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Bon Jovi: Forever

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On June 7, 2024, “Island” label released “Forever”, the sixteenth Bon Jovi studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Ocean Way” in Nashville, “Multiview” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks and Joe Rubel.

Personnel:

  • Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals
  • Phil X – lead guitar, talk box, backing vocals
  • John Shanks – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals
  • Tico Torres – drums
  • Everett Bradley – percussion, backing vocals
  • Bradley Giroux – drum programming
  • Ryan Tedder – drum programming, synth pads
  • Jason Isbell – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Gerardo Hilera – violin
  • Joel Pargman – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Songa Lee – violin
  • Neil Samples – violin
  • Philip Vaiman – violin
  • Erik Rynearson – viola 
  • Luke Maurer – viola
  • Tom Lea – viola
  • Cameron Stone – cello
  • David Mergen – cello
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello
  • Joe Rubel – synth pads
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Lars Fox – editing
  • Obie O’Brien – engineer
  • Bradley Giroux – engineer
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Katelyn Prieboy – engineer assistant
  • Logan Taylor – engineer assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Brian Judd – mixing assistance
  • Greyson Smith – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Chris Grainger – mastering assistant

Track listing:

  1. Legendary – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Billy Falcon
  2. We Made It Look Easy – Jon Bon Jovi, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts, Nick Long
  3. Living Proof – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks
  4. Waves – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Jason Isbell
  5. Seeds – Jon Bon Jovi, Ryan Tedder, Sean Douglas, Michael Pollack
  6. Kiss the Bride – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
  7. The People’s House – Jon Bon Jovi
  8. Wall of Jericho – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Philip Lawrence
  9. I Wrote You a Song – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Billy Falcon
  10. Living in Paradise – Jon Bon Jovi, Ed Sheeran
  11. My First Guitar – Jon Bon Jovi
  12. Hollow Man – Jon Bon Jovi

Dorothy: Gifts From The Holy Ghost

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On April 22, 2022, “Roc Nation” label released “Gifts from the Holy Ghost”, the third Dorothy studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Chris Lord Alge.

Personnel:

  • Dorothy Martin – lead vocals
  • Devon Pangle – guitar
  • Eli Wulfmeier – guitar
  • Eliot Lorango – bass
  • Jason Ganberg – drums

Track listing:

  1. A Beautiful Life – Dorothy Martin, Jason Hook
  2. Big Guns – Dorothy Martin, Chris Taynor, Grace Mitchell, Joel Hamilton, Kyle Hoffman
  3. Rest in Peace – Dorothy Martin, Blair Daly, Scott Stevens, Trevor Lukather
  4. Top of the World – Dorothy Martin, Trevor Lukather
  5. Hurricane – Dorothy Martin, Trevor Lukather
  6. Close to Me Always – Audra Mae, Diztortion, Zac Malloy
  7. Black Sheep – Dorothy Martin, Blair Daly, Scott Stevens, Zac Malloy
  8. Touched by Fire – Dorothy Martin, Trevor Lukather
  9. Made to Die – Dorothy Martin, Keith Wallen
  10. Gifts from the Holy Ghost – Dorothy Martin, Eli Wukfmeier, Eliot Lorango, Jason Ganberg, Owen Barry

Sum 41: Underclass Hero

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On July 18, 2007, “Island” label released “Underclass Hero”, the fourth Sum 41 studio album. It was recorded November 2006 – March 2007, at “Ocean Way” in Los Angeles, “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and “Sage & Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Deryck Whibley.

Personnel:

  • Deryck Whibley – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Cone – bass
  • Stevo – drums, percussion
  • Michael Railton – piano
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Dan Chase – percussion
  • David Campbell – string arrangement
  • Doug McKean – engineer
  • Keith Armstrong – engineer assistant
  • Adam Fuller – engineer assistant
  • Nathan Johns – engineer assistant
  • Nik Karpen – engineer assistant
  • Wesley Seidman – engineer assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Patrick Hegarty – design
  • Brian Lauzon – package design, photography
  • Matt Taylor – package design, photography
  • Jonathan Mannion – cover photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Deryck Whibley, except where noted.

  1. Underclass Hero – Deryck Whibley, Steve Kocz
  2. Walking Disaster
  3. Speak of the Devil
  4. Dear Father
  5. Count Your Last Blessings
  6. Ma Poubelle – Deryck Whibley, Steve Kocz
  7. March of the Dogs
  8. The Jester
  9. With Me
  10. Pull the Curtain
  11. King of Contradiction
  12. Best of Me
  13. Confusion and Frustration in Modern Times
  14. So Long Goodbye

Cheap Trick: In Another World

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On April 9, 2021, “BMG” label released “In Another World”, the twentieth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2021, and was produced by Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen and Tom Petersson.

Personnel:

  • Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar, art direction, design
  • Rick Nielsen – guitar, art direction, design
  • Tom Petersson – bass, art direction, design
  • Daxx Nielsen – drums
  • Tim Lauer, Bennett Salvay – keyboards
  • Jimmy Hall – harmonica
  • Steve Jones – additional guitar
  • Howard Willing, Julian King, Mark Dobson, Bryan Cook, Jim “Pinky” Beeman – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Lars Fox – Pro Tools engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Dale Voelker – art direction, design
  • Jeff Daly, Lou Brutus – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond and Daxx Nielsen, except where noted.

