On March 3, 2023, David Perry Lindley died aged 78. He was musician (violin, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, upright and electric bass, cittern, bağlama, gumbus, charango, cümbüş, oud and zither. Lindley was founding member of the bands Kaleidoscope and El Rayo-X, recorded and performed with Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Mayfield, Dolly Parton, Waren Zevon, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, David Crosby, Terry Reid, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Toto, Rod Stewart, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh, Henry Kaiser, G. E. Smith, Wally Ingram, Hani Naser, Leonard Cohen, The Youngbloods, America, Maria Muldaur, Iain Matthews, Lonnie Mack, Karla Bonoff, Jimmy Barnes, Emmylou Harris, Tanita Tikaram, Marshall Crenshaw, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Joseph, Dzukis Kuche, Ben Harper, Jordan Zevon, Rickie Lee Jones, Arlen Roth and The Sound Field.
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Ben Harper and the Relentless 7: White Lies for Dark Times
On May 5, 2009, “Virgin” label released “White Lies for Dark Times”, album by Ben Harper and Relentless7 (the ninth Ben Harper album overall). It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Denny Kalb, Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jesse Ingalls and Jordan Richardson.
Personnel:
- Ben Harper – vocals, slide guitar
- Jason Mozersky – guitar
- Jesse Ingalls – bass
- Jordan Richardson – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Harper.
- Number With No Name
- Up To You Now
- Shimmer & Shine
- Lay There & Hate Me
- Why Must You Always Dress in Black
- Skin Thin
- Fly One Time
- Keep It Together (So I Can Fall Apart)
- Boots Like This
- The Word Suicide
- Faithfully Remain
Beth Orton: Central Reservation
On March 9, 1999, “Heavenly Records” label released “Central Reservation”, the second Beth Orton studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “The Church”, “September Sound”, “RAK”, “Olympic”, “Little Joey’s” and “The Garden Shed”, and was produced by Victor Van Vugt, Ben Watt, Mark Stent, Beth Orton, Dr. Robert and David Roback. The album won Beth Orton the “Best British Female Artist” at the 2000 “BRIT Music Awards”.
Personnel:
- Beth Orton – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Ted Barnes — acoustic, slide and electric guitar, bouzouki
- Dr. Robert — guitar
- Ben Harper — electric guitar
- Ben Watt — guitar, keyboards, noise, programming, engineer, mixing
- Dr. John — piano
- Sean Read — piano, keyboards
- Henry Olsen — bass
- Ali Friend — bass
- Andy Waterworth — double bass
- Will Blanchard — drums
- Lascelles Gordon — percussion
- David Friedman — vibraphone
- Calina de la Mare — violin
- Beki Doe — violin
- Howard Gott — violin
- Ruth Gottlieb — violin
- Lucy Wilkins — violin
- Becca Ware — viola
- Sara Wilson — cello
- Oliver Kraus — cello
- Terry Callier — background vocals
- Giles Hall — engineer
- Dick Meaney — engineer
- Trevor Smith — engineer
- Victor Van Vugt — engineer
- John Wood — engineer
- Peter Hill — engineer assistant
- Andy Bradfield — mixing
- Dr. Robert — mixing
- Beki Doe — mixing
- Oliver Kraus — mixing
- David Roback — mixing
- Paul Walton — mixing assistant
- Tim Young — mastering
- Sam Harris — photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Beth Orton except where noted.
- Stole Car
- Sweetest Decline
- Couldn’t Cause Me Harm
- So Much More
- Pass in Time
- Central Reservation
- Stars All Seem To Weep
- Love Like Laughter – Beth Orton, Ted Barnes
- Blood Red River
- Devil Song
- Feel To Believe
- Central Reservation (The Then Again Version)
Fistful of Mercy: As I Call You Down
On October 5, 2010, “Hot Records” label released “As I Call You Down”, the debut Fistful of Mercy studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Dhani Harrison, Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur, Jim Keltner and Jessy Greene.
Personnel:
- Dhani Harrison – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
- Ben Harper – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, acoustic, electric and slide guitar
- Joseph Arthur – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
- Jessy Greene – violin
- Jim Keltner – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, and Dhani Harrison.
- In Vain or True
- I Don’t Want to Waste Your Time
- As I Call You Down
- Father’s Som
- Fistful of Mercy
- 30 Bones
- Restore Me
- Things Go ‘Round
- With Whom You Belong
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite: No Mercy in This Land
On March 30, 2018, “Anti” label released “No Mercy in This Land” the fourteenth Ben Harper and the twelfth Charlie Musselwhite studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Village Studios” in Santa Monica, and was produced by Ethan Allen.
