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Bobby McFerrin: Vocabularies

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On April 6, 2010, “EmArcy” label released “Vocabularies”, the twelve Bobby McFerrin album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Roger Treece and Linda Goldstein.

Personnel:

  • Bobby McFerrin – vocals
  • Roger Treece – vocals, synthesizer programming
  • Alex Acuña – percussion
  • Sandra Anderson – vocals
  • Sandy Anderson – vocals
  • Ryland Angel – vocals
  • Thom Baker – vocals
  • Joey Blake – vocals
  • Theo Bleckmann – vocals
  • Kristina Boerger – vocals
  • Everett Bradley – vocals
  • Lincoln Briney – vocals
  • Katie Campbell – vocals
  • Bonnie Denise Christansen – vocals
  • Pierre Cook – vocals
  • Cole Davis – vocals
  • Daniel Abraham DeVeau – vocals
  • Sussan Deyhim – vocals
  • Judi Donaghy – vocals
  • Michele Eaton – vocals
  • Gary Eckert – vocals
  • Rosana Eckert – vocals
  • Peter Eldridge – vocals
  • Elizabeth Farnum – vocals
  • Andrea Figallo – vocals
  • Lisa Fischer – vocals
  • La Tanya Hall – vocals
  • Albert Hera – vocals
  • Datevik Hovanesian – vocals
  • Aubrey Johnson – vocals
  • Mark Johnson – vocals
  • Curtis King – vocals
  • Lauren Kinhan – vocals
  • Josephine Lee – vocals
  • Darmon Meader – vocals
  • Alexandra Montano – vocals
  • Gayla Morgan – vocals
  • Kim Nazarian – vocals
  • Kevin Osborne – vocals
  • Darren Percival – vocals
  • Beth Quist – vocals
  • Rhiannon – vocals
  • David Root – vocals
  • Marlon Saunders – vocals
  • Fletcher Sheridan – vocals
  • Janis Siegel – vocals
  • Richard Slade – vocals
  • Luciana Souza – vocals
  • Michael Steinberger – vocals
  • Darryl Tookes – vocals
  • Roger Treece – vocals
  • Michelle Mailhot Vines – vocals
  • Amelia Watkins – vocals
  • Michele Weir – vocals
  • David B. Whitworth – vocals
  • Dave Worm – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby McFerrin and Roger Treece, except where noted.

  1. Baby
  2. Say Ladeo – Bobby McFerrin, Don Rosler, Roger Treece
  3. Wailers
  4. Messages – Don Rosler, Roger Treece
  5. The Garden
  6. He Ran to the Train
  7. Brief Eternity – Don Rosler, Roger Treece

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

Richie Sambora: Stranger In This Town

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On September 3, 1991, “Mercury” label released “Stranger in This Town”, the first Richie Sambora album. It was recorded in 1991 and was produced by Richie Sambora and Neil Dorfsman.

Personnel:

  • Richie Sambora- lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, strings arrangement
  • Eric Clapton- guitar solo
  • David Bryan- keyboards, strings arrangements
  • Jeff Bova, Robbie Buchanan, Larry Fast, Jimmy Bralower, Chris Palmaro, Eric Persing – keyboards, programming
  • Tony Levin- bass guitar, Chapman Stick
  • Randy Jackson- bass guitar
  • Tico Torres- drums, percussion
  • Rafael Padilla, Carol Steele – percussion
  • Dean Fasano, Franke Previte, Curtis King, Bekka Bramlett, Isabella Lento, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White-King – backing vocals
  • Katie Agresta – vocal coach
  • Jeff Hendrickson, Lance Phillips, Frank Wolf – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig- mastering
  • Margery Greenspan – art direction
  • Umi Kenyon – design
  • Tim White, Darryl Estrine – photography
  • JD Dworkow – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Richie Sambora, except where noted.

