In October 1967, “Liberty” label released the self-titled, debut Hour Glass album. It was recorded June – August 1967, and was produced by Dallas Smith.
On October 6, 1973, “Island” label released “These Foolish Things”, the debut Bryan Ferry album. It was recorded in June 1973, at “AIR” in London, and was produced by Bryan Ferry, John Porter and John Punter.
Personnel:
Bryan Ferry – lead vocals, acoustic piano
Phil Manzanera – guitar
John Porter – guitars, bass
Eddie Jobson – keyboards, synthesizers, violin
David Skinner – acoustic piano
Paul Thompson – drums
John Punter – additional drums
Roger Ball – alto and baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
Ruan O’Lochlainn – alto saxophone solo
Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone
Henry Lowther – trumpet
Robbie Montgomery – backing vocals
Jessie Davis – backing vocals
The Angelettes – backing vocals
John Punter – engineer
Steve Nye – engineer
Andy Arthurs – engineer assistant
Nicholas De Ville – design
Karl Stoecker – photography
Track listing:
A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
River of Dalt – Irving Brown, Bernard Zackery, Jan Zackery
Don’t Ever Change – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Piece of My Heart – Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns
Baby I Don’t Care – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
It’s My Party – Walter Gold, John Gluck Jr, Herb Weiner
Don’t Worry Baby – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
Sympathy for the Devil – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
The Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore, Marvin Tarplin
You Won’t See Me – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
I Love How You Love Me – Barry Mann, Larry Kolber
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder
These Foolish Things – Jack Strachey, Eric Maschwitz, Harry Link
On August 26, 1968, “Tamla” label released “In the Groove”, the eighth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded 1967 – 1968, and was produced by Norman Whitfield, Ivy Jo Hunter and Frank Wilson.
Personnel:
Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
The Andantes – backing vocals
The Originals – backing vocals
Gladys Knight & The Pips – backing vocals
Telma Hopkins – backing vocals
Joyce Vincent Wilson – backing vocals
Pamela Vincent – backing vocals
Herbart – design
Track listing:
You – Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Coga, Ivy Jo Hunter
Tear Ot on Down – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Chained -Frank Wilson
I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
At Last (I Found a Love) – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover
Some Kind of Wonderful – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder
Change What You Can – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover
It’s Love I Need – Stephen Bowden, Ivy Jo Hunter
Every Now and Then – Eddie Holland, Frank Wilson
You’re What’s Happening (In the World Today) – George Gordy, Robert Gordy, Allen Story
There Goes My Baby – Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson, George Treadwell
On June 22, 2018, “Young” label released “Heaven and Earth”, the fourth Kamasi Washington studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Electro Vox Recording”, “Henson Recording”, “Stagg Street Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kamasi Washington.
Personnel:
Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone, arrangements
Dontae Winslow – trumpet
Ryan Porter – trombone
Cameron Graves – piano
Brandon Coleman – keyboards, organ, vocoder
Miles Mosley – bass. electric bass
Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums
Tony Austin – drums, percussion
Allakoi Peete, Kahlil Cummings – percussion
Orchestra:
Rickey Washington – flute
Greg Martin – oboe
Tracy Wannomae – clarinet
Amber Joy Wyman – bassoon
Amy Sanchez, Laura Brenes – French horn
Marc T. Bolin – tuba
Jen Simone, Martino, Paul Jacob Cartwright, Ray Suen, Reiko Nakano, Rocio Marron, Yvette Devereaux, Yvette Holzwarth – violin
Brittany Cotto, Caroline Buckman, Chad Jackson, Landon Jones, Molly Rogers, Morgan Matadero, Tom Lea – viola
Adrienne Woods, Ginger Murphy, Peter PT Jacobson – cello
Dominic Thiroux – bass
Dwight Trible, Matachi Nwosu, Patrice Quinn, Steven Wayne – lead vocals
Amaya Washington, Angelo D. Johnson Jr., Cameron Graves, Dawn Norfleet, Dustin W. Warren, Jackie Fiske, Mashica Winslowdynasty, Nia Andrews, Patrice Quinn, Sonnet Simmons, Steven Wayne, Taylor Graves, Thalma de Freitas – choir
Terrace Martin – alto saxophone
Rickey Washington – tenor saxophone
Chris Gray – trumpet
Jamael Dean – piano
Carlos del Puerto, Gabe Noel – bass
Thundercat, Gabe Noel – electric bass
Chris Dave, Jonathan Pinson, Robert Searight, Robert Miller – drums
Daddy Kev – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Kamasi Washington, except where noted.
