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Alannah Myles: Same

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Alannah Myles

On March 28, 1989, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Alannah Myles album. It was recorded in 1988, at “McClear Place Studios”, “Eastern Sound”, “Sundown Sudios” and “Sounds Interchange Studios” in Toronto, and was produced by David Tyson and Christopher Ward.

Personnel:

  • Alannah Myles- lead and backing vocals
  • Kurt Schefter – guitars
  • David Wipper – acoustic guitar, mandolin
  • David Tyson- keyboards, bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Webster – bass
  • Jørn Andersen – drums
  • Gary Craig – drums
  • John Johnson – saxophone
  • Rick Waychesko – trumpet
  • Michael Sloski – percussion
  • Roberto Bartolucci – guitar overdubs
  • Scott Humphrey- keyboard programming
  • Lisa Dalbello- backing vocals
  • Peter Fredette – backing vocals
  • Dean McTaggart- backing vocals
  • Jackie Richardson- backing vocals
  • Christopher Ward- backing vocals
  • Pete Willis, Mike Jones – engineer
  • Kevin Doyle – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Lani – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Deborah Samuel – photography

Track listing:

  1. Still Got This Thing – Christopher Ward
  2. Love Is – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  3. Black Velvet – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  4. Rock This Joint – Christopher Ward
  5. Lover of Mine – Alannah Myles, Christopher Ward, David Tyson, Kit Johnson
  6. Kick Start My Heart – Shirley Eikhard, Chris Waters, Madeline Stone, Christopher Ward
  7. If You Want To – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  8. Just One Kiss – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  9. Who Loves You – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  10. Hurry Make Love – Nancy Simmonds

Graham Nash: Innocent Eyes

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On March 27, 1986, “Atlantic” label released “Innocent Eyes”, the fourth Graham Nash solo studio album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Craig Doerge, Stanley Johnston and Graham Nash.

Personnel:

  • Graham Nash – vocals, rhythm guitar, guitars, keyboards
  • Michael Landau – guitars
  • Jeff Southworth  – guitars
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitars
  • David Lindley – lead guitar
  • Craig Doerge – keyboards
  • Alan Pasqua: keyboards
  • Bill Boydston – keyboards, Linn drum programming
  • George “Chocolate” Perry – bass
  • Tim Drummond – bass
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Paul Bliss – bass, keyboards, drum programming
  • Kenny Loggins – additional vocal
  • Mark Williams – drums, drum overdubs
  • David Plantshon : drums
  • Mike Fisher – percussion
  • Joe Lala: percussion
  • Ian Wallace – drum over dubs
  • Kate Yester : additional vocal
  • James Taylor: additional vocal
  • Stanley Johnston  –  engineer
  • Jay Parti – engineer
  • Greg Ladanyi – mixing
  • Doug Sax, Mike Reese – LP mastering
  • Reed Fenton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Nash; except where noted.

  1. See You in Prague – Davitt Sigerson and Richie Zito
  2. Keep Away from Me
  3. Innocent Eyes – Paul Bliss
  4. Chippin’ Away – Tom Fedora
  5. Over the Wall
  6. Don’t Listen to the Rumours – John Palermo
  7. Sad Eyes
  8. Newday – Craig Doerge and Graham Nash
  9. Glass and Steel
  10. I Got a Rock

Stone Temple Pilots: Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop

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Stone Templen Pilots

On March 26, 1996, “Atlantic” label released “Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop”, the third Stone Temple Pilots albums. It was recorded October 1995 – January 1996, at “Westerly Ranch” at Santa Ynez, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Scott Weiland– vocals, percussion, art direction, design
  • Dean DeLeo– guitars, bass guitar, art direction, design
  • Robert DeLeo– bass guitar, guitars, vibraphone, electric harpsichord, percussion, backing vocals, art direction, design
  • Eric Kretz– drums, percussion, piano, art direction, design
  • Brendan O’Brien– piano, tambourine, organ, clavinet, percussion, mixing
  • Dave Ferguson – trumpet
  • Nick DiDia – recording engineer
  • Caram Costanzo – 2nd engineer
  • Chris Goss– vocal engineer
  • Tracy Chisholm – vocal engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ron Boustead – digital editing
  • John Heiden – art direction
  • John Eder – photography

