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Lone Justice: Same

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On April 15, 1985, “Geffen” label released the self-titled, debut Lone Justice studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Power Station” in New York City, “Sunset Sound”, “Village Recorder”, “Rumbo” and “Amigo” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine.

Personnel:

  • Maria McKee – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Ryan Hedgecock – guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Marvin Etzioni – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Mike Campbell – guitar
  • Tony Gilkyson – guitar
  • Little Steven – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Benmont Tench – piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Annie Lennox – backing vocals
  • Bobbye Hall – percussion overdubs
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
  • Joe Chiccarelli – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Greg Edward – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
  • Thom Panunzio – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Gabe Veltri – overdub engineer
  • Bruce Lampcov – engineer assistant
  • Steve Shelton – engineer assistant
  • Steve Hirsch – engineer assistant
  • Greg Droman – engineer assistant
  • Steve Strassman – engineer assistant
  • Bill Jackson – engineer assistant
  • Don Smith – mixing, overdub engineer
  • Dave Thoener – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Janet Weber – production coordination
  • Paula Greif – art direction
  • Jeri McManus – design
  • Deborah Turbeville – photography
  • Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
  • Julien – hair
  • Michel Voyski – make-up
  • Barbara Dente – stylist
  • Chuck Reed – crew

Track listing:

  1. East of Eden – Marvin Etzioni
  2. After the Flood – Maria McKee
  3. Ways to Be Wicked – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  4. Don’t Toss Us Away – Bryan McLean
  5. Working Late – Marvin Etzioni
  6. Sweet, Sweet Baby (I’m Falling) – lyrics by Maria McKee, music by Benmont Tench, Steven Van Zandt, Maria McKee
  7. Pass It On – Maria McKee
  8. Wait ‘Till we Get Home – lyrics by Maria McKee, music by Ryan Hedgecock, Maria Mckee
  9. Soap, Soup and Salvation – Maria McKee
  10. You Are the Light – Marvin Etzioni

Victoria Williams: Loose

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On October 18, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “Loose”, the third Victoria Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “American Recording Studios” in Woodland Hills, California, and was produced by Paul Fox.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Williams – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, dulcimer
  • Peter Buck – electric guitar, sitar
  • Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, dulcimer
  • Mark Olson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Williams – acoustic guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Tim Ray – piano, electric piano
  • Rami Jaffee – organ
  • Greg Cohen – acoustic bass, electric guitar
  • Don Heffington – drums, percussion
  • Scott Babcock – timpani, shaker
  • Paul Fox – chimes, shaker
  • Van Dyke Parks – accordion, arrangements
  • Tower of Power Horn Section – horns
  • Doug Weisselman – clarinet, bass harmonica, clay flute
  • Tammy Rogers – violin, viola, backing vocals
  • Lili Haydn – viola
  • Geri Stuyak – cello
  • The Richard Greene Fourteen – strings
  • Dave Pirner – vocals
  • Rose Stone – backing vocals
  • Gary Louris – backing vocals
  • Jean McClain – backing vocals
  • Mike Mills – backing vocals
  • David Williams – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Victoria Williams, except where noted.

  1. Century Plant
  2. You R Loved
  3. Harry Went to Heaven
  4. Crazy Mary
  5. When We Sing Together
  6. Polish Those Shoes
  7. Love
  8. What a Wonderful Life – Bob Thiele, George David Wess
  9. Waterfall
  10. Nature’s Way – Randy California
  11. Sunshine Country
  12. Happy to Have Known Pappy
  13. My Ally – Victoria Williams, Dave Pirner
  14. Hitchhiker’s Smile
  15. Get Away
  16. Psalms – Don Heffington

Jackson Browne: Standing in the Breach

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On October 7, 2014, “Inside Recordings” label released “Standing in the Breach”, the 14th Jackson Browne studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jackson Browne and Paul Dieter.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Greg Leisz – electric 12-string guitar, baritone guitar, tenor acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Val McCallum – electric guitar, baritone guitar, harmony vocals
  • Carlos Varela – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Mark Goldenberg – electric guitar
  • Aldo López-Gavilán – piano
  • Benmont Tench – organ, piano
  • Jeff Young – organ
  • Mike Thompson – organ
  • Alex Al – bass
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Tal Wilkenfeld – bass
  • Taylor Goldsmith – bass, harmony vocals
  • Bob Glaub – bass
  • Julio César González – bass
  • Kevin McCormick – bass
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums, tambourine, harmony vocals
  • Mauricio Lewak – drums
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Jay Bellerose – snare, tambourine, cymbal, percussion
  • Luis Conte – udu, tambourine, djembe, shaker
  • David Goodstein – loops
  • Alethea Mills – harmony vocals
  • Chavonne Stewart – harmony vocals
  • Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackson Browne except where noted.

