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Noah And The Whale: The First Day Of Spring

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On August 31, 2009, “Vertigo” label released “The First Day of Spring”, the second Noah and the Whale studio album. It was recorded in January 2009, and was produced by Emery Dobyns and Charlie Fink.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Fink – vocals, guitar, photography
  • Tom Hobden – keyboards, violin, arrangements
  • Mat “Urby Whale” Owens – bass guitar
  • Doug Fink – drums
  • Exmoor Singers of London – choir
  • BJ Cole – pedal steel
  • Sam Kindrade – trumpet
  • John Carvell – trombone
  • Martin Slattery – flute, clarinet
  • Emery Dobyns – engineer, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering assistant
  • Traffic – design
  • James Robinson – photography
  • James Jarvin – directed by

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Fink.

  1. The First Days of Spring
  2. Our Window
  3. I Have Nothing
  4. My Broken Heart
  5. Instrumental I
  6. Love Of and Orchestra
  7. Instrumental II
  8. Stranger
  9. Blue Skies
  10. Slow Glass
  11. My Door Is Always Open

Cowboy Junkies: Such Ferocious Beauty

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On June 2, 2023, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Such Ferocious Beauty”, the 21st Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Hangar” in Toronto, and was produced by Alan Anton and Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, six-string bass guitar, ukulele, engineer
  • Alan Anton – bass guitar, keyboards, piano
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion, artwork
  • James McKie – fiddle, electric guitar
  • Kyle Sullivan – drums
  • Joby Baker – mixing
  • Peter J. Moore – mastering
  • Cameron Hagreen – graphic design
  • Christine Peterson – photography

Track listing:

  1. What I Lost – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  2. Flood – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  3. Hard to Build. Easy to Break – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  4. Circe and Penelope – Michael Timmins
  5. Shadows 2 – Michael Timmins
  6. Knives – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  7. Mike Tyson (Here It Comes) – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  8. Throw a Match – Michael Timmins
  9. Blue Skies – Michael Timmins

Santana” Africa Speaks

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On June 7, 2019, “Concord” label released “Africa Speaks”, the twenty-fifth Santana studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Shangri-La” in Malibu, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Carlos Santana– guitars, percussion, conception, arrangement, musical direction, backing vocals, executive producer
  • Buika– lead vocals
  • David K. Mathews – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
  • Salvador Santana– keyboards
  • Tommy Anthony – guitars, musical GPS
  • Benny Rietveld – bass guitar
  • Cindy Blackman Santana– drums
  • Karl Perazzo – timbales, congas, percussion
  • Ray Greene – trombone, backing vocals
  • Laura Mvula– additional vocals
  • Andy Vargas – backing vocals
  • Greg Fidelman, Rob Bisel – recording
  • Dana Nielsen – mixing, recording
  • Jim Reitzel – additional engineering
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Sara Lynn Killion, Dylan Neustadter, Tyler Beans – assistant
  • Rudy Gutierrez – artwork
  • Heather Griffin-Vine – graphic art
  • Dave Hanych, Eric Lynn – production coordination
  • Colin Willard, Jeremy Hatcher, Garry Purchit, Gabe Smith, Chloe Poswillo, Ethan Schneiderman – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Afika Speaks – Carlos Santana, David Axelrod, Buika
  2. Batonga – Carlos Santana, Buika
  3. Oye Este Mi Canto – Carlos Santana, Buika, John Ademola Haastrup
  4. Yo Me Lo Merezco – Carlos Santana, Buika, Jay U Xperience, Stoneface, Drago Uboma
  5. Blue Skies – Carlos Santana, Buika, Laura Mvula, Mike Odumosu
  6. Paraisos Quemados – Carlos Santana, Buika, Mohammed Jabry
  7. Breaking Down the Door – Carlos Santana, Manu Chao, Buika, Drew Gonsalves, Ivan Duran, Rafael de Leon
  8. Les Invisibles – Carlos Santana, Buika, Rachid Taha, Steve Hillage
  9. Luna Hechicera – Carlos Santana, Buika, Ismaël Lô
  10. Bembele – Carlos Santana, Buika, Phillpp Kullmannn, Bojan Vuletic, Michael Timo Ehnes
  11. Candombe Cumbele – Carlos Santana, Buika, Easy Kabaka Brown