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Bôa: The Race Of A Thousand Camels

On July 1, 1998, “Polystar” label released “The Race of a Thousand Camels”, the debut Bôa studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Neil Wash, Darren Allison, Alex Caird, Ben Henderson, Jasmine Rodgers, Steve Rodgers, Lee Sullivan and Paul Turrell.

Personnel:

  • Jasmine Rodgers – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion
  • Steve Rodgers – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Ben Henderson – electric and acoustic guitars, saxophone, percussion
  • Paul Turrell – keyboards, electric guitars, percussion, strings arrangements
  • Alex Caird – bass guitars
  • Lee Sullivan – drums, percussion, keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Caird, Ben Henderson, Jasmine Rodgers, Steve Rodgers, Lee Sullivan and Paul Turrell.

  1. Fool
  2. Twilight
  3. Duvet
  4. Rain
  5. Elephant
  6. Scoring
  7. Deeply
  8. One Day
  9. Welcome
  10. For Jasmine
  11. Anna María

Letlive: If I’m The Devil…

On June 10, 2016, “Epitaph” label released “If I’m the Devil…”, the fourth and final Letlive studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Justin Pilbrow, Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jay Johnson and Loniel Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Jason Aalon Butler – lead vocals
  • Jeff Sahyoun – guitars, keyboard, backing vocals
  • Ryan Jay Johnson – bass, backing vocals
  • Loniel Robinson – drums, percussion
  • Carson Rick – strings
  • Andrew Tholl – strings
  • Paul Cartwright – strings
  • Robert Allaire – strings
  • Derek Stein – strings
  • Cheyenne Wright – additional vocals
  • Courtney Jackson – additional vocals
  • Janelle Ioimo – additional vocals
  • Hannah Marshall – additional vocals
  • Justine Zimbron – additional vocals
  • Yvonne Marder – additional vocals
  • Nikki Simmons – additional vocals
  • Benjamin Knapp – engineer
  • Neil Baldock – engineer
  • Dan Korneff – mixing, mastering
  • Jason Link – layout, design
  • Jonathan Weiner – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jay Johnson and Loniel Robinson.

  1. I’ve Learned to Love Myself
  2. Nü Romantics
  3. Good Mourning, America
  4. Who You Are Not
  5. A Weel Ago
  6. Foreign Cab Rides
  7. Reluctantly Dead
  8. Elephant
  9. Another Offensive Song
  10. If I’m the Devil…
  11. Copper Colored Quiet

Freya Ridings: Same

On July 19, 2019, “Good Soldier Records” label released the self-titled, debut Freya Ridings album. It was recorded in 2019, at “RAK Studios”, “Livingston Studios”, “The Church”, “Sleeper Sounds”, “Good Soldier Songs Studios”, “The Pool Recording Studio”, “One Eye Jack’s”, “Real World Studios”, “Amusement Studios”, “Echo Studios”, “Capitol Studios”, “Chateau Relaxeau” and “The Village Recorder” and was produced by Matt Chamberlain, Carey Willetts, Luke Fitton, Alex H. N. Gilbert, Chris Braide, Dave Bassett, Greg Kurstin, Daniel Nigro, Yves Rothman and Ollie Green.

Personnel:

  • Freya Ridings – vocals, piano, handclaps, arrangements
  • Daniel Nigro – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, autoharp, drums, programming, recording
  • Leo Abrahams – guitar
  • Jonathan Pilcher – guitar
  • Luke Fitton – guitar
  • Greg Kurstin – piano, guitar, bass, mellotron, drums, percussion, arrangements, recording, engineer
  • Tom Crawley – piano
  • Carey Willetts – keyboards, programming
  • Ollie Green – bass, keyboards, handclaps, programming, recording, engineer
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Yves Rothman – bass, synth, programming
  • Liz Bradley – bass
  • Steve Lewinson – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
  • Garrett Ray – drums
  • Matt Racher – drums, percussion
  • Alex H. N. Gilbert – percussion, handclaps, arrangements
  • Ilona Geller – violin, viola
  • Chris Tombline, Jon Hill, Leo Payne, Mitch McGuggan – violin
  • Pieter Lale, Sue Dench – viola
  • Ann Marie Calhoun – viola
  • Ann Lines, Audrey Riley, Ewan Philips – cello
  • Irina Chirkova – cello
  • Kinga Back – cello
  • Simone Daly Richards – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Emily Holligan – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Brendan Reilly – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Kate Brady, Zella Day – backing vocals
  • Charlie Moss – handclaps
  • David Campbell – arrangements
  • Audrey Riley – arrangements
  • Tom Elmhirst – programming, mixing
  • Brandon Bost – programming assistant, mixing assistant
  • Dan Priddy – programming, additional production
  • Marc Crew – programming, additional production
  • Dave Bassett – programming
  • Fiona Cruickshank – recording
  • Alex Pasco – recording, engineer
  • Julian Burg – recording, engineer
  • John Hanes – engineer, mixing
  • Martin Cooke – engineer
  • Nicolas Fournier – engineer
  • Paul “P Dub” Walton – recording, additional engineering
  • Daniel Moyler – recording, engineer
  • Alex Williams, Amanda Merdzan, Ben Loveland, Connor Panayi, Darren Jones, Fraser Latimer, Gus Pirelli, Henri Davies, Joe Wander, Matt Rist, Oli Jacobs, Patrick Phillips, Rob Brinkman, Steve Genewick – recording assistant
  • Brandon Bost – mixing, programming
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing, programming
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • James Rowan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Freya Ridings, except where noted.

