On February 4, 1985, “A&M” label released “Secret Secrets”, the ninth Joan Armatrading studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Battery Studios” in Willesden, London, and was produced by Mike Howlett.
Personnel:
Joan Armatrading – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, arrangements
David Rhodes – acoustic and electric guitar
Alan Murphy – rhythm guitar
Joe Jackson – piano
Nick Plytas – keyboards, synthesizers
Adrian Lee – synthesizers
Pino Palladino – bass guitar
Mel Gaynor – drums, timpani
David Bitelli – saxophone
Wesley Magoogan – saxophone
Steve Sidwell – trumpet, flugelhorn
Paul Spong – trumpet
Rick Taylor – trombone
Raul D’Oliveira – lead flugelhorn
Flachra Trench – strings orchestration
Dave Bitelli – horns scored
Bryan “Chuck” New – engineer
Jon Hallett, Stephen McLaughlin – engineer assistant
On January 6, 1992, “Atlantic” label released “Little Earthquakes”, the debut Tori Amos studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, and was produced by Eric Rosse, Tori Amos, Davitt Sigerson and Ian Stanley.
Personnel:
Tori Amos – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, keyboard, sampled strings
Steve Caton – guitar, bass, backing vocals
David Rhodes – guitar
John Chamberlain – mandolin
Eric Williams – ukulele, dulcimer
Jef Scott – bass
Matthew Seligman – bass
Will McGregor – bass
Carlo Nuccio – drums
Ed Greene – drums
Chris Hughes – drums
Eric Rosse – Irish war drum, drum and keyboard programming, backing vocals
On December 1, 2023, “Real World” label released “I/O”, the tenth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded April 1995 – December 2022, at “Rexall Place” in Edmonton, “Real World” in Wiltshire, “British Grove” and “Copper House” in London, “High Seas” in Johannesburg, “Alfvénsalen” in Uppsala, “Fonoprint” in Bologna, and was produced by Peter Gabriel, Richard Russell and Brian Eno.
Personnel:
Peter Gabriel – lead, treated and backing vocals, piano, keyboards, synths, programming, percussion, manipulated charango, glass harp, orchestral arrangements, choir arrangements, design concept
David Rhodes – guitars, acoustic and 12 string guitars, backing vocals
On September 23, 2002, “Geffen” and “Real World Records” label released “Up”, the seventh Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded April 1995 – October 1998, 2000 – 2002, at “Real World” in Box, UK, “The Meduse” in Senegal, “Real World Mobile” in France, “Air” in London, “Hype Studios” in Singapore, and was produced by Stephen Hague and Peter Gabriel.
On September 10, 1982, “Charisma” label released the self-titled, fourth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Ashcombe House” in Bath, England, and was produced by Peter Gabriel and David Lord.
Personnel:
Peter Gabriel – vocals, Fairlight CMI, Prophet-5, piano, surdo, additional drums, Linn LM-1 programming
David Rhodes – guitar, backing vocals
John Ellis – guitar, backing vocals
Larry Fast – Moog synthesizer, Prophet-5, electronic percussion
Stephen Paine – Fairlight CMI
David Lord – Polymoog and Prophet synthesizers, Fairlight CMI, piano
Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman stick, fretless bass guitar
Jerry Marotta – drum kit, surdo, percussion
Ekome Dance Company – Ghanaian
Roberto Laneri – treated saxophone
Morris Pert – traditional Ethiopian pipes, timbales, percussion
On March 21, 2015, “Cherry Red Records” label released “Semi Detached”, the sixth Blancmange studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Neil Arthur.
Personnel:
Neil Arthur – lead vocals, keyboards
David Rhodes – guitar
Jake Parker – backing vocals
Eleanor Arthur – backing and additional vocals
Helen Kincaid, Joe Arthur, Tony Brook, Harvey Brook, Reed Wilson, Rupert Howe – additional vocals
Adam Fuest – mixing
Tim Debney – mastering
Adam Yeldham – artwork
Helen Kincaid – asteroid painting
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Arthur, except where noted.
The Fall – Neil Arthur, Graham Henderson
I Want More – Michael Karoli, Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Peter Gilmour
On February 17, 1986, “EMI” label released “The Colour of Spring”, the third Talk Talk studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Battery Studios” and “Videosonics Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Friese-Greene.
