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Jimmy Buffet: Living and Dying in ¾ Time

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In February 1974, “Dunhill” label released “Living and Dying in ¾ Time”, the fourth Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in October 1973, at “Woodland Sound Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Don Gant.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Buffett – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Lanny Fiel – acoustic, electric and slide guitar
  • Reggie Young – electric guitar
  • Doyle Grisham – pedal steel guitar
  • Mike Utley – keyboards
  • Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Sammy Creason – drums
  • Ferrell Morris – congas, vibes
  • Billy Puett – horns
  • Don Gant, Buzz Cason, Bergen White – backing vocals
  • Bergen White – string and horn arrangements
  • David McKinley – recording
  • Tommy Semmes – mixing
  • Bob Sowell – mastering
  • Rick Bibby – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Buffett, except where noted.

  1. Pencil Thin Mustache
  2. Come Monday
  3. Ringling, Ringling
  4. Brahma Fear
  5. Brand New Country Star – V. Arnold, Jimmy Buffett
  6. Livingston’s Gone to Texas
  7. The Wino and I Know
  8. West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown
  9. Saxophones
  10. Ballad of Spider John – Willis Alan Ramsey
  11. God’s Own Drunk – Lord Buckley

Jimmy Buffett: A1A

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In December 1974, “Dunhill” label released “A1A”, the fifth Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Don Gant.

Personnel:

The Third Coral Reefer Band

  • Jimmy Buffett – vocals, guitar
  • Roger Bartlett – acoustic lead guitar
  • Steve Goodman – acoustic lead guitar
  • Reggie Young – electric lead guitar
  • Doyle Gresham – pedal steel
  • Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Mike Utley – piano, organ
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Sammy Creason – drums
  • Buzz Cason, Bergen White, Don Gant – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Making Music for Money – Alex Harvey
  2. Door Number Three – Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman
  3. Dallas – Roger Bartlett
  4. Presents to Send You – Jimmy Buffett
  5. Stories We Could Tell – John B. Sebastian
  6. Life Is Just a Tire Swing – Jimmy Buffett
  7. A Pirate Looks at Forty – Jimmy Buffett
  8. Migration – Jimmy Buffett
  9. Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season – Jimmy Buffett
  10. Nautical Wheelers – Jimmy Buffett
  11. Tin Cup Chalice – Jimmy Buffett

Roy Orbison: Regeneration

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In November 1976, “Monument Records” label released “Regeneration”, the twentieth Roy Orbison album. It was recorded January – August 1976, and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison – vocals
  • Grady Martin, John Christopher, Reggie Young, Steve Gibson – guitar
  • Bobby Emmons, Bobby Wood, Shane Keister – keyboards
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
  • Gene Chrisman, Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Billy Puett, Dennis Good, George Tidwell – horns
  • Bergen White, Buzz Cason, Dennis Linde, Diane Tidwell, Ginger Holladay, Janie Fricke, Laverna Moore, Lisa Silver, Sheri Kramer, The Cherry Sisters, Tom Brannon – backing vocals
  • Brenton Banks, Byron Bach, Carl Gorodetzky, Christian Teal, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Martha McCrory, Martin Katahn, Marvin Chantry, Pam Sixfin, Roy Christensen, Sheldon Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Steven Smith, Virginia Christensen – strings
  • Bill Justis – arranger
  • Bergen White – arranger

Track listing:

  1. I’m a Southern Man – Tony Joe White
  2. No Chain at All – Bob Morrison
  3. Old Love Song – Bob Morrison, Alice Kiester
  4. Can’t Wait – Alan Rush, Dennis Linde
  5. Born to Love Me – Bob Morrison
  6. Blues in My Mind – Fred Rose
  7. Something They Can’t Take Away – Kris Kristofferson
  8. Under Suspicion – Alan Rush, Dennis Linde
  9. I Don’t Really Want You – Dennis Linde
  10. Belinda – Dennis Linde

Jerry Lee Lewis: Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin’

