Tag Archives: April 14

Cast: Mother Nature Calls

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On April 14, 1997, “Poydor” label released “Mother Nature Calls”, the second Cast studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • John Power – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Wilkinson – backing vocals, bass
  • Liam “Skin” Tyson – guitar
  • Keith O’Neill – drums
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Pete Lewis – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by John Power.

  1. Free Me
  2. On the Run
  3. Live the Dream
  4. Soul Tied
  5. She Sun Shines
  6. I’m So Lonely
  7. The Mad Hatter
  8. Untitled
  9. Guiding Star
  10. Never Gonna Tell You What to Do (Revolution)
  11. Dance of the Stars

“Dance of the Stars” ends at 6:25. After 13 minutes of silence begins the hidden track “Soul Tied (Piano Loop)”.

The Cure: Faith

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On April 14, 1981, “Fiction Records” label released “Faith”, the third Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1980 – March 1981, at “Morgan Studio” in London, and was produced by Mike hedges, Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, six-string bass
  • Simon Gallup – bass guitar
  • Lol Tolhurst – drums
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • Graham Carmichael – engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer
  • Martyn Webster – engineer assistant
  • Porl Thompson – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. The Holy Hour
  2. Primary
  3. Other Voices
  4. All Cats Are Grey
  5. The Funeral Party
  6. Doubt
  7. The Drowning Man
  8. Faith

Dance Gavin Dance: Instant Gratification

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On April 14, 2015, “Rise” label released “Instant Gratification”, the sixth Dance Gavin Dance studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Kris Crummett.

Personnel:

  • Tilian Pearson – clean vocals
  • Jon Mess – unclean vocals
  • Will Swan – rap and backing vocals, guitars
  • Ti Feerick – bass guitar
  • Matt Mingus – drums
  • Kris Crummett– engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Mattias Adolfsson – artwork

Tracks listing:

  1. We Own the Night
  2. Stroke God, Millionaire
  3. Something New
  4. On the Run
  5. Shark Dad
  6. Awkward
  7. The Cuddler
  8. Legend
  9. Eagle vs. Crows
  10. Death of a Strawberry
  11. Vanation
  12. Lost

Focus: Golden Oldies

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On April 14, 2014, “In And Out Of Focus Records” label released “Golden Oldies” the eleventh Focus studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Bobby Jacobs.

Personnel:

  • Thijs van Leer– vocals, Hammond organ, flute, vocoder, non-lexical vocables
  • Menno Gootjes – guitar
  • Bobby Jacobs- bass guitar
  • Pierre van der Linden- drums, percussion
  • Jan Dumée– non-lexical vocables

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Thijs van Leer, except where noted.

  1. Hocus Pocus
  2. Tommy – Tom Barlage, Thijs van Leer
  3. House of the King – Jan Akerman
  4. Focus 1
  5. Sylvia
  6. Focus 3 & 2
  7. Aya – Yuppie – Hippie – Yee – Bobby Jacobs, Thijs van Leer
  8. Neurotica
  9. Brother – Roselie van Leer, Thijs van Leer

Armando Peraza

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On April 14, 2014, Armando Peraza died aged 79. He was musician (percussion, congas, bongos, timbales), recorded and performed with Machito’s Big Band, Charlie Parker, Slim Gaillard, Perez Prado, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Tony Martinez, Gato Barbieri, Cal Tjader, George Shearing, Randy Weston, Peggy Lee, Mongo Santamaria, Shelly Manne, Judy Garland, Victor Feldman, Stan Kenton Band, Harvey Mandel and Santana. As leader, Peraza recorded one album.

Ben Watt: Hendra

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On April 14, 2014, “Unmade Road” label released “Hendra”, the second Ben Watt studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Eastcote Studios”, “The Square”, “Northern Heights”,  “Air Lyndhurst Hall”, and was produced by Ewan Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Ben Watt – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, electric piano, piano, synthesizer, mellotron
  • Bernard Butler – electric guitar
  • Martin Ditcham – tambourine, congas, shaker, drums
  • Jim Watson – keyboards, organ, synthesizer
  • Ewan Pearson – synthesizer, mellotron, handclaps
  • Steve Pearce – upright and electric bass
  • Leo Taylor– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Watt.

  1. Hendra
  2. Forget
  3. Spring
  4. Golden Ratio
  5. Matthew Arnold’s Field
  6. The Gun
  7. Nathaniel
  8. The Levels
  9. Young Man’s Game
  10. The Heart Is a Mirror

caetano Veloso: Zii E Zie

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On April 14, 2009, “Universal Records” label released “Zii e Zie”, the 33th Caetano Veloso album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Caetano Veloso and BandaCê.

Personnel:

  • Caetano Veloso – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps
  • Pedro Sá – electric guitar, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Ricardo Dias Gomes – bass, backing vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano, handclaps
  • Marcelo Callado – drums, backing vocals, handclaps

Track listing:

All tracks by Caetano Veloso.

  1. Perdeu
  2. Sem Cais
  3. Por Quem?
  4. Lobão Tem Razão
  5. A Cor Amarela
  6. A Base de Guantánamo
  7. Falso Leblon
  8. Incompatibilidade de Gênios
  9. Tarado ni Você
  10. Menina da Ria
  11. Ingenuidade
  12. Lapa
  13. Diferentemente

Percy Sledge

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On April 14, 2015, Percy Tyrone Sledge died aged 73. He was singer, best known for the song “When a Man Loves a Woman”. The song was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc in US by “RIAA”. Sledge received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation’s Career Achievement Award and in 2005, he was inducted into the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame”.

Jill Sobule: California Years

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On April 14, 2009, “Pinko Records” label released “California Years”, the seventh Jill Sobule studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Jill Sobule – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, piano
  • Mark Goldenberg- vocals, guitar, slide guitar, piano
  • Bill DeMain – guitar
  • Dave Carpenter- vocals, piano
  • Greg Leisz- vocals, dobro, mandolin
  • Jamie Muhoberac- organ
  • Benmont Tench- organ
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Robin Eaton – vocals
  • Bryan Head – vocals
  • Geoff Pearlman – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Eaton and Jill Sobule except where noted.

  1. Palm Springs
  2. San Francisco
  3. Nothing to Prove
  4. Where Is Bobbie Gentry?
  5. A Good Life
  6. Sweetheart
  7. Empty Glass – Jill Sobule, Elise Thoron
  8. League of Failures
  9. Wendell Lee
  10. Bloody Valentine
  11. Mexican Pharmacy
  12. While You Were Sleeping – Bill Demain, Jill Sobule
  13. Spiderman – Bill Demain, Jill Sobule
  14. The Donor Song – Jill Sobule