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The Young Rascals: Same

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On March 28, 1966, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Young Rascals (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1965 – March 1966, and was produced by Gene Cornish, Felix Cavaliere, Dino Danelli and Eddie Brigati.

Personnel:

  • Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar
  • Felix Cavaliere – vocals, organ
  • Dino Danelli – drums
  • Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Slow Down – Larry Williams
  2. Baby Let’s Wait – Pam Sawyer, Lori Burton
  3. Just a Little – Ron Elliott, Bob Durand
  4. I Believe – Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman
  5. Do You Feel It – Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish
  6. Good Lovin’ – Artie Resnick, Rudy Clark
  7. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
  8. Mustang Sally – Mack Rice
  9. I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore – Pam Sawyer, Lori Burton
  10. In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett

The Rascals: Once Upon A Dream

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On February 19, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Once Upon a Dream”, the fourth Rascals (The) studio album. It was recorded September – November 1967, and was produced by Arif Mardin,

Personnel:

  • Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards, sitar
  • Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar
  • Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion, tamboura
  • Dino Danelli – drums, table
  • David Brigati – vocals
  • Chuck Rainey, Ron Carter, Richard Davis – bass guitar
  • Steve Marcus – soprano saxophone
  • King Curtis – tenor saxophone
  • Melvin Lastie – trumpet
  • Buddy Lucas – harmonica
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor
  • Gene Orloff – strings
  • Adrian Barber – sound effects
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • Joe Atkinson – mastering
  • Phil Iehle – mastering
  • Bill Inglot – mastering
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Jean Ristori – mastering
  • Andree Buchler – coordination
  • Thierry Amsallem – coordination
  • Dino Danelli – cover sculpture, design
  • Urs Tschuppert – design
  • Mark Roth – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, except where noted.

  1. Intro: Easy Rollin
  2. Rainy Day
  3. Please Love Me
  4. Sound Effect
  5. It’s Wonderful
  6. I’m Gonna Love You – Gene Cornish
  7. Dave & Eddie
  8. My Hawaii
  9. My World
  10. Silly Girl
  11. Singin’ The Blues Too Long
  12. Bells
  13. Sattva
  14. (Finale) Once Upon a Dream

Keb’ Mo’: Peace…Back By Popular Demand

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On September 21, 2004, “Sony” label released “Peace…Back by Popular Demand”, the eighth Keb’ Mo’ studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Conway Studios”, “The Village Recorder”, “House Of Blues Studios”, “Encino”, “Stu Stu Studio” in Marina Del Rey, CA, and was produced by Keb’ Mo’.

Personnel:

  • Keb’ Mo’ – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion, dobro
  • Bettye LaVette – vocal
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic and electric guitar
  • James Harrah – guitar, electric guitar
  • Jeff Paris – Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, mandoline, synthesizer
  • Greg Phillinganes – organ, piano
  • Michael King – Hammond organ
  • Reggie McBride – bass  
  • Stephen Ferrone – drums
  • Harvey Mason – drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Mindi Abair – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Lon Price – saxophone
  • Brian Swartz – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Nicholas Lane – trombone
  • Nikka Costa – soul scat vocal
  • Mark Cargill – violin, concertmaster, fiddle
  • Susan Chatman – violin
  • Karen Elaine Bakunin – viola

Track listing:

  1. For What It’s Worth – Stephen Stills
  2. Wake Up Everybody – John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen
  3. People Got to Be Free – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
  4. Talk – Keb’ Mo’
  5. What’s Happening Brother – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.
  6. The Times They Are A-Changin – Bob Dylan
  7. Get Together – Chet Powers
  8. Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway
  9. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding – Nick Lowe
  10. Imagine – John Lennon

The Soulful Strings: Groovin’ with the Soulful Strings

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In October 1967, “Cadet” label released “Groovin’ with the Soulful Strings”, the second Soulful Strings (The) album. It was recorded June – July 1967, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Richard Evans – musical arrangements, direction
  • Sol Bobrov – viola
  • David Chausow – viola
  • Arthur Ahlman – violin
  • Harold Kupper – violin
  • Karl B. Fruh – cello
  • Emil Mittermann – cello
  • Theodore Ratzer – cello
  • Charles Stepney – organ, vibraphone
  • Lenny Druss – saxophone, flute
  • Vernice Green – saxophone, flute
  • Ronald Steele – guitar, sitar
  • Phil Upchurch – guitar
  • Cleveland Eaton – bass
  • Louis Satterfield – bass
  • Philip R. Thomas – bongos, congas
  • Morris Jennings – drums

Track listing:

  1. Burning Spear – Richard Evans
  2. All Blues – Miles Davis
  3. What Now My Love – Carl Sigman, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë
  4. Within You Without You – George Harrison
  5. Our Day Will Come – Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson
  6. Soul Prelude – J.S. Bach
  7. Groovin’ – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
  8. Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  9. Comin’ Home Baby – Ben Tucker, Bob Dorough
  10. (I Know) I’m Losing You – Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland, Cornelius Grant

The Rascals: Freedom Suite

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On March 17, 1969, “Atlantic” label released “Freedom Suite” the fifth Rascals (The) studio album. It was recorded May – December 1968, and was produced by Arif Mardin, Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish and Dino Danelli.