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On October 3, 1978, “Mercury” label released “Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin’”, the 34th Jerry Lee Lewis studio album. It was recorded 1977 – 1978, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jerry Kennedy.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Lee Lewis – lead vocals
  • Jimmy Capps, Johnny Christopher, Ray Edenton, Duke Faglier, Jerry Kennedy, Grady Martin, Jerry Shook, Pete Wade, Chip Young – guitar
  • Pete Drake, Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Harold Bradley – six-string bass guitar 
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
  • Bob Moore – upright bass
  • Mike Leech – bass
  • Jerry Carrigan, Buddy Harman – drums
  • Kenny Lovelace – fiddle
  • George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight, Sheldon Kurland, Christian Teal, Samuel Terranova, Stephanie Woolf – strings
  • Janie Fricke, Ginger Holladay, Millie Kirkham, The Jordanaires, Bergen White, Trish Williams – backing vocals
  • Bergen White – strings arrangements

Track listing:

  1. I’ll Find It Where I Can – Michael Clark, Zack Van Arsdale
  2. Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes – Slim Willet
  3. Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
  4. Last Cheaters Waltz – Sonny Throckmorton
  5. Wild and Wooly Ways – Bob Morrison, Alan Rush
  6. Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
  7. I Hate You – Leroy Daniels, Dan Penn
  8. Arkansas Seesaw – Michael Bacon, Thomas Cain
  9. Lucille – Albert Collins, Richard Penniman
  10. Pee Wee’s Place – Duke Faglier
  11. Before the Night Is Over – Ben Peters

Kris Kristofferson: The Silver Tongued Devil and I

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In July 1971, “Monument” label released “The Silver Tongued Devil and I”, the second Kris Kristofferson studio album. It was recorded in 1971 and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals, guitar
  • The Lady (Joan Baez) – vocal
  • Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Shook, Chris Gantry– guitar
  • Norbert Putnam, Bobby Dyson, Billy Swan– bass
  • Jerry Carrigan– drums
  • David Briggs, Donnie Fritts– keyboards
  • Norman Blake– dobro
  • Charlie McCoy– harmonica, vibes, trumpet
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Billy Swan, Donnie Fritts, Rita Coolidge– vocals
  • Bergen White – arrangements
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer
  • Tommy Strong – engineer
  • Mort Thomasson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Kris Kristofferson, except where noted.

  1. The Silver Tongued Devil and I
  2. Jody and the Kid
  3. Billy Dee
  4. Good Christian Soldier – Billy Joe Shaver, Bobby Bare
  5. Breakdown (A Long Way Home)
  6. Lovin’ Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
  7. The Taker – Kris Kristofferson, Shel Siverstein
  8. When I Loved Her
  9. The Pilgrim, Chapter 33
  10. Epitaph (Black and Blue) – Kris Kristofferson, Donnie Fritts

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: Jacksonville City Nights

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On September 26, 2005, “Lost Highway” label released “Jacksonville City Nights”, the seventh Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2005, in Nashville, TN, and in New York City, and was produced by Tom Schick.

Personnel:

The Cardinals

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • P. Bowersock – electric guitars
  • Jon Graboff – pedal steel, backing vocals
  • Catherine Popper – bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Brad Pemberton – drums, percussion
  • Bob Hoffnar – pedal steel
  • Norah Jones – vocals, piano
  • Glenn Patscha – piano, backing vocals
  • Joe McGinty – piano
  • Johnny T – drums
  • Claudia Chopek – violin
  • Michael Panes – violin
  • David Gold – violin, viola.
  • Julia Kent – cello.
  • Byron Isaacs – backing vocals.

The Nashville String Machine

  • Bergen White – arrangements, conductor
  • Carl Gorodetsky, Pamela Sixfin, Conni Ellisor, Allan Umstead, David Angell, Cathy Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin
  • Kris Wilkinson, Gary Vanosdale, Jim Grosjean – viola
  • Carole Rabinowitz, Bob Mason – cello

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ryan Adams, all music by Ryan Adams, J.P. Bowersock, Pemberton, Catherine Popper and Jon Graboff, except where noted.

