On February 5, 2016, “Highway 20” label released “The Ghosts of Highway 20”, the 12th Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Greg Liesz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams.
Personnel:
Lucinda Williams – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bill Frisell – electric guitar
Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Val McCallum – electric guitar
David Sutton – bass guitar, backing vocals
Carlton “Santa” Davis – drums
Butch Norton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Ras Michael – hand drums, backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.
On October 21, 2003, “Warner Bros” label released “Leave the Light On”, the fourth Beth Hart album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Beth Hart, Mike Bradford, Danny Saber, Oliver Leiber and Eric Thorngren.
Personnel:
Beth Hart – vocals, piano
Oliver Leiber – guitar
Jon Nichols – guitar
Kip Packard – guitar
Greg Leisz – pedal steel
Jimmie Bones – organ
Richard Baker – Hammond B3 organ
Chris Frazer Smith – Hammond organ
Chris Smith – Hammond B3
Patrick Warren – keyboards
David Gamson – keyboards
Mike Bradford – bass, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, electric piano
Tom Lilly – bass, bass guitar
Danny Saber – bass, guitar, bass guitar
Albert Molinaro – bass, bass guitar
Jorgen Carlsson – bass
Kevin Cloud – drums
Rev. Brady Blade – drums
Sergio González – drums
Russ Kunkel – drums
Scott Miracle – drums
David Raven – drums
Bernie Hershey – conga, drums
Jerry Hey – horn
Dan Higgins – horn
Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements, string conductor
Danny Saber – programming, mixing
David Gamson – programming, mixing
Eric “ET” Thorngren – engineer, mixing, mastering
Marc DeSisto – engineer
Rob Hill – engineer
Oliver Leiber – engineer
Mike Bradford – mixing
Bryan Golder – digital editing
Patricia Sullivan Fourstar – mastering
Jeff Chenault – art direction, design
Greg Waterman – photography
Kimberly Goodnight – fashion advisor
Peggy Seagren – make-up, hair stylist
Carla Solinger – stylist
David Wilkes – A&R
John Franck – product manager
Track listing:
Lifts You Up – Beth Hart, Greg Sutton, Bob Thiele
Leave the Light On – Beth Hart, Oliver Leiber
Bottle of Jesus – Beth Hart, Glen Burtnick
Wild Horses – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
World Without You – Oliver Leiber, John Shanks
Lay Your Hands on Me – Beth Hart, Jon Nichols
Monkey Back – Beth Hart, Jon Nichols
Broken and Ugly – Beth Hart
If God Only Knew – Beth Hart, Greg Sutton, Kevin Savigar
On October 18, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “Loose”, the third Victoria Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “American Recording Studios” in Woodland Hills, California, and was produced by Paul Fox.
Personnel:
Victoria Williams – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, dulcimer
Peter Buck – electric guitar, sitar
Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, dulcimer
Mark Olson – vocals, acoustic guitar
Andrew Williams – acoustic guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals
On May 14, 2021, “Loma Vista Recordings” label released “Daddy’s Home”, the sixth St. Vincent studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Electric Lady” in New York, “Rough Customer” in Brooklyn, “Conway” and “Compound Fracture” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack Antonoff and Annie Clark. “Daddy’s Home” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
Annie Clark – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, sitar guitar, modular synthesizer, lap steel, bass, Wurlitzer, keyboards, Mellotron, vibes, art direction, creative direction
Greg Leisz – pedal steel
Jack Antonoff – drums, percussion, bass, Wurlitzer, acoustic and electric guitar synthesizers, Mellotron, piano, clavinet, clavichord, backing vocals
Thomas Bartlett – piano, Wurlitzer
Patrick Kelly – bass
Sam KS – drums, congas
Cian Riordan – drums
Evan Smith – saxophones, flute, clarinet, horns, guitar, synthesizers
Michael Leonhard – trumpet, trombone
Daniel Hart – violin
Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals
Kenya Hathaway – backing vocals
Laura Sisk – recording
Peter Labberton – recording
John Rooney – engineer assistant
Jon Sher – engineer assistant
Cian Riordan – additional recording, mixing
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Leah Lehrer – art direction, creative direction
Liz Lambert – art direction
Mishka Westell – package design
Zackery Michael – photography
Avigail Collins – styling
Pamela Neal – hair
Hinako Nishiguch – makeup
Track listing:
All tracks by Annie Clark, except where noted.
Pay Your Way in Pain – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
Down and Out Downtown
Daddy’s Home – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
Live in the Dream
The Melting of the Sun
Humming (Interlude 1)
The Laughing Man – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
Down – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
Humming (Interlude 2)
Somebody Like Me
My Baby Wants a Baby – Annie Clark, Florrie Palmer
…At the Holiday Party – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
On April 8, 2008, “Rykodisc” label released “Boo!”, the fifth Was (Not Was) studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Henson Recording Studios”, “Cello Studios” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” and “Chomsky Ranch” in Los Angeles, “Karma Farm” in Manhattan Beach, California, and was produced by David Was and Don Was.