  1. The Summer Looks Good on You
  2. Quit Waking Me Up – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond, Kristian Bush, Daxx Nielsen
  3. Another World
  4. Boys & Girls & Rock’n’Roll
  5. The Party
  6. Final Days
  7. So It Goes
  8. Light Up the Fire
  9. Passing Through
  10. Here’s Looking at You – Linda Perry, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander,Tom Petersson, Dazz Nielsen
  11. Another World (reprise)
  12. I’ll See You Again
  13. Gimme Some Truth – John Lennon

3 Doors Down: Time of My Life

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On July 19, 2011, “Universal Republic” label released “Time of My Life”, the fifth 3 Doors Down studio album. It was recorded July – October 2010, in Los Angeles and Tokyo, and was produced by Howard Benson.

Personnel:

  • Brad Arnold – lead vocals
  • Matt Roberts – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Henderson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Todd Harrell – bass
  • Greg Upchurch – drums
  • Howard Benson – keyboards, programming
  • Michito Sanches – percussion
  • Kim Bullard – keyboards, programming
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel
  • Marti Frederiksen – additional programming
  • Deborah Lurie – string arrangements
  • Mike Plotnikoff – recording
  • Hatsukazu Inagari – strings engineer
  • Keith Armstrong – engineer assistant
  • Nick Karpen – engineer assistant
  • Jimmy Fahey – engineer assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Brad Townsend – additional mixing
  • Andrew Schubert – additional mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Paul Decarli – digital editing
  • Sandra Brummels – creative director
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design, illustrations, cover concept
  • Frank W. Ockenfels III – band photography
  • Marc Vangool – guitar technician
  • Jon Nicholson – drum technician

Track listing:

All lyrics by Brad Arnold.

  1. Time of My Life – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Marti Frederiksen
  2. When You’re Young – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Matt Frederiksen
  3. Round and Round – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
  4. Heaven – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Zac Maloy
  5. Race for the Sun – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
  6. Back to Me – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
  7. Every Time You Go – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Bobby Huff
  8. What’s Left – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Zac Maloy
  9. On the Run – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
  10. She Is Love – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
  11. My Way – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
  12. Believer – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell

Cowboy Junkies: Miles from Our Home

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On June 30, 1998, “Geffen” label released “Miles from Our Home”, the seventh Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded January 1997 – January 1998, and was produced by John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • Jeff Bird – harmonica
  • Vince Jones – organ, piano, harmonium
  • Lewis Melville – pedal steel guitar
  • Greg Clarke – ambient guitars
  • David Houghton – percussion
  • Craig Leon – string arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
  • John Leckie – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastered
  • Peter Moore – sequencing
  • Robert Cobban – additional engineering
  • John Biodich, Mike Dy, Darryl Smith, Guy Massey – engineer, assistant
  • Chris Brown – string session engineer
  • Open Circle Design – design
  • David Houghton – art direction
  • Russell Monk, Douglas Walker – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins except where noted.

  1. New Dawn Coming
  2. Blue Guitar – Michael Timmins, Townes Van Zandt
  3. Miles from Our Home – Michael Timmins, Greg Clarke, Brodie Lodge
  4. Good Friday
  5. Darkling Days – Michael Timmins, Greg Clarke
  6. Hollow as a Bone
  7. Someone Out There – Michael Timmins, Greg Clarke
  8. The Summer of Discontent – Michael Timmins, Greg Clarke, Brodie Lodge
  9. No Birds Today
  10. Those Final Feet
  11. At the End of the Rainbow (hidden track, starts after 35 seconds of silence)

The Futureheads: Same

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On July 12, 2004, “679” label released the self-titled, debut Futureheads (The)  album. It was recorded in 2004 and was produced by Paul Epworth and Andy Gill.

Personnel:

  • Ross Millard – vocals, guitar
  • Barry Hyde – vocals, guitar
  • David “Jaff” Craig – vocals, bass guitar
  • Dave Hyde – drums
  • Adrian Newton, Andy Gill, Jerry Kandiah – engineer
  • Al O’Connell, Mark ‘Uptown Top’ Rankin, Richard Williams – additional engineering
  • Helen Ward – assistant engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge, Clive Goddard, Gareth Jones – mixing
  • Big Active – art direction
  • Damien Poulain – artwork
  • Tony Gibson – photography
  • Clare Shilland – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ross Millard, Barry Hyde, David Craig and Dave hyde, except where noted.

  1. Le Garage
  2. Robot
  3. A to B
  4. Decent Days and Nights
  5. Meantime
  6. Alms
  7. Danger of the Water
  8. Carnival Kids
  9. The City Is Here for You to Use
  10. First Day
  11. He Knows
  12. Stupid and Shallow
  13. Trying Not to Think About Time
  14. Hounds of Love – Kate Bush
  15. Man Ray

That Dog: Retreat From The Sun

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On April 8, 1997, “DGC Records” label “Retreat from the Sun”, the third That Dog studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, at “Sunset Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brad Wood, Anna Waronker, Petra Haden, Rachel Haden and Tony Maxwell.