  1. The Birds of St. Marks
  2. Yeah Yeah
  3. The Long Way Around
  4. Leaving Winslow
  5. If I Could Be Anywhere
  6. You Know the Night – lyrics by Woody Guthrie, music by Jackson Browne and Rob Wasserman
  7. Walls and Doors – Carlos Varela
  8. Which Side
  9. Standing in the Breach
  10. Here

Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer: Not Dark Yet

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On August 18, 2017, “Thirty Tigers” label released “Not Dark Yet”, an album by Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer. It was recorded in 2016 and was produced by Teddy Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Shelby Lynne– lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Allison Moorer– lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Val McCallum– acoustic and electric guitar
  • Davey Faragher– bass guitar
  • Ben Peeler – electric and pedal steel guitar
  • Doug Pettibone– acoustic and electric guitar
  • Taras Prodaniuk – bass
  • Benmont Tench– keyboard, organ, piano, wurlitzer
  • Teddy Thompson– bass, drums, acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Erik Deutsch – organ, piano
  • Don Heffington – drums, percussion
  • Michael Jerome– drums, percussion
  • Scott Campbell– engineer
  • Mark Howard– mixing, special sound
  • Russ Allen – assistant
  • Peter Lyman– mastering
  • Sarah Ellison Lewis – photography

 Track listing:

  1. My List – Brandon Flowers
  2. Every Time You Leave – C. Louvin, I. Louvin
  3. Not Dark Yet – Bob Dylan
  4. I’m Looking For Blue Eyes – Townes Van Zandt
  5. Lungs – Townes Van Zandt
  6. The Color of a Cloudy Day – J. Isbell, A. Shires
  7. Silver Wings – Merle Haggard
  8. Into My Arms – Nick cave
  9. Lithium – Kurt Cobain
  10. It’s Too Much – Allison Moorer, Shelby Lynne

Ron Sexsmith: Forever Endeavour

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On February 5, 2013, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Forever Endeavour”, the thirteen Ron Sexsmith studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Mitchell Froom. In 2014, the album won the “Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Ron Sexsmith – vocals, guitar
  • Val McCallum- electric guitar
  • Greg Leisz- pedal steel
  • Mitchell Froom– keyboards
  • Davey Faragher– bass
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Matt Chamberlain- drums, percussion
  • Don Heffington- drums, percussion
  • Pete Thomas- drums, percussion
  • Michael Urbano- drums, percussion
  • Hagai Izraeli – brass
  • Darrell Leonard– brass
  • John Steinmetz – brass
  • Lori Stuntz – tuba
  • William Roper – tuba
  • Joe Meyer – French horn
  • Dan Higgins– woodwinds
  • Charlene Huang – strings
  • Albert Romero – strings
  • Joshua Heapley – strings
  • Calder Group – strings

Track listing:

  1. Nowhere to Go
  2. Nowhere Is
  3. Of Only Avenue
  4. Snake Road
  5. Blind Eye
  6. Lost in Thought
  7. Sneak Out The Back Door
  8. Back Of My Hand
  9. Deepens With Time
  10. Me Myself and Wine
  11. She Does My Heart Good
  12. The Morning Light
  13. Life After a Broken Heart
  14. Autumn Light

Matthew Sweet: In Reverse

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On October 12, 1999, “Volcano Entertainment” label released “In Reverse”, the seventh Matthew Sweet album. It was recorded May – June 1999, and was produced by Matthew Sweet, Greg Leisz, Fred Maher and Jim Scott. The album cover features artists Margaret Keane painting.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Sweet – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, synthesizer, percussion
  • Rick Cunha – acoustic guitar
  • Greg Leisz- guitar, pedal steel
  • Paul Chastain – acoustic guitar
  • Greg Kurstin – piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Jamie Muhoberac- organ, piano
  • John Ginty – organ, piano, harpsichord
  • Brian Kehew – organ, piano, harpsichord
  • Carol Kaye- bass
  • Tony Marsico- acoustic bass
  • Fred Maher- drums, percussion
  • Ric Menck – drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Victor Bisetti, Don Heffington- percussion
  • Pamelia Kurstin- theremin
  • Bruce Fowler- trombone
  • Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Sweet.

