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Arcadia: So Red The Rose

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On November 18, 1985, “Parlaphone” label released “So Red the Rose”, the only Arcadia studio album. It was recorded April – June 1985, at “Studio de la Grande Armée” in Paris, and was produced by Alex Sadkin, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Simon Le Bon – vocals
  • Nick Rhodes – keyboards
  • Roger Taylor – drums
  • Masami Tsuchiya – guitar
  • Carlos Alomar, David Gilmour – additional guitar
  • Mark Egan – bass
  • Herbie Hancock – additional keyboards
  • Andy Mackay – saxophone
  • Steve Jordan – additional drums
  • David Van Tieghem, Manu Katché, Rafael De Jesus – additional percussion
  • Wendel Jr. – drum programming
  • Jean-Claude Dubois – harp
  • Masami Tsuchiya, Pierre Defay – violin
  • Sting – additional vocals
  • Grace Jones – additional vocals
  • Larry Alexander – recording
  • Phillippe Lafont – recording assistant
  • Larry Alexander – engineer
  • Larry Alexander, Phil Burnett, Nick Delre, Billy Miranda, Ron Saint-Germain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Tony Viramontes – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Election Day
  2. Keep Me in the Dark
  3. Goodbye Is Forever
  4. The Flame
  5. Missing – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes
  6. Rose Arcana – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes
  7. The Promise
  8. El Diablo
  9. Lady Ice – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes

Talking Heads: Speaking In Tongues

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On June 1, 1983, “Sire” label released “Speaking in Tongues”, the fifth Talking Heads studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at Blank Tape” in New York City, “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, “Compass Point” in Nassau, and was produced by David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. Artist Robert Rauschenberg won a “Grammy Award” for his work on the limited-edition LP version.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass guitar, percussion, design
  • Jerry Harrison – keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, backing vocals
  • Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Frantz – drums, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Wally Badarou – synthesizers
  • Bernie Worrell – synthesizers
  • Alex Weir – guitar
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Raphael Dejesus – percussion
  • David Van Tieghem – percussion
  • L. Shankar – double violin
  • Richard Landry – saxophone
  • Nona Hendryx – backing vocals
  • Dolette McDonald – backing vocals
  • Butch Jones – recording
  • John Convertino – recording assistant
  • Alex Sadkin – overdubbing, mixing
  • Frank Gibson – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Jay Mark – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Robert Rauschenberg – limited edition cover art

Track listing:

All tracks are written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth.

  1. Burning Down the House
  2. Making Flippy Floppy
  3. Girlfriend is Better
  4. Slippery People
  5. I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
  6. Swamp
  7. Moon Rocks
  8. Pull Up the Rocks
  9. This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)

Grace Jones: Nightclubbing

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On May 11, 1981, “Island” label released “Nightclubbing”, the fifth Grace Jones studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981. at “Compass Point Studios” in the Bahamas, and was produced by Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Grace Jones – lead and backing vocals
  • Mikey Chung – guitar
  • Barry Reynolds – guitar
  • Monte Browne – rhythm guitar
  • Tyrone Downie – vocals, keyboards
  • Wally Badarou – keyboards
  • Jack Emblow – accordion
  • Masai Delon – vocals
  • Jess Roden – vocals
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
  • Sly Dunbar – drums, syndrums
  • Mel Speller – vocals, percussion
  • Uziah Thompson – percussion
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Walking in the Rain – Harry Vanda, George Young
  2. Pull Up to the Bumper – Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano
  3. Use Me – Bill Withers
  4. Nightclubbing – David Bowie, Iggy Pop
  5. Art Groupie – Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds
  6. I’ve Seen That Face Before – Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynold, Dennis Wilkeym Nathalie Delon
  7. Feel Up – Grace Jones
  8. Demolition Man – Sting
  9. I’ve Done It Again – Berry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull

The Law: Same

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On March 19, 1991, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut, and the only Law (The) album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Chris Kimsey, Ahmet Ertegün, Paul Rodgers, Howard Albert, Ron Albert, Kenney Jones and Shane Keister.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, guitars, piano
  • Jim Barber – lead guitar
  • Kenney Jones – drums
  • David Gilmour – guitar
  • Chris Rea – guitar
  • Bryan Adams – guitar
  • Mike Hehir – guitars
  • John Astley, Steve Pigott – keyboards, programming
  • Albhy Galuten – synthesizer
  • George Hawkins – bass
  • Tom Pool – drums
  • Joe Lala – percussion
  • The Memphis Horns – horns
  • John Jones – programming
  • Christopher Marc Potter – engineer, mixing 
  • Alex Sadkin – engineer
  • Ahmet Ertegün, Shane Keister – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. For a Little Ride – Mark Mangold, Benny Mardones
  2. Miss You in a Heartbeat – Phil Collen
  3. Stone Cold – Tamara Champlin
  4. Come Save Me (Julianne) – Charlie Black, Cliff Downs, Austin Roberts
  5. Laying Down the Law – Paul Rodgers
  6. Nature of the Beast – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance
  7. Stone – Chris Rea
  8. Anything for You – Steve Diamond, Eric McCusker
  9. Best of My Love – Jerry Lynn Williams
  10. Tough Love – Paul Rodgers
  11. Missing You Bad Girl – Paul Rodgers

J. Geils Band: Hotline

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On September 9, 1975, “Atlantic” label released “Hotline”, the sixth J. Geils Band studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk, Allan Blazek, and Seth Justman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf– lead vocals, arrangements
  • Geils– guitar, arrangements
  • Magic Dick– harmonica, arrangements
  • Seth Justman– keyboards, arrangements
  • Danny Klein– bass, arrangements
  • Stephen Bladd – drums, arrangements
  • Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk, David Thoener – engineer
  • Alex Sadkin – mastering
  • Juke Joint Jimmy – special assistance, photography
  • Peter Corriston – design
  • Louis Brooks – cover design
  • Peter Corriston – cover art concept

Track listing:

  1. Love-Ltis – Harvey Scales, Albert Vance
  2. Easy Way Out – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  3. Think It Over – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  4. Be Careful (What You Do) – John Brim
  5. Jealous Love – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  6. Mean Love – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  7. Orange Driver – Eddie “Guitar” Burns
  8. Believe in Me – Curtis Mayfield
  9. Fancy Footwork – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf

Thompson Twins: Quick Step & Side Kick

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In February 1983, “Arista” label released “Quick Step & Side Kick”, the third Thompson Twins studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, and was produced by Alex Sadkin. The album was certified Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Bailey- vocals, synthesizer, drum programming
  • Alannah Currie– vocals, xylophone, percussion
  • Monte Brown – guitar
  • Joe Leeway– vocals, congas, synthesizer
  • Boris Williams- cymbals
  • Grace Jones- backing vocals
  • Phil Thornalley – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Love On Your Side
  2. Lies
  3. If You Were Here
  4. Judy Do
  5. Tears
  6. Watching
  7. We Are Detective
  8. Kamikaze
  9. Love Lies Bleeding
  10. All Fall Out

Simply Red: Men And Women

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In March 1987, “WEA Records” label released “Men and Women”, the second Simply Red album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Alex Sadkin, Mick Hucknall and Yvonne Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Mick Hucknall- lead and backing vocals
  • Sylvan Richardson- guitars
  • Tim Kellett- keyboards, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, live backing vocals
  • Fritz McIntyre- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tony Bowers- bass guitar, percussion
  • Chris Joyce- drums, percussion
  • Ian Kirkham- tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Derek Wadsworth- trombone
  • Eleanor Morris – cello
  • Janette Sewell – backing vocals
  • Steve Rainford – keyboards programming
  • Barry Mraz, Yvonne Ellis – engineer
  • Chris Dickie – engineer assistant
  • Alex Sadkin, Barry Mraz, Chris Dickie, Nick Launay, Joe Barbaria – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Robert Erdmann – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Right Thing – Mick Hucknall
  2. Infidelity – Mick Hucknall, Lamont Dozier
  3. Suffer – Mick Hucknall, Lamont Dozier
  4. I Won’t Feel Bad – Mick Hucknall, Chris Joyce, Tony Bowers, Tim Kellett, Fritz McIntyre, Sylvan Richardson
  5. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  6. Let Me Have It All – Sylvester Stewart
  7. Love Fire – Bunny Wailer
  8. Move On Out – Mick Hucknall
  9. Shine – Mick Hucknall
  10. Maybe Someday…Mick Hucknall

