Tag Archives: 2007

Nine Horses: Money For All

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On January 16, 2007, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Money for All”, the only Nine Horses EP. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by David Sylvian, Burnt Friedman and Steve Jansen.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, electric piano, guitar, harmonica, arrangements, mixing, art direction
  • Steve Jansen – keyboards, synth, percussion, samples, drum programming, mixing
  • Burnt Friedman – drum programming, synth, effects, electronics
  • Thomas Elbern – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Joseph Suchy – guitar
  • Tim Motzer – guitar
  • Daniel Schröter – double bass, bass
  • Hayden Chisholm – clarinet
  • Morten Grønvad – vibraphone
  • Norbert Krämer – timpani
  • Alexander Meyen – violin
  • Claudio Bohorquez – cello
  • Stina Nordenstam – vocals
  • Beverlei Brown, Tommy Blaize – backing vocals
  • Andrea Grant, Derek Green – backing vocals
  • Atsushi Fukui – cover artwork
  • Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Sylvian except where noted, all music by David Sylvian and Burnt Friedman, except where noted.

  1. Money for All
  2. Get the Hell Out – music by Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
  3. The Banality of Evil – Burnt Friedman Remix
  4. Wonderful World – Burnt Friedman Remix
  5. Birds Sing for Their Lives – Stina Nordenstam
  6. Serotonin – Burnt Friedman Remix
  7. Money for All – (Version)
  8. Get the Hell Out – Burnt Friedman Remix – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian

Praxis: Profanation

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On January 1, 2008, “Nagual” label released “Profanation” (Preparation for a Coming Darkness), the fifth and the last Praxis album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell – bass, arrangements
  • Buckethead – guitar
  • Otomo Yoshihide – guitar
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards
  • Brian (Bryan Mantia) – drums
  • Tatsuya Yoshida – drums
  • Iggy Pop – vocals
  • Mike Patton – vocals
  • Killah Priest (Walter Reed) – vocals
  • Hawkman – vocals
  • Rammellzee – vocals
  • Serj Tankian – vocals
  • Dr. Israel – (Douglas Bennett) – vocals
  • Maximum Bob (Robert Bornum) – vocals
  • Phonosycographdisk – turntable
  • DXT (Derek Showard) – turntable
  • Monkey & Large (F. Rønning, Kåre Frisvold) – beats
  • Future Prophecies – beats
  • Rawthang – beats
  • Robert Musso – engineer
  • James Dellatacoma – engineer assistant
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • Artie Smith – technicians
  • James Koehnline – artwork
  • John Brown – design
  • Giacomo Bruzzo – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Caution
  2. Worship
  3. Ancient World
  4. Furies
  5. Galaxies
  6. Sulfur and Cheese
  7. Larynx
  8. Revelations Part 2
  9. Ruined
  10. Garbage God’s
  11. Babylon Blackout
  12. Endtime

Ron Carter: It’s The Time

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On December 15, 2007, “Somethin’ Else” label released “It’s the Time”, the 52nd Ron Carter album. It was recorded April – June 2007, at “EMI Music Japan Inc. Studios” in Tokyo, and was produced by Retrac Productions and Ron Carter.

Personnel:

  • Ron Carter – bass, piccolo bass
  • Mitsuaki Kishi – piano 
  • Mulgrew Miller − piano
  • Russell Malone − guitar
  • Makoto Rikitake − drums
  • Motoya Hamaguchi − percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Carter, except where noted.

  1. It’s the Time
  2. Eddie’s Theme
  3. Mack the Knife – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
  4. Candle Light
  5. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  7. Super Strings
  8. My Ship – Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin
  9. Laverne Walk – Oscar Pettiford
  10. It’s the Time (TVCM Version)

Joe Bonamassa: Shepherds Bush Empire

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On December 11, 2007, “J&R Adventures” label released “Shepherds Bush Empire”, the second Joe Bonamassa live album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Shepherds Bush Empire” in London, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar

Track listing:

  1. Walk in My Shadows – Paul Rodgers, Pul Kossoff, Andy Fraser, Simon Kirke
  2. Blues Deluxe – Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart
  3. Mountain Time – Joe Bonamassa, Will Jennings
  4. Bridge to Better Days – Joe Bonamassa
  5. Just Got Paid – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham

Deerhunter: Weird Era Cont.

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On October 28, 2008, “Kranky” and “4AD” labels released “Weird Era Cont.”, the fourth Deerhunter studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Bradford J. Cox, Joshua Fauver, Lockett Pundt and Moses Archuleta.

Personnel:

  • Bradford J. Cox – vocal, guitar, keyboards
  • Lockett Pundt – vocals, guitar
  • Joshua Fauver – bass
  • Moses Archuleta – drums
  • Drew Vandenberg – guitar, piano, percussion
  • David Barbe – guitar, Wurlitzer, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Backspace Century
  2. Operation
  3. Ghost Outfit
  4. Dot Gain
  5. Vox Celeste
  6. Cicadas
  7. Vox Humana
  8. VHS Dream
  9. Focus Group
  10. Slow Swords
  11. Weird Era
  12. Moon Witch Cartridge
  13. Calvary Scars II / Aux. Out

Neil Young: Chrome Dreams II

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On October 23, 2007, “Reprise” label released “Chrome Dreams II”, the 30th Neil Young studio album. It was recorded July 1988, May – July 2007, at “Broken Arrow Ranch”, and was produced by Niko Bolas and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, harmonica, grand piano, pump organ, Hammond B-3 organ, vibes, percussion
  • Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar, lap slide guitar, Dobro, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, vocal
  • Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – guitar
  • Rick Rosas – vocal, bass guitar
  • Ralph Molina – vocal, drums, percussion
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Joe Canuck – vocal
  • Ben Keith – alto saxophone
  • Steve Lawrence – tenor saxophone, keyboards
  • Larry Cragg – baritone saxophone
  • John Fumo – trumpet
  • Tom Bray – trumpet
  • Claude Cailliet – trombone
  • The Wyatt Earps – Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Neil Young
  • The Jane Wyatts – Nancy Hall, Annie Stocking, Pegi Young
  • The Dirty Old Men – Larry Cragg, Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Rick Rosas, Neil Young
  • The Young People’s Chorus of New York City
  • Elizabeth Núñez – conductor
  • Darrell Brown – choir arrangements
  • Francisco J. Núñez – artistic director
  • Niko Bolas – recording, mixing
  • John Hausmann – engineer assistant
  • Brent Walton, Tim McColm – engineer assistant
  • Colin Suzuki, Eric Pfeifer – engineer assistant
  • Rob Clark – engineer assistant, editing
  • John Nowland – analog-digital transfers
  • Tim Mulligan – mastering, editing
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Beautiful Bluebird
  2. Boxcar
  3. Ordinary People
  4. Shining Light
  5. The Believer
  6. Spirit Road
  7. Dirty Old Man
  8. Ever After
  9. No Hidden Path
  10. The Way

The Undertones: Dig Yourself Deep

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On October 15, 2007, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Dig Yourself Deep”, the sixth Undertones (The) album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Paul McLoone, John O’Neil, Damian O’Neil, Michael Bradley and Billy Doherty.

Personnel:

  • Paul McLoone – lead vocals
  • John O’Neill – guitar, backing vocals
  • Damian O’Neill – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Bradley – bass, backing vocals
  • Billy Doherty – drums
  • Mik O’Connell – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by John O’Neill, except where noted.

  1. Dig Yourself Deep
  2. So Close
  3. Here Comes the Rain
  4. Everything You Say Is Right – Michael Bradley
  5. Him Not Me – Michael Bradley
  6. We All Talked About You – Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neil
  7. Fight My Corner
  8. Precious Little Wonder
  9. Tomorrow’s Tear
  10. Easy Way Out
  11. Happy Valley
  12. Move Right In
  13. She’s So Sweet – Michael Bradley
  14. I’m Recommending Me – Michael Bradley

Van Zant: My Kind Of Country

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On October 9, 2007, “Columbia” label released “My Kind of Country”, the fifth and final Van Zant studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Justin Niebank and Mark Wright.

