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Roy Orbison: Crying

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In January 1962, “Monument” label released “Crying”, the third Roy Orbison studio album. It was recorded February – November 1961, at “RCA Victor Studio B” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison – vocals, guitar
  • Boudleaux Bryant, Fred Carter Jr., Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Joe Tanner, Ray Edenton, Scotty Moore – guitar
  • Bill Pursell, Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Buddy Harman, John Greubel – drums
  • Boots Randolph, Harry Johnson – saxophone
  • Cam Mullins, Karl Garvin – trumpet
  • Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower, Dorothy Walker, George Binkley, Lillian Hunt, Solie Fott, Suzanne Parker, Vernal Richardson, Wilda Tinsley – violin
  • Howard Carpenter – viola
  • Byron Bach – cello
  • Bill Porter – recording
  • Tommy Strong – engineer
  • Guy Fletcher – mastering
  • Boudleaux Bryant – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where noted.

  1. Crying
  2. The Great Pretender – Buck Ram
  3. Kice Hurts – Boudleaux Bryant
  4. She Wears My Ring – Felice & Boudleaux Bryant
  5. Wedding Day
  6. Summersong
  7. Dance
  8. Lana
  9. Loneliness
  10. Let’s Make a Memory
  11. Nite Life
  12. Running Scared

Kris Kristofferson And Rita Coolidge: Breakaway

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In December 1974, “Monument” label released “Breakaway”, the second duet album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals
  • Rita Coolidge – vocals
  • Johnny Christopher – guitars
  • Jimmy Colvard – guitars
  • Ray Edenton – guitars
  • Jerry Shook – guitars
  • Chip Young – guitars
  • Reggie Young – guitars
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Michael Utley – keyboards
  • Bobby Wood – keyboards
  • Bobby Emmons – organ
  • Shane Keister – Moog synthesizer
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Sammy Creason – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Buddy Spicher – fiddle
  • Charlie McCoy – horns, harmonica, bass harmonica, melodica
  • Ronald Eades – horns
  • Harvey Thompson – horns
  • Charles Rose – horns
  • Harrison Calloway – horns
  • Don Sheffield – horns
  • Bill Justis – string arrangements
  • Byron Bach, Brenton Banks, George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Martin Katahn, Sheldon Kurland, Martha McCrory, Pamela Sixfin, Gary Vanosdale, Stephanie Woolf – strings
  • Billy Swan – backing vocals
  • Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
  • Chip Young – engineer
  • Paul Richmond – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Lover Please – Billy Swan
  2. We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds – Melba Montgomery
  3. Dakota – Larry Murray
  4. What’cha Gonna Do? – Donnie Fritts, Jon Reid
  5. The Things I Might Have Been – Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman
  6. Slow Down – Kris Kristofferson
  7. Rain – Larry Gatlin
  8. Sweet Susannah – Floyd “Gib” Guilbeau
  9. I’ve Got to Have You – Kris Kristofferson
  10. I’d Rather Be Sorry – Kris Kristofferson
  11. Crippled Crow – Donna Weiss

J. J. Cale: Really

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On December 4, 1972, “Shelter” label released “Really”, the second J. J. Cale studio album. It was recorded April – July, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Quadrophonic Studio” Nashville, Tennessee, “Quinvy Studio” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Bradley’s Barn” in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, “Moss Rose Studio” in Nashville Tennessee, and was produced by Audie Ashworth.

Personne:

  • J. J. Cale – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm-guitar, piano, electric piano, bass, drums
  • Bill Boatman – rhythm guitar, guitar
  • Mac Gayden – lead and slide-guitar
  • Jimmy Capps – rhythm-guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm-guitar
  • Bobby Woods – piano
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Barry Beckett – electric piano
  • Kossie Gardner – organ
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Joe Zinkan – bass guitar
  • Gary Gilmore – bass guitar
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
  • Bob Ray – bass guitar
  • Farrell Morris – drums, congas, percussion
  • Jimmy Karstein – drums
  • George Soulé – drums
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Robert Tarrant – congas, tambourine
  • Norman Ray – vocals, baritone saxophone
  • Bob Phillips, Don Sheffield – trumpet
  •  Don Sheffield – trumpet
  • Bill Humble – trombone
  • Vassar Clements – violin
  • Josh Graves – dobro
  • Joann Sweeney – voice
  • Bob Holmes – harmony vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by J. J. Cale, except where noted.

  1. Lies
  2. Everything Will Be Alright
  3. I’ll Kiss the World Goodbye
  4. Changes
  5. Right Down Here
  6. If You’re Ever in Oklahoma
  7. Ridin’ Home
  8. Goin’ Down
  9. Soulin’
  10. Playing in the Street
  11. Mojo – McKinley Morganfield
  12. Louisiana Women

Elvis Presley: That’s The Way It Is

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On November 11, 1970, “RCA” label released “That’s the Way It Is”, the twelfth Elvis Presley studio album. In 1970, the eight studio tracks were recorded at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and four live tracks were recorded at “The International Hotel” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. In March 2018, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

Studio tracks:

  • Elvis Presley – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • Chip Young – rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • David Briggs – piano, organ
  • Charlie McCoy – organ, harmonica, marimba
  • Norbert Putnam – bass
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion, vibes
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • The Imperials – backing vocals

Live tracks

  • Elvis Presley – lead vocals, guitar
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, scarves, harmony and backing vocals
  • Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt – drums
  • Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
  • The Imperials – backing vocals
  • The Joe Guercio Orchestra

Track listing:

  1. I Just Can’t Help Believin’ – Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
  2. Twenty Days and Twenty Nights – Ben Weisman, Clive Westlake
  3. How the Web Was Woven – Clive Westlake, David Most
  4. Patch It Up – Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke
  5. Mary in the Morning – Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow
  6. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Vicky Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini
  7. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector
  8. I’ve Lost You – Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard
  9. Just Pretend – Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
  10. Stranger in the Crowd – Winfield Scott
  11. The Next Step Is Love – Paul Evans, Paul Parnes
  12. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon

Elvis Presley: Elvis

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On July 16, 1973, “RCA” label released “Elvis”, the eighteenth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded in March 1971 and March 1972, at “RCA” in Hollywood, “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – lead vocals, piano
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • Joe Esposito – guitar, percussion
  • John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
  • Chip Young – rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Hodge – rhythm guitar
  • Glen D. Hardin – piano, string arrangements
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
  • Norbert Putnam – bass
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Ron Tutt – drums
  • J. D. Sumner – vocals
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
  • The Nashville Edition – backing vocals
  • Joe Babcock – backing vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
  • Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
  • The Imperials Quartet – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
  • June Page – backing vocals
  • Temple Riser – backing vocals
  • Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
  • Mary Holliday – backing vocals
  • Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
  • Joe Guercio – conductor

Track listing:

  1. Fool – James Last, Carl Sigman
  2. Where Do I Go from Here – Paul Williams
  3. Love Me, Love the Life I Lead – Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay
  4. It’s Still Here – Ivory Joe Hunter
  5. It’s Impossible – Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne
  6. (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me – Gordon Lightfoot
  7. Padre – Jacques Larue, Paul Francis Webster, Alain Romans
  8. I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen – Thomas Paine Westendorf
  9. I’ll Be True – Ivory Joe Hunter
  10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan

Townes Van Zandt: A Far Cry From Dead

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On June 29, 1999, “Arista Austin” label released “A Far Cry from Dead”, a posthumous Townes Van Zandt album. The recordings were constructed from DAT tapes provided to by the singer’s widow, Jeanene, and were produced by Eric Paul. Townes Van Zadt’s original vocals and guitar were recorded 1989 – 1996, at “Texhoma Music Group Studio” and “Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa” in Nashville, Tennessee.

Personnel:

  • Townes Van Zandt – vocals, guitar
  • Richard Bennett – guitar
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
  • Jed Hackett, Jim Skinner, Niles Clement – engineer
  • Denny Purcell, Jonathan Russell – mastering
  • Jeanene Van Zandt – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Townes Van Zandt.

  1. Dollar Bill Blues
  2. To Live Is to Fly
  3. Rex’s Blues
  4. Sanitarium Blues
  5. Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love
  6. Greensboro Woman
  7. Snake Mountain Blues
  8. Pancho and Lefty
  9. For the Sake of the Song
  10. Waiting Around to Die
  11. Many a Fine Lady
  12. Tower Song
  13. Squash

John Anderson: Years

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On April 10, 2020, “Easy Eye Sound” label released “Years”, the 22nd John Anderson album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Easy Eye Sound Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and David Fergusson.

Personnel:

  • John Anderson – lead vocals
  • Blake Shelton – lead vocal
  • Dan Auerbach – acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Russ Pahl – acoustic, electric and steel guitar, bass, sitar, mouth organ
  • Billy Sanford – electric guitar, percussion
  • Mark Howard – banjo
  • Ronnie McCoury – mandolin
  • Billy Sanford – dobro, percussion
  • Bobby Wood – electric piano
  • Mike Rojas – piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, vibraphone, glockenspiel, harpsichord, bells
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Dave Roe – bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums, percussion
  • Chris St. Hilaire – percussion
  • Pat McLaughlin – percussion, backing vocals
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Matt Combs – strings
  • Ashley Wilcoxson, Molly Tuttle, Leisa Hans, Tyler Childers, Terry Eldridge, Shelton Feazell – backing vocals
  • M. Allen Parker – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Alex Skelton – engineer assistant
  • Caleb Van Buskirk – engineer assistant
  • Austin Atwood, Josh Ditty, Trey Keller – additional engineering
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Perry Shall – design, layout
  • Alysse Gafkjen – photography

Track listing:

  1. I’m Still Hangin’ On – Dan Auerbach, John Anderson, Paul Overstreet
  2. Celebrate – Dan Auerbach, John Anderson
  3. Years – Dan Auerbach, David R. Fergusson, John Anderson, Patrick James McLaughlin
  4. Tuesday I’ll Be Gone – Dan Auerbach, John Anderson, David R. Fergusson
  5. What’s a Man Got to Do – Dan Auerbach, David R. Fergusson, Dee White, John Anderson
  6. Wild and Free – Joseph Paul Allen, Dan Auerbach, John Anderson
  7. Slow Down – Bobby Wood, Dan Auerbach, John Anderson
  8. All We’re Really Looking For – Dan Auerbach, Larry R. Cordle, John Anderson
  9. Chasing Down a Dream – Dan Auerbach, David R. Fergusson, John Anderson
  10. You’re Nearly Nothing – Dan Auerbach, John Anderson

Elvis Presley: How Great Thou Art

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On February 27, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “How Great Thou Art”, the eighth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded October 1960 – May 1966, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. The album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Sacred Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals
  • The Jordanaires – vocals
  • The Imperials – vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – vocals
  • June Page – vocals
  • Scotty Moore – guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Charlie McCoy – guitar, bass, harmonica
  • Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • David Briggs – piano, organ
  • Henry Slaughter – piano, organ
  • Boots Randolph – saxophone
  • Rufus Long – saxophone
  • Bob Moore – double bass
  • Henry Strzelecki – double bass
  • D. J. Fontana – drums, tambourine
  • Buddy Harman – drums, timpani

Track listing:

  1. How Great Thou Art – Stuart K. Hine
  2. In the Garden – C. Austin Miles
  3. Somebody Bigger Than You and I – Hy Heath, Sonny Burke, Johnny Lange
  4. Farther Along – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  5. Stand by Me – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  6. Without Him – Mylon LeFevre
  7. So High – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  8. Where Could I Go but to the Lord – James B. Coats
  9. By and By – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  10. If the Lord Wasn’t Walking by My Side – Henry Slaughter
  11. Run On – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  12. Where No One Stands Alone – Mosie Lister
  13. Crying in the Chapel – Artie Glenn

Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West

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On August 2,1965, “Columbia” label released “Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West”, the 22nd Johnny Cash album. It was recorded August 1959 – April 1965, and was produced by Don Law and Frank Jones.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Luther Perkins – guitar
  • Norman Blake, Jack Clement – acoustic guitar
  • Bob Johnson – 12-string guitar, flute, banjo, mandocello
  • Bill Pursell – piano, harpsichord
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Marshall Grant – bass
  • W.S. Holland – drums
  • Michael N. Kazak – drums
  • Mother Maybelle Carter – autoharp
  • The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Hiawatha’s Vision – Johnny Cash
  2. The Road to Kaintuck – Johnny Cash, June Carter
  3. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part I – V. C. Gilbert, Mary Hadler
  4. The Ballad of Boot Hill – Carl Perkins
  5. I Ride an Old Paint – traditional, Johnny Cash
  6. Hardin Wouldn’t Rain – Johnny Cash
  7. Mr. Garfield – Ramblin’ Jack Elliot
  8. Streets of Laredo – traditional, Johnny Cash
  9. Johnny Reb – Merle Kilgore
  10. A Letter from Home – Maybelle Carter, Dearest Dean
  11. Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie – traditional, Johnny Cash
  12. Mean as Hell – Johnny Cash
  13. Sam Hall – Tex Ritter
  14. 25v Minutes to Go – Shel Silverstein
  15. The Blizzard – Harlan Howard
  16. Sweet Betsy from Pike – Jimmie Driftwood
  17. Green Grow the Lilacs – traditional, Johnny Cash
  18. Stampede – Peter La Farge
  19. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part II – Jack Gilbert, Mary Hadler
  20. Reflections – Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash: The Baron

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On June 1, 1981, “Columbia” label released “The Baron”, the 66th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in in September 1980 and March 1981, at “CBS Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Billy Sherrill.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Pete Wade, Phil Baugh, Terry Jacks, Billy Sanford, Pete Bordonali – guitar
  • Marty Stuart – guitar, fiddle, arrangements
  • Pete Drake, Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins, Bobby Wood – piano
  • Bobby Emmons – keyboards
  • Terry McMillan, Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Bob Wray – bass
  • Jerry Carrigan, Kenny Malone, Jerry Kroon – drums
  • Lea Jane Berinati, Millie Forrest, Janie Fricke, The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham, Louis Nunely, Gordon Stocker, Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
  • Bill McElhiney – string arrangements
  • Ron Reynolds – engineer
  • Bill Johnson – design
  • Slick Lawson – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Baron – Paul Richey, Billy Sherrill, Jerry Taylor
  2. Mobile Bay – David Kirby, Curly Putman
  3. (I Learned) The Hard Way – Jerry Lynn Lansdowne
  4. Celling, Four Walls and a Floor – Tom T. Hall
  5. Hey, Hey, Train – Marty Stuart
  6. The Reverend Mr. Black / Lonesome Valley (Medley) – Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller, Billy Ed Wheeler, Jed Peters
  7. The Blues Keep Getting Bluer – Ron Reynolds
  8. Chattanooga City Limit Sign – Robert Rhett Drawdy
  9. Thanks to You – Jerry Lynn Lansdowne
  10. Greatest Love Affair – Mack David, Billy Sherrill