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Israel Nash: Topaz

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On March 12, 2021, “Loose Music”, “Desert Folklore Music” and “Soundly Music” labels released “Topaz”, the ninth Israel Nash album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Plum Creek Sound” in Texas, and was produced by Israel Nash and Adrian Quesada.

Personnel:

  • Israel Nash – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Adrian Quesada – electric guitar
  • Curtis Roush – electric guitar
  • Roger Sollenberger – electric guitar
  • Eric Swanson – pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, harmonies
  • Sam Powell – piano, organ, synth
  • Scott Davis – bass
  • Edward Brailiff – piano
  • Ed Jarusinsky – drums, percussion
  • Seth Kauffman – drums, percussion, bass
  • Josh Fleischmann – drums, percussion
  • Derek Phelps – trumpet
  • Jacob Rodriguez – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Joe Woullard – baritone saxophone
  • Jason Frey – tenor saxophone
  • Rockyanne Bullwinkel – backing vocals
  • Jenny Carson – backing vocals
  • Taylor Torres – engineer
  • Matt Gerhard – engineer
  • Kevin Ratterman – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Israel Nash.

  1. Dividing Lines
  2. Closer
  3. Down in the Country
  4. Southern Coasts
  5. Stay
  6. Canyonheart
  7. Indiana
  8. Howling Wind
  9. Sutherland Springs
  10. Pressure
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Sea Girls: Open Up Your Head

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On August 14, 2020, “Polydor” label released “Open Up Your Head”, the debut Sea Girls studio album. It was recorded in 2020 at “Snap!”, “Octagon”, “Assault & Battery” and “The Pool Studios” in London, and was produced by Larry Hibbitt.

Personnel:

  • Henry Camamile – vocals, guitars
  • Rory Young – guitars, backing vocals
  • Andrew Dawson – bass, backing vocals
  • Oli Khan – drums, keyboards
  • James Mottershead – engineer
  • Alex O’Donovan – editing, engineer
  • Jonny Breakwell – engineer assistant
  • Billy Foster – engineer assistant
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer assistant
  • Xander Wright – engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Camden Clarke – mixing assistant
  • Robert Sellens – mixing assistant
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Richard Andrews – design
  • Andrew Cooper – photography
  • Harris Thomlinson Spence – photography
  • Matthew Parri Thomas – photography

Track listing:

  1. Transplant – Henry Camamile, Jonathan Green
  2. All I Want to Hear You Say – Henry Camamile, Max Wolfgang
  3. So You Really Wanna Know – Henry Camamile, Justin Hayward Young
  4. Lie to Me – Henry Camamile, Jennifer Decilveo
  5. Call Me Out – Henry Camamile
  6. Closer – Rory Young
  7. Forever – Rory Young
  8. Weight in Gold – Henry Camamile, Iain Archer
  9. Ready for More – Henry Camamile, Max Wolfgang
  10. Violet – Henry Camamile, Justin Hayward Young, Max Wolfgang
  11. Shake – Rory Young
  12. Damage Done – Henry Camamile, Justin Hayward Young, William Bloomfield
  13. You Over Anyone – Henry Camamile, Frank Callucci
  14. Moving On – Henry Camamile, Francis Anthony White

Joshua Radin: We Were Here

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On June 13, 2006, “Columbia” label released “We Were Here”, the debut Joshua Radin album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Chris Holmes.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Radin – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Holmes – guitar, bass, keyboards, tambura, programming
  • Priscilla Ahn – vocals, piano
  • Chad Fischer – piano
  • Jason Kanakis – guitar
  • Solomon Snyder – bass
  • Colette Alexander – cello
  • John Krovoza – cello
  • Oliver Kraus – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Radin, except where noted.

  1. Sundrenched World
  2. Star Mile
  3. Everything’ll Be Alright (Will’s Lullaby)
  4. These Photographs
  5. Closer
  6. Today
  7. Winter
  8. Someone Else’s Life
  9. Amy’s Song
  10. What If You
  11. Only You – Vince Clarke

On December 18, 2019.

