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Sufjan Stevens: Greetings from Michigan the Great Lake State

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On July 1, 2003, “Asthmatic Kitty Records” label released “Greetings from Michigan the Great Lake State”, the third Sufjan Stevens. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “St. Paul’s Episcopal Church” in Brooklyn, “The New Jerusalem Recreational Room” in Clarksboro, NJ, “Buxton School” in Williamstown, Mass, and was produced by Sufjan Stevens.

Personnel:

  • Sufjan Stevens – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, tambourine, piano, electric piano, bass guitar, flute, oboe, English horn, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, drums, percussion, cymbal, shaker, bells, whistle, recorder, arrangements, design, layout
  • Daniel Smith, Elin Smith, Megan Smith, Monique Aiuto, Vito Aiuto
  • John Ringhofer – vocals, trumpet, trombone
  • Stephen Halker – trumpet
  • Tom Eaton – trumpet
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Laura Normandin – original hand painted artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Sufjam Stevens.

  1. Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)
  2. All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!
  3. For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
  4. Say Yes! To M!ch!gan!
  5. The Upper Peninsula
  6. Tahquamenon Falls
  7. Holland
  8. Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)
  9. Romulus
  10. Alanson, Crooked River
  11. Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie
  12. They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For The Homeless In Muskegon)
  13. Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)
  14. Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
  15. Vito’s Ordination Song

Serena Maneesh: Same

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On August 29, 2005, “Honey Milk Records” label released the self-titled, debut Serena Maneesh album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Electrical Audio Recordings” in Chicago, various facilities in Oslo and New York City, and was produced by Emil Nikolaisen and Daniel Smith.

Personnel:

  • Emil Nikolaisen – vocals, guitar, bass, samples, organ, vibes, drums, piano, harmonium, mellotron, mandolin
  • Anders Møller – percussion
  • David Wallumrød – organ
  • Harald Frøland – guitar
  • Sondre Tristan Midttun – guitar
  • Inge Svege – harmonica
  • Dag Stiberg – saxophone
  • Sufjan Stevens – flute, marimba
  • Anders Salomon Lidal – flute, analog synth
  • Lina Holmström – vocals
  • Hilma Nikolaisen – vocals
  • Håvard Krogedal – cello, organ
  • Eivind Schou – violin
  • Hilde Bialach – cello
  • Samuel Durling – Indian vibes
  • Daniel Smith – backing vocals
  • Asle Eikrem – tamburin
  • Tommy Akerholdt – drums, co-arranger
  • Espen Høydalsvik – percussion, engineer
  • Martin Bisi – samples, mixing
  • Greg Norman – engineer
  • Christian Engfelt- mixing
  • Marius Bodin – mixing
  • Morten Lund – mastering
  • Ingar Hunskaar – pre-mastering
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Emil Nikolaisen.

  1. Drain Cosmetics
  2. Selina’s Melodie Fountain
  3. Un-Deux
  4. Candlelighted
  5. Beehiver II
  6. Her Name Is Suicide
  7. Sapphire Eyes
  8. Don’t Come Down Here
  9. Chorale Lick
  10. Simplicity
  11. Your Blood in Mine

Days Of The New: Same

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On August 31, 1999, “Outpost” label released “Days of the New” (The Green album or Days of the New II), the second Days of the New studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Distillery Sound Studios” in Louisville, “Louie’s Clubhouse” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Travis Meeks and Todd Smith.

Personnel:

  • Travis Meeks: lead vocals, guitar
  • Brian Vinson: bass
  • Max Maxwell: drums
  • Peter Rhee: drums
  • Carl Shields: drums
  • Matt Taul: drums
  • Ray Rizzo: percussion
  • Rick Baptist, Charles Boito, Eve Butler, Jon Clarke, Larry Corbett, Mario DeLeon, Joel Derouin, Virginia Frazer, Matthew J. Funes, Geraldo Hilera, Steven M. Holtman, Ronald Janelli, John T. Johnson, Renita Koven, Daniel Smith, David Stone, John Wittenberg, Phillip E. Yao – choir
  • Sandie Hall, Linda Harmon, Luana Jackman, Victor Janacua, Bob Joyce, Jon Joyce, Rick Logan, Suzie Katayama, Donna Medina, Oren Waters – choir
  • Alex Tench: backing vocals
  • Nicole Scherzinger: backing vocals
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestra conducted and arranged –
  • Pete Peterson – arrangement
  • Todd Smith, Mike Baker, Clark Hagan – engineer
  • Scott Litt, Travis Meeks, Todd Smith – mixing
  • Greg Fidelman – digital engineering
  • Victor Janacua, Bill McCord, Al Sanderson, Alex Tench – second engineer
  • Jeral Tidwell – creative direction
  • Chip Dumstorf – art and digital direction
  • Jeral Tidwell – illustrations
  • Chip Dumstorf , Travis Meeks – design
  • Theresa Carpenter, Chaz Rough, Larry Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Travis Meeks except where noted.

