On September 14, 2018, “New West” label released “13 Rivers”, the eighteenth Richard Thompson album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Boulevard Recording” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Thompson.
In August 1975, “ABC / Blue Thumb” label released “Chain Reaction”, the eight Crusaders (The) album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Wally Heider Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Stewart Levine, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper and Wayne Henderson.
Personnel:
Joe Sample – keyboards, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, synthesizers
Larry Carlton – guitars
Wayne Henderson – trombone, brass
Wilton Felder – bass, saxophones
Stix Hooper – drums, percussion
Rik Pekkonen – engineer
The Mastering Lab – mastering
Ed Scarisbrick – illustration
Ron Slenzak – photography
Track listing:
Creole – Wilton Felder
Chain Reaction – Joe Sample
I Felt the Love – Stix Hooper
Mellow Out – Larry Carlton
Rainbow Visions – Wayne Henderson
Hallucinate – Joe Sample
Give It Up – Joe Sample
Hot’s It – Joe Sample
Sugar Cane – Wayne Henderson
Soul Caravan – Stix Hooper, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder
In August 1973, “Reprise” label released the self-titled, debut Maria Muldaur album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Boyd and Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
Maria Muldaur – vocals
Clarence White – acoustic guitar
Ry Cooder – acoustic guitar
Andrew Gold – acoustic guitar
David Nichtern – acoustic and electric guitar
David Grisman – mandolin
Bill Keith – banjo, steel guitar
David Lindley – Hawaiian guitar
Dr. John – keyboards, horn arrangements
Jim Dickinson – piano
Mark T. Jordan – piano
Spooner Oldham – piano
Greg Prestopino – piano, voices, backing vocals
James Gordon – organ, clarinet
Nick DeCaro – accordion, string arrangements
Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
Ray Brown – bass guitar
Dave Holland – bowed bass
Jimmy Calhoun – bass guitar
Tommy McClure – bass guitar
Freebo – bass guitar
Amos Garrett – vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Jim Keltner – drums
Ed Shaughnessy – drums
John Boudreaux – drums
Jim Gordon – drums
Chris Parker – drums
Jerry Jumonville – alto horn, horn arrangements
Artie Butler – alto horn, horn arrangements
Beryl Marriott – violin
Richard Greene – violin
Larry Packer – violin, viola
Karen Alexander – backing vocals
Gloria Jones – backing vocals
Ellen Kearney – backing vocals
Bettye LaVette – backing vocals
Jessica Smith – backing vocals
Track listing:
Any Old Time – Jimmie Rodgers
Midnight at the Oasis – David Nichtern
My Tennessee Mountain Home – Dolly Parton
I Never Did Sing You a Love Song – David Nichtern
The Work Song – Kate McGarrigle
Don’t You Feel My Leg (Don’t You Get Me High) – Blue Lu Barker, Danny Barker, J. Mayo Williams
On August 10, 1965, “RCA Victor” label released “Elvis for Everyone!”, the eighth Elvis Presley studio album. Recording sessions took place over a ten-year span at “Sun Studio” in Memphis, “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, Tennessee, and “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Sam Phillips, Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins, Elvis Presley, Urban Thielmann, Hans Salter and George Stoll.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar
Scotty Moore – rhythm and lead guitar
Tiny Timbrell – guitar
Howard Roberts – guitar
Hank Garland – guitar
Neal Matthews Jr. – guitar
Chet Atkins – overdubbed guitar
Harold Bradley – guitar
Grady Martin – guitar
Billy Strange – guitar
Jerry Kennedy – guitar
Dudley Brooks – piano
Floyd Cramer – piano
Jimmie Haskell – accordion
Gordon Stoker – accordion
Bill Black – double bass
Meyer Rubin – double bass
Bob Moore – double bass
D. J. Fontana – drums
Bernie Mattinson – drums
Buddy Harman – drums
Boots Randolph – saxophone, clarinet
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
Track listing:
Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
Summer Kisses, Winter Tears – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Jack Lloyd
Finders keepers, Losers Weepers – Dory Jones, Ollies Jones
In My Way – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
Tomorrow Night – Sam Coslow, Wilhelm Grosz
Memphis Tennessee – Chuck Berry
For the Millionth and the Last Time – Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper
Forget Me Never – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
Sound Advice – Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye
Santa Lucia – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
I Met Her Tody – Hal Blair, Don Robertson
When It Rains, It Really Pours – William R. Emerson
On August 2, 1954, “Capitol” label released “Swing Easy!”, the eighth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded in April 1954, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore. It was released in 10” vinyl format.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocals
Nelson Riddle – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) – Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young
Sunday – Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams – Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll
Taking a Chance on Love – Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche
In August 1953, “Capitol” label released “Sings for Two in Love”, the tenth Nat King Cole album. It was recorded in January 1953, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lee Gillete. It was released in 10” format vinyl.
