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Karmakanic: Dot

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On July 22, 2016, “Inside Out Music” label released “Dot”, the fifth Karmakanic album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Jonas Reingold.

Personnel:

  • Krister Jonsson – guitar
  • Lalle Larsson, Nils Erikson – keyboards
  • Andy Tillison – organ
  • Alex Reingold, Christine Lenk, Göran Edman, Nils Erikson, Norah Reingold – vocals
  • Jonas Reingold – bass
  • Morgan Ågren – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dot God the Universe and Everything Else No One Really Cares About – Pt. 1
  2. Higher Ground
  3. Steer By the Stars
  4. Travelling Minds
  5. God the Universe and Everything Else No One Really Cares About – Pt. 2

Thunder: Please Remain Seated

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On January 18, 2019, “earMusic” label released “Please Remain Seated”, the twelfth Thunder studio album. It was recorded in 2018 at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Luke Morley.

Personnel:

  • Danny Bowes – vocals
  • Luke Morley – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ben Matthews – guitar, keyboards
  • Tom Oliver – keyboards
  • Chris Childs – bass guitar
  • Gary “Harry” James – drums, percussion
  • Emily Lynn – backing vocals
  • Lara Smiles – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Luke Morley, except where noted.

  1. Bigger Than Both of Us
  2. Future Train – Luke Morley, Ben Matthews, Hogland
  3. Girl’s Going Out of Her Head
  4. I’m Dreaming Again
  5. Fly on the Wall
  6. Just Another Suicide – Luke Morley, Gary James
  7. Empty City – Luke Morley, Taylor
  8. Miracle Man
  9. Blown Away
  10. Loser
  11. She’s So Fine – Luke Morley, Taylor
  12. Low Life in High Places
  13. Stand Up – Luke Morley, Gary James
  14. River of Pain Like a Satellite
  15. Robert Johnson’s Tombstone
  16. Higher Ground
  17. Everybody Wants Her – Luke Morley, Danny Bowes, Ben Matthews, Gary James
  18. Long Way from Home

Dan Fogelberg: River Of Souls

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On September 28, 1993, “Full Moon” label released “River of Souls”, the thirteenth Dan Fogelberg album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Mountain Bird Studios” in Boulder, CO, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, CA, and was produced by Dan Fogelberg.

Personnel:

  • Dan Fogelberg – vocals, acoustic, rhythm and classical guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synth steel drum, horn arrangement, electric guitar, percussion, acoustic piano, mandolin, Hammond B3 organ, drum programming, cymbal, cowbell, sampling, synth flute, strings
  • Robert McEntree – electric guitar
  • Bill Payne– acoustic piano
  • Mike Finnigan– Hammond B3 organ
  • Michael Hanna – keyboards
  • Larry Klein– fretless bass, bass guitar
  • Bob Glaub– bass guitar
  • Carlos Vega – drums
  • Russ Kunkel– drums, cymbal
  • Mike Botts– drums, shaker, bass drum, hi-hat, cymbal
  • Alex Acuña– congas, udu, shaker, triangle, woodblock
  • Lenny Castro – congas, shaker, timbales
  • Gene Elders – fiddle
  • Pam Boulding – hammered dulcimer
  • Bill Bergman – saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Stephen “Doc” Kupka– baritone saxophone
  • Dennis Farias – trumpet
  • Daniel Fornero – trumpet
  • Vince Melamed– synth marimba
  • Philip Boulding – pennywhistle, Celtic harp
  • David Campbell– orchestra and string arrangement , conductor
  • Lebohang Morake – backing vocals
  • Mike Porcaro– bass guitar
  • Josef Powell – backing vocals
  • Abner Mariri – backing vocals
  • Ronald Kunene – backing vocals
  • Maxine Anderson – backing vocals
  • Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
  • Oren Waters– backing vocals
  • Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
  • Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis, Dave Reynolds, Elliot Scheiner, James Tuttle – engineer
  • Neal Avron, Anastasia Fogelberg, Dave Glover, Mike Kloster, Kevin Nimmo – engineer assistant
  • Elliot Scheiner at – mixing
  • Tom Winslow – mixing assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • John Kosh, Brian Wittman – art direction, design
  • Henry Diltz – photography
  • Remington Buckaroo Boone – executive producer

All tracks by Dan Fogelberg.

