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Warren Zevon: The Wind

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On August 26, 2003, “Artemis Records” label released “The Wind”, the twelfth and final Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded September – December 2002, and was recorded at “Snakepit”, and was produced by Jorge Calderón, Noah Scot Snyder and Warren Zevon.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Ry Cooder – guitar, slide guitar
  • Bruce Springsteen – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jorge Calderón – Spanish-language vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, maracas, tres, backing vocals
  • Brad Davis – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Tommy Shaw – 12 string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Randy Mitchell – slide guitar, backing vocals
  • David Lindley – lap steel guitar, electric saz
  • Mike Campbell – electric guitar
  • Joe Walsh – electric guitar
  • James Raymond – piano
  • Reggie Hamilton – upright bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Don Henley – drums, backing vocals
  • Steve Gorman – drums
  • Luis Conte – drums, percussion, bongos
  • Gil Bernal – saxophone
  • Billy Bob Thornton – backing vocals
  • Dwight Yoakam – backing vocals
  • John Waite – backing vocals
  • Jackson Browne – backing vocals
  • Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – backing vocals, executive producer
  • T-Bone Burnett – backing vocals
  • Tom Petty – backing vocals
  • Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Greg Hayes – engineer
  • James Mitchell – engineer
  • Joe West – engineer
  • Noah Scot Snyder – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Hugh Brown – art direction
  • Matthew Rolston – cover photography
  • Bridgette Barr – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jorge Calderón and Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Dirty Life and Times – Warren Zevon
  2. Disorder in the House
  3. Knockin’ on a Heavens Door – Bob Dylan
  4. Numb as a Statue
  5. She’s Too Good for Me – Warren Zevon
  6. Prison Grove
  7. El Amore de Mi Vida
  8. The Rest of the Night
  9. Please Stay – Warren Zevon
  10. Rub Me Raw
  11. Keep Me in Your Heart

Marvin Gaye: In the Groove

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On August 26, 1968, “Tamla” label released “In the Groove”, the eighth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded 1967 – 1968, and was produced by Norman Whitfield, Ivy Jo Hunter and Frank Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • The Originals – backing vocals
  • Gladys Knight & The Pips – backing vocals
  • Telma Hopkins – backing vocals
  • Joyce Vincent Wilson – backing vocals
  • Pamela Vincent – backing vocals 
  • Herbart – design

Track listing:

  1. You – Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Coga, Ivy Jo Hunter
  2. Tear Ot on Down – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  3. Chained -Frank Wilson
  4. I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  5. At Last (I Found a Love) – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover
  6. Some Kind of Wonderful – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  7. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder
  8. Change What You Can – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover
  9. It’s Love I Need – Stephen Bowden, Ivy Jo Hunter
  10. Every Now and Then – Eddie Holland, Frank Wilson
  11. You’re What’s Happening (In the World Today) – George Gordy, Robert Gordy, Allen Story
  12. There Goes My Baby – Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson, George Treadwell

Glass Animals: How To Be A Human Being

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On August 26, 2016, “Wolf Tone” and “Caroline International” label released “How to Be a Human Being”, the second Glass Animals studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Wolf Tone Studios” in London, and was produced by David Bayley and John Bettis.

Personnel:

  • David Bayley – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, programming, art direction, design
  • Drew MacFarlane – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, percussion, additional vocals, programming
  • Edmund Irwin-Singer – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, percussion, programming
  • Joe Seaward – drums, percussion, additional vocals, programming
  • Charlie Seaward – flute
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer, mixing
  • David Wrench – mixing 
  • Riley MacIntyre – engineering assistance
  • Marta Salogni – mixing assistance
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Mat Cook – art direction, design
  • Neil Krug – photography
  • Paul Epworth – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bayley, except where noted.

  1. Life Itself – David Bayley, Tariq Tafo
  2. Youth  
  3. Season 2 Episode 3 – David Bayley, Ben McFadden
  4. Pork Soda
  5. Mama’s Gun – David Bayley, John Bettis, Richard Carpenter
  6. Cane Shuga
  7. Premade Sandwiches
  8. The Other Side of Paradies
  9. Take a Slice
  10. Poplar St.
  11. Agnes

Diana Krall: Love Scenes

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On August 26, 1997, “Impulse!” label released “Love Scenes”, the fourth Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Avatar” in New York City, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.

