On August 30, 1966, “Dunhill” label released the self-titled, second Mamas & the Papas (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Lou Adler.
Personnel:
Denny Doherty – vocals
Cass Elliot – vocals
Michelle Phillips – vocals
Jill Gibson – vocals
John Phillips – vocals, guitar
“Doctor” Eric Hord – guitar
Tommy Tedesco – guitar
P. F. Sloan – guitar
Larry Knechtel – piano, organ
Ray Manzarek – piano, organ
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
Peter Pilafian – electric violin
Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements
Gene Page – horn arrangements
Dayton “Bones” Howe – engineer
Henry Lewy – engineer
Bowen David – engineer assistant
George Whiteman – artwork
Guy Webster – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by John Phillips, except where noted.
No Salt on Her Tail
Trip, Stumble and Fall – John Phillips, Michelle Gilliam
Dancing Bear
Words of Love
My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Dancing in the Street – Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter
On August 29, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Johnny 99”, the 69th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in April 1983, at “Magnolia” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Ahern.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
Hoyt Axton, Barbara Bennett, Donivan Cowart, Lynn Langham – vocals
June Carter – vocals
James Burton – electric guitar
Bob Wootton – electric guitar
Brian Ahern – gut-string guitar, 6-string bass, tambourine, arrangements
Tim Goodman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, 6-string bass, banjo
Marty Stuart – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
David Mansfield – mandolin, mandocello, fiddle
Glen D. Hardin – keyboards
Nick DeCaro – accordion
Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
Norton Buffalo – harmonica
Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Jack Grochmal, Donivan Cowart, Brian Ahern – engineer
John Seakwood – photography
Track listing:
Highway Patrolman – Bruce Springsteen
That’s the Truth – Paul Kennerley
God Bless Robert E. Lee – Bobby Hutcherson, Mack Vickery
New Cut Road – Guy Clark
Johnny 99 – Bruce Springsteen
Ballad of the Ark – Steven Rhymer
Joshua Gone Barbados – Eric Von Schmidt
Girl from the Canyon – Carolina Edwards, Jonathan Edwards
On June 15, 1974, “RCA Victor” label released “Back Home Again”, the eighth John Denver studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “RCA’s Music Center of the World” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Milton Okun and Susan Ruskin.
Personnel:
John Denver – vocals, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars
Julie Connor – vocals
John Sommers – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals
Steve Weisberg – acoustic guitar, dulcimer, dobro, backing vocals, arrangements
On June 13, 1972, “A&M” label released “A Song for You”, the fourth Carpenters studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “A&M” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jack Daugherty Productions.
Personnel:
Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, drums
Richard Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electronic piano, Hammond organ, celesta, orchestration, remastering
Tony Peluso – lead guitar
Louie Shelton – guitar
Red Rhodes – steel guitar
Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Gary Coleman – percussion
Bob Messenger – tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute
Earl Dumler – oboe, English horn
Tim Weisberg – bass flute
Norm Herzberg – bassoon
Bernie Grundman – remastering
Track listing:
A Song for You – Leon Russell
Top of the World – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter
Hurting Each Other – Gary Geld, Peter Udell
It’s Going to Take Some Time – Carole King, Toni Stern
Goodbye to Love – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter
Intermission – Richard Carpenter
Bless the Beasts and Children – Perry Botkin Jr., Harry DeVorzon
Flat Baroque – Richard Carpenter
Piano Picker – Randy Edelman
I Won’t Last a Day Without You – Roger Nichols, Paul Williams
On May 30, 1966, “Reprise” label released “Strangers in the Night”, the 43rd Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded April – May 1966, in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Bowen. At the 1967 “Grammy Awards”, Frank Sinatra won “Record of the Year” and “Best Male Vocal Performance”. Ernie Freeman’s arrangement of the title track won him the “Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist”, and Eddie Brackett and Lee Herschberg’s engineering earned them the “Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical”. The album was certified Platinum in Us by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocals
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor
Glen Campbell, Al Viola – guitar
Artie Kane – Hammond B3 organ
Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Cappy Lewis, Ray Triscari – trumpet
Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson, Tom Shepard – trombone
George Roberts – bass trombone
Chuck Gentry, Bill Green, Justin Gordon, Harry Klee, Ronny Lang – saxophone
Vincent DeRosa, Henry Sigismonti, Gale Robinson, Richard Perissi – French horn
Bill Green, Andreas Kostelas – flute
Sidney Sharp, Lennie Malarsky, William Kurasch, Ralph Schaeffer, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Jerome Reisler, Robert Sushe, John De Voogdt, Bernard Kundell, Tibor Zelig, Victor Amo, Alex Beller, Herman Clebanoff, James Getzoff, Anatol Kaminsky, Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci Gerald Vinci, William Weiss, Harry Bluestone – violin
Harry Hyams, Joseph Di Fiore, Darrel Terwilliger, Alex Neiman, Joseph Saxon, Jesse Ehrlich, Emmet Sargeant, Stanley Harris, Paul Robyn, Armand Kaproff – viola
Justin DiTullio, Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Armand Kaproff – vielle
Bill Miller, Michel Rubini – piano
Alvin Casey, William Pitman, Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco – guitar
Chuck Berghofer, Ralph Pefla – bass
Hal Blaine, Irving Cottler – drums
Eddie Brackett Jr., Emil Richards – percussion
Ernie Freeman – arrangements
Donnie Lanier, Nelson Riddle – conductor
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night (from the “Universal” picture “A Man Could Get Killed” – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
Summer Wind – Heinz Meier, Hans Bradtke, Johnny Mercer
All or Nothing at All – Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence
Call Me – Tony Hatch
You’re Driving Me Crazy – Walter Donaldson
On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
My baby Just Cares for Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
Downtown – Tony Hatch
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
In January 1970, “Capitol” label released “Try a Little Kindness”, the thirteenth Glen Campbell album. It was recorded in 1969, at “United” and “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Al De Lory.
