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Trevor Horn: Echoes: Ancient And Modern

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On December 1, 2023, “Deutsche Grammophon” label released “Echoes: Ancient & Modern”, the fifth Trevor Horn album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Trevor Horn – keyboards, guitar, double bass, bass guitar, drum programming, backing vocals
  • Iggy Pop – vocals
  • Tori Amos – vocals, piano, vocal production
  • Toyah – vocals
  • Seal – vocals
  • Lady Blackbird – vocals
  • Rick Astley – vocals
  • Marc Almond – vocals
  • Andrea Corr – vocals
  • Jack Lukerman – vocals
  • Steve Hogarth – vocals
  • Hayley Sanderson – vocals, backing vocals
  • Robert Fripp – guitar
  • Lol Crème – guitar
  • Phoebe Lunny – guitar
  • Alex McArthur – guitar
  • Simon Bloor – guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Palmer – guitar
  • Alan Connor – piano
  • Alan Clark – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jimmy Wood – harmonica
  • Jon Evans – bass guitar
  • Jamie Muhoberac – bass, keyboards
  • Ash Soan – drums
  • Earl Harvin – drums
  • Alex Torjussen – drums
  • Danny Cummings – percussion
  • Calum Landau – percussion
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Tashya Lorien – backing vocals, vocal production
  • Izzy Chase – backing vocals
  • Tessa Niles – backing vocals
  • Bryan Chambers – backing vocals
  • Louise Marshall – backing vocals
  • Mica Paris – backing vocals
  • Jesper Nielsen – programming
  • Tim Weidner – programming
  • Dave McCracken – programming
  • Julian Hinton – string arrangements
  • George Oulton – engineer
  • Mat Bartram – engineer
  • Alex McArthur – engineer
  • Luis Gómez – engineer
  • Max Bisgrove – engineer
  • Tim Weidner – engineer, mixing
  • Jesper Nielsen – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Mark Hawley – engineer, additional production
  • Sidney Claire Meyer – mastering
  • Aaron Horn – recording arrangement

Track listing:

  1. Swimming Pools (Drank) – Kendrick Lamar, Nikhil Seetharam, Tyler Williams
  2. Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson
  3. Owner of a Lonely Heart – Jon Anderson, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire
  4. Slave to the Rhythm – Simon Darlow, Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson, Bruce Woolley
  5. Love Is a Battlefield – Michael Chapman, Holly Knight
  6. Personal Jesus – Martin Gore
  7. Drive – Ric Ocasek
  8. Relax – Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole
  9. White Wedding – Billy Idol
  10. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic
  11. Avalon – Bryan Ferry

Ian Brown: My Way

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On September 28, 2009, “Fiction Records” label released “My Way”, the sixth Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 2009, at “RAK Studios”, “9 Volt Studio”, “Assault & Battery 2”, and was produced by Dave McCracken.

Personnel:

  • Ian Brown – vocal
  • Ben Hudson – guitar
  • Ian Dench – guitar
  • Naoto Hirovama – guitar, keyboards
  • Dave McCracken – keyboards, bass guitar
  • Matt Pegg – bass guitar
  • Richard Stubbs – bass guitar
  • Dimitri Tikovoi – drums
  • Inder Goldfinger – drums, percussion
  • Tim Hutton – drums, brass
  • Maxi (Robert Maxfield) – drums
  • Nick Etwell – brass
  • Catherine Marks – programming, additional engineering
  • Amanda Ghost – backing vocals
  • Joe Hirst – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Allaway – engineer assistant
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer assistant
  • Danton Supple – mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Mark Santangelo – mastering
  • Rankin (John Rankin Waddell) – photography
  • Gareth McConnell – photography

Track listing:

  1. Stellify – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  2. Crowning of the Poor – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  3. Just Like You – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Hutton
  4. In the Year 2525 – Rick Evans
  5. Always Remember Me – Ian Brown, Naoto Hiroyama
  6. Vanity Kills – Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Brown, Ian Dench
  7. For the Glory – Amanda Ghost, Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  8. Marathon Man – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  9. Own Brain – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  10. Laugh Now – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  11. By All Means Necessary – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  12. So High – Ian Brown

Elle King: Love Stuff

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On February 13, 2015, “RCA” label released “Love Stuff”, the debut Elle King studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by John Hill, Dave Bassett, Jeff Bhasker, Martin Johnson, Jacknife Lee and Eg White.

Personnel:

  • Elle King – lead vocals, guitar, banjo, beats
  • Jacknife Lee – lead vocals
  • Dave Bassett, Martin Johnson Jacknife Lee, Blake Mills, Hunter Perrin, Mark Ronson, Eg White – guitar
  • Blake Mills – bouzouki
  • Dave Bassett – keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
  • Jacknife Lee – keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, organ, piano
  • John Hill – keyboards, synthesize, programming
  • Jeff Bhasker – organ, piano
  • Kyle O’Quin – organ, piano
  • Jamie Muhoberac – organ
  • Jeff Bhasker, Martin Johnson, Jamie Muhoberac, Brandon Paddock – piano
  • Brandon Paddock, Mark Ronson, Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Sam Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Patrick Carney, Zach Carothers, James Gadson, John Gourley, John Hill, Martin Johnson, Patrick Keeler, Kyle O’Quin, Darren Weiss – drums, percussion, beats
  • Zach Carothers, Scarlet Cherry, John Gourley, Martin Johnson, Tyler Sam Johnson, Elle King, Phillip Lawrence, Kyle O’Quin, Alisan Porter – backing vocals
  • Martin Johnson, Kyle Moorman, Brandon Paddock – programming
  • Jeff Bhasker, Michael H. Brauer, Tom Elmhirst, Martin Johnson, Vance Powell, Alex Salibian, Eg White – mixing
  • Mark Bengtson – mixing assistant
  • Ben Baptie, Tyler Sam Johnson, Brandon Paddock – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Where the Devil Don’t Go – Elle King, Sterling Fox
  2. Ex’s & Oh’s – Elle King, Dave Bassett
  3. Under the Influence – Elle King, Dave Bassett
  4. Last Damn Night – Elle King, Jeff Bhasker
  5. Kocaine Karolina – Elle King, Jeff Bhasker
  6. Song of Sorrow – Elle King
  7. America’s Sweetheart – Elle King, Martin Johnson
  8. I Told You I Was Mean – Elle King
  9. Ain’t Gonna Drown – Elle King, Jeff Bhasker
  10. Jackson – Elle King, Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Felipe Aparicio
  11. Make You Smile – Elle King, Garret “Jacknife” Lee
  12. See You Again – Elle King, Francis White

Ian Brown: The World Is Yours

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On October 15, 2007, “Fiction” label released “The World is Yours”, the fifth Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Emile Haynie, Robert Maxfield, and Tim Wills.

Personnel:

  • Ian Brown – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
  • Tim Wills – guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Steve Davidson – guitar
  • Tim Hutton – bass guitar, trumpet, trombone
  • David Ayre – double bass
  • Mary Scully – double bass
  • Andrew Pask – double bass
  • Matt Pegg – bass guitar
  • Andy Rourke – bass guitar
  • Paul Ryder – bass guitar
  • Paul Cook – drums
  • Emile Haynie – drums, programming, mixing
  • Dave McCracken – drums, synthesizer, programming
  • Inder Matharu – percussion
  • William Lockhart – timpani
  • Andy Ross – saxophone
  • Michael Thompson – French horn
  • Richard Watkins – French horn
  • Mark Berrow – violin
  • Boguslav Kostecki – violin
  • David Woodcock – violin
  • Liz Edwards – violin
  • Emlyn Singleton – violin
  • Gillian Findlay – violin
  • Alison Kelly – violin
  • Johnathan Rees – violin
  • Christopher Tombling – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Julian Leaper – violin
  • Shelley Van Loen – violin
  • Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Christopher Clad – violin
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Rachel Bolt – viola
  • George Robertson – viola
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Garfield Jackson – viola
  • Ben Chappell – cello
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Caroline Dale – cello
  • David Daniels – cello
  • Caroline Dearnley – celli
  • Frank Schaefer – celli
  • Tony Pleeth – celli
  • Skaila Kanga – harp
  • Simon Hale – conductor, orchestral arrangements
  • Sinéad O’Connor – backing vocals
  • Rhianna Kenny – backing vocals
  • Steve Price – engineer
  • Mat Bartram – engineer assistant
  • Raj Das – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Benet Walsh – illustrations

Track listing:

  1. The World Is Yours
  2. On Track
  3. Sister Rose
  4. Save Us
  5. Eternal Flame
  6. The Feeding of the 5000
  7. Street Children
  8. Some Folks Are Hollow
  9. Goodbye To the Broken
  10. Me And You Forever
  11. Illegal Attacks
  12. The World Is Yours (reprise)

Ian Brown: Golden Greats

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On August 11, 1999, “Polydor” label released “Golden Greats”, the second Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 1999 and was produced by Ian Brown.

