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The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Unlimited Love

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On April 1, 2022, “Warner Bros” label released “Unlimited Love”, the twelfth Red Hot Chili Peppers (The) album. It was recorded November 2020 – August 2021, at “Shangril-La” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
  • John Frusciante – co-lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, Mellotron
  • Flea – bass, piano, trumpet
  • Chad Smith – drums, percussion, tambourine, bass, shaker
  • Mathew Tollings – piano
  • Cory Henry – organ
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Josh Johnson – saxophone
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet
  • Vikram Devasthali – trombone
  • Aura T-09 – backing vocals
  • Bo Bodnar – engineer
  • Phillip Broussard Jr. – engineer
  • Jason Lader – engineer
  • Ethan Mates – engineer
  • Dylan Neustadter – engineer
  • Jonathan Pfarr – engineer assistant
  • Chaz Sexton – engineer assistant
  • Ryan Hewitt – recording, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – vinyl mastering
  • Vlado Meller – CD and digital mastering
  • Jeremy Lubsey – CD and digital mastering assistant
  • Chris Warren – band technician
  • Henry Trejo – band technician
  • Lawrence Malchose – studio technician
  • Charlie Bolois – studio technician
  • Gage Freeman – co-ordinator production
  • Eric Lynn – co-originator production
  • Sami Bañuelos – band assistant
  • Sarah Zoraya and Aura T-09 – design
  • Clara Balzary – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith.

  1. Black Summer
  2. Here Ever After
  3. Aquatic Mouth Gance
  4. Not the One
  5. Poster Child
  6. The Great Apes
  7. It’s Only Natural
  8. She’s a Lover
  9. These Are the Ways
  10. Whatchu Thinkin’
  11. Bastards of Light
  12. White Braids & Pillow Chair
  13. One Way Traffic
  14. Veronica
  15. Let ‘Em Cry
  16. The Heavy Wing
  17. Tengelo

Carole King: Colour of Your Dream

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On March 16, 1993, “Rhythm Safari” label released “Colour of Your Dreams”, the 15th Carole King studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Rude Stude Recording” in California, and was produced by Rudy Guess and Carole King.

Personnel:

  • Carole King – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, mixing
  • Rudy Guess – acoustic and electric guitar
  • J.J. Holiday – acoustic and slide guitar
  • Slash – lead guitar
  • Ted Andreadis – Hammond organ, keyboards
  • Robbie Kondor – synthesizer
  • John Humphrey – bass guitar
  • Jerry Angel, Danny Carey, Chris Frazier – drums
  • Lynn Coulter – drums, percussion
  • Danny Pelfrey – alto saxophone, backing vocals
  • Jim Avery – French horn
  • Linda Lee Lawley – backing vocals
  • Leata Galloway – backing vocals
  • Rudy Guess – engineer, mixing
  • John Bennett – engineer
  • Larry Mah – engineer
  • Evren Göknar – engineer
  • Malcolm Pollack – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Kosh – art direction, design
  • Robert Blakeman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Carole King, except where noted.

  1. Lay Down My Life
  2. Hold out for Love
  3. Standing in the Rain – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  4. Now and Forever
  5. Wishful Thinking
  6. Colour of Your Dreams
  7. Tears Falling Down on Me
  8. Friday’s Tie-Dye Nightmare
  9. Just One Thing
  10. Do You Feel Love
  11. It’s Never Too Late – Gerry Goffin, Carole King

Charles Lloyd and the Marvels: Tone Poem

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On March 12, 2021, “Blue Note” label released “Tone Poem”, album by Charles Lloyd and the Marvels (the 48th Charles Lloyd overall). It was recorded in 2020, at “Eastwest Studios”, “Noches Del Botánico” and Santa Barbara Sound Design”, and was produced by Charles Lloyd and Dorothy Darr.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd – alto flute, tenor saxophone, liner notes
  • Bill Frisell – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – guitar
  • Reuben Rogers – bass
  • Eric Harland – drums
  • Adam Camardella – recording
  • Dom Camardella – recording
  • Michael C. Ross – recording, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Dorothy Darr – design, photography
  • Meat and Potatoes Inc. – layout
  • Watanabe Toru – liner notes
  • Joe Harly – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Peace – Ornette Coleman
  2. Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
  3. Anthem – Leonard Cohen
  4. Dismal Swamp -Charles Lloyd
  5. Tone Poem – Charles Lloyd
  6. Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
  7. Ay Amor (Live) – Villa Fernandez Ignacio Jacinto
  8. Lady Gabor – Gabor Szabo
  9. Prayer – Charles Lloyd

Joe Satriani: Not of This Earth

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On December 18, 1986, “Relativity” label released “Not of This Earth”, the debut Joe Satriani album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Hyde Street” in San Francisco, and was produced by John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani.

Personnel:

  • Joe Satriani – guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass
  • John Cuniberti – vocals, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Campitelli – drums, percussion, DX, whistle
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Satriani.

