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Linda Ronstadt: Heart Like A Wheel

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On November 19, 1974, “Capitol” label released “Heart like a Wheel”, the fifth Linda Ronstadt album. It was recorded June – September 1974, at “The Sound Factory” and “Clover Recorders” in Los Angeles, “Track Recorders” in Maryland, “Record Plant” and “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “Trident Studios” and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Asher. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Heart like a Wheel” on number 490 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 2x Platinum by “RIAA”. 

Personnel:

  • Linda Ronstadt – lead and backing vocals
  • Andrew Gold – acoustic and electric piano, electric rhythm guitar, tambourine, acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, drums , percussion, arrangements assistant
  • Eddie Black – electric guitar
  • Bob Warford – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar 
  • JD Souther – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – banjo, backing vocals
  • Paul Craft – acoustic guitar
  • John Starling – acoustic guitar
  • Danny Pendleton – pedal steel guitar
  • John Boylan – acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Frey – acoustic guitar
  • Kenny Edwards – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar
  • Tom Guidera – bass guitar
  • Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar
  • Dennis St. John – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Lloyd Myers – drums
  • Don Henley – drums
  • Peter Asher – percussion, cowbell, backing vocals
  • Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
  • David Lindley – fiddle
  • Gregory Rose – string arrangements, conductor
  • David Campbell – string arrangements, viola
  • Dennis Karmazyn – cello
  • Richard Feves – double bass
  • Clydie King – backing vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
  • Wendy Waldman – backing vocals
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals
  • Joyce Nesbitt – backing vocals
  • Maria Muldaur – backing vocals
  • Emmylou Harris – harmony vocals
  • Val Garay – engineer, mixing
  • David Hassinger – engineer, mixing
  • Dennis Ferrante – engineer assistant
  • John Haeny – engineer assistant
  • Peter Kelsey – engineer assistant
  • George Massenburg – engineer assistant
  • Peter Swettenham – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Rod Dyer – design
  • Leandro Correa – photography
  • Eve Babitz – photography

 Track listing:

  1. You’re No Good – Clint Ballard Jr.
  2. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Paul Anka
  3. Faithless Love – JD Souther
  4. The Dark End of the Street – Chips Moman, Dan Peen
  5. Heart Like a Wheel – Anna McGarrigle
  6. When Will I Be Loved – Phil Everly
  7. Willin’ – Lowell George
  8. I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) – Hank Williams
  9. Keep Me Blowing Away – Paul Craft
  10. You Can Close Your Eyes – James Taylor

Cher: 3614 Jackson Highway

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On June 20, 1969, “ATCO” label released “3614 Jackson Highway”, the sixth Cher album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Stan Vincent, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin.

Personnel:

  • Cher – lead vocals
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Eddie Hinton – lead guitar
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Jeanie Greene, Donna Jean Godchaux (née Thatcher), Mary Holladay, Sue Pilkington – backing vocals
  • Greg Poree – arrangements assistance
  • Bryan Lasley – art direction
  • Patrick Pending – art direction
  • Stephen Paley – photography

Track listing:

  1. For What It’s Worth – Stephen Stills
  2. (Just Enough to Keep Me) Hangin’ On – Buddy Mize, Ira Allen
  3. (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
  4. Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You – Bob Dylan
  5. I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan
  6. I Walk on Guided Splinters – Dr. John Creaux
  7. Lay, Baby, Lay – Bob Dylan
  8. Please Don’t Tell Me – Carroll W. Quillen, Grady Smith
  9. Cry Like a Baby – Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn
  10. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man – Chips Moman
  11. Save the Children – Eddie Hinton

The Highwayman: Same

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On May 6, 1985, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Highwayman (The) album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Moman’s Recording” and “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Chips Moman. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by ARIA, and Platinum in US by RIAA.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals
  • Waylon Jennings – vocals, guitar
  • Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar
  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals
  • Johnny Rodriguez – lead and backing vocals
  • Chips Moman – guitars, backing vocals
  • J. R. Cobb – guitars
  • Marty Stuart – guitar, mandolin
  • Reggie Young – guitars
  • Bobby Wood – keyboards
  • Bobby Emmons – keyboards
  • Paul Davis – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Mike Leech – bass guitar
  • Jimmy Tittle – bass guitar
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Chips Moman – engineer
  • David Cherry – engineer
  • Ken Criblez – engineer assistant
  • Larry Greenhill – engineer assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Highwayman – Jimmy Webb
  2. The Last Cowboy Song – Ed Bruce, Ron Peterson
  3. Jim, I Wore a Tie Today – Cindy Walker
  4. Big River – Johnny Cash
  5. Committed to Parkview – Johnny Cash
  6. Desperados Waiting for a Train – Guy Clark
  7. Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman
  8. Welfare Line – Paul Kennerley
  9. Against the Wind – Bob Seger
  10. The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over – Steve Goodman, John Prine

The Hidden Cameras: Home On Native Land

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On October 28, 2016, “Outside Music” label released “Home on Native Land”, the seventh Hidden Cameras (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Rooster Recording Studio”, and was produced by Joel Gibb. 

