Tag Archives: A&M

Billy Preston: Music Is My Life

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On October 8, 1972, “A&M” label released “Music is my Life” the seventh Billy Preston studio album.  It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Billy Preston.

Personnel:

  • Billy Preston – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar
  • George Johnson – guitars
  • Hubert Heard – keyboards
  • Louis Johnson – bass guitar
  • Manuel Kellough – drums
  • Tom Scott – horn
  • Jim Horn – horn
  • George Bohanon – horn
  • Buck Monari – horn
  • Paul Hubison – horn
  • Clarence McDonald, David T. Walker- arrangements
  • Roland Young – art direction
  • Jim McCarty – photography

Track listing:

All songs by Billy Preston, except where noted.

  1. We’re Gonna Make It
  2. One Time or Another – Billy Preston, Robert Sam
  3. Blackbird – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. I Wonder Why – Billy Preston, George Johnson
  5. Will It Go Round in Circles – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  6. Ain’t That Nothin – Billy Preston, Joe Greene, Robert Sam
  7. God Loves You – Billy Preston, John Schuler
  8. Make the Devil Mad – Turn on to Jesus
  9. Nigger Charlie – Billy Preston, Joe Greene
  10. Heart Full of Sorrow – Billy Preston, George Johnson
  11. Music Is My Life

Joe Jackson: I’m the Man

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On October 5, 1979, “A&M’ label released “I’m the Man”, Joe Jackson’s second album.  It was recorded in March 1979, at the “TW Studios”, Fulham, in London, and was produced by David Kershenbaum.

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson– vocals, piano, harmonica, melodica
  • Gary Sanford – guitar
  • Graham Maby – vocals, bass
  • David Houghton – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All compositions by Joe Jackson.

  1. On Your Radio
  2. Geraldine and John
  3. Kinda Kute
  4. It’s Different for Girls
  5. I’m the Man
  6. The Band Wore Blue Shirts
  7. Don’t Wanna Be Like That
  8. Amateur Hour
  9. Get That Girl
  10. Friday

Simple Minds: New Gold Dream

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On September 13, 1982, “A&M” label released “New Gold Dream”, the fifth Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded in 1982, and was produced by Peter Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr- lead vocals
  • Charlie Burchill- guitars, effects
  • Michael MacNeil- keyboards, effects
  • Derek Forbes- bass guitar
  • Mel Gaynor- drums
  • Mike Ogletree- drums
  • Kenny Hyslop- drums
  • Sharon Campbell – voice
  • Herbie Hancock- keyboards

All tracks by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Michael MacNeil, Derek Forbes and Mel Gaynor..

  1. Someone Somewhere in Summertime
  2. Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel
  3. Promised You a Miracle
  4. Big Sleep
  5. Somebody Up There Likes You
  6. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
  7. Glittering prize
  8. Hunter and the Hunted
  9. King is White and in the Crowd

We Are the World

On January 28, 1985, the song “We Are the World” was recorded in the “A&M” studios in LA. The USA response to the UK Band Aid’s “Do they know it’s Christmas” was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. The single was released on March 7, 1985 on “Columbia” label and sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

The following singers, musicians and celebrities took part in the song:

  • Lionel Richie
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Paul Simon
  • Kenny Rogers
  • James Ingram
  • Tina Turner
  • Billy Joel
  • Michael Jackson
  • Diana Ross
  • Dionne Warwick
  • Willie Nelson
  • Al Jarreau
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Kenny Loggins
  • Steve Perry
  • Daryl Hall
  • Huey Lewis
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Kim Carnes
  • Bob Dylan
  • Ray Charles
  • Dan Aykroyd
  • Harry Belafonte
  • Lindsey Buckingham
  • Mario Cipollina
  • Johnny Colla
  • Sheila E.
  • Bob Geldof
  • David Paich
  • Michael Boddicker
  • Paulinho da Costa
  • Louis Johnson
  • Michael Omartian
  • Greg Phillinganes
  • John Robinson