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Gene Clark: No Other

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In September 1974, “Asylum” label released “No Other”, the fourth Gene Clark studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Thomas Jefferson Kaye.

Personnel:

  • Gene Clark – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Hillman- mandolin
  • Jesse Ed Davis- guitar
  • Stephen Bruton- guitar
  • Howard “Buzz” Feiten- guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar- guitar
  • Jerry McGee – guitar
  • Michael Utley- keyboards
  • Bill Cuomo – organ
  • Craig Doerge- keyboards
  • Lee Sklar- bass
  • Butch Trucks- drums
  • Russ Kunkel- drums
  • Joe Lala- percussion
  • Richard Greene, Beryl Marriott – violin
  • Ted Machell – cello
  • Sherlie Matthews, Cindy Bullens, Ronnie Barron, Clydie King, Claudia Lennear, Venetta Fields, Timothy B. Schmit, Carlena Williams – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Clark, except where noted.

  1. Life’s Greatest Fool
  2. Silver Raven
  3. No Other
  4. Strength of Strings
  5. From a Silver Phial
  6. Some Misunderstanding
  7. The True One
  8. Lady of the North – Gene Clark, Doug Dillard

James Taylor: In The Pocket

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In June 1976, “Warner Bros” label released “In the Pocket”, the seventh James Taylor studio album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “The Burbank Studios” in Burbank, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Stevie Wonder- vocals, harmonica
  • David Crosby- vocals
  • Art Garfunkel- vocals
  • Graham Nash- vocals
  • Bonnie Raitt- vocals
  • Carter Robertson – vocals
  • Linda Ronstadt- vocals
  • Carly Simon – vocals
  • Alex Taylor – vocals
  • Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar, mandolin
  • Herb Pedersen – vocals, banjo
  • David Grisman- mandolin, mandocello
  • David Lindley- dobro
  • Malcolm Cecil- Moog synthesizer
  • Clarence McDonald- Hammond organ, piano, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes electric piano, horn organ
  • Nick DeCaro – voice, organ, horn organ,  accordion, ARP String Ensemble synthesizer, string and horn arrangements,
  • Craig Doerge- keyboards
  • Red Callender- double bass, tuba
  • Lee Sklar- bass
  • Willie Weeks- bass
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Russ Kunkel- drums, percussion
  • Victor Feldman- percussion, marimba, bass marimba, vibraphone, orchestra bells
  • Bobbye Hall- bongos, shaker, triangle
  • Milt Holland- chimes, wind chimes
  • Kenny Watson – cimbalom
  • Ernie Watts- saxophone
  • Michael Brecker- saxophone
  • George Bohanon- trombone
  • Oscar Brashear- trumpet
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Gayle Levant – harp

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor except where noted.

  1. Shower the People
  2. A Junkie’s Lament
  3. Money Machine
  4. Slow Burning Love
  5. Everybody Has the Blues
  6. Daddy’s All Gone
  7. Woman’s Gotta Have It – Bobby Womack, Darryl Carter, Linda Cooke Womack
  8. Captain Jim’s Drunken Dream
  9. Don’t Be Sad ‘Cause Your Sun Is Down – James Taylor, Stevie Wonder
  10. Nothing Like a Hundred Miles
  11. Family Man
  12. Golden Moments

 

Three Dog Night: American Pastime

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In March 1976, “ABC” label released “American Pastime” the fourteenth Three Dog Night album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Bob Monaco.

Personnel:

  • Danny Hutton- vocals, arrangements
  • Chuck Negron- vocals, arrangements
  • Cory Wells- vocals, arrangements
  • Jay Gruska – vocals, arrangements
  • Jimmy Greenspoon- keyboard
  • Skip Konte- keyboard, clavinet
  • Ron Stockert – keyboards, synthesizer bass
  • Al Ciner- guitar
  • Dan Ferguson – electric guitar
  • Dennis Belfield – bass
  • Ed Greene- drums
  • Mickey McMeel – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums
  • Gavin Christopher – conga
  • Tony Sciarrotta, Scot Spain – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Everybody Is a Masterpiece – George Clinton, Richard Ira Reicheg
  2. Easy Evil – Alan O’Day
  3. Billy the Kid – Billy Lawrie, Marie Lawrie
  4. Mellow Down – Andy Fairweather-Low
  5. Yellow Beach Umbrella – Craig Doerge, Judy Henske
  6. Hang On – Jay Gruska, Jeffrey Spirit
  7. Southbound – Hoyt Axton, Mark M. Dawson
  8. Drive on, Ride On – Dobie Gray, Troy Harold Seals
  9. Dance the Night Away – Bob Carpenter, David James Holster

Jackson Browne: Same

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In January 1972, “Asylum” label released the self-titled, debut Jackson Browne  album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Crystal Sound Recorders” and was produced by Richard Sanford Orshoff.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Clarence White– acoustic guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis– electric guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel
  • Albert Lee– electric guitar
  • Jim Gordon– organ
  • David Jackson – piano
  • Craig Doerge– piano
  • Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
  • Leland Sklar– bass
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • David Campbell– viola
  • David Crosby– harmony vocals
  • Leah Kunkel– composed vocal counter-melody
  • Graham Nash- harmony vocals
  • Richard Sanford Orshoff – engineer
  • Greg Ladanyi– mastering
  • Gary Burden – art direction
  • Henry Diltz– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackson Browne.

