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
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
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
In February 1977, “RSO” label released “Two Sides to Every Story”, the sixth Gene Clark album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Fidelity Recording Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Thomas Jefferson Kaye.
Personnel:
Gene Clark – vocals, guitar
Mike Utley – keyboards
Jerry McGee – guitar
Al Perkins – guitar
Jeff Baxter – guitar
Doug Dillard – banjo
Byron Berline – fiddle
Jim Fielder – bass
Sammy Creason – drums
David Campbell – string arrangements
John Hartford – backing vocals
Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
Steven Soles – backing vocals
Thomas Jefferson Kaye – backing vocals
Daniel Moore – backing vocals
Matthew Moore – backing vocals
Pepper Watkins – backing vocals
Joel Soifer – engineer
Ed Caraeff – art direction, photography
David Larkham – design
Gary Legon – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Gene Clark, except where noted.
Home Run King
Lonely Saturday
In the Pines – traditional, arranged by Gene Clark
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
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