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Chris Stapleton: Traveller

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On May 5, 2015, “Mercury Nashville” label released “Traveller”, the debut Chris Stapleton studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Historic RCA Studio A” and “Blckbird” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton.

Personnel:

  • Chris Stapleton – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Robby Turner – pedal steel guitar
  • Michael Webb – Mellotron, organ, piano
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • J.T. Cure – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Derek Mixon – drums, percussion
  • Morgane Stapleton – backing vocals
  • Vance Powell – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Drew Long – assistant
  • Ed Spear – assistant
  • Steve Blackmon – assistant
  • Sorrel Brigman – assistant
  • Mary Hooper – design
  • Becky Fluke – photography
  • Shane Stern – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton, except where noted.

  1. Traveller – Chris Stapleton
  2. Fire Away – Danny Green, Chris Stepleton
  3. Tennessee Whiskey – Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove
  4. Parachute – Chris Stapleton, Jim Beavers
  5. Whiskey and You – Chris Stapleton, Lee Thomas Miller
  6. Nobody to Blame – Chris Stapleton, Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman
  7. More of You – Chris Stapleton, Ronnie Bowman
  8. When the Stars Come Out – Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson
  9. Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore – Chris Stapleton
  10. Might as Well Get Stoned – Chris Stapleton, Jimmy Alan Stewart, Justin McGhee
  11. Was It 26 – Don Sampson
  12. The Devil Named Music – Chris Stapleton
  13. Outlaw State of Mind – Chris Stapleton, Jerry Salley, Ronnie Bowman
  14. Sometimes I Cry – Clint Ingersoll, Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton: From A Room: Volume 1

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On May 5, 2017, “Mercury Nashville” label released “From A Room: Volume 1”, the second Chris Stapleton studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton. In May 2018, the album was certified Platinum by the “RIAA” in the US, and won “Best Country Album” at the 60th “Grammy Awards”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Stapleton – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Robby Turner – pedal steel guitar
  • Morgane Stapleton – tambourine, backing vocals
  • Michael Webb – B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • J.T. Cure – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Derek Mixon – drums, percussion
  • Vance Powell – engineer, mixing
  • Gena Johnson – engineer assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Mary Hooper – design
  • Rachel Urquhart – illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson, except where noted.

  1. Broken Halos
  2. Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning – Gary P. Nunn, Donna Sioux Farar
  3. Second One to Know
  4. Up to No Good Livin’ – Chris Stapleton, Casey Beathard
  5. Either Way – Chris Stapleton, Tim James, Kendell Marvel
  6. I Was Wrong – Chris Stapleton, Craig Wiseman
  7. Without Your Love
  8. Them Stems – Chris Stapleton, Jimmy Alan Stewart, Shawn Camp
  9. Death Row

Chris Stapleton: From A Room: Volume 2

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On December 1. 2017, “Mercury Nashville” label released “From A Room: Volume 2”, the third Chris Stapleton studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, and was produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton.

Personnel:

  • Chris Stapleton – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Morgane Stapleton – tambourine, backing vocals
  • J.T. Cure – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Derek Mixon – drums
  • Vance Powell – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Gena Jonhson – assistant
  • Rachel Urquhart – illustrations
  • Mary Hooper – design

Track listing:

  1. Millionaire – Kevin Welch
  2. Hard Livin’ – Chris Stapleton, Kendell Marvel
  3. Scarecrow in the Garden – Chris Stapleton, Brice Long, Matt Fleener, Salvatore Polimeni
  4. Nobody’s Lonely Tonight – Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
  5. Tryin’ to Untangle My Mind – Chris Stapleton, Jaron Boyer, Kendell Marvel
  6. A Simple Song – Chris Stapleton, Darrell Hayes
  7. Midnight Train to Memphis – Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson
  8. Drunkard’s Prayer – Chris Stapleton, Jameson Clark
  9. Friendship – Homer Banks, Lester Snell

Santana: Blessings And Miracles

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On October 15, 2021, “Starfaith LLC” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Blessings and Miracles”, the twenty-sixth Santana studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Carlos Santana.

