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Black Country Communion: Afterglow

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On October 29, 2012, “Mascot” label released “Afterglow”, the third Black Country Communion studio album. It was recorded in June 2012 at “Revolver Recording” in Thousand Oaks, California, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar
  • Derek Sherinian – keyboards
  • Glenn Hughes – lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, liner notes
  • Jason Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jeff Bova – orchestration
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer
  • Josh LaCount – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Dennis Friel – design, illustration
  • Marcus Sweeney-Bird – photography, video direction
  • Christie Goodwin – photography

Track listing:

  1. Big Train – Glenn Hughes
  2. This Is Your Time – lyrics by Jason Bonham, music by Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian
  3. Midnight Sun – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa, Derel Sherinian
  4. Confessor – Glen Hughes
  5. Cry Freedom – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian
  6. Afterglow – Glenn Hughes
  7. Dandelion – Glenn Hughes
  8. The Circle – Glenn Hughes
  9. Common Man – lyrics by Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes, music by Jason Bonham
  10. The Giver – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  11. Crawl – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes, Kevin Shirley

Patti Austin: Havana Candy

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On October 26, 1977, “CTI” label released “Havana Candy”, the second Patti Austin studio album. It was recorded in Austin 1977, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen.

Personnel:

  • Patti Austin – lead and backing vocals
  • Dave Grusin – acoustic and electric piano, slide whistle, synthesizers, arrangements, conductor
  • Richard Tee – acoustic piano
  • Eric Gale – electric guitar
  • Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
  • Steve Khan – electric guitar
  • Will Lee – electric bass
  • Francisco Centeno – electric bass
  • Anthony Jackson – electric bass
  • Frank Gravis – electric bass
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion, congas
  • Gerry Niewood – alto saxophone
  • Lou Marini – tenor saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
  • Alan Rubin – trumpet
  • Marvin Stamm – trumpet
  • Wayne Andre – trombone
  • Dave Valentin – flute, timbales
  • Seymour Barab, Gene Bianco, David Davis, Peter Dimitriades, Regis Iandiorio, Theodore Israel, Jesse Levy, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia, Elliot Magaziner, Joe Malin, Richard Maximoff, Elliot Rosoff, Paul Winter – string section
  • Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Ullanda McCullough, Ken Williams – backing vocals
  • Larry Rosen – recording, mixing
  • Michael Frondelli – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Sib Chalawick – design
  • Alen MacWeeney – photography
  • Donna Putney – production coordinator
  • Tony Martell – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Patti Austin, except where noted.

  1. That’s Enough for Me – Patti Austin, Dave Grusin
  2. Little Baby
  3. I Just Want to Know
  4. Havana Candy
  5. Golden Oldies
  6. I Need Somebody
  7. We’re in Love
  8. Lost in the Stars – Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill

Paul Westerberg: Come Feel Me Tremble

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On October 21, 2003, “Vagrant” label released “Come Feel Me Tremble”, the fifth Paul Westerberg album. It was recorded in 2003, at Westerberg’s home, and was produced by Paul Westerberg.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, recording
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Michael C. Newell – design
  • Harry Squint – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.

  1. Dirty Diesel
  2. Making Me Go
  3. Soldier of Misfortune
  4. My Daydream
  5. What a Day (For a Night)
  6. Wild & Lethal
  7. Crackle & Drag (original take)
  8. Crackle & Drag (alternate version)
  9. Hillbilly Junk
  10. Never Felt Like This Before
  11. Knockin’ Em Back
  12. Pine Box
  13. Meet Me Down the Alley
  14. These Days – Jackson Browne

Rush: Power Windows

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On October 11, 1985, “Anthem” label released “Power Windows”, the eleventh Rush studio album. It was recorded April – August 1985, at “The Manor” in Oxfordshire, “SARM East”, “Angel” and “Abbey Road” in London, “AIR” in Salem, Montserrat, and was produced by Peter Collins, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, bass pedals, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion, electric percussion, arrangements
  • Andy Richards – additional keyboards, synthesizer programming
  • Jim Burgess – synthesizer programming
  • Anne Dudley – string arrangement, conductor
  • Andrew Jackman – conductor, choir arrangements
  • The Choir – additional vocals
  • Peter Collins – arrangements
  • Jim Barton – engineer
  • Matt Butler – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Chase – engineer assistant
  • Dave Meegan – engineer assistant
  • Heff Moraes – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, graphics, cover design, painting

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Neil Peart, all music by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

  1. The Big Money
  2. Grand Designs
  3. Manhattan Project
  4. Marathon
  5. Territories
  6. Middletown Dreams
  7. Emotion Detector
  8. Mystic Rhythms

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Trouble Is…

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On October 7, 1997, “Revolution” label released “Trouble Is … “, the second Kenny Wayne Shepherd studio album (the first to be released under the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band moniker). It was recorded in 1997, at “Dogma Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Jerry Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd – vocals, lead guitar
  • Noah Hunt – vocals
  • Joe Nadeau – rhythm guitar
  • Jimmy Wallace – keyboards
  • Robby Emerson – bass
  • Sam Bryant – drums
  • Reese Wynans – keyboards
  • James Cotton – harmonica
  • Tommy Shannon – bass
  • Chris Layton – drums
  • Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
  • Patricia Hodges – backing vocals
  • Jerry Harrison – arrangements
  • Larry Brewer – engineer
  • Chris Collins – engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Joe Chiccarelli – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Slow Ride – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate, Mark Selby
  2. True Lies – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate
  3. Blue on Black – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate, Tia Sillers
  4. Everything Is Broken – Bob Dylan
  5. I Don’t Live Today – Jimi Hendrix
  6. (Long) Gone – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate, Mark Selby
  7. Somehow, Somewhere, Someway – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate
  8. I Found Love (When I Found You) – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate
  9. King’s Highway – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mark Selby, Tia Sillers
  10. Nothing to Do with Love – Jerry Lynn Williams, Frankie Miller
  11. Chase the Rainbow – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Steven M. Krikorian
  12. Trouble Is – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, Reese Wynans

Beth Hart: Bang Bang Boom Boom

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On October 5, 2012, “Provogue / Mascot Label” labels released “Bang Bang Boom Boom”, the sixth Beth Hart studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Beth Hart – vocals, piano
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitar
  • Randy Flowers – guitar
  • Arlan Schierbaum – organ
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Curt Bisquera – drums
  • Herman Matthews – drums
  • Anton Fig – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
  • Jeff Bova – string arrangements
  • Rune Westberg – engineer, mixing
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer
  • Josh La Count – recording assistant
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Roy Koch – package design
  • Marcus Bird – photography 
  • Jeff Katz – photography
  • Scott Guetzkow – executive producer
  • David Wolff – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Baddest Blues – Beth Hart
  2. Bang Bang Boom Boom – Beth Hart, Rune Westberg
  3. Better Man – Beth Hart, Monty Byrom
  4. Caught Out in the Rain – Beth Hart, James House
  5. Swing My Thing Back Around – Beth Hart
  6. With You Every Day – Beth Hart, Juab Winans
  7. Thru the Window of My Mind – Beth Hart, Rune Westberg
  8. Spirit of God – Beth Hart
  9. There in Your Heart – Beth Hart
  10. The Ugliest House on the Block – Beth Hart
  11. Everything Must Change – Beth Hart

The Who: The Who By Numbers

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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

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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

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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

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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