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Guns N’ Roses: The Spaghetti Incident?

On November 23, 1993, “Geffen” label released “The Spaghetti Incident?, the fifth Guns N’ Roses studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1993, at “A&M Studios”, “Record Plant Studios”, “Rumbo Recorders”, “Can-Am Recorders”, “Sound Techniques”, “Triad Studios” and “Conway Recording Studios”, and was produced by Jim Mitchell, Mike Clink, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.

Personnel:

  • Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards, kazoo
  • Slash – lead guitar, co-lead and backing vocals, talkbox
  • Duff McKagan – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, bass, drums
  • Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Carlos Booy – acoustic guitar
  • Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar
  • Mike Staggs – additional guitar
  • Richard Duguay – lead and rhythm guitars
  • Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Monroe – co-lead vocals
  • Mike Fasano – percussion
  • Eddie Huletz – backing vocals
  • Blake Stanton – backing vocals
  • Eric Mills – backing vocals
  • Rikki Rachtman – backing vocals
  • Stuart Bailey – backing vocals
  • Bill Price – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
  • Dennis Keeley, Gene Kirkland, Robert John – photography

Track listing:

  1. Since I Don’t Have You – Joseph Rock, James Beaumont, Jackie Taylor, Janet Vogel, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, Wally Lester
  2. New Rose – Brian James
  3. Down on the Farm – Alvin Gibbs, Charlie Harper, Nicholas Garratt
  4. Human Being – Johnny Thunders, David Johansen
  5. Raw Power – Iggy Pop, James Williamson
  6. Ain’t It Fun – Cheetah Chrome, Peter Laughter
  7. Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex) – Marc Bolan, Chris Cornell
  8. Hair of the Dog – Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet
  9. Attitude – Glenn Danzig
  10. Black Leather – Steve Jones
  11. You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory – Johnny Thunders
  12. I Don’t Care About You – Lee Ving
  13. Look at Your Game, Girl (hidden track) – Charles Manson

Humble Pie: Performance Rockin’ The Filmore

In November 1971, “A&M” label released “Performance Rockin’ the Fillmore”, the fifth Humble Pie album. It was recorded in May 1971, at the “Fillmore East” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Marriott, Peter Frampton, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Peter Frampton – vocals, guitar
  • Greg Ridley – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jerry Shirley – drums
  • Fedco Audio Labs – live recording
  • Eddie Kramer – engineer
  • David Palmer – engineer assistant
  • John Jansen, Andy Edlen, Buzzy and Tom – assistant

Track listing:

  1. Four Day Creep – Ida Cox
  2. I’m Ready – lyrics by Willie Dixon, music by Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley, Jerry Shirley
  3. Sonic Cold Fever – Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley, Jerry Shirley
  4. I Walk on Gilded Splinters – Dr John Creaux
  5. Rollin’ Stone – Muddy Waters, arranged by Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley, Jerry Shirley
  6. Hallelujah I Love Her So – Ray Charles
  7. I Don’t Need No Doctor – Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Jo Armstead

Enya: A Day Without Rain

On November 20, 2000, “WEA” label released “A Day Without Rain”, the fifth Enya studio. It was recorded 1998 – 2000, at “Aigle” in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland, and was produced by Nicky Ryan.

Personnel:

  • Enya – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboard, violin, cello, percussion, Irish adaptation, arrangements, mixing
  • Wired Strings – additional strings
  • Nicky Ryan – arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Stylorouge – design, art direction
  • Sheila Rock – front cover photography, other photography
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • The Handsome Foundation – costume design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Roma Ryan except where noted, all music by Enya.

  1. A Day Without Rain
  2. Wild Child
  3. Only Time
  4. Tempus Vernum
  5. Deora Ar Mo Chroi – adapted into Irish lyrics by Enya from Roma Ryan’s poem in English.
  6. Flora’s Secret
  7. Fallen Embers
  8. Silver Inches
  9. Pilgrim
  10. One by One
  11. The First of Autumn
  12. Lazy Days

Laura Nyro: Gonna Take A Miracle

On November 17, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Gonna Take a Miracle”, the fifth Laura Nyro studio album. It was recorded May – June 1971, at “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

Personnel:

  • Laura Nyro – vocals, piano
  • Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash – vocals
  • Norman Harris, Roland Chambers – guitar
  • Lenny Pakula – organ
  • Ronnie Baker – bass
  • Jim Helmer – drums
  • Vincent Montana Jr. – percussion
  • Larry Washington – bongos
  • Nydia “Liberty” Mata – congas
  • Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula, Thom Bell – string and horn arrangements
  • Tim Geelan – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • Stephen Paley – front cover photography

Track listing:

  1. I Met Him on a Sunday – Doris Jackson, Addie Harris McPherson, Beverly Lee, Shirley Alston Reeves
  2. The Bells – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Iris Gordy, Elgie Stover
  3. Monkey Time/Dancing in the Street – Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  4. Désiree – L.Z. Cooper, Danny Johnson
  5. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
  6. Spanish Harlem – Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector
  7. Jimmy Mack – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  8. The Wind – Devora Brown, Bob Edwards, Nolan Strong
  9. Nowhere to Run – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  10. It’s Gonna Take a Miracle – Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Lou Stallman

Roland Kirk: Domino

In November 1962, “Mercury” label released “Domino”, the fifth Roland Kirk album. It was recorded April – September 1962, at “Tel Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Jack Tracy.

