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The Who: The Who By Numbers

On October 3, 1975, “Polydor” label released “The Who by Numbers”, the seventh Who (The) studio album. It was recorded April – June 1975, at “Shepperton Studios” in Shepperton, Surrey, England, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey – lead vocals
  • Pete Townshend – guitar, keyboards, banjo, accordion, ukulele, backing vocals, lead vocals
  • John Entwistle – bass, French horn, trumpet, backing vocals, 2nd lead vocal, cover art
  • Keith Moon – drums
  • Nicky Hopkins – piano
  • Glyn Johns – engineer, mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – remastering
  • Chris Walter – photography
  • John Swenson – liner notes
  • Chris Charlesworth – executive producer
  • Bill Curbishley – executive producer
  • Robert Rosenberg – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

  1. Slip Kid
  2. However Much I Booze            
  3. Squeeze Box
  4. Dreaming from the Waist
  5. Imagine a Man
  6. Success Story – John Entwistle
  7. They Are All in Love
  8. Blue Ted and Grey
  9. How Many Friends
  10. In a Hand or a Face

Wilco: Cousin

On September 29, 2023, “dBpm” label released “Cousin”, the thirteenth Wilco studio album. It was recorded January 2019 – May 2023, at “The Loft” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Cate Le Bon.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy – lead vocals, additional production, packaging design
  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Pat Sansone – guitar
  • Mikael Jorgensen – piano, keyboards
  • John Stirratt – bass, synthesizer
  • Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
  • Cate Le Bon – bass guitar, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Spencer Tweedy – percussion, backing vocals
  • Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone
  • Tom Schick – engineer, mixing additional production
  • Mark Greenberg – engineer assistant 
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Azuma Makoto – artwork
  • Alexa Viscius – packaging design
  • Shiinoki Shunsuke – photography
  • Ashwin Deepankar – technician
  • Jared Dottorelli – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy

  1. Infinite Surprise
  2. Ten Dead
  3. Levee
  4. Evicted
  5. Sunlight Ends
  6. A Bowl and a Pudding
  7. Cousin
  8. Pittsburgh
  9. Soldier Child
  10. Meant to Be

Bruce Springsteen: Magic

On September 25, 2007, “Columbia” label released “Magic”, the fifteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded March – May 2007, at “Southern Tracks” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pump organ, harmonica, synthesizer, glockenspiel, percussion
  • Nils Lofgren – guitars, backing vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, organ
  • Danny Federici – organ, keyboards
  • Garry Tallent – bass guitar
  • Max Weinberg – drums
  • Clarence Clemons – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass 
  • Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, tack piano
  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
  • Daniel Laufer – cello 
  • Kenn Wagner, Jay Christy, Justin Bruns, William Pu, Cristopher Pulgram, John Meisner, Olga Shpitko, Sheela Lyengar – violin
  • Tania Maxwell Clements, Amy Chang, Lachlan McBane – viola
  • Karen Freer, Daniel Laufer, Charae Kruege – cello
  • Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
  • Eddie Horst – string arrangements
  • Nick DiDia – recording
  • Billy Bowers – additional engineering
  • Tom Tapley – recording and mixing assistant
  • Toby Scott – additional recording
  • Tom Syrowski, Matt Serrecchio, Glenn Pittman, Kevin Mills – additional recording
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Patti Horst, Shari Sutcliffe – string contractors
  • Michelle Holme, Chris Austopchuk – album art direction
  • Mark Seliger, Danny Clinch – photography
  • Bea Nettles – disk icon

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Radio Nowhere
  2. You’ll Be Coming Down
  3. Livin’ in the Future
  4. Your Own Worst Enemy
  5. Gypsy Biker
  6. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
  7. I’ll Work for Your Love
  8. Magic
  9. Kast to Die
  10. Long Walk Home
  11. Devil’s Arcade
  12. Terry’s Song (hidden track)

Black Country Communion: BCCIV

On September 22, 2017, “Mascot” label released “BCCIV”, the fourth Black Country Communion studio album. It was recorded in 2017 at “EastWest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Hughes – vocals, bass
  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Derek Sherinian – keyboards
  • Jason Bonham – drums, percussion
  • Kevin Shirley – additional percussion, mixing
  • Gerry O’Connor – fiddle 
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer
  • Bo Bodnar – engineer assistant
  • Cramer Helton – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Dennis Friel Art Studios – cover artwork, design, illustrations
  • Dale Voelker – package design
  • Neil Zlozower – portrait photography
  • Annie Lesser – studio photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Glenn Hughes, except where noted, all music by Joe Bonamassa and Glen Hughes.