Personnel:

  • Joel Gibb – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, piano, keyboards, drums, additional recording
  • Afie Jurvanen – electric guitar
  • Sam Gleason – guitar
  • Stew Crookes – pedal steel guitar, additional recording, mixing
  • Tim Bovaconti – lap steel guitar
  • Ron Sexsmith – piano, vocal
  • Laura Barrett – piano
  • Paul Mathew – double bass
  • Jon Hynes – bass
  • Don Kerr – drums, backing vocals, recording, mixing
  • John Power – drums
  • Lex Vaughn – drums
  • Aisslin Hosky – violin
  • Jamie McCarthy – violin
  • Andrew Eng – violin
  • Lief Mosbauh – viola
  • Marla Hansen – viola
  • Amy Laing – cello
  • Mike Olsen – cello
  • Ivan Turkalj – cello
  • Carly Stasko – handclaps
  • Trevor Norris – handclaps
  • Courtney Harrell – vocal
  • Sandy Mack – vocal
  • Jessica Joi – vocal
  • Danniel Gesundheit – vocal
  • Faye Allen – vocal
  • Allie X, Craig White, Reg Vermue, Jan Klesse, Jens Schärdel, Jordan Hunt, Tom Wu, Verity Susman – choir
  • Neil Tennant – backing vocals
  • Rufus Wainwright – backing vocals
  • Mary Margaret O’Hara – backing vocals
  • Leslie Feist – backing vocals
  • Courtney Harrell, Sandy Mack – backing vocals
  • Coco Morier – backing vocals, additional recording
  • Chris Lowe – additional recording
  • Andrew Rosriguez – additional recording
  • James Butnon – additional recording
  • Nicolas Sierig – additional recording
  • Dan Misha Goldman – additional recording
  • Robbie Lackritz – additional recording, mixing
  • Shepemod – mixing
  • Jeff Carroll – mastering
  • Raymond Larabie – design
  • Jeff Harris – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joel Gibb, excepted where noted.

  1. The Day I Left Home
  2. He is the Boss of Me
  3. Ode To an Ah
  4. Dark End of the Street – Chips Moman, Dan Penn
  5. You and Me Again
  6. Last Driver’s Waltz – Wade Hemsworth
  7. Be What I Want
  8. Counting Stars
  9. The Great Reward
  10. Big Blue
  11. Don’t Make Promises – Tim Hardin
  12. Drunk Dancer’s Waltz
  13. Had a Feeling Bout You
  14. Twilight of the Season

Dave Gahan & Soulsavers: Imposter

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On November 12, 2021, “Columbia” label released “Imposter”, the third Dave Gahan and Soulsavers album. It was recorded in November 2019, at “Shangri-La” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rich Machin and Dave Gahan.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – vocals, harmonica
  • Tony Foster – guitar, pedal steel
  • James Walbourne – guitar
  • Rich Machin – guitar, synthesizer
  • Ed Harcourt – piano
  • Sean Read – organ, piano
  • Kevin Bales – drums, percussion
  • Martyn Lenoble – upright and electric bass
  • Janet Ramus – vocals
  • Wendi Rose – vocals
  • Travis Cole – vocals
  • Eric Weaver – engineer
  • Kaushlesh Garry Purohit – engineer
  • Marta Salogni – mixing
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Dark End of the Street – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
  2. Strange Religion – Mark Lanegan
  3. Lilac Wine – James Shelton
  4. I Held My Baby Last Night – Elmore James
  5. A Man Needs a Maid – Neil Young
  6. Metal Heart – Chan Marshall
  7. Shut Me Down – Rowland S. Howard
  8. Where My Love Lies Asleep – Gene Clark
  9. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons
  10. The Desperate Kingdom of Love – PJ Harvey
  11. Not Dark Yet – Bob Dylan
  12. Always on My Mind – Wayne Carson, Mark James, Johnny Christopher

Elvis Presley: From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis

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On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.

Personnel:

Elvis in Person at the International Hotel

  • Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt − drums
  • Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
  • The Imperials − backing vocals
  • The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals

Back in Memphis

  • Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
  • Reggie Young − electric guitar
  • Bobby Wood − piano
  • Bobby Emmons − organ
  • Ed Kollis − harmonica
  • Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
  • Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
  • Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
  • Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
  • Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals

Track listing:

Elvis in Person at the International Hotel

  1. Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
  2. Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
  3. All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
  4. Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
  5. Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  6. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
  7. My Babe – Willie Dixon
  8. Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
  9. Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
  10. In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
  11. Suspicious Minds – Mark James
  12. Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore

Back in Memphis

  1. Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
  2. This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  3. Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
  4. A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  5. And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
  6. Do You Know Who I Am? – Bobby Russell
  7. From a Jack to a King – Ned Miller
  8. The Fair’s Moving On – Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
  9. You’ll Think of Me – Mort Shuman
  10. Without Love (There Is Nothing) – Danny Small

Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison & Johnny Cash: Class of ’55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming

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On May 26, 1986, “America/Smash Records” label released “Class of ’55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming”, album by Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash. it was recorded in September 1985, at “Sun Studio” and “American Studio” in Memphis, and was produced by Chips Moman.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash — vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Carl Perkins — vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Jerry Lee Lewis — vocals, piano
  • Roy Orbison — vocals
  • Jack Clement, Marty Stuart — guitar, background vocals
  • Reggie Young, Bob Wootton, Kenneth Lovelace, J.R. Cobb — guitar
  • Memphis Strings — strings
  • Ace Cannon, Wayne Jackson, Jack Hale, Jr., Bob Lewin — horns
  • Bobby Emmons — keyboards, Synclavier
  • Mike Leech, Bob Moore — bass
  • Gene Chrisman, WS Holland, Buddy Harman — drums
  • Toni Wine, Paul Davis, Dan Penn, Rebecca Evans, Chips Moman, Reba Russell – backing vocals
  • Sam Philips, June Carter Cash, John Fogerty, Dave Edmunds, The Judds, Rick Nelson — backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Birth of Rock and Roll – Carl Perkins, Greg Perkins
  2. Sixteen Candles – Luther Dixon, Allyson Khent
  3. Class of ’55 – Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons
  4. Waymore’s Blues – Waylon Jennings, Curtis Buck
  5. We Remember the King – Paul Kennerly
  6. Coming Home – Roy Orbison, Will Jennings, J.D.Souther
  7. Rock and Roll (Fais Do Do) – Michael Smotherman
  8. Keep My Motor Running – Randy Bachman
  9. I Will Rock and Roll with You – Johnny Cash
  10. Big Train (From Memphis) – John Fogerty

Neil Diamond: Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show

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On April 4, 1969, “Uni” label released “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show”, the fourth Neil Diamond album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Tom Catalano, Chips Moman, Tommy Cogbill and Neil Diamond.

Personnel:

  • Neil Diamond – vocal
  • Gene Brownell – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Diamond.

  1. Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show
  2. Dig In
  3. River Runs, Newgrown Plums
  4. Juliet
  5. Long Gone
  6. And the Grass Won’t Paid No Mind
  7. Glory Road
  8. Deep in the Morning
  9. If I Never Knew Your Name
  10. Memphis Streets
  11. You’re So Sweet, Horseflies Keep Hangin’ Round Your Face
  12. Hurtin’ You Don’t Come Easy

Wilson Pickett: The Exciting Wilson Pickett

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In August 1966, “Atlantic” label released “The Exciting Wilson Pickett”, the third Wilson Pickett album. It was recorded May 1965 – May 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee, and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Steve Cropper, Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, and Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Wilson Pickett– vocals
  • Steve Cropper, Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman– guitar
  • Joe Hall, Isaac Hayes, Spooner Oldham– keyboards, piano
  • Tommy Cogbill, Donald Dunn– bass guitar
  • Roger Hawkins, Al Jackson Jr.– drums
  • Wayne Jackson, Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trumpet
  • Charles “Packy” Axton, Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
  • Steve Cropper – supervisor
  • Tom Dowd– engineer, supervisor
  • Rick Hall – engineer, supervisor
  • Jim Stewart– engineer, supervisor
  • Haig Adishian – design
  • Bob Rolontz– liner notes
  • Scott Galloway – liner notes
  • Nick Samardge – photography
  • Jerry Wexler– supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
  2. Something You Got – Chris Kenner
  3. 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
  4. Barefootin’ – Robert Parker
  5. Mercy Mercy – Don Covay, Ronald Dean Miller
  6. You’re So Fine – Lance Finney, Willie Schofield, Bob West
  7. In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  8. Ninety-nine and a Half (Won’t Do) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett
  9. Danger Zone – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  10. I’m Drifting – Homer Banks, Pickett, David Porter
  11. It’s All Over – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  12. She’s So Good to Me – Bobby Womack

Aretha Franklin: This Girl’s In Love With You

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On January 15, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “This Girl’s in Love with You”, the sixteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded January 8 – 9, and October 3, 1969, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin– vocals, piano
  • Duane Allman– guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson– guitar
  • Jerry Weaver – guitar
  • Eddie Hinton– guitar
  • Barry Beckett– keyboards
  • David Hood– bass
  • Roger Hawkins– drums
  • King Curtis– tenor saxophone, horns
  • Robert Honablue – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Son of a Preacher Man – John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
  2. Share Your Love with Me – Al Braggs, Deadric Malone
  3. The Dark End of the Street – Chips Moman, Dan Penn
  4. Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. This Girl’s in Love with You – Burt Bacharach,  Hal David
  7. It Ain’t Fair – Ronnie Miller
  8. The Weight – Robbie Robertson
  9. Call Me – Aretha Franklin
  10. Sit Down and Cry – Clyde Otis, Lou Stallman