On November 10, 1983, “Chrysalis” label released “Rebel Yell”, the second Billy Idol studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Electric Lady Studios”, “RPM” and “Media Sound” in New York, and was produced by Keith Forsey.
Personnel:
Billy Idol – vocals, guitar
Steve Stevens – lead guitar, bass guitar, guitar synthesizer, synthesizer, keyboards
Judi Dozier – keyboards
Jack Waldman – additional keyboards
Steve Webster – bass guitar
Phil Feit – bass guitar
Sal Cuevas – bass guitar
Thommy Price – drums
Gregg Gerson – drums
Mars Williams – saxophone
Perri Lister – backing vocals
Michael Frondelli – engineer, mixing
Dave Wittman – engineer, mixing
Gary Hellman – engineer
Steve Rinkoff – engineer
Pete Thea – engineer
George Marino – mastering
Brian Griffin – photography
Michael MacNeil – cover design
Stephanie Tudor – production co-ordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, except where noted.
On November 8, 1983, “Columbia” label released “The Revölution by Night”, the ninth Blue Öyster Cult studio album. It was recorded in May 1983, at “Boogie Hotel Studios” in Port Jefferson, “Kingdom Sound Studios” in Long Island, New York, “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn.
Personnel:
Eric Bloom – vocals, guitar
Donald ‘Buck Dharma’ Roeser – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, mixing
Allen Lanier – piano, keyboards
Joe Bouchard – vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, vocoder
Rick Downey – drums
Aldo Nova – guitar, synthesizers
Larry Fast – synthesizers, programming
Randy Jackson – bass
Marc Baum – saxophone
Gregg Winter – backing vocals
Dave Wittman – engineer
George Geranios, Ken Kessie – additional engineering
Chris Isca, Ron Coté, Ray Pyle – engineer assistant
Bruce Fairbairn – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Track listing:
Take Me Away – Eric Bloom, Aldo Nova
Eyes on Fire – Gregg Winter
Shooting Shark – Donald Roeser, Patti Smith
Veins – Donald Roeser, Richard Meltzer
Shadow of California – Joe Bouchard, Sandy Perelman, Neal Smith
On October 20, 1973, “A&M” label released “Frampton’s Camel”, the second Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded December 1972 – May 1973, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Frampton.
Personnel:
Peter Frampton – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, Hohner clavinet
On January 8, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Songs for the New Depression”, the third Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1972 – 1976, at “Secret Sound Studio” New York, N.Y., “Electric Lady” and “Media Sound Studios” in New York, N.Y., “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, N.Y., and was produced by Bette Midler, Joel Dorn, Ahmet Ertegün, Arif Mardin, Mark “Moogy” Klingman, and Jack Malken.
Personnel:
Bette Midler – lead and backing vocals, assistant engineer
Glaswegians Orchestra – arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin
Moogy Klingman – piano, electric piano, RMI Computer keyboard, Mini Korg synthesizer, harmonica, arranger and conductor
Ralph Schuckett – acoustic piano, clavinet, organ, Sound City piano, harmonium, string ensemble, arranger, conductor
Bob Dylan – vocals
Dick Hyman – piano
David Spinozza – guitar
Jerry Friedman – guitar
Todd Rundgren – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Webster – slide guitar
Rick Derringer – pedal steel guitar
Eric Weissberg – banjo, mandolin
Don Brooks – harmonica
Sivuca – accordion
Dominic Cortese – accordion
Boris Matusewitch – concertina
John Siegler – bass guitar
Milt Hinton – acoustic bass, bass guitar
John Miller – acoustic bass
Teddy Sommer – drums, percussion
Mark Rosengarden – drums, percussion
Steve Gadd – drums
John Wilcox – drums
Barbara Burton – percussion
Angel Allende – percussion
Jack Malken – additional percussion
Norman Pride – conga
Randy Brecker – horns, trumpet solo
Michael Brecker – horns
Barry Rogers – horns
Mel Davis – trumpet
William Siapin – flute
John Lissauer – saxophone, chimes, arranger, conductor
David Nadien – strings
Barry Finclair – strings
Raul Poliakin – strings
Tony Posk – strings
Gene Orloff – strings
Harry Lookofsky – strings
Charles McCracken – strings
Jessy Levy – strings
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
Luther Vandross – arranger, backing vocals
Dianne Sumler – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Erin Dickins – backing vocals
Annie Sutton – backing vocals
Donny Beard – backing vocals
Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals
Leata Galloway – backing vocals
Ben Harney – backing vocals
Rhetta Hughes – backing vocals
Thomas Moore – backing vocals
Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
Sharon Redd – backing vocals
Ramona Stubblefield – backing vocals
Clifford Townsend – backing vocals
Revelation – backing vocals
Rosie – backing vocals
Gotham – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor, backing vocals, remix
Marty Nelson – vocal arranger
Jack Malken – recording, remix engineer
Lew Hahn – recording, remix engineer
Jan Rathbun – engineer
Gerry Block – engineer assistant
Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
Richard Amsel – inner sleeve illustration
Michaele Vollbracht – shopping bag
Kenn Duncan – poster photography
Deborah Turbville – photography
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
I Don’t Want the Night to End – Phoebe Snow
Mr. Rockefeller – Jerry Blatt, Bette Midler
Old Cape Cod – Claire Rothrock, Allan Jeffrey, Milton Yakus
Buckets of Rain – Bob Dylan
Love Says It’s Waiting – Nick Holmes
Shiver Me Timbers / Samedi et Vendredi – Tom Waits, Bette Midler, Moogy Klingman
On July 2, 1981, “Atlantic” label released “4”, the fourth Foreigner studio album. It was recorded December 1980 – April 1981, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Mick Jones.
Personnel:
Lou Gramm– lead vocals, percussion
Mick Jones– guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Rick Wills– bass guitar, backing vocals
Dennis Elliott– drums, backing vocals
Hugh McCracken– slide guitar
Thomas Dolby– main synthesizers
Larry Fast– sequential synthesizer
Bob Mayo– keyboard textures
Michael Fonfara– keyboard textures
Mark Rivera– saxophone, backing vocals
Junior Walker– saxophone solo
Ian Lloyd– backing vocals
Robert John “Mutt” Lange– backing vocals
Dave Wittman – recording, engineer
Tony Platt– recording, engineer
Brad Samuelsohn – second engineer
Edwin Hobgood – assistant engineer
Michel Sauvage – assistant engineer
Bob Defrin – art direction
Hipgnosis – design
Track listing:
Night Life – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
Juke Box Hero – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
Break It Up – Mick Jones
Waiting for a Girl Like You – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
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