On March 20, 1974, “RCA” label released “Good Times”, the twentieth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded July – December 1973, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals
James Burton – lead guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar
Reggie Young – guitar
Johnny Christopher – guitar
Dennis Linde – guitar
Bobby Wood – piano
Per Erik “Pete” Hallin – piano
Bobby Emmons – Hammond organ
David Briggs – Hammond organ
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
Ron Tutt – drums
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Joe Esposito – percussion
Mary and Ginger Holliday – backing vocals
Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
J. D. Sumner & The Stamps, Voice – backing vocals
Mike Leech – strings and horn arrangements
Glen Spreen – strings arrangements
Al Pachucki, Dick Baxter, Mickey Crofford, Mike Moran – engineer
Track listing:
Take Good Care of Her – Arthur Kent, Edward C. Warren
Loving Arms – Tom Jans
I Got a Feelin’ in My Body – Deenis Linde
If That Isn’t Love – Dottie Rambo
She Wears My Ring – Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant
I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby – Tony Joe White
My Boy – Bill Martin, Phil Coulter, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Claude François
Spanish Eyes – Bert Keampfert, Eddie Snyder, Charles Singleton
On January 8, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Songs for the New Depression”, the third Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1972 – 1976, at “Secret Sound Studio” New York, N.Y., “Electric Lady” and “Media Sound Studios” in New York, N.Y., “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, N.Y., and was produced by Bette Midler, Joel Dorn, Ahmet Ertegün, Arif Mardin, Mark “Moogy” Klingman, and Jack Malken.
Personnel:
Bette Midler – lead and backing vocals, assistant engineer
Glaswegians Orchestra – arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin
Moogy Klingman – piano, electric piano, RMI Computer keyboard, Mini Korg synthesizer, harmonica, arranger and conductor
Ralph Schuckett – acoustic piano, clavinet, organ, Sound City piano, harmonium, string ensemble, arranger, conductor
Bob Dylan – vocals
Dick Hyman – piano
David Spinozza – guitar
Jerry Friedman – guitar
Todd Rundgren – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Webster – slide guitar
Rick Derringer – pedal steel guitar
Eric Weissberg – banjo, mandolin
Don Brooks – harmonica
Sivuca – accordion
Dominic Cortese – accordion
Boris Matusewitch – concertina
John Siegler – bass guitar
Milt Hinton – acoustic bass, bass guitar
John Miller – acoustic bass
Teddy Sommer – drums, percussion
Mark Rosengarden – drums, percussion
Steve Gadd – drums
John Wilcox – drums
Barbara Burton – percussion
Angel Allende – percussion
Jack Malken – additional percussion
Norman Pride – conga
Randy Brecker – horns, trumpet solo
Michael Brecker – horns
Barry Rogers – horns
Mel Davis – trumpet
William Siapin – flute
John Lissauer – saxophone, chimes, arranger, conductor
David Nadien – strings
Barry Finclair – strings
Raul Poliakin – strings
Tony Posk – strings
Gene Orloff – strings
Harry Lookofsky – strings
Charles McCracken – strings
Jessy Levy – strings
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
Luther Vandross – arranger, backing vocals
Dianne Sumler – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Erin Dickins – backing vocals
Annie Sutton – backing vocals
Donny Beard – backing vocals
Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals
Leata Galloway – backing vocals
Ben Harney – backing vocals
Rhetta Hughes – backing vocals
Thomas Moore – backing vocals
Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
Sharon Redd – backing vocals
Ramona Stubblefield – backing vocals
Clifford Townsend – backing vocals
Revelation – backing vocals
Rosie – backing vocals
Gotham – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor, backing vocals, remix
Marty Nelson – vocal arranger
Jack Malken – recording, remix engineer
Lew Hahn – recording, remix engineer
Jan Rathbun – engineer
Gerry Block – engineer assistant
Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
Richard Amsel – inner sleeve illustration
Michaele Vollbracht – shopping bag
Kenn Duncan – poster photography
Deborah Turbville – photography
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
I Don’t Want the Night to End – Phoebe Snow
Mr. Rockefeller – Jerry Blatt, Bette Midler
Old Cape Cod – Claire Rothrock, Allan Jeffrey, Milton Yakus
Buckets of Rain – Bob Dylan
Love Says It’s Waiting – Nick Holmes
Shiver Me Timbers / Samedi et Vendredi – Tom Waits, Bette Midler, Moogy Klingman
In May 1969, “King” label released “Gettin’ Down to It”, the 24th James Brown studio album. It was recorded December 1968 – March 1969, and was produced by James Brown.
