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Kris Kristofferson And Rita Coolidge: Breakaway

In December 1974, “Monument” label released “Breakaway”, the second duet album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals
  • Rita Coolidge – vocals
  • Johnny Christopher – guitars
  • Jimmy Colvard – guitars
  • Ray Edenton – guitars
  • Jerry Shook – guitars
  • Chip Young – guitars
  • Reggie Young – guitars
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Michael Utley – keyboards
  • Bobby Wood – keyboards
  • Bobby Emmons – organ
  • Shane Keister – Moog synthesizer
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Sammy Creason – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Buddy Spicher – fiddle
  • Charlie McCoy – horns, harmonica, bass harmonica, melodica
  • Ronald Eades – horns
  • Harvey Thompson – horns
  • Charles Rose – horns
  • Harrison Calloway – horns
  • Don Sheffield – horns
  • Bill Justis – string arrangements
  • Byron Bach, Brenton Banks, George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Martin Katahn, Sheldon Kurland, Martha McCrory, Pamela Sixfin, Gary Vanosdale, Stephanie Woolf – strings
  • Billy Swan – backing vocals
  • Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
  • Chip Young – engineer
  • Paul Richmond – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Lover Please – Billy Swan
  2. We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds – Melba Montgomery
  3. Dakota – Larry Murray
  4. What’cha Gonna Do? – Donnie Fritts, Jon Reid
  5. The Things I Might Have Been – Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman
  6. Slow Down – Kris Kristofferson
  7. Rain – Larry Gatlin
  8. Sweet Susannah – Floyd “Gib” Guilbeau
  9. I’ve Got to Have You – Kris Kristofferson
  10. I’d Rather Be Sorry – Kris Kristofferson
  11. Crippled Crow – Donna Weiss

J. J. Cale: Really

On December 4, 1972, “Shelter” label released “Really”, the second J. J. Cale studio album. It was recorded April – July, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Quadrophonic Studio” Nashville, Tennessee, “Quinvy Studio” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Bradley’s Barn” in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, “Moss Rose Studio” in Nashville Tennessee, and was produced by Audie Ashworth.

Personne:

  • J. J. Cale – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm-guitar, piano, electric piano, bass, drums
  • Bill Boatman – rhythm guitar, guitar
  • Mac Gayden – lead and slide-guitar
  • Jimmy Capps – rhythm-guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm-guitar
  • Bobby Woods – piano
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Barry Beckett – electric piano
  • Kossie Gardner – organ
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Joe Zinkan – bass guitar
  • Gary Gilmore – bass guitar
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
  • Bob Ray – bass guitar
  • Farrell Morris – drums, congas, percussion
  • Jimmy Karstein – drums
  • George Soulé – drums
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Robert Tarrant – congas, tambourine
  • Norman Ray – vocals, baritone saxophone
  • Bob Phillips, Don Sheffield – trumpet
  •  Don Sheffield – trumpet
  • Bill Humble – trombone
  • Vassar Clements – violin
  • Josh Graves – dobro
  • Joann Sweeney – voice
  • Bob Holmes – harmony vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by J. J. Cale, except where noted.

  1. Lies
  2. Everything Will Be Alright
  3. I’ll Kiss the World Goodbye
  4. Changes
  5. Right Down Here
  6. If You’re Ever in Oklahoma
  7. Ridin’ Home
  8. Goin’ Down
  9. Soulin’
  10. Playing in the Street
  11. Mojo – McKinley Morganfield
  12. Louisiana Women

Elvis Presley: That’s The Way It Is

On November 11, 1970, “RCA” label released “That’s the Way It Is”, the twelfth Elvis Presley studio album. In 1970, the eight studio tracks were recorded at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and four live tracks were recorded at “The International Hotel” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. In March 2018, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

Studio tracks:

  • Elvis Presley – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • Chip Young – rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • David Briggs – piano, organ
  • Charlie McCoy – organ, harmonica, marimba
  • Norbert Putnam – bass
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion, vibes
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • The Imperials – backing vocals

Live tracks

  • Elvis Presley – lead vocals, guitar
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, scarves, harmony and backing vocals
  • Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt – drums
  • Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
  • The Imperials – backing vocals
  • The Joe Guercio Orchestra

Track listing:

  1. I Just Can’t Help Believin’ – Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
  2. Twenty Days and Twenty Nights – Ben Weisman, Clive Westlake
  3. How the Web Was Woven – Clive Westlake, David Most
  4. Patch It Up – Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke
  5. Mary in the Morning – Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow
  6. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Vicky Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini
  7. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector
  8. I’ve Lost You – Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard
  9. Just Pretend – Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
  10. Stranger in the Crowd – Winfield Scott
  11. The Next Step Is Love – Paul Evans, Paul Parnes
  12. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon

Tom Rapp: Sunforest

On January 2, 1973, “Blue Thumb” label released “Sunforest”, the third Tom Rapp album. It was recorded in 1973, at “House of Cash”, “Quadrafonic Sound”, “Woodland Sound Studios”, “Electric Lady”, and was produced by Larry Butler and Peter Edmiston.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rapp – vocals, guitar
  • Buzz Cason – vocals
  • Diane Harris – vocals
  • Steve McCord – guitar, musical advisor
  • Jim Colvard – dobro, guitar
  • Bobby Thompson – dobro, guitar, banjo
  • Charles Cochran – piano, string arrangements
  • Bobby Wood – piano
  • Reggie Young – piano
  • Bob Dorough – piano
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Mike Leech – bass, string arrangements
  • Bill Salter – bass
  • Art Ellis – vocals, flute, congas
  • Bill Rollins – cello
  • Buddy Spicher – electric viola, violin
  • Karl Himmel – drums, percussion
  • Kenny Buttrey – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Warren Smith – marimba
  • Charlie Bragg, Gene Eichelberger, Rex Collier, Dick Shapiro – engineer
  • Phillip Hayes – cover painting
  • Camouflage Productions – design
  • Carl Samrock – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Rapp.

  1. Comin’ Back
  2. Prayers Of Action
  3. Forbidden City
  4. Love / Sex
  5. Harding Street
  6. Blind River
  7. Someplace To Belong
  8. Sunforest
  9. Sunshine & Charles

Mother Earth: Bring Me Home

In April 1971, “Reprise” label released “Bring Me Home”, the fifth Mother Earth album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Travis Rivers.

Personnel:

  • Bob Cardwell – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • John Andrews – electric guitar
  • Tracy Nelson – lead and backing vocals, piano
  • Andy McMahon – piano, organ, backing vocals 
  • David Zettner – bass, backing vocals 
  • Karl Himmel – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • James Day – steel guitar
  • John Gimbel, Sammy Dodge – fiddle
  • Ben Keith – dobro
  • Earthettes, Earthmen, Irma Routen, Sandie Cantrell – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Temptation Took Control of Me and I Fell
  2. There Is No End
  3. Soul of Sadness
  4. I’ll Be Long Gone
  5. Bring Me Home
  6. Tonight the Sky’s About To Cry
  7. Seven Bridges Road
  8. Lo and Behold
  9. Deliver Me

Jimmy Buffett: A1A

In December 1974, “Dunhill” label released “A1A”, the fifth Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Don Gant.

Personnel:

The Third Coral Reefer Band

  • Jimmy Buffett – vocals, guitar
  • Roger Bartlett – acoustic lead guitar
  • Steve Goodman – acoustic lead guitar
  • Reggie Young – electric lead guitar
  • Doyle Gresham – pedal steel
  • Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Mike Utley – piano, organ
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Sammy Creason – drums
  • Buzz Cason, Bergen White, Don Gant – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Making Music for Money – Alex Harvey
  2. Door Number Three – Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman
  3. Dallas – Roger Bartlett
  4. Presents to Send You – Jimmy Buffett
  5. Stories We Could Tell – John B. Sebastian
  6. Life Is Just a Tire Swing – Jimmy Buffett
  7. A Pirate Looks at Forty – Jimmy Buffett
  8. Migration – Jimmy Buffett
  9. Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season – Jimmy Buffett
  10. Nautical Wheelers – Jimmy Buffett
  11. Tin Cup Chalice – Jimmy Buffett

Roy Orbison: Regeneration

In November 1976, “Monument Records” label released “Regeneration”, the twentieth Roy Orbison album. It was recorded January – August 1976, and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison – vocals
  • Grady Martin, John Christopher, Reggie Young, Steve Gibson – guitar
  • Bobby Emmons, Bobby Wood, Shane Keister – keyboards
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
  • Gene Chrisman, Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Billy Puett, Dennis Good, George Tidwell – horns
  • Bergen White, Buzz Cason, Dennis Linde, Diane Tidwell, Ginger Holladay, Janie Fricke, Laverna Moore, Lisa Silver, Sheri Kramer, The Cherry Sisters, Tom Brannon – backing vocals
  • Brenton Banks, Byron Bach, Carl Gorodetzky, Christian Teal, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Martha McCrory, Martin Katahn, Marvin Chantry, Pam Sixfin, Roy Christensen, Sheldon Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Steven Smith, Virginia Christensen – strings
  • Bill Justis – arranger
  • Bergen White – arranger