  1. Rest in Peace – Richie Sambora, David Bryan
  2. Church of Desire
  3. Stranger in This Town – Richie Sambora, David Bryan
  4. Ballad of Youth – Richie Sambora, Tom Marolda
  5. One Light Burning – Richie Sambora, Tom Marolda, Bruce Foster
  6. Bluesman
  7. Rosie – Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Diane Warren
  8. River of Love
  9. Father Time – Richie Sambora, Desmond Child
  10. The Answer – Richie Sambora, Bruce Foster

Bruce Springsteen: Western Stars

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On June 14, 2019, “Columbia” label released “Western Stars”, the nineteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Stone Hill” in New Jersey, and was produced by Ron Aniello.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – vocals, acoustic, twelve-string and electric guitar, glockenspiel, synth, strings, banjo, percussion, organ, piano, sampler, celesta, organ solo, mellotron
  • Ron Anielo – electric upright bass, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, vibraphone, bass, synth, sampler, drums, organ, celesta, loops, backing vocal
  • Marc Muller – lap steel guitar
  • Jon Brion– electric guitar
  • Rob Lebert – electric and baritone guitar
  • Greg Leisz, Marc Muller, Marty Rifkin– pedal steel guitar
  • Lenny Castro- tambourine
  • David Sancious– organ
  • Charlie Giordano, David Sancious, Matt Rollings- piano
  • Jon Brion– Farfisa synthesizer
  • Jon Brion– Moog synthesizer
  • Charlie Giordano- accordion
  • Gunnar Olsen, Jon Brion, Matt Chamberlain– drums
  • Lenny Castro – congas
  • Jon Brion- timpani
  • Ed Manion- saxophone
  • Andrew Sterman– alto flute
  • Alden Banta – bassoon
  • Curt Ramm – flugelhorn
  • Charles Pillow- oboe
  • Leelanee Sterrett– French horn
  • Rachel Drehmann– French horn
  • Jon Brion– celesta
  • Lenny Castro- shaker
  • Clark Gayton, Dan Levine- trombone
  • Barry Danielian, Curt Ramm- trumpet
  • Avatar Strings – Desiree Elsevier, Robert Reinhart, Vivek Kamath- viola
  • Stone Hill Strings – Rebecca Young, Shmuel Katz- viola
  • Luis Villalobos, Soozie Tyrell- violin
  • Avatar Strings – Annaliesa Place, Liz Lim, Emily Popham, Hyunju Lee, Joanna Maurer, Jung Sun Yoo, Lisa Kim, Sharon Yamada, Suzanne Ornstein- violin
  • Stone Hill Strings – Hyunju Lee, Joanna Maurer, Lisa Kim- viola
  • Avatar Strings – Alan Stepansky, Nathan Vickery- cello
  • Stone Hill Strings – Alan Stepansky- cello
  • Lisa Kim – concertmaster
  • Rob Mathes – conductor, arrangements Avatar Strings
  • Scott Tibbs – conductor Stone Hill Stringa, production coordinator
  • Cindy Mizelle, Curtis King, Matthew Koma, Michelle Moore, Soozie Tyrell– backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa – vocal, vocal arrangements
  • Tobby Scott – loops, programming
  • Rob Lebret, Ron Aniello, Ross Petersen, Toby Scott – engineer
  • Alec Dixon, Brett Rouche, Chris Steffen, Greg Koller – additional engineering
  • Bob Ludwigm- mastering
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
  • Kevin Buell – technician
  • Michelle Holme – artwork, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Kalle Gustafsson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.