Foreigner: Agent Provocateur

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On December 7, 1984, “Atlantic” label released “Agent Provocateur”, the fifth Foreigner studio album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Mick Jones and Alex Sadkin. The album was certified Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 3 x Platinum in the U.S. by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Lou Gramm- lead vocals, percussion
  • Mick Jones- guitar, keyboards, synthesizers. backing vocals
  • Rick Wills- bass, backing vocals
  • Dennis Elliott- drums
  • Wally Badarou – analog and digital synthesizers
  • Bob Mayo- synthesizer, piano, backing vocals
  • Brian Eddolls – synthesizer
  • Larry Fast– synthesizer
  • Jack Waldman– synthesizer
  • Tom Bailey– vocals
  • Don Harper- backing vocals
  • Jennifer Holliday- backing vocals
  • Ian Lloyd- backing vocals
  • New Jersey Mass Choir of the GMWA – backing vocals
  • Mark Rivera- saxophone, backing vocals
  • Thompson Twins- backing vocals
  • Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander, Joe Ferla, Frank Filipetti, Howie Lindeman – engineer
  • Bobby Cohen, Tim Crich, Scott Mabuchi – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Bob Defrin – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Tooth and Nail – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
  2. That Was Yesterday – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
  3. I Want to Know What Love Is – Mick Jones
  4. Growing Up the Hard Way – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
  5. Reaction to Action – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  6. Stranger in My Own House – Mick Jones
  7. A Love in Vain – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  8. Down on Love – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  9. Two Different Worlds – Lou Gramm
  10. She’s Too Tough – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm

 

 

Duran Duran: Seven And The Ragged Tiger

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On November 21, 1983, “EMI” label released “Seven and the Ragged Tiger”, the third Duran Duran studio album. It was recorded May – June 1983, at “Air Studios” in Montserrat, and was produced by Alex Sadkin, Ian Little, Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Simon Le Bon– lead vocals
  • Andy Taylor– guitars
  • Nick Rhodes– keyboards
  • John Taylor– bass guitar
  • Roger Taylor– drums
  • Andy Hamilton– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Raphael DeJesus – percussion
  • Mark Kennedy– percussion
  • Michelle Cobbs – additional vocals
  • BJ Nelson – additional vocals
  • Malcolm Garrett- design
  • Keith Breeden – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor

  1. The Reflex
  2. New Moon on Monday
  3. (I’m Looking For) Cracks in the Pavement
  4. I Take the Dice
  5. Of Crime and Passion
  6. Union of the Snake
  7. Shadows on Your Side
  8. Tiger Tiger
  9. The Seventh Stranger

Grace Jones: Living My Life

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On November 7, 1982, “Island” label released “Living My Life”, the sixth Grace Jones studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Compass Point Studios” in Bahamas, and was produced by Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin.  The album was certified Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”.

Personnel:

  • Grace Jones– vocals
  • Mikey Chung– guitar
  • Barry Reynolds– guitar
  • Wally Badarou– keyboards
  • Alex Sadkin– organ, engineer, mixing
  • Robbie Shakespeare– bass guitar
  • Sly Dunbar– drums, syndrum
  • Uziah Thompson– percussion
  • Steven Stanley– engineer, mixing
  • Benji Armbrister– engineer assistant
  • Michael Brauer– mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Jean-Paul Goude – cover art, design, photography
  • Rob O’Connor – cover art, design
  • Trevor Rogers – photography

Track listing:

  1. My Jamaican Guy- Grace Jones
  2. Nipple to the Bottle – Grace Jones, Sly Dunbar
  3. The Apple Stretching – Melvin Van Peebles
  4. Everybody Hold Still – Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds
  5. Cry Now, Laugh Later – Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds
  6. Inspiration – Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds
  7. Unlimited Capacity for Love – Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds