On June 25, 2006, Arif Mardin died aged 74. He was music arranger and producer, worked at Atlantic Records for over 30 years, before moving to EMI. Mardin worked with many famous artists including Aretha Franklin, Queen, Anita Baker, Dionne Warwick, Bette Midler, Roberta Flack, Wilson Pickett, Average White Band, The Bee Gees, Chaka Khan, Laura Nyro, Hall & Oates, Phil Collins, Barbra Streisand and Norah Jones. Mardin won eleven “Grammy Awards”.
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Rufus: Street Player
In January 1978, “ABC” label released “Street Player”, the sixth Rufus studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Dawnbreaker Recording Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Roy Halee, Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden, Kevin Murphy, Bobby Watson, David Wolinski and Richard Calhoun.
Personnel:
- Chaka Khan– lead and backing vocals, arrangements
- Tony Maiden – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion, arrangements
- Kevin Murphy– keyboards, arrangements
- David “Hawk” Wolinski– keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
- Bobby Watson – bass, percussion, arrangements
- Richard “Moon” Calhoun – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements
- Seawind– horns
- Jerry Hey– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone, flute
- William Reichenbach– trombone
- Larry Williams– saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Helen Lowe – backing vocals
- Everett Bryson, Jr. – percussion
- Clare Fischer– string arrangements, conductor
- Seawind – horn arrangements
- Roy Halee, George Belle – engineer
- Brian Gardner – mastering
Track listing:
- Street Player – David Wolinski, Danny Seraphine
- Stay – Richard Calhoun, Chaka Khan
- Turn – Bobby Watson, David Wolinski
- Best of Your Heart – Bobby Watson, David Wolinski
- Finale – Bobby Watson, David Wolinski
- Blue Love – Richard Calhoun, David Wolinski
- Stranger to Love – David Wolinski
- Take Time – Tony Maiden
- Destiny – David Batteau, Richard Holland
- Change Your Ways – Tony Maiden, Traude Sapik
Ry Cooder: Bop Till You Drop
In July 1979, “Warner Bros” label released “Bop till You Drop”, the eight Ry Cooder album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Warner Brothers Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ry Cooder. It was the first digitally recorded major-label album in popular music, recorded on a digital 32-track machine built by 3M.
Personnel:
- Ry Cooder – vocals, guitars, mandolin
- David Lindley– guitar, mandolin
- Ronnie Barron– organ, guitar, keyboards
- Loyd Clifft – assistant engineer
- Tim Drummond– bass
- Cliff Givens – vocals, backing vocals
- Patrick Henderson– organ, keyboards
- Milt Holland– percussion, drums
- Herman E. Johnson – vocals, backing vocals
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Chaka Khan– vocals
- Jimmy Adams – vocals
- Simon Pico Payne – vocals
- Bobby King– vocals, backing vocals
- Randy Lorenzo – vocals, backing vocals
- George “Biggie” McFadden – vocals, backing vocals
- Greg Prestopino – vocals, backing vocals
- Bill Johnson – backing vocals
- Lee Herschberg – engineer
- Mike Salisbury – design
- David Alexander – photography
- David Kraai – technical support
- Penny Ringwood – production coordination
- Vicki Fortson – production coordination
Track listing:
- Little Sister – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
- Go Home Girl – Arthur Alexander
- The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) – Sidney Bailey
- I Think It’s Going to Work Out Fine – Rose Marie McCoy, Sylvia McKinney
- Down in Hollywood – Ry Cooder, Tim Drummond
- Look at Granny Run Run – Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
- Trouble, You Can’t Fool Me – Frederick Knight, Aaron Varnell
- Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing – Oliver Sain
- I Can’t Win – Lester Johnson, Clifton Knight, Dave Richardson
George Benson: In Your Eyes
In May 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “In Your Eyes”, the 19th George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Atlantic Studios”, “The Hit Factory” and “The Record Plant” in New York City, “Music Grinder Studio” in Los Angeles, “United Westren” in Hollywood, and was produced by Arif Mardin and Kashif.