Personnel:

  • Diana Krall – lead vocals, piano, liner notes
  • Russell Malone – guitar
  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Lawrence Manchester – recording assistant
  • Koji Egawa – mixing assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Isabelle Wong – design
  • Rocky Schenck – photography
  • Marsha Black – project coordination

Track listing:

  1. All or Nothing at All – Jack Lawrence, Arthur Altman
  2. Peel Me a Grape – Dave Frishberg
  3. I Don’t Know Enough About You – Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour
  4. I Miss You So – Jimmy Henderson, Bertha Scott, Sid Robin
  5. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
  6. Lost Mind – Percy Mayfield
  7. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington
  8. You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry warren, Al Dubin
  9. Gentle Rain – Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey
  10. How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) – Irving Berlin
  11. My Love Is – Billy Miles
  12. Garden in the Rain – Carroll Gibbons, James Dyrenforth

Hubert Laws: The Rite Of Spring

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On August 26, 1971, “CTI” label released “The Rite of Spring”, the sixth Hubert Laws album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Wally Kane, Jane Taylor – bassoon
  • Bob James – piano, electric piano, electric harpsichord
  • Gene Bertoncini, Stuart Scharf – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Dave Friedman – vibraphone, percussion
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Pavane – Gabriel Fauré
  2. The Rite of Spring – Igor Stravinsky
  3. Syrinx – Claude Debussy
  4. Brandenburg Concerto #3 (First Movement) – Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Second Movement) – Johan Sebastian Bach

Embrace: How To Be A Person Like Other People

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On August 26, 2022, “Mobetta” label released “How to Be a Person Like Other People”, the eighth Embrace studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Magnetic North Studios” in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and was produced by Richard McNamara.

Personnel:

  • Danny McNamara – lead vocals, artwork concept
  • Richard McNamara – vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing, artwork concept
  • Mickey Dale – keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangements, artwork concept
  • Steve Firth – bass, artwork concept
  • Mike Heaton – drums, percussion, backing vocals, artwork concept
  • Nicole Hope Smith – additional backing vocals
  • Ellen Benn – additional backing vocals
  • James Smith – additional backing vocals
  • Ella McNamara – additional backing vocals
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Nathan McGrory – design, layout, artwork concept
  • Neil Chapman – artwork photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara, except where noted.

  1. Death Is Not the End
  2. We Are It
  3. Up
  4. Remember Me – Richard McNamara, Sarah Walk
  5. The Terms of My Surrender
  6. Run Away with Me
  7. Rubble – Danny McNamara, Mickey Dale
  8. I Miss You
  9. For Kate – Danny McNamara, Mickey Dale

Peter Frampton: Now

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On August 26, 2003, “33rd Street Records” label released “Now”, the twelve Peter Frampton album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Peter Frampton.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton – guitar, vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Bob Mayo – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • John Regan – bass
  • Chad Cromwell – drums, percussion
  • Don Fields – acoustic guitar
  • Gordon Kennedy – guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris McHugh – tambourine
  • Jed Leiber – keyboards
  • Irene Revels, Lana Dallas, Reggie Calloway – backing vocals
  • Kimmie Rhodes – backing vocals
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton and Gordon Kennedy, except where noted.

  1. Verge of a Thing
  2. Flying Without Wings
  3. Love Stands Alone – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy, Bob Mayo
  4. Not Forgotten
  5. Hour of Need – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy, Wayn Kirkpatrick
  6. Mia Rose – Peter Frampton, Kimmie Rhodes
  7. I’m Back
  8. I Need Ground
  9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
  10. Greens – Peter Frampton, Bob Mayo
  11. Above All – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy, Wayn Kirkpatrick

John Entwistle: The Rock

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On August 26, 1996, “Griffin” label released “The Rock”, the sixth John Entwistle studio album. It was recorded 1985 – 1986, at “Hammerhead Studio” in Gloucestershire, England, and was produced by Martin Adam and The Rock.

Personnel:

  • John Entwistle– bass guitar; trumpet, trombone, post-production, design
  • Gene Black – guitar
  • Devin Powers (Mark R. Adams) – guitar
  • Zak Starkey– drums
  • Adrian Cook – keyboards
  • Henry Small– lead and backing vocals; trumpet, trombone
  • Martin Adam – engineer
  • Jon Astley– mastering
  • Bob Pridden– post-production

Track listing:

All tracks by Henry Small and Devin Powers, except where noted.

  1. Stranger in a Strange Land – Thomas Whitlock, Eddie Money, Henry Small
  2. Love Doesn’t Last – John Entwistle
  3. Suzie – Henry Small, Devin Powers, Davitt Sigerson
  4. Bridges Under the Water – John Entwistle
  5. Heartache
  6. Billy
  7. Life After Love – John Entwistle
  8. Hurricane
  9. Too Much Too Soon
  10. Last Song – John Entwistle
  11. Country Hurricane