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Emmylou Harris: Luxury Liner

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On December 28, 1976, “Warner Bros Nashville” label released “Luxury Liner”, the fourth Emmylou Harris album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Enactron Truck” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brian Ahem.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, finger-style acoustic guitar, engineer
  • Nicolette Larson – duet vocals
  • Albert Lee – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Rodney Crowell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, high-strung guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Cunha – acoustic guitar
  • Hank DeVito – pedal steel guitar
  • James Burton – electric guitar
  • Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano, string arrangements
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica, bass harmonica
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
  • John Ware – drums
  • Mike Auldridge – dobro
  • Ricky Skaggs – fiddle, mandolin
  • Dianne Brooks – backing vocals
  • Dolly Parton – backing vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – backing vocals
  • Fayssoux Starling – backing vocals
  • Donivan Cowart – engineer
  • Bradley Hartman – engineer
  • Stuart Taylor – engineer
  • Miles Wilkinson – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Luxury Liner – Gram Parsons
  2. Pancho and Lefty – Townes Van Zandt
  3. Making Believe – Jimmy Work
  4. You’re Supposed to Be Feeling Good – Rodney Crowell
  5. I’ll Be Your San Antone Rose – Susana Clark
  6. (You Never Can tell) C’est la Vie – Chuck Berry
  7. When I Stop Dreaming – Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin
  8. Hello Stranger – A.P. Carter
  9. She – Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge
  10. Tulsa Queen – Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell

The Supremes & The Four Tops: Dynamite

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In December 1971, “Motown” label released “Dynamite”, the third and last album between Supremes (The) and Four Tops (The). It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Johnny Bristol, Joe Hinton, Bobby Taylor and Frank Wilson.

Personnel:

  • The Supremes – Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong – vocals 
  • The Four Tops – Levi Stubbs, Duke Fakir, Obie Benson, Lawrence Payton – vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • David Van DePitte, Gene Page, H.B. Barnum, Robert White – arrangements
  • Curtis McNair – art direction
  • Warren Linn – illustration
  • Tom Schlesinger – graphics

Track listing:

  1. It’s Impossible – Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne
  2. The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall) – Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson
  3. Hello Stranger – Barbara Lewis
  4. Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills
  5. Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy to Come By – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  6. Melodie – Deke Richards, Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson
  7. If – David Gates
  8. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock
  9. Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
  10. Do You Love Me Just a Little, Honey – Gladys Knight, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock

The Fratellis: Half Drunk Under a Half Moon

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On April 2, 2021, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Half Drunk Under a Full Moon”, the sixth Fratellis (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Jon Fratelli – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Barry Fratelli – bass
  • Mince Fratelli – drums
  • Will Foster – orchestral score 
  • Mark Lesseraux – backing vocals 
  • Roger J. Manning Jnr – backing vocals
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing, programming
  • Cameron Lister – engineer
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • David Eustace – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jon Fratelli, except where noted.

  1. Half Drunk Under a Half Moon
  2. Need a Little Love
  3. Lay Your Body Down
  4. The Last Songbird
  5. Strangers in the Street
  6. Living in the Dark
  7. Action Reply
  8. Six Days in June
  9. Oh Roxy
  10. Hello Stranger

Marianne Faithfull: Strange Weather

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In July 1987, “Island” label released “Strange Weather”, the eleventh Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 1987, at “A&R Recording Studios”, “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Hal Willner.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Bill Frisell- guitars
  • Sharon Freeman- piano
  • John (credited as Mac Rebennack) – piano
  • Garth Hudson- accordion
  • William Schimmel- accordion
  • Fernando Saunders- bass
  • T. Lewis – drums, horn arrangements
  • Chris Hunter – alto saxophone, flute
  • William Schimmel- accordion
  • Steve Slagle – alto saxophone
  • Lew Soloff- trumpet
  • Michael Levine- violin
  • Michael Gibbs- string arrangements
  • Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
  • Tony Wright – photography

Track listing:

  1. Stranger Intro – Bill Frisell
  2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  3. I Ain’t Goin’ Down To The Well No More – Huddie Ledbetter, Alan Lomax, John Lomax
  4. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  5. Sign of Judgement – Kid Prince Moore
  6. Strange Weather – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
  7. Love, Life and Money – Julius Dixon, Henry Glover
  8. ll Keep It With Mine – Bob Dylan
  9. Hello Stranger – Doc Pomus, Mac Rebennack (Dr. John)
  10. Penthouse Serenade – Will Jason, Val Burton
  11. As Tears Go By – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andrew Loog Oldham
  12. A Stranger On Earth – Sid Feller, Rick Ward