On August 8, 2017, Glen Travis Campbell died aged 81. He was country and rock singer, musician, songwriter, television host, and actor. Campbell released more than 70 albums; sold 45 million records and won 12 “RIAA” Gold albums, four Platinum and one double-Platinum album. In 1967 Campbell won four “Grammy Awards” in the country and pop categories. In 2000, 2004 and 2009, Campbell won “Grammy Hall of Fame Awards and in 2012, he won the “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”. He also won awards for “Male Vocalist of the Year” the “Country Music Association (CMA)” and the “Academy of Country Music (ACM)”, and took the “CMA’s” top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. In his 50 years long career, Campbell has recorded and performed with many famous musicians including Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, The Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, Merle Haggard, Jan and Dean, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Phil Spector, Ricky Nelson and The Beach Boys.
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Bob Scaggs: Same
In August 1969, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, second Boz Scaggs album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Recorders” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Boz Scaggs, Marlin Greene and Jann Wenner. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 496 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Boz Scaggs – vocals, guitar
- Duane “Skydog” Allman– guitar, dobro, slide guitar
- Eddie Hinton– guitar
- Jimmy Johnson– guitar
- Barry Beckett– keyboards
- David Hood– bass
- Roger Hawkins– drums
- Al Lester – fiddle, violin
- Joe Arnold, Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
- James Mitchell, Floyd Newman– baritone saxophone
- Ben Cauley– trumpet
- Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trombone, trumpet
- Jeanie Greene, Mary Holliday, Donna Jean Godchauxnée, Thatcher, Joyce Dunn, Tracy Nelson, Imma Routen – backing vocals
- Marlin Greene – engineer
- Rob Grenell – mastering
- Robert Kingsbury – design
- Elaine Mayes – photography
- Stephen Paley – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Boz Scaggs; except where noted.
- I’m Easy – Boz Scaggs, Barry Beckett
- I’ll Be Long Gone
- Another Day (Another Letter)
- Now You’re Gone
- Finding Her
- Look What I Got – Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes
- Waiting for a Train – Jimmie Rodgers
- Loan Me a Dime – Fenton Robinson
- Sweet Release (aka Desolation Avenue) – Boz Scaggs, Barry Beckett
Soul Asylum: Delayed Reaction
On July 17, 2012, “429 Records” label released “Delayed Reaction”, the tenth Soul Asylum studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2012, and was produced by Dave Pirner, Dan Murphy, Tommy Stinson, Michael Bland and John Fields.
Personnel:
- Dave Pirner – vocals, guitar
- Dan Murphy – vocals, guitar
- Tommy Stinson – bass
- Michael Bland – drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Pirner.
- Gravity
- Into the Light
- The Streets
- By the Way
- Pipe Dream
- Let’s All Kill Each Other
- Cruel Intentions
- The Juice
- Take Manhattan
- I Should’ve Stayed in Bed
Cream: Wheels Of Fire
In July 1968, “Polydor” label released “Wheels of Fire”, the third Cream album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Felix Pappalardi. The album artwork was by Martin Sharp and the photography was by Jim Marshall. It was also released as two single long-players, Wheels of Fire – In the Studio, and Wheels of Fire – Live at the Fillmore. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Wheels of Fire” at number 205 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar
- Jack Bruce – lead and backing vocals, bass, cello, harmonica, calliope, acoustic guitar, recorder
- Ginger Baker– drums, percussion, bells, glockenspiel, timpani, spoken word
- Felix Pappalardi– viola, bells, organ, trumpet, tonette
- Tom Dowd– recording, engineer
- Adrian Barber– recording, engineer
- Bill Halverson – recording, engineer
- Martin Sharp – illustration
- Stanislaw Zagorski – design
Track listing:
- White Room – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
- Sitting on Top of the World – Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon; Chester Burnett
- Passing the Time – Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor
- As You Said – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
- Pressed Rat and Warthog – Ginger Baker, Mick Taylor
- Politician – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
- Those Were the Days – Ginger Baker, Mick Taylor
- Born Under a Bad Sign – Booker T. Jones, William Bell
- Deserted Cities of the Heart – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
The Offspring: Days Go By
On June 26, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Days Go By”, the ninth Offspring studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, at “D-13 Studio” in Huntington Beach, California, “Plantation Mixing & Recording” in Haiku, Hawaii, “Henson Recording Studios”, “Record Plant” and “Paramount Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, California, “The Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bob Rock.
Personnel:
- Dexter Holland– lead vocals, guitar
- Noodles– guitar, backing vocals
- Greg K.– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Pete Parada– drums
- Josh Freese– drums
- Todd Morse– backing vocals
- Jamie Edwards – keyboards
- Jon Berry – backing vocals
- Dani and Lizzy Mariachi – vocals
- Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez –Mariachi band
- Carlos Gomez – additional Mariachi guitar
- Ronnie King– keyboards
- DJ Trust – turntables
- Bob Rock– engineer, mixing
- Eric Helmkamp – engineer
- Ted Jensen– mastering
- Steve Masi – guitar tech
- Deadskinboy Design – art direction, design, cover photography
- Firebox – illustration
- Associated Press– occupy photography
- Charley U. Elmaga – matches photograph
Track listing:
All tracks written Dexter Holland
- The Future Is Now
- Secrets from the Underground
- Days Go By
- Turning Into You
- Hurting As One
- Cruising California (Bumpin’ in My Trunk)
- All I Have Left Is You
- OC Guns
- Dirty Magic
- I Wanna Secret Family (With You)
- Dividing By Zero
- Slim Pickens Does the Right Thing and Rides the Bomb to Hell
DIIV: Oshin
On June 26, 2012, “Captured Tracks” label released “Oshin”, the debut DIIV studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, and was produced by Zachary Cole Smith.
Personnel:
- Zachary Cole Smith– vocals, guitar
- Devin Ruben Perez – bass
- Andrew Bailey – guitar
- Colby Hewitt III – drums
- Ben Wolf (Ben Newman) – drums
- Daniel James Schlett – recording, mixing
- Nico Testa – engineer assistant
- Kopapik Qaqyuarqyuk – back cover illustration
- Kiakshuk – cover art
- Simeonie Kopapik – liner artwork
- Sandy Kim – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Zachary Cole Smith.
- Druun
- Past Lives
- Human
- Air Conditioning
- How Long Have You Known?
- Wait
- Earthboy
- Druun Pt. II
- Follow
- Sometime
- Oshin (Subsume)
- Doused
- Home
Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do
On June 15, 2012, “Clean State” label released “The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do”,the fourth Fiona Apple studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Charley Drayton and Fiona Apple.
Personnel:
- Fiona Apple (referred to as “Feedy”) – vocals, artwork, celesta, duck, field recording, keyboard bass, loops, percussion, piano, thighs, truck stomper, timpani, voice strings
- Charley Drayton(referred to as “Seedy”) – baritone vocals, bouzouki, guitar, kora, harp, marimba, drums, percussion, Teisco, thighs, truck stomper, voice of pain, voice strings, field recordings
- Sebastian Steinberg– acoustic bass
- Maude Maggart– high harmony
- Eddison Sainsbury – engineer
- John Would– engineer
- Dave Way– mixing
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Dan Gerbarg – mastering
- Eric Roinestad – art direction, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Fiona Apple.
- Every Single Night
- Daredevil
- Valentine
- Jonathan
- Left Alone
- Werewolf
- Periphery
- Regret
- Anything We Want
- Hot Knife
Jimmy Eat World: Damage
On June 11, 2013, “RCA” label released “Damage”, the eighth Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded in October 2012, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Alain Johannes, Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch and Zach Lind.
Personnel:
- Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar
- Tom Linton – guitar, organ, backing vocals
- Rick Burch – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Zach Lind – drums
- Alain Johannes– additional guitar
- James Brown – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Morning Breath Inc. – art direction, design
- Michael Elins – photography
Track listing:
- Appreciation
- Damage
- Lean
- Book of Love
- I Will Steal You Back
- Please Say No
- How’d You Have Me
- No, Never
- Byebyelove
- You Were Good
Amy Macdonald: Life in a Beautiful Light
On June 11, 2012, “Melodramatic” label released “Life in a Beautiful Light”, the third Amy Macdonald album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Mayfield Studio”, “State of the Ark” in Richmond, Surrey, and was produced by Pete Wilkinson. The album was certified Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, and Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”.
Personnel:
- Amy Macdonald – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Amanda Morrison, Claire Underwood, Gerard O’Beirne, Phillip Conway Brown, Micaela Haslam – vocals
- Audrey Riley – conductor
- Joe Fields – engineer, recording assistant
- Pete Wilkinson – arrangements, recording, engineer, mixing
- Manon Grandjean – engineer assistant
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing
- Simon Hayes – Pro Tools editor
- Geoff Pesche – mastering
- Tom Bird – photography creative director
- Pip – photography
- Natalie Arnett – photography
- Paul Adam – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Amy Macdonald.
- 4th of July
- Pride
- Slow it Down
- The Furthest Star
- The Game
- Across the Nile
- The Days of Being Young and Free
- Left That Body Long Ago
- Life in a Beautiful Light
- Human Spirit
- The Green and the Blue
- In the End / Two Worlds
Jack White: Lazaretto
On June 10, 2014, “Third Man Records” label released “Lazaretto”, the second Jack White studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, at “Third Man Studio” in Nashville, and was produced by Jack White.
Personnel:
- Jack White – lead vocals. acoustic and electric guitars, piano, maracas, shaker, percussion, mixing, layout, design
- Maggie Björklund – acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Fats Kaplin – mandolin, pedal steel guitar, fiddle
- Lillie Mae Rische – mandolin, backing vocals, fiddle
- Ruby Amanfu – tambourine, shaker, backing vocals
- Brooke Waggoner– B3 Organ, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, piano
- Cory Younts– harmonica, Korg synthesizer, mandolin, piano, shaker
- Ikey Owens– B3 Organ, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, piano, Rhode
- Catherine Popper– bass guitar
- Bryn Davies– upright bass
- Dominic Davis – bass guitar, bass VI, upright bass
- Carla Azar– drums, timpani
- Ben Blackwell– drums
- Olivia Jean – African drum, backing vocals
- Daru Jones – drums
- Patrick Keeler– drums
- Timbre Cierpke – harp
- Joshua V. Smith – engineer, mixing, backing vocals
- Vance Powell – engineer
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Lars Fox– editing
- Mindy Watts – assistant
- Ryon Nishimori – design, layout
- Nathanio Strimpopulos – design, layout
- Trent Thibodeaux – design, layout
- Lewis Hine – back cover, images
- Elfred Tseng – images
- C. Gundlach – back cover photography
- Mary Ellen Matthews – photography
- Jo McCaughey – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jack White, except where noted.
- Three Women – Blind Willie McTell
- Lazaretto
- Temporary Ground
- Would You Fight for My Love?
- High Ball Stepper
- Just One Drink
- Alone in My Home
- Entitlement
- That Black Bat Licorice
- I Think I Found the Culprit
- Want and Able
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