On October 9, 1973, “Dunhill” label released “Cyan”, the tenth Three Dog Night studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “American Recording Co.” in Studio City, California, and was produced by Richard Podolor.
Personnel:
Danny Hutton – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
Chuck Negron – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
Cory Wells – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
On September 28, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Spirit”, the seventh Earth, Wind & Fire studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Burbank Studios” in Burbank, California, “Hollywood Sound Recorders” and “Wally Heider Studios” in Los Angeles, “Westlake Audio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba, timbales, mixing
Al McKay – guitar, percussion
Johnny Graham – guitar
Larry Dunn – piano, keyboards, organ, Moog synthesizer
Jerry Peters – piano, keyboards
Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion
Fred White – drums, percussion
Ralph Johnson – drums, percussion
Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
Harvey Mason – percussion
Andrew Woolfolk – saxophone, percussion
Don Myrick – saxophone
Oscar Brashear – trumpet
Charles Findley – trumpet
Michael Harris – trumpet
Steve Madaio – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Louis Satterfield – trombone
Charles Loper – trombone
Lew McCreary – bass trombone
David Duke – Frech horn
Arthur Maebe – French horn
Sidney Muldrow – French horn
Marilyn Robinson – French horn
Tommy Johnson – tuba
Charles Veal – concertmaster
Asa Drori, Winterton Garvey, Harris Goldman, Carl LaMagna, Joy Lyle, Sandy Seemore, Haim Shtrum, Ken Yerke – violin
Marilyn Baker, David Campbell, Denyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, James Dunham, Paul Polivnick, Lynn Subotnick, Barbara Thomason – viola
Ronald Cooper, Marie Fera, Dennis Karmazyn, Harry Shlutz – cello
Dorothy Ashby – harp
Jerry Peters, Charles Stepney, Tom Tom 84 – arrangements
George Massenburg – engineer, remix
Paul Klingberg, Leo Sacks – mixing
Track listing:
Getaway –Peter Cor, Bernard “Beloyd” Taylor
On Your Face – Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Philip Bailey
Imagination – Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Philip Bailey
Spirit – Larry Dunn, Maurice White
Saturday Night – Al McKay, Maurice White, Philip Bailey
Earth, Wind & Fire – Skip Scarborough, Maurice White
On September 26, 2006, “Concord” label released “Shine”. the tenth Boney James album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Backyard”, “Record Plant” and “Westlake Studios” in Los Angeles, Capitol Studios”, “Sunset Studios” “Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Cocoa Butt Studios” in Culver City, California, “Porcupine Studios” in Chandler, Arizona, “Studio A” in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and was produced by Boney James.
Personnel:
Boney James – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, keyboards, flute, arrangements, recording
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars, acoustic guitar
Tony Maiden – electric guitar, guitars
Kleber Jorge – vocals, acoustic guitar
Michael Thompson – guitars
Agape – guitars
Dean Parks – guitars, acoustic guitar
Wah Wah Watson – guitars, rhythm guitar
George Benson – lead guitar
Darrell Smith – keyboards, acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
Eric Daniels – acoustic piano
Johnny Britt – acoustic piano, arrangements
George Duke – Rhodes piano
Rex Rideout – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, keyboards
Tim Carmon – keyboards, arrangements, Rhodes piano, organ, acoustic piano
Gerald McCauley – Moog synthesizer, arrangements
Herman Jackson – Rhodes piano
Tollak Ollestad – harmonica
Alex Al – bass
Teddy Campbell – drums
Lil’ John Roberts – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophones, flute
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
Christian Scott – trumpet
Romeo – vocal arrangements
Esthero – lead and backing vocals
Lauren Evans – backing vocals, ooh vocals
Dwele – vocals, vocal arrangements
Faith Evans – vocals
Philip Bailey – vocals
Ann Nesby – vocals
String section
Jackie Brand, Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Henry Gronnier, Alan Grunfeld, Natalie Leggett, Ralph Morrison, Alyssa Park, Katia Popov, Tereza Stanislav, Sarah Thornblade, Margaret Wooten – violin
Sam Formicola, Carrie Holzman-Little, Roland Kato, Victoria Miskolczy – viola
Stephen Erdody, Trevor Handy, Paula Hochhalter, Tina Soule – cello
Jerry Hey – arrangements
Darrell Smith – arrangements
Todd Fairall – recording
Darius Fong – recording, second engineer
Dave Rideau – recording
Bill Schnee – recording, mixing
Michael Thompson – recording
John Adams – second engineer
Jeff Harris – second engineer
Jimmy Hoyson – second engineer
Ryan Kennedy – second engineer
Mark McLaughlin – second engineer
Philip Ramos – second engineer
Eric Rennaker – second engineer
Assen Stoyanov – second engineer
Erich Talaba – second engineer
Aaron Walk – second engineer
John Wroble – second engineer
Koji Egawa – Pro Tools consultant
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Robert Hadley – mastering
Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
Glenn Barry – art production
Andy Engel – design
Don Miller – photography
Track listing:
Shine – Boney James, Lauren Evans, Lily Mariye
The Total Experience – Boney James, Johnny Britt
Aquas de Março – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Let It Go – Boney James, Rex Rideout
In the Rain – Anthony Hestor
Gonna Get It – Boney James, Rahsaan Patterson
Breathe – Boney James, Phil Davis
Love Song – Boney James, Eric Daniels, Johnny Britt
Hypnotic – Boney James
The Way She Walks – Boney James, Leon Bisquera
Dedication – Boney James, Gerald McCauley, Joe Wolfe
On September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.
