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J. J. Cale: Really

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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

Bobby Womack: Facts of Life

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On June 8, 1973, “United Artists” label released “Facts of Life”, the fifth Bobby Womack studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Bobby Womack.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Womack – vocals, guitar, string and horn arrangements
  • Dave Turner, Jimmy Johnson, Pete Carr – guitar
  • Barry Beckett, Clayton Ivey – keyboards
  • David Hood, Jerry Masters – bass
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Jerry Masters, Kerry McNab, Christina Hersch, Steve Melton – engineer
  • Mike Salisbury – art direction, design
  • Philip Hays – illustration

Track listing:

  1. Nobody Wants You When You’re Down and Out – James Cox
  2. I’m Through Trying to Prove My Love to You – Bobby Womack
  3. If You Can’t Give Her Love – Clayton Ivey, Phillip Mitchell
  4. That’s Heaven to Me – Sam Cooke
  5. Medley: Holdin’ on to My baby’s Love / Nobody – Bobby Womack, George Jackson, Raymond Moore
  6. Medley: Fact of Life/He’ll Be There When the Sun Goes Down – Bobby Womack
  7. Can’t Stop a Man in Love – George Soulé, Terry Woodford
  8. The Look of Love – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  9. Natural Man – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler
  10. All Along the Watchtower – Bob Dylan

Roy Orbison: Laminar Flow

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On May 16, 1979, “Asylum” label released “Laminar Flow”, the twenty first Roy Orbison album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Clayton Ivey and Terry Woodford.

Personnel:

  1. Roy Orbison – vocals
  2. Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
  3. Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar
  4. Bill Hinds, Robert Byrne, Tippy Armstrong – guitar
  5. Clayton Ivey – keyboards
  6. Bob Wray, Lonnie Ledford – bass guitar
  7. Lenny LeBlanc – drums, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  8. Roger Clark – drums, synthesizer
  9. Mickey Buckins, Tom Roady – percussion
  10. Jim Horn – tenor and baritone saxophone
  11. Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
  12. Ronald Eades – baritone saxophone
  13. Harrison Calloway – trumpet
  14. Charles Rose – trombone
  15. Barbara Wyrick, Chris Price, Eddie Struzick, Marie Tomlinson, Robert Byrne, Suzy Storm, Terry Woodford – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Easy Way Out – Jim Valentini, Frank Saulino, Spady Brannan
  2. Love Is a Cold Wind – Charlie Black, Rory Bourke
  3. Lay It Down – Robert Byrne, Tommy Brasfield
  4. I Care – Lenny LeBlanc, Eddie Struzick
  5. We’re into Something Good – George Soulé, Terry Woodford
  6. Movin’ – Roy Orbison, Chris Price
  7. Poor Baby – Roy Orbison, Chris Price, Regi Price
  8. Warm Spot Hot – Eddie Struzick
  9. Tears – Roy Orbison, Chris Price, Dan Price, Regi Price
  10. Friday Night – Regi Price, Chris Price
  11. Hound Dog Man – Barbara Orbison, Terry Woodford, Tommy Stuart

Joan Baez: Honest Lullaby

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In July 1979, “CBS” label released “Honest Lullaby”, the 18th Joan Baez album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Barry Beckett. Cover photos were by photographer Yousuf Karsh  Joan Baez dedicated the album to the memory of journalist John L. Wasserman.

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Larry Byrom- acoustic guitar
  • Pete Carr – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – electric guitar
  • Barry Beckett- keyboards
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • David Hood- bass guitar
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Hill Abrahams – violin
  • Janes Crozier – cello
  • Ava Aldridge, George Jackson, Lenny LeBlanc, Mac McAnally, Cindy Richardson, George Soulé, Eddie Struzick, Marie Tomlinson – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. .Let Your Love Flow – Larry E. Williams
  2. No Woman No Cry – Vincent Ford
  3. Light a Light – Janis Ian
  4. Song at the End of the Movie – Pierce Pettis
  5. Before the Deluge – Jackson Browne
  6. Honest Lullaby – Joan Baez
  7. Michael – Joan Baez
  8. For Sasha – Joan Baez
  9. For All We Know – Sam M. Lewis,  Fred Coots
  10. Free at Last – Joan Baez, George Jackson