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Victoria Williams: Loose

On October 18, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “Loose”, the third Victoria Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “American Recording Studios” in Woodland Hills, California, and was produced by Paul Fox.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Williams – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, dulcimer
  • Peter Buck – electric guitar, sitar
  • Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, dulcimer
  • Mark Olson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Williams – acoustic guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Tim Ray – piano, electric piano
  • Rami Jaffee – organ
  • Greg Cohen – acoustic bass, electric guitar
  • Don Heffington – drums, percussion
  • Scott Babcock – timpani, shaker
  • Paul Fox – chimes, shaker
  • Van Dyke Parks – accordion, arrangements
  • Tower of Power Horn Section – horns
  • Doug Weisselman – clarinet, bass harmonica, clay flute
  • Tammy Rogers – violin, viola, backing vocals
  • Lili Haydn – viola
  • Geri Stuyak – cello
  • The Richard Greene Fourteen – strings
  • Dave Pirner – vocals
  • Rose Stone – backing vocals
  • Gary Louris – backing vocals
  • Jean McClain – backing vocals
  • Mike Mills – backing vocals
  • David Williams – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Victoria Williams, except where noted.

  1. Century Plant
  2. You R Loved
  3. Harry Went to Heaven
  4. Crazy Mary
  5. When We Sing Together
  6. Polish Those Shoes
  7. Love
  8. What a Wonderful Life – Bob Thiele, George David Wess
  9. Waterfall
  10. Nature’s Way – Randy California
  11. Sunshine Country
  12. Happy to Have Known Pappy
  13. My Ally – Victoria Williams, Dave Pirner
  14. Hitchhiker’s Smile
  15. Get Away
  16. Psalms – Don Heffington

Lou Gramm: Long Hard Look

On October 9, 1989, “Atlantic” label released “Long Hard Look”, the second Lou Gramm studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “418 Studios” in Westlake Village, California, “Bear Track Studios” in Suffern, New York, “Stray Dogs Recording Studio” in Katonah, New York, and was produced by Peter Wolf and Eric Thorngren.

Personnel:

  • Lou Gramm – lead and backing vocals, percussion, arrangements
  • Dann Huff – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Nils Lofgren – electric guitar
  • Peter Maunu – electric guitar
  • Vivian Campbell – electric, lead and rhythm guitar
  • June Kuramoto – koto
  • Peter Wolf – keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Gary Corbett – keyboards
  • Bruce Turgon – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Ben Gramm – drums, percussion
  • Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
  • Merry Clayton – backing vocals
  • Siedah Garrett – backing vocals
  • Phillip Ingram – backing vocals
  • Darryl Phinessee – backing vocals
  • Ina Wolf – backing vocals
  • Reinhold Bilgeri – backing vocals
  • Robin Clark – backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Gonzalo Espinoza, Paul Ericksen – recording, mixing
  • Jules Bowen, Eric Thorngren – recording
  • Carlos Gollisher – recording assistant, production coordinator
  • Chris Bubacz, Doug Oberkircher – recording assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stephen Nider – project coordinator assistant
  • Bob Defrin – art direction, design
  • Roy Volkmann – photography

Track listing:

  • Angel with a Dirty Face – Lou Gramm, Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf
  • Just Between You and Me – Lou Gramm, Holly Knight
  • Broken Dreams – Lou Gramm, Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf
  • True Blue Love – Lou Gramm, Peter Wolf
  • I’ll Come Running – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon
  • Hangin’ on My Hip – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon
  • Warmest Rising Sun – Lou Gramm
  • Day One – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon, Peter Wolf
  • I’ll Know When It’s Over – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon
  • Tin Soldier – Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott

Director: We Thrive On Big Cities

On October 6, 2006, “Atlantic” label released “We Thrive on Big Cities”, the debut Director studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Michael Moloney, Eoin Aherne, Rowan Averill and Shea Lawlor.

Personnel:

  • Michael Moloney – vocals, guitars
  • Eoin Aherne – guitars
  • Rowan Averill – bass guitar
  • Shea Lawlor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Easy to Me
  2. Standing in My Way
  3. Reconnect
  4. I Only Realise
  5. She’s Saying Things
  6. Leave It to Me
  7. Come with a Friend
  8. Big Cities
  9. Can You Take It
  10. Never Know

Meat Puppets: Golden Lies

On September 26, 2000, “Atlantic” label released “Golden Lies”, the tenth Meat Puppets album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Curt Kirkwood and Paul Leary.

Personnel:

  • Curt Kirkwood – lead vocals, guitar, artwork
  • Kyle Ellison – vocals, guitar, co-producer
  • Andrew Duplantis – vocals, bass
  • Shandon Sahm – drums 
  • Mat Mitchell – programming
  • Jim Vollentine – engineer assistant
  • Brian “Big Bass” Gardner – mastering
  • Joseph Cultice – photography
  • Martin Ogolter – artwork
  • Shayne Ivy – artwork, design
  • John Plymale – co-producer

Track listing:

  1. Intro
  2. Armed and Stupid
  3. I Quit
  4. Lamp
  5. Hercules
  6. Batwing
  7. Take Off Your Clothes
  8. You Love Me
  9. Pieces of Me
  10. Push the Button
  11. Tarantula
  12. Endless Wave
  13. Wipeout
  14. Fatboy/Fat/ Requiem

Ornette Coleman: Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation

In September 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation”, the sixth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
  • Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Scott LaFaro – double bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Ed Blackwell – drums
  • Tom Dowd – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Free Jazz (Part One)
  2. Free Jazz (Part Two)