Personnel:
Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Michael Lang – acoustic piano
Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
Chuck Domanico – bass
David Finck – bass
Reggie Hamilton – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Nathan East – bass
Harold Jones – drums
Ralph Penland – drums
Chris Parker – drums
John Guerin – drums
John Robinson – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Everette Harp – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Jon Clarke – oboe
Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
John Clayton – music arrangements
David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
Charles Floyd – music arrangements
Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
Emily Rich – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Dick La Palm – liner notes
Track listing:
There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
On September 22, 2023, “Mexican Summer” label released “Flying Wig”, the eleventh Devendra Banhart studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Cabin Studio” in Tapanga, California, and was produced by Cate Le Bon.
Personnel:
Devendra Banhart – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
Nicole Lawrence – guitar, pedal steel guitar
Cate Le Bon – vocals, bass, synthesizer, percussion
Todd Dahlhoff – bass
Gregory Rogove – drums, percussion
Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone
Samur Khouja – backing vocals, engineer, mixing
Heba Kadry – mastering
Alex Tults – design, layout
Dana Trippe – photography
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Devendra Banhart and Cate le Bon, except where noted.
Feeling
Fireflies
Nun
Sight Seer
Sirens
Charger
Flying Wig – Devendra Banhart
Twin – Devendra Banhart, Cate Le Bon, Nicole Lawrence
On September 13, 2005, “Geffen” label released “B. B. King & Friends: 80”, the forty-first B.B. King album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Avatar Studios” and “Right Track Recording” in New York City, “Caesar’s Palace Showroom” in Las Vegas, Nevada, “Conway Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “O’Henry Studios” in Burbank, California, “Ocean Way Recording” and “Olympic Studios” in London. At the 48th “Annual Grammy Awards”, “B. B. King & Friends: 80” won “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album”.
Personnel:
B. B. King – vocals, guitar
Van Morrison – vocals, harmonica
Billy F Gibbons – vocals, guitar
John Mayer – vocals, guitar
Glenn Frey – vocals, guitar
Eric Clapton – guitar
Clem Clempson – guitar
Mark Knopfler – guitar
Davey Johnstone – guitar
Larry Campbell – guitar
Dean Parks – rhythm guitar
Elton John – vocals, piano
Chris Stainton – keyboards
Brian Mitchell – keyboards
Guy Babylon – keyboards
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, Hammond organ
Luke Smith – Hammond organ
Sheryl Crow – vocals
Bob Birch – bass guitar
Leland Sklar – bass guitar
T-Bone Wolk – bass guitar
Yolanda Charles – bass guitar
Russ Kunkel – drums
Billy Ward – drums
Ian Thomas – drums
Nigel Olsson – drums
John Mahon – percussion
Brandon Fields – saxophone
Jerry Hey – trumpet
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trumpet
Gary Grant – trumpet
Nathaniel Kunkel – shaker
Track listing:
Early in the Morning – Dallas Bartley, Louis Jordan, Leo Hickman
Tired of Your Jive – Janet Despenza, Johnny Pate
The Thrill is Gone – Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell
Need Your Love So Bad – Little Willie John, Mertis John Jr.
Ain’t Nobody Home – Jerry Ragovou
Hummingbird – Leon Russell
All Over Again – Carl B. Adams
Drivin’ Wheel – Roosevelt Sykes
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere – Doc Pomus, Mac Rebennack
Never Make Your Move Too Soon – Stix Hooper, Will Jennings
On September 12, 2006, “Gold Standard Laboratories” and “Universal” label released “Amputechture”, the third Mars Volta studio album. It was recorded November 2005 – May 2006, in Los Angeles, California, El Paso, Texas and Melbourne, Australia, and was produced by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez,
Personnel:
Omar Rodríguez-López – guitars, bass, sitar, direction
On August 31, 1981, “Ruby Records” label released “Fire of Love”, the debut Gun Club (The) album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Studio America” in Pasadena, California, “Quad Teck” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tito Larriva and Chris D.
Personnel:
Jeffrey Lee Pierce – vocals, backing vocals, slide guitar, arrangements
On August 28, 2012, “Provogue” label released “Nothin but Love”, the 16th Robert Cray studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Revolver Recordings” in Thousand Oaks, California, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.
Personnel:
Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
Jim Pugh – piano, Hammond organ
Richard Cousins – bass
Tony Braunagel – drums
Ron Dziubla – saxophone
Lee Thornburg – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
Jeff Bova – string arrangements
Jared Kvitka – engineer
Kevin Shirley – mixing
Leon Zervos – mastering
Roy Koch – artwork
Vincenzo Giammanco – photography
Jeff Katz – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.
Won’t Be Coming Home – Richard Cousins, Hendrix Ackle
On August 21, 1967, “Capitol” label released “Ode to Billie Joe”, the debut Bobbie Gentry studio album. It was recorded February – July 1967, at “Whitney” in Glendale, California, “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kelly Gordon. At the 10th “Annual Grammy Awards”, Bobbie Gentry won “Best New Artists”, the album won “Best Arrangements, Instrumental and Vocal”, “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance” and “Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance”.
Personnel:
Bobbie Gentry – vocals
Kelly Gordon, Jimmie Haskell – arranger, conductor
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