On December 24, 2020, “Mobyambient” label released “Live Ambient – Improvised Recordings Vol. 1”, the eighteenth Moby studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at Moby’s home studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Moby.
On November 18, 2002, “Drifter’s Church” label released “Running Horse”, the eighteenth Poco studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Rusty Young and Mike Clute.
Personnel:
Paul Cotton – lead and backing vocals, electric lead guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar
Rusty Young – lead and backing vocals, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar electric rhythm guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, banjo, dobro
Jack Sundrud – lead and backing vocals, bass
George Grantham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Tony Harrell – keyboards
Craig Fuller – acoustic guitar, harmony and backing vocals
Bill Lloyd – additional guitar
John Cowan – backing vocals
Mike Clute – engineer, mixing
Jack Sundrud – engineer, collage design
Pete Misines – assistant engineer
Eric Walker – design, layout
Georgina Rosenbaum – cover artwork
Jonathan Rosenbaum – cover artwork
Mary Frances Brennan – photography
Track listing:
One Tear at a Time – Rusty Young
Every Time I Hear That Train – Paul Cotton
If Your Heart Needs a Hand – Rusty Young
Never Loved… Never Hurt Like This – Jack Sundrud
Forever – Rusty Young
Never Get Enough – Jack Sundrud, Craig Bickhardt, David James
If You Can’t Stand to Lose – Rusty Young, John Cowan
I Can Only Imagine – Paul Cotton
Shake It – Jack Sundrud
That’s What Love is all About – Rusty Young, Craig Fuller
On September 10, 2021, “Coursegood” label released “Dark Matters”, the eighteenth Stranglers (The) album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, at “Charlton Farm Studios” in Bath, “OX4 Sound Studios” in Oxford, and Bez Warne home studio, and was produced by Louie Nicastro.
Personnel:
Jean-Jacques Burnel – lead and backing vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
Dave Greenfield – keyboards, backing vocals
Baz Warne – lead and backing vocals, guitar
Jim Macaulay – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Louie Nicastro – additional keyboards, engineer
Matthew Bourne-Jones – trumpet
Phil Johnson – art direction, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Baz Warne and Jim Macaulay, except where noted.
Water
This Song – Mathew Seamarks, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Baz Warne, Jim Macaulay
On June 5, 2012, “Ipecac Recordings” label released “Freak Puke”, the eighteenth Melvins (The) album. It was recorded December 2011 – January 2012, and was produced by Toshi Kasai, King Buzzo, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn.
Personnel:
King Buzzo – vocals, guitar
Trevor Dunn – vocals, standup bass
Dale Crover – vocals, drums
James McAleer – backing vocals
Dan Raymond – additional guitar, backing vocals & additional guitar
Toshi Kasai – engineer
John Golden – mastering
Mackie Osborne – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by King Buzzo, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn, except where noted.
In March 1968, “King” label released “I Can’t Stand Myself When You Touch Me”, the eighteenth James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by James Brown.
Personnel:
James Brown – lead vocal
The Dapps:
Tim Hedding – organ
“Fat Eddie” Setser – guitar
Tim Drummond – bass
William “Beau Dollar” Bowman – drums
Track listing:
I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) Pt. 1 – James Brown
There Was a Time – James Brown, Bud Hobgood
Get It Together Pt. 1 – James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Alfred Ellis
Baby, Baby, Baby – James Brown, Bud Hobgood, James Crawford
Time After Time – Jyle Styne, Sammy Cahn
The Soul of J.B. – James Brown, Bud Hodgood, Gladys Knochelman
I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) Pt. 2 – James Brown
Get It Together Pt. 2 – James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Alfred Ellis
Why Did You Take Your Love Away from Me – James Brown, Bud Hobgood
Need Your Love So Bad – Little Willie John
You’ve Got to Change Your Mind – James Brown, Bobby Bird, Gene Redd, Ron Lenhoff
Funky Soul #1 – James Brown, Bud Hobgood, James Crawford
On May 10, 2019, “BMG” label released “Space Between” first Sammy Hagar and the Circle album, the eighteenth Sammy Hagar studio album overal. It was recorded in 2019 and was produced by Jaimeson Durr, Sammy Hagar and Vic Johnson.
Personnel:
Sammy Hagar – lead vocals
Vic Johnson – guitar, backing vocals
Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
Jason Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Audie DeLone – keyboards
Brett Tuggle – keyboards
Ian Hatton – additional guitar
Steven Campodonico – engineer
Ian Hatton – engineer
Alan Howarth – engineer
Jaimeson Durr – recording, mixing
F. Reid Shippen – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Track listing:
All lyrics by Sammy Hagar, except where noted, all music as noted.