  1. Magic Every Moment
  2. All There Is
  3. The Minstrel
  4. Faces of America
  5. Holy Road
  6. Serengeti Moon
  7. Higher Ground
  8. A Love Like This
  9. River of Souls
  10. A Voice for Peace

Aretha Franklin: one Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

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On December 29, 1987, “Arista” label released “One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism” is Aretha Franklin gospel album. It was recorded July 27, 28 and 30, at “New Bethel Baptist Church” in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Aretha Franklin.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin– vocals, arranger, liner notes
  • Michael Wright – guitar
  • Nick Johnson – piano
  • Thomas Whitfield- organ, piano, arranger, vocal arrangement
  • Earl Wright Jr. – organ
  • Lanar Brantley – bass
  • Mavis Staples– vocals
  • Brenda Corbett – vocals
  • Carolyn Franklin– vocals
  • Erma Franklin– vocals
  • Reverend Jesse Jackson- speaker
  • Reverend Cecil Franklin – speaker
  • Ortheia Barnes – backing vocals
  • Renee Thomas – backing vocals
  • Sandra Feva – backing vocals
  • Margaret Branch – backing vocals
  • Dana Davis – percussion
  • Joe Ligon – arranger
  • Frank Fischer – house mix
  • Brian Leskowicz, David Hewitt, Phil Gitomer, Fritz Lange – engineer
  • Michael Lacopelli – mixing
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Maude Gilman – design
  • John Hudson – product manager

Track listing:

  1. Walk In The Light – traditional
  2. Prayer Invocation by Rev. Cecil Franklin
  3. Introduction of Aretha and the Franklin Sisters by Rev. Jesse Jackson
  4. Jesus Hears Every Prayer – Clara Ward
  5. Surely God Is Able – Clara Ward
  6. The Lord’s Prayer – traditional
  7. Introduction of Aretha and Mavis Staples by Rev. Jesse Jackson
  8. Oh Happy Day- Edwin Hawkins
  9. We Need Power – traditional
  10. Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson
  11. Ave Maria- traditional
  12. Introduction To Higher Ground by Rev. Jaspar Williams
  13. Higher Ground – traditional
  14. Higher Ground (continued)
  15. Prayer Invocation by Rev. Donald Parsons
  16. I’ve Been In The Storm Too Long – traditional
  17. Packing Up, Getting Ready To Go – Clara Ward

Stevie Wonder: Innervisions

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Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

On August 3, 1973, “Tamla” label released “Innervisions”, the sixteen Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles; “Media Sound Studios” in New York, and was produced by Stevie Wonder, Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – lead and backing vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, drums, Moog bass, Hohner clavinet , handclaps
  • Ralph Hammer – acoustic guitar
  • Dean Parks– acoustic guitar
  • David T. Walker– electric guitar
  • Clarence Bell – Hammond organ
  • Malcolm Cecil– upright bass
  • Scott Edwards – electric bass
  • Willie Weeks– electric bass
  • Larry “Nastyee” Latimer – congas
  • Yusuf Roahman – shaker
  • Sheila Wilkerson – bongos, Latin gourd
  • Lani Groves – backing vocal
  • Tasha Thomas– backing vocal
  • Jim Gilstrap– backing vocal
  • Robert Margouleff, Malcolm Cecil – synthesizer programming
  • Efram Wolff – album art

Track listing:

All tracks by Stevie Wonder.

  1. Too High
  2. Visions
  3. Living for the City
  4. Golden Lady
  5. Higher Ground
  6. Jesus Children of America
  7. All in Love Is Fair
  8. Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing
  9. He’s Misstra Know-It-All