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The Melvins: Tarantula Heart

On April 19, 2024, “via Ipecac” label released “Tarantula Heart”, the 27th Melvins (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Toshi Kasai, Buzz Osborne, Gary Chester, Steven Shane McDonald, Dale Crover and Roy Mayorga.

Personnel:

  • Buzz Osborne – vocals, guitar
  • Gary Chester – guitar
  • Steven Shane McDonald – bass
  • Dale Crover – drums
  • Roy Mayorga – drums

Track listing:

  1. Pain Equals Funny
  2. Working the Ditch
  3. She’s Got Weird Arms
  4. Allergic to Food
  5. Smiler

Ben E. King: Spanish Harlem

On May 1, 1961, “Atco” label released “Spanish Harlem”, the debut Ben E. King album. It was recorded 1960 – 1961, and was produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

Personnel:

  • Ben E. King – vocals
  • Al Caiola – guitar
  • George Barnes – guitar
  • Ernest Hayes – piano
  • George Duvivier – double bass
  • Gary Chester – drums
  • Ray Barretto – percussion
  • Charlie Margulis – trumpet
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Stan Applebaum – arrangements
  • Allen Vogel, Loring Eutemey – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Amor – Gabriel Ruíz, Sunny Skylar, Ricardo López Méndez
  2. Sway – Norman Gimbel, Gabriel Ruíz
  3. Come Closer to Me – Al Stewart, Osvaldo Farrés
  4. Perfidia – Alberto Dominguez, Milton Leeds
  5. Granada – Agustín Lara, Dorothy Dodd
  6. Sweet and Gentle – George Thorn, Otilio del Portal, Martin Ledyard
  7. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps – Joe Davis, Osvaldo Farrés
  8. Frenesí – Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup
  9. Souvenir of Mexico – Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus
  10. Bésame Mucho – Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez
  11. Love Me, Love Me – Ben E. King
  12. Spanish Harlem – Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector

Jim Croce: I Got A Name

On December 1, 1973, “ABC” label released “I Got a Name”, the fifth, final and first posthumous Jim Croce studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West.

Personnel:

  • Jim Croce – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Maury Muehleisen – lead acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Henry Gross – lead and rhythm electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Tommy West – piano, electric piano, keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Kamen – ARP synthesizer, oboe, ARP tuba synthesizer
  • Joe Macho – bass
  • Stu Woods – bass
  • Rick Marotta – drums, percussion
  • Gary Chester – drums
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • George Devens – percussion
  • Bobby Matos – percussion
  • Terence P. Minogue – strings, backing vocals
  • Leroy Brown – backing vocals
  • Ellie Greenwich – backing vocals
  • Marty Nelson – backing vocals
  • Alan Rolnick – backing vocals
  • Tasha Thomas – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Croce, except where noted.

  1. I Got a Name – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
  2. Lover’s Cross
  3. Five Short Minutes
  4. Age – Jim Croce, Ingrid Croce
  5. Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues
  6. I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
  7. Salon and Saloon – Maury Muehleisen
  8. Thursday – Sal Joseph
  9. Top Hat Bar and Grille
  10. Recently
  11. The Hard Way Every Time

Marianne Faithfull: A Secret Life

On March 21, 1995, “Island” label released “A Secret Life”, the twelfth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Excalibur Sound” and “National Edison Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Angelo Badalamenti.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Carmine D’Amico – guitar
  • Vinnie Bell – guitar, mandolin
  • Kinny Landrum, Angelo Badalamenti – keyboards
  • Rufus Reid, Mark Egan, Rob Devito – bass
  • Sammy Merendino, Gordon Gottlieb – drums, percussion
  • Albert Regni, Pamela Sklar, Lawrence Feldman – flute, alto flute
  • Shelly Woodworth, Sherry Sylar – oboe, oboe d’amore
  • Andre Badalamenti – clarinet
  • Bob Carlisle – French horn
  • Gene Orloff – violin
  • Alfred Brown, Julien Barber, Lamar Alsop, Ann Barak, Mitsue Takayama, Ken Fricker, Juliet Haffner, Harry Zaratzian – viola
  • Fred Zlotkin, Clay Ruede, Beverly Lauridsen, Julie Green – cello
  • Gary Chester – string and woodwind recording, mixing
  • Art Polhemus – vocal and rhythm track recording
  • Tony Wright – art direction
  • Aldo Sampieri – design
  • Michel Comte, Wayne Maser – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Marianne Faithfull and Angelo Badalamenti, except where noted.

  1. Prologue – Angelo Badalamenti, Dante Alighieri (contains an interpolation od “Divine Comedy)
  2. Sleep – Marianne Faithfull, Angelo Badalamenti, Frank McGuinness
  3. Love in the Afternoon
  4. Flaming September
  5. She
  6. Bored by Dreams
  7. Losing – Marianne Faithfull, David Foreman, Angelo Badalamenti
  8. The Wedding – Marianne Faithfull, Angelo Badalamenti, Frank McGuinness
  9. The Stars Line Up
  10. Epilogue – Angelo Badalamenti, William Shakespeare (contains and interpolation of “The Tempest”)

John Denver: Aerie

On November 28, 1971, “RCA” label released “Aerie”, the fifth John Denver studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Milton Okun.

Personnel:

  • John Denver – vocals, 6 and 12-string guitar, arrangements
  • Mike Taylor – guitar, dobro, arrangements
  • Paul Prestopino – banjo, dobro, guitar
  • Eric Weissberg – banjo, fiddle, pedal steel guitar
  • Paul Griffin – piano, organ
  • Toots Thielemans – harmonica
  • Richard Kniss – bass, arrangements
  • Gary Chester – drums, percussion
  • Al Rogers – percussion
  • George Marge – woodwind
  • Kenneth Boaz – vocals
  • Paula Ballan – vocals
  • Diane Kniss – vocals
  • Turnpike Tom – vocals
  • Alec White – vocals
  • Mary Angela White – vocals
  • Barbara Carlson – vocals
  • Andromeda Quasar – vocals
  • Bill Danoff – vocals
  • Keith Lane – vocals
  • Candy Ledbetter – vocals
  • Ron Ledbetter – vocals
  • Elizabeth Lindsay – vocals
  • Steve Mandell – vocals
  • Anne Denver – vocals
  • Taffy Nivert – vocals
  • Jim Crotty – recording
  • Ray Hall – recording, mixing
  • Pat Martin – recording technician
  • Gus Mossler – recording technician
  • Tom Brown – recording technician
  • Joe Stelmach – design
  • Pat Benson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Starwood in Aspen – John Denver
  2. Everyday – Buddy Holly, Norman Perry
  3. Casey Last Ride – Kris Kristofferson
  4. City of New Orleans – Steve Goodman
  5. Friends with You – Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert
  6. 60 Second Song for a Bank, with the Phrase “May We Help You Today” – John Denver
  7. Blow Up Your TV (Spanish Pipe Dream) – John Prine
  8. All of My Memories – John Denver
  9. She Won’t Let Me Fly Away – Bill Danoff
  10. Readjustment Blues – Bill Danoff
  11. The Eagle and the Hawk – John Denver, Mike Taylor
  12. Tools – John Denver

John Denver: Rocky Mountain High

On September 15, 1972, “RCA” label released “Rocky Mountain High”, the sixth John Denver album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Milton Okun.

Personnel:

  • John Denver – vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, arrangements
  • Paul Prestopino – acoustic guitar, autoharp
  • Mike Taylor – acoustic guitar
  • Eric Weissberg– banjo, steel guitar
  • Frank Owens – piano
  • Richard Kniss – double bass, arranger
  • Gary Chester– drums, percussion
  • Bill Danoff, Martine Habib, Bruce Innes, Mike Kobluk, Taffy Nivert– backing vocals
  • Pupils of the Whitby School, Greenwich, Connecticut – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Rocky Mountain High – John Denver, Mike Taylor
  2. Mother Nature’s Son – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. Paradise – John Prine
  4. For Baby (For Bobbie) – John Denver
  5. Darcy Farrow – Steve Gillette, Tom Campbell
  6. Prisoners – John Denver
  7. Goodbye Again – John Denver
  8. Season Suite: Summer – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
  9. Season Suite: Fall – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
  10. Season Suite: Winter – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
  11. Season Suite: Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everybody Goes To Mexico) – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
  12. Season Suite: Spring – John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss

 

Van Morrison: Blowin’ Your Mind

In September 1967, “Bang” label released “Blowin’ Your Mind!, the debut Van Morrison studio album.  It was recorded in March 1967, and was produced by Bert Berns. “Rolling Stone” magazine included it in its list of the “40 Essential Albums of 1967”.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, guitar
  • Al Gorgoniand Hugh McCracken – guitars
  • Paul Griffin- piano
  • Eric Gale– bass
  • Gary Chester– drums
  • Garry Sherman – conductor, organ, actual arranger, musical supervisor
  • Brooks Arthur – engineer
  • Vic Anesini – mastering
  • Bert Berns– arranger, liner notes
  • Adam Block – project director
  • Garry Sherman – music supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. Brown Eyed Girl
  2. He Ain’t Give You None
  3. B. Sheets
  4. Spanish Rose
  5. Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell
  6. Ro Ro Rosey
  7. Who Drove the Red Sports Car?
  8. Midnight Special – traditional

Jim Croce: Life And Times

On July 1, 1973, “ABC” label released “Life and Times”, the fourth Jim Croce studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West.

Personnel:

  • Jim Croce – guitar, vocals
  • Maury Muehleisen – vocals, guitar
  • Alan Rolnick – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Kamen- synthesizer
  • Kenny Ascher- organ
  • Tommy West – vocals, bass, keyboards
  • Joe Macho – bass
  • Gary Chester- drums
  • Eric Weissberg- violin
  • Ellie Greenwich- vocals
  • Terry Cashman- vocals
  • Tasha Thomas – vocals
  • Bruce Tergesen – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Croce.

  1. One Less Set of Footsteps
  2. Roller Derby Queen
  3. Dreamin’ Again
  4. Careful Man
  5. Alabama Rain
  6. A Good Time Man Like Me Ain’t Got No Business (Singin’ the Blues)
  7. Next Time, This Time
  8. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
  9. These Dreams
  10. Speedball Tucker
  11. It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way

Jim Croce: You Don’t Mess Around with Jim

In April 1972, “ABC” label released “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”, the third Jim Croce studio album. It was recorded 1971-1972, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West.

Personnel:

  • Jim Croce – lead and backing vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Maury Muehleisen – guitar, backing vocals
  • Tommy West- bass, percussion, piano, rhythm guitar, keyboards, electric piano, backing vocals
  • Joe Macho – bass
  • Jimmy Ryan – bass
  • Gary Chester– drums
  • The Briggs – backing vocals
  • Terry Cashman- backing vocals
  • Bruce Tergesen – engineer
  • Paul Wilson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Croce.

  1. You Don’t Mess Around with Jim
  2. Tomorrow’s Gonna Be a Brighter Day
  3. New York’s Not My Home
  4. Hard Time Losin’ Man
  5. Photographs and Memories
  6. Walkin’ Back to Georgia
  7. Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)
  8. Time in a Bottle
  9. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
  10. Box #10
  11. A Long Time Ago
  12. Hey Tomorrow

John Denver: Poems, Prayers & Promises

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On April 5, 1971, “RCA” label released “Poems, Prayers & Promises”, the fourth John Denver album. It was recorded in 1970 – 1971, and was produced by Milton Okun and  Susan Ruskin. The album contains contains “Take Me Home, Country Roads”, which would become Denver’s signature song.

Personnel:

  • John Denver – vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars
  • Taffy Nivert– vocals
  • Bill Danoff– vocals, guitar
  • Eric Weissberg– banjo, steel guitars
  • Mike Taylor– acoustic guitar
  • Frank Owens – piano
  • Richard Kniss – double bass
  • Gary Chester– drums, percussion
  • Don Wardell – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Poems, Prayers and Promises – John Denver
  2. Let It be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. My Sweet Lady – John Denver
  4. Wooden Indian – John Denver
  5. Junk – Paul McCartney
  6. Gospel Changes – Jack Williams
  7. Take Me Home Country Roads – Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, John Denver
  8. I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
  9. Sunshine on My Shoulders – John Denver, Richard Kriss, Mike Taylor
  10. Around & Around – John Denver
  11. Fire and Rain – James Taylor
  12. The Box – Kendrew Lascelles