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On December 18, 2019, “Universal” label released “Cross”, the tenth Luna Sea album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite, Ryuichi, Sugizo, Inoran, J, and Shinya.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi – vocals
  • Sugizo – guitar, violin
  • Inoran – guitar
  • J – bass
  • Shinya – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryuichi, Sugizo, Inoran, J, and Shinya.

  1. Luca
  2. Philia
  3. Closer
  4. The Beyond
  5. You’re Knocking at My Door
  6. Sora no Uta – Higher and Higher
  7. Anagram
  8. Hisōbi 
  9. Pulse
  10. Seijyaku 
  11. So Tender

On August 7, 2001.

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On August 7, 2001, “Beyond Records” label released “Closer”, the fifth Better Than Ezra studio album. It was recorded in January 2001 and was produced by Brad Wood and Ethan Allen.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Griffin– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Tom Drummond– bass
  • Travis McNabb– drums
  • Mark Mullins – trombone
  • Eric Lucero – trumpet
  • David Campbell- string arrangements
  • Guenevere Measham – cello
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Melissa Reiner – violin
  • James Arthur Payne – guitar
  • Toddy Walters– backing vocals
  • DJ Swamp– turntables
  • DJ Wolf(Chick Wolverton) – keyboards, turntables
  • Michael Goods– Rhodes, organ

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Griffin

  1. Misunderstood
  2. Extra Ordinary
  3. Closer
  4. Rolling
  5. A Lifetime
  6. Recognize
  7. Sincerely, Me
  8. Get You In
  9. Briefly
  10. Juarez
  11. I Do

On September 7, 2010.

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On September 7, 2010, “Universal Republic” label released “Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place”, the fifth Anberlin studio album. It was recorded March – April 2010, at “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Christian– lead vocals, keyboards
  • Joseph Milligan – vocals, lead guitar
  • Christian McAlhaney – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Deon Rexroat – bass guitar
  • Nathan Young – drums, percussion
  • Brendan O’Brien- engineering, string arrangements, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Christian, Joseph Milligan, Christian McAlhaney, Deon Rexroat and Nathan Young.

  1. We Owe This to Ourselves
  2. Impossible
  3. Take Me (As You Found Me)
  4. Closer
  5. You Belong Here
  6. Pray Tell
  7. The Art of War
  8. To the Wolves
  9. Down
  10. Depraved

On February 11, 1985.

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On February 11, 1985, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Firm album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Sol Studios” in Cookham, Berkshire, England, and was produced by Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rodgers– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Jimmy Page– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Tony Franklin– fretless bass, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Chris Slade– drums, percussion
  • Steve Dawson – trumpet
  • Paul “Shilts” Weimar – baritone saxophone
  • Willie Garnett – tenor saxophone
  • Don Weller– tenor saxophone solo
  • Sam Brown, Helen Chappelle, Joy Yates – backing vocals
  • Stuart Epps– engineering
  • Gordon Vicary – mastering
  • Steve Maher – cover artwork
  • Steve Privett – tape operation; supplier of tea, gin and tonics

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers, except where noted.

  1. Closer
  2. Make or Break – Paul Rodgers
  3. Someone to Love
  4. Together
  5. Radioactive – Paul Rodgers
  6. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  7. Money Can’t Buy – Paul Rodgers
  8. Satisfaction Guaranteed
  9. Midnight Moonlight

On October 6, 2017.

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On October 6, 2017, “Island” label released “Raised Under Grey Skies”, the debut JP Cooper album It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Mike Spencer, Hannah Vasanth, Crispin Hunt, Adam Bartlett, Two Inch Punch, Fred Ball, Jamie Hartman, David Pramik, Jon Hume, Hank Solo, Greg Wells and Wesley Muoria-Chaves.

