In May 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Goin’ West”, the 13th Grant Green album. It was recorded in November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
On October 3, 1989, “Mercury” label released “YUI Orta”, the seventh Ian Hunter studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Bernard Edwards.
Personnel:
Ian Hunter – lead and backing vocals, piano
Mick Ronson – guitars, backing vocals
Tommy Mandel – keyboards
Pat Kilbride – bass
Bernard Edwards – bass
Mickey Curry – drums
Joe Cerisano – backing vocals
Carmella Long – backing vocals
Donnie Kehr – backing vocals
Robbie Alter – backing vocals
Michèle Vice -backing vocals
Carola Westerlund – backing vocals
David O’Donnell, Matthew “Boomer” Lamonica, Michael Christopher, Roy Hendrickson – engineer
Bernard Edwards, Larry Alexander – mixing
Mitchell Kanner – art director, designer
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Hunter, except where noted.
American Music
The Loner
Women’s Intuition – Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
Tell It Like It Is – Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
Livin’ in a Heart
Big Time
Cool – Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
Beg a Little Love – Ian Hunter, Robbie McNasty
Following in your Footsteps – Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
In April 1963, “Verve” label released “Hobo Flats”, Jimmy Smith’s second album for the company. It was recorded in March 1963, in New York, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ
Oliver Nelson – arrangements, conductor
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Bob Simpson – engineer
Ray Hall – engineer
Chuck Stewart – photography
Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
Hobo Flats – Oliver Nelson
Blueberry Hill – Al Lewis, Larry Stacks, Vincent Rose
Walk Right In – Erik Darling, Willard Svanoe
Trouble in Mind – Larry Jones
The Preacher – Horace Silver
Meditation – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Ferreira de Mendonca, Norman Gimbel
On February 17, 2009, “Merge” and “4AD” labels released “Hold Time”, the sixth M. Ward studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by M. Ward.
Personnel:
M. Ward – voice, guitar, keyboards, bass, string arrangements
Jason Lytle – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Mike Coykendall – bass, percussion
Adam Selzer, Jordan Hudson, Rachel Blumberg, Than Luu – percussion
Peter Broderick, Tom Hagerman – strings, violins
Bill Ritchie – upright bass
Mike Mogis – percussion, bells, mandolin, keyboards
Elin Palmer – violin
Allison Stewart – viola
Dave Campbell – cello
Zooey Deschanel – vocals
Lucinda Williams – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by M. Ward, except where noted.
For Beginners
Never Had Nobody Like You
Jailbird
Hold Time
Rave On – Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West
To Save Me
One Hundred Million Years
Stars of Leo
Fisher of Men
Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
Epistemology
Blake’s View
Shangri-La
Outro (aka: I’m a Fool to Want You) – Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf
On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.
Personnel:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt − drums
Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
The Imperials − backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals
Back in Memphis
Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
Reggie Young − electric guitar
Bobby Wood − piano
Bobby Emmons − organ
Ed Kollis − harmonica
Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals
Track listing:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
Suspicious Minds – Mark James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Back in Memphis
Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
In July 1966, “Tangerine” and “ABC” labels released “Ray’s Moods”, the 25th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Tangerine Record Corporation.
Personnel:
Ray Charles – vocals, piano
Onzy Matthews – arrangements
Artis Lane – cover painting
George Whiteman – cover design
Joe Lebow – liner design
Rick Ward – liner notes
Track listing:
What-Cha Doing in There (I Wanna Know) – C. Sessions
Please Say You’re Fooling – Bobby Stevenson
By the Light of the Silvery Moon – Edward Madden, Gus Edwards
On July 4, 2006, “American Recordings” label released “American V: A Hundred Highways”, a posthumously studio album by Johnny Cash. It was recorded May – August 2003, at “Cash Cabin Studio” in Hendersonville, Tennessee, “Akadamie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rick Rubin.
Personnel: • Johnny Cash – vocal, guitar • Smokey Hormel – guitar • Pat McLaughlin – guitar • Larry Perkins – guitar • Jonny Polonsky – guitar • Randy Scruggs – guitar • Marty Stuart – guitar • Matt Sweeney – guitar • Pete Wade – guitar • Mac Wiseman – guitar • Benmont Tench – organ, piano, harpsichord • Laura Cash – fiddle • Dennis Crouch – bass guitar • David Campbell – string arrangements • Jimmy Tittle – engineer assistant • Greg Fidelman – mixing • Paul Figueroa – mixing assistant • Dan Leffler – mixing assistant • Vlado Meller – mastering • Mark Santangelo – mastering assistant • Christine Cano – art direction, design • Martyn Atkins – photography • John Carter Cash – executive producer • Lindsay Chase – production coordination • Rick Rubin – liner notes
Track listing:
Help Me – Larry Gatlin
God’s Gonna Cut You Down – traditional
Like the 309 – Johnny Cash
If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot
Further on Up the Road – Bruce Springsteen
On the Evening Train – Hank Williams
I Came to Believe – Johnny Cash
Love’s Been Good to Me – Rod McKuen
A Legend in my Time – Don Gibson
Rose of My Heart – Hugh Moffatt
Four Strong Winds – Ian Tyson
I’m Free from the Chain Gang Now – Lou Herscher, Saul Klein
In January 1967, “MGM” label released “Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson”, the tenth Roy Orbison album. It was recorded June – October 1966, and was produced by Wesley Rise and Jim Vienneau.
In August 1973, “Elektra” label released “Valley Hi”, the fourth Ian Matthews album. It was recorded in 1973, at “The Countryside Studio”, and was produced by Michael Nesmith.
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