Personnel:
- George Benson – lead and backing vocals, guitar solo, rhythm guitar
- David Spinozza– guitar
- Paul Jackson, Jr.– rhythm guitar, guitar
- Ira Siegel – guitar
- Adam “Gus” Falcon – rhythm guitar, rhythm arrangement
- Robbie Buchanan– electric piano, synthesizer, Moog bass, rhythm arrangement, acoustic piano, Linn Drum programming
- Jorge Dalto– acoustic piano, electric piano
- Kashif– keyboards, Synclavier 2, synthesizer, Moog bass, drums, finger snaps, backing vocals, rhythm arrangement
- Greg Phillinganes– additional synthesizer
- Steve Porcaro– additional synthesizer
- David Paich– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, brass arrangement
- James Newton Howard– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, string arrangements
- Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizer
- Richard Tee– electric piano
- Joe Mardin – synthesizer programming
- Will Lee– bass guitar
- Nathan East– bass guitar
- Anthony Jackson– bass guitar
- Marcus Miller– bass guitar
- Steve Ferrone– drums
- Leslie Ming – drums
- Jeff Porcaro– drums
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Steve Jordan–drums
- Sammy Figueroa– percussion
- Bashiri Johnson– percussion
- Stephen Benben – finger snaps
- Lenny Castro– percussion
- David Sanborn– alto saxophone
- Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
- Lew Delgatto – baritone saxophone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, horn arrangement
- Jon Faddis– trumpet
- Alan Raph, Tom Malone– trombone
- Jerry Hey– flugelhorn, brass arrangement
- Marty Paich, Lee Holdridge– string arrangement
- Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi, Fred Zlotkin, Frederick Buldrini, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Jonathan Abramowitz, Julien Barber, Marilyn Wright, Richard Maximoff, Richard Young, Ted Hoyle – strings
- Endre Granat , Gene Orloff– concertmaster
- Arif Mardin– BGV arrangement, rhythm arrangement, string arrangement, synthesizer arrangement, horn arrangement
- Paul Lawrence Jones III – vocal arrangements
- Hamish Stuart– backing vocals, BGV arrangement
- J. Nelson, Brenda White King, Lillo Thomas, Vicki Randle– duet vocals
- Zachary Sanders, Chaka Khan, Diva Gray, Lani Groves, Robin Clark, Babi Floyd, Mark Stevens – backing vocals
- Jeremy Smith, Michael O’Reilly, Gary Skardinia – recording
- Michael O’Reilly – engineer assistant
- Stephen Benben, Randy Burns, Robert Feist – engineer assistants
- John Agallo, Danny Caccavo, Bill Dooley, Jay Messina and Bobby Warner – additional recording
- Jeremy Smith, Michael O’Reilly – mixing
- Jeremy Smith, Michael O’Reilly, Dan Nash – post tracking
- Stephen Benben, Julie Last – tracking assistant
- George Marino – mastering
- Chrissy Allerdings, Frank De Caro, Lu Sneed – project coordination
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Laura Li Puma – design
- Jean Pagliusso – photography
Track listing:
- Feel Like Making Love – Eugene McDaniels
- Inside Love (So Personal) – Kashif
- Lady Love Me (One More Time) – David Paich, James Newton Howard
- Love Will Come Again – Arif Mardin, Hamish Stuart
- In Your Eyes – Dan Hill, Michael Masser
- Never Too Far to Fall – Hamish Stuart, Ned Doheny
- Being With You – Omar Hakim
- Use Me – James Ingram, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
- Late at Night – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
- In Search of a Dream – Adam Falcon
Rufus: Rags To Rufus
In May 1974, “ABC Records” label released “Rags To Rufus”, the second Rufus studio album. It was recorded 1973-1974, at “Quantum Studios” in Torrance, California, and was produced by Chaka Khan, Dennis Beifield, André Fischer, Kevin Murphy, Al Ciner, Ron Stockert and Bob Monaco. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Chaka Khan– lead and backing vocals
- Al Ciner – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
- Tony Maiden – vocals, guitar, talk box
- Nate Morgan – keyboards
- Kevin Murphy– organ, clavinet, backing vocals
- Ron Stockert – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
- Dennis Belfield – bass, backing vocals
- André Fischer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Ron Stockert, Dennis Belfield, Al Ciner – string and horn arrangements
- Clare Fischer– orchestration
- Don Sciarrotta – chief recording, re-mix engineer
- Tony Sciarrotta – engineer assistant
- Vic Zaslow – mastering
Track listing:
- You Got the Love – Chaka Khan, Ray Parker, Jr.