  1. A Kiss Before I Go
  2. The End – Ryan Adams, Michael Panes
  3. Hard Way To Fall
  4. Dear John – Ryan Adams, Norah Jones
  5. The Hardest Part
  6. Games
  7. Silver Bullets
  8. Peaceful Valley
  9. September
  10. My Heart Is Broken – Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary
  11. Trains – Ryan Adams, Michael Panes
  12. Pa
  13. Withering Heights
  14. Don’t Fall Me Now

Elvis Presley: Moody Blue

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In July 1977, “RCA” label released “Moody Blue”, the final Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded February – October 1976, April 1977, and was produced by Felton Jarvis, Chick Crumpacker and Don Wardell. The album was a mixture of live and studio work, and included the four tracks from Presley’s final studio recording sessions in October 1976 and two tracks left over from the previous Graceland session in February 1976. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”, and 2 x Platinum in US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals, piano, guitars, executive producer
  • James Burton– lead guitar
  • John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
  • David Briggs– keyboards
  • Jerry Scheff– bass
  • Grayham Passmore – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt– drums
  • The Sweet Inspirations– backing vocals
  • Sherrill Nielson – backing vocals
  • Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
  • D. Sumner& The Stamps – backing vocals
  • Myrna Smith– backing vocals
  • Bergen White – string and horn arrangements
  • Dick Baxter – engineer
  • Don Wardell – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
  2. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – John Rostill
  3. Little Darlin’ – Maurice Williams
  4. Let Me Be There – John Rostill
  5. Way Down – Layng Martine, Jr.
  6. Pledging My Love – Don Robey, Ferdinand Washington
  7. Moody Blue – Mark James
  8. She Thinks I Still Care – Dickey Lee, Steve Duffy
  9. It’s Easy for You – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice

Townes Van Zandt: Our Mother the Mountain

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In April 1969, “Tomato” label released “Our Mother the Mountain”, the second Townes Van Zandt studio album. It was recorded in January 1969 in Los Angele and Nashville, and was produced by Kevin Eggers, Jim Malloy and Jack Clement.

Personnel:

  • Townes Van Zandt: vocals, guitar
  • David Cohen: guitar
  • Jack Clement: guitar
  • Mike Deasy: guitar
  • James Burton: dobro, guitar
  • Don Randi: keyboards
  • Ben Bennay: harmonica
  • Charlie McCoy: bass, guitar, harmonica, organ, recorder
  • Chuck Domanico: bass
  • Lyle Ritz: bass
  • Harvey Newmark: bass
  • John Clauder: drums
  • Donald Frost: drums
  • Jules Jacob: flute
  • Bergen White: string arrangements
  • Milton Glaser – artwork
  • Allen Vogel – photography

Track listing:

  1. Be Here to Love Me
  2. Kathleen
  3. She Came and She Touched Me
  4. Like A Summer Thursday
  5. Our Mother The Mountain
  6. Second Lovers Song
  7. John The Gambler
  8. Tecumseh Valley
  9. Snake Mountain Blues
  10. My Proud Mountains
  11. Why She’s Acting This Way

Elvis Presley: Elvis Country

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On January 2, 1971, “RCA” label released “Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old)”, the eleventh Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded June – September 1970, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley– vocals, guitar
  • James Burton– guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Eddie Hinton– guitar
  • Harold Bradley– guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar
  • Bobby Thompson – banjo
  • Buddy Spicher– fiddle
  • David Briggs– keyboards
  • Norbert Putnam– bass
  • Jerry Carrigan– drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • The Imperials Quartet– backing vocals
  • The Jordanaires– backing vocals
  • Joe Babcock – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham– backing vocals
  • Mary Holladay – backing vocals
  • Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
  • June Page – backing vocals
  • Sonja Montgomery – backing vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
  • Mary Greene – backing vocals
  • Temple Riser – backing vocals
  • Cam Mullins – string arrangements
  • Don Tweedy – string arrangements
  • Bergen White – horn arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Snowbird – Gene MacLellan
  2. Tomorrow Never Comes – Johnny Bond, Ernest Tubb
  3. Little Cabin on the Hill – Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt
  4. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Dave “Curly” Williams, Sunny David
  5. Funny How Time Slips – Willie Nelson
  6. I Really Don’t Want to Know – Howard Barnes, Don Robertson
  7. There Goes My Everything – Dallas Frazier
  8. It’s Your Baby, You Rock It – Shirl Milete, Nora Fowler
  9. The Fool – Naomi Ford, Lee Hazlewood
  10. Faded Love – Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills
  11. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water – Joe Babcock
  12. Make the World Go Away – Hank Cochran