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Ray LaMontagne: Long Way Home

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On August 16, 2024, “Liula Records” label released “Long Way Home”, the ninth Ray LaMontagne studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Ray LaMontagne and Seth Kauffman.

Personnel:

  • Ray LaMontagne – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitars, organ, harmonica, bass, mbira, drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Seth Kauffman – electric guitar, tambourine, bass, mellotron, drums, percussion, conga, strings, backing vocals, textures, engineer, mixing
  • Carl Broemel – pedal steel
  • Ariel Bernstein – drums, engineer, mixing
  • Jacob Rodriguez – horns
  • Laura Rogers – backing vocals
  • Lydia Slagle – backing vocals
  • Michael Nau – backing vocals
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Bob Jackson – mastering
  • Barbara S. Beck – cover illustration
  • Meghan Foley – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray LaMontagne.

  1. Step into Your Power
  2. I Wouldn’t Change a Thing
  3. Yearning
  4. And They Called Her California
  5. La De Dum, Le De Da
  6. My Lady Fair
  7. The Way Things Are
  8. So, Damned, Blue
  9. Long Way Home

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

Rush: Signals

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On September 9, 1982, “Anthem” label released “Signals”, the ninth Rush studio album. It was recorded April – June 1982, at “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada, and was produced by Terry Brown, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, Moog Taurus pedals
  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitars, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – spoken word, drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Ben Mink – electric violin
  • Terry Brown – arrangements
  • Paul Northfield – engineer
  • Robbie Whelan – engineer assistant
  • JVC – digital mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, graphics, cover concept
  • Deborah Samuel – photography
  • Kineblok Inc. – photographic colour optics
  • Moon Records – executive production

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart except where noted, all music is composed by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

  1. Subdivisions                                                                                                      
  2. The Analog Kid
  3. Chemistry – lyrics by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
  4. Digital Man
  5. The Weapon (Part II of Fear)
  6. New World Man
  7. Losing
  8. Countdown

Rush: 2112

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On April 1, 1976, “Mercury” label released “2112”, the fourth Rush studio album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Toronto Sound” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Terry Brown, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – guitar, arrangements
  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Hugh Syme – ARP Odyssey synthesizer, synth guitar
  • Terry Brown – arrangements, recording, engineer, mixing
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – graphics
  • Yosh Inouye – photography
  • Gerard Gentil – photography
  • Moon Records – executive production

Track listing:

All lyrics are written by Neil Peart, except where noted.

  1. 2112
  2. Overture – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  3. II. The Temples of Syrinx – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  4. III. Discovery – music by Alex Lifeson
  5. IV. Presentation – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  6. V. Oracle: The Dream – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  7. VI. Soliloquy – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  8.  VII. Grand Finale – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  9. A Passage to Bangkok – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  10. The Twilight Zone – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  11. Lessons – music by Alex Lifeson
  12. Tears – lyrics by Geddy Lee, music by Alex Lifeson
  13. Something for Nothing – music by Geddy Lee

Journey: Raised on Radio

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On April 21, 1986, “Columbia” label released “Raised on Radio”, the ninth Journey studio album. It was recorded October – December 1985, at “Record Plant” in Sausalito, California, “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Steve Perry.

Personnel:

  • Steve Perry- lead vocals
  • Neal Schon- guitars, keyboard, guitar synth, backing vocals
  • Jonathan Cain- keyboards, backing vocals, additional vocal co-production
  • Randy Jackson- bass, backing vocals
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Larrie Londin– drum
  • Steve Smith– drums
  • Dan Hull – saxophone, harp
  • Steve Minkins – percussion
  • Jim Gaines – engineer, associate producer
  • Mark McKenna – engineer
  • Steve Rinkoff– engineer
  • Robert Missbach – engineer assistant
  • Bob Clearmountain– mixing
  • Randy Goodrum- additional vocal co-production
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering, re-mastering
  • Brian Lee – remastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon, except where noted.

  1. Girl Can’t Help It
  2. Positive Touch
  3. Suzanne – Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain
  4. Be Good to Yourself
  5. Once You Love Somebody
  6. Happy to Give
  7. Raised on Radio
  8. I’ll Be Alright Without You
  9. It Could Have Been You
  10. The Eyes of a Woman
  11. Why Can’t This Night Go on Forever – Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain

Tanya Donelly: Lovesongs For Underdogs

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On August 9, 1997, “Sire” and “Warner Bros” labels released “Lovesongs for Underdogs”, the debut Tanya Donelly album.  It was recorded in 1997 and was produced by Tanya Donelly, Wally Gagel and Gary Smith.

Personnel:

  • Tanya Donelly– vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranger
  • Dean Fisher – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, accordion, keyboards
  • Rich Gilbert – guitar, accordion, bass, keyboards, saw
  • Jonathan Williams – electric guitar
  • Wally Gagel – bass, percussion, keyboards, drum machine, arranger
  • Stacy Jones – drums
  • David Lovering– drums
  • David Narcizo– drums
  • Hilken Mancini – backong vocals
  • Chris Toppin – backing vocals
  • Matthew Ellard, Wally Gagel, Dan McLoughlin – engineer
  • Jesse Henderson, Suzanne Kapa, Kelly Wohlford – engineer assistant
  • Wally Gagel, Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade – mixing
  • Dave Kirkpatrick – mixing assistant
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Carl Plaster – drums technician
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Andrew Catlin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tanya Donelly except where noted.

