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Manfred Mann’s Earth Band: Nightingales & Bombers

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Nightingales and Bombers

On August 22, 1975, “Bronze” label released “Nightingales & Bombers”, the sixth Manfred Mann’s Earth Band album. It was recorded 1975, at “The Workhouse” in London, and was produced by Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers, Colin Pattenden and Chris Slade.

Personnel:

  • Manfred Mann – organ, synthesizers
  • Mick Rogers – vocals, guitars
  • Colin Pattenden – bass
  • Chris Slade– drums, percussion
  • Chris Warren-Green – violin
  • David Millman – viola
  • Nigel Warren-Green – cello
  • Graham Elliott – cello
  • David Boswell-Brown – cello
  • Ruby James – backing vocals
  • Doreen Chanter– backing vocals
  • Martha Smith – backing vocals
  • Dave Field – design

Track listing:

  1. Spirits in the Night – Bruce Springsteen
  2. Countdown – Manfred Mann
  3. Time Is Right – Manfred Mann, Chris Slade, Mick Rogers
  4. Crossfade – Manfred Mann, Chris Slade, Mick Rogers, Colin Pattenden
  5. Visionary Mountains – Pam Nestor, Joan Armatrading
  6. Nightingales and Bombers – Mick Rogers
  7. Fat Nelly – Manfred Mann, Thomas
  8. As Above So Below (recorded Live) – Manfred Mann, Chris Slade, Mick Rogers, Colin Pattenden

Bruce Springsteen: The Rising

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On July 30, 2002, “Columbia” label released “The Rising”, the twelfth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded January – March 2002, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. “The Rising” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Album” in 2003.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteenc– vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, harmonica
  • Steven Van Zandt– electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Nils Lofgren– electric guitar, Dobro, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan– keyboards, piano, mellotron, Kurzweil, pump organ, Korg M1, crumar
  • Danny Federici– Hammond B3, Vox Continental, Farfisa
  • Garry Tallent– bass guitar
  • Max Weinberg– drums
  • Clarence Clemons– saxophone, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa– vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell– violin, backing vocals
  • Brendan O’Brien– hurdy-gurdy, glockenspiel, orchestra bells
  • Larry Lemaster– cello
  • Jere Flint– cello
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Nashville String Machine
  • Asuf Ali Khanand Group
  • Alliance Singers
  • The Miami Horns

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Lonesome Day
  2. Into the Fire
  3. Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
  4. Nothing Man
  5. Countin’ on a Miracle
  6. Empty Sky
  7. Worlds Apart
  8. Let’s Be Friends (Skin to Skin)
  9. Further On (Up the Road)
  10. The Fuse
  11. Mary’s Place
  12. You’re Missing
  13. The Rising
  14. Paradise
  15. My City of Ruins

Bruce Springsteen: Born In The U.S.A.

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Born in the USA

On June 4, 1984, “Columbia” label released “Born in the U.S.A.”, the seventh Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded January 1982 – March 1984, at “The Power Station” and “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 85 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked it at number 428 on its list album of the “Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt– acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmony vocals
  • Roy Bittan– piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Clarence Clemons– saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Danny Federici– organ, glockenspiel, piano
  • Garry Tallent– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg– drums, backing vocals
  • Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg– backing vocals
  • Ruth Davis – backing vocals

Track listing

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Born in the U.S.A.
  2. Cover Me
  3. Darlington Country
  4. Working on the Highway
  5. Downbound Train
  6. I’m on Fire
  7. No Surrender
  8. Bobby Jean
  9. I’m goin’ Down
  10. Glory Days
  11. Dancing in the Dark
  12. My Hometown

Bruce Springsteen: Darkness On The Edge Of Town

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On June 2, 1978, “Columbia” label released “Darkness on the Edge of Town”, the fourth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded October 1977 – March 1978, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York, and was produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Darkness on the Edge of Town” at number 151 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA’.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, lead guitar, harmonica
  • Steve Van Zandt– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan– piano, backing vocals
  • Danny Federici– organ, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent– bass guitar
  • Max Weinberg– drums
  • Clarence Clemons– saxophone, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Iovine– engineer, mixing
  • Thom Panunzio– engineer assistant
  • Chuck Plotkin– mixing
  • Mike Reese– mastering
  • Frank Stefanko– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Badlands
  2. Adam Raised a Cain
  3. Something in the Night
  4. Candy’s Room
  5. Racing in the Street
  6. The Promised Land
  7. Factory
  8. Streets of Fire
  9. Prove it All Night
  10. Darkness on the Edge of Town

Gary U.S. Bonds: Dedication

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On April 29, 1981, “EMI” label released “Dedication”,  the third Gary U.S. Bonds album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Steven Van Zandt, Bruce Springsteen, Gary U.S. Bonds, Rob Parissi and Lanny Lambert.

