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Edie Brickell: Picture Perfect Morning

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On August 16, 1994, “Geffen” label released “Picture Perfect Morning”, the debut Edie Brickell solo album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by David Bromberg, Roy Halee, and Paul Simon.

Personnel:

  • Edie Brickell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • David Bromberg – guitar ,slide guitar
  • Bill Dillon – guitar,electric guitar
  • Larry Campbell- guitar, pedal steel, violin
  • Nelson Gonzalez – guitar
  • John Leventhal – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Paul Simon- acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Brian Stoltz – guitar, electric guitar
  • Kenny Withrow – guitar, electric guitar
  • John- synthesizer, piano
  • Joel Diamond -organ
  • Art Neville- organ, keyboard
  • Michael Bearden -synthesizer
  • Leon Pendarvis – synthesizer
  • Jerry Douglas- dobro
  • Steve Riley -accordion
  • Dave Samuels -vibraphone
  • Butch Amiot -bass
  • Tony Hall – bass
  • Brad Houser- bass
  • Bakithi Khumalo – bass
  • Shawn Pelton – drums
  • Richard Crooks -drums
  • Steve Gadd- drums
  • Willie Green – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson- percussion, conga
  • Mingo Araujo -percussion
  • Cyro Baptista- percussion
  • Skip LaPlante – percussion
  • Cyril Neville- percussion
  • Errol “Crusher” Bennett – percussion
  • Herb Besson -trombone
  • Michael Davis -trombone
  • Keith O’Quinn – trombone
  • James Pugh – trombone
  • Shari Feder – horn arrangements
  • Michael Brecker- ewi
  • John Bush -triangle
  • Phyllis Bethel -backing vocals
  • The Dixie Cups – backing vocals
  • Terry Manuel – background vocals
  • Madeleine Yayodele Nelson – backing vocals, chekere
  • Vivian Cherry – backing vocals
  • Victor Cook – backing vocals
  • Charles Elam III – backing vocals
  • Dennis King – backing vocals
  • Maurice Lauchner – backing vocals
  • Barry White- voices
  • David Bromberg, Malcolm Burn, Roy Halee, Andy Smith – engineer
  • Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jimmy Corona, Marc Silag – session coordinator
  • Dolores Lusitana – project coordinator
  • Tom Zutaut – art direction
  • Michael Halsband, Vaughn Hazell, Kevin Mazur – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Edie Brickell.

  1. Tomorrow Comes
  2. Green
  3. When the Lights Go Down
  4. Good Times
  5. Another Woman’s Dream
  6. Stay Awhile
  7. Hard Times
  8. Olivia
  9. In the Bath
  10. Picture Perfect Morning
  11. Lost in the Moment

David Byrne: Look Into the Eyeball

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On May 8, 2001, “Virgin” label released “Look into the Eyeball”, the fifth David Byrne album. It was recorded at “The Cutting Room Studio” and “Sound on Sound Studio” in New York, and was produced by Michael Mangini.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne– vocals, guitar, keyboards, Mellotron,  timpani
  • Nrü (a.k.a. Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega)– vocals
  • Thom Bell– Rhodes
  • John Vercesi – Rhodes
  • Greg Cohen– upright bass
  • Ken Lewis– bass, keyboards
  • Bradley Jones – bass, baby bass
  • Paul Frazier – bass guitar
  • Shawn Pelton– drums, percussion
  • Paulo Braga – percussion
  • Vinicius Cantuaria– percussion
  • Mauro Refosco– percussion
  • Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
  • Rodd Kadleck – trumpet
  • Jim Hayes – trumpet
  • Birch Johnson– trombone
  • Michael Davis– trombone
  • Robert Funk – trombone
  • Herb Besson – trombone
  • Virgil Blackwell – clarinet
  • Larry Etkin – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Shelley Woodworth – English horn
  • Bob Carlisle – French horn
  • Stewart Rose – French horn
  • Judy Leclair – bassoon
  • Arlen Fast – bassoon
  • Karen Griffin – piccolo
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Kristina Mosso – violin
  • Maxim Moston – violin
  • Bruno Eicher – violin
  • Dan Reed – violin
  • Suzanne Ornstein – violin
  • Sandra Park – violin
  • Rajnhidur Pejursdottir – violin
  • Lisa Kim – violin
  • Laura Seaton – violin
  • Fiona Simon – violin
  • Vivek Kamath – viola
  • Nick Cords – viola
  • Susan Pray – viola
  • Dawn Hannay – viola
  • Robert Rinehart – viola
  • Eileen Moon – cello
  • Sarah Seiver – cello
  • Tara Chambers – cello
  • Alan Stepanksy – cello
  • Vivian Cherry – backing vocals
  • Kysia Bostic – backing vocals
  • Imani Coppola– backing vocals
  • Marlon Saunders– backing vocals
  • Ken Lewis – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Doyle Partners – artwork
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Stephen Doyle – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne.

  1. B. Jesus
  2. The Revolution
  3. The Great Intoxication
  4. Like Humans Do
  5. Broken Things
  6. The Accident
  7. Desconocido Soy
  8. Neighborhood
  9. Smile
  10. The Moment of Conception
  11. Walk on Water
  12. Everyone’s in Love with You