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Ringo Starr: Zoom

On March 19, 2021, “Universal Music Enterprises” label released “Zoom”, the debut Ringo Starr EP. It was recorded in 2020, at “Roccabella West” in Beverly Hills, California, and was produced by Ringo Starr, Bruce Sugar, Sam Hollander and Grant Michaels.

Personnel:

  • Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Jenny Lewis, Lenny Kravitz, Chris Stapleton, Yola, Ben Harper, Dave Grohl, Finneas O’Connell, Eric Burton, Corinne Bailey Rae – vocal
  • Steve Lukather – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Sugar – synth guitar, keyboards
  • Robby Krieger – guitar
  • Josh Edmondson – guitar
  • Sean Gould – guitar
  • Tony Chen – guitar
  • Benmont Tench – piano, organ
  • Grant Michaels – keyboards
  • Ed Roth – Hammond B3 organ
  • Joseph Williams – keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Jeff Silbar – bass, guitar
  • Kaveh Rastegar – bass
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Blair Sinta – drums
  • Hal Rosenfeld – percussion
  • James King – horns
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Zelma Davis, Sam Hollander, Amy Keys, Windy Wagner, Charity Daw, Candace Devine – backing vocals
  • Jim Cox – string arrangements, synth strings

Track listing:

  1. Here’s to the Nights – Diane Warren
  2. Zoom In Zoom Out – Jeff Silbar, Joe Turley
  3. Teach Me to Tango – Ringo Starr, Sam Hollander, Grant Michaels
  4. Waiting for the Tide to Turn – Bruce Sugar, Ringo Starr
  5. Note Enough Love in the World – Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather

Laufey: Bewitched

On September 8, 2023, “AWAL” label released “Bewitched”, the second Laufey studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Mosey Creative”, “EastWest”, “Blackheath Halls” and “Ballroom West”, and was produced by Laufey, Philharmonia Orchestra, Dan Wilson  and Spencer Stewart.

Personnel:

  • Laufey – lead vocals
  • Þorleifur Gaukur Davíðsson – slide guitar
  • Ted Case – piano
  • Jonathan Richards – bass
  • Carson Grant – drums
  • Ryan Shaw – drums
  • JJ Kirkpatrick – trumpet
  • Jordan Rose – drums
  • Simon Moullier – vibraphone
  • Júnía Lín – violin
  • Iain Farrington – arrangements
  • Hal Rosenfeld – orchestration
  • Robin O’Neill – conductor
  • Sara Mulford – recording 
  • Daniel Ficca – recording
  • Steve Haye – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Júnía Lín – creative direction
  • Kelly Ford – packaging design
  • Gemma Warren – artist photography
  • Spencer Stewart – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Laufey and Spencer Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Dreamer
  2. Second Best
  3. Haunted
  4. Must Be Love – Laufey, Freddy Wexler, Max Wolfgang
  5. While You Were Sleeping
  6. Lovesick
  7. California and Me – Laufey
  8. Nocturne (Interlude) – Laufey
  9. Promise – Laufey, Dan Wilson
  10. From the Start
  11. Misty – Johhny Burke, Erroll Garner
  12. Serendipity
  13. Letter to My 13 Year Old Self – Laufey
  14. Bewitched