Personnel:

  • Gary U.S. Bonds- lead vocals
  • Chuck Jackson– vocals
  • Ben E. King– vocals
  • Bruce Springsteen- guitars, backing vocals
  • Luis Conte– guitar
  • Rob Parissi – guitar
  • Roy Bittan- keyboards
  • Rusty Cloud – keyboards
  • Danny Federici- accordion, keyboards
  • Steven Van Zandt- bass, fuzz bass, guitar, bongos, backing vocals
  • John Clemente – bass
  • Max Weinberg– drums
  • Mike Micara – drums
  • Clarence Clemons- saxophone, backing vocals
  • Joey Stann- baritone saxophone, backing vocals
  • Eddie Manion- tenor saxophone
  • Michael Spengler – trumpet
  • Rick Gazda – trumpet, backing vocals
  • La Bamba– trombone
  • Ellie Greenwich- backing vocals
  • Carol Williams – backing vocals
  • Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
  • Brenda Hilliard – backing vocals
  • Carole Sylvan – backing vocals
  • Brenda Joyce Hillard – backing vocals
  • Mikie Harris – backing vocals
  • Larry Alexander – engineer
  • Tony Bongiovi – engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain– engineer
  • Neil Dorfsman– engineer
  • Bill Scheniman – engineer
  • Garry Rindfuss – engineer
  • Raymond Willhard – engineer assistant
  • Dave Greenberg – engineer assistant
  • Jeffry Hendirkcson – engineer assistant
  • Larry Emerine – mastering
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Dane Lawing – art direction
  • Jimmy Wachtel- design, photography
  • Gloria Von Jansky – hand lettering
  • Garry Tallent – associate producer

Track listing:

  1. Jole Blon – traditional arranged by  Michael Hurley, Moon Mullican
  2. This Little Girl – Bruce Springsteen
  3. Your Love- Bruce Springsteen
  4. Dedication – Bruce Springsteen
  5. Daddy’s Come Home – Steven Van Zandt
  6. It’s Only Love – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  7. The Pretender – Jackson Browne
  8. Way Back When – Gary U.S. Bonds, George Bruno
  9. From a Buick 6 – Bob Dylan
  10. Just Like a Child – Leroy Anderson, John Clemente, Lou Conte

 

Bruce Springsteen: Devils & Dust

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On April 26, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Devils & Dust”, the thirteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 2004, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. “Devils & Dust” was Springsteen’s third acoustic album.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen– vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, harmonica, tambourine, percussion
  • Marty Rifkin – steel guitar
  • Chuck Plotkin– piano
  • Danny Federici– keyboards
  • Brendan O’Brien– hurdy-gurdy, sarangi, sitar, bass guitar, tambora
  • Steve Jordan– drums
  • Brice Andrus, Susan Welty, Thomas Witte, Donald Strand – horns
  • Mark Pender– trumpet
  • Soozie Tyrell– violin, backing vocals
  • Nashville String Machine– strings
  • Patti Scialfa– backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
  • Danny Clinch– cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Devils & Dust
  2. All the Way Home
  3. Reno
  4. Long Time Comin’
  5. Black Cowboys
  6. Maria’s Bed
  7. Silver Palomino
  8. Jesus Was an Only Son
  9. Lean
  10. The Hitter
  11. All I’m Thinkin’ About
  12. Matamoros Banks

Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome

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Seeger

On April 25, 2006, “Columbia” label released “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions”, the fourteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded 1997, 2005, 2006, and was produced by Bruce Springsteen and Jon Landau. In 2007, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album”.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, B-3 organ, percussion
  • Frank Bruno – guitar
  • Mark Clifford – banjo
  • Charles Giordano– B-3 organ, piano, accordion
  • Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass
  • Larry Eagle – drums, percussion
  • Ed Manion– saxophone
  • Mark Pender– trumpet, backing vocals
  • Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg– trombone, backing vocals
  • Art Baron– tuba
  • Sam Bardfeld – violin
  • Soozie Tyrell– violin, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks traditional or public domain with unknown songwriters, arranged by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.

