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

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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

Elvis Presley: Good Times

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On March 20, 1974, “RCA” label released “Good Times”, the twentieth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded July – December 1973, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – lead vocals
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar
  • Reggie Young – guitar
  • Johnny Christopher – guitar
  • Dennis Linde – guitar
  • Bobby Wood – piano
  • Per Erik “Pete” Hallin – piano
  • Bobby Emmons – Hammond organ 
  • David Briggs – Hammond organ
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
  • Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
  • Ron Tutt – drums
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Joe Esposito – percussion
  • Mary and Ginger Holliday – backing vocals
  • Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
  • J. D. Sumner & The Stamps, Voice – backing vocals
  • Mike Leech – strings and horn arrangements
  • Glen Spreen – strings arrangements
  • Al Pachucki, Dick Baxter, Mickey Crofford, Mike Moran – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Take Good Care of Her – Arthur Kent, Edward C. Warren
  2. Loving Arms – Tom Jans
  3. I Got a Feelin’ in My Body – Deenis Linde
  4. If That Isn’t Love – Dottie Rambo
  5. She Wears My Ring – Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant
  6. I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby – Tony Joe White
  7. My Boy – Bill Martin, Phil Coulter, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Claude François
  8. Spanish Eyes – Bert Keampfert, Eddie Snyder, Charles Singleton
  9. Talk About the Good Times – Jerry Reed
  10. Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues – Danny O’Keefe

Dan Fogelberg: The Innocent Age

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In August 1981, “Fool Moon” and “Epic” labels released “The Innocent Age”, the seventh Dan Fogelberg album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Northstar Studios” in Boulder, CO, “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, CO, “Rudy Records” and “Wally Heider Studios” in Hollywood, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, “Record Plant” in Sausalito, CA,  and was produced by Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Dan Fogelberg – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, tambourine, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, bass, sitar, percussion, bells, arranger, photography
  • Al Perkins – pedal steel guitars
  • Marty Lewis – tambourine
  • Mike Utley – piano
  • Joni Mitchell – vocals
  • Emmylou Harris – vocals
  • Heart Of Darkness Chorale – vocals
  • Richie Furay – harmony vocals
  • Mike Brewer – harmony vocals
  • Kenny Passarelli – bass
  • Norbert Putnam – basss
  • Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
  • Don Alias – African drums, Quido, congas, shaker, cowbell
  • Russ Kinkel – drums, percussion, cymbal
  • Motor City Marty – percussion
  • Joe Lala – congas, cymbal
  • Michael Brecker – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Jerry Hey – piccolo flute, trumpet 
  • David Duke – French horn
  • The UCLA Band – orchestra
  • Sid Sharp – violin
  • Jesse Ehrlich – cello
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Glen Spreen – brass arrangements
  • Lawrence Fogelberg – arrangements
  • Marty Lewis – engineer, mixing
  • Kosh – design
  • Andy Katz – photography
  • David Awells – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.

  1. Nexus
  2. The Innocent Age
  3. The Sand and the Foam
  4. In the Passage
  5. Lost in the Sun
  6. Run for the Roses
  7. Leader of the Band
  8. Same Old Lang Syne
  9. Stolen Moments
  10. The Lion’s Share
  11. Only the Heart May Know
  12. The Reach
  13. Aireshire Lament
  14. Times Like These
  15. Hard to Say
  16. Empty Cages – Dan Fogelberg, Russ Kinkel, Norbert Putham, Michael Utley
  17. Ghost

James Gang: Straight Shooter

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On May 31, 1972, “ABC” label released “Straight Shooter”, the fourth James Gang studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Roy Kenner, Domenic Troiano, Dale Peters and Jim Fox.

Personnel:

  • Domenic Troiano– lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Dale Peters– bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jim Fox– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Roy Kenner– lead vocals, percussion
  • Sheldon Kurland– violin
  • Glen Spreen – strings
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer, remix
  • Jim Flournoy Holmes- artwork
  • David Powell – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Kenner and Domenic Troiano, except where noted.