Personnel:

  • Carlos Santana – lead and rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
  • Tommy Anthony – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ish Cano – additional guitar, programming
  • Narada Michael Walden – keyboards, bass, drum programming
  • Chick Corea – keyboards, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • David K. Mathews – keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
  • Salvador Santana – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Peter Stengaard – additional keyboards, bass, drums, additional guitar, programming
  • Justus Dobrin – additional keyboards
  • Asdru Sierra – lead vocals, synthesizers, drum programming
  • Benny Rietveld – bass guitar
  • J.T. Cure – bass guitar
  • Cindy Blackman Santana – drums
  • Derek Mixon – drums
  • Karl Perazzo – vocals, timbales, congas, percussion
  • Matt Sanchez – percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • Andy Snitzer – tenor and baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Raúl Agraz – trumpet
  • Tony Kadleck – trumpet
  • Michael Davis – trombone
  • Tammy Rogers – violin, octave violin
  • Gayle Moran Corea – lead vocals, Angel choir
  • Steve Winwood – lead vocals
  • Stella Santana – lead vocals
  • Rob Thomas – lead vocals
  • Chris Stapleton – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Andy Vargas – lead vocals
  • Ally Brooke – lead vocals
  • Mark Osegueda – lead vocals
  • G-Eazy – lead vocals
  • Corey Glover – lead vocals
  • Gerald Gillum – rap
  • Cindy Mizelle, Dave Rublin, Erica Hansen, Jerry Barnes, Jessie Wagner, Katie Sanchez, Lisa Fischer, Zac Barnett – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Ghost of Future Pull / New Light
  2. Santana Celebration
  3. Rumbalero
  4. Joy
  5. Move
  6. Whiter Shade of Pale
  7. Break
  8. She’s Fire
  9. Peace Power
  10. America for Sale
  11. Breathing Underwater
  12. Mother Yes
  13. Song for Cindy
  14. Angel Choir/All Together
  15. Ghost of Future Pull II

Tom Morello: The Atlas Underground Fire

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On October 15, 2021, “Mom + Pop” label released “The Atlas Underground Fire”, album by Tom Morello. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Synagogue”, “Veritas Studios”, “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, and was produced by Jon Levine, Zakk Cervini, Carl Restivo, Ron Aniello, Jordan Fish, Evil Twin, Josh Carter, Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Boonn, Mike Posner, Ryder Johnson, Zane Lowe, The Bloody Beetroots, Kill Dave, Max Pote and Sama Abdulhadi.

Personnel:

  • Tom Morello – vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, recording
  • Bruce Springsteen – vocal
  • Eddie Vedder – vocal
  • Oli Sykes – vocal
  • Sarah Barthel – vocal
  • Grandson (Jordan Edward Benjamin) – vocal
  • Mike Posner – vocal
  • Damien Marley – vocal
  • Phem – vocal
  • Mary Morello – vocal
  • Roman Morello – vocal
  • Rhoads Morello – vocal
  • Dennis Luxzen – vocal
  • Greta Thunberg – additional vocal
  • Chris Stapleton – vocal, electric guitar
  • Carl Restivo – guitar, bass
  • Jordan Fish – guitar
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar
  • Join Levine – piano, bass, drums, synths programming, engineer, mixing
  • Zakk Cervini – rhythm guitar, bass, synths, percussion, drum programming, sounds, mixing
  • Kill Dave – bass, synths, drums, programming, mixing
  • JT Cure – bass guitar
  • Derek Mixin – drums
  • Kevin Hissink – guitar, drums, synths
  • Phantogram
  • Sama Abdulhadi
  • Bring Me the Horizon
  • Photohype
  • Cindy Mizelle, Curtis King, Soozie Tyrell, Stevie Van Zandt – backing vocals
  • Josh Carter – programming
  • John Cooper – recording
  • Carl Restivo – recording, engineer
  • Pat Linehan – recording
  • Vance Powell – recording, mixing
  • Rob Lebret – engineer, editing
  • Phillip Smith – engineer assistant
  • Nik Trekov – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Fahey – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Michael Freeman – mixing
  • Pietro Ventimiglia – mixing
  • Julio Navas – mixing
  • The Bloody Beetroots – mixing
  • Max Pote – mixing
  • Jeff Citron – mixing assistant
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Jonny Joyce – art concept
  • 23in, Nick Steinhardt – design

Track listing:

