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Patti Smith: Banga

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On June 1, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Banga”, the eleventh Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York, and “Hobo Recorders” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Jay Dee Daugherty and Lenny Kaye.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith – vocals, photography, Polaroids
  • Lenny Kaye – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion, mandocello, backing vocals
  • Tom Verlaine – guitar
  • Jack Petruzzelli – guitar, Hammond organ
  • Johnny Depp – guitar, drums 
  • Jackson Smith – guitar
  • Luca Lanzi – vocals, guitar
  • Riccardo Dellocchio – steel guitar
  •  Jesse Smith – piano
  • Rob Morsberger – piano
  • Sauro Lanzi – accordion 
  • Massimilano Gregorio – bass 
  • Fabrizio Morganti – percussion 
  • Louie Appel – drums
  • Maxim Moston – violin
  • Entcho Todorov – violin
  • Andreas Petermann – violin 
  • Hiroko Taguchi – viola
  • Dave Eggar – cello
  • Tadhg Brady – vocals
  • Clea Payer – vocals
  • Fynn Payer – vocals
  • Kobyn Payer – vocals
  • Stewart Lerman – engineer, recording, mixing
  • Andrea Rovacchi – engineer, recording 
  • Iestyn Polson – additional engineering
  • Emery Dobyns – additional engineering
  • Eric Spring – additional engineering
  • Keenan Wyatt – additional engineering
  • Pete Bischoff – engineer assistant
  • Phil Joly – engineer assistant
  • Elizabeth Bauer – engineer assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing 
  • Ryan Gilligan – mixing assistant, Pro Tools engineer 
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Dave Bett – art direction
  • Steve Sebring – photography, front cover
  • Mount Fuji image courtesy of The Granger Collection, New York

Track listing:

All tracks by Pattis Smith, except where noted.

  1. Amerigo – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  2. April Fool – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  3. Fuji-san – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  4. This Is the Girl – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Stewart Lerman
  5. Banga
  6. Maria – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  7. Mosaic – Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty
  8. Tarkovsky (The Second Stop is Jupiter) – Patti Smith, Sun Ra
  9. Nine
  10. Seneca – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  11. Constantine’s Dream – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  12. After the Gold Rush – Meil Young

k.d. lang: Hymns of the 49th Parallel

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On July 27, 2004, “Nonesuch” label released “Hymns of the 49th Parallel”, the ninth k.d. lang studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Ben Mink and k.d. lang.

Personnel:

  • k.d. lang – vocals
  • Ben Mink – acoustic and electric guitar, fiddle, digital editinig
  • Teddy Borowiecki – piano, accordion, keyboard
  • David Piltch – electric bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar
  • Clayton Cameron – drums
  • Ralph Morrison – violin, concert master
  • Tiffiany Yi Hu – violin
  • Sara Parkins – violin
  • David Stenske – violin
  • Cynthia Fogg – viola
  • Brian Dembow – viola
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Stephen Erdody – cello
  • Armen Ksadjikian – cello
  • Cecilia Tsan – cello
  • Eumir Deodato – conductor, string arrangements
  • David Leonard – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • John Morrical – assistant
  • David Eaman, John Musgrave, Russell Nash – technical assistant
  • David Sherr – contractor
  • Tom Calderaro – copylist
  • Andy Goldsworthy – cover photography
  • Jeri Heiden, John Heiden – photography

Track listing:

  1. After the Gold Rush – Neil Young
  2. Simple – k.d. lang, David Piltch
  3. Helpless – Neil Young
  4. A Case of You – Joni Mitchell
  5. The Valley – Jane Siberry
  6. Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
  7. One Day I Walk – Bruce Cockburn
  8. Fallen – Ron Sexsmith
  9. Jericho – Joni Mitchell
  10. Bird on a Wire – Leonard Cohen
  11. Love is Everything – Jane Siberry

Neil Young: After The Gold Rush

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On September 19, 1970, “Reprise” label released “After the Gold Rush”, the third Neil Young studio album. It was recorded 1969 – June 1970, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood; “Sound City”; “Van Nuys” in Los Angeles, and “Redwood Studios” in Topanga, California, and was produced by Neil Young, David Briggs and Kendall Pacios. In 1998, “Q”  magazine readers voted “After the Gold Rush” the 89th greatest album of all time. In 2003, Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 71 on its list of the “500 Greatest Album of All Time”. In 2003, “NME” magazine ranked “After the Gold Rush” at number 80 of the list of the “Greatest Albums of All Time. In 1986, the album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and 2 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI” in 2004.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young — lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, vibes
  • Stephen Stills— vocals
  • Danny Whitten — vocals, guitar
  • Nils Lofgren — vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jack Nitzsche— piano
  • Billy Talbot— bass
  • Greg Reeves — bass
  • Ralph Molina — vocals, drums
  • Bill Peterson — flugelhorn

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young except where noted.

  1. Tell Me Why
  2. After the Gold Rush
  3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  4. Southern Man
  5. Till the Morning Comes
  6. Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
  7. Don’t Let It Bring You Down
  8. Birds
  9. When You Dance I Can Really Love
  10. I Believe in You
  11. Cripple Creek Ferry