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The Waterboys: Dream Harder

On May 24, 1993, “Geffen” label released “Dream Harder”, the sixth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1993, in New York City, and was produced by Mike Scott and Bill Price.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott – vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Chris Bruce – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Ljubisa “Lubi” Ristic – sitar
  • Kenny Aaronson – bass guitar
  • Brian Stanley – bass guitar
  • Scott Thunes – bass guitar
  • Carla Azar – drums
  • Steve Holley – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Thommy Price – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – conga, drums, tambourine, shaker, talking drum
  • Jerry Peters – percussion
  • James Campagnola – saxophone
  • George Stathos – Greek clarinet
  • Caroline Lavelle – cello
  • Billy Connolly – voices
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
  • Pal Shazar – backing vocals
  • Jules Shear – backing vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
  • Laura Lee Ash – additional backing vocals
  • Darwin Buschman, M.D. – additional backing vocals
  • Roger Greenawalt – additional backing vocals
  • Fiona Prendergast – additional backing vocals
  • Terry Wetmore – additional backing vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
  • Bill Price, Niko Bolas – mixing
  • Frank Olinsky – art direction
  • Tom Zutaut – art direction
  • Pal Shazar – painting
  • Michael Halsband – photography
  • John Hardin – photography

Track listing:

Tracks by Mike Scott, except where noted.

  1. The New Life
  2. Glastonbury Song
  3. Preparing to Fly
  4. The Return of Pan
  5. Corn Circles
  6. Suffer
  7. Winter Winter
  8. Love and Death – lyrics by William Butler Yeats, music by Mike Scott
  9. Spiritual City
  10. Wonders of Lewis
  11. The Return of Jimi Hendrix – lyrics by Mike Scott, music by Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Jim Keltner
  12. Good News

The Waterboys: Book Of Lightning

On April 2, 2007, “Puck” label released “Book of Lightning”, the ninth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at Mike Scott’s home studio, in Vancouver and London, and was produced by Philip Tennant and Mike Scott.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, rhythm guitar, Danelectro Bellzouki electric 12-string guitar, tambourine,  piano, percussion, loops,  sleigh bells, arrangements,  sound effects, engineer, mixing
  • Johnny Andrews – vocals, falsetto
  • Leo Abrahams – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Chris Bruce – electric guitar
  • Richard Naiff – organ, piano
  • Mike Rowe – organ, electric piano
  • Ida Nilsen – piano
  • Richard Naiff – keyboards 
  • Thighpaulsandra – keyboards
  • Mark Smith – bass 
  • Brady Blade – drums
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums
  • Barry Mirochnick – drums
  • Steve Wickham – fiddle, viola
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
  • Clive Deamer – tabla, Introduction
  • Daniel Presley – backing and harmony vocals
  • Mark Coates Smith – resonator
  • Annie Wilkinson – resonator
  • Pete Min – engineer
  • Colin Stewart – engineer
  • Steve Evans – engineer, mixing
  • Tim Martin – engineer, mixing
  • Ren Swan – mixing
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Phil Smee – cover and booklet design
  • Steve Gullick – photography
  • Helge Skodvin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Scott except where noted.

  1. The Crash of Angel Wings
  2. Love Will Shoot You Down
  3. Nobody’s Baby Anymore
  4. Strange Arrangement
  5. She Tried to Hold Me
  6. It’s Gonna Rain
  7. Sustain – Mike Scott, Ida Nilsen
  8. You in the Sky
  9. Everybody Takes a Tumble – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite
  10. The Man with the Wind at His Heels – Mike Scott, Steve Wickham, Anthony Thistlethwaite

Aimee Mann: @#%&*! Smilers

On June 2, 2008, “Super Ego Records” label released “@#%&*! Smilers” (pronounced Fucking Smilers), the seventh Aimee Mann studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “The Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Paul Bryan.

Personnel:

  • Aimee Mann – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, bowed acoustic
  • Paul Bryan – bass, backing vocals, horn arrangements
  • Jamie Edwards – keyboards
  • Jebin Bruni – Moog 
  • Chris Bruce – guitar solo 
  • Jay Bellerose – drums
  • Willie Murillo – trumpet
  • Mark Visher – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Jason Thor – trombone and bass trombone
  • Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen, Amy Wickman, Alyssa Park, Terry Glenny, Marisa Kuney, Melisa Reiner – violins
  • Leah Katz, Caroline Buckman, David Sage – violas
  • Richard Dodd, Alan Matthews, John Krovaza – cellos
  • Buddy Judge – backing vocals
  • Kimon Kirk – backing vocals
  • Sean Hayes – duet vocals
  • Dave Eggers – whistling
  • Patrick Warren – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Aimee Mann, except where noted.

  1. Freeway
  2. Stranger into Starman
  3. Looking for Nothing
  4. Phoenix
  5. Borrowing Time
  6. It’s Over
  7. 31 Today
  8. The Great Beyond
  9. Medicine Wheel – Aimee Mann, Gretchen Seichrist
  10. Columbus Avenue
  11. Little Tornado
  12. True Believer – Aimee Mann, Grant Lee Phillips
  13. Ballantines

Sam Phillips: Push Any Button

On August 13, 2013, “Littlebox Recordings” label released “Push Any Button”, the tenth Sam Phillips studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Littlebox Studio”, and was produced by Sam Phillips.

Personnel:

  • Sam Phillips – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Palmer– piano, keyboards
  • Benmont Tench– piano
  • Chris Bruce – guitar
  • Sebastian Steinberg– double bass
  • Jennifer Condos– bass guitar
  • Jay Bellerose– drums
  • The Section Quartet
    • Eric Gorfain– violin, guitar, keyboards
    • Daphne Chen – violin
    • Lauren Chapman – viola
    • Richard Dodd– cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Phillips.