Personnel:

  • Roland Kirk – flute, tenor sax, vocals, stritch, manzello, nose flute, siren
  • Andrew Hill – piano, celeste
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Vernon Martin – bass
  • Henry Duncan – drums
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Joe Segal – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Domino – Don Raye, Jacques Plante, Louis Ferrari
  2. Meeting on Termini’s Corner – Roland Kirk
  3. Time – Richie Powell
  4. Lament – J. J. Johnson
  5. A Stritch in Time – Roland Kirk
  6. 3-in-1 Without the Oil – Roland Kirk
  7. Get Out of Town – Cole Porter
  8. Rolando – Roland Kirk
  9. I Believe in You – Frank Loesser
  10. E.D. – Roland Kirk

Sade: Lovers Rock

On November 13, 2000, “Epic” label released “Lovers Rock”, the fifth Sade studio album. It was recorded September 1999 – August 2000, at “Sarm Hook End” and “Deliverance” in London, “El Cortijo” in San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain, and was produced by Mike Pela, Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman and Paul S. Denman. In 2002, “Lovers Rock” earned Sade the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album”.

Personnel:

  • Sade Adu – vocals, arrangements
  • Stuart Matthewman – guitars, woodwinds, programming, arrangements
  • Andrew Hale – keyboards, programming, arrangements
  • Paul S. Denman – bass, arrangements
  • Leroy Osbourne – vocals
  • Janusz Podrazik – keyboards
  • Karl Van Den Bossche – percussion
  • Andy Nice – cello
  • Nick Ingman – string arrangements
  • Mike Pela – recording
  • Andy “Nipper” Davies – engineer assistant
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Intro – design
  • Albert Watson – cover photography, all other photographs
  • Sophie Muller – cover photography
  • Melissa Caplan – Sade inside photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul S. Denman, except where noted.

  1. By Your Side
  2. Flow
  3. King of Sorrow
  4. Somebody Already Broke My Heart
  5. All About Our Love
  6. Slave Song
  7. The Sweetest Gift
  8. Every Word
  9. Immigrant – Sade Adu, Janusz Podrazik
  10. Lovers Rock
  11. It’s Only Love That Gets You Through – Sade Adu, Janusz Podrazik

The Miracles: The Miracles Doin’ Mickey’s Monkey

On November 11, 1963, “Tamla” label released “The Miracles Doin’ Mickey’s Monkey”, the fifth Miracles (The) album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Hitsville USA”, and was produced by Smokey Robinson, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
  • Claudette Rogers Robinson – lead and backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Ronnie White – backing vocals
  • Pete Moore – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Stanley Mouse – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Mickey’s Monkey – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  2. Dance What You Wanna – James Alexander, Sam Cooke, Clifton White
  3. The Wah-Watusi – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  4. The Twist – Hank Ballard
  5. Dancin’ Holiday – Diane Rogers, Fred Smith, Zelda Samuels
  6. Land of a Thousand Dances – Chris Kenner
  7. I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  8. The Monkey Time – Curtis Mayfield
  9. The Groovey Thing – Smokey Robinson
  10. Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  11. Do You Love Me – Berry Gordy, Jr.  

The Alan Parsons Project: The Turn Of A Friendly Card

On November 7, 1980, “Arista” label released “The Turn of a Friendly Card”, the fifth Alan Parsons Project (The) studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “Acoustic Studio” in France, and was produced by Alan Parsons.

Personnel:

  • Alan Parsons – projectron, whistling, finger snaps, clavinet, harpsichord, additional vocals, engineer
  • Chris Rainbow – lead and backing vocals
  • Elmer Gantry (Dave Terry) – lead vocal
  • Lenny Zakatek – lead and backing vocals
  • Ian Bairnson – electric, acoustic and classical guitars, pedal steel guitar
  • Eric Woolfson – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, harpsichord
  • David Paton – bass guitar
  • Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
  • The Philharmonia Orchestra, arranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
  • Chris Blair – mastering consultant
  • Lol Crème, Kevin Godley – sleeve concept
  • Eric Woolfson – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

  1. Mat Be a Price to Pay
  2. Games People Play
  3. Time
  4. I Don’t Wanna Go Home
  5. The Gold Bug
  6. The Turn of a Friendly Card
  7. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Pt. 1
  8. Snake Eyes
  9. The Ace of Swords
  10. Nothing Left to Lose
  11. The Turn of a Friendly Card, Pt. 2

Scott Walker: Scott 4

On November 1, 1969, “Phillips” label released “Scott 4”, the fifth Scott Walker album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Olympic” in London, and was produced by John Franz.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals
  • Dave Ricmond – bass
  • Adrian Kerridge – engineer
  • Keith Grant – engineer
  • John Constable – design
  • Peter Knight – accompaniment director
  • Wally Stott – accompaniment director
  • Keith Roberts – accompaniment director

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Scott Walker (credited as Noel Scott Engel).

  1. The Seventh Seal
  2. On Your Own Again
  3. The World’s Strongest Man
  4. Angel of Ashes
  5. Boy Child
  6. Hero of the War
  7. The Old Man’s Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime)
  8. Duchess
  9. Get Behind Me
  10. Rhymes of Goodbye

Rory Gallagher: Against The Grain

In October 1975, “Chrysalis” label released “Against the Grain”, the fifth Rory Gallagher studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Wessex” in London, and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitars
  • Lou Martin – keyboards
  • Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
  • Rod de’Ath – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher, except where indicated.

  1. Let Me In
  2. Cross Me Off Your List
  3. Ain’t Too Good
  4. Souped-Up Ford
  5. Bought and Sold
  6. I Take What I Want – David Porter, Teenie Hodges, Isaac Hayes
  7. Lost at Sea
  8. All Around Man – Bo Carter, Rory Gallagher
  9. Out on the Western Plain – Lead Belly, arranged by Rory Gallagher
  10. At the Bottom