Personnel:

  • JP Cooper – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, whistle
  • Adam Rust, Hannah Vasanth, Jamie Hartman – piano
  • Hannah Vasanth, Troy Miller – Hammond organ
  • Adam Rust, Crispin Hunt, Hank Solo – keyboards
  • Jon Hume – acoustic guitar
  • Math Allen – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jonathan Howard, Joseph Paul Murphy, Crispin Hunt – electric guitar
  • Adam Bartlett, Adam Rust, Crispin Hunt- bass
  • Andre Fisher, Fred Ball, Hank Solo – drums
  • Adam Bartlett, Crispin Hunt,Jonathan Howard – percussion
  • Anne Melita Beryl, Ben Cashell,Bryony James – cello
  • Dominic Moore, Emma Owens,Maxine Moore – viola
  • Anna Croad, Anna Phoebe,Charlotte Andrews- violin
  • Jonathan Howard, Joseph Paul Murphy – trumpet
  • Brenda Okioga, Ebony Frear,Elizabeth Komba– background vocals
  • Lasse Enersen – string arrangements
  • Darren Heelis, Jon Hume, Mike Spencer – drum programming

Track listing:

  1. We Were Raised Under Grey Skies – John Paul Cooper, Adriano Buffone
  2. September Song – John Paul Cooper, Teemu Brunila, Benjamin McIldowie, Jon Cobbe Hume
  3. Good Friend – John Paul Cooper, David Bayley, Andrew MacFarlane, Edmund Irwin-Singer Joe Seaward, Benjamin Ash, Frederik Ball
  4. All This Love – John Paul Cooper, Teemu Brunila
  5. The Only Reason – John Paul Cooper
  6. Passport Home – John Paul Cooper, Jamie Hartman
  7. She’s on My Mind – John Paul Cooper, Teemu Brunila, McIldowie Hume
  8. Wait – John Paul Cooper, Mark Taylor, Patrick Mascall
  9. Change – John Paul Cooper, Alex Smith
  10. Closer – John Paul Cooper, Joseph Murphy, Jonathan Howard
  11. Beneath The Streetlights And The Moon – John Paul Cooper, Greg Weels
  12. In the Silence – John Paul Cooper, Teemu Brunila
  13. Momma’s Players – John Paul Cooper, Vasanth Michael Omari Jr.

 

On November 6, 2012.

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On November 6, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Music from Another Dimension!”, the fifteenth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded July 2011/ March – April 2012,  at “Pandora’s Box”, “The Boneyard”, “Poppy Studios”, “Swing House Studios”, “Mad Dog Studios”, “Spitfire Studio”, “Retro Activ Studios”, “Briar Patch Studios” and “Hensen Studios”, and was produced by Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Marti Frederiksen. It was band’s first studio album since 2004’s “Honkin’ on Bobo” and the first to feature all-new material since 2001’s “Just Push Play”.

Personnel:

  • Steven Tyler– lead vocals, drums, arrangement, backing vocals
  • Joe Perry– lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
  • Brad Whitford– rhythm guitar
  • Tom Hamilton– bass, lead vocals
  • Joey Kramer– drums, percussion
  • Julian Lennon, Melanie Taylor, Sharlotte Gibson, Laura Jones – background vocals
  • Tom Scott, Jessy J– saxophone tenor
  • John Mitchell– saxophone baritone
  • Bill Reichenbach, Jr.– trombone
  • Gary Grant– trumpet
  • Larry Hall– trumpet
  • Mia Tyler– backing vocals
  • Russ Irwin– piano, backing vocals
  • Carrie Underwood– featured vocals
  • Johnny Depp, Bruce Witkin – background vocals
  • Paul Santo – Hammond organ, keyboards, mellotron
  • Rudy Tanzi– Hammond organ
  • The Section Quartet: Daphne Chen – violin, Eric Gorfain– violin, Lauren Chipman – viola, Richard Dodd – cello
  • Jesse Sky Kramer – drums
  • Zac Rae – piano, synthesizer, electric piano
  • Desmond Child– piano
  • Jesse Kotansky – violin solo
  • Daniel J. Coe – synthesizer, synthesizer, programming, arrangement
  • Rick Dufay– rhythm guitar
  • Jack Douglas– mixing, arrangement, percussion, keyboards, organ; synthesizer, backing vocals; outro piano
  • Marti Frederiksen– pro tools, backing vocals, keyboards, guitar, Roland synthesizer
  • Warren Huart– engineering, mixing, backing vocals
  • Al Schmidt, Chris Lord-Alge, Neal Avron– mixing
  • Anthony Focx– pro tools editing
  • Daphne Chen, Tom Scott– arrangement
  • Casey Patrick Tebo– artwork
  • Slash– inside artwork