  1. Pretty Time Bomb
  2. All Over Me
  3. When I’m Alone
  4. See You In Dreams
  5. Going
  6. Things I Shouldn’t Have Told You
  7. Speaking of Pictures
  8. You Know I Won’t
  9. No Time Like Now
  10. Can’t See Straight

Jeff Beck: Emotion & Commotion

On April 10, 2010, “ATCO” label released “Emotion & Commotion”, the tenth Jeff Beck studio album. It was recorded 2019 -2010, and was produced by Steve Lipson and Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Beck – electric guitar
  • Joss Stone– vocals
  • Imelda May– vocals
  • Olivia Safe – vocals
  • Jason Rebello– keyboard
  • Pete Murray – keyboard, orchestral arrangements
  • Chris Bruce – bass guitar
  • Pino Palladino– bass guitar
  • Tal Wilkenfeld– bass guitar
  • Vinnie Colaiuta– drums, percussion
  • Clive Deamer– drums
  • Earl Harvin– drums
  • Alessia Mattalia – drums
  • Luís Jardim– percussion
  • Trevor Horn– executive production

Track listing:

  1. Corpus Christi Caro – Benjamin Britten
  2. Hammerhead – Jeff Beck, Jason Rebello
  3. Never Alone – Jason Rebello
  4. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen
  5. I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  6. Serene – Jeff Beck, Jason Rebello
  7. Lilac Wine – James Shelton
  8. Nessun Dorma – Giacomo Puccini
  9. There’s No Other Me – Jason Rebello, Joss Stone
  10. Elegy for Dunkirk – Dario Marianelli

My Brightest Diamond: This Is My Hand

On September 16, 2014, “Asthmatic Kitty” label released “This Is My Hand”, the fifth My Brightest Diamond album.  It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Zac Rae and Shara Worden.

Personnel:

  • Shara Worden– vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum programming, kalimba, wind and choral arrangements
  • Casey Foubert – guitar, keyboards, autoharp, percussion, interruptions
  • Zac Rae – keyboards, guitar, percussion, drum programming
  • Timo Andres– piano, celesta
  • Chris Bruce – bass guitar
  • Earl Harvin– drums, drum machine
  • Brian Wolfe – drums, percussions
  • Jason Treuting – glockenspiel
  • Hideaki Aomori – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • CJ Camerieri – trumpet, horn
  • Michael Davis– trombone
  • Alex Sopp – flute
  • Megan Levin – harp
  • Khorikos Choir – gang vocals
  • DM Stith – vocal
  • Zac Rae – choir, vocal editing, drums recording
  • Shara Worden – choir recording, vocals editing
  • John Smerek, Joel Hamburger – choir recording
  • Lawson White – vocals editing
  • Pat Dillett – winds recording
  • David Groener – winds recording assistant
  • Casey Foubert, Giovanni Nicoletta – drums recording
  • Husky Hoskulds – mixing, mastering
  • DM Stith – layout, design
  • Bernd Preiml – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Shara Worden except where noted.

  1. Pressure
  2. Before the Words
  3. This Is My Hand
  4. Lover Killer – Helga Davis, Shara Worden, Zac Rae
  5. I Am Not the Bad Guy – Helga Davis, Shara Worden
  6. Looking at the Sun – Earl Harvin, Shara Worden
  7. Shape
  8. So Easy
  9. Resonance – Earl Harvin, Shara Worden
  10. Apparition – Shara Worden, Zac Rae, lyrics by Stéphane Mallarmé

Meshell Ndegeocello: Bitter

Bitter

On August 24, 1999, “Maverick Records” label released “Bitter”, the third Meshell Ndegeocello solo studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1999, and was produced by Craig Street.

Personnel:

  • Meshell Ndegéocello- vocals, electric bass, additional instruments
  • Lisa Coleman- piano, keyboards
  • Wendy Melvoin- guitar
  • Chris Bruce – guitar
  • Doyle Bramhall II- guitar
  • Ronny Drayton- electric guitar
  • Greg Leisz- pedal steel guitar
  • David Torn- guitar
  • Abraham Laboriel Jr.- drums, percussion
  • Daniel Sadownick -percussion
  • Joe Henry- vocals
  • Sandra Park -violin
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Robert Rinehart -viola
  • Alan Stepansky -cello
  • Biti Straug -backing vocals
  • Arif St. Michael – backing vocals
  • Steve Barber –string arrangements
  • Dusty Wakeman –engineer
  • Husky Hoskuids – additional recordings engineer
  • Tom Schick – additional recordings engineer
  • Chris Ribando – second engineer
  • Rafael Serrano – second engineer
  • Elijah Bradford – second engineer
  • Roger Moutenot – mixing
  • Josh Turner – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
  • Gail Swanlund– design
  • Sheryl Nields –photography
  • Paul Thompson – production assistant
  • Kai Morrison – project coordination

Track lsiting:

  1. Adam – Meshell Ndegéocello
  2. Fool of Me – Meshell Ndegéocello, Frederico Gonzalez Peña
  3. Faithful – Meshell Ndegéocello, David Gamson
  4. Satisfy – Meshell Ndegéocello, Frederico Gonzales Peña
  5. Bitter – Meshell Ndegéocello
  6. May This Be Love – Jimi Hendrix
  7. Sincerity – Meshell Ndegéocello,Doyle Bramhall II
  8. Loyalty – Meshell Ndegéocello, Allen Cato
  9. Beautiful – Meshell Ndegéocello
  10. Eve – David Torn, Roger Moutenot
  11. Wasted Time – Meshell Ndegéocello
  12. Grace – Meshell Ndegéocello