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Peter Tosh: Mama Africa

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In May 1983, “EMI” label released “Mama Africa”, the sixth Peter Tosh studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Chris Kimsey and Peter Tosh.

Personnel:

  • Peter Tosh – vocal, clavinet
  • Mikey Chung, Steve Golding – rhythm guitar
  • Darryl Thompson, Donald Kinsey – lead guitar
  • Byron Allred, Peter Couch – keyboards
  • Keith Sterling – piano
  • Robert Lynn – organ
  • Jon Paris – harmonica
  • Leebert “Gibby” Morrison, George “Fully” Fullwood, Robbie Shakespeare – bass
  • Carlton “Santa” Davis, Sly Dunbar – drums
  • Skully, Uziah “Sticky” Thompson – percussion
  • Dean Fraser – saxophone
  • Ronald “Nambo” Robinson – trombone
  • Arnold Breckenridge, David Madden, Junior “Chico” Chin – trumpet
  • Audrey Hall, Betty Wright, Chris Kimsey, Donald Kinsey, Dorriett Myers, Pam Hall, Peter Tosh, Raymond Hall, The Tamlins – backing vocals
  • Geoffrey Chung, Lancelot “Maxie” McKenzie – engineer
  • Chris Kimsey, Peter Tosh; John “Jellybean” Benitez – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Tosh,  except where noted.

  1. Mama Africa
  2. Glass House
  3. Not Gonna Give It Up
  4. Stop That Train
  5. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
  6. Where You Gonna Run – Donald Kinsey
  7. Peace Treaty
  8. Feel No Way
  9. Maga Dog

Humble Pie: Street Rats

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street-rats

In February 1975, “A&M” label released “Street Rats”, the eighth Humble Pie studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Olympic Studios” in London and “Marriott’s Clear Sounds Studio” in Essex, and was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham and Steve Marriott.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott- vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Clem Clempson- slide and electric guitar
  • Tim Hinkley- keyboards
  • Greg Ridley- vocals, bass guitar
  • Jerry Shirley– drums
  • Mel Collins- saxophones

Track listing:

  1. Street Rat – Steve Marriott
  2. Rock and Roll Music – Chuck Berry
  3. We Can Work It Out – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. Scored Out – Clem Clempson, Steve Marriott
  5. Road Hog – Steve Marriott
  6. Rain – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  7. There ‘Tis – Steve Marriott, Clem Clempson
  8. Let Me Be Your Lovemaker – Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke, Betty Wright
  9. Countryman Stomp – Greg Ridley, Clempson, Tim Hinkley
  10. Drive My Car – John Lennon,Paul McCartney
  11. Queens and Nuns – Clem Clempson, Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley, Jerry Shirley

Stephen Stills: Stills

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Stills

On June 23, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Stills”, the third Stephen Stills album. studio album by Stephen Stills. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Stephen Stills and Bill Halverson.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Stills – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, bass, piano, clavinet, organ, electric piano, tambourine
  • Marcy Levy- vocals
  • Danny Hutton – vocals
  • Peggy Clinger – vocals
  • Rick Roberts- vocals
  • David Crosby- vocals
  • Graham Nash- vocals
  • Betty Wright- vocals
  • Claudia Lennear- vocals
  • Donnie Dacus- vocals, rhythm guitar and lead guitar
  • George Terry – vocals, guitar
  • Jerry Aeillo – organ, piano
  • Leland Sklar- bass
  • Kenny Passarelli – vocals, bass
  • Ringo Starr- drums
  • Tubby (Ron) Ziegler – drums
  • Dallas Taylor- drums
  • Russ Kunkel- drums
  • Conrad Isidore – drums
  • Jimmy Fox – drums
  • Joe Lala- percussion, conga

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Stills, except where noted.

  1. Turn Back the Pages – Donnie Dacus, Stephen Stills
  2. My Favorite Changes
  3. My Angel – Stephen Stills, Dallas Taylor
  4. In the Way
  5. Love Story
  6. To Mama from Christopher and the Old Man
  7. First Things First – Joe Schermie, Jon Smith, Stephen Stills
  8. New Mama – Neil Young
  9. As I Come of Age
  10. Shuffle Just as Bad
  11. Cold Cold World – Donnie Dacus, Stephen Stills
  12. Myth of Sisyphus – Kenny Passarelli, Stephen Stills

David Byrne: Feelings

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Feelings

On June 17, 1997, “Luaka Bop” label released “Feelings” the fifth David Byrne solo album. It was recorded in 1997 and was produced by David Byrne, Joe Galdo, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey, and Pete Norris.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, loops
  • Hahn Rowe– keyboards
  • Mark Saunders – keyboards
  • Mark Mothersbaugh– synthesizer, samples
  • Gerald Casale– bass, backing vocals
  • Greg Cohen– acoustic bass
  • Joe Galdo– drums, percussion
  • Black Cat Orchestra– Lori Goldston, Russ Meltzer, Don Crevie, Scott Granlund, Kyle Hanson, Matthew Sperry, Joseph Zajonc, Ed Pias
  • Ed Calle– saxophone
  • Dana Teboe– trombone
  • Ashley D. Horne– violin
  • Carlos Baptiste– violin
  • Juliet Haffner– viola
  • Nicholas Holland– cello
  • Pierre La Roux– fiddle
  • Betty Wright– backing vocals
  • Paula Cole– backing vocals
  • Stefan Sagmeister – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne, except where noted.

  1. Fuzzy Freaky – David Byrne, Daniele Fossati, Cristiano De André
  2. Miss America – David Byrne, Joe Galdo
  3. A Soft Seduction
  4. Dance on Vaseline
  5. Gates of Paradise
  6. Amnesia
  7. You Don’t Know Me
  8. Daddy Go Down
  9. Finite=Alright
  10. Wicked Little Doll
  11. Burnt by the Sun
  12. The Civil Wars
  13. Untitled
  14. They Are in Love