  1. Not of This Earth
  2. The Snake
  3. Rubina
  4. Memories
  5. Brother John
  6. The Enigmatic
  7. Driving at Night
  8. Hordes of Locusts
  9. New Day
  10. The Headless Horseman

Karen O: Crush Songs

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On September 5, 2014, “Cult Records” label released “Crush Songs”, the debut Karen O (Karen Lee Orzolek) studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2010.

Personnel:

  • Karen O – vocals, recording, drawings, liner notes
  • Imaad Wasif – guitar
  • Dean Fertita – backing vocals
  • Nick Launay – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Young Kok Kim – painting
  • Julian Gross – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Karen O, except where noted.

  1. Ooo
  2. Rapt
  3. Visits
  4. Beast
  5. Comes the Night
  6. NYC Baby
  7. Other Side
  8. So Far
  9. Day Go By
  10. Body
  11. King
  12. Indian Summer – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
  13. Sunset Sun
  14. Native Korean Rock
  15. Singalong – Karen O, Jack Lawrence, Dean Fertita

Ray Lynch: No Blue Thing

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On August 15, 1989, “Music West” label released “No Blue Thing”, the fourth Ray Lynch studio album. It was recorded 1985 – 1989, at “Ray Lynch Production Studio” and “Different Fur” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ray Lynch.

Personnel:

  • Ray Lynch – keyboards, classical guitar, arrangements, mixing
  • Tom Canning – keyboards
  • Timothy Day – flute
  • Julie Ann Giacobassi – oboe, English horn
  • Amy Hiraga – violin
  • Basil Vendryes, Geraldine Walther – viola
  • David Kadarauch, Peter Wyrick – cello
  • Howard Johnson – engineer
  • Daniel Ryman – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Lynch.

  1. No Blue Thing
  2. Clouds Below Your Knees
  3. Here and Never Found
  4. Drifted in Deeper Land
  5. Homeward at Last
  6. Evening, Yes
  7. The True Spirit of Mom & Dad

Gino Vannelli: Black Cars

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On November 30, 1984, “HME” label released “Black Cars”, the eighth Gino Vannelli album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Larkfield Recording Studio”, “Westwind Studio”, and was produced by Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli and Ross Vannelli.

Personnel:

  • Gino Vannelli – lead and backing vocals, drums, drum programming, percussion, arranger, engineer
  • Mike Miller – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Joe Vannelli – synthesizers, synth bass, acoustic and electric piano, drum programming, arranger, engineer
  • Ross Vannelli – bass guitar, drum programming, percussion, backing vocals, arranger, engineer
  • Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar
  • David Garibaldi – drums
  • Mark Craney – drums
  • John Messerschmidt – backing vocals
  • Lori Lieberman – backing vocals
  • Ron Capone – engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Michael Hodgson – art direction, design
  • Moshea Brakha – photography
  • Shirley Klein – album coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Gino Vannelli, except where noted.

  1. Black Cars – Gino Vannelli, Roy Freeland
  2. The Other Man – Gino Vannelli, Roy Freeland
  3. It’s Over – Gino Vannelli, Ross Vannelli, Roy Freeland
  4. Here She Comes
  5. Hurts To Be in Love
  6. Total Stranger – Gino Vannelli, Roy Freeland, Bill LaBounty
  7. Just a Motion Away – Gino Vannelli, Ross Vannelli
  8. Imagination
  9. How Much

The Bar Keys: Nightcruising

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In November 1981, “Mercury” label released “Nightcruising”, the twelve Bar Kays (The) album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Ardent Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Allen Jones.

Personnel:

Personnel:

  • James Alexander – vocals, bass
  • Larry Dodson – vocals
  • Mark Bynum – vocals, keyboard
  • Winston Stewart – keyboards
  • Lloyd Smith – guitar
  • Michael Toles – guitar
  • Charles Allen – vocals, trumpet
  • Benjamin Cauley – trumpet
  • Harvey Henderson – saxophone
  • Frank Thompson – trombone
  • Bryan Smith – bass
  • Michael Beard – drums
  • Sherman Guy – vocals, percussion
  • Mervell Thomas – arranger
  • Henry Bush – engineer
  • Allen Jones – engineer, cover concept
  • Bernie Grundman – engineer
  • Mike McCarty – art direction
  • Tom Hill – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Mark Bynum, Winston Stewart, Lloyd Smith, Charles Allen, Benjamin Cauley, Harvey Henderson, Frank Thompson, Bryan Smith, Michael Beard, Sherman Guy and Allen Jones, except where noted.