  1. Pretty Deep
  2. The Bright Light
  3. Landspeed Song
  4. Mysteries of the Unexplained
  5. Lantern
  6. Acrobat – Tanya Donelly, Dean Fisher
  7. Breathe Around You
  8. Bum
  9. Clipped
  10. Goat Girl
  11. Manna
  12. Swoon

Steve Perry: For the Love of Strange Medicine

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On July 19, 1994, “Columbia” label released “For the Love of Strange Medicine” the second Steve Perry studio album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by James “Jimbo” Barton, Steve Perry and Tim Miner.

Personnel:

  • Steve Perry- vocals
  • Lincoln Brewster- guitars, backing vocals
  • Paul Taylor- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Landau- guitars
  • Larry Kimpel – bass
  • Mike Porcaro– bass
  • Phil Brown– bass, production assistant
  • Moyes Lucas – drums, backing vocals
  • Tim Miner – piano, keyboards, backing vocals, bass, piano
  • Dallas Symphony Orchestra- strings
  • Larry Dalton – string arrangements, conductor
  • Jeremy Lubbock, James Barton, Phil Brown – string arrangements
  • Alexander Brown, Carmen Carter, Jean McClain – backing vocals
  • James “Jimbo” Barton – recording
  • Tim Kimsey – recording
  • Devin Foutz, Manny Marroquin, Kyle Ross, Ulrich Wild, Rail Jon Rogut and Bill Cooper, Christopher C. Murphy – second recording engineer
  • Craig Burbidge – mixing
  • Niko Bolas – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – digital editing

Track listing:

  1. You Better Wait – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas, John Pierce, George Hawkins
  2. Young Hearts Forever – Steve Perry, Clif Magness
  3. I Am – Steve Perry, Paul Taylor, Lincoln Brewster
  4. Stand Up (Before It’s Too Late) – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas, Larry Kimpel
  5. For the Love of Strange Medicine – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas
  6. Donna Please – Steve Perry, Paul Taylor, Stephen Bishop
  7. Listen to Your Heart – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas
  8. Tuesday Heartache – Steve Perry, Clif Magness, Paul Taylor, Lincoln Brewster, Moyes Lucas
  9. Missing You – Steve Perry, Tim Miner
  10. Somewhere There’s Hope – Steve Perry, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Taylor, Moyes Lucas
  11. Anyway – Steve Perry

Relient K: Collapsible Lung

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On July 2, 2013, “Mono vs Stereo” label released “Collapsible Lung”, the seventh Relient K studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Paul Moak and Aaron Sprinkle.

Personnel:

  • Matt Thiessen- lead vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizers, keyboards
  • Matt Hoopes- guitars, backing vocals
  • John Warne- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Schneck- guitars, banjo, bells, omnichord, nord, backing vocals
  • Ethan Luck- drums, percussion
  • Tim Skipper – additional background vocals
  • Caleb Owens – additional vocals, electric guitar
  • Sadler J. Vaden – additional guitar
  • Adam Gardner – additional bass
  • Jon Radford – additional drums
  • Lane Johnson – additional programming
  • Paul Moak, Aaron Sprinkle- engineer
  • Justin March, Devin Vaughan – engineer assistant
  • Dewey Boyd – assistant
  • Dave Steunebrink, Lani Crump – production coordination
  • Tom Breyfogle, Nathan Thomas – pre-production assistant
  • JR McNeely – mixing
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering
  • Ryan Besch – design, illustration

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Blink – Matthew Thiessen, Matthew Hoopes
  2. Boomerang – Matthew Thiessen, Evan Bogart, Ari Levine
  3. Lost Boy – Matthew Thiessen, Derek A.E. Fuhrmann, Matt Musto, Gregg Wattenberg
  4. If I Could Take You Home – Matthew Thiessen, Matthew Hoopes, Fernando Garibay
  5. Can’t Complain – Matthew Thiessen, Brian Lee, Emily Wright
  6. Gloria – Matthew Thiessen, Matthew Hoopes, Ari Levine, Tim Pagnotta
  7. PTL – Matthew Thiessen, Matt Musto, Caleb Owens
  8. Disaster – Matthew Thiessen
  9. When You Were My Baby – Matthew Thiessen, Matthew Hoopes, Caleb Owens
  10. Sweeter – Matthew Thiessen, Caleb Owens
  11. Collapsible Lung – Matthew Thiessen, Matthew Hoopes

Journey: Escape

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On July 17, 1981, “Columbia” label released “Escape” (E5C4P3 on the album cover) the seventh Journey studio album. It was recorded April – June at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California,  and was produced by Mike Stone, Kevin Elson and Steve Perry. In 1988, “Kerrang!” readers voted “Escape” the greatest AOR album of all time. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”, and 9 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Steve Perry – lead vocals
  • Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Ross Valory – bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Smith – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mike Stone, Kevin Elson – engineer, mixing
  • Wally Buck – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering, remastering
  • Brian Lee – remastering
  • Stanley Mouse– illustrations
  • Jim Welch – art direction, photography

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  2. Stone in Love – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  3. Who’s Crying Now – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry
  4. Keep On Runnin’ – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  5. Still They Ride – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  6. Escape – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  7. Lay it Down – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  8. Dead or Alive – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  9. Mother Father – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Matt Schon
  10. Open Arms – Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry