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Clairo: Charm

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On July 12, 2024, Clairo self-released “Charm”, her third studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Allaire” in Shokan, New York, “Diamond Mine Recording” in Queens, New York City, and was produced by Claire Cottrill and Leon Michels.

Personnel:

  • Claire Cottrill – lead vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, flute, percussion, guitar
  • Paul Castelluzzo – slide guitar
  • Dylan Nowik – slide guitar, electric guitar, fuzz bass, acoustic guitar
  • Marco Benevento – piano
  • Leon Michels – vocals, flute, synthesizer, guitar, organ, piano, Mellotron, clarinet, bongos, Wurlitzer, saxophone, bass, drums, percussion, vibraphone 
  • Nick Movshon – bass, upright bass, percussion, guitar, mo tuck
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums, percussion
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Lee Falco – drums, percussion, saxophone
  • Leon Michels – engineer
  • John Rooney – engineer
  • Jens Jungkurth – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Deturk – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Nomad – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon
  2. Sexy to Someone – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon
  3. Second Nature – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Dylan Nowik
  4. Slow Dance – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Dylan Nowik
  5. Thank You – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Kevin Martin
  6. Terrapin’ – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Marco Benevento
  7. Juna – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Marco Benevento
  8. Add Up My Love – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon
  9. Echo – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels, Dylan Nowik, Nick Movshon
  10. Glory of the Snow – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels
  11. Pier 4 – Claire Cottrill, Leon Michels

Norah Jones: Visions

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On March 8, 2024, “Blue Note” label released “Visions”, the ninth Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Leon Michels. The album won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 67th “Annual Grammy Awards”.

Personnel:

  • Norah Jones – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Jesse Murphy – bass, upright bass
  • Leon Michels – drums, bass, tambourine, guitar, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, drum programming, organ
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Leon Michels – engineer
  • Jens Jungkurth – engineer, mixing
  • Lucas Carpenter – engineer assistant
  • Alex Deturk – mastering
  • Garrett Robinson – mastering
  • Scott Hull – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Norah Jones, except where noted.

  1. All This Time – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
  2. Starring at the Wall – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
  3. Paradise – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
  4. Queen of the Sea
  5. Visions
  6. Running – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
  7. I Just Wanna Dance – Norah Jones, Leon Michels, Homer Steinweiss
  8. I’m Awake
  9. Swept Up in the Night – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
  10. On My Way – Norah Jones, Pete Remm
  11. Alone with My Thoughts – Norah Jones, Leon Michels
  12. That’s Life – Norah Jones, Leon Michels

Sylvan Esso: Free Love

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On September 25, 2020, “Loma Vista” label released “Free Love”, the third Sylvan Esso studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Sylvan Esso and John Hill.

Personnel:

  • Amelia Meath – vocals, engineer, cover photography
  • Nick Sanborn – guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming engineer, lettering
  • Stephen Sanborn – guitar
  • Daniel Kyriakides – guitar
  • Joe Westerlund – voices, drums
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • BJ Burton – mixing
  • Huntley Miller – mastering
  • Christopher Leckie – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, except where noted.

  1. What If
  2. Ring
  3. Ferris Wheel – John Hill, Amelia Meath, Nick Sanborn
  4. Train
  5. Numb
  6. Free
  7. Frequency
  8. Runaway – Amelia Meath, Nick Sanborn, Homer Steinweiss
  9. Rooftop Dancing – Amelia Meath, Nick Sanborn, Daniel Kyriakides
  10. Make It Easy

Al Green: Lay It Down

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On May 27, 2008, “Blue Note” label released “Lay It Down”, the 29th Al Green studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and James Poyser.

Personnel:

  • Al Green – vocals
  • Anthony Hamilton – vocals, backing vocals
  • Corinne Bailey Rae – vocals, backing vocals
  • John Legend – vocals, backing vocals
  • Chalmers “Spanky” Alford – guitar
  • Randy Bowland – additional guitar
  • James Poyser – piano, organ
  • Adam Blackstone – bass
  • Owen Biddle – bass
  • Ahmir Questlove Thompson – drums
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • Danny Sadownick – percussion
  • The Dap-Kings Horns – horns
  • Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone
  • Ian Hendrickson Smith – baritone saxophone
  • Jaguar Wright, Mercedes Martinez – backing vocals
  • Larry Gold – string orchestrator, conductor
  • Richard Nichols, Eli Wolf – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Green.

  1. Lay It Down
  2. Just for Me
  3. You’ve Got the Love I Need
  4. No One Like You
  5. What More Do You Want from Me
  6. Take Your Time
  7. Too Much
  8. Stay With Me (By the Sea)
  9. All I Need
  10. I’m Wild About You
  11. Standing in the Rain

Fleet Foxes: Shore

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On September 22, 2020, “Anti” label released “Shore”, the fourth Fleet Foxes studio album. It was recorded September 2019 – September 2020, at “The Long Pond” in Columbia County, New York, “Studios St. Germain” in Paris, “Vox Recording” in Los Angeles, “The Diamond Mine” in Long Island City, Queens, “Electric Lady Studios” in Greenwich Village, New York, and was produced by Robin Pecknold.

