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Robert Finley: Goin’ Platinum

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On December 8, 2017, “Easy Eye Sound” label released “Goin’ Platinum!”, album by Robert Finley. It was recorded in 2017, at “Easy Eye” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dan Auerbach.

Personnel:

  • Robert Finley – vocals
  • Dan Auerbach – bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, Mellotron, percussion, backing vocals, mixing
  • Duane Eddy – guitar
  • Russ Pahl – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Ray Jacildo – harpsichord, keyboard bass, organ, trombone
  • Dave Roe – upright bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums, percussion
  • Jeffrey Clemens – drums, percussion
  • Ashley Wilcoxson – clapping, vocals, backing vocals
  • Bobby Wood – chimes, congas, glockenspiel, marimba, percussion, piano, vibraphone, Wurlitzer
  • Clint Maedgen – saxophone
  • Ronell Johnson – trombone
  • Leisa Hans – clapping, vocals, backing vocals
  • Pat McLaughlin – backing vocals
  • Allen Parker – engineer, mixing
  • Austin Atwood – engineer
  • Josh Ditty – engineer
  • Shawn Gough – engineer assistant
  • Alex Skelton – engineer assistant
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Perry Shall – design, layout
  • Alysse Gafkjen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Get It While You Can – Dan Auerbach, Pat McLaughlin, John Prine
  2. Medicine Woman – Dan Auerbach, Roger Cook, Bobby Wood
  3. If You Forget My Love – Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson, Pat McLaughlin
  4. Three Jumpers – Dan Auerbach
  5. Honey, Let Me Stay the Night – Dan Auerbach, Pat McLaughlin
  6. You Don’t Have to Do Right – Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson, Pat McLaughlin
  7. Complications – Dan Auerbach, Roger Cook, Bobby Wood
  8. Real Love Is Like Hard Time – Dan Auerbach, Nick Lowe
  9. Empty Arms – Dan Auerbach
  10. Holy Wine – Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson, Pat McLaughlin

Iris DeMent: Lifeline

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On October 19, 2004, “Flariella” label released “Lifeline”, the fourth Iris DeMent studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Cowboy Arms” and “Signal Path Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Ozark Folk Center” in Mountain View, Arkansas, “Master Mix” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Jim Rooney and Iris DeMent.

Personnel:

  • Iris DeMent – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bo Ramsey – electric guitar, slide guitar, Weissenborn
  • Mark Howard – guitar, mandolin
  • Stuart Basore – dobro
  • David Roe – bass
  • Stuart Duncan – backing vocals
  • Pat Enright – backing vocals
  • Alan O’Bryant – backing vocals
  • Jim Rooney – backing vocals
  • Barry Tashian – backing vocals
  • Richard Adler, Mark Howard, David Ferguson, David Shipley – engineer
  • Tommy Tucker – mixing
  • Pieta Brown – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Got That Old Time Religion in My Heart – Hurdist Milsap
  2. Blessed Assurance – Fanny Crosby
  3. Fill My Way with Love – George W. Sebren
  4. Hide Thou Me – Fanny Crosby
  5. The Old Gospel Ship – traditional
  6. Sweet Hour of Prayer – William W. Walford
  7. That Glad Reunion Day – Adger M. Pace
  8. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms – Anthony Johnson Showalter, Elisha Hoffman
  9. He Reached Down – Iris DeMent
  10. Near the Cross Fanny Crosby
  11. I Never Shall Forget the Day – G.T. Speer
  12. I Don’t Want to Get Adjusted – Sanford J. Massengale
  13. God Walks the Dark Hills – Audra Czarnikow

Towns Van Zandt: At My Window

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On March 31, 1987, “Sugar Hill” label released “At My Window”, the eight Townes Van Zandt album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Cowboy Arms” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jack Clement and Jim Rooney.

Personnel:

  • Townes Van Zandt – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Mickey White – acoustic rhythm, lead and slide guitar
  • Jack Clement – acoustic guitar, dobro
  • Jim Rooney – acoustic guitar
  • Mark Howard – acoustic steel and gut string guitar
  • Mark O’Connor – fiddle, mandolin
  • Charles Cochran – piano, DX-7
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Joey Miskulin – accordion
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. – acoustic bass
  • Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
  • Donny Silverman – saxophone, flute
  • Jim Rooney – engineer
  • David Ferguson, Rich Adler – engineer assistant
  • Raymond Simone – design
  • McGuire – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Townes Van Zandt, except where noted

  1. Snowin’ on Raton
  2. Blue Wind Blew
  3. At My Window
  4. For the Sake of the Song
  5. Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love
  6. Buckskin Stallion Blues
  7. Little Sundance #2
  8. Still Lookin’ for You
  9. Gone, Gone Blues – Townes Van Zandt, Mickey White
  10. The Catfish Song – 4:24

Jake Bugg: Hearts That Strain

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On September 1, 2017, “Virgin EMI” label released “Hearts That Strain”, the fourth Jake Bugg studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Jake Bugg.