Personnel:

  • Donnie Van Zant – lead and backing vocals
  • Johnny Van Zant – lead and backing vocals
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar
  • Pat Buchanan – electric guitar, harmonica
  • Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
  • Matt Hauer – electric guitar
  • Marc Miller – pedal steel guitar
  • Russ Pahl – banjo, dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Bobby Capps – keyboards
  • Garry Hensley – bass guitar
  • Erik Lundgren – bass guitar
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
  • Noah Hungerford – drums
  • Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle
  • Robert Bailey – backing vocals
  • Perry Coleman – backing vocals
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Crystal Taliefero – backing vocals
  • Russell Terrell – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Train – Tony Mullins, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant, Craig Wiseman
  2. These Colors Don’t Run – Tony Mullins, Donnie Vam Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  3. Goes Down Easy – Tom Hambridge, David Lee Murphy, Gary Nicholson
  4. That Scares Me – Ashley Gorley, Rivers Rutherford, George Teren
  5. My Kind of Country – Blair Daly, Tom Hambridge, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  6. The Hardest Thing – Daryl Burgess, Thom McHugh
  7. It’s Only Money – David Lee Murphy, Anthony Smith
  8. We Can’t Do It Alone – Brett James, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  9. Friend – Tom Hambridge, Jeffrey Steele
  10. It’s All About You – Bob DiPiero, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  11. Headed South – Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren

Bruce Springsteen: Magic

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On September 25, 2007, “Columbia” label released “Magic”, the fifteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded March – May 2007, at “Southern Tracks” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pump organ, harmonica, synthesizer, glockenspiel, percussion
  • Nils Lofgren – guitars, backing vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, organ
  • Danny Federici – organ, keyboards
  • Garry Tallent – bass guitar
  • Max Weinberg – drums
  • Clarence Clemons – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass 
  • Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, tack piano
  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
  • Daniel Laufer – cello 
  • Kenn Wagner, Jay Christy, Justin Bruns, William Pu, Cristopher Pulgram, John Meisner, Olga Shpitko, Sheela Lyengar – violin
  • Tania Maxwell Clements, Amy Chang, Lachlan McBane – viola
  • Karen Freer, Daniel Laufer, Charae Kruege – cello
  • Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
  • Eddie Horst – string arrangements
  • Nick DiDia – recording
  • Billy Bowers – additional engineering
  • Tom Tapley – recording and mixing assistant
  • Toby Scott – additional recording
  • Tom Syrowski, Matt Serrecchio, Glenn Pittman, Kevin Mills – additional recording
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Patti Horst, Shari Sutcliffe – string contractors
  • Michelle Holme, Chris Austopchuk – album art direction
  • Mark Seliger, Danny Clinch – photography
  • Bea Nettles – disk icon

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Radio Nowhere
  2. You’ll Be Coming Down
  3. Livin’ in the Future
  4. Your Own Worst Enemy
  5. Gypsy Biker
  6. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
  7. I’ll Work for Your Love
  8. Magic
  9. Kast to Die
  10. Long Walk Home
  11. Devil’s Arcade
  12. Terry’s Song (hidden track)

PJ Harvey: White Chalk

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On September 24, 2007, “Island” label released “White Chalk”, the seventh PJ Harvey studio album. It was recorded November 2006 – March 2007, and was produced by Flood, John parish and PJ Harvey.

Personnel:

  • PJ Harvey – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards, zither, harmonica, harp, cigfiddle, mixing, additional engineering
  • Eric Drew Feldman – piano, keyboards, optigan, mellotron, minimoog, backing vocals
  • John Parish – drums, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jim White – drums, percussion
  • Nico Brown – concertina, backing vocals
  • Andrew Dickson – backing vocals
  • Bridget Pearse – backing vocals
  • Martin Brunsden – backing vocals
  • Nick Bicât – backing vocals
  • Flood – engineer, mixing
  • John Parish – mixing
  • Catherine Marks – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Savors – engineer assistant
  • Ali Chant – additional engineering
  • Maria Mochnacz – artwork, photography
  • Rob Crane – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by PJ Harvey.

  1. The Devil
  2. Dear Darkness
  3. Grow Grow Grow
  4. When Under Ether
  5. White Chalk
  6. Broken Harp
  7. Silence
  8. To Talk to You
  9. The Piano
  10. Before Departure
  11. The Mountain