In November 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Abandoned Luncheonette”, the second Daryl Hall & John Oates studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Atlantic Recording Studios”, “Advantage Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic and electric piano, keyboards
John Oates – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Chris Bond – mellotron, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
Jerry Ricks – acoustic guitar
Mark Horowitz – banjo
Pat Rebillot – organ
Richard Tee – acoustic piano
Steve Gelfand – bass
Gordon Edwards – bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Rick Marotta – drums, percussion
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Pancho Morales – congas
Joe Farrell – oboe, saxophone
Marvin Stamm – flugelhorn
Gloria Agostini – harp
John Blair – electric violin
Larry Packer – fiddle
Alan Ade, Jimmy Douglass, Lewis Hahn, Joel Kerr, Gene Paul – recording, engineer
Christopher Bond – mixing
Jimmy Douglass – mixing
Stephen Innocenzi – mastering
B. Wilson – design, photography
Tommy Mottola – coordinator
Christopher Bond – production assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Daryl Hall, except where noted.
When the Morning Comes
Had I Known You Better Then – John Oates
Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song) – John Oates
She’s Gone – Daryl Hall, John Oates
I’m Just a Kid (Don’t Make Me Feel Like a Man) – John Oates
On November 7, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “The Divine Miss M”, the debut Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegun, Barry Manilow. Geoffrey Haslam and Joel Dorn. The album was certified Platinum in US and Canada.
In June 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “B-Movie Matinee”, the second Nile Rodgers studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “The Power Station” and “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nile Rodgers and Tommy “Rock” Jymi.
Personnel:
Nile Rodgers – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
Alfa Anderson – lead and backing vocals
Tommy Jymi, Rob Sabino – keyboards
Jimmy Bralower – guitars, bass, drums
Frank Simms, George Simms, David Spinner, Curtis King – backing vocals
James Farber – recording, mixing
Eric Mahler – second engineer
Bobby Warner, Malcolm Pollack, Josh Abbey – additional engineer
Steve Rinkoff, Dave Greenberg, Ira McLaughlin, Dan Nash – additional second engineer
Joe Sidore, Gus “Nan Desuka” Skinas – digital engineering
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Mick Haggerty – design
Budd Tunnick, Kevin Jones – production manager
Track listing:
All tracks by Nile Rodgers, except where noted.
Plan-9 – Nile Rodgers, Jimmy Bralower
State Your Mind – Martin Celay
The Face in The Window – Eric Lowen, Rick Boston, Dan Navarro
On January 8, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Songs for the New Depression”, the third Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1972 – 1976, at “Secret Sound Studio” New York, N.Y., “Electric Lady” and “Media Sound Studios” in New York, N.Y., “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, N.Y., and was produced by Bette Midler, Joel Dorn, Ahmet Ertegün, Arif Mardin, Mark “Moogy” Klingman, and Jack Malken.
Personnel:
Bette Midler – lead and backing vocals, assistant engineer
Glaswegians Orchestra – arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin
Moogy Klingman – piano, electric piano, RMI Computer keyboard, Mini Korg synthesizer, harmonica, arranger and conductor
Ralph Schuckett – acoustic piano, clavinet, organ, Sound City piano, harmonium, string ensemble, arranger, conductor
Bob Dylan – vocals
Dick Hyman – piano
David Spinozza – guitar
Jerry Friedman – guitar
Todd Rundgren – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Webster – slide guitar
Rick Derringer – pedal steel guitar
Eric Weissberg – banjo, mandolin
Don Brooks – harmonica
Sivuca – accordion
Dominic Cortese – accordion
Boris Matusewitch – concertina
John Siegler – bass guitar
Milt Hinton – acoustic bass, bass guitar
John Miller – acoustic bass
Teddy Sommer – drums, percussion
Mark Rosengarden – drums, percussion
Steve Gadd – drums
John Wilcox – drums
Barbara Burton – percussion
Angel Allende – percussion
Jack Malken – additional percussion
Norman Pride – conga
Randy Brecker – horns, trumpet solo
Michael Brecker – horns
Barry Rogers – horns
Mel Davis – trumpet
William Siapin – flute
John Lissauer – saxophone, chimes, arranger, conductor
David Nadien – strings
Barry Finclair – strings
Raul Poliakin – strings
Tony Posk – strings
Gene Orloff – strings
Harry Lookofsky – strings
Charles McCracken – strings
Jessy Levy – strings
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
Luther Vandross – arranger, backing vocals
Dianne Sumler – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Erin Dickins – backing vocals
Annie Sutton – backing vocals
Donny Beard – backing vocals
Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals
Leata Galloway – backing vocals
Ben Harney – backing vocals
Rhetta Hughes – backing vocals
Thomas Moore – backing vocals
Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
Sharon Redd – backing vocals
Ramona Stubblefield – backing vocals
Clifford Townsend – backing vocals
Revelation – backing vocals
Rosie – backing vocals
Gotham – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor, backing vocals, remix
Marty Nelson – vocal arranger
Jack Malken – recording, remix engineer
Lew Hahn – recording, remix engineer
Jan Rathbun – engineer
Gerry Block – engineer assistant
Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
Richard Amsel – inner sleeve illustration
Michaele Vollbracht – shopping bag
Kenn Duncan – poster photography
Deborah Turbville – photography
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
I Don’t Want the Night to End – Phoebe Snow
Mr. Rockefeller – Jerry Blatt, Bette Midler
Old Cape Cod – Claire Rothrock, Allan Jeffrey, Milton Yakus
Buckets of Rain – Bob Dylan
Love Says It’s Waiting – Nick Holmes
Shiver Me Timbers / Samedi et Vendredi – Tom Waits, Bette Midler, Moogy Klingman
On April 1, 1968, “Vortex” label released “Life Between the Exit Signs”, the debut Keith Jarrett album. It was recorded on May 4, 1967, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
On October 1, 1975, “Atlantic” label released “Changes One”, the 47th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in December 1974, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ilhan Mimaroglu.