  1. Flight Response
  2. The Real – Travis Meeks, Todd Whitener
  3. Enemy
  4. Weapon & the Wound
  5. Skeleton Key
  6. Take Me Back Then
  7. Bring Yourself
  8. I Think
  9. Longfellow
  10. Untitled
  11. Phobics of Tragedy
  12. Not the Same
  13. Provider
  14. Last One – Travis Meeks, Todd Whitener

Earth, Wind & Fire: I Am

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I Am

On June 9, 1979, “CBS” label released “I Am”, the ninth Earth, Wind & Fire studio album. It was recorded September 1978, at “Hollywood Sound Recorders”, “Sunset Sound Studio”, “Davlen Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Maurice White and Al McKay. “I Am” has been certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”, Platinum in the UK by the “BPI”, and in Canada by “Music Canada”.

Personnel:

  • Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
  • Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba
  • Al McKay – guitar
  • Larry Dunn – piano, Oberheimand Moog synthesizer
  • Johnny Graham, Marlo Henderson, Sir Alexander Dutkewych , Steve Lukather – guitar
  • The Emotions- backing vocals
  • Verdine White – bass
  • Fred White – drums
  • Barbara Korn, Marilyn Robinson, Richard Perissi, Sidney Muldrow – French horn
  • Dorothy Jeanne Ashby – harp
  • Billy Myers, David Foster, Eddie Del Barrio – keyboards
  • Paulinho Da Costa, Ralph Johnson – percussion
  • Richard Lepore – timpani
  • Fred Jackson, Jr., Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson – saxophone
  • Don Myrick – alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Andrew Woolfolk – tenor saxophone
  • Benjamin Powell, William Reichenbach, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield, Maurice Spears – trombone
  • Bobby Bryant, Jerry Hey, Michael Harris, Oscar Brashear, Rahmlee Michael Davis, Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • James Ross, Laurie Woods, Linda Lipsett, Marilyn Baker, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski – viola
  • Anton Sen, Sherman Bryana, Carl LaMagna, Cynthia Kovaks, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Ilkka Talvi, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Livoti, Judith Talvi, Leeana Sherman, Marcy Dicterow, Pamela Gates, Pavel Farkas, Ronald Clarck, Rosmen Torfeh, Sheldon Sanov, William Henderson – violin
  • Daniel Smith, Delores Bing, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Jan Kelley, John Walz, Kevan Torfeh, Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez – cello
  • Steven Porcaro – synthesizer programming
  • Janice Gower – concertmaster
  • Tom Perry – engineer
  • George Massenburg – engineer, mixing
  • Craig Widby, Ross Pallone – engineer assistant
  • Michael Reese – mastering
  • Roger Carpenter – design
  • Shusei Nagaoka – illustration

Track listing:

  1. In the Stone – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
  2. Can’t Let Go – Bill Meyers, Maurice White, Allee Willis
  3. After the Love Has Gone – David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin
  4. Let Your Feelings Show – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
  5. Boogie Wonderland – Jon Lind, Allee Willis
  6. Star – Eddie Del Barrio, Maurice White, Allee Willis
  7. Wait – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
  8. Rock That! – Maurice White, David Foster
  9. You and I – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster

Graham Nash: Earth & Sky

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Earth skies

On February 15, 1980, “Capitol” label released “Earth & Sky”, the third Graham Nash album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Graham Nash.

Personnel:

  • Graham Nash – lead vocal, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar, organ, electric piano, string arrangement, string writing, harmonica
  • David Crosby: acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Stephen Stills: rhythm guitar
  • Joe Walsh: lead guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Craig Doerge: acoustic piano, electric piano, organ , string arrangement, string writing
  • Joel Bernstein: acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John Brennan: rhythm guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar: rhythm guitar, solo guitar
  • David Lindley: rhythm guitar, Hawaiian guitar, lead guitar
  • Steve Lukather: lead guitar
  • Joe Vitale: drums, percussion, timpani, organ, flute, synthesizer, acoustic piano, string arrangement
  • Jackson Nash: harmonica
  • George Perry: bass
  • Tim Drummond: bass, six-string bass
  • Russell Kunkel: drums, percussion
  • Joe Lala: percussion
  • Wayne Goodwin: string arrangement, orchestration, conducting , directing
  • Rhonni Hallman: strings
  • Jean Hugo: strings
  • Tim Barr: strings
  • Peter Kent: strings
  • Debra Price: strings
  • Vicki Sylvester: strings
  • Kevan Torfeh: strings
  • Julie Rosenfeld: strings
  • Carol Shive: strings
  • Daniel Smith: strings
  • Margaret Wooten: strings
  • Deborah Yamak: strings
  • Ruth Kahn: strings
  • Sid Page: strings
  • Debra Pearson: strings
  • Jackson Browne, Cece Bullard, Gloria Coleman – backing vocals
  • Brenda Eager: backing vocals
  • Cleo Kennedy: backing vocals
  • Armando Hurley: backing vocals
  • Leah Kunkel: backing vocals
  • Nicolette Larson: backing vocals
  • Glen Rosecrans: music preparation

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Nash; except where noted.

  1. Earth & Sky
  2. Love Has Come
  3. Out On The Island
  4. Skychild
  5. Helicopter Song
  6. Barrel of Pain
  7. TV Guide – Graham Nash, Joe Vitale
  8. It’s All Right
  9. Magical Child