Track listing:

  1. Press Play – Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz
  2. Pop’s Love Suicide – Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  3. Tumble in the Rough – Scott Weiland
  4. Big Bang baby – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  5. Lady Picture Show – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  6. And So I Know – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  7. Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart – Eric Kretz, Scott Weiland
  8. Art School Girl – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  9. Adhesive – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  10. Ride the Cliché – Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  11. Daisy – Robert DeLeo
  12. Seven Caged Tigers – Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Déjà Vu

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On March 11, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Déjà Vu”, the second Crosby, Stills & Nash album and the first in the quartet configuration of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It was recorded July – December 1969, at “Wally Heider’s Studio C” in San Francisco and “Wally Heider’s Studio III” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and  Neil Young. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Déjà Vu” at number 147 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. The album was certified 7 x Platinum in US by “RIIA”.

Personnel

  • David Crosby— vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stephen Stills— vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Graham Nash— vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Neil Young— vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica
  • Dallas Taylor— drums
  • Greg Reeves— bass
  • Jerry Garcia— pedal steel guitar
  • John Sebastian— harmonica

Track listing

  1. Carry On – Stephen Stills
  2. Teach Your Children – Graham Nash
  3. Almost Cut Your Hair – David Crosby
  4. Helpless – Neil Young
  5. Woodstock – Joni Mitchell
  6. Déjà vu – David Crosby
  7. Our House – Graham Nash
  8. 4 + 20 – Stephen Stills
  9. Country Girl – Neil Young
  10. Everybody I Love You – Stephen Stills, Neil Young

Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

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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:

  1. Respect – Otis Redding
  2. Drown in My Own Tears – Henry Glover
  3. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon
  4. Soul Serenade – Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon
  5. Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
  6. Baby, Baby, Baby – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
  7. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
  8. Good Times – Sam Cooke
  9. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
  10. Save Me – Curtis Ousley, Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
  11. A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke

 

Foreigner: Same

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Foreigner

On March 8, 1977, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled,  debut Foreigner studio album. It was recorded in November 1976 at “The Hit Factory” and “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by John Sinclair, Gary Lyons, Mick Jones and Ian McDonald. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and 5× Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Lou Gramm– lead vocals, percussion
  • Mick Jones– leaf vocals, guitar, backing vocals, keyboards,
  • Ian McDonald- guitar, horns, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Al Greenwood– keyboards, synthesizer
  • Ed Gagliardi– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dennis Elliott– drums, backing vocals
  • Ian Lloyd –backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Feels Like the First Time – Mick Jones
  2. Cold as Ice – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  3. Starrider – Al Greenwood, Mick Jones
  4. Headknocker – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
  5. The Damage Is Done – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  6. Long, Long Way from Home – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm, Ian McDonald
  7. Woman Oh Woman – Mick Jones
  8. At War with the World – Mick Jones
  9. Fool for You Anyway – Mick Jones
  10. I Need You – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones

Mike + the Mechanics: Beggar On A Beach Of Gold

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On March 6, 1995, “Atlantic” label released “Beggar on a Beach of Gold”, the fourth Mike + the Mechanics album. It was recorded  1993 -1995, and was produced by Mike Rutherford and Christopher Neil.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rutherford– guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Paul Carrack– vocals, keyboards
  • Paul Young– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Peter Van Hooke– drums
  • Adrian Lee– keyboards
  • Clem Clempson– guitar
  • A. Robertson– keyboards
  • Paul “Wix” Wickens– keyboards
  • Andy Newmark– drums
  • Gary Wallis– drums
  • Katie Kissoon– backing vocals
  • Tessa Niles– backing vocals
  • Dale Newman – programming
  • David Frangioni – drum programming
  • Rich Mendelson – drum programming

Track listing:

  1. A Beggar on a Beach of Gold – Mike Rutherford, A. Robertson
  2. Another Cup of Coffee – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
  3. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
  4. Mea Culpa – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
  5. Over My Shoulder – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
  6. Someone Always Hates Someone – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
  7. The Ghost of Sex and You – Mike Rutherford, B.A.Robertson
  8. Web of Lies – Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
  9. Plain and Simple – Mike Rutherford, B.A.Robertson
  10. Something to Believe In – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
  11. A House of Many Rooms – Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson
  12. I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
  13. Going, Going… Home – Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil

Aretha Franklin: Let Me In Your Life

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On February 25, 1974, “Atlantic” label released “Let Me in Your Life”, the twenty-first Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded April – September 1973, at the “Whitney Studios” in Glendale, and was produced by Jerry Wexler and Aretha Franklin.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic and electric piano
  • Donny Hathaway- acoustic and electric piano
  • Bob James- organ, keyboards
  • David Spinozza- guitar
  • Cornell Dupree- guitar
  • Hugh McCracken– guitar
  • Deodato- arranger, electric piano
  • Kenneth Bichel- synthesizer
  • Richard Tee- keyboards
  • Stanley Clarke– bass
  • Chuck Rainey- bass
  • Willie Weeks- bass
  • Rick Marotta- drums
  • Bernard “Pretty” Purdie- drums
  • Pancho Morales – percussion
  • Ralph MacDonald- percussion
  • Arif Mardin- string arranger
  • Gene Orloff- concert master
  • Joe Farrell- tenor saxophone, flute
  • Ernie Royal- trumpet
  • Gwen Guthrie- backing vocals
  • Margaret Branch – backing vocals
  • Cissy Houston- backing vocals
  • Ann S. Clark – backing vocals
  • Sylvia Shemwell – backing vocals
  • Myrna Smith- backing vocals
  • Judy Clay- backing vocals
  • Deirdre Tuck Corley – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Let Me in Your Life – Bill Withers
  2. Every Natural Thing – Eddie Hinton
  3. Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  4. I’m in Love – Bobby Womack
  5. Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) – Clarence Paul,Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnax
  6. The Masquerade is Over – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
  7. With Pen in Hand – Bobby Goldsboro
  8. Oh Baby – Aretha Franklin
  9. Eight Days On the Road – Michael Gayle, Jerry Ragovoy
  10. If You Don’t Think – Aretha Franklin
  11. A Song for You – Leon Russell

Yes: The Yes Album

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On February 19, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “The Yes Album”, the third Yes studio album. It  was recorded in 1970, at “Lyceum Theatre” and at “Advison Studios” in London, and was produced by John Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford and Eddie Offord. “The Yes Album” was certified  Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • John Anderson – lead vocals, percussion
  • Steve Howe– vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, vachalia
  • Tony Kaye– piano, organ, moog
  • Chris Squire– vocals, bass guitar
  • Bill Bruford– drums, percussion
  • Colin Goldring– recording
  • Jon Goodchild – design
  • Phil Franks, Barry Wentzell – photography

Track listing:

  1. Yours Is No Disgrace – Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye and Bill Bruford
  2. Clap – Steve Howe
  3. Starship Trooper – Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire
  4. Life Seeker
  5. Disillusion
  6. Würm
  7. I’ve Seen All Good People – Jon Anderson, Chris Squire
  8. Your Move
  9. All Good People
  10. A Venture – Jon Anderson
  11. Perpetual Change – Jon Anderson, Chris Squire

Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Last Rebel

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On February 16, 1993, “Atlantic” label released “The Last Rebel”, the seventh Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Emerald Sound Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Barry Beckett.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Gary Rossington– guitar
  • Ed King– guitar
  • Randall Hall – guitar
  • Billy Powell– piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass
  • Kurt Custer –drums, percussion
  • Dale Krantz Rossington –backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Good Lovin’s Hard to Find – Ed King,Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Robert White Johnson
  2. One Thing – Kurt Custer, Ed King, Dale Krantz-Rossington, Rossington, J. Van Zant
  3. Can’t Take That Away – Michael Lunn, J. Van Zant, Robert White Johnson
  4. Best Things in Life – Tom Keifer, Rossington, J. Van Zant
  5. The Last Rebel – Lunn, Rossington, J. Van Zant, White Johnson
  6. Outta Hell in My Dodge – Randall Hall, King, J. Van Zant, White Johnson
  7. Kiss Your Freedom Goodbye – Ed King, J. Van Zant
  8. South of Heaven – Michael Lunn, Rossington, J. Van Zant, White Johnson
  9. Love Don’t Always Come Easy – Ed King, J. Van Zant
  10. Born to Run – Ed King, Rossington,Donnie Van Zant, J. Van Zant