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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

Bruce Springsteen: Only The Strong Survive

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On November 11, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Only the Strong Survive”, the twenty-first Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Thrill Hill Recording” New jersey, and was produced by Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Ron Aniello – guitar, bass, drums, percussion, piano, keyboards, organ, vibraphone, glockenspiel, chimes, timpani, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Rob Lebret – guitar
  • Bill Holloman – tenor saxophone
  • Ed Manion – baritone saxophone
  • Tom Timko – baritone saxophone
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet
  • Clark Gayton – trombone
  • Lisa Kim – violin, concertmaster
  • Annaliesa Place – violin
  • Dasol Jeong – violin
  • Joanna Maurer – violin
  • Kristi Helberg – violin
  • Kuan Cheng Lu – violin
  • Sein Ryu – violin
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Su Hyun Park – violin
  • Suzanne Ornstein – violin
  • Danielle Farina – viola
  • Devin Moore – viola
  • Re Clarice Jensen – cello
  • Patrick Jee – cello
  • Sophie Shao – cello
  • Rebecca Young – viola
  • Soozie Tyrell – backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
  • Sam Moore – backing vocals
  • Curtis King Jr. – backing vocals
  • Dennis Collins – backing vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
  • Michelle Moore – backing vocals
  • Rob Mathes – conductor
  • Andres Bermudez – engineer
  • Rob Lebret – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jon Landau – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Only the Strong Survive – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
  2. Soul Days – Jonnie Barnett
  3. Nightshift – Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde
  4. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Frank Wilson
  5. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  6. Turn Back the Hands of Time – Jack Daniels, Bonnie Thompson
  7. When She Was My Girl – Larry Gottlieb, Marc Blatte
  8. Hey, Western Union Man – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
  9. I Wish It Would Rain – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Rodger Penzabene
  10. Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
  11.  Any Other Way – William Bell
  12. I Forgot to Be Your Lover – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
  13. 7 Rooms of Gloom – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  14. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted – William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, James Dean
  15. Someday We’ll Be Together – Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, Harvey Fuqua

First Aid Kit: Palomino

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On November 4, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Palomino”, the fifth First Aid Kit studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Daniel Bengston.

Personnel:

  • Klara Söderberg – vocals, guitar, handclapping
  • Johanna Söderberg – vocals, handclapping
  • Daniel Bengston – autoharp, guitar, harp, harpsichord, juno, mellotron, piano, strings, synthesizer, whistle, Wurlitzer, percussion, handclapping, backing vocals, arranger, engineer, mixing
  • Merit Hemmingson – organ
  • Lisa Langbacka – accordion
  • Bard Ericson – double bass
  • Mousa Fadera – drums, percussion
  • Daniel Crane – drums, percussion, congas, toms
  • Per “Texas” Johansson – flute, saxophone
  • Goran Kajfes – trumpet
  • Claudia Bonfiglioli – violin
  • Daniele Bonfiglioli – violin
  • Ylva Larsdotter – violin
  • Daniel Migdal – violin
  • Anna Stefansson – violin
  • Martin Stensson – violin
  • Patrik Swedrup – violin
  • Fredrik Syberg – violin
  • Paul Waltman – violin
  • Lisa Rydberg – violin
  • Jannika Gustafsson – violin
  • Aleksander Sätterström – violin
  • Christopher Öhman – viola
  • Vicki Powell – viola
  • Riikka Repo – viola
  • Ylvali Zilliacus – viola
  • Pelle Hanson – cello
  • Jakob Koranyi – cello
  • Amalie Stalheim – cello
  • Erik Arvinder – arrangements, conductor
  • Willem Bleeker – string arrangements
  • Tom Elmhirst – programming, mixing
  • Eric Boulanger – engineer
  • Niclas Lidström – engineer
  • Chris Sorem – drum engineer
  • Adam Hong – mixing
  • Simon Nordberg – mixing
  • Lisa Sander – artwork
  • Emy Storey – design
  • Olof Grind – photography

Track listing:

  1. Out of My Head – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Björn Yttling
  2. Angel – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling
  3. Ready to Run – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling
  4. Turning Onto You – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  5. Fallen Snow – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  6. Wild Horses II – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  7. The Last One – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling
  8. Nobody Knows – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Björn Yttling
  9. A Feeling That Never Came – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  10. 29 Palms Highway – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  11. Palomino – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling, Ludvig Söderberg

The Dave Clark Five: 5 By 5 (1964–69)

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On November 1, 1968, “Columbia” label released “5 By 5 (1964–69)”, the fourth British Dave Clark Five (The) album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Dave Clark.

