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Bush: The Kingdom

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On July 17, 2020, “BMG” label released “The Kingdom”, the eighth Bush studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Tyler Bates, Gavin Rossdale, Erik Ron and Corey Britz.

Personnel:

  1. Gavin Rossdale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  2. Chris Traynor – lead guitar, backing vocals
  3. Corey Britz – bass guitar, backing vocals
  4. Gil Sharone – drums
  5. Nik Hughes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gavin Rossdale, except where noted.

  1. Flowers on a Grave – Gavin Rossdale, Chris Traynor
  2. The kingdom – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  3. Bullet Holes – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  4. Ghosts in the Machine – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  5. Blood River – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  6. Quicksand – Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
  7. Send in the Clowns
  8. Undone
  9. Our Time Will Come
  10. Crossroads
  11. Words Are Not Impediments
  12. Falling Away

Focus: X

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On November 5, 2012, “Eastworld Recordings” label released “X”, the tenth Focus studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Wedgeview Studios” in Woerdense Verlaat, Netherlands, “Fieldwork Studios” in Schoten, Belgium, “Skystudio”, “Bassbob Studios”, and was produced by Bobby Jacobs, and Geert Scheijgrond.

Personnel:

  • Thijs van Leer – spoken vocal, Hammond organ, flute, vocoder
  • Pierre van der Linden – drums, percussion
  • Menno Gootjes – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Bobby Jacobs – bass guitar, mixing
  • Ivan Lins – vocals
  • Berenice van Leer – vocals
  • Geert Scheijgrond – mixing
  • Andy Jackson – mastering
  • Roger Dean – painting, design
  • Timo Reisiger – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thijs van Leer, except where noted.

  1. Father Bacchus – Menno Gootjes
  2. Focus 10
  3. Victoria
  4. Amok in Kindergarten
  5. All Hens On Deck
  6. Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango) – Thijs van Leer, Roselie Peters
  7. Hoeratio – words: Horatius, taken from “Ars Poetica” – Bobby Jacobs
  8. Talk of the Clown
  9. Message Magigue – Ben van der Linden
  10. Crossroads – Thijs van Leer, Roselie Peters

Gordon Lightfoot: The Way I Feel

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In April 1967, “United Artists” label released “The Way I Feel”, the second Gordon Lightfoot studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by John Court.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Red Shea – lead guitar
  • Charlie McCoy- harmonica, belesta, bells
  • John Stockfish – bass
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums, percussion
  • Barry Feinstein – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Walls
  2. If You Got It
  3. Softly
  4. Crossroads
  5. A Minor Ballad
  6. Go-Go Round
  7. Rosanna
  8. Home From the Forest
  9. I’ll Be Alright
  10. Song for a Winter’s Night
  11. Canadian Railroad Trilogy
  12. The Way I Feel

Tracy Chapman: Crossroads

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On October 3, 1989, “Elektra” label released “Crossroads” the second Tracy Chapman album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Tracy Chapman and David Kershenbaum. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Tracy Chapman – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, 12 string guitar, harmonica
  • Neil Young– acoustic guitar, piano
  • Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar– electric guitar
  • E. Smith– acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Paulinho da Costa– tambourine
  • Jack Holder – banjo, piano
  • William D. “Smitty” Smith– organ
  • John X. Volaitis – piano
  • Marc Cohn– piano
  • Steve Lindley – electric piano
  • Bob Marlette – keyboard
  • Frank Marocco – accordion
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums
  • Bobbye Hall– percussion, conga
  • Tim Landers– bass
  • Larry Klein– bass
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Snooky Young– trumpet
  • Charlie Bisharat– violin, viola, electric violin, pizzicato violin
  • Scarlet Rivera– violin
  • Jim Lacefield – cello
  • Sheila Minard – backing vocals
  • Peggie Blu– backing vocals
  • Carolyn Dennis– backing vocals
  • Roz Seay – backing vocals
  • Elesecia Wright – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tracy Chapman.

  1. Crossroads
  2. Bridges
  3. Freedom Now
  4. Material World
  5. Be Careful of My Heart
  6. Subcity
  7. Born to Fight
  8. A Hundred Years
  9. This Time
  10. All That You Have Is Your Soul

Don McLean: American Pie

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Don McLean - American Pie

On October 24, 1971, “United Artists” label released “American Pie”, the second Don McLean studio album. It was recorded May – June 1971, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York and was produced by Ed Freeman. The album featured McLean’s two best known songs “American Pie” and “Vincent”.

Personnel:

  • Don McLean – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
  • David Spinozza– electric guitar
  • Paul Griffin– piano
  • Warren Bernhardt– piano
  • Ray Colcord– electric piano
  • Bob Rothstein– vocals, bass
  • Roy Markowitz – drums, percussion
  • Mike Mainieri– marimba, vibraphone
  • Tom Flye – drums
  • West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm and Noise Choir – chorus
  • Ed Freeman – string arrangements
  • Lee Hays– arranger
  • Gene Orloff – concert master

Track listing:

All tracks by Don McLean except where noted.

  1. American Pie
  2. Till Tomorrow
  3. Vincent
  4. Crossroads
  5. Winterwood
  6. Empty Chairs
  7. Everybody Loves Me Baby
  8. Sister Fatima
  9. The Grave
  10. Babylon – Trad. arr. by Lee Hays and Don McLean