Personnel:

  • Jake Bugg – vocals, guitar
  • Dan Auerbach – electric and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Sweeney – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone electric guitar, backing vocals, photography
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • David Ferguson – acoustic 12 string guitar, backing vocals, recording, mixing
  • Sean Sullivan – baritone electric guitar, congas, recording
  • Ronnie McCoury – mandolin
  • Bobby Wood – piano, electric piano, keyboards, organ, xylophone
  • Ian Fitchuk – Farfisa organ, piano, melodica, congas
  • Dave Roe – bass, backing vocals
  • Fred Eltringham – drums
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Pat McInerney – percussion
  • Kenny Malone – percussion
  • Denis Solee – saxophone
  • Matt Combs – violin, viola, cello
  • Carole Neuen Rabinowitz – cello
  • Noah Cyrus – vocal
  • Suzi Ragsdale – backing vocals
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • The Magnificient Pete Barrett, Esg – artwork
  • Jesse Lirola, Keith Armstrong – photography

All tracks by Jake Bugg.

  1. How Soon the Dawn
  2. Southern Rain
  3. In the Event of My Demise
  4. This Time
  5. Waiting
  6. The Man on Stage
  7. Hearts That Strain
  8. Burn Alone
  9. Indigo Blue
  10. Bigger Love
  11. Every Color in the World

Tyler Childers: Purgatory

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On August 4, 2017, “Hickman Holler” label released “Purgatory”, the second Tyler Childers studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Butcher Shoppe” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Sturgill Simpson and David R. Ferguson.

Personnel:

  • Tyler Childers – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Sturgill Simpson – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Russ Pahl – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, pedal steel guitar, Jew’s harp
  • Stuart Duncan – acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Michael J. Henderson – electric guitar
  • Michael Bub – bass
  • Miles Miller – drums, backing vocals
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
  • David Ferguson – engineer, mixing
  • Sean Sullivan – engineer assistant
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Jimbo Valentine, Amalgam Unlimited – artwork
  • Juanita Copeland – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyler Childers.

  1. I Swear (To God)
  2. Feathered Indians
  3. Tattoos
  4. Born Again
  5. Whitehouse Road
  6. Banded Clovis
  7. Purgatory
  8. Honky Tonk Flame
  9. Universal Sound
  10. Lady May

Dan Auerbach: Waiting on a Song

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On June 2, 2017, “Easy Eye Sound” label released “Waiting on a Song”, the second Dan Auerbach album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Easy Eye Sound Studios” in Nashville, TN, and “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Dan Auerbach.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, fuzz bass, Mellotron, percussion, mixing
  • Bobby Wood – piano, electric piano, glockenspiel, chimes, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Russ Pahl – acoustic and electric guitars, steel guitar, sitar,
  • Duane Eddy – electric guitar
  • Mark Knopfler – electric rhythm guitar
  • Pat McLaughlin – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Kenny Vaughan – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dave Roe – bass guitar, acoustic bass
  • Jeffrey Clemens – drums, percussion
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Chris St. Hilaire – drums
  • Kenny Malone – percussion, vibraphone, marimba 
  • Dennis Solee – flute, saxophone
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Steve Herrman – trumpet
  • Leon Michels – horns
  • Jerry Douglas – dobro
  • Matt Combs – strings
  • Ashley Wilcoxson, Heather Rigdon, Leisa Hans – backing vocals
  • M. Allen Parker – engineer, mixing
  • Austin Atwood, Beatriz Artola, Ernesto Olvera, Josh Ditty – additional engineering
  • Alex Skelton, Shawn Gough – engineer assistant
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Perry Shall – layout, design
  • Alysse Gafkjen – photography
  • Dave “Fergie” Ferguson – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Waiting On A Song – Dan Auerbach, John Prine, Pat McLaughlin, Richard Swift
  2. Malibu Man – Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson, Pat McLaughlin
  3. Livin’ in Sin – Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson, Pat McLaughlin
  4. Shine on Me – Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson, Pat McLaughlin
  5. King of a One Horse Town – Dan Auerbach, Pat McLaughlin
  6. Never in My Wildest Dreams – Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson, Pat McLaughlin
  7. Cherrybomb – Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson, Pat McLaughlin
  8. Stand By My Girl – Dan Auerbach, David Ferguson, Pat McLaughlin
  9. Undertow – Dan Auerbach
  10. Show Me – Bobby Wood, Dan Auerbach

Sturgill Simpson: A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

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On April 15, 2016, “Atlantic” label released “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” the third Sturgill Simpson studio album. It was recorded in 2015 at “The Butcher Shoppe” in Nashville, and was produced by Sturgill Simpson. At the 59th “Grammy Awards” it won award for “Best Country Album”.

Personnel:

  • Sturgill Simpson – lead and backing vocals, 12-string and acoustic guitar, Moog synthesizer, synthesizer
  • Robert Emmett – keyboards, Moog synthesizer, organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer, background vocals
  • Jefferson Crow – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Laur Joamets – electric and slide guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • Dave Roe – bass guitar
  • Miles Miller – drums, background vocals
  • Jonathan Dinklage – violin
  • Whitney LaGrange – violin
  • Arthur Cook – cello
  • Garo Yellin – cello
  • Clark Gayton – trombone
  • David Guy – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Ian Hendrickson-Smith – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone
  • Dougie Wilkinson – bagpipes
  • David Ferguson – engineer, mixing
  • Ebonie Smith – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Sturgill Simpson except where noted.

  1. Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)
  2. Breakers Roar
  3. Keep It Between the Lines
  4. Sea Stories
  5. In Bloom – Kurt Cobain
  6. Brace for Impact (Live a Little)
  7. All Around You
  8. Oh Sarah
  9. Call to Arms