Personnel:

  • Dave Clark – lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Lenny Davidson – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Denis Payton – tenor saxophone, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Stan Roderick, Bert Ezzard, Eddie Blair – horn section

Track listing:

  1. Just a Little Bit Now – Jerry Ragovoy, Ed Marshall
  2. Maze of Love – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  3. Return My Love – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  4. Best Day’s Work – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  5. Who Do You Think You’re Talking To – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  6. Got Love If You Want It – Brian Hugg, Mike Hugg
  7. The Red Balloon – Raymond Froggatt
  8. Please Stay – Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard
  9. Devoted To You – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  10. 3406 – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  11. Away From the Noises – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
  12. When I Am Alone – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
  13. I Still Need You – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  14. No One Can Break a Heart Like You – Les Reed, Jackie Rae

Tom Rush: Wrong End Of The Rainbow

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In October 1970, “Columbia” label released “Wrong End of the Rainbow”, the ninth Tom Rush album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rush – lead vocal, guitar
  • Trevor Veitch – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, mandocello, dulcimer
  • David Bromberg – pedal steel guitar
  • John Locke – organ, piano 
  • Erik Robertson – organ, piano
  • Brent Titcomb – harmonica
  • Bob Boucher – bass
  • Dave Lewis – drums, percussion
  • Paul Armin – violin, viola
  • Ed Freeman – arrangements
  • Jim Reeves – engineer
  • Bob Cato – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Wrong End of the Rainbow – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  2. Biloxi – Jesse Winchester
  3. Merrimack County – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  4. Riding on a Railroad – James Taylor
  5. Paddy West – arranged by Tom Rush
  6. Came to See Me Yesterday in the Merry Month of – Ray O’Sullivan
  7. Starlight – Tom Rush
  8. Sweet Baby James – James Taylor
  9. Rotunda – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  10. Jazzman – Edward Mark Holstein
  11. Gnostic Serenade – William Hawkins

Miles Davis: Sorcerer

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On October 23, 1967, “Columbia” label released “Sorcerer”, album by Miles Davis Quintet. It was recorded August 1962 – May 1967, at “30th Street” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Bob Dorough – vocals
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Frank Rehak – trombone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – double bass
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Willie Bobo (William Correa) – bongos
  • Gil Evans – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.

  1. Prince of Darkness
  2. Pee Wee – Tony Williams
  3. Masqualero
  4. The Sorcerer – Herbie Hancock
  5. Limbo
  6. Vonetta
  7. Nothing Like You – Bob Dorough, Fran Landesman

Switchfoot: Nothing Is Sound

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On September 13, 2005, “Columbia” and “Sony BMG” labels released “Nothing Is Sound”, the fifth Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded 2004 -2005, at “Signature Sound”, “Big Fish”, “House of Cards Studio”, “Big Brown Sound”, “Starstruck Studio”, “The Pass”, and was produced by John Fields, Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Chad Butler, Jerome Fontamillas and Drew Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Jon Foreman – lead vocals, guitar, recording
  • Drew Shirley – guitar, backing vocals, recording
  • Jerome Fontamillas – keyboard, guitar, backing vocals, recording
  • Tim Foreman – bass, backing vocals, recording
  • Chad Butler – drums, percussion, recording
  • Ken Chastain – additional percussion
  • Chris Westlake – strings 
  • Tommy Barbarella – strings 
  • Todd Cooper – choral vocals
  • Jimmy Coup – choral vocals
  • Joel Hossler – choral vocals
  • The Kuyasa Kids – segue vocals
  • Andy Sturmer – backing vocals 
  • Rachel Masen – backing vocals
  • John Fields – recording
  • Steven Miller – recording
  • Chris Testa – recording
  • Dorian Crozier – recording
  • Michael Harris – recording assistant
  • Ben Moore – recording assistant
  • Matt Beckley – recording assistant
  • Cameron Barton – recording assistant
  • Zeph Sowers – recording assistant
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Brandon Duncan – mixing assistant
  • Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
  • Dimitar Krnjaic – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Nessim Higson – original cover art
  • Justin Clark – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Jon Foreman – photography
  • Andy Barron – photography
  • David Molnar – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Foreman, except where noted.