Personnel:
- Ben Harper – vocals, piano, acoustic, slide and electric guitar
- Charlie Musselwhite – vocals, harmonica
- James Mozersky – lead guitar
- Jesse Ingalls – double and electric bass, piano, organ
- Jimmy Paxson – drums, percussion
- Lawrence Azerrad – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Harper; except where noted.
- When I Go – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jesse Ingalls
- Bad Habits
- Love and Trust
- The Bottle Wins Again (Blues) – Ben Harper, Jesse Ingalls
- Found the One – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jimmy Paxson
- When Love Is Not Enough – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
- Trust You to Dig My Grave
- No Mercy in This Land
- Movin’ On
- Nothing at All
Sheryl Crow: Detours
On February 5, 2008, “A&M” label released “Detours”, the sixth Sheryl Crow studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Hit Farm” in Nashville, “Odditorium Recorders” in California, “Sage and Sound Studios” in Hollywood, “Glenwood Place Studios” in Burbank, “The Pass Studios” in Los Angeles, “2 Seas Records” in Bahrain, and was produced by Bill Bottrell.
Personnel:
- Sheryl Crow – vocals, choir, chorus, organ, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, accordion, handclapping
- Bill Bottrell – vocals, choir, chorus, organ, synthesizer, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic bass, synthesizer bass, percussion, pedal steel, drums, marimba, pipe, mellotron, acoustic bass, string arrangements, drum programming, wurlitzer, engineer, mixing,
- Doyle Bramhall II – electric guitar
- Mike Elizondo – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, sampling, drum programming
- Jeff Trott – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals, choir, chorus, slide guitar
- Brian MacLeod – percussion, drums, sampling, drum programming
- Jeremy Stacey – piano, drums, timbales, vocals, kalimba
- Ben Harper – vocals
- Marva Soogrim – vocals
- Rosanna Arquette – vocals
- Ahmed AlHirmi – vocals
- Abdulla AlKhalifa – vocal arrangements, vocal producer
- Matt Butler – cello
- Wyatt Crow – noise
- Greg d’Augelli – brass
- Mike Rowe – flute sample
- Eric Fritsch – engineer
- Matt Tait – engineer
- Alex Pavlides – engineer assistant
- Brendan Dekora – engineer assistant
- Zeph Sowers – engineer assistant
- Ken Takahashi – engineer assistant
- David Allen Young – engineer assistant
- Adrián Agustin – engineer assistant
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Teresa Bustillo – assistant
- Julian Peploe – art direction, package design
- Catherine Berclaz – art direction, creative director
- Norman Jean Roy – photography
- Chris Hudson – production coordination
- Shari Sutcliffe – contractor
Track listing:
All tracks by Sheryl Crow, except where noted.
- God Bless This Mess
- Shine over Babylon – lyrics by Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, music by Shery Crow, Bill Bottrell, Brian MacLeod, Eric Schermerhorn
- Love Is Free – Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell
- Peace Be Upon Us – Sheryl Crow, Mike Elizondo, Bill Bottrell, Jeff Trott
- Gasoline – Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, Jeff Trott
- Out of Our Heads – lyrics by Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, music by Bill Bottrell
- Detours
- Now That You’re Gone
- Drunk with the Thought of You
- Diamond Ring – Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott
- Motivation – Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell
- Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)
- Love Is All There Is – Sheryl Crow, Mike Elizondo, Jeff Trott
- Lullaby for Wyatt
Ringo Starr: Y Not
On January 12, 2010, “Hip-O” and “UMe” labels released “Y Not”, the 16th Ringo Starr album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Bruce Sugar and Ringo Starr.
