon Sisters Have a Chat
  17. Dark Blues

Big Big Train: The Difference Machine

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On August 30, 2007, “English Electric Recordings” label released “The Difference Machine”, the fifth Big Big Train studio album. It was recorded in 2007 at “Aubitt Studios” in Southampton, Hampshire, and was produced by Andy Poole.

Personnel:

  • Sean Filkins – lead vocals
  • Gregory Spawton – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andy Poole – bass
  • Steve Hughes – drums
  • Becca King – viola
  • Tony Wright – alto and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Dave Meros– bass
  • Pete Trewavas- bass
  • Nick D’Virgilio- drums, backing vocals
  • Rob Aubrey – recording, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Gregory Spawton, except where noted.

  1. Hope This Finds You
  2. Perfect Cosmic Storm
  3. Breathing Space
  4. Pick Up If You’re There – Gregory Spawton, Andy Poole, Sean Filkins
  5. From the Wide Open Sea – Gregory Spawton, Andy Poole
  6. Salt Water Falling on Uneven Ground – Gregory Spawton, Andy Poole, Sean Filkins
  7. Summer’s Lease – Gregory Spawton, Andy Poole

Roy Harper & The Innocent Criminals: Lifeline

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On August 28, 2007, “Virgin” label released “Lifeline”, the eight Ben Harper album (Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals). It was recorded in 2006 at “Gang Studios” in Paris and was produced by Ben Harper.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper– vocals, guitars
  • Michael Ward- guitar
  • Jason Yates – keyboards
  • Juan Nelson – bass
  • Oliver Charles – drums
  • Leon Mobley- percussion
  • Michelle Haynes, Rovleta Fraser – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper, Michael Ward, Jason Yates, Juan Nelson, Oliver Charles and Leon Mobley, except where noted.

  1. Fight Outta You
  2. In the Colors
  3. Fool for a Lonesome Train
  4. Needed You Tonight
  5. Having Wings
  6. Say You Will
  7. Younger Than Today
  8. Put It on Me
  9. Heart of Matters
  10. Paris Sunrise #7 – Ben Harper
  11. Lifeline – Ben Harper