Personnel:
David Was – vocals, keyboards, flute, harmonica, illustration
Don Was – vocals, keyboards, bass, percussion, programming, engineer, mixing, graphic design
Sweet Pea Atkinson – lead vocals
Sir Harry Bowens – lead vocals
Donald Ray Mitchell – lead vocals
Kris Kristofferson – special guest vocals
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
Luis Resto – keyboards
Booker T. Jones – Hammond B3 organ
Randy Jacobs – guitars
Wayne Kramer – guitars
Val McCallum – guitars
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Tim Drummond – bass
Marcus Miller – bass
Curt Bisquera – drums
James Gadson – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion
Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone
Dave McMurray – saxophones, horn arrangements
Rayse Biggs – trumpet
Lee Thornton – trumpet
David Campbell – string arrangements
Sally Dworsky – backing vocals
Portia Griffin – backing vocals
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
Myrna Smith – backing vocals
Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
Krish Sharma – engineer, mixing
Dan Bosworth – engineer assistant
Kevin Mills – engineer assistant
Louie Teran – mastering
Jamie Hoyt-Vitale – package design
Ron Meckler – graphic design
Ellen Stone – band photography
Jamie Muhoberac – club photography
Ruby Marchand – A&R
Track listing:
All tracks by David Was and Don Was, except where noted.
Semi-Interesting Week
It’s a Miracle
Your Luck Won’t Last
From the Head to the Heart
Big Black Hole
Needletooth
Forget Everything
Crazy Water
Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Bob Dylan, David Was, Don Was
On April 7, 2009, “Nonesuch” label released the self-titled, debut Sara Watkins album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Henson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Paul Jones.
Personnel:
Sara Watkins – vocals, fiddle, ukulele
Sean Watkins – acoustic and electric guitar, harmony vocals
Jon Brion – acoustic and electric guitar
Gillian Welch – electric guitar, harmony vocals
Chris Eldridge – guitar, harmony vocals
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
John Paul Jones – bass, mandolin, piano, organ, electric piano, harmony vocals
Billy Cardine – dobro
Michael Witcher – dobro
Ronnie McCoury – mandolin
Chris Thile – mandola
Benmont Tench – piano
Byron House – bass
Mark Schatz – bass
Sebastian Steinberg – bass
David Rawlings – drums, electric guitar, harmony vocals
On March 17, 1992, “Sire” label released “Ingénue”, the second k.d. lang studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Vancouver Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Greg Penny, k. d. lang and Ben Mink.
Personnel:
k.d. lang – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, tamboura, tambourine, percussion
Ben Mink – acoustic and electric guitars, bass, viola, violin, percussion, beatboxing, programming, string arrangements, engineer
Greg Leisz – steel, pedal steel and lap steel guitar
On October 22, 2021, “Interscope” label released “Blue Banisters”, the eighth Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded in 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, at “Conway Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Dean’s List House of Hits” in Cypress, Texas, “Punto Rec Studios” in Turin, NY, “TAP Studios” in London, and was produced by Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Mike Dean, Barrie-James O’Neill and Rick Nowels.
Personnel:
Lana Del Rey – vocals, horn and string arrangements, recording, mixing
Miles Kane – vocals
Gabe Simon – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synth bass, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion, backing vocals, drum programming, sound effects
On July 23, 2021, “Three Blind Mice” and “BMG Right Management” labels released “For Free”, the eighth and final David Crosby album. It was recorded August – December 2020, at “The Bamboom Room” in Altadena, California, “Hz Werks” in Van Nuys, California, “Joe Jack’s Studio” in Santa Ynez, California, “Groove Masters” in Santa Monica, California, “Stubbs Recording” in Spring Hill, Tennessee, “Tomorrow’s Sound Today” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by James Raymond.
Personnel:
David Crosby – vocals, mixing
James Raymond – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizers, synth guitar solo, synth bass, synth acoustic guitar, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, percussion, backing vocals, horn arrangements, recording, mixing
Shawn Tubbs – acoustic and electric guitar
Steve Postell – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Dean Parks – acoustic and electric guitar
Andrew Ford – bass
Elijah Thomson – bass
Gary Novak – drums
Steve DiStanislao – drums
Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
Steve Tavaglione – tenor saxophone, EWI
Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn
Sarah Jarosz – vocals
Brian Wilson – count-in vocal
Michael McDonald – backing vocals
Gracie Raymond – backing vocals
Becca Stevens – backing vocals
Michelle Willis – backing vocals
Dan Garcia – recording, mixing
Shawn Tubbs – guitar recording
Dean Parks – guitar recording
Nate Hassely – engineer assistant
Joel Jacks – engineer assistant
Jason Mariani – engineer assistant
Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – engineer assistant
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Louise Hendy – artwork, design
Joan Baez – sleeve artwork, original painting
Track listing:
River Rise – David Crosby, James Raymond, Michael McDonald
I Think I – David Crosby, James Raymond, Steve Postell
The Other Side of Midnight – James Raymond
Rodriguez for a Night – David Crosby, Donald Fagen, James Raymond
On July 16, 2021, “Columbia” label released “Sob Rock”, the eighth John Mayer studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2021, at “Henson Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Meyer, Don Was, No I.D. and Chad Franscoviak.
Personnel:
John Mayer – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, bass
Maren Morris – vocals
Cautious Clay – vocals
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Jeff Babko – keyboards
Larry Goldings – keyboards
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, synthesizers
Pino Palladino – bass
Sean Hurley – bass
Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion
Lenny Castro – percussion
Chad Franscoviak – engineer
Curt Schneider – engineer
Chenao Wang – engineer assistant
Matt Tuggle – engineer assistant
Ryan Lytle – engineer assistant
Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
Michael Freeman – mixing assistant
Martin Pradler – digital editing
Randy Merrill – mastering
Ryan Del Vecchio – mastering assistant
Track listing:
All tracks are written by John Mayer, except where noted.
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