Aretha Franklin: La Diva

On September 6, 1979, “Atlantic” label released “La Diva”, the twenty-fifth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded February – May 1979, at “Penny Lane Studios” in New York City, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Aretha Franklin, Van McCoy, Skip Scarborough and Charles Kipps.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
  • Jack Cavari, Cornell Dupree, Tom Hanlon – guitar
  • Van McCoy – keyboards, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
  • Kenneth Ascher, Richard Tee, Paul Griffin – keyboards
  • Ken Bichel – synthesizer, orchestra bells
  • Brian Aslop, Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
  • Chris Parker – drums
  • Errol “Crusher” Bennett, George Devens – percussion
  • Richard Gibbs – rhythm arrangements
  • Arthur Jenkins – rhythm arrangements
  • Skip Scarborough – rhythm arrangements
  • Zulema Cusseaux – rhythm arrangements, backing vocals
  • Gene Orloff – conductor
  • Albert Bailey – backing vocals
  • Sharon Brown – backing vocals
  • Diane Destry – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Franklin – backing vocals
  • Richard Harris – backing vocals
  • Brenda Hilliard – backing vocals
  • Jerome Jackson – backing vocals
  • Pete Marshall – backing vocals
  • Pat Williamson – backing vocals
  • Lee Decarlo, Alan Varner – engineer
  • Rick Delana, Brian Marine, John Terrell – engineer assistant
  • George Piros – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Ladies Only – Aretha Franklin
  2. It’s Gonna Get a Bit Better – Lalome Washburn
  3. What If I Should Ever Need You – Charles H. Kipps
  4. Honey I Need Your Love – Aretha Franklin
  5. I Was Made for You – Clarence Franklin
  6. Only Star – Aretha Franklin
  7. Reasons Why – Skip Scarborough, Wanda Hutchinson, Wayne Vaughan
  8. You Brought Me Back to Life – Van McCoy
  9. Half a Love – Zulema Cusseaux
  10. The Feeling – Van McCoy

The Small Faces: Playmates

In August 1977, “Atlantic” label released “Playmates”, the fourth Small Faces (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Grange Sound Studios” in Chigwell, Essex, and was produced by Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan, Steve Marriott, Rick Wills and Shel Talmy.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Ian McLagan – vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Wills – vocals, bass guitar
  • Kenney Jones – vocals, drums
  • Joe Brown – mandolin, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Mel Collins – saxophone
  • Dave Hynes – backing vocals
  • Greg Ridley – backing vocals
  • P.P. Arnold – backing vocals
  • Vicki Brown – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. High and Happy – Steve Marriott
  2. Never Too Late – Steve Marriott. Ian McLagan
  3. Tonight – Ian McLagan, John Pidgeon
  4. Saylarvee – Steve Marriott
  5. Find It – Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones
  6. Lookin’ for a Love – J.W. Alexander, Zelda Samuels
  7. Playmates – Steve Marriott
  8. This Song’s Just for You – Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan
  9. Drive-In Romance – Ian McLagan, John Pidgeon

Smilin; in Tune – Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan

Roberta Flack: Chapter Two

On August 12, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Chapter Two”, the second Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded December 1969 – March 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn and King Curtis.

Personnel:

  • Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Donny Hathaway – piano, backing vocals. arrangements
  • Marshall Hawkins, Terry Plumeri, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
  • Ray Lucas, Bernard Sweetney – drums
  • Warren Smith – percussion
  • Chauncey Welsch, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Garnett Brown, George Marge, John Frosk, John Glasel, Trevor Lawrence – horns
  • Hubert Laws, Joe Gentle – alto and bass flute
  • Corky Hale – harp
  • John Swallow – euphonium
  • Alfred Brown, Arnold Black, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Max Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Noel Dacosta, Peter Buonconsiglio, Peter Dimitriades, Raoul Poliakin, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Seymour Myroff, Tosha Samaroff – strings
  • Eumir Deodato – conductor, horn and string arrangements
  • Joel Dorn – arrangements
  • King Curtis – arrangements, backing vocals
  • Gene McDaniels – backing vocals
  • Lew Hahn – recording, remix
  • Ira Friedlander – design
  • Jack Robinson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Reverend Lee – Gene McDaniels
  2. Do What You Gotta Do – Jimmy Webb
  3. Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan
  4. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
  5. Gone Away – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield
  6. Until It’s Time for You to Go – Buffy Sainte-Marie
  7. The Impossible Dream – Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh
  8. Business Goes on as Usual – Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff

Shorty Rogers: Martians Come Back!

In August 1956, “Atlantic” label released “Martians Come Back!”, the eleventh Shorty Rogers album. It was recorded October – December 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Shorty Rogers – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone
  • Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Don Fagerquist – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
  • John Graas – French horn
  • Paul Sarmento – tuba
  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Pete Jolly, Lou Levy – piano
  • Ralph Peña, Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Shorty Rogers, except where noted.

  1. Martians Come Back
  2. Astral Alley
  3. Lotus Bud
  4. Dickie’s Dream – Count Basie, Lester Young
  5. Papouche
  6. Serenade in Sweets
  7. Planetarium
  8. Chant of the Cosmos

Hubert Laws: Wild Flower

On July 22, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Wild Flower”, the seventh Hubert Laws album. It was recorded October – November 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, piccolo, electric flute
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Ron Carter, Richard Davis – double bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Ramon “Mongo” Santamaría – congas
  • Joe Chambers, Airto Moreira, Warren Smith – percussion
  • Bernard Eichen, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Aaron Rosand – violin
  • Julian Barber, Selwart Clarke, Harold Coletta, Richard Dickler, Harry Zaratzian – viola
  • Seymour Barab, Richard Bock, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman – cello
  • John Murtaugh – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Wild Flower – John Murtaugh
  2. Pensativa – Clare Fischer
  3. Equinox – John Coltrane
  4. Ashanti – John Murtaugh
  5. Motherless Child – traditional
  6. Yoruba – John Murtaug