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Hep Stars: The Hep Stars

On December 19, 1966, “Olga Records” label released “The Hep Stars”, the second Hep Stars studio album (and third overall album). It was recorded April – December 1966, at “Europeafilm Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Gert Palmcrantz.

Personnel:

  • Janne Frisk – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Svenne Hedlund – lead vocals, percussion
  • Lennart Hegland – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Benny Andersson – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Christer Pettersson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Lennart Fernholm – bass guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Benny Andersson, except where noted.

  1. No Time – Björn Ulvaeus
  2. The Birds in the Sky – Berry Bjärenäs
  3. Consolation
  4. Easy To Fool – Berndt Öst, Peter Himmelstrand
  5. Sound of Eve
  6. Isn’t It Easy To Say – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
  7. Lady Lady
  8. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – Ed McCurdy
  9. Morning Cones After Night – Berry Bjärenäs
  10. I’ve Said It All Before – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  11. Wedding – Benny Andersson, Svenne Hedlund

Cass Elliot: The Road Is No Place For A Lady

In October 1972, “RCA” label released “The Road Is No Place for a Lady”, the fifth and final Cass Elliot studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein.

Personnel:

  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Les Thacher – acoustic guitar
  • Dave McRae – piano
  • Don Randi – keyboard
  • Les Hurdle – bass
  • Barry Morgan – drums
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Kay Garner, Margo Quantrell, Vicki West – backing vocals
  • Larry Fallon – arrangements, conductor 
  • Del Newman – arrangement, conductor
  • David Hentschel – engineer

Track listing:

  1. (If You’re Gonna) Break Another Heart – Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood
  2. Saturday Suit – Jimmy Webb
  3. Does Anybody Love You – Renée Armand, Kerry Chater
  4. Walk Beside Me – Mike Leslie, Billy Day
  5. All My Life – Diane Hildebrand, Leah Kunkel
  6. Say Hello – Paul Williams
  7. Who in the World – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  8. Love Was Not a Word – Al Gorgoni, Trade Martin, Chip Taylor
  9. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? – Eileen Sylvia Smith
  10. The Road Is No Place for a Lady – Leah Kunkel

Elvis Presley: From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis

On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.

Personnel:

Elvis in Person at the International Hotel

  • Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt − drums
  • Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
  • The Imperials − backing vocals
  • The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals

Back in Memphis

  • Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
  • Reggie Young − electric guitar
  • Bobby Wood − piano
  • Bobby Emmons − organ
  • Ed Kollis − harmonica
  • Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
  • Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
  • Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
  • Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
  • Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals

Track listing:

Elvis in Person at the International Hotel

  1. Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
  2. Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
  3. All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
  4. Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
  5. Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  6. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
  7. My Babe – Willie Dixon
  8. Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
  9. Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
  10. In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
  11. Suspicious Minds – Mark James
  12. Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore

Back in Memphis

  1. Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
  2. This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  3. Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
  4. A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  5. And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
  6. Do You Know Who I Am? – Bobby Russell
  7. From a Jack to a King – Ned Miller
  8. The Fair’s Moving On – Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
  9. You’ll Think of Me – Mort Shuman
  10. Without Love (There Is Nothing) – Danny Small

Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds: Same

In May 1971, “Dunhill” label released the self-titled, debut Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Steve Barri.

Personnel:

  • Dan Hamilton – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Joe Frank Carollo – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Tom Reynolds – lead and backing vocals, flute solo, vibe solo, keyboards

Track listing:

  1. Goin’ Down – Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Arthur Butler
  2. Annabella – Christian Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  3. Sweet Pain – Christian Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  4. It Takes the Best – Tom Reynolds, Dan Hamilton
  5. Don’t Refuse My Love – Tom Reynolds, Joe Frank Carollo
  6. Long Road – Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
  7. Don’t Pull Your Love Out – Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
  8. What Can You Say – Tom Reynolds
  9. Behold – Campbell, James
  10. Young, Wild and Free – Tom Reynolds
  11. Nora – Tom Reynolds

Maureen McGovern: The Morning After

In July 1973, “20th Century” label released “The Morning After”, the debut Maureen McGovern album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Carl Maduri.

Personnel:

  • Maureen McGovern – vocals
  • Bob Fraser – guitars
  • Bill Severance – drums, percussion
  • Michel Rubini, Gene Page, Gary Kekel – arrangements
  • Joe Hudson, Bob Hill – arrangements, conductors
  • Arnie Rosenberg – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

  1. The Morning After (Song from The Poseidon Adventure)- Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn
  2. I Won’t Last a Day Without You – Paul Williams, Roger Nichols
  3. And This I Find Is Beautiful – Mack David, Larry Weiss
  4. Midnight Storm – Maureen McGovern, Jimmy Kennedy
  5. It Might as Well Stay Monday (From Now On) – Bodie Chandler
  6. If I Wrote You a Song – Maureen McGovern, Jimmy Kennedy
  7. Don’t Try to Close a Rose – Ginger Greco
  8. Darlene – Jonathan Cane
  9. Can’t You Hear the Song – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  10. Until It’s Time for You to Go – Buffy Sainte-Marie