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Roy Orbison: Lonely and Blue

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In January 1961, “Monument Records” label released “Lonely and Blue”, the second Roy Orbison studio album. It was recorded September 1959, March, August, and September 1960, at “RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison – vocal, guitar
  • Bill Porter – engineer
  • Kevin Boutote – mastering
  • Tommy Strong – technician
  • Boudleaux Bryant – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Only the Lonely – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
  2. Bye Bye Love – Felice & Boudleaux Bryant
  3. Cry – Churchill Kohlman
  4. Blue Avenue – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
  5. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
  6. Come Back to Me (My Love) – Roy Orbison,, Joe Melson
  7. Blue Angel – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
  8. Raindrops – Joe Melson
  9. (I’d Be) A Legend in My Time – Don Gibson
  10. I’m Hurtin’ – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
  11. Twenty-two Days – Gene Pitney
  12. I’ll Say It’s My Fault – Roy Orbison, Fred Foster

Peter Wolf: Come As You Are

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In March 1987, “EMI America” label released “Come as You Are”, the second Peter Wolf solo album. It was recorded 1986-1987, at “Syncro Sound” in Boston, and was produced by Peter Wolf and Eric Thorngren.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf – lead and backing vocals
  • Jeff Golub- guitar
  • Skip McDonald- guitar
  • Victor LeComer – keyboards
  • Tom Mandel- keyboards
  • John Songdahl – keyboards
  • Doug Wimbish– bass
  • Jim Gregory – bass
  • Bobby Chouinard – drums
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Arno Hecht – horn
  • John Turi – horn
  • Lonnie Groves – backing vocals
  • Frank Simms- backing vocals
  • George Simms – backing vocals
  • Bird Taylor – backing vocals
  • Buck Taylor – backing vocals
  • Eric “ET” Thorngren  – engineer, mixing
  • Marc Cobrin – mixing assistant
  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Gary Wright – studio assistant
  • Henry Marquez, Janet Perr – art direction
  • Janet Perr – design
  • Annie Leibovitz – photography

Track listing:

  1. Can’t Get Started – Peter Wolf
  2. Love on Ice – Peter Wolf, Timothy S. Mayer
  3. Thick as Thieves – Peter Wolf, Timothy S.Mayer
  4. Blue Avenue – Peter Wolf, Timothy S.Mayer, Carin Goldberg
  5. Wind Me Up – Peter Wolf
  6. Come as You Are – Peter Wolf, Timothy S.Mayer
  7. Flame of Love – Peter Wolf
  8. Mamma Said – Peter Wolf, Michael Jonzun
  9. Magic Moon – Peter Wolf
  10. 2 Lane – Peter Wolf
  11. Run Silent Run Deep – Peter Wolf, Timothy S.Mayer