  1. Madness
  2. Kick Back Man
  3. Get Her Back Again – Dominic Troiano
  4. Looking for My Lady
  5. Getting Old – Domenic Troiano
  6. I’ll Tell You Why – Dale Peters, Domenic Troiano
  7. Happy Hypochondriac – Roy Kenner, Dale Peters, Domenic Troiano
  8. Let me Come Home – Dale Peters, Domenic Troiano
  9. My Door is Open

Dan Fogelberg: Windows and Walls

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On May 22, 1984, “Full Moon” label released “Windows and Walls”, the eighth Dan Fogelberg album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Dan Fogelberg – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer; electric, acoustic, and rhythm guitars; bass guitar; percussion; electricand acoustic pianos, tambourine, string arrangements
  • Gary Burden – pedal steel
  • Katharine Burden – violin, cello
  • Dave Falkenberry – lap steel, dobro
  • Charlie Fernandez – acoustic bass
  • Max Gronenthal – background vocals
  • Michael Hanna – organ, synthesizer, electric and acoustic pianos, chimes
  • Russ Kunkel– castanets, drums, loop
  • Joe Lala– percussion, conga, tambourine, triangle, cowbell
  • Kenny Passarelli– bass
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums, tambourine
  • Mike Porcaro– bass
  • Norbert Putnam– bass
  • Timothy B. Schmit– background vocals
  • Tom Scott– clarinet
  • Sid Sharp – concertmaster
  • Michael Hanna, Glen Spreen – string arrangements
  • Joe Vitale– drums
  • Rhubarb by Gary and Katherine Burden, Charlie and Dave on Tucson,
  • Marty Lewis – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Kosh, Ron Larson – design
  • Andy Katz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Fogelberg

  1. The Language of Love
  2. Windows and Walls
  3. The Loving Cup
  4. Tucson, Arizona (Gazette)
  5. Let Her Go
  6. Sweet Magnolia (And the Traveling Salesman)
  7. Believe in Me
  8. Gone Too Far

Dan Fogelberg: Phoenix

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In November 1979, “Full Moon” and “Epic” labels released “Phoenix”, the sixth Dan Fogelberg album. It was recorded November 1978 – October 1979, at “Northstar Studios” in Boulder; “Quadraphonic Sound Studios” in Nashville; “Bayshore Recording Studios” in Coconut Grove, “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and “Record Plant” in Sausalito, and was produced by Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewisand and Norbert Putnam.

Personnel:

  • Dan Fogelberg – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion, Prophet 5, electricand acoustic pianos, bass guitar, orchestral arrangements, cover art
  • Marty Lewis – tambourine
  • Paul Harris– acoustic piano
  • Mike Utley– organ
  • Norbert Putnam– bass guitar
  • Andy Newmark– drums
  • Russ Kunkel– drums, congas
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey– percussion
  • Jody Linscott– congas, conductor
  • Tom Scott– saxophone, lyricon
  • Jerry Hey– flugelhorn
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Sid Sharp – concertmaster
  • Glen Spreen – orchestral arrangements
  • Jeff Guercio, Marty Lewis – engineer
  • Joe Walsh – music consultant
  • Design: Kosh – art direction
  • Andy Katz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Fogelberg.

  1. Tullamore Dew
  2. Phoenix
  3. Gypsy Wind
  4. The Last to Know
  5. Face the Fire
  6. Wishing on the Moon
  7. Heart Hotels
  8. Longer
  9. Beggar’s Game
  10. Along the Road

The Flying Burrito Brothers: Flying Again

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In October 1975, “Columbia” label released “Flying Again”, the fourth Flying Burrito Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Norbert Putnam and Glen Spreen.