  1. Hitch Hikin’
  2. The Wayfarer
  3. Tucson Train
  4. Western Stars
  5. Sleepy Joe’s Cafe
  6. Drive Fast (The Stuntman)
  7. Chasin’ Wild Horses
  8. Sundown
  9. Somewhere North of Nashville
  10. Stones
  11. There Goes My Miracle
  12. Hello Sunshine
  13. Moonlight Motel

Chic: Believer

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On November 14, 1983, “Atlantic” label released “Believer”, the seventh Chic studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Nile Rodgers- lead vocals, rap, guitar
  • Rob Sabino- keyboards
  • Bernard Edwards- vocals, bass guitar
  • Tony Thompson- drums
  • Alfa Anderson – lead vocals
  • Luci Martin – lead vocals
  • Brenda White, Fonzi Thornton, Curtis King – vocals
  • Jason Corsaro – engineer
  • Lynn Dreese Breslin – art direction
  • Pater Sato- illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

  1. Believer
  2. You Are Beautiful
  3. Take a Closer Look
  4. Give Me the Lovin’
  5. Show Me Your Light
  6. You Got Some Love For Me
  7. In Love With Music
  8. Party Everybody

Bruce Springsteen: High Hopes

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On January 14, 2014, “Columbia” label released “High Hopes” the eighteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded December 2012 – 2013, at “Thrill Hill” in Thrill Hill West; “Stone Hill Studi”; “Southern Tracks Recording Studio”, “Studios 301”, and was produced by Ron Aniello, Brendan O’Brien and Bruce Springsteen. The album was certified Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, guitar, percussion, bass, percussion loop, organ, synthesizers, piano, banjo, mandolin, vibraphone, drums, harmonium
  • Nils Lofgren– guitar, backing vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt– guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Morello – lead vocals, guitar
  • Charles Giordano– organ, accordion
  • Roy Bittan– piano, organ
  • Danny Federici– organ
  • Clarence Clemons– saxophone
  • Garry Tallent– bass
  • Max Weinberg– drums
  • Josh Freese– drums
  • Ron Aniello – drum loops, percussion loops, bass, synthesizers, guitar, 12–string guitar, farfisa organ, accordion, vibraphone
  • Jake Clemons– saxophone
  • Stan Harrison– saxophone
  • Ed Manion– saxophone
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet, cornet
  • Clark Gayton– trombone, tuba
  • Cillian Vallely- uilleann pipes, low whistle, tin whistle
  • Soozie Tyrell– violin, backing vocals
  • Sam Bardfeld – violin
  • Everett Bradley – percussion, backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa– backing vocals
  • Curtis King, Cindy Mizelle, Michelle Moore, Evan Springsteen, Jessica Springsteen, Samuel Springsteen – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.

  1. High Hopes – Tim Scott McConnell
  2. Harry’s Place
  3. American Skin (41 Shots)
  4. Just Like Fire Would – Chris Bailey
  5. Down in the Hole
  6. Heaven’s Wall
  7. Frankie Fell in Love
  8. This Is Your Sword
  9. Hunter of Invisible Game
  10. The Ghost of Tom Joad
  11. The Wall
  12. Dream Baby Dream – Martin Rev, Alan Vega

David Bowie: Tonight

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On September 24, 1984, “EMI America” label released “Tonight”, the sixteenth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded May – June 1984, at “Le Studio” in Quebec, Canada, and was produced by David Bowie, Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie– lead vocals
  • Tina Turner– lead vocals
  • Derek Bramble – guitar, guitar synthesizer, bass guitar, synthesizer,  backing vocals
  • Carlos Alomar– guitars
  • Carmine Rojas– bass guitar
  • Omar Hakim– drums
  • Guy St. Onge – marimba
  • Sammy Figueroa– percussion
  • Iggy Pop– backing vocals
  • Robin Clark, George Simms, Curtis King – backing vocals

The Borneo Horns

  • Stanley Harrison– alto and tenor saxophone
  • Lenny Pickett– tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Steve Elson – baritone saxophone
  • Arif Mardin– synthesizer, string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Loving the Alien – David Bowie
  2. Don’t Look Down – Iggy Pop, James Williamson
  3. God Only Knows – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
  4. Tonight – David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Ricky Gardiner
  5. Neighborhood Threat – David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Ricky Gardiner
  6. Blue Jean – David Bowie
  7. Tumble and Twirl – David Bowie, Iggy Pop
  8. I Keep Forhettin – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  9. Dancing With the Big Boys – David Bowie, Carlos Alomar