  1. Millennium Blues
  2. If Time Permits
  3. Beware My Love
  4. Faith in You
  5. Hide
  6. Future Shock
  7. Split Personality
  8. I Should Never Have Let You Know
  9. Trade Places
  10. What Matters
  11. Write Your Own Song
  12. Worse to Live
  13. Untitled
  14. Thunderstorm

Bob Dylan: Knocked Out Loaded

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Knock out loaded

On July 14, 1986, “Columbia” label released “Knocked Out Loaded”, the twenty-fourth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded April – June 1986, and was produced by Bob Dylan. The cover art is a reworking of the January 1939 cover of “Spicy Adventure Stories”.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Tom Petty– guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett– guitar
  • Mike Campbell– guitar
  • Ira Ingber – guitar
  • Dave Stewart– guitar
  • Ronnie Wood– guitar
  • Jack Sherman– guitar
  • Al Perkins– steel guitar
  • Larry Meyers – mandolin
  • Vince Melamed – keyboards
  • Al Kooper– keyboards
  • Benmont Tench– keyboards
  • Patrick Seymour – keyboards
  • James Jamerson, Jr. – bass guitar
  • John Paris – bass guitar
  • John McKenzie– bass guitar
  • Vito San Filippo – bass guitar
  • Carl Sealove – bass guitar
  • Howie Epstein– bass guitar
  • Anton Fig– drums
  • Stan Lynch– drums
  • Raymond Lee Pounds – drums
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Clem Burke– drums
  • Milton Gabriel – steel drums
  • Mike Berment – steel drums
  • Bryan Parris – steel drums
  • Phil Jones – conga
  • Steve Douglas– saxophone
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Maia Smith – vocals
  • Lara Firestone – backing vocals
  • Pamela Quinlan – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Dennis– backing vocals
  • Keysha Gwin – backing vocals
  • Peggie Blu– backing vocals
  • Majason Bracey – backing vocals
  • Muffy Hendrix – backing vocals
  • April Hendrix-Haberlan – backing vocals
  • Dewey B. Jones II – backing vocals
  • Queen Esther Marrow – backing vocals
  • Larry Mayhand – backing vocals
  • Angel Newell – backing vocals
  • Herbert Newell – backing vocals
  • Crystal Pounds – backing vocals
  • Madelyn Quebec – backing vocals
  • Daina Smith – backing vocals
  • Medena Smith – backing vocals
  • Annette May Thomas – backing vocals
  • Damien Turnbough – backing vocals
  • Chyna Wright – backing vocals
  • Elesecia Wright – backing vocals
  • Tiffany Wright – backing vocals
  • Britt Bacon – engineer
  • Judy Feltus – engineer
  • Don Smith – engineer
  • George Tutko – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. You Wanna Ramble – Little Junior Parker
  2. They Killed Him – Kris Kristoferson
  3. Driftin’ Too Far From Shore
  4. Precious Memories – traditional, arr. by Bob Dylan
  5. Maybe Someday
  6. Brownsville Girl – Sam Shepard, Bob Dylan
  7. Got Mu Mind made Up – Tom Petty, Bob Dylan
  8. Under Your Spell – Bob Dylan, Carole Bayer Sager

Bob Dylan: Empire Burlesque

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On June 10, 1985, “Columbia” label released “Empire Burlesque”, the twenty-third Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded July 1984 – March 1985, and was produced by Bob Dylan.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonica
  • Ronnie Wood– guitar
  • Mick Taylor– guitar
  • Ira Ingber – guitar
  • Sid McGinnis– guitar
  • Ted Perlman – guitar
  • Mike Campbell– guitar
  • Stuart Kimball – electric guitar
  • Al Kooper– rhythm guitar
  • Benmont Tench– keyboards, piano, organ
  • Alan Clark– synthesizer
  • Vince Melamed – synthesizer
  • Richard Scher – synthesizer, synth horns
  • Howie Epstein– bass guitar
  • John Paris – bass guitar
  • Robbie Shakespeare– bass guitar
  • Bob Glaub– bass guitar
  • Sly Dunbar– drums
  • Anton Fig– drums
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • David Watson – saxophone
  • Chops – horns
  • Urban Blight Horns – horns
  • Madelyn Quebec – vocals
  • Queen Esther Marrow – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Dennis– backing vocals
  • Peggie Blu– backing vocals
  • Debra Byrd – backing vocals
  • Josh Abbey – recording, engineer
  • George Tutko – engineer
  • Judy Feltus – engineer
  • Arthur Baker– mixing
  • Nick Egan– design
  • Ken Regan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)
  2. Seeing the Real You at Last
  3. I’ll Remember You
  4. Clean Cut Kid
  5. Never Gonna Be the Same Again
  6. Trust Yourself
  7. Emotionally Yours
  8. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky
  9. Something’s Burning, Baby
  10. Dark Eyes