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Meat Loaf: Stoney And Meatloaf

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In October 1971, “Rare Earth” label released “Stoney and Meatloaf”, the debut Meat Loaf album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Ralph Terrana, Russ Terrana, Mike Valvano, Nick Zesses and Dino Fekaris.

Personnel:

  • Meat Loaf – lead vocals
  • Stoney Murphy – lead vocals
  • The Funk Brothers, Bob Babbitt, Mike Campbell, Ray Monette, Andrew Smith, Ralph Terrana, Charlie Irwin, Richard Ponte, Jim Simmons, Scott Strong – instrumentation
  • Mike Campbell, Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent – backing vocals
  • Tom Baird, David Van De Pitte – arrangements
  • Glen Jordan – remix
  • Jack Andrews – mastering

Track listing:

  1. (I’d Love to Be) As Heavy as Jesus – Patti Jerome, Ralph Terrana, Mike Valvano
  2. She Waits by the Window – Mike Campbell, Ray Monette
  3. It Takes All Kinds of People – Patti Jerome, Mike Valvano
  4. Game of Love – Ike Turner
  5. Kiss Me Again – Mike Campbell, Ray Monette
  6. What You See Is What You Get – Patti Jerome, Mike Valvano
  7. Sunshine (Where’s Heaven?) – Ralph Terrana, Mike Valvano
  8. Jimmy Bell – traditional
  9. Lady Be Mine – Mike Campbell, Ray Monette
  10. Jessica White – Mike Campbell, Ray Monette

Rare Earth: One World

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In June 1971, “Rare Earth” label released “One World”, the fourth Rare Earth studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Tom Baird, Gil Bridges, Ray Monette, Mark Olson, John Persh, Pete Rivera and Ed Guzman.

Personnel:

  • Ray Monette – guitars, backing vocals
  • Mark Olson – keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Persh – bass, backing vocals
  • Pete Rivera – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ed Guzman – conga, percussion
  • Gil Bridges – woodwinds, percussion, flute, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. What’d I Say – Ray Charles
  2. If I Die – Pete Rivera
  3. Seed – Pete Rivera
  4. I Just Want to Celebrate – Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses
  5. Someone to Love – Gil Bridges
  6. Any Man Can Be a Fool – John Persh
  7. Road – Tom Baird
  8. Under God’s Light – Eddie Guzman, Ray Monette, Mark Olson

Cake: Fashion Nugget

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On September 17, 1996, “Capricorn Records” label released “Fashion Nugget”, the second Cake studio album. It was recorded 1995-1996, and was produced by John McCrea, Greg Brown, Greg Vincent, Victor Damiani and Todd Roper. In 1997, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • John McCrea – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, organ
  • Greg Brown – electric guitar, organ
  • Greg Vincent – pedal steel guitar
  • Victor Damiani – bass guitar
  • Todd Roper – drums, percussion
  • Vince DiFiore – trumpet, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by John McCrea, except where noted.

  1. Frank Sinatra
  2. The Distance – Greg Brown
  3. Friend Is a Four Letter Word
  4. Open Book – Greg Brown, John McCrea
  5. Dana
  6. Race Car Ya-Yas – Cake
  7. I Will Survive – Freddie Perren, Dino Fekaris
  8. Stickshifts and Safetybelts
  9. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps – Osvaldo Farrés, Joe Davis
  10. It’s Coming Down
  11. Nugget
  12. She’ll Come Back to Me
  13. Italian Leather Sofa
  14. Sad Songs and Waltzes – Willie Nelson