In April 1967, “Columbia” label released “Don’t Stop Me Now!”, the eleventh Cliff Richard studio album. It was recorded in September 1966 – February 1967, at “EMI Abbey Road” in London, and was Norrie Paramor.
Personnel:
Cliff Richard – lead vocal
Bruce Welch – backing vocals
Hank Marvin – backing vocals
Mike Leander – arrangements, conductor
John Dove – photography
Track listing:
Shout – O’Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley
One Fine Day – Carole King, Gerry Goffin
I’ll Be Back – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Heartbeat – Bob Montgomery, Norman Petty
I Saw Her Standing There – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Hang On to a Dream – Tim Hardin
You Gotta Tell Me – Roy Williams
Homeward Bound – Paul Simon
Good Golly Miss Molly – John Marascalco, Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
Don’t Make Promises – Tim Hardin
Move It – Ian Samwell
Don’t – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Dizzy Miss Lizzy – Larry Williams
Baby It’s You – Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams a.k.a. Luther Dixon
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Save the Last Dance for Me – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
On April 5, 1982, “Capitol” label released “All Four One”, the third The Motels studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Val Garay.
Personnel:
Martha Davis – vocals, guitar
Guy Perry – guitar
Marty Jourard – keyboards, saxophone
Michael Goodroe – bass
Brian Glascock – drums, percussion
Craig Hull, Waddy Wachtel – guitars
Bryan Garofalo, Bob Getter – bass
Craig Krampf – drums, percussion
Kobla Ladzekpo – percussion
Val Garay – engineer
Niko Bolas – engineer assistant
Mike Reese, Doug Sax – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Martha Davis, except where noted.
Mission of Mercy – Martha Davis, Marty Jourard
Take the L – Carter, Martha Davis, Marty Jourard
Only the Lonely
Art Fails – Martha Davis, Tim McGovern
Change My Mind – Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein
So L.A.
Tragic Surf – Martha Davis, Tim McGovern
Apocalypso
He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss) – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
In March 1971, “Vanguard” label released “She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina” the seventh Buffy Sainte-Marie album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Personnel:
Buffy Sainte-Marie – vocals
Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
Neil Young – guitar
Ry Cooder – guitar
Jack Nitzsche – piano
Merry Clayton – backing vocals
Gayle Levant – harp
Crazy Horse
Track listing:
All tracks by Buffy Sainte-Marie, except where noted.
Rollin’ Mill Man – Gerry Goffin, Russ Titelman
Smack Water Jack – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Sweet September Morning
She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina
Bells – Leonard Cohen
Helpless – Neil Young
Moratorium
The Surfer – Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ariel Gonzales, Carlos Pardeiro
Song of the French Partisan – Anna Marly, Hy Zaret
On March 16, 1993, “Rhythm Safari” label released “Colour of Your Dreams”, the 15th Carole King studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Rude Stude Recording” in California, and was produced by Rudy Guess and Carole King.
Personnel:
Carole King – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, mixing
In February 1968, “Acta” label released “Bend Me, Shape Me”, the second American Breed (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Universal Recording Corporation” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Bill Traut.
Personnel:
Gary Loizzo – lead vocals, lead guitar
Al Ciner – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Charles Colbert – bass, backing vocals
Lee Graziano – drums, trumpet, backing vocals
Track listing:
Green Light – Annette Tucker, Nancy Mantz
Don’t It Make You Cry – Al Ciner
Mindrocker – Keith Colley, Linda Colley
Bird – Al Ciner, Gary Loizzo
Something You’ve Got – Chris Kenner
Don’t Make Me Leave You – Martin Siegel, Scott English
Bend Me, Shape Me – Larry Weiss, Scott English
Before and After – Van McCoy
Sometime in the Morning – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
On January 31, 2011, “Dramatico” label released “Horses and High Heels”, the 19th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded September – October 2010, at “Piet Street Recording”, “One East Recording”, “Studio Labomatic”, “Kramer Studios”, and was produced by Hal Willner.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithful – lead vocal
Jenni Muldaur – lead and backing vocals
Lou Reed – guitar
Carl Winton – lead and backing vocals,12 string and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, mandolin