  1. Posion
  2. Lost Without You
  3. Castles – Daniel Nigro, Freya Ridings
  4. You Mean the World to Me – Freya Ridings, K. McIntosh
  5. Love Is Fire – Freya Ridings, M.I.R. Busbee
  6. Holy Water – A. Evert, A. Tirheimer, Frey Ridings, M. Moorris
  7. Blackout – Freya Ridings, Ollie Green
  8. Ultraviolet – Freya Ridings, Luke Fitton
  9. Still Have You – B. McKee, Chris Braides, Freya Ridings
  10. Unconditional
  11. Elephant – Luke Fitton, Freya Ridings
  12. Wishbone – J. M. Wright, Freya Ridings

Jason Isbell: Southeastern

On June 11, 2013, “Southeastern” label released “Southeastern”, the fourth Jason Isbell studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Jason Isbell – vocals, guitar
  • Derry deBorja – keyboards, mellotron
  • Brian Allen – bass guitar
  • Chad Gamble – drums
  • Paul Griffith – drums
  • Dave Cobb – percussion
  • Amanda Shires – fiddle, vocals
  • Kim Richey – vocals
  • Will Johnson – vocals
  • Mark Petaccia – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Chris Kro – art direction
  • Michael Wilson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Isbell.

  1. Cover Me Up
  2. Stockholm
  3. Traveling Alone
  4. Elephant
  5. Flying Over Water
  6. Different Days
  7. Live Oak
  8. Songs That She Sang in the Shower
  9. New South Wales
  10. Super 8
  11. Yvette
  12. Relatively Easy

Damien Rice: 9

On November 3, 2006, “Heffa” label released “9”, the second Damien Rice studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Damien Rice.

Personnel:

  • Damien Rice – vocals, clarinet, Fender Rhodes, guitar, percussion, piano, singing bowls, Wurlitzer
  • Shane Fitzsimons – bass, double bass
  • Lisa Hannigan – backing vocals
  • Vyvienne Long – cello
  • Cora Venus Lunny – viola, violin
  • Tom Osander – drums, glasses
  • Joel Shearer – electric guitar
  • Daisy – drawing, painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Damien Rice.

  1. 9 Crimes
  2. The Animals Were Gone
  3. Elephant
  4. Rootless Tree
  5. Dogs
  6. Coconut Skins
  7. Me, My Yoke + I
  8. Grey Room
  9. Accidental Babies
  10. Sleep Don’t Weep (The song ends with 16 minutes of wine glasses and a Tibetan singing bowl)
  11. The Rat Within the Grain (bonus track)

The White Stripes: Elephant

Elephant

On April 1, 2003, “V2 Records” released “Elephant”, the fourth White Stripes album. It was recorded November 2001 and April 2002, at “Toe Rag Studios” and “BBC Maida Vale Studios” in London, and was produced by Jack White.The album won “Grammy Awards” for “Best Alternative  Album” and “Best Rock Song” for “Seven Nation Army”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 390, on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Channel 4” ranked “Elephant”  at number 39, on its list of the “100 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In December 2003, “NME” magazine made it their “Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Jack White– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing
  • Meg White – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Mort Crim– speech
  • Holly Golightly– co-lead vocals
  • Liam Watson– engineer, mixing
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • “The Third Man” – artwork
  • Bruce Brand – layout
  • Patrick Pantano – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack White, except where noted.

  1. Seven Nation Army
  2. Black Math
  3. There’s No Home for You Here
  4. I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  5. In the Cold, Cold Night
  6. I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart
  7. You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket
  8. Ball and Biscuit
  9. The Hardest Button to Button
  10. Little Acorns – Mort Crim, White
  11. Hypnotize
  12. The Air Near My Fingers
  13. Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine
  14. Well It’s True That We Love One Another