  1. Old Dan Tucker
  2. Jesse James – Billy Gashade
  3. McGrath
  4. O Mary Don’t Know You Weep
  5. John Henry
  6. Erie Canal – Thomas S.Allen
  7. Jacob’s Ladder
  8. My Oklahoma Home – Bill and Agnes “Sis” Cunningham
  9. Eyes on the Prize – trad. additional lyrics by Alice Wine
  10. Shenandoah
  11. We Shall Overcome – Charles Tindley(lyrics); Adaptation by Guy Carawan, Frank Hamilton, Zilphia Horton, Pete Seeger
  12. Froggie Went A-Courtin

 

Patti Smith Group: Easter

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Easter

On March 3, 1978, “Arista” label released “Easter”, the third Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Record Plant” in New York, and “House of Music” in West Orange, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals, guitar
  • Lenny Kaye– vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Ivan Kral– vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums, percussion
  • Andi Ostrowe – percussion
  • Bruce Brody– keyboards, synthesizer
  • Richard Sohl– keyboards
  • Allen Lanier– keyboards
  • John Paul Fetta – bass
  • Jim Maxwell – bagpipes
  • Tom Verlaine– arrangements
  • Maude Gilman – insert design
  • Lynn Goldsmith– cover photography
  • Robert Mapplethorpe– insert photography
  • Cindy Black – insert photography
  • John Roberts – insert photography

Track listing:

  1. Till Victory – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  2. Space Monkey – Patti Smith, Ivan Kral, Tom Verlaine
  3. Because the Night – Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen
  4. Ghost Dance – Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye
  5. Babelogue – Patti Smith
  6. Rock’n’Roll Nigger – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  7. Privilege (Set me Free) – Mel London, Mike Leander, Psalm 23
  8. We Three – Patti Smith
  9. 25th Floor – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  10. High on Rebellion – Patti Smith
  11. Easter – Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty

Warren Zevon: Bad Luck in Dancing School

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On February 15, 1980,“Elektra” label released “Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School”, the fourth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Greg Ladanyi and Warren Zevon. The term “dancing school” was used as a euphemism for a brothel since the mid-17th century.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon– lead vocals, organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, harmonica, piano, strings, keyboards
  • Jorge Calderón– guitar; backing vocals
  • Waddy Wachtel– lead guitar, guitar
  • Joe Walsh– lead guitar
  • David Lindley– lap steel, guitar
  • Don Felder– guitar
  • Jackson Browne– guitar, slide guitar; backing vocals
  • Ben Keith– pedal steel guitar
  • Leland Sklar– bass
  • Rick Marotta– vocals, drums, percussion, bells, Syndrums
  • The Sid Sharp Strings – strings
  • Linda Ronstadt– descant, backing vocals
  • Glenn Frey– harmony vocals
  • Don Henley– harmony vocals
  • D. Souther– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted

  1. Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School
  2. A Certain Girl – Naomi Neville
  3. Jungle Work – Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon
  4. Empty-Handed Heart
  5. Interlude No. 1
  6. Play It All Night Long
  7. Jeannie Needs a Shooter – Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon
  8. Interlude No. 2
  9. Bill Lee
  10. Gorilla, You’re a Desperado
  11. Bed of Coals – T-Bone Burnett, Warren Zevon
  12. Wild Age

Bruce Springsteen: Greetings From Ashbury Park NJ

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Greetings_from_Asbury_Park_NJ

On January 5, 1973, “Columbia” label released “Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.”, the debut Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded July – September 1972, at “914 Sound Studios” in New York, and was produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album on number 379 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, handclaps
  • David Sancious– piano, organ, keyboards
  • Harold Wheeler– piano
  • Garry Tallent– bass guitar
  • Richard Davis– upright double bass
  • Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez– drums, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Clarence Clemons– saxophone, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt– sound effects
  • John Berg – design
  • Fred Lombardi – back cover design

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Blinded by the Light
  2. Growin Up
  3. Mary Queen of Arkansas
  4. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street
  5. Lost in the Flood
  6. The Angel
  7. For You
  8. Spirit in the Night
  9. It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City