On June 8, 1993, “Big Life” label released “Hey Zeus!”, the seventh X studio album. It was recorded September – December 1992, at “Zeitgeist Studios” in Los Angeles, “Groove masters” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tony Berg.
Personnel:
Exene Cervenka – vocals
John Doe – vocals, bass
Tony Gilkyson – vocals, guitar
D.J. Bonebrake – percussion, drums, marimba
Patrick Warren, Tony Berg – keyboards
Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
Casey McMackin – engineer
Brian Schuebie – engineer
Dale Lavi – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Exene Cervenka and John Doe; except where noted.
On June 6, 2000, “Inside Out Music” label released “Universe”, the first Planet X studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “The Leopard Room” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tony MacAlpine, Derek Sherinian and Virgil Donati.
Personnel:
Tony MacAlpine – guitar
Derek Sherinian – keyboard
Virgil Donati – drums
Tom Kennedy – bass
Dick Smothers Jr. – spoken vocals
Albert Law – engineer
T. J. Helmerich – engineer
Greg D’Angelo – engineer
Tom Fletcher – mixing
Gene Grimaldi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Virgil Donati, Tony MacAlpine and Derek Sherinian, except where noted.
Clonus
Her Animal
Dog Boots – Virgil Donati
Bitch – Virgil Donati
King of the Universe – lyrics by Dick Smothers Jr.
In June 1962, “Contemporary” label released “A World of Piano!”, the eleventh Phineas Newborn Jr. album. It was recorded October – November 1961, at “Contemporary Records Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
On June 1, 1999, “Dreamworks” label released “Bad Love”, the ninth Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1999, at “Sunset Sound”, “Sound Factory”, “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake.
Personnel:
Randy Newman – vocals, piano, arranger, conductor
Steve Donnelly – guitar
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Mitchell Froom – keyboards
Greg Cohen – bass
Pete Thomas – drums
Brandon Fields – saxophone
Martin Krystall – saxophone
Jack Nimitz – saxophone
Brian Scanlon – saxophone
Tom Scott – saxophone
Stu Blumberg – trumpet
Oscar Brashear – trumpet
Bruce Fowler – trombone
George Thatcher – trombone
James Self – tuba
Carmen Carter, Donna Davidson, Linda Harmon, Scottie Haskell, Luana Jackman, Teresa James, Melissa Mackay, Kate Markowitz, Bobbi Page, Sally Stevens-Eskew, Carmen Twillie, Terry Wood, Herb Pedersen – backing vocals
On May 30, 1995, “RCA” label released “What’s Inside”, the fourteenth Joan Armatrading studio album. It was recorded 1994 -1995, at “A&M Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, “Plant Recording Studios” in Sausalito, California, “Kiva Recording Studios” in Memphis. Tennessee, and was produced by Joan Armatrading and David Tickle.
Personnel:
Joan Armatrading – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, e-bow guitar, arrangements
In May 1976, “Capitol” label released “Sky High!”, the fourth Tavares studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Total Experience Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Freddie Perren.
Personnel:
Antone Tavares – vocal
Arthur Tavares – vocal
Feliciano Tavares – vocal
Perry Tavares – vocal
Vierra Tavares – vocal
Bob “Boogie” Bowles, Melvin “Wah Wah” Ragin – guitar
John Barnes – piano
Electric Ivory Experience (John Barnes, Bob Robitaille) – synthesizers, synthesizers arrangements
Scott Edwards – bass
James Gadson – drums
Bob Zimmitti, Paulinho Magalhaes, Paulinho da Costa, Freddie Perren – percussion
Freddie Perren – rhythm arrangements
Larry Miles – engineer
Tyrone Williams – engineer
Ron Alvarez – engineer assistant
Wally Traugott – mastering
Track listing:
The Mighty Power of Love – Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren
Ridin’ High – Feliciano Tavres, Keni St. Lewis
To the Other Man – Luther Ingram, Randall Stewart, Johnny Northern, Johnny Baylor
Heaven Must be Missing an Angel – Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren
Bein’ with You – Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren
Wonderful – Homer Banks, Carl Hampton
Guiding Star – Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren
Don’t Take Away the Music – Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian
On May 3, 2019, “Columbia” label released “Father of the Bride”, the fourth Vampire Weekend studio album. It was recorded January 2016 – August 2018, at “Effie Street” in Silverlake, California, “Vox” in Hollywood, “Sony” in Akasaka, Minato, Japan, and was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig, BloodPop, DJ Dahi and Rostam Batmanglij.
Personnel:
Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitars, mixing
Rostam Batmanglij – 12-string acoustic guitar
Tommy King – piano
Buddy Ross – synthesizers, Wurlitzer, piano, strings, backing vocals
Matt Chamberlain – drums
Greg Leisz – electric and pedal steel guitar
David Longstreth – guitar, backing vocals
Jake Longstreth – guitar
John Nixon – guitar
Ariel Rechtshaid – guitar
Steve Lacy – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Sam Gendel – saxophone
Serena McKinney – violins
Danielle Haim – lead and backing vocals
Jude Law – lead vocals
Jenny Lewis – vocal sample
Ariel Rechtshaid – engineer, mixing
Buddy Ross – engineer, mixing
Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
Rostam Batmanglij – engineer, mixing
Dalton Ricks – engineer
Nick Rowe – engineer
Chris Kasych – engineer
John DeBold – engineer
Hiroya Takayama – engineer
Takemasa Kosaka – engineer
Dave Schiffman – engineer
P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) – engineer
Michael Harris – engineer
Jude Law – engineer
Manny Marroquin – mixing
Chris Galland – mixing
Robin Florent – mixing assistant
Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
Emily Lazar – mastering
Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
Nick Harwood – art direction
Primo Kahn – cover design
Public-Library – cover design
Brendan Ratzlaff – illustration
Track listing:
All tracks by Ezra Koenig, except where noted.
Hold You Now – Ezra Koenig, Hans Zimmer
Harmony Hall
Bambina
This Life – Ezra Koenig, Makonnen Sheran, Mark Ronson
Big Blue
How Long? – Ezra Koenig, William Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Leon F. Silvers III
Unbearably White
Rich Man – Ezra Koenig, S. E. Rogie
Married in a Gold Rush
My Mistake – Ezra Koenig, Ludwig Göransson
Sympathy – Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
Sunflower
Flower Moon – Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
2021 – Haruomi Hososno, Ezra Koenig
We Belong Together – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
On April 15, 1982, “Columbia” label released “Lite Me Up”, the 28th Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “George Massenburg Studio” in Los Angeles, “El Dorado Studios” in Hollywood, “Garden Rake Studios”, and was produced by Herbie Hancock, Jay Graydon and Narada Michael Walden.
In March 1967, “Reprise” label released “Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim”, album by Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim. It was recorded January – February 1967, at “United Western Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocal
Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Al Viola – electric guitar
Jose Marino – doublebass
Dom Um Romão – drums
Colin Bailey – drums
Claus Ogerman – concuctor, arranger
Track listing:
The Girl from Ipanema – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinícius de Moraes
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveria
Change Partners – Irving Berlin
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees
Meditation (Meditação) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Newton Mendonça
If You Never Come to Me (Inútil Paisagem) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert, Aloysio de Oliveira
How Insensitive (Insensatez) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinicius de Moraes
I Concentrate on You – Cole Porter
Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Robert C. Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin
Once I Loved (O Amor em Paz) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert, Vinicius de Moraes
On February 28, 2020, “Fantasy” label released “American Standard”, the twentieth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Washington, MA, “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Treasure Isle Studios” and “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. “American Standard” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 63rd “Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
Kate Markowitz – vocals
Arnold McCuller – vocals
Caroline Taylor – vocals
John Pizzarelli – rhythm guitar
Michael Landau – lead guitar
Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
Jimmy Johnson – bass
Viktor Krauss – double bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Dorian Holley – vocals
Louis Marini, Jr. – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Walter Fowler – trumpets, flügelhorn
Andrea Zonn – vocals, violin
Stuart Duncan – violin
Jerry Douglas – dobro, engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Track listing:
My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul,, Sammy Cahn
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log – M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Almost Like Being in Love – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Frank Loesser
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
You’ve Got to be carefully Taught – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
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