Track listing:

  1. I’m a Southern Man – Tony Joe White
  2. No Chain at All – Bob Morrison
  3. Old Love Song – Bob Morrison, Alice Kiester
  4. Can’t Wait – Alan Rush, Dennis Linde
  5. Born to Love Me – Bob Morrison
  6. Blues in My Mind – Fred Rose
  7. Something They Can’t Take Away – Kris Kristofferson
  8. Under Suspicion – Alan Rush, Dennis Linde
  9. I Don’t Really Want You – Dennis Linde
  10. Belinda – Dennis Linde

Kris Kristofferson: The Silver Tongued Devil and I

In July 1971, “Monument” label released “The Silver Tongued Devil and I”, the second Kris Kristofferson studio album. It was recorded in 1971 and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals, guitar
  • The Lady (Joan Baez) – vocal
  • Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Shook, Chris Gantry– guitar
  • Norbert Putnam, Bobby Dyson, Billy Swan– bass
  • Jerry Carrigan– drums
  • David Briggs, Donnie Fritts– keyboards
  • Norman Blake– dobro
  • Charlie McCoy– harmonica, vibes, trumpet
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Billy Swan, Donnie Fritts, Rita Coolidge– vocals
  • Bergen White – arrangements
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer
  • Tommy Strong – engineer
  • Mort Thomasson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Kris Kristofferson, except where noted.

  1. The Silver Tongued Devil and I
  2. Jody and the Kid
  3. Billy Dee
  4. Good Christian Soldier – Billy Joe Shaver, Bobby Bare
  5. Breakdown (A Long Way Home)
  6. Lovin’ Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
  7. The Taker – Kris Kristofferson, Shel Siverstein
  8. When I Loved Her
  9. The Pilgrim, Chapter 33
  10. Epitaph (Black and Blue) – Kris Kristofferson, Donnie Fritts

Mickey Newbury: Frisco Mable Joy

In October 1971, “Elektra” label released “Frisco Mable Joy”, the third Mickey Newbury album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Cinderella Studios” in Tennessee, and was produced by Dennis Linde, Owsley Manier and Robert Rosemurgy.

Personnel:

  • Mickey Newbury – lead vocals, guitar
  • Dennis Linde– guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie McCoy– guitar, harmonica
  • Bobby Thompson – banjo, guitar
  • Wayne Moss– guitar
  • Jimmy Capps – guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Beegie Adair– keyboards
  • Jim Isbell – drums
  • Buddy Spicher– drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Bob Beckham
  • John Harris
  • John Moss
  • Charles Navarro
  • Walker Sill
  • Wayne Linde, Wayne Moss – engineer
  • Robert L. Heimall – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mickey Newbury, except where noted.

  1. An American Trilogy – traditional, Mickey Newbury
  2. How Many Times (Must the Piper Be Paid for His Song)
  3. Interlude
  4. The Future’s Not What It Used to Be
  5. Mobile Blue
  6. Frisco Depot
  7. You’re Not My Same Sweet Baby
  8. Interlude
  9. Remember the Good
  10. Swiss Cottage Place
  11. How I Love Them Old Songs
  12. San Francisco Mabel Joy

J. J. Cale: Troubadour

In September 1976, “Shelter” label released “Troubadour”, the fourth J. J. Cale studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Audie Ashworth.

Personnel:

  • J. J. Cale– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Gordon Payne, Chuck Browning, Doug Bartenfeld – guitar
  • Reggie Young, Harold Bradley, Bill Boatman – rhythm guitar
  • Lloyd Green, Buddy Emmons– steel guitar
  • Bobby Woods, Bill Purcell – piano
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar
  • Charles Dungey – bass
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
  • Karl Himmel, Kenny Buttrey, Buddy Harman, Jimmy Karstein, Kenny Malone– drums
  • Farrell Morris, Audie Ashworth, I. Allison – percussion
  • Billy Puett – saxophone
  • George Tidwell – trumpet
  • Dennis Goode – trombone
  • Don Tweedy – ARP

Track listing:

All tracks by J. J. Cale, except where noted.

  1. Hey Baby
  2. Travelin’ Light
  3. You Got Something
  4. Ride Me High
  5. Hold On
  6. Cocaine
  7. I’m a Gypsy Man – Sonny Curtis
  8. The Woman That Got Away
  9. Super Blue
  10. Let Me Do It to You
  11. Cherry
  12. You Got Me On So Bad