Personnel:
Mark Hollis — lead vocals, piano, Variophon, organ, Mellotron, electric guitar, melodica
Tim Friese-Greene – piano, Kurzweil synthesizer, organ, Variophon, Mellotron
Paul Webb – bass guitar, backing vocals
Lee Harris – drums
Steve Winwood — organ
Ian Curnow – synthesizer solos
Robbie McIntosh – guitar, dobro
David Rhodes — guitar
Mark Feltham — harmonica
Danny Thompson — acoustic bass
Alan Gorrie — electric bass
Martin Ditcham — percussion
Morris Pert — percussion
Phil Reis — percussion
David Roach — soprano saxophone
Gaynor Sadler — harp
Children from the school of Miss Speake — children’s choir
In January 1992, “BMG” label released “It’s About Time”, the debut Manu Katché studio album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Philippe Abitbol.
Personnel:
Manu Katché – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, programming, liner notes
Daniel Lanois – guitar
David Rhodes – vocals, guitar
Dominic Miller – acoustic and electric guitar
David Sancious – keyboards
Roger Bolton – keyboards
Simon Clark – keyboards, organ, horn arrangements
Pino Palladino – bass
Richard Galliano – accordion
Branford Marsalis – saxophone
Stuart Brooks – horn
Guy Barker – horn
Pete Beachill – horn
Philip Todd – horn
Maz Roberts – vocals
Peter Gabriel – vocals
Sting – vocals
Siobhan Maher – vocals
River City People – vocals
Tom Robinson – backing vocals
Chris Lawson – engineer
Stuart Bruce – engineer
Roger Moutenot – engineer
Richard Evans – engineer, mixing
Virginie Demachy – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Manu Katché and Tom Robinson, except where noted.
Cry of Passion
Change
Warm Dorway – Sophie Duez, Connie Fisher, Manu Katché
Who I Am
Go Getter
Lost in You
Silence
My Inner Heart
No Country – Connie Fisher, Manu Katché, Tom Robinson
She Is
25th of July – Connie Fisher, Manu Katché, Tom Robinson
On July 17, 2015, “InsideOut Music” label released “Stupid Things That Mean the World”, the third Tim Bowness album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015 and was produced by Tim Bowness.
Personnel:
Tim Bowness– vocals, keyboards, guitar, programming
Bruce Soord- guitar, bass, programming
Peter Hammill– vocals, slide guitar
Phil Manzanera– vocals, guitar, keyboards
David Rhodes- guitar, backing vocals
Rhys Marsh- pedal steel guitar
Michael Bearpark– guitars
Andrew Keeling – acoustic guitar, string arrangements
Stephen James Bennett– keyboards, programming
Colin Edwin– fretless bass, double bass
Andrew Booker– drums
Pat Mastelotto– drums
Charlotte Dowling- violin ensemble
Anna Phoebe– violin
Bruce Soord – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Bowness, except where noted.
The Great Electric Teenage Dream – Stephen James Bennett, Tim Bowness
Sing To Me – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson
Where You’ve Always Been -Tim Bowness, Phil Manzanera
Stupid Things That Mean The World
Know That You Were Loved
Press Reset
All These Escapes – Tim Bowness, Brian Hulse
Everything You’re Not
Everything But You
Soft William
At The End Of The Holiday – Tim Bowness, Andrew Keeling
On May 24, 1994, “Geffen” label released “The Woman’s Boat”, the third Toni Childs album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by Toni Childs and David Bottrill.
Personnel:
Toni Childs – vocals, synthesizer
Peter Gabriel– vocals
Robert Fripp– guitar
David Rhodes– guitar
Jimmy Smyth – synthesizer, bass, guitar, piano
Peter McKinney – drums
Lee Ann Harris – percussion
Pandit Dinesh – tabla, voices
Ron Reeves – didjerid
Sultan Khan – sarangui
Trey Gunn– stick
Kate St. John– cor Anglais
Martin Tillman – cello
Caroline Dale – cello
Sabine Kabongo – voices
Carole Rowley – voices
Eric Flickinger – voices
Ben Findlay – voices
Kirsty Allen – voices
Ron Aslan – programming, engineer
Max Jules Brooks – programming
Track listing:
All tracks by Toni Childs and Jimmy Smyth, except where noted.
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