  1. Collide
  2. Over My Head
  3. The Last Song for My Resting Place – lyrics by Joe Bonamassa
  4. Sway
  5. The Cove
  6. The Crow
  7. Wanderlust
  8. Love Remains
  9. Awake
  10. When the Morning Comes
  11. With You I Go

Joe Bonamassa: Different Shades Of Blue

On September 22, 2014, “J & R” label released “Different Shades of Blue”, the eleventh Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “The Palms” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Roy Weisman and Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar
  • Reese Wynans – organ, piano
  • Carmine Rojas – bass
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Anton Fig – drums, percussion
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Doug Henthorn – backing vocals
  • Melanie Williams – backing vocals
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – horn arrangements, trombone, trumpet
  • The Bovaland Orchestra – strings
  • Jeff Bova – string arrangements
  • Mark Everton Gray – engineer
  • Kevin Shirley – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Dennis Friel – design, artwork
  • Rik Gould – photography
  • Erik Kabik – photography
  • Philippe Klose – photography
  • Brent Spear – technician

Track listing:

  1. Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) – Jimi Hendrix
  2. Oh beautiful – Joe Bonamassa, James House
  3. Love Ain’t a Love Song – Joe Bonamassa, Jerry Flowers
  4. Living on the Moon – Joe Bonamassa, James House
  5. Heartache Follows Wherever I Go – Joe Bonamassa, James House
  6. Never Give All Your Heart – Joe Bonamassa, Jonathan Cain
  7. I Gave Up Everything for You, ‘Cept the Blues – Joe Bonamassa, Jerry Flowers, Jeffrey Steele
  8. Different Shades of Blue = Joe Bonamassa, James House
  9. Get Back My Tomorrow – Joe Bonamassa, Jerry Flowers, Jeffrey Steele
  10. Trouble Town – Joe Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson
  11. So, What Would I Do – Joe Bonamassa

The Bad Plus: Suspicious Activity?

On September 20, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Suspicious Activity?”, the fourth Bad Plus (The) studio album. It was recorded in May 2006, at “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.  

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Reid Anderson – bass
  • David King – drums
  • Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
  • Claire Lewis – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Reid Anderson, except where noted.

  1. Prehensile Dream
  2. Anthem for the Earnest – David King
  3. Let Our Garden Grow – Ethan Iverson
  4. The Empire Strikes Backwards – David King
  5. Knows the Difference
  6. Lost of Love
  7. Rhinoceros Is My Profession
  8. O.G. Original Gentleman – Ethan Iverson
  9. (theme from) Chariots of Fire – Evangelos Papathanassiou
  10. Forces

Grizzly Bear: Shields

On September 18, 2012, “Warp” label released “Shields”, the fourth Grizzly Bear studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Chris Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Edward Droste – lead and backing vocals
  • Daniel Rossen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pianos, synths, cello, the wheel, horn and string arrangements
  • Chris Taylor – bass guitar, synths, saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet, flutes, drum machine, the wheel, backing vocals, horn and string arrangements, recording
  • Christopher Bear – drums, percussion, drum machine, lap steel, Wurlitzer, synths, backing vocals
  • Tatum Greenblatt – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Louis Shwadron – French horn
  • Nat Baldwin – upright bass
  • Ryan Gilligan – engineer
  • Yale Yng-Wong – engineer assistant
  • Jake Aron – engineer assistant
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Richard Diebenkorn – art
  • Ben Tousley – design, art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Edward Droste, Daniel Rossen, Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear.

  1. Sleeping Ute
  2. Speak in Rounds
  3. Adelma
  4. Yet Again
  5. The Hunt
  6. A Sample Answer
  7. What’s Wrong?
  8. Gun-Shy
  9. Half Gate
  10. Sun In Your Eyes

Daniel Powter: Under The Radar

On September 15, 2008, “Warner Bros” label released “Under the Radar”, the third Daniel Powter album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by Linda Perry.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Powter – vocals, piano, electric piano, keyboards
  • Linda Perry – guitar, mellotron, , backing vocals, engineer
  • Seth Von Paulus – acoustic guitar
  • David Levita – guitar
  • Pete Thorn – guitar
  • Val McCallum – guitar
  • Jeff Young – electric piano, Hammond organ
  • Paul III – bass
  • Samuel Dixon – bass
  • Nathan Wetherington – drums
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Drew Hester – percussion
  • Harvey Mason – timpani
  • Alwyn Wright, Alyssa Park, Amy Wickman, Audrey Solomon, Cameron Patrick, Daphne Chen, Marisa Kuney, Melissa Reiner, Terry Glenny – violin
  • Caroline Buckman, Darrin McCann, Leah Katz – viola
  • John Krovoza – cello
  • Matt Cooker – cello
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Victor Lawrence – cello
  • The Section Quartet – additional strings
  • Sierra Swan – backing vocals
  • Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli – strings conductor
  • Eric Gorfain – strings arrangements
  • Daphne Chen – concertmaster
  • Andrew Chavez – engineer
  • David Boucher – engineer
  • Kristofer Kaufman – engineer assistant
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stephen Walker – art direction, design
  • Markku Lahdesmaki – artwork, photography
  • Jeff Aldrich, Tom Whalley – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Powter, except where noted.

