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Roberta Flack: Chapter Two

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On August 12, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Chapter Two”, the second Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded December 1969 – March 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn and King Curtis.

Personnel:

  • Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Donny Hathaway – piano, backing vocals. arrangements
  • Marshall Hawkins, Terry Plumeri, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
  • Ray Lucas, Bernard Sweetney – drums
  • Warren Smith – percussion
  • Chauncey Welsch, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Garnett Brown, George Marge, John Frosk, John Glasel, Trevor Lawrence – horns
  • Hubert Laws, Joe Gentle – alto and bass flute
  • Corky Hale – harp
  • John Swallow – euphonium
  • Alfred Brown, Arnold Black, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Max Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Noel Dacosta, Peter Buonconsiglio, Peter Dimitriades, Raoul Poliakin, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Seymour Myroff, Tosha Samaroff – strings
  • Eumir Deodato – conductor, horn and string arrangements
  • Joel Dorn – arrangements
  • King Curtis – arrangements, backing vocals
  • Gene McDaniels – backing vocals
  • Lew Hahn – recording, remix
  • Ira Friedlander – design
  • Jack Robinson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Reverend Lee – Gene McDaniels
  2. Do What You Gotta Do – Jimmy Webb
  3. Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan
  4. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
  5. Gone Away – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield
  6. Until It’s Time for You to Go – Buffy Sainte-Marie
  7. The Impossible Dream – Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh
  8. Business Goes on as Usual – Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff

Asa: Lucid

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On October 11, 2019, “Wagram Music” and “Chapter Two” labels released “Lucid”, the fourth Asa album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Studio Magnetica”, and was produced by Marion B and Patrice.

Personnel:

  • Asa (Bukola Elemide) – lead vocal, piano, keyboards, strings arrangements
  • Julien Joris – guitar, programming, backing vocals
  • Gregoire Mahe – guitar
  • Jean Max Mery – piano, Rhodes, synth
  • Christophe Minck – bass
  • Marion B – drums, percussion, programming, recording, mixing
  • Kevin Reveyrand – ukulele, percussion, drum programming
  • Benoit Leclercq – synth, programming, backing vocals
  • Patrice Bart Williams – synth, programming, arrangements
  • Guillaume Briard – saxophone
  • Didier Bolay – trumpet, trombone
  • Baptiste Germser – French horn
  • Francois Villevielle – strings, violin, strings arrangements
  • Sebastien Surel – strings, violin
  • Lea Hennino – strings, violin
  • Cyrille Lacrouts – strings, cello
  • Kameron Alexander – programming
  • Geoffroy Berlioz – recording
  • Alex Gopher – mastering
  • Frank Loriou – artwork
  • Amaka Osakwe – cover creative director
  • Trinity Ellis – photography

Track listing:

  1. Murder in the USA – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  2. The Beginning – Asa, Patrice Bart Williams
  3. Good Thing – Asa, Kameron Alexander
  4. Stay Tonight – Asa, Joe Ginsberg
  5. Torn – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  6. Happy People – Asa
  7. You and Me – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  8. Femi Mo – Asa
  9. Makes No Sense – Asa
  10. 365 – Asa, Cobhams Asuquo
  11. Until We Try (This Lo’) – Asa, Kevin Reveyrand
  12. 9 Lives – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  13. Don’t Let Me Go – Asa
  14. My Dear – Asa