Personnel:
Charles Mingus– bass
George Adams– tenor saxophone
Jack Walrath– trumpet
Don Pullen– piano
Dannie Richmond– drums
Gene Paul– recording
Paula Scher– design
Nesuhi Ertegün– executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Mingus except where noted.
Remember Rockefeller at Attica
Sue’s Changes
Devil Blues – George Adams, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Charlie Mingus
In August 1974, “Atlantic” label released “AWB”, the second Average White Band studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City and “Cand Criteria Sound Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
Alan Gorrie– lead and co-lead vocals, backing vocals, bass, guitar
Hamish Stuart– lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass
Onnie McIntyre – guitar, backing vocals
Roger Ball– keyboards, alto and baritone saxophones, horns arrangements
Molly Duncan– tenor saxophone
Robbie McIntosh– drums, percussion
Ralph MacDonald– congas, percussion
Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker, Marvin Stamm, Mel Davis – trumpet
Glenn Ferris– trombone
Ken Bichel– mellotron
Gene Paul- mixing, engineer
Lewis Hahn, Karl Richardson, Steve Klein, Ron Albert, Howard Albert, Jimmy Douglass, Bobby Warner – engineer
Arif Mardin– mixing
Dennis King – mastering
Alan Pariser – direction
Alan Gorrie – logo concept
Tim Bruckner – front cover drawing
Barry Feinstein- design, photography
Track listing:
You Got It – Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie
Got the Love – Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Robbie McIntosh
Pick Up the Pieces – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Molly Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Robbie McIntosh, Ralph MacDonald
Person to Person – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Molly Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Robbie McIntosh, Ralph MacDonald
Work to Do – O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
Nothing You Can Do – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball
Just Wanna Love You Tonight – Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie
On November 15, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Loaded”, the fourth Velvet Underground (The) studio album. It was recorded April–August 1970, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan, Lou Reed, Doug Yule, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker and Adrian Barber. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Loaded” at number 110 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
Lou Reed – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano
Doug Yule – lead and backing vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, lead guitar, fuzz bass, drums, percussion
Sterling Morrison– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Maureen Tucker– vocals, drums
Adrian Barber– drums
Tommy Castagnaro – drums
Billy Yule– drums
Adrian Barber – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Reed except where noted.
Who Loves the Sun – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
Sweet Jane
Rock & Roll – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
Cool It Down – Lou Reed, Doug Yule
New Age
Head Held High
Lonesome Cowboy Bill – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
On June 20, 1978, “Atlantic” label released “Double Vision”, the second Foreigner studio album. It was recorded December 1977 – March 1978,at “Atlantic Recording Studios”, and was produced by Keith Olsen.
Personnel:
Lou Gramm– lead vocals, percussion
Mick Jones– led and backing vocals, guitar, piano
Ian McDonald– guitar, reeds, keyboards, backing vocals
Al Greenwood– keyboards, synthesizers
Ed Gagliardi– bass guitar, backing vocals
Dennis Elliott– drums, backing vocals
Ian Lloyd– backing vocals
Keith Olsen – engineer
Randy Mason – engineer assistant
Jimmy Douglass – mixing
Randy Mason – mixing assistant
Track listing:
Hot Blooded – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
Blue Morning, Blue Day – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
You’re All I Am – Mick Jones
Back Where You Belong – Mick Jones
Love Has Taken Its Toll – Lou Gramm, Ian McDonald
Double Vision – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
Tramontane – Al Greenwood, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald
On March 10, 1967, “Atlantic” label released “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You”, the eleventh Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in January and February, 1967 at “Fame Studio”, “Muscle Shoals” and “Atlantic Recording Studios”, in New York, and was produced by Jerry Wexler. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 83 ranking on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
Jimmy Johnson– guitar
Chips Moman– guitar
Dewey Oldham– keyboards
Tommy Cogbill– bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
King Curtis– tenor saxophone
Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet
Carolyn Franklin– backing vocals
Erma Franklin- backing vocals
Cissy Houston– backing vocals
Track listing:
Respect – Otis Redding
Drown in My Own Tears – Henry Glover
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon
Soul Serenade – Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon
Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
Baby, Baby, Baby – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
Good Times – Sam Cooke
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
Save Me – Curtis Ousley, Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
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