On March 8, 1971, “Mainstream” label released the self-titled, debut Charles Williams album. It was recorded in January 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
David “Bubba” Brooks – tenor saxophone
Earl Dunbar – guitar
Don Pullen – organ
Gordon Edwards – electric bass
Bill Curtis – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Williams, except where noted.
You Got Me Running – Jimmy Reed
Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
Bacon Butt Fat
Country Mile
Catfish Sam’ich
There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
On November 19, 1971, “Mainstream” label released “Trees and Grass and Things”, the second Charles Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
David “Bubba” Brooks – tenor saxophone
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Don Pullen – piano, organ
Jimmy Lewis – electric bass
Bill Curtis – drums
Montego Joe – congas
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Williams, except where noted.
Trees and Grass and Things – Don Pullen
Chop! Chop! – Charles Williams, Don Pullen, William Curtis, David Brooks
On November 11, 1972, “Mainstream” label released “Stickball”, the third Charles Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1972, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Randy Brecker – flugelhorn
Chris Woods – alto and baritone saxophone
David “Bubba” Brooks – tenor saxophone
Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute
Don Pullen – organ
Paul Griffin – electric piano
Cornell Dupree, David Spinozza – electric guitar
Gordon Edwards – Fender Jazz bass
Clyde Lucas – drums
Ray Barretto – congas
David Carey – congas, marimba
Ernie Wilkins – strings arangements, conductor
Track listing:
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? – Bill Withers, Stan McKenny
People Make the World Go ‘Round – Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Where Is the Love – Ralph MacDonald William Salter
In October 1974, “United Artists” label released “Homeless Brother”, the fifth Don McLean studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Regent Sound Studios” in New York City, “Clack Studios”, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
Don McLean – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
Hugh McCracken – guitars
David Spinozza – guitars
Arthur Jenkins, Jr. – keyboards
Richard Tee – keyboards
Willie Weeks – bass guitar
George Duvivier – bass
Andrew Smith – drums
David Carey – percussion
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
Yusef Lateef – flute
Joe Wilder, Garnett Brown, Wally King, James Buffington, Jonathan Dorn, Billy Slapin, Seldon Powell, George Barrow, Charles Williams, Dany Moore, Peter Gordon, Ray Alonge, George Marge, Brooks Tillotson – horns
William Eaton – arrangements, conductor
Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Emanuel Vardi, Sanford Allen, Joseph Malignaggi, Avram Weiss, Diana Halprin, Charles Libove, Harry Cykman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Matthew Raimondi, Kermit Moore, Charles McCracken, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Gene Orloff, David Nadien, Kathryn Kienke, Julius Schachter, Harold Kohon, Julius Held, Guy Lumia – strings
Gerry Teifer – whistling
The Persuasions – backing vocals
Pete Seeger – backing vocals
Kenny Vance, Cissy Houston, Renelle Stafford, Ned Albright, Steven Soles, Deidre Tuck, Linda November, Joel Dorn, Helene Miles, Arlene Martell, Marlene VerPlanck, Norma Holes – backing vocals
Bob Liftin – recording, remix
Joe Ferla – additional recording
Marcote – cover painting
Track listing:
All tracks by Don McLean, except where noted.
Winter Has Me in Its Grip
La La Love You
Homeless Brother
Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond) – George Harrison
On August 21, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Good Luck, Seeker”, the fourteenth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Puck Fingers and Brother Paul.
Personnel:
Mike Scott – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, archeology
Paul Brown – Hammond organ, piano, keyboards, archeology, programming
Steve Wickham – acoustic and electronic fiddle
Aongus Ralston – bass
Ralph Salmins – drums, percussion
Gavin Ralston – sonic guitar
James Hallawell – organ, keyboards, sonics, backing vocals, additional production
Peadar O’Riada – organ, tin whistle
David Hood – bass
Mark Smith – bass
Jeremy Stacey – drums
Justin Hallawell – distant drums
Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, The Unthanks – horns, sonics
Jess Kavanagh, Zeenie Summers – backing vocals
Blaine Harrison – backing vocals
Irakli Gabriel – street voice
Chris O’Brien – additional engineering
Dave Montuy – additional engineering
Tim Martin, Jack Power – additional engineering
John Cornfield – additional engineering
Lester Salmins – drum recording
Don Jackson – mastering
Puck Fingers, Brother Paul – mixing
Bob Clearmountain – mixing
B.C. Nowlin – cover painting (Taoseno Sky, oil on canvas)
Mike Scott – front cover concept, design, photography
Ian Ross – design
Pixabay, Creative Commons, Engin Akyurt – photography
Track listing:
The Soul Singer – Mike Scott
(You’ve Got To) Kiss a Frog or Two – Mike Scott, Paul Brown
Low Down in the Brown – traditional
Dennis Hopper – Mike Scott, Paul Brown
Freak Street – Mike Scott
Sticky Fingers – Mike Scott, James Hallawell
Why Should I Love You – Kate Bush
The Golden Work – Mike Scott, Aongus Ralston, Charles Williams
My Wanderings in the Weary Land – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Jim Keltner
Postcard from the Celtic Dreamtime – Mike Scott, James Hallawell
Good Luckm Seeker – Mike Scott, Adrian McNally, Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank, Niopha Keegan, Chris Price, Sandy Smith, Dion Fortune
Beauty in Repetition – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Jim Keltner
Everchanging – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Jim Keltner
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
In May 1969, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Powerhouse” the 15th Jazz Crusaders (The) album. It was recorded in July 1968, and was produced by Richard Bock.
On May 12, 1969, “Cadet” label released “After the Rain”, the sixth Muddy Waters studio album. It was recorded in January 1969, and was produced by Marshall Chess, Charles Stepney and Gene Barge.
Personnel:
Muddy Waters(McKinley Morganfield) – vocals, lead guitar
In July 1972, “Columbia” label released “America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song”, the 40th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in July 1972, and was produced by Larry Butler. The album comprises a number of tracks dedicated to the topic of American history.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar, dialogues texts
Carl Perkins – electric guitar
Bob Wootton – electric guitar, gut-string guitar
Norman Blake – rhythm guitar, gut-string guitar, banjo
Red Lane – rhythm guitar, gut-string guitar
Ray Edenton – rhythm guitar
Chuck Cochran – piano
Charlie McCoy – harmonica, bass
Marshall Grant – bass
WS Holland – drums
Mark Morris – percussion
Bill Barnes – design
Al Clayton – photography
Track listing:
Opening Dialogue – Johnny Cash
Paul Revere – Johnny Cash, Glenn D. Tubb
Begin West Movement – Johnny Cash
The Road to Kaintuck – Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash
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