  1. Harlem Hellfighter – Jon Levine, Tom Morello
  2. Highway to Hell – Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Ronald Belford Scott
  3. Let’s Get the Party Started – Richard Austin Post, Jordan Fish, Oli Sykes, Tom Morello
  4. Driving to Texas – Dan Wilson, Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel, Tom Morello
  5. The War Inside – Chris Stapleton, Tom Morello
  6. Hold the Line – Jordan Benjamin, Kevin Hissink, Tom Morello
  7. Naraka – Mike Posner, Tom Morello
  8. The Achilles List – Damien Marley, Simone Cogo, Tom Morello, Zane Lowe
  9. Night Witch – David Emerson Dahlquist, Phem, Tom Morello
  10. Charmed I’m Sure – Max Pote, Tom Morello
  11. Save Our Souls – Dennis Luxzen, Simone Cogo, Tom Morello
  12. On the Shore of Eternity – Sama Abdulhadi, Tom Morello

Willie Nelson: First Rose of Spring

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On July 3, 2020, “Legacy Recordings” label released “First Rose of Spring”, the seventieth Willie Nelson studio album. It was recorded in 2019 at “The Tracking Room”, UMG Studios”, “Blackbird Studios” and “The Tone Dock” Nashville, “Pedernales Studios” in Austin, and was produced by Buddy Cannon.

Personnel:

  • Willie Nelson – Trigger, vocals
  • Buddy Cannon – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Bobby Terry – acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • Catherine Marx – piano, B3 organ, Wurlitzer, Rhodes
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Kevin “Swine” Grantt – upright bass
  • Larry Paxton – upright bass
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums
  • Sari Reist – strings
  • Kristin Wilkinson – strings
  • David Davidson – strings
  • Connie Ellisor – strings
  • Alicia Enstrom – strings
  • Anthony La Marchina – strings
  • Dave Angell – strings
  • Monisa Angell – strings
  • Jerry Bifano – strings
  • Karen Winkelmann – strings
  • Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements
  • Melodie Cannon – backing vocals
  • Ward Davis – backing vocals
  • Tony Castle – recording, mixing
  • Steve Chadie – recording
  • Kevin Boettger – engineer assistant
  • Michelle Freetley – engineer assistant
  • Matt Leigh – assistant engineer
  • Steve Mazur – engineer assistant
  • Nick Molino – engineer assistant
  • Bryce Roberts – engineer assistant
  • Bobby Terry – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Luke Armentrout – mastering assistant
  • Bobbi Giel – mastering assistant
  • Andrew Darby – mastering assistant
  • Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
  • Steven Lamb – copyist
  • Micah Nelson – artwork
  • Alexandra Dascalu Nelson – back cover photo

Track listing:

  1. First Rose of Spring – Randy Houser, Allen Shamblin, Mark Beeson
  2. Blue Star – Willie Nelson, Buddy Cannon
  3. I’ll Break Out Again – Sanger D. Shafer, A. L. “Doodle” Owens
  4. Don’t let the Old Man In – Toby Keith
  5. Just Burnin’ Around – Pete Graves
  6. Our Song – Chris Stapleton
  7. We Are the Cowboys – Billy Joe Shaver
  8. Stealing Home – Maria Cannon-Goodman, Casey Beathard, Don Sampson
  9. I’m the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised – Wayne Kemp, Bobby Borchers, Mack Vickery
  10. Love Just Laughed – Willie Nelson, Buddy Cannon
  11. Yesterday When I Was Young – Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer

Barenaked Ladies: Grinning Streak

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On June 4, 2013, “Vanguard” label released “Grinning Streak”, the tenth Barenaked Ladies album (the ninth, if Barenaked Ladies Are Me and Are Men are considered as one double-album). It was recorded May 2012-April 2013, at “Noble Street Studios”, “Revolution Recording” and “Jimmy C’s” in Toronto, and was produced by Howie Beck and Gavin Brown.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Hearn – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizers, keyboards, celeste, accordion, melodica, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo
  • Ed Robertson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Magnus air organ
  • Jim Creeggan – double bass, eand backing lectric bass, backing vocals
  • Tyler Stewart – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Gavin Brown – programming
  • John Scholz – trenchwork
  • Chris Stapleton – starring as being Stapes
  • Nora Patterson – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Limits – Ed Robertson
  2. Boomerang – Zac Maloy, Ed Roberston
  3. Off His Head – Ed Robertson
  4. Gonna Walk – Kenny Griffin, Ed Robertson
  5. Odds Are – Kevin Griffin, Ed Robertson
  6. Keepin’ It Real – Ed Robertson
  7. Give It Back To You – Ed Robertson
  8. Best Damn Friends – Ed Robertson
  9. Did I Say That Out Loud? – Kevin Griffin, Ed Robertson
  10. Daydreamin’ – Kevin Hearn
  11. Smile – Ed Robertson
  12. Crawl – Ed Robertson