  1. Jamaica Say You Will
  2. A Child in These Hills
  3. Song for Adam
  4. Doctor My Eyes
  5. From Silver Lake
  6. Something Fine
  7. Under the Falling Sky
  8. Looking into You
  9. Rock Me on the Water
  10. My Opening Farewell

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Replay

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On December 8, 1980, “Atlantic” label released “Replay”, the sixth Crosby, Stills & Nash album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Bill Halverson, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby— vocals, acoustic guitar, string arrangements
  • Stephen Stills— vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, congas, overdubbed drums, steel drum, percussion
  • Graham Nash— vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, string arrangements, congas
  • Jerry Garcia- pedal steel guitar
  • James Taylor— acoustic guitar
  • Paul Harris— keyboards
  • Craig Doerge— electric piano, piano, synthesizer
  • George “Chocolate” Perry— bass
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels— bass
  • Tim Drummond— bass
  • Leland Sklar— bass
  • Kenny Passarelli — bass
  • Dallas Taylor— drums
  • Russ Kunkel— drums, congas, percussion
  • Jim Gordon— drums
  • Jeff Whitaker — congas
  • Joe Lala— percussion
  • Joe Vitale— drums, percussion, organ, electric piano, tympani
  • Rita Coolidge, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian— backing vocals
  • Fred Neil, Henry Diltz— backing vocals
  • Cass Elliot— backing vocals
  • Mike Lewis, Joel Bernstein— string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Carry On – Stephen Stills
  2. Marrakesh Express – Graham Nash
  3. Just a Song Before I Go – Graham Nash
  4. First Things First – Stephen Stills, Joe Schermie, Jon Smith
  5. Shadow Captain – David Crosby, Craig Doerge
  6. To the Last Whale…- David Crosby, Graham Nash
  7. Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills
  8. Pre-Road Downs – Graham Nash
  9. Change Partners – Stephen Stills
  10. I Give You Give Blind- Stephen Stills
  11. Cathedral – Graham Nash

James Taylor: One Man Dog

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On November 1, 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “One Man Dog”, the fourth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Peter Asher.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor – vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica,  autoharp, bells, cross-cut saw
  • John McLaughlin- acoustic guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar- acoustic and electric guitar, timbales
  • Red Rhodes- pedal steel guitar
  • Dash Crofts- mandolin
  • John Hartford- banjo, fiddle
  • Craig Doerge- piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Leland Sklar- bass, guitarron mexicano
  • Russ Kunkel- drums, congas, tambourine, cabasa
  • Bobbye Hall- percussion, congas, bongos, tambourine, shaker, bells
  • Michael Brecker- flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker- trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
  • George Bohanon- trombone
  • Barry Rogers – trombone
  • Arthur Baron – bass trombone
  • Mark Paletier – sound effects, saw
  • Carole King- backing vocals
  • Linda Ronstadt- backing vocals
  • Carly Simon- backing vocals
  • Abigale Haness – backing vocals
  • Steven Edney – backing voca
  • Alex Taylor- backing vocals
  • Hugh Taylor- backing vocals
  • Kate Taylor- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.

  1. One Man Parade
  2. Nobody But You
  3. Chili Dog
  4. Fool for You
  5. Instrumental I
  6. New Tune
  7. Back on the Street Again – Danny Kortchmar
  8. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  9. Woh, Don’t You Know – Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, James Taylor
  10. One Morning in May – Traditional
  11. Instrumental II
  12. Someone – John McLaughlin
  13. Hymn
  14. Fanfare
  15. Little David
  16. Mescalito
  17. Dance
  18. Jig

 

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Looking Forward

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On October 26, 1999, “Reprise” label released “Looking Forward”, the third and final Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1999, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil  Young, Joe Vitale, Ben Keith and Stanley Johnston.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby— vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Stephen Stills— vocals, guitars, Hammond B-3,  bass,  percussion,  maracas
  • Graham Nash— vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Neil Young— vocals, guitars, harmonica, tiple, celeste
  • Joe Vitale— drums, Hammond B-3, batas
  • Michael Finnigan— Hammond B-3
  • Spooner Oldham— keyboards, pump organ
  • Ben Keith— pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Denny Sarokin, Snuffy Garrett— guitars
  • James Raymond — piano
  • Craig Doerge— keyboards
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn— bass
  • Gerald Johnson— bass
  • James “Hutch” Hutchinson— bass
  • Bob Glaub— bass
  • Jim Keltner— drums
  • Luis Conte— congas, jombe bass drum, batas; percussion
  • Alex Acuña— timbales
  • Joe Lala— congas
  • Lenny Castro— percussion