Personnel:
Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
Al Casey – acoustic guitar
Joe Osborn – bass
Carol Kaye – bass
Hal Blaine – drums
Bob Felts – percussion
Al De Lory – arrangements, conductor
Marty Paich – arrangements
Joe Polito – engineer
Pete Abbot – engineer
Track listing:
Try a Little Kindness – Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin
Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
For My Woman’s Love – Ben Peters
Country Girl – Craig Smith
All the Way – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
Where Do You Go – Ed Penney, John Domurad
Honey Come Back – Jimmy Webb
Folk Singer – C. E. Daniels
Love Is Not a Game – Jerry Goldstein
Once More with Feeling – Shirley Nelson
And the World Keeps Spinning – Ron Green, Ron Price
On November 22, 1963, “Philles” label released “A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records”, an album of Christmas songs. It was recorded September – October 1963, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Phil Spector. In 2003, the album was ranked at no. 142 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2019, it was ranked the greatest “Christmas Album of All Time”.
Personnel:
Darlen Love – performer (White Christmas, Marshmallow World, Winter Wonderland, Christmas, Baby Please Come Home)
The Ronettes – performer (Frosty the Snowman, Sleigh Ride, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus)
Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans – performer (The Bells of St. Mary’s, Here Comes Santa Claus)
The Crystals – performer (Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers)
Phil Spector – performer (Silent Night)
Barney Kessel – guitar
Bill Pitman – guitar
Tommy Tedesco – guitar
Nino Tempo – guitar
Irv Rubins – guitar
Leon Russell – piano
Al De Lory – piano
Don Randi – piano
Ray Pohlman – bass
Jimmy Bond – bass
Hal Blaine – drums
Sonny Bono – percussion
Frank Capp – percussion
Jack Nitzsche – percussion, arrangements
Jay Migliori – saxophone
Steve Douglas – baritone saxophone
Roy Caton – trumpet
Lou Blackburn – horns
Johnny Vidor – strings
Larry Levine – engineer
Track listing:
White Christmas – Irving Berlin
Frosty the Snowman – Steve Nelson, Walter Rollins
The bells of St. Mary’s – A. Emmet Adams, Douglas Furber
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
Marshmallow World – Carl Sigman, Peter DeRose
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Tommie Connor
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer – Johnny Marks
Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Dick Smith
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Leon Jessel
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home – Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector
Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman
In April 1968, “Mercury” label released “Like to Get to Know You”, the second Spanky and Our Gang studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Western Recorders” in Hollywood, “Universal Recording Studio” in Chicago, “Impact Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Dorough and Stuart Scharf.
Personnel:
Spanky McFarlane – vocals
Malcolm Hale – vocals, lead guitar, trombone
Lefty Baker – vocals, lead guitar, banjo
Nigel Pickering – vocals, rhythm guitar
Kenny Hodges – vocals, bass
John Seiter – vocals, drums
Mike Deasy – guitar
Walter Raim – 12-string guitar
Red Rhodes – steel guitar
Artie Schroeck – organ, piano
Chet Amsterdam, Larry Knechtel, Richard Davis – bass
Bill LaVorgna, Donald MacDonald, Hal Blaine – drums
Lee Katzman – trumpet
Track listing:
The Swingin’ Gate – John Ferrell, Geoffrey Meyers
Prescription for the Blues – Little Brother Montgomery, Bruce Saunders
Three Ways from Tomorrow – Lefty Baker
My Bill – Bob Dorough, Daniel Greenburg, Monte Ghertler
Sunday Mornin’ – Margo Guryan
Echoes (Everybody’s Talkin’) – Fred Neil
Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
Stuperflabbergasted – Bruce Summers, Carlos Bernal
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
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