Earth
Fists of Fury – James Wong, Joseph Koo, Ku Chia Hui
Can You Hear Him
Hub-Tones – Freddie Hubbard
Connections
Tiffakonkae
The Invincible Youth
Testify – lyrics by Patrice Quinn, Kamasi Washington, music by Kamasi Washington
Heaven
One of One
The Space Travelers Lullaby
Vi Lua Vi Sol
Street Fighter Mas
Song for the Fallen
Journey – lyrics by Patrice Quinn, music by Kamasi Washington
The Psalmnist – Ryan Porter
Show Us the Way
Will You Sing
The Choice
The Secret of Jinsinson
Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Gerald Goffin, Carole King
My Family
Agents of Multiverse – Chris Dave, Kamasi Washington
On June 13, 1972, “A&M” label released “A Song for You”, the fourth Carpenters studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “A&M” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jack Daugherty Productions.
Personnel:
Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, drums
Richard Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electronic piano, Hammond organ, celesta, orchestration, remastering
Tony Peluso – lead guitar
Louie Shelton – guitar
Red Rhodes – steel guitar
Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Gary Coleman – percussion
Bob Messenger – tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute
Earl Dumler – oboe, English horn
Tim Weisberg – bass flute
Norm Herzberg – bassoon
Bernie Grundman – remastering
Track listing:
A Song for You – Leon Russell
Top of the World – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter
Hurting Each Other – Gary Geld, Peter Udell
It’s Going to Take Some Time – Carole King, Toni Stern
Goodbye to Love – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter
Intermission – Richard Carpenter
Bless the Beasts and Children – Perry Botkin Jr., Harry DeVorzon
Flat Baroque – Richard Carpenter
Piano Picker – Randy Edelman
I Won’t Last a Day Without You – Roger Nichols, Paul Williams
In April 1966, “Verve” label released “Soul & Inspiration”, the seventh Righteous Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in 1966, at “United Recording”, Hollywood, and was produced by Bill Medley.
Personnel:
Bill Medley – vocal
Bobby Hatfield – vocal
Art Munson – guitar
Michael Patterson – piano
Jim Bond – bass
Drew Johnson – drums
Bill Baker – saxophone, arrangements
Bill King – trumpet
Sandford Skinner – trumpet
Bob Faust – trumpet
Dick Shearer – trombone
Michael Patterson – conductor
Jim Lockert – engineer
Val Valentin – engineer
Acy Lehman – design
Mike Gross – liner notes
Track listing:
Soul and Inspiration – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
He Will Break Your Heart – Calvin Carter, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler
Stand By – Bill Medley
In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
He – Jack Richards, Richard Mullan
I’m Leaving It Up to You – Dewey Terry, Don Harris
Turn On Your Love Lights – Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott
On April 13, 1970, “Capitol” label released “Silk Purse”, the second Linda Ronstadt studio album. It was recorded January – February 1970, at “Cinderella Sound’, “Woodland Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Elliot F. Mazer.
In March 1975, “A&M” label released the self-titled, debut Nils Lofgren studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Briggs.
On March 19, 2021, “Mack Avenue” label released “This Bitter Earth”, the fifth Veronica Swift album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Sear Sound” in New York City.
Personnel:
Veronica Swift – lead vocals
Emmet Cohen – piano
Yasushi Nakamura – bass
Bryan Carter – drums
Track listing:
This Bitter Earth – Clyde Otis
How Lovely to Be a Woman – lyrics by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse
You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
Getting to Know You – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
You’re the Dangerous Type – Bob Dorough
Trust In Me – Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) – lyrics by Gerry Goffin, music by Carole King
As Long as He Needs Me – Lionel Bart
Everybody Has the Right To Be Wrong – lyric by Sammy Cahn, music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Prisoner of Love – lyrics by Leo Robin, music by Clarence Gaskill, Russ Columbo
On February 19, 2002, “Hut” and “Virgin” labels released “Kissin Time”, the 15th Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Tonny Hoffer, Beck, Billy Corgan, Dave Stewart, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Etienne Daho, Les Valentines, Ben Hillier and Barry Reynolds.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithfull – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion, hand-clapping
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