Personnel:
- Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) – lead and backing vocals, drums, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Steve Dudas – guitar
- David A. Stewart – guitar
- Billy Squier – guitar
- Keith Allison – guitar, backing vocals
- Joe Walsh – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Benmont Tench – Hammond organ, piano
- Bruce Sugar – keyboards, engineer
- Michael Bradford – bass guitar
- Don Was – bass guitar, upright bass
- Paul McCartney – bass guitar, additional vocals
- Edgar Winter – horns, tenor and alto saxophones, backing vocals
- Ann Marie Calhoun – violin
- Tina Sugandh – tabla and chanting
- Joss Stone – lead vocals
- Ben Harper – backing vocals
- Richard Marx – backing vocals
- Cindy Gomez – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Fill in the Blanks – Richard Starkey, Joe Walsh
- Peace Dream – Richard Starkey, Gary Wright, Gary Nicholson
- The Other Side of Liverpool – Richard Starkey, Dave Stewart
- Walk With You – Richard Starkey, Van Dyke Parks
- Time – Richard Starkey, Dave Stewart
- Everyone Wins – Richard Starkey, Johnny Warman
- Mystery in the Night – Richard Starkey, Richard Marx
- Can’t Do It Wrong – Richard Starkey, Gary Burr
- Y Not – Richard Starkey, Glen Ballard
- Who’s Your Daddy – Richard Starkey, Joss Stone
Roy Harper & The Innocent Criminals: Lifeline
On August 28, 2007, “Virgin” label released “Lifeline”, the eight Ben Harper album (Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals). It was recorded in 2006 at “Gang Studios” in Paris and was produced by Ben Harper.
Personnel:
- Ben Harper– vocals, guitars
- Michael Ward- guitar
- Jason Yates – keyboards
- Juan Nelson – bass
- Oliver Charles – drums
- Leon Mobley- percussion
- Michelle Haynes, Rovleta Fraser – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Harper, Michael Ward, Jason Yates, Juan Nelson, Oliver Charles and Leon Mobley, except where noted.
- Fight Outta You
- In the Colors
- Fool for a Lonesome Train
- Needed You Tonight
- Having Wings
- Say You Will
- Younger Than Today
- Put It on Me
- Heart of Matters
- Paris Sunrise #7 – Ben Harper
- Lifeline – Ben Harper
Ben Harper: Give Till It’s Gone
On May 10, 2011, “Virgin” label released “Give Till It’s Gone”, the tenth Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Groove Masters”, “Eldorado Recording Studios”, “Wire Recording” and “Radio 1, Austin”.
Personnel:
- Ben Harper – vocals, slide guitar
- Jackson Browne – vocals
- Kyle Crusham – guitar, keyboards, organ, engineer
- Jason Mozerksy – guitar
- Jesse Ingalls – bass
- Ringo Starr – drums
- Jordan Richardson – drums
- Jessy Greene – violin, string arrangements
- Adam Lasus – engineer, mixing
- Danny Kalb – engineer, mixing
- Pete Lyman – engineer
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Varnish Studio Inc – art direction, design
Track listing:
- Don’t Give Up on Me Now – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
- I Will Not Be Broken – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
- Rock’n’Roll Is Free – Ben Harper
- Feel Love – Ben Harper, Jason Mozerscky
- Clearly Severely – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jordan Richardson
- Spilling Faith – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jordan Richardson, Richard Starkey, Jesse Ingalls
- Get There from Here – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jordan Richardson, Richard Starkey, Jesse Ingalls
- Pray That Our Love Sees the Dawn – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
- Waiting On a Sign – Ben Harper, Jesse Ingalls
- Dirty Little Lover – Ben Harper, Jordan Richardson
- Do It for You, Do It for Us – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jesse Ingalls
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals: Call It What It Is
On April 8, 2016, “Stax” label released “Call It What It Is”, the thirteenth Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ben Harper, Ethan Allen, Juan Nelson, Leon Mobley, Oliver Charles, Jason Yates and Michael Ward.
Personnel:
- Ben Harper – vocals, guitar, slide guitar
- Michael Ward – guitar, backing vocals
- Jason Yates – Hammond B3, piano, Fender Rhodes], Wurlitzers], clavinet, guitar, backing vocals
- Juan Nelson – bass, backing vocals
- Leon Mobley – percussion, bongos, cabasa, claves, congas, djembe, flexitone, music stand, shaker, tambourine, triangle, viber flab, wind chimes, whirly tube, backing vocals
- Oliver Charles – drums, Djun Djun percussion, backing vocals
- Gabriel Burch, Matt Dyson, Will Wetzel – engineer assistant
- Ethan Allen – mixing
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Tom Dolan – design
- Danny Clinch – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Harper, except where noted.
- When Sex Was Dirty
- Deeper and Deeper – Ben Harper, Michel Ward
- Call What It Is
- How Dark Is Gone – Ben Harper, Jason Yates, Leon Mobley
- Shine
- All That Has Grown
- Pink Balloon – Ben Harper, Jaclyn Harper
- Finding Our Way – Ben Harper, Oliver Charles
- Bones
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