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David Bowie: The Next Day

On March 8, 2013, “ISO” label released “The Next Day”, the twenty-fifth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded May 2011 – October 2012, at “Magic Shop” and “Human Worldwide” in New York City, and was produced by Tony Visconti and David Bowie.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion, string arrangements
  • Tony Visconti – guitar, recorder, strings, bass guitar, string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Earl Slick – guitar
  • Gerry Leonard – guitar, keyboards
  • David Torn – guitar
  • Henry Hey – piano
  • Gail Ann Dorsey – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar
  • Zachary Alford – drums, percussion
  • Sterling Campbell – drums, tambourine
  • Steve Elson – baritone saxophone, clarinet
  • Maxim Moston – strings
  • Antoine Silverman – strings
  • Anja Wood – strings
  • Hiroko Taguchi – strings
  • Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals
  • Mario J. McNulty – engineer
  • Kabir Hermon – engineer assistant
  • Brian Thorn – engineer assistant
  • Dave McNair – mastering
  • Jonathan Barnbrook – cover design
  • Jimmy King – photography
  • Masayoshi Sukita – original Bowie photography for Heroes

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Bowie, all music by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. The Next Day
  2. Dirty Boys
  3. The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
  4. Love Is Lost
  5. Where Are We Now?
  6. Valentine’s Day
  7. If You Can See Me
  8. I’d Rather Be High
  9. Boss of Me – David Bowie, Gerry Leonard
  10. Dancing Out in Space
  11. How Does the Grass Grow? – David Bowie, Jerry Lordan
  12. You Will Set the World on Fire
  13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die
  14. Heat

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings: I Learned the Hard Way

On March 6, 2010, “Daptone Records” label released “I Learned the Hard Way”, the fourth Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings studio album. It was recorded 2009-2010, at “House of Soul Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Gabriel “Bosco Mann” Roth.

Personnel:

  • Sharon Jones – vocals
  • Thomas Brenneck – guitars, piano
  • Binky Griptite – guitars, bass
  • Victor Axelrod – piano, organ
  • Bosco Mann – bass
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • Fernando “Boogaloo” Velez – bongos, congas, tambourine
  • Cosmo Bann – guitars
  • Sam Boncon – piano, clavinet
  • Jimmy Hill – organ
  • Boom Boom Romero – drums
  • Brian Floody – timpani
  • Toby Pazner – vibraphone, glockenspiel
  • Cochemea Gastelum – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone
  • Ian Hendrickson-Smith – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Leon Michels – tenor saxophone
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Michael Leonhart – trumpet
  • Aaron Johnson – trombone
  • Eric Davis – French horns
  • Daisy Sugarman – flute
  • Matthew Lehmann – violin
  • Antoine Silverman – violin, string arrangement
  • Chris Cardona – violin
  • Anja Wood – cello
  • Alex Kadvan – cello
  • Entcho Todorov – violin
  • Mikey Post – soul claps
  • Nydia Davila – soul claps
  • Wayne Gordon – soul claps
  • El Deuvo – cabasa
  • Moon Bancs – marching snare
  • Saundra Williams – backing vocals
  • AnGee Blake – backing vocals
  • The Bushwick Callers – backing vocals
  • Kevin C. Keys – backing vocals
  • Amos B. Conn – string arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks written by Bosco Mann, except where noted.

  1. The Game Gets Old – Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Tommy Brenneck
  2. I Learned the Hard Way
  3. Better Things – Homer Steinweiss
  4. Give it Back – Dave Guy
  5. Money
  6. The Reason – Neal Sugarman
  7. Window Shopping – Wayne Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, Derek Nievergelt
  8. She Ain’t a Child No More
  9. I’ll Still Be True – Tommy Brenneck
  10. Without a Heart
  11. If You Call
  12. Mama Don’t Like My Man