  1. Best of Me – Daniel Powter, Kara DioGuardi
  2. Not Coming Back
  3. Whole World Around
  4. Next Plane Home – Daniel Powter, Rick Nowels
  5. Am I Still the One
  6. Negative Fashion
  7. Don’t Give Up on Me
  8. Fly Away
  9. Beauty Queen – Daniel Powter, Linda Perry
  10. My so Called Life – Linda Perry
  11. Love You Lately

Peter Wolf: Sleeppless

On September 10, 2002, “Artemis” label released “Sleepless” the sixth Peter Wolf album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Sear Sound”, “Avatar”, “Globe Studios” and “Red House” in New York City, “Woolly Mammoth Sound” in Boston, and was produced by Kenny White and Peter Wolf. Magazine “Rolling Stone”, ranked “Sleepless” on number 427 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf – vocals
  • Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
  • Steve Earle – vocals
  •  Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar, backing vocals
  • Duke Levine – mandolin, electric guitar, baritone guitar
  • Angelo Petraglia – acoustic guitar
  • Cornell Dupree – guitars
  • Stuart Kimball – electric guitar
  • Keith Richards – vocals, electric guitar
  • Kenny White – organ, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals
  • Brian Mitchell – accordion
  • Magic Dick – harmonica
  •  Tony Garnier – acoustic bass
  • Warren McRae – electric bass
  • John Conte – electric bass
  • Paul Ossola – acoustic bass
  • Shawn Pelton – drums, drum loop
  • Kevin Shurtleff – additional drums, percussion
  • Charley Drayton – drums
  • Dan Reiser – drums
  • Sammy Merendino – additional percussion
  • Crispin Cioe – alto saxophone
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
  • Larry Etkin – trumpet
  • Bob Funk – tenor trombone
  • Rob Eaton – backing vocals
  • Teresa Williams – backing vocals
  • Ada Dyer – backing vocals
  • Cire Jones – backing vocals
  • Catherine Russell – backing vocals
  • Milt Grayson – bass vocals
  • Fred Griffith – backing vocals
  • Rob Eaton – recording, mixing
  • Ben Wisch – recording, mixing
  • Phil Greene – mixing
  • Dave Westner – additional engineering, mixing
  • Chris Rival – additional engineering
  • Tom Waltz – additional engineering
  • John Weston – additional engineering
  • Steve Mazur – engineer assistant
  • Jacques Obadia – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Frank Olinsky – design, cover photography
  • Joe Greene – photography
  • Karen Rome – project coordinator
  • Jill Dell’Abate – session coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Growin’ Pain – Angelo Petraglia, Peter Wolf
  2. Nothin’ but the Wheel – John Scott Sherrill
  3. A Lot of Good Ones Gone – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  4. Never Like This Before – Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, David Porter
  5. Run Silent, Run Deep – Timothy S. Mayer, Peter Wolf
  6. Homework – Dave Clark, Al Perkins, Otis Rush
  7. Five O’Clock Angel – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  8. Hey Jordan – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  9. Too Close Together – Sonny Boy Williamson
  10. Some Things You Don’t Want to Know – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  11. Oh Marianne – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  12. Sleepless – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf

Wilco: Schmilco

On September 9, 2016, “dBpm” label released “Schmilco”, the tenth Wilco studio album. It was recorded in 2016, in Chicago, and was produced by Jeff Tweedy and Tom Schick.

Personnel:

  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Jeff Tweedy – lead vocals, guitar
  • Pat Sansone – guitar, keyboard
  • Mikael Jorgensen – keyboard
  • John Stirratt – bass guitar
  • Glenn Kotche – drums
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums
  • Mark Greenberg – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Joan Cornellà – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy.

  1. Normal American Kids
  2. If I Ever Was a Child
  3. Cry All Day
  4. Common Sense
  5. Nope
  6. Someone Is Lose
  7. Happiness
  8. Qaurters
  9. Locator
  10. Shrug and Destroy
  11. We Aren’t the World (Safety Girl)
  12. Just Say Goodbye