On November 6, 1981, “Elektra” label released “Shake It Up”, the fourth Cars studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Syncro Sound” in Boston, and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.
Personnel:
Ric Ocasek – vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
On October 26, 1999, “Elektra” label released “Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory”, the fifth Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Bear Track Studios” in Suffern, New York, and was produced by John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy. “Scenes from a Memory” was ranked by “Rolling Stones” magazine at number 29 in its list of “50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
James LaBrie – vocals
John Petrucci – guitars, programming, backing vocals
Jordan Rudess – keyboards, gospel choir arrangements, conductor
John Myung – bass
Mike Portnoy – drums, backing vocals
Theresa Thomason – additional vocals
Terry Brown – spoken voice
David Bottrill – spoken voice
Theresa Thomason, Mary Canty, Shelia Slappy, Mary Smith, Jeanette Smith, Clarence Burke Jr., Carol Cyrus, Dale Scott – choir
Doug Oberkircher – engineer
Brian Quackenbush – engineer assistant
Michael Bates – engineer assistant
Terry Brown – vocals co-production
Kevin Shirley – mixing
David Bottrill – mixing
Rory Romano – mixing assistant
Shinobu Mitsuoka – mixing assistant
George Marino – mastering
Eugene Nastasi – mastering assistant
Lili Picou – art direction, design
Dave McKean – cover illustration
Ken Schles – still life photography
Andrew Lepley – house photography
Darko Danicic – band photography
Track listing:
All music by John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess, John Myung and Mike Portnoy, except where noted, all lyrics as noted.
Scene One: Regression – music and lyrics by John Petrucci
Scene Two: I. Overture 1928
Scene Two: II. Strange Déjà Vu – lyrics by Mike Portnoy
Scene Three: I. Through My Words – lyrics and music by John Petrucci
Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy – lyrics by John Myung
Scene Four: Beyond This Life – lyrics by John Petrucci
Scene Five” Through Her Eyes – lyrics by John Petrucci
Scene Six: Home – lyrics by Mike Portnoy
Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity
Scene Seven: II. One Last Time – lyrics by James LaBrie
Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On – lyrics by John Petrucci
On October 13, 1986, “Elektra” label released “One to One”, the third Howard Jones studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Windmill Lane” in Dublin, Ireland, “The Farm” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Arif Mardin, Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham.
Personnel:
Howard Jones – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming, percussion programming, sequencing
Phil Palmer, Nile Rodgers, Nick Moroch, Reb Beach – guitar
Martin Jones (Howard’s brother), Mo Foster – bass guitar
Phil Collins – drums, backing vocals
Steve Ferrone – drums
Trevor Morais – drums
Mike Roarty – Fairlight CMI
Bob Gay – alto saxophone, brass section
Matthew Cornish, Kendall Crane, Scott Gilman – brass section
On September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.
Personnel:
Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Michael Lang – acoustic piano
Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
Chuck Domanico – bass
David Finck – bass
Reggie Hamilton – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Nathan East – bass
Harold Jones – drums
Ralph Penland – drums
Chris Parker – drums
John Guerin – drums
John Robinson – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Everette Harp – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Jon Clarke – oboe
Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
John Clayton – music arrangements
David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
Charles Floyd – music arrangements
Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
Emily Rich – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Dick La Palm – liner notes
Track listing:
There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
On August 30, 1993, “4AD” and “Elektra” label released “Last Splash”, the second Breeders (The) album. It was recorded 1990 – 1993, at “Coast Recorders” in Hollywood, “Brilliant Studios” in San Francisco, “Refraze Recording Studio” in Dayton, and was produced by Kim Deal and Mark Freegard. In June 1994, the album was certified Platinum by the “Recording Industry Association of America”,
Personnel:
Kim Deal – lead vocals, guitar, Moog, Casiotone
Kelley Deal – vocals, guitar, Kenmore 12-stitch, lap steel, mandolin
On July 20, 1970, “Elektra” label released “Absolutely Live”, the sixth Doors (The) album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, in several cities in the U.S. and was produced by Paul A. Rothchild.
Personnel:
Jim Morrison – lead vocals
Robby Krieger – guitar
Ray Manzarek – lead and backing vocal, organ, keyboard bass
John Densmore – drums
Bruce Botnick – engineer
Vince Treanor – technician
Frank Lisciandro – cover photography
Ed Caraeff – inside photography
Track listing:
Who Do You Love? – Ellas McDaniel
Medley:
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) – Kurt Weill, Bertol Brecht
Back Door Man – Willie Dixon
Love Hides – Jim Morrison
Five to One – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Build Me a Woman – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
When the Music’s Over – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Close to You – Willie Dixon
Universal Mind – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
Break on Thru, #2 – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Celebration of the Lizard – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
On July 18, 1969, “Elektra” label released “The Soft Parade”, the fourth Doors (The) album. It was recorded July 1968 – May 1969, and was produced by Paul A. Rothchild.
On June 13, 1979, “Elektra” label released “Candy-O”, the second Cars (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Cherokee” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ray Thomas Baker.
On May 21, 2021, “Fueled by Ramen” and “Elektra” labels released “Scaled and Icy”, the sixth Twenty One Pilots studio album. It was recorded July 2020 – April 2021, at Tyler Joseph’s home studio in Columbus, Ohio, “Phantom Studios” in Gallatin, and Tennessee, and was produced by Tyler Joseph, Mike Elizondo, Greg Kurstin and Paul Meany. The album won “Top Rock Album” at the 2022 “Billboard Music Awards”.
Personnel:
Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, organ, ukulele, programming, executive production
Josh Dun – drums, percussion, trumpet, backing vocals, drums engineering
On May 2, 2000, “Elektra” label released “White Pepper”, the seventh Ween studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, and was produced by Christopher Shaw, Gene Ween, Dean Ween, Dave Dreiwitz, Claude Coleman Jr. and Glenn McClelland.
Personnel:
Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) – vocals, guitar
Dean Ween – (Michael Melchiondo Jr.) – vocals, guitar
Glenn McClelland – piano, keyboards
Dave Dreiwitz – vocals, bass
Claude Coleman Jr. – drums
Christopher Shaw – engineer, mixing
Danny Madorsky – engineer assistant
Phil Painson – engineer assistant
Damian Shannon – engineer assistant
Kirk Miller – live sound engineer
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Gregory Burke – art direction
Danny Clinch – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Gene Ween, Dean Ween, Dave Dreiwitz, Claude Coleman Jr. and Glenn McClelland.
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