  1. Lonely Nation – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  2. Stars
  3. Happy Is a Yuppie Word
  4. The Shadows Proves the Sunshine
  5. Easier Than Love – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  6. The Blues
  7. The Setting Sun
  8. Politicians
  9. Golden
  10. The Fatal Wound
  11. We Are One Tonight – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  12. Daisy

Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West

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On August 2,1965, “Columbia” label released “Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West”, the 22nd Johnny Cash album. It was recorded August 1959 – April 1965, and was produced by Don Law and Frank Jones.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Luther Perkins – guitar
  • Norman Blake, Jack Clement – acoustic guitar
  • Bob Johnson – 12-string guitar, flute, banjo, mandocello
  • Bill Pursell – piano, harpsichord
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Marshall Grant – bass
  • W.S. Holland – drums
  • Michael N. Kazak – drums
  • Mother Maybelle Carter – autoharp
  • The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Hiawatha’s Vision – Johnny Cash
  2. The Road to Kaintuck – Johnny Cash, June Carter
  3. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part I – V. C. Gilbert, Mary Hadler
  4. The Ballad of Boot Hill – Carl Perkins
  5. I Ride an Old Paint – traditional, Johnny Cash
  6. Hardin Wouldn’t Rain – Johnny Cash
  7. Mr. Garfield – Ramblin’ Jack Elliot
  8. Streets of Laredo – traditional, Johnny Cash
  9. Johnny Reb – Merle Kilgore
  10. A Letter from Home – Maybelle Carter, Dearest Dean
  11. Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie – traditional, Johnny Cash
  12. Mean as Hell – Johnny Cash
  13. Sam Hall – Tex Ritter
  14. 25v Minutes to Go – Shel Silverstein
  15. The Blizzard – Harlan Howard
  16. Sweet Betsy from Pike – Jimmie Driftwood
  17. Green Grow the Lilacs – traditional, Johnny Cash
  18. Stampede – Peter La Farge
  19. The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part II – Jack Gilbert, Mary Hadler
  20. Reflections – Johnny Cash

Ray Charles: Just Between Us

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In July 1988, “Columbia” label released “Just Between Us”, the 49th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1988, at “RPM Studios” in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was produced by Ray Charles and Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocal, piano
  • B.B. King – guitar
  • Kenny Carr – guitar
  • Gladys Knight – vocals
  • Lou Rawls – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Nothing Like a Hundred Miles – James Taylor
  2. I Wish I’d Never Loved You at All – K. Morrison Phelps, R. Hice
  3. Too Hard to Love You – Jim Johnson
  4. Now I Don’t Believe That Anymore – David A. Morgan
  5. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Stranger in My Hometown – Percy Mayfield
  7. Over the Top – Tony Colton, Keith Christopher
  8. I’d Walk a Little More for You – Ken Hirsch, Doc Pomus
  9. If That’s What’cha Want – Dave Loggins
  10. Save the Bones for Henry Jones – Danny Barker, Vernon Lee

Passion Pit: Gossamer

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On July 20, 2012, “Columbia” and “Frenchkiss Records” label released “Gossamer”, the second Passion Pit studio album. It was recorded in 2011 at “Gigantic” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Zane and Michael Angelakos.

Personnel:

  • Michael Angelakos – vocals, instruments, programming
  • Nico Muhly – celeste, piano, string arrangements
  • Chris Zane – drums, percussion, mixing
  • Andrew Esposito – aux percussion, additional programming 
  • Jon Natchez – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Kelly Pratt – trumpet, trombone 
  • Eric Lamb – flute
  • Caleb Burhans, Max Mandel, Nadia Sirota – violin
  • Anna Elashvili, Keats Dieffenbach, Rob Moose, Yuki Numata – viola
  • Clarice Jensen – cello, flute
  • Ebba Lovisa Andersson, Petra Brohäll, Amanda Wikström – additional vocals
  • Diplo – additional programming
  • Mike Dunkley – additional programming
  • Alex Aldi – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction, design
  • Mark Borthwick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Angelakos.

  1. Take a Walk
  2. I’ll Be Alright
  3. Carried Away
  4. Constant Conversation
  5. Mirrored Sea
  6. Cry Like a Ghost
  7. On My Way
  8. Hideaway
  9. Two Veils to Hide My Face
  10. Love Is Greed
  11. It’s Not My Fault, I’m Happy
  12. Where We Belong