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Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint: The River in Reverse

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On June 6, 2006, “Verve Forecast” label released “The River in Reverse”, album by Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint. It was recorded November 27 – December 10, 2005, and was produced by Joe Henry.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Hammond organ, tambourine, tremolo
  • Allen Toussaint–lead and backing vocals, electric piano, horn arrangements
  • Anthony “AB” Brown – guitar
  • Davey Faragher– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Nieve– piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, Farfisa organ
  • Pete Thomas- drums, percussion
  • Sam Williams- trombone
  • Carl Blouin – baritone saxophone
  • Amadee Castenell – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Brian Cayolle – baritone saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Allen Toussaint, except where noted..

  1. On Your Way Down
  2. Nearer to You
  3. Tears, Tears and More Tears
  4. The Sharpest Thorn – Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
  5. Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further?
  6. The River in Reverse – Elvis Costello
  7. Freedom for the Stallion
  8. Broken Promise Land – Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
  9. Ascension Day – Roy “Professor Longhair” Byrd, Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
  10. International Echo – Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
  11. All These Things
  12. Wonder Woman
  13. Six-Fingered Man – Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint

The Meters: Trick Bag

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In July 1976, “Reprise” label released “Trick Bag”, the seventh Meters studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Allen Toussaint, Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr. and Kenneth “Afro” Williams..

Personnel:

  • Leo Nocentelli – vocals, guitar
  • Art Neville – vocals, keyboards
  • George Porter, Jr.– bass guitar
  • Ziggy Modeliste– drums
  • Cyril Neville– vocals, congas, percussion
  • Kenneth “Afro” Williams – percussion
  • Earl King– vocals
  • Tony Owens – backing vocals
  • Terry Smith – backingvocals
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Rich Russell – design
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Michael P. Smith – photography
  • Tom Copi – photography
  • Bill Dahl – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr. and Kenneth “Afro” Williams, except where noted.

  1. Disco Is the Thing Today
  2. Find Yourself
  3. All These Things – Naomi Neville
  4. I Want to Be Loved by You
  5. Suite for 20 G – James Taylor
  6. (Doodle Loop) The World Is a Little Bit Under the Weather – Leo Nocentelli, Vincent Toussaint
  7. Trick Bag – Earl King
  8. Mister Moon
  9. Chug-A-Lug
  10. Hang ‘Em High – Dominic Frontiere
  11. Honky Tonk Women – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

Third Eye Blind: Dopamine

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On June 16, 2015, “Mega Collider” label released “Dopamine”, the fifth Third Eye Blind album. It was recorded 2010 – 2015, and was produced by Stephan Jenkins, Ryan Rabin, Ched Copelin, Jason Lader and Martin Teref.

Personnel:

  • Stephan Jenkins– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kryz Reid – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex Kopp – keyboards
  • Alex LeCavalier – bass
  • Brad Hargreaves – drums
  • K. Flay – spoken word
  • Sean Beresford – engineer
  • Andrew Dawson – engineer
  • Doug Boehm – engineer
  • Jason Lader – engineer
  • Mark Needham – mixing
  • Ryan Hewitt – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephan Jenkins, except where noted.

  1. Everything Is Easy – Stephan Jenkins, Abe Millett
  2. Shipboard Cook
  3. All the Souls
  4. Dopamine
  5. Rites of Passage – Stephan Jenikins, Kryz Reid
  6. Back to Zero
  7. Something in You – Stephen Jenkins, Kryz Reid, Brad Hargeaves, Alex Kopp
  8. Get Me Out of Here
  9. Blade
  10. All These Things
  11. Exiles
  12. Say It – includes coda of “Rites of Passage” as a hidden track