Track listing:

  1. Faith in Me – Stephen Stills, Joe Vitale
  2. Looking Forward – Neil Young
  3. Stand and Be Counted – David Crosby, James Raymond
  4. Heratland – Graham Nash
  5. Seen Enough – Stephen Stills
  6. Slowpoke – Neil Young
  7. Dream for Him – David Crosby
  8. No Tears Left – Stephen Stills
  9. Out of Control – Neil Young
  10. Someday Soon – Graham Nash
  11. Queen of Them All – Neil Young
  12. Sanibel – Denny Sarokin

Crosby & Nash: Wind On The Water

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On September 15, 1975, “ABC Records” label released “Wind on the Water”, the second Crosby & Nash album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Rudy Records” in San Francisco, “Sound Labs” and “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Barncard.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby— vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, piano
  • Graham Nash— vocals, electric guitar, piano, organ, congas
  • David Lindley— slide guitar, fiddle
  • Danny Kortchmar— electric guitar
  • Joel Bernstein— guitar, backing vocals
  • James Taylor— guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Keith— slide guitar
  • Craig Doerge— electric piano, piano, organ
  • Carole King— vocals, organ, piano
  • Stan Szelest — electric piano
  • Tim Drummond — bass
  • Leland Sklar— bass
  • Russell Kunkel— drums, percussion
  • Levon Helm— drums
  • Jackson Browne— backing vocals
  • Jimmie Haskell— string arrangements
  • Sid Sharp — orchestra leader
  • Stephen Barncard, Don Gooch —engineer
  • Stanley Johnston — engineer assistant
  • Gary Burden— art direction
  • Joel Bernstein — photography

Track listing:

  1. Carry Me – David Crosby
  2. Mama Lion – Graham Nash
  3. Bittersweet – David Crosby
  4. Take the Money and Run – Graham Nash
  5. Naked in the Rain – David Crosby, Graham Nash
  6. Love Work Out – Graham Nash
  7. Low Down Payment – David Crosby
  8. Cowboy of Dreams – Graham Nash
  9. Homeward Through the Haze – David Crosby
  10. Fieldworker – Graham Nash
  11. To the Last Whale…(A. Critical Mass B. Wind on the Water) – David Crosby, Graham Nash

Jackson Browne: Lawyers in Love

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On August 2, 1983, “Asylum” label released “Lawyers in Love”, the seventh Jackson Browne album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Jackson Browne and Greg Ladanyi.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne – vocals, guitar
  • Rick Vito – vocals, lead guitar
  • Craig Doerge– synthesizer, piano
  • Billy Payne– organ
  • Doug Haywood – vocals, organ, bass
  • Bob Glaub– bass, organ
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Danny Kortchmar– arranger
  • Greg Ladanyi– engineer
  • James Geddes – engineer
  • Ed Wong – engineer
  • Brian Reed – production assistant
  • Dawn Patrol – design, art direction
  • Jimmy Wachtel– design, art direction
  • Matti Klatt – photography

Track list:

All tracks by Jackson Browne except where noted:

  1. Lawyers in Love
  2. On the Day
  3. Cut It Away
  4. Downtown
  5. Tender Is the Night – Jackson Browne, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel
  6. Knock on Any Door – Jackson Browne, Craig Doerge, Danny Kortchmar
  7. Say It Isn’t True
  8. For a Rocker

 

Crosby, Stills & Nash: CSN

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On June 17, 1977, “Atlantic” label released “CSN”, the second Crosby, Stills & Nash album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Ron Albert and Howard Albert. The album was certified 4 x Platinum  in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby — vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, string arrangements
  • Stephen Stills — vocals, guitars, electric piano, piano;timbales
  • Graham Nash — vocals, piano, harmonica
  • Joe Vitale — drums, organ, percussion, flute, tympani, vibraphone
  • Craig Doerge— piano, electric piano
  • Mike Finnigan— organ
  • George “Chocolate” Perry— bass
  • Jimmy Haslip— bass
  • Tim Drummond— bass
  • Gerald Johnson— bass
  • Russ Kunkel— drums, congas
  • Ray Barretto— congas
  • Mike Lewis — string arrangements
  • Joel Bernstein— string arrangements
  • Howard Albert, Ron Albert — engineer
  • Steve Gursky — engineer assistant
  • Gary Burden— art direction, design
  • Joel Bernstein — photography

Track listing:

  1. Shadow Captain – David Crosby, Craig Doerge
  2. See the Changes – Stephen Stills
  3. Carried Away – Graham Nash
  4. Fair Game – Stephen Stills
  5. Anything at All – David Crosby
  6. Cathedral – Graham Nash
  7. Dark Star – Stephen Stills
  8. Just a Song Before I Go – Graham Nash
  9. Run from Tears – Stephen Stills
  10. Cold Rain – Graham Nash
  11. In My Dreams – David Crosby
  12. I Give You Give Blind – Stephen Stills