Personnel:

  • Anna Waronker– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Petra Haden– vocals, violin, strings
  • Rachel Haden– vocals, bass guitar
  • Tony Maxwell– drums, percussion, surf guitar
  • Charlotte Caffey– rhythm guitar, synthesizer
  • Alix Fournier – French horn
  • Tanya Haden– cello
  • Chick Wolverton – shaker, additional guitar
  • John Paterno – engineer, mixing
  • Brad Wood– mixing
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Francesca Restrepo – design
  • Jesse Frohman – photography

Track listing:

All tracksby Anna Waronker, except where noted.

  1. I’m Gonna See You
  2. Never Say Never
  3. Being with You
  4. Gagged and Tied – Anna Waronker, Petra Haden, Rachel Hade, Tony Maxwell, Steven McDonald
  5. Retreat from the Sun
  6. Minneapolis
  7. Annie
  8. Every Time I Try
  9. Long Island
  10. Hawthorne
  11. Did You Ever – Anna Waronker, John Goldman
  12. Cowboy Hat
  13. Until the Day I Die

Daughtry: Leave This Town

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On July 14, 2009, “RCA” label released “Leave This Town”, the second Daughtry studio album. It was recorded September 2008 – March 2009, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Howard Benson. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Daughtry– lead vocals, rhythm guitars
  • Josh Steely – lead guitars, backing vocals
  • Brian Craddock – rhythm guitars, backing vocals
  • Josh Paul– bass guitars, backing vocals
  • Joey Barnes– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals tracks
  • Robin Diaz – drums tracks
  • Howard Benson– additional keyboards, programming
  • Phil X– additional guitars
  • Michito Sanchez – additional percussion
  • Jamie Muhoberac – additional keyboards
  • Aubrey Haynie – additional fiddle
  • Vince Gill– backing vocals
  • Debbie Lurie – string arrangements
  • Mark Robertson – string contractor
  • Chris Lord-Alge– mixing

Track listing:

  1. You Don’t Belong – Chris Daughtry
  2. No Surprise – Chris Daughtry, Chad Kroeger, Eric Dill, Rune Westburg, Joey Moi
  3. Every Time You Turn Around – Chris Daughtry, Andy Waldeck
  4. Life After You – Chris Daughtry, Chad Kroeger, Joey Moi, Brett James
  5. What I Meant to Say – Chris Daughtry, Brian Howes
  6. Open Up Your Eyes – Chris Daughtry, Ben Moody, David Hodges
  7. September – Chris Daughtry, Josh Steely
  8. Ghost of Me – Chris Daughtry, Brian Howes
  9. Learn My Lesson – Chris Daughtry, Mitch Allan, Chris Thompson
  10. Supernatural – Chris Daughtry, Josh Paul, David Hodges
  11. Tennessee Line – Chris Daughtry, Brian Craddock
  12. Call Your Name – Chris Daughtry, Joey Barnes

Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown

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On May 15, 2009, “Reprise” label released “21st Century Breakdown”, the eighth Green Day studio album. It was recorded January 2008 – April 2009, at “Ocean Way Recording” inHollywood; “Studio 880” in Oakland, California,  “Jel Studios” in Newport Beach, California, “Costa Mesa Studios” in Costa Mesa, California, and was produced by Butch Vig, Billy Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt. At the 52nd Grammy Awardsheld in January 2010, “21st Century Breakdown” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Album”. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Billie Joe Armstrong– lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Mike Dirnt– leaf and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Tré Cool– drums, percussion
  • Jason Freese– piano
  • Tom Kitt– string arrangements
  • Patrick Warren – string conducting
  • Chris Dugan – engineer
  • Keith Armstrong – engineer assistant
  • Nik Karpen – engineer assistant
  • Wesley Seidman – engineer assistant
  • Brad Kobylczak – additional engineering
  • Joe McGrath – additional engineering
  • Andrew Schubert – additional engineering
  • Brad Townshend – additional engineering
  • Chris Lord-Alge– mixing=
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Chris Bilheimer – design, photography, stencils
  • Andrew Black – stencils
  • Micah Chong – stencils
  • David Cooper – stencils
  • Marina Chavez – back cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, all music composed by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt.

  1. Song of the Century
  2. 21st Century Breakdown
  3. Know Your Enemy
  4. ¡Viva la Gloria!
  5. Before the Lobotomy
  6. Christian’s Inferno
  7. Last Night on Earth
  8. East Jesus Nowhere
  9. Peacemaker
  10. Last of the American Girls
  11. Murder City
  12. ¿Viva la Gloria?
  13. Restless Heart Syndrome
  14. Horseshoes and Handgrenades
  15. The Static Age
  16. 21 Guns
  17. American Eulogy: A. Mass Hysteria/B. Modern World
  18. See the Light