Personnel:

  • Joel Scott Hill – vocals, guitar
  • Gib Guilbeau- vocals, fiddle, guitar
  • “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
  • Spooner Oldham- piano, organ
  • Chris Ethridge- bass
  • Gene Parsons- vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica

Track listing:

  1. Easy to Get On – Bob Brown, Joel Scott Hill
  2. Wind and Rain – Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau
  3. Why Baby Why – George Jones, Darrell Edwards
  4. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke – And Loud, Loud Music – Max Fidler, Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis
  5. You Left the Water Running – Dan Penn, Oscar Frank, Rick Hall
  6. Building Fires – Dan Penn, Johnny Christopher, Jim Dickinson
  7. Sweet Desert Childhood – Gene Parsons
  8. Bon Soir Blues – Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell
  9. River Road – Gib Guilbeau
  10. Hot Burrito #3 – Chris Ethridge, Gib Guilbeau, Joel Scott Hill, Pete Kleinow, Gene Parsons

Dan Fogelberg: Captured Again

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In September 1975, “Full Moon” label released “Captured Angel”, the third Dan Fogelberg album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Golden Voice Studios” in South Pekin, “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Record Plant” in Sausalito, .and was produced by Dan Fogelberg.

Personnel:

  • Dan Fogelberg – lead and backing vocals, banjo, bass guitar,  guitar,  harmonica,  percussion, keyboards, ARP synthesizer, cover artwork
  • Al Perkins– pedal steel guitar
  • Norbert Putnam– bass
  • Russ Kunkel– drums, percussion
  • David Lindley– fiddle
  • Hot Damn Brothers – backing vocals
  • D. Souther– backing vocals
  • Glen Spreen – string arrangements
  • Tom Byler, Jeff Guercio, Terry Jamison, Gary Ladinsky and John Stronach – engineer
  • John Stronach – mixing
  • Rick Collins – mastering
  • Ron Coro – design
  • Henry Diltz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Fogelberg.

  1. Aspen/These Days
  2. Comes and Goes
  3. Captured Angel
  4. Old Tennessee
  5. Next Time
  6. Man in the Mirror/ Below the Surface
  7. Crow
  8. The Last Nail

James Gang: Straight Shooter

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In July 1972, “ABC” label released “Straight Shooter’, the fourth James Gang studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Roy Kenner, Domenic Trojano, Dale Peters and Jim Fox.

Personnel:

  • Roy Kenner– lead vocals, percussion
  • Domenic Troiano– lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Dale Peters– bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jim Fox– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Sheldon Kurland– violin
  • Glen Spreen – strings
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer, remixing
  • Jim Flournoy Holmes- cover artwork
  • David Powell – cover artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Kenner and Domenic Troiano, except where noted.

  1. Madness
  2. Kick Back Man
  3. Get Her Back Again – Domenic Trojano
  4. Looking for My Lady
  5. Getting Old – Domenic Trojano
  6. I’ll Tell You Why – Dale Peters, Domenic Trojano
  7. Hairy Hypochondriac – Roy Kenner,Dale Peters,Domenic  Troiano
  8. Let Me Come Home – Dale Peters, Domenic Trojano
  9. My Door is Open

Joan Baez: Come from the Shadows

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In May 1972, “A&M” label released “Come from the Shadows”, the fourteen Joan Baez album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Quadrophonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Joan Baez.

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
  • Stuart Basore – steel guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Pete Wade – guitar
  • Grady Martin– guitar
  • John “Bucky” Wilkin – guitar
  • David Briggs– keyboard
  • Glen Spreen – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Charlie McCoy– harp, guitar
  • Norbert Putnam– bass
  • Kenneth Buttrey– drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose) – Joan Baez
  2. Rainbow Road – Donnie Fritts, Dan Penn
  3. Love Song to a Stranger – Joan Baez
  4. Myths – Joan Baez
  5. In the Quiet Morning – Mimi Fariña
  6. All the Weary Mothers of the Earth (People’s Union #1) – Joan Baez
  7. To Bobby – Joan Baez
  8. Song of Bangladesh – Joan Baez
  9. A Stranger in My Place – Kenny Rogers, Kin Vassy
  10. Tumbleweed – Douglas Van Arsdale
  11. The Partisan – Anna Marly, Hy Zaret
  12. Imagine – John Lennon