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Poco: Running Horse

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On November 18, 2002, “Drifter’s Church” label released “Running Horse”, the eighteenth Poco studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Rusty Young and Mike Clute.

Personnel:

  • Paul Cotton – lead and backing vocals, electric lead guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar
  • Rusty Young – lead and backing vocals, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar electric rhythm guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, banjo, dobro
  • Jack Sundrud – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • George Grantham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Tony Harrell – keyboards
  • Craig Fuller – acoustic guitar, harmony and backing vocals
  • Bill Lloyd – additional guitar
  • John Cowan – backing vocals
  • Mike Clute – engineer, mixing
  • Jack Sundrud – engineer, collage design
  • Pete Misines – assistant engineer
  • Eric Walker – design, layout
  • Georgina Rosenbaum – cover artwork
  • Jonathan Rosenbaum – cover artwork
  • Mary Frances Brennan – photography

Track listing:

  1. One Tear at a Time – Rusty Young
  2. Every Time I Hear That Train – Paul Cotton
  3. If Your Heart Needs a Hand – Rusty Young
  4. Never Loved… Never Hurt Like This – Jack Sundrud
  5. Forever – Rusty Young
  6. Never Get Enough – Jack Sundrud, Craig Bickhardt, David James
  7. If You Can’t Stand to Lose – Rusty Young, John Cowan
  8. I Can Only Imagine – Paul Cotton
  9. Shake It – Jack Sundrud
  10. That’s What Love is all About – Rusty Young, Craig Fuller
  11. Running Horse – Paul Cotton

Jan Garbarek: Mnemosyne

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On April 2, 1999, “ECM” label released “Mnemosyne”, the 33rd Jan Garbarek album, and his second one with the Hilliard Ensemble. It was recorded in April 1998, and was produced by Manfred Eicher and Jan Garbarek.

Personnel:

  • Jan Garbarek– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Hilliard Ensemble– vocal ensemble
    • Rogers Covey-Crump– tenor vocals
    • John Potter– tenor vocals
    • Gordon Jones – baritone vocals
    • David James – countertenor vocals
  • Friedrich Hölderlin – lyrics

Track listing:

  1. Quechua Song
  2. O Lord in Thee Is All My Trust
  3. Estonian Lullaby
  4. Remember Me My Dear
  5. Gloria
  6. Fayrfax Africanus
  7. Agnus Dei
  8. Novus Novus
  9. Se Je Fays Dueil
  10. O Ignis Spiritus
  11. Alleluia Nativitatis
  12. Delphic Paean
  13. Strophe and Counter-Strophe
  14. Mascarados
  15. Loiterando
  16. Estonian Lullaby
  17. Russian Psalm
  18. Eagle Dance
  19. When Jesus Wept
  20. Hymn to the Sun

Soul II Soul: Club Classics Vol. One

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On April 10, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Club Classics Vol. One”, the debut Soul II Soul album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, and was produced by Jazzie B. and Nellee Hooper. The album was certified 3 x Platinum by the “British Phonographic Industry”, and 2 x Platinum by the “RIAA” for sales in US. In 2004,  “Q”  magazine  ranked Club Classics Vol. One at number 28 in its list of the “50 Greatest British Albums Ever”. In 2012, “Slant Magazine”, ranked the album at number 100 on its list of “Best Albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Jazzie B – vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Simon Law – vocal harmonies, piano, keyboards
  • Marco (Carlos Eduardo Rodríguez Montoya) – keyboards
  • Andrew Levy – bass
  • Graham Silbiger – bass
  • Crispin – percussion
  • Zak Ovre – percussion
  • Shikisha – Zulu vocals
  • Caron Wheeker – vocals
  • Rose Windross – vocals
  • Do’Reen – vocals
  • Massive Attack – backing vocals
  • Aitch B – backing vocals
  • Caron Wheeler – backing vocals
  • Kushite – flute
  • Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra – strings
  • Nellee Hooper – programming, mixing
  • Mel Wesson – programming
  • Gota Yashiki – additional programming
  • Dolby – turntables
  • Mykaell S. Riley – string arrangements
  • Dubfire Smith – engineer
  • Arabella Rodriguez – engineer
  • Howie Bernstein – engineer
  • David James – design
  • Jamie Morgan – photography

Track listing:

  1. Keep on Movin’ – Trevor Baresford Romes
  2. Fairplay – Trevor Baresford Romeo, Nellee Hooper, Rose Windrows
  3. Holdin’ On – Trevor Baresford Romes, Simon Law
  4. Feeling Free (Live Rap) – Trevor Baresford Romes
  5. African Dance – Trevor Baresford Romes, Simon Law
  6. Dance – Trevor Baresford Romes, Simon Law
  7. Feel Free – Trevor Baresford Romes, Nellee Hooper
  8. Happiness (Dub) – Trevor Baresford Romes, Nellee Hooper
  9. Back to Life (Accapella) – Trevor Baresford Romes
  10. Jazzie’s Groove – Trevor Baresford Romes, Nellee Hooper