- I Got the Right Street (But the Wrong Direction) – Ron Stockert
- Walkin’ in the Sun – Jeff Barry
- Rags to Rufus – Kevin Murphy, André Fischer, Chaka Khan, Ron Stockert, Dennis Belfield, Al Ciner
- Swing Down Chariot – Kevin Murphy, André Fischer, Chaka Khan, Ron Stockert, Dennis Belfield, Al Ciner
- Sideways – Kevin Murphy, André Fischer, Chaka Khan, Ron Stockert, Dennis Belfield, Al Ciner
- Ain’t Nothin’ But a Maybe – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- Tell Me Something Good – Stevie Wonder
- Look Through My Eyes – Dennis Belfield
- “In Love We Grow – Dennis Belfield
- Smokin’ Room – Dennis Belfield
Chicago: XI
On September 12, 1977, “Columbia” label released “Chicago XI”, the ninth Chicago studio album. It was recorded April – June 1977, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, Colorado, and was produced by James William Guercio. This was the last Chicago album produced by James William Guercio, and the last one to feature founding member Terry Kath, who died in an gun accident four months later.
Personnel:
- Terry Kath – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
- Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, Fender Rhodes
- Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass
- James William Guercio – acoustic guitars, bass
- Danny Seraphine– drums, percussion
- Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
- Walter Parazaider– saxophones, flute, clarinet
- Lee Loughnane– vocals, trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
- James Pankow– vocals, trombone, keyboards, percussion, brass arrangements
- David “Hawk” Wolinski– ARP synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
- The Voices of Inspiration – choir
- Tim Cetera – backing vocals
- Carl Wilson– backing vocals
- Chaka Khan – incredible preach, backing vocals
- Dominic Frontiere– orchestral conception, orchestration, orchestration, string and orchestral, arrangements
- Wayne Tarnowski – engineer
- Tom Likes – engineer assistant
- Armin Steiner – strings recording
- Mike Reese – mastering
- John Berg – design
- Nick Fasciano – logo design
- Reid Miles – inside photography
Track listing:
- Mississippi Delta City Blues – Terry Kath
- Baby, What a Big Surprise – Peter Cetera
- Till the End of Time – James Pankow
- Policeman – Robert Lamm
- Take Me Back to Chicago – Danny Seraphine, Hawk Wolinski
- Vote for Me – Robert Lamm
- Takin’ It on Uptown – Fred Kagan, Terry Kath
- This Time – Lee Loughnane
- The Inner Struggles of a Man – Dominic Frontiere
- Prelude (Little One) – Danny Seraphine, Hawk Wolinski
- Little One – Danny Seraphine, Hawk Wolinski
Eric Clapton: Old Sock
On March 12, 2013, “Polydor” label release “Old Sock” the twenty first Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II,Justin Stanley and Simon Climie.
Personnel:
- Eric Clapton– vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, dobro, mandolin
- Doyle Bramhall II– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- J.J. Cale– vocals, guitar
- Greg Leisz– pedal steel, mandolin
- Steve Winwood– Hammond B3 organ
- Tim Carmon– Hammond B3 organ, chord organ
- Walt Richmond– upright piano, keyboards
- Chris Stainton– clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3 organ
- Justin Stanley– clavinet, mellotron, drums
- Frank Marocco– accordion
- Taj Mahal– harmonica, banjo
- Paul McCartney– vocals, upright bass
- Willie Weeks– bass guitar, upright bass
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Abe Laboriel Jr– drums
- Henry Spinetti– drums
- Matt Chamberlain– drums
- Matt Rollings– keyboards
- Simon Climie– percussion, piano
- Joseph Sublett –tenor saxophone
- Stephen “Doc” Kupka– baritone saxophone
- Nicholas Lane –trombone
- Sal Cracchiolo – trumpet
- Gabe Witcher– fiddle
- Sharon White , Michelle John – backing vocals
- Chaka Khan, Julie Clapton, Sophie Clapton, Nikka Costa, Wendy Moten, Lisa Vaughan – guest vocals
- Nick Ingman– string arrangements
Track listing:
- Further on Down the Road – Taj Mahal, Jesse E. Davis
- Angel – J.J. Cale
- The Folks Who Live on the Hill – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
- Gotta Get Over – Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
- Till Your Well Runs Dry – Peter Tosh
- All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
- Born to Lose -Ted Daffan
- Still Got the Blues – Gary Moore
- Goodnight Irene – Huddie Ledbetter,John A. Lomax, Sr.