Track listing:

  1. LUV XXX – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  2. Oh Yeah – Joe Perry
  3. Beautiful – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton
  4. Tell Me – Tom Hamilton
  5. Out Go the Lights – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  6. Legendary Child – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance
  7. What Could Have Been Love – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Russ Irwin
  8. Street Jesus – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Joe Perry
  9. Can’t Stop Lovin’ You – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Whitford, Kramer, Tom Hamilton
  10. Lover A lot – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Jesse Kramer, Marco Moir
  11. We All Fall Down – Diane Warren
  12. Freedom Fighter – Joe Perry
  13. Closer – Steven Tyler, Marti Frederiksen, Whitford, Kramer
  14. Something – Joe Perry
  15. Another Last Goodbye – Steven Tyler, Desmond Child, Joe Perry

 

On May 7, 2007.

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On May 7, 2007, “Epic” label released “The Boy with No Name”, the fifth Travis studio album. It was recorded December 2004-January 2007, at “British Grove Studios”, “The Hospital”, “Kensaltown Studios”, “Mayfair Studios”, “RAK Studios”, “Westside Studios”, “The Zeppelin Studios”,” Hampstead Heath” in London, “Mercer Street”, “The Weston Park Hotel” and “Washington Square Park” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Orchard, Nigel Godrich, Mike Hedges, Fran Healy, Andy Dunlop, Dougie Payne, Neil Primrose and George Tandero.

Personnel:

  • Fran Healy– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
  • Andy Dunlop– guitar
  • Dougie Payne– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Neil Primrose– drums
  • Sarah Clarke – clarinet
  • Joby Talbot– string arrangement
  • Sally Herbert– violin, string arrangements
  • Lucy Wilkins – violin
  • Louisa Fuller – violin
  • Helena Wood – violin
  • Rick Koster – violin
  • Richard George – violin
  • Louisa Aldridge – violin
  • Jonathan Hill – violin
  • Darragh Morgan – violin
  • Jeff Moore – violin
  • Natalia Bonner – violin
  • Everton Nelson – violin
  • Calina De La Mare – violin
  • Oli Langford – viola
  • Adrian Smith – viola
  • Reiad Chibah – viola
  • John Metcalfe – viola
  • Rachel Robson – viola
  • Chris Worsey – cello
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Zoe Martlew – cello
  • Manon Morris – harp
  • Julia Stone– backing vocals
  • KT Tunstall– backing vocals
  • Mike Hedges– vocal recordings
  • Steve Orchard – engineer
  • George Tandero – engineer, mixing
  • Nigel Godrich– engineer
  • Matthieu Clouard – production assistant, vocal recordings
  • Jens L Thomsen – engineer assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer– mixing
  • Will Hensley – mixing assistant
  • Emery Dobyns– Washington Square Park recording
  • Tappin Gofton– design, art direction
  • Stefan Ruiz – photography

Track listing:

  1. 3 Times and You Loose – Fran Healy, Andy Dunlop
  2. Selfish Jean – Fran Healy
  3. Closer – Fran Healy
  4. Big Chair – Fran Healy, Andy Dunlop
  5. Battleship – Fran Healy
  6. Eyes Wide Open – Fran Healy
  7. My Eyes – Fran Healy
  8. One Night – Fran Healy
  9. Under the Moonlight – Susie Hug
  10. Out in Space – Fran Healy
  11. Colder – Fran Healy, Dougie Payne
  12. New Amsterdam – Fran Healy
  13. Sailing Away – Fran Healy