Personnel:

  • Felix Cavaliere – lead and backing vocals, organ, piano
  • Gene Cornish – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Eddie Brigati – lead and backing vocals, conga drums, tambourine
  • Dino Danelli – drums
  • Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
  • Richard Davis – bass guitar
  • Gerald Jemmott – bass guitar
  • King Curtis – tenor saxophone
  • David Newman – tenor saxophone
  • David Brigati – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – arrangements
  • Charles Morrow – arrangements
  • Adrian Barber – recording
  • Tom Dowd – recording
  • Don Casale – recording

Track listing:

  1. America the Beautiful – Felix Cavaliere
  2. Me and My Friends – Gene Cornish
  3. Any Dance’ll Do – Felix Cavaliere
  4. Look Around – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  5. A Ray of Hope – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  6. Island of Love – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  7. Of Course – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  8. Love Was So Easy to Give – Gene Cornish
  9. People Got to Be Free – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  10. Baby I’m Blue – Felix Cavaliere
  11. Heaven – Felix Cavaliere
  12. Adrian’s Birthday – Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish, Dino Danelli
  13. Boom – Dino Danelli
  14. Cute – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish, Dino Danelli

The Young Rascals: Collections

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On January 9, 1967, “Atlantic” label released “Collections”, the second Young Rascals (The) album. It was recorded May – December 1966, and was produced by Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish, and Dino Danelli.

Personnel:

  • Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Felix Cavaliere – vocals, organ, piano
  • Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion
  • Dino Danelli – drums

Track listing:

  1. What Is the Reason – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
  2. Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
  3. (I’ve Been) Lonely Too Long – Felix Cavaliere
  4. No Love to Give – Gene Cornish
  5. Mickey’s Monkey – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland / Turn On Your Love Light – Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott
  6. Come On Up – Felix Cavaliere
  7. Too Many Fish in the Sea – Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield
  8. More – Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Norman Newell, Marcello Ciorciolini
  9. Nineteen Fifty-Six – Gene Cornish
  10. Love Is a Beautiful Thing – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
  11. Land of a Thousand Dances – Chris Kenner

Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings: Groovin’

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On May 30, 2000, “Roadrunner” label released “Groovin’”, the third Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, and was produced by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Bill Wyman– bass, arrangements
  • Terry Taylor– lead, rhythm and acoustic guitar
  • Graham Broad– drums
  • Ray Cooper– percussion
  • Albert Lee– lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Martin Taylor–lead guitar
  • Mick Taylor– lead and slide guitar
  • Andy Fairweather Low– lead-guitar
  • Tommy Emmanuel– lead, slide, acoustic and rhythm guitar
  • Georgie Fame– lead vocals, organ, piano
  • Dave Hartley – piano lead vocals,
  • Nick Payn – harmonica, horns
  • Frank Mead – horns
  • Henry Spinetti– drums
  • Jerry Portnoy– harmonica
  • Chris Hall – accordion
  • Gerry Hogan – pedal steel guitar
  • Anthony Kerr– vibraphone
  • Eddie Hession – accordion
  • Beverley Skeete – lead and backing vocals
  • Adrian Byron Burns – lead vocals
  • Anita Kelsey, Sara Skeete, Janice Hoyte, Keeley Coburn, Melanie Redmond, Susie Webb, Zoe Nicholas – backing vocals
  • Nick Payn – horn arrangements
  • Brian Tench – mixing
  • Stuart Epps – engineer
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Russ Kane – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Tell You a Secret – Bill Wyman, Terry Taylor
  2. Groovin’ – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  3. Rough Cut Diamond – Bill Wyman, Terry Taylor
  4. Mood Swing – Keith Sewell, Nial Toner, Wendy Buckner
  5. Hole in the Wall – Bull Wyman, Terry Taylor
  6. Can’t Get My Rest at Night – J. David Ray
  7. I Put a Spell on You – Jay Hawkins
  8. Tomorrow Night – Bill Wyman
  9. I Want to Be Evil – Judson, Taylor
  10. Rhythm King – Georgie Fame
  11. Daydream – John Sebastian
  12. Oh! Baby – Barbara Linda Ozen
  13. Streamline Woman – Bill Wyman, Terry Taylor
  14. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach

Marvin Gaye: That’s the Way Love Is

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On January 8, 1970, “Tamla” label released “That’s the Way Love Is”, the tenth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, and was produced by Norman Whitfield.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye- lead vocals
  • The Funk Brothers- instrumentation
  • The Andantes, The Originals- backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Gonna Give Her All The Love I’ve Got – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  2. Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. Groovin’ – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  4. I Wish It Would Rain – Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  5. That’s The Way Love Is – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  6. How Can I Forget? – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  7. Abraham, Martin & John – Dick Holler
  8. Gonna Keep On Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  9. No Time for Tears – Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield
  10. Cloud Nine – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  11. Don’t You Miss Me A Little Bit, Baby? – Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  12. So Long – Eddie Holland,  Dean Taylor, Norman Whitfield

Wilson Pickett: The Sound Of Wilson Pickett

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In July 1967, “Atlantic” label released “The Sound of Wilson Pickett”, the sixth Wilson Pickett album. It was recorded in 1967 at “Fame Studios” in Alabama, and was produced by Rick Hall, Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Wilson Pickett – vocals
  • Chips Moman- guitar
  • Spooner Oldham- piano. organ
  • Tommy Cogbill- bass
  • Junior Lake – bass
  • Roger Hawkins- drums
  • Andrew Love- tenor saxophone
  • Charles Chalmers – tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman- baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson- trumpet
  • Gene Miller – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Soul Dance Number Three – Wilson Pickett, Jerry Wexler
  2. Funky Broadway – Arlester “Dyke” Christian
  3. I Need a Lot of Loving Every Day – Dan Penn, Lindon Oldham
  4. I Found A Love, Part I – Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield, Robert West
  5. I Found A Love, Part II – Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield, Robert West
  6. You Can’t Stand Alone – Rudy Clark
  7. Mojo Mamma – Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler
  8. I Found The One – Bobby Womack
  9. Something Within Me – Bobby Womack
  10. I’m Sorry About That – Bobby Womack
  11. Love Is a Beautiful Thing – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati