Tag Archives: A Lifetime

Better Than Ezra: Before the Robots

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On April 4, 2005, “Artemis” label released “Before the Robots”, the sixth Better Than Ezra album. It was recorded in 2005, by Ethan Allen, Kevin Griffin, Tom Drummond and Travis Aaron McNabb.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Griffin – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Tom Drummond – bass guitar
  • Travis Aaron McNabb – drums
  • Jon Gros – B3 organ, Whirly, Rhodes
  • Jason Hill – backing vocals
  • Brian Karzcig – backing vocals
  • Eric Lucero – trumpet
  • Mark Mullins – trombone
  • Greg Collins – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Griffin.

  1. Burned
  2. Daylight
  3. A Lifetime
  4. It’s Only Natural
  5. Overcome
  6. Special
  7. American Dream
  8. Our Last Night
  9. A Southern Thing
  10. Juicy
  11. Hollow
  12. Our Finest Years
  13. Breathless

Better Than Ezra: Closer

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On August 7, 2001, “Beyond Records” label released “Closer”, the fifth Better Than Ezra studio album. It was recorded in January 2001 and was produced by Brad Wood and Ethan Allen.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Griffin– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Tom Drummond– bass
  • Travis McNabb– drums
  • James Arthur Payne – guitar
  • Michael Goods– Rhodes, organ
  • DJ Wolf (Chick Wolverton) – keyboards, turntables
  • DJ Swamp– turntables
  • Mark Mullins – trombone
  • Eric Lucero – trumpet
  • David Campbell- string arrangements
  • Guenevere Measham – cello
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Melissa Reiner – violin
  • Toddy Walters– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Griffin

  1. Misunderstood
  2. Extra Ordinary
  3. Closer
  4. Rolling
  5. A Lifetime
  6. Recognize
  7. Sincerely, Me
  8. Get You In
  9. Briefly
  10. Juarez
  11. I Do

Ziggy Marley: Love Is My Religion

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On July 2, 2006, “Tuff Gong Worldwide” label released “Love Is My Religion”, the second Ziggy Marley album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Ziggy Marley and Ross Hogarth.

Personnel:

  • Ziggy Marley – vocal, organ, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, keyboards, liner notes
  • Dan Warner – acoustic guitar
  • Takeshi Akimoto – guitar
  • Stephen Marley– guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Marc Moreau – guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Jake Shimabukuro– ukulele
  • Tommy Barbarella– Fender Rhodes
  • Dave Way – synthesizer, mixing
  • Paul Fakhourie – bass
  • Ross Hogarth – percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Ken Chastain, Luis Conte– percussion
  • David Ralicke – horn, saxophone
  • Tracy Wannomae – flute, horn
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin
  • Rudolph Stein – cello
  • Suzie Katayama – conductor, string arrangements
  • Tracy Hazzard – backing vocals
  • Natasha Pierce – backing vocals
  • Aaron Fessel, Lior Goldenberg, Gregory J. Morris – engineer assistant
  • Brian Malouf – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Ziggy Marley.

  1. Love Is My Religion
  2. Make Some Music
  3. Friend
  4. Black Cat
  5. Beach in Hawaii
  6. A Lifetime
  7. Be Free
  8. Keep on Dreaming
  9. Still the Storm
  10. Love Is My Religion (acoustic)
  11. Be Free (Dub)