Devil Came to Philly – Sammy Hagar
Full Circle Jam (Chump Change) – Jason Bonham, Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson
On April 10, 2020, “Merge Records” label released “Songs for Pierre Chuvin” the eighteenth Mountain Goats studio album. It was recorded in March 2019, in Durham, North Carolina, and was produced by John Darnielle.
Personnel:
John Darnielle – vocals, guitar, piano
Peter Hughes – bass
Jon Wurster – drums
Matt Dougkas – guitar, accordion, woodwind, keyboards, background vocals
On December 13, 1988, “Columbia” label released “The Best Years of Our Lives”, the eighteenth Neil Diamond studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Chartmaker Studios”, “Lion Share Recording Studios”, “Village Recorders”, “Ocean Way Recording” in Los Angeles, “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, “Omnisound Recording Studios” in Nashville, “Seacost Sound” in Victoria, British Columbia, and was produced by David Foster.
Personnel:
Neil Diamond – lead vocals
Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Renée Geyer, Richard Page – backing vocals
Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar
Dean Parks – acoustic and electric guitar
Michael Landau, Steve Lukather – electric guitar
Michael Boddicker, Robbie Buchanan, David Foster, Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren, Michael Omartian, David Paich – keyboards
Mike Brignardello, Reinie Press – bass guitar
Tris Imboden, Paul Leim, Carlos Vega – drums
Rick Bowen, Rhett Lawrence, Kevin Maloney – synthesizer programming
Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins, Bill Reichenbach Jr., Larry Williams – horns
David Foster, Jerry Hey – horn arrangements
Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements
David Foster – arranger
Jeffrey Woodruff – engineer
Jesse Kanner, Ray Pyle, Dave Reitzas – engineer assistant
Humberto Gatica – mixing
Mauricio Guerrero, Laura Livingston – mixing assistant
George Marino – mastering
David Kirschner – art direction, design
Beverley Lazor-Bahr – additional design
Matthew Rolston – photography
Sam Cole, Chris Earthy – production coordination
Ned Brown, Barry Cardinale, Larry E. Williams, Alison Zanetos – production assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Diamond, except where noted.
The Best Years of Our Lives
Hard Times for Lovers
This Time – Neil Diamond, David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock
Everything’s Gonna Be Fine – Neil Diamond, Weldon Dean Parks
Hooked on the Memory of You
Take Care of Me – Neil Diamond, David Foster
Baby Can I Hold You – Tracy Chapman
Carmelita’s Eyes – Neil Diamond, David Foster
Courtin’ Disaster – Neil Diamond, David Foster
If I Couldn’t See You Again
Long Hard Climb – Neil Diamond, Tom Hensley, Alan Lindgren
On October 25, 1993, “Essential Records” label released “It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous”, the eighteenth Hawkwind studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Barking Dog Studios” in Devon, England, and was produced by Dave Brock, Alan Davey, Richard Chadwick, and Paul Cobbold.
Personnel:
Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, sequencing, sampling
Alan Davey – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, sequencing, sampling
On September 6, 2019, “Caroline International” and “Loma Vista Recordings” labels, released “Free”, the eighteenth Iggy Pop studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Elite Music Studios”, “Neutral Sound Studios”, “On Two Pass It Studio”, “Red Bird Studio”, “The Bunker Studio”, and was produced by Leon Thomas and Noveller.
Personnel:
Iggy Pop – vocals
Ari Teitel – guitar
Grégoire Fauque – guitar
Noveller (Sarah Lipstate) – guitar “guitarscape”
Aaron Nevezie – guitar, bass, keyboards
Leron Thomas – keyboards, trumpet
Florian Pellissier – keyboards
Robin Sherman – bass
Kenny Ruby – bass, piano, synthesizer
Tibo Brandalise – drums
Chris Berry – drums
Thomas Glass – drums
Faith Vern – vocals
Rafael Cadevieco, Andrew Block, Laurent De Boisgisson, Andrew Fellus, Aaron Nevezie, Kenny Ruby, Stephane Comon – engineer
Rangeard Mickael – mixing, mastering
Tomato – artwork, design
NP Novak – photography (front and back cover photos from the short film “The Dawn”)
Harmony Korine – inner sleeve photography
Track listing:
Free – Iggy Pop, Noveller, Leon Thomas
Loves Missing – Iggy Pop, Noveller, Leon Thomas
Sonali – Ruby Sylvian, Noveller, Leon Thomas
James Bond – Noveller, Leon Thomas
Dirty Sanchez – Noveller, Leon Thomas
Glow in the Dark – Noveller, Leon Thomas
Page – Noveller, Leon Thomas
We Are the People – lyrics by Lou Reed, music by Noveller, Leon Thomas
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night – lyrics by Dylan Thomas, music by Noveller, Leon Thomas