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The Tea Party: Seven Circles

On August 17, 2004, “EMI Music Canada” label released “Seven Circles”, the seventh Tea Party (The) album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Orange Studios” in Toronto, “Plantation Studios” – Haiku Hill, Maui, and “Metalworks Studios” in Mississauga, ON, and was produced by Jeff Martin, Gavin Brown, and Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Martin – vocals, guitar
  • Stuart Chatwood – bass, keyboards
  • Jeff Burrows – drums
  • Holly McNarland – additional vocals
  • Marc Ouellette – strings conductor, arranger
  • Diane Tait, Dominique Laplante, Michele Irion, Rebecca Van Der Post – violin
  • Angela Rudden, Rhyll Peel – viola
  • Jill Vitols, Richard Arnib – cello
  • Bob Rock – recording
  • Eric Helmkamp, Eric Ratz – engineer
  • Jason “Metal” Donkersgoed, John Nazario, Chris Stringer, Jeff Elliott– engineer assistant
  • Kenny Luong – editing
  • Randy Staub, Zack Blackstone – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Stuart Chatwood – art direction
  • Antoine Moonen – art direction, design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood and Jeff Burrows, except where noted.

  1. Writing’s on the Wall
  2. Stargazer
  3. One Step Closer Away
  4. Oceans
  5. Luxuria
  6. Overload – Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood, Jeff Burrows, Bob Rock
  7. Coming Back Again – Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood, Jeff Burrows, Bob Rock
  8. The Watcher – Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood, Jeff Burrows, Bob Rock
  9. Empty Glass
  10. Wishing You Would Stay
  11. Seven Circles

 

Jill Sobule: California Years

On April 14, 2009, “Pinko Records” label released “California Years”, the seventh Jill Sobule studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Jill Sobule – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, piano
  • Mark Goldenberg- vocals, guitar, slide guitar, piano
  • Bill DeMain – guitar
  • Dave Carpenter- vocals, piano
  • Greg Leisz- vocals, dobro, mandolin
  • Jamie Muhoberac- organ
  • Benmont Tench- organ
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Robin Eaton – vocals
  • Bryan Head – vocals
  • Geoff Pearlman – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Eaton and Jill Sobule except where noted.

  1. Palm Springs
  2. San Francisco
  3. Nothing to Prove
  4. Where Is Bobbie Gentry?
  5. A Good Life
  6. Sweetheart
  7. Empty Glass – Jill Sobule, Elise Thoron
  8. League of Failures
  9. Wendell Lee
  10. Bloody Valentine
  11. Mexican Pharmacy
  12. While You Were Sleeping – Bill Demain, Jill Sobule
  13. Spiderman – Bill Demain, Jill Sobule
  14. The Donor Song – Jill Sobule

 

Pete Townshend: Empty Glass

Empty Glass

On April 21, 1980, “Atco” label released “Empty Glass”, the third Pete Townshend solo album, and his first one with original material. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “Eel Pie Studios” and “A.I.R. Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas and Pete Townshend. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 57, on its list of the “100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Pete Townshend – vocals, guitars, synths
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick – keyboards
  • Peter Hope-Evans: harmonica
  • Tony Butler – bass guitar
  • Simon Phillips – drums
  • James Asher – drums
  • Kenney Jones – drums
  • Mark Brzezicki – drums
  • Raphael Rudd – brass arrangements
  • Ted Jensen- mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend.

  1. Rough Boys
  2. I Am an Animal
  3. And I Moved
  4. Let My Love Open the Door
  5. Jools and Jim
  6. Keep on Working
  7. Cat’s in the Cupboard
  8. A Little is Enough
  9. Empty Glass
  10. Gonna Get Ya