  1. Nightcruising
  2. Hit and Run
  3. Feels Like I’m Falling in Love
  4. Freaky Behavior – Allen Jones, Howard Redmond, Jr.
  5. Touch Tone
  6. Unforgettable Dream
  7. Traffic Jammer
  8. Backseat Driver

John Frusciante & Josh Klinghoffer: A Sphere in the Heart of Silence

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On November 23, 2004, “Record Collection” label released “A Sphere in the Heart of Silence”, an album by John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer. It was recorded in April 2004, and was produced by John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer.

Personnel:

  • John Frusciante – lead and backing vocals, vocal treatments, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, bass, white noise, synthetic strings, drum treatments, synthesizer, programing, design
  • Josh Klinghoffer – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, arp string ensemble, guitar, bass, synthesizers, drum loops, drums, one note synth
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Reynolds – assistant
  • Jason Gossman – assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Mike Piscitelli – design
  • Lola Montes Schnabel – photography
  • Dave Lee – equipment technician

Track listing:

All tracks by John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer.

  1. Sphere
  2. The Afterglow
  3. Walls
  4. Communique
  5. At Your Enemies
  6. Surrogate People
  7. My Life

Sergio Mendes: Brasileiro

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On June 17, 1992, “Elektra” label released “Brasileiro”, the 37th Sérgio Mendes album. It was recorded April – October 1991, and was produced by Sérgio Mendes. In 1993, “Brasileiro” won “Grammy Award” for “Best World Music Album”.

Personnel:

  • Sérgio Mendes – lead and background vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, arranger, liner notes
  • Hermeto Pascoal – keyboards, arranger
  • Alfredo Moura – keyboards, synthesizer, arranger, horn arrangements, background vocals
  • Eric Persing – keyboards, keyboards programming, synthesizer, synthesizer horn, arranger
  • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Russell Ferrante – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jovino Santos Neto – keyboards
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
  • Claudio Jorge – acoustic guitar
  • Guinga – acoustic guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – bass
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Itibere Zwarg – bass
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Tião Neto – lead and backing vocals, percussion
  • Vai Quem Vem – percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Shapiro – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Marcio Bahia – drums
  • Carmen Alice – vocals, percussion
  • Sinhô – percussion
  • Zeca – percussion
  • Jair Rodrigues – percussion
  • Beloba – percussion
  • Alexandre Guedes – percussion
  • Meia Noite – percussion
  • Fabio Pascoal – percussion
  • Pernambuco – percussion
  • Mario Conceicao – percussion
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Paulo Dias – percussion
  • Gustavo Di Dalva – percussion
  • Alceu Do Cavaco – cavaquinho
  • Steve Tavaglione – flute, oboe, saxophone
  • Carlos Malta – flute, saxophone
  • Jerry Moore – tenor saxophone
  • Carlinhos Brown – vocals, backing vocals, percussion, arranger
  • Francisca Maria Monjardim – vocals, backing vocals
  • Leila Monjardim – vocals, backing vocals
  • Jurema Silva – vocals, backing vocals
  • Jussara Silva – vocals, backing vocals
  • Leo Silva – vocals, backing vocals
  • Robson Silva – vocals, backing vocals
  • Lourenco Olegario – vocals, backing vocals
  • Joe Pizzulo – vocals, backing vocals
  • Karla Preito – vocals, backing vocals
  • Carol Rogers – vocals, backing vocals
  • Gracinha Leporace – vocals, backing vocals
  • Kevyn Lettau – vocals, backing vocals
  • Cláudio Nucci – vocals
  • João Bosco – vocals
  • Kleber Jorge – backing vocals
  • Vivian Manso – backing vocals
  • Carolina Sabino – backing vocals
  • Moogie Canazio – arranger, engineer
  • Luis Quine – engineer assistant
  • Paul Scriver – engineer assistant
  • Michael Aarvold – engineer assistant
  • Elaine Anderson – engineer assistant
  • Ivan Carvalho – engineer assistant
  • Lee Kaiser – engineer assistant
  • Bruce Swedien – arranger, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • John Heiden – art direction, design
  • David Bither – art direction
  • Heitor Dos Prazeres – paintings
  • George Holz – photography
  • Sonia Ives – photography
  • Chris McGowan – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Fanfarra – Carlinhos Brown
  2. Magalenha – Carlinhos Brown
  3. Indiado – Carlinhos Brown
  4. What Is This? – Carmen Alice
  5. Lua Soberana – Vítor Martins, Ivan Lins
  6. Sambadouro – Vítor Martins, Ivan Lins
  7. Senhoras Do Amazonas – Antonio Carlos Belchior, João Bosco
  8. Kalimba – Vítor Martins, Ivan Lins
  9. Barabare – Paulinho Camafeu, Edmundo Caruso, Carlinhos Brown
  10. Esconjuros – Aldir Blanc, Carlos “Guinga” Escobar
  11. Pipoca – Hermeto Pascoal
  12. Magano – Carlinhos Brown
  13. Chorado – Aldir Blanc, Carlos “Guinga” Escobar
  14. Fanfarra (Despedida) – Carlinhos Brown