Personnel:
James Brown – vocals
Dee Felice Trio:
Frank Vincent – piano
Lee Tucker – bass
Dee Felice – drums
Track listing:
Sunny – Bobby Hebb
That’s Life – Kelly Gordon, Dean kay
Strangers in the Might – Bert kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
Cold Sweat – James Brown, Alfred Ellis
There Was a Time – Kenny Poole, Lee Garrett
Chicago – Fred Fisher
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons – William Best, Derek Watson
On March 23, 1956, “RCA Victor” label released the self-titled, debut Elvis Presley album. It was recorded July 1954 – January 1956, at “”RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “RCA Victor Studios” in New York City, “Sun Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Sam Phillips (Sun recordings) and Steve Sholes (RCA recordings). “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album cover at number 40, on its list of the “100 Greatest Album Covers”. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley– vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Scotty Moore– electric guitar
Chet Atkins– acoustic guitar
Floyd Cramer– piano
Shorty Long– piano
Bill Black– bass
J. Fontana– drums
Doug Poindexter– percussion, guitar
Johnny Bernero – drums
Gordon Stoker– backing vocals
Ben Speer– backing vocals
Brock Speer– backing vocals
Track listing:
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
I’m Counting On You – Don Robertson
I Got a Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
One Sided Love Affair – Bill Campbell
I Love You Because – Leon Payne
Just Because – Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin
Tutti Frutti – Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman
Tryin’ to Get You – Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) – Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas
I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) – Jimmy Wakely
On June 13, 2000, “Duck” label released “Riding with the King”, album by Eric Clapton and B.B. King. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”, Greece by “IFPI Greece”, Italy by “FIMI”, Japan by “RIAJ”, New Zealand by “RMNZ” and 2 x Platinum in US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
B. King – co-lead vocals
Eric Clapton – co-lead vocals, guitar
Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, backing vocals
Andy Fairweather Low– guitar
Jimmie Vaughan– guitar
Joe Sample– piano, Wurlitzer piano
Tim Carmon– organ
Nathan East– bass
Steve Gadd– drums
Arif Mardin– string arrangements
Susannah Melvoin– backing vocals
Wendy Melvoin– backing vocals
Paul Waller – programming
Alan Douglas – engineer, mixing
Tom Sweeney – engineer assistant
Mick Guzauski– mixing
Robert Sebree – artwork, photography
Don Paulsen – artwork, photography
Wherefore Art?– artwork, design
Stephen Walker – artwork direction
Track listing:
Riding With the King – John Hiatt
Ten Long Years – Jules Taub, B. King
Key to the Highway – Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar
Marry You – Doyle Bramhall II, Susannah Melvoin, Craig Ross
Three O’Clock Blues – Lowell Fulson
Help the Poor – Charles Singleton
I Wanna Be – Doyle Bramhall II, Charlie Sexton
Worried Life Blues – Sam Hopkins, Big Maceo Merriweather
Days of Old – Jules Taub, B.B. King
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer – B. King, Jules Taub
Hold On, I’m Comin – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
In May 1969, “King” label released “Gettin’ Down To It”, the 28th James Brown studio album. It was recorded December 1968 – March 1969, and was produced by James Brown.
Personnel:
James Brown – vocals
Marva Whitney – vocal
Dee Felice Trio:
Lee Tucker – bass
Dee Felice – drums
Frank Vincent – piano
Kenny Poole – guitar
Lee Garrett – guitar
Track listing:
Sunny – Bobby Hebb
That’s Life – Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay
Strangers in the Night – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
Willow Keep Me – Ann Ronell
Cold Sweat – James Brown, Alfred Ellis
There Was a Time – James Brown, Bud Hobgood
Chicago – Fred Fisher
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons – William Best, Deek Watson
In March 1971, “Capricorn” label released “Alex Taylor with Friends and Neighbors”, the debut Alex Taylor album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Capricorn Studios” in Macon, Georgia, and was produced by Johnny Sandlin.
Personnel:
Alex Taylor- vocals
James Taylor- guitar
Peter Kowalke- guitar
Joe Rudd- guitar
Scott Boyer- guitar, backing vocals
Tommy Talton- guitar
Paul Hornsby- keyboards
Johnny Sandlin- bass
Bill Stewart- drums
King Curtis- saxophone
Willie Bridges- saxophone
Ronnie Cuber- saxophone
Frank Wess- saxophone
Daniel Moore- trumpet
William S. Fischer- conductor, string arrangements
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