Personnel:

  • Ian Brown – vocals, keyboards, drums, arrangements
  • Aziz Ibrahim- guitar
  • Tim Wills – electric guitar, piano
  • Sylvan Richardson – electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, cello
  • Carlos Hernán “Carca” Carcacha – guitar
  • Dave McCracken- keyboards, programming
  • Aniff Akinola – keyboards, drums
  • Simon Wolstencroft- drums
  • Dan Bierton – drums
  • Diego Castellano – drums
  • Inder “Goldfinger” Matharu – percussion
  • Audrey Riley- cello
  • Uma-T – harmonica
  • DJ Peggyn – sound Fx
  • Ian Wright – cover portrait

Track listing:

  1. Gettin’ High – Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim (includes an excerpt of “Morrassi” performed by Aziz Ibrahim)
  2. Love Like a Fountain – Ian Brown
  3. Free My Way – Ian Brown
  4. Set My Baby Free – Ian Brown, Aniff Akinola
  5. So Many Soldiers – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills
  6. Golden Gaze – Ian Brown, Simon Wolstencroft, Mike Bennett, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills
  7. Dolphins Were Monkeys – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills
  8. Neptune – Ian Brown, Sylvan Richardson
  9. First World – Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim
  10. Babasónicos – Ian Brown, Diego Tuñon, Walter Kebleris

The Pretenders: Alone

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On October 21, 2016, “BMG Rights Management” released “Alone”, the tenth Pretenders studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dan Auerbach.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde- vocals
  • Dan Auerbach- guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Duane Eddy, Kenny Vaughan- guitar
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel
  • Dave Roe – upright bass
  • Richard Swift- drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Leon Michels – keyboards
  • Collin Dupuis – recording
  • Tchad Blake– mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. Alone – Chrissie Hynde, Dan Auerbach, Richard Swift
  2. Roadie Man
  3. Gotta Wait
  4. Never Be Together – Chrissie Hynde, Björn Yttling, Fyfe Dangerfield
  5. Let’s Get Lost – Chrissie Hynde, Dave McCracken
  6. Chord Lord
  7. Blue Eyed Sky
  8. The Man You Are
  9. One More Day
  10. I Hate Myself
  11. Death Is Not Enough
  12. Holy Commotion

Depeche Mode: Playing The Angel

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On October 17, 2005, “Mute” label released “Playing the Angel”, the eleventh Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded January – July 2005, at “Sound Design” in  Santa Barbara, California;  “Stratosphere Sound” in New York City, and “Whitfield Studios” in London, and was produced by Ben Hillier.  The album was certified Platinum in France by “SNEP; 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Hungary by “MAHASZ”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; 3 x Platinum in Russia by “NFPF”, and Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin Gore – vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Andy Fletcher – keyboards
  • Dave McCracken – piano, programming
  • Andrew Phillpott – programming
  • Christian Eigner– programming
  • Richard Morris – engineer, programming
  • Ben Hillier– engineer, mixing
  • Ki Rangnick – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Devin Workman – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Arjun Agerwala – engineer assistant
  • Nick Sevilla – engineer assistant
  • Rudyard Lee Cullers – engineer assistant
  • Steve Fitzmaurice– mixing
  • Emily Lazar– mastering
  • Sarah Register – mastering assistant
  • Anton Corbijn– art direction, cover design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Gore, except where noted.

  1. A Pain That I’m Used To
  2. John the Revelator
  3. Suffer Well – Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
  4. The Sinner in Me
  5. Precious
  6. Macro
  7. I Want It All – Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
  8. Nothing’s Impossible – Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
  9. Introspectre
  10. Damaged People
  11. Lilian