- Your One and Only Man – Otis Redding
- Every Little Thing – Doyle Bramhall II,Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
- Our Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- No Sympathy – Peter Tosh
Joni Mitchell: Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
On December 13, 1977, “Asylum” released “Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter”, the ninth Joni Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at the “A&M Studios” in Hollywood; orchestra recorded at “Columbia Studio C” in New York; additional recording at “Basing Street Studio” in London, and was produced by Joni Mitchell.
Personnel:
- Joni Mitchell– lead and backing vocals, piano
- Larry Carlton– electric guitar
- Michel Colombier– piano
- Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone
- Jaco Pastorius– bass, bongos, cowbells
- John Guerin– drums
- Manolo Badrena– lead vocals, congas, coffee cans, congas
- Alejandro Acuña– congas,cowbell, shakers, ankle bells, backing vocals
- AirtoMoreira – surdo
- Don Alias– bongos, congos, clave, snaredrum, sandpaper blocks, shaker, backing v ocals
- El Bwyd – the split-tongued spirit
- Glenn Frey– backing vocals
- Chaka Khan– backing vocals
- D. Souther– backing vocals
- Michael Gibbs– orchestral arrangements, conductor
- Bobbye Hall– credited in spirit
Track listing:
All tracks by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.
- Overture – Cotton Avenue
- Talk to Me
- Jericho
- Paprika Plains
- Otis and Marlena
- The Tenth World – Joni Mitchell, Don Alias, Manolo Badrena, Alex Acuña, Airto Moreira, Jaco Pastorius
- Dreamland
- Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
- Off Night Backstreet
- The Silky Veils of Ardor
Eric Clapton: Journeyman
On November 7, 1989, “Duck” label released “Journeyman”, the eleventh Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Russ Tielman. Clapton won “Grammy Award” for “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” in 1990 for the song “Bad Love”. “Journeyman” became the first Clapton’s solo studio album to go double platinum.
Personnel:
- Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar, Dobro, design
- Robert Cray– guitar
- Phil Palmer– guitar
- John Tropea– rhythm guitar
- George Harrison– guitar, harmony vocals
- Cecil Womack– vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jerry Lynn Williams– guitar, backing and harmony vocals
- Jeff Bova– synthesizer programming, drum programming, synthesizer horns
- Alan Clark– synthesizer, keyboards, Hammond organ, sequencing
- Robbie Kondor– synthesizer, harmonica, keyboards, vocoder, drum programming
- Rob Mounsey– synthesizer
- Robby Kilgore – synthesizer
- Greg Phillinganes– synthesizer, piano, keyboards, background vocals
- Richard Tee– piano, Fender Rhodes
- Nathan East– bass, backing vocals
- Pino Palladino- bass
- Jim Keltner– percussion, drums, tambourine, drum programming
- Phil Collins– drums , backing and harmony vocals
- Carole Steele – percussion, conga, tambourine
- Gary Burton– vibraphone
- David Sanborn– alto saxophone
- Hank Crawford– alto saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
- David “Fathead” Newman– tenor saxophone
- Jon Faddis– trumpet
- Lew Soloff– trumpet
- Linda Womack– vocals
- Daryl Hall– harmony vocals
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Lani Groves – backing vocals
- Chaka Khan– backing vocals
- Tessa Niles– backing vocals
- Vanessa Thomas – backing vocals
- Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
- Arif Mardin– arrangements, string arrangements
Track listing:
- Pretending – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Anything for Your Love – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Bad Love – Eric Clapton, Mick Jones
- Running on Faith – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Hard Times – Ray Charles
- Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- No Alibis – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Run So Far – George Harrison
- Old Love – Eric Clapton, Robert Cray
- Breaking Point – Marty Grebb, Jerry Lynn Williams
- Lead Me On – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
- Before You Accuse Me – Ellas McDaniel
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