Doug Pettibone – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
John Porter – electric guitar
Jonathan Frelich – acoustic guitar
Bob Andrews – piano, electric piano, organ
Mark Bingham – bass, string arrangements
George Porter Jr. – bass
Carlo Nuccio – drums
Anthony Cuccia – congas, bass drum, tambourine, glockenspiel, shaker
Janna Sazlaw – flute
Dr Michael White – clarinet, recording, mixing
Matt Perrine – tuba
Jon Gross – tuba
Matt Rhod – violin
Helen Gillet – cello
Jack Craft – cello
Harmony Mintern – harp
Hal Willner – sampler
Dr. James P. Walsh – string arrangements, conductor
John Fischbach – mastering
Francois Ravard – creative director, executive director
Violette Nouailhac – artwork
Jim Warren – painting
Patrick Swirc – photography
Shawn Hall – production coordinator
Rachel Fox – production manager
Track listing:
The Stations – Greg E. Dulli, Mark William Lanegan
Why Did We Have to Part – Laurent Voulzy, Marianne Faithful
That’s How Every Empire Falls – R. B. Morris
No Reason – Jackie Lomax
Prussian Blue – David Courts, Marianne Faithful
Love Song – Lesley Duncan
Gee Baby – JJ Johnson, Mary Alma Baker, Sylvia Robinson, Tyler T Texas
Goin’ Back – Carole King, Gerry Goffin
Past, Present and Future – Arthur Butler, George Francis Morton, Jerry Lieber
Horses and High Heels – Doug Pettibone, Marianne Faithful
On July 5, 1976, “Brother/Reprise” label released “15 Big Ones”, the 20th Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1969 – May 1976, at “Brother” in Santa Monica, “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, and was produced by Brian Wilson.
Personnel:
Brian Wilson – lead and backing vocals, organ, piano, Moog bass, ARP synthesizer, ARP String Ensemble, bass guitar, harmonica, chimes, bells
Carl Wilson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, Jew’s harp, percussion
Dennis Wilson – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, vibraphone
Al Jardine – lead and backing vocals, guitar
Mike Love – lead and backing vocals, arranger
Thomas J. Tedesco – guitar
Ben Benay – guitar
Jerry Cole – guitar
Bruce Johnston – piano, backing vocals
Carl L. Fortina – accordion
James D. Hughart – string bass
Tim Drummond – bass
Ray Pohlman – bass
Lyle Ritz – bass
Hal Blaine – drums
Dennis Dragon – drums
Ricky Fataar – drums, percussion
Gene Estes – percussion
Julius Wechter – percussion, bells
Roy Wood (credited as “Roy Wood and Wizzard”) – saxophone
Mike Altschul – saxophone, clarinet
Steve Douglas – saxophone, horns, flute
Dennis Dreith – saxophone, clarinet
Jay Migliori – saxophone, horns, flute
Bobby Shew – trumpet
Daryl Dragon – clavinet, vocal arrangements
Charles Lloyd – flute
Jules Jacobs – clarinet
Carol Lee Miller – autoharp
Maureen L. West – harp
The Sid Sharp Strings
Murray Adler – violin
Arnold Belnick – violin
Henry Ferber – violin
Lou Klass – violin
Bernard Kundell – violin
William Kurasch – violin
James Getzoff – violin
Henry L. Roth – violin
Sidney Sharp – violin
Tibor Zelig – violin
William Kurasch – violin
James Getzoff – violin
Henry L. Roth – violin
Sidney Sharp – violin
Tibor Zelig – violin
Toni Tennille – backing vocals
Marilyn Wilson – backing vocals
Dean Torrence, Jim Evans – album cover, art direction, logo
Track listing:
Rock and Roll Music – Chuck Berry
It’s Ok – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Hard to Phone Ya – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Diane Rovell
Chapel of Love – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
Everyone’s in Love with You – Mike Love
Talk to Me – Joe Seneca – includes an interpolation of the track “Tallahassee Lassie” originally performed by Freddy Cannon
That Same Song – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
T M Song – Brian Wilson
Palisades Park – Chuck Berry
Susie Cincinnati – Al Jardine
A Casual Look – Ed Wells
Blueberry Hill – Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose
Back Home – Brain Wilson, Bob Norberg
In the Still of the Night – Fred Parris
Just Once in My Life – Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Phil Spector
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:
Nobody Wants You When You’re Down and Out – James Cox
I’m Through Trying to Prove My Love to You – Bobby Womack
If You Can’t Give Her Love – Clayton Ivey, Phillip Mitchell
That’s Heaven to Me – Sam Cooke
Medley: Holdin’ on to My baby’s Love / Nobody – Bobby Womack, George Jackson, Raymond Moore
Medley: Fact of Life/He’ll Be There When the Sun Goes Down – Bobby Womack
Can’t Stop a Man in Love – George Soulé, Terry Woodford
The Look of Love – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Natural Man – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
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