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Willie Hutch: The Mack

In April 1973, “Motown” label released “The Mack”, the fourth Willie Hutch album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Mo West” in Hollywood, and was produced by Willie Hutch.

Personnel:

  • Willie Hutch – guitar, arrangements
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Weldon Dean Parks – guitar
  • Louie Shaldon – guitar
  • Clarence McDonald – piano, organ, clavinet
  • Wilton Felder – bass
  • Edward Green – drums
  • Bobbye Hall – congas
  • Jene Estes – percussion
  • Ernie Watts – horns, strings
  • A.D. Brisbois, George Bohanon, Joseph Kelson Jr., Keneth Shruyer, Paul Hubinon, Plass Johnson, William Green – horns
  • Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Denzil Lauchton, Douglas Davis, Frederic Seykora, Gareth Nuttycolbe, Gail Vevant, Jerald Vinci, Israel Baker, Jack Shulman, Jacob Krachmalnick, Lou Raderman, Myron Sandler, Paul Bergstrom, Paul Shure, Henry Ruth, Samuel Boghossian – strings
  • Carolyn Willis, Julia Waters Tillman, Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
  • Arthur Stewart, Calvin Harris – engineer
  • Jim Britt – photography

Track listing:

  1. Vampin’
  2. Theme of the Mack
  3. I Choose You
  4. Mack’s Stroll / The Getaway (Chase Scene)
  5. Slick
  6. Mack Man (Got to Get Over)
  7. Mother’s Theme (Mama)
  8. Now That It’s All Over
  9. Brother’s Gonna Work It All

The Chi-Lites: A Lonely Man

In April 1972, “Brunswick” label released “A Lonely Man”, the fourth Chi-Lites (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Eugene Record.

Personnel:

  • Eugene Record – vocals, arrangements
  • Marshall Thompson – vocals
  • Robert “Squirrel” Lester – vocals
  • Creadel “Red” Jones – vocals
  • Thomas (Tom Tom) Washington – arrangements, conductor
  • Cliff Davis – arranger
  • Bruce Swedien – engineer
  • Craig Barksdale – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Eugene Record, except where noted.

  1. Oh Girl
  2. Living in the Footsteps of Another Man – Samuel Garner, James Smith
  3. Love Is
  4. Being in Love – Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin
  5. A Lonely Man – Eugene Record, J. Edward Haycraft
  6. The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)
  7. Ain’t Too Much of Nothin’
  8. The Coldest Days of My Life – Eugene Record

Khruangbin: A La Sala

On April 5, 2024, “Dead Oceans” and “Night Time Stories” labels released “A La Sala”, the fourth Khruangbin studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Mark Speer and Steve Christensen.

Personnel:

  • Mark Speer – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Laura Lee – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Donald “DJ” Johnson – vocals, drums, arrangements
  • Chris Longwood – mastering
  • Nick Scott – art direction
  • Tiny Frees – creative direction, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Lee, Mark Speer, and Donald “DJ” Johnson.

  1. Fifteen Fifty-Three
  2. May Ninth
  3. Ada Jean
  4. Farolim de Felgueiras
  5. Pon Pon
  6. Todavía Viva
  7. Juegos y Nubes
  8. Hold Me Up (Thank You)
  9. Caja de la Sala
  10. Three from Two
  11. A Love International
  12. Les Petits Gris

Grant Green: Grantstand

In April 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Grantstand”, the fourth Grant Green album. It was recorded in April 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute 
  • Brother Jack McDuff – organ
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Green, except where noted.

  1. Grantstand
  2. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Blues in Maude’s Flat
  4. Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison

Midge Ure: Breathe

On March 22, 1986, “BMG” label released “Breathe”, the fourth Midge Ure album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Orca Studio”, “Sunset Sound”, “The Church” in Los Angeles, “Mergatroid Studios”, “Music Fest Studios”, “Park House Studios”, and was produced by Richard Feldman.

Personnel:

  • Midge Ure – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Robert Fripp – soundcape guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Eric Bazilian – mandolin, melodica
  • Ethan James – hurdy gurdy, harmonium
  • Charles Judge – keyboards
  • Jamie Muhulrick – keyboards
  • Richard Feldman – keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Frank McNamara – accordion
  • Pat Crowley – accordion
  • Lakshminarayana Shankar – vocals, double violin
  • Larry Klein – bass
  • Jeremy Meehan – bass
  • David Palmer – drums
  • Andy Kravitz – drums
  • Mike Fisher – percussion
  • Iki Levy – percussion
  • Paddy Moloney – uilleann bagpipes
  • Frank Gallagher – fiddle
  • Sally Dworsky – vocal
  • Jackie Sheridan, Kate Stephenson, Monalisa Young, Matthew Hager, Maxaynne Lewis – backing vocals
  • Eleanor McEvoy – Gaelic vocals, backing vocals
  • Liam O’Maonlai – Celtic vocals, bodhran, didgeridoo
  • Ofra Harnoy – cello
  • Noreen O’Donoghue – Celtic Harp

Track listing:

All tracks by Midge Ure, except where noted.

  1. Breathe
  2. Fields of Fire – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman
  3. Fallen Angel – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman, Eric Bazilian
  4. Free – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman, Larry Klein
  5. Guns and Arrows
  6. Lay My Body Down – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman
  7. Sinnerman – Midge Ure, Danny Mitchell
  8. Live Forever – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman, Ellen Shipley
  9. Trail of Tears – Midge Ure, Danny Mitchell
  10. May Your Good Lord
  11. The Maker

Japanese Breakfast: For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)

On March 21, 2025, “Dead Oceans” label released “For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)”, the fourth Japanese Breakfast studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Sound City” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Blake Mills.

Personnel:

  • Michelle Zauner – vocals, synthesizer, gamelan, mandolin, guitar, piano, castanets, arrangements
  • Blake Mills – guitar, synthesizer, piano, organ, percussion, gamelan, bass, mandolin, recorder, engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Bridges – vocals
  • Alam Khan – guitar
  • Joseph Lorge – organ
  • Karl McComas-Reichl – bass, cello
  • Adam Schatz – saxophone
  • Dory Bavarsky – Wurlitzer, piano
  • Lauren Baba – viola, violin
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Craig Hendrix – cymbals, percussion, drums
  • Joseph Lorge – engineer, mixing
  • Sebastian Reunert – engineer
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Michelle Zauner.

  1. Here Is Someone
  2. Orlando in Love
  3. Honey Water
  4. Mega Circuit
  5. Little Girl
  6. Leda
  7. Picture Windows
  8. Men in Bars
  9. Winter in L.A.
  10. Magic Mountain

Pharaoh Sanders: Jewels Of Thought

In March 1970, “Impulse!” label released “Jewels of Thought”, the fourth Pharaoh Sanders album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Sound Plaza Studios” in Manhattan, New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Pharaoh Sanders – tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet, flute, piano, chimes, percussion 
  • Cecil McBee – bass, percussion
  • Richard Davis – bass, percussion
  • Idris Muhammad – drums, percussion
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Leon Thomas – vocal, percussion
  • George Sawtelle – engineer
  • George Whiteman – design
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
  2. Sun in Aquarius
  3. Sun in Aquarius Part 2

Nick Jonas: Spaceman

On March 12, 2021, “Island” label released “Spaceman”, the fourth Nick Jonas studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “No Expectations” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Greg Kurstin.

Personnel:

  • Nick Jonas – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric sitar, bass, keyboards, piano, programming
  • Greg Kurstin – guitar, piano, drums, recording
  • Jason Evigan – guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, backing vocal, programming
  • Kevin Jonas – guitar
  • The Monsters & Strangerz – keyboards, drums, programming, vocal producer
  • Joe Jonas – vocals
  • Mozella – backing vocals
  • Ryan Tedder – backing vocals
  • Jackie Gouche – backing vocals
  • Priyanka Chopra-Jonas – backing vocals
  • Davion Farris – backing vocals
  • Julian Berg – recording
  • Gian Stone – recording engineer, vocal producer
  • Jason Evigan – recording, vocal producer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing, vocal mixing
  • Josh Gudwin – mixing
  • Alex Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Heidi Wang – mixing assistant
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Jonas, Greg Kurstin and Mozella, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Give Up On Us
  2. Heights
  3. Spaceman
  4. 2Drunk
  5. Delicious
  6. This Is Heaven
  7. Sexual
  8. Deeper Love – Nick Jonas, Greg Kurstin, Mozella, Michael Jones
  9. If I Fall
  10. Death Do Us Apart
  11. Nervous

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Real Emotional Trash

On March 4, 2008, “Matador” label released “Real Emotional Trash”, the fourth Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks album. It was recorded April – June 2007, at “Snow Ghost Music” in Whitefish, Montana, “Foxtrot Studio” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Clark – keyboards, guitar, synthesizer
  • Joanna Bolme – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Janet Weiss – drums
  • TJ Doherty – recording
  • Brett Allen – recording assistant
  • Sean Flora, Zach Okun – additional recording
  • Nicolas Vernhes – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Dragonfly Pie
  2. Hopscotch Willie
  3. Cold Son
  4. Real Emotional Trash
  5. Out of Reaches
  6. Baltimore
  7. Gardenia
  8. Elmo Delmo
  9. We Can’t Help You
  10. Wicked Wanda