Personnel:
Nat King Cole – vocals
Nelson Riddle – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
A Handful of Stars – Jack Lawrence, Ted Shapiro
This Can’t Be Love – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet – Gus Kahn, Harry Woods
There Goes My Heart – Benny Davis, Abner Silver
Dinner for One, Please James – Michael Carr
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
In July 1961, “Reprise” label released “Swing Along with Me”, the twenty-second Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “United Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocals
Billy May and his Orchestra
Billy May – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
The Curse of an Aching Heart – Henry Fink, Al Piantadosi
Don’t Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) – Joe Marsala
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone – Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept
Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Granada – Dorothy Dodd, Agustin Lara
I Never Knew – Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn
Don’t Be That Way – Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson
Moonlight on the Ganges – Sherman Myers, Chester Wallace
It’s a Wonderful World – Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson
Have You Met Miss Jones – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
You\re Nobody till Somebody Loves You – James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock
On July 20, 1959, “Capitol” label released “No One Cares”, the seventeenth Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded March – May 1959, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cavanaugh.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocals
Gordon Jenkins – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
When No One Cares – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
A Cottage for Sale – Larry Conley, Willard Robinson
Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Where Did You Go – Arnold Sundgaard, Alec Wilder
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young
Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
Why Try to Change Me Now? – Cy Coleman, Joseph Allan McCarthy
Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
None But the Lonely Heart – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Arthur Westbrook
On July 18, 2025, “J&R Adventures” label released “Breakthrough”, the seventeenth Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded at “Black Rock Studios” in Santorini, Greece, “Ocean Way Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.
Personnel:
Joe Bonamassa – lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar
Josh Smith – guitar
Reese Wynans – keyboards
Calvin Turner – bass
Stephen Mackey – bass
Greg Morrow – drums
Lemar Carter – drums, percussion
Jade MacRae – backing vocals
Danielle DeAndrea – backing vocals
Kevin “Caveman” Shirley – mixing, photography
Austin Atwood – engineer
Kostas Kalimeris – engineer
Nate Haessly – engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Brian Lee – mastering
Bob Jackson – mastering
Hugh Syme – art direction, design, illustrations
Roy Weisman – executive producer
Track listing:
Breakthrough – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
Trigger Dinger – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
I’ll Take the Blame – Joe Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson
Drive by the Exit Sign – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, James House
Broken Record – Joe Bonamassa
Shake this Ground – Joe Bonamassa, James House
Still Walking with Me – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
In July 1978, “MCA” label released the self – titled, third Larry Carlton album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Room 335” and “Western Recorders” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Larry Carlton.
Personnel:
Larry Carlton – lead vocals, guitars, arrangements, engineer
Greg Mathieson – keyboards
Abraham Laboriel – bass
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
William “Smitty” Smith – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
Paul Dobbe – string engineer
Steve Carlton – second engineer
John Cabalka – art direction
Brad Kanawyer – design
John Lumkin – design, all artwork
John Gilbert Gonzalez – back cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Larry Carlton except where noted.
Room 335
Where Did You Come From – William Smith, Eric Mercury