Personnel:

  • Robin Pecknold – vocals, instrumental performance, arrangements
  • Uwade Akhere – vocals
  • Daniel Rossen – acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Michael Bloch – classical guitar
  • Marta Sofia Honer – violin, viola
  • The Westerlies
  • Riley Mulherkar – trumpet
  • Chloe Rowlands – trumpet
  • Andy Clausen – trombone
  • Willem de Koch – trombone
  • Joshua Jaeger – drum kit, percussion
  • Christopher Bear – drum kit, percussion
  • Homer Steinweiss – drum kit
  • Meara O’Reilly – vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Tim Bernardes – vocals
  • Kevin Morby – backing vocals
  • Georgiana Leithauser – backing vocals
  • Frederika Leithauser – backing vocals
  • Juliet Butters – backing vocals
  • Faye Butters – backing vocals
  • Beatriz Artola – spoken dialog, engineer, recording, mixing
  • Jon Low – additional engineering
  • Bastien Lozier – additional engineering
  • Michael Harris – additional engineering
  • Chris Cerullo – additional engineering
  • Paul Spring – additional engineering
  • Jens Jungkurth – additional engineering
  • Lauren Marquez – additional engineering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Ben Tousley – layout, design
  • Robin Pecknold – layout, design
  • Dino Matt – drawings
  • Hiroshi Hamaya – cover photographs
  • Kersti Jan Werdal – gatefold photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Pecknold, except where noted.

  1. Wading in Waist-High Water
  2. Sunblind
  3. Can I Believe You
  4. Jara
  5. Featherweight
  6. A Long Way Past the Past
  7. For a Week or Two
  8. Maestranza
  9. Young Man’s Game
  10. I’m Not My Season
  11. Quiet Air / Gioia
  12. Going-to-the-Sun Road – Robin Oecknold, Tim Bernardes
  13. Thymia
  14. Cradling Mother, Cradling Woman
  15. Shore

Norah Jones: Pick Me Up Off the Floor

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On June 12, 2020, “Blue Note” label released “Pick Me Up Off the Floor”, the seventh Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Reservoir Studios” and “Rainbow Star” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Norah Jones and Jeff Tweedy.

Personnel:

  • Norah Jones – vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, drums, celesta
  • Jeff Tweedy – acoustic and electric guitar, electric bass
  • Pete Remm – Hammond B3, synthesizer, electric guitar
  • Dan Lead – pedal steel guitar
  • Christopher Thomas – upright bass
  • Jesse Murphy – upright bass
  • Josh Lattanzi – electric bass 
  • John Patitucci – electric bass 
  • Dan Rieser, Josh Adams – drums
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Nate Smith – drums 
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums
  • Mauro Refosco – shaker
  • Leon Michels – tenor saxophone 
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Mazz Swift – violin, backing vocals
  • Ayane Kozasa – viola
  • Paul Wiancko – cello, string arrangement
  • Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth – backing vocals 
  • Brandon Bost – recording
  • Andy Taub – recording
  • Patrick Dillett – recording
  • Mark Greenberg – engineer
  • Matt Marinelli – additional recording
  • Jake Owen – additional recording
  • Homer Steinweiss – horns recording
  • Jamie Landry – mixing
  • Tom Schick – recording, mixing
  • Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Samuel Wahl – musical assistant
  • John Muller, Joey Wunsch – musical assistants
  • James Yost – musical assistant
  • Frank Harkins – art direction, design
  • Diane Russo – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Norah Jones, except where noted.

  1. How I Weep
  2. Flame Twin
  3. Hurts to Be Alone
  4. Heartbroken, Day After
  5. Say No More – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda
  6. This Life
  7. To Live
  8. I’m Alive – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy
  9. Were You Watching? – Norah Jones, Emily Fiskio
  10. Stumble on My Way
  11. Heaven Above – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy

Norah Jones: Begin Again

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On April 12, 2019, “Blue Note” label released “Begin Again”, the seventh Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Thomas Bartlett, Jeff Tweedy and Norah Jones.

Personnel:

  • Norah Jones – vocals, celeste, drums, Fender rhodes, acoustic guitar, organ, piano
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming, engineer
  • Jeff Tweedy – bass, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Pete Remm – Hammond organ
  • Christopher Thomas – bass
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Leon Michels – tenor saxophone
  • Homer Steinweiss – horn engineer
  • Patrick Dillett – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Schick – engineer, mixing
  • Andy Taub – engineer
  • Jens Jungkurth – engineer
  • Brandon Bost – mixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Frank Harkins – art direction, design
  • Clay Patrick McBride – photography

Tracks listing:

  1. My Heart Is Full – Norah Jones, Thomas Bartlett
  2. Begin Again – Norah Jones, Emily Frisco
  3. It Was You – Norah Jones
  4. A Song with No Name – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy
  5. Uh Oh – Norah Jones, Thomas Bartlett
  6. Wintertime – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy
  7. Just a Little Bit – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda, Brian Blade, Christopher Thomas Jones

 

The Arcs: Yours, Dreamily

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On September 4, 2015, “Nonesuch” label released “Yours, Dreamily”, the debut Arcs album. It was recorded in 2015, at “The Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, “The Diamond Mine” and “Electric Lady Studios” in New York, “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Leon Michels.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach– vocals, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, buzz, percussion
  • Leon Michels – piano, organ, keyboards, saxophone, electric guitar, percussion, synthesizer, drums, bass guitar
  • Richard Swift– vocals, drums, keyboards, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • Veronica Medellin – guitar
  • Russ Pahl – electric guitar
  • Thomas Brenneck – guitar
  • Kenny Vaughan– baritone guitar
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar
  • Bobby Emmett – vocals, piano, organ, horns
  • Dave Roe – upright bass
  • Jeffery Clemens – drums
  • Chamberlin– drums
  • Ray Mason – trombone
  • Mariachi Flor de Toloache – vocals, horns, strings
  • Lee Fields– vocals
  • Brian Olive – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Once We Begin (Intro) – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels
  2. Outta My Mind – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss
  3. Put a Flower in Your Pocket – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels, Richard Swift
  4. Pistol Made of Bones – Dan Auerbach
  5. Everything You Do (You Do for You) – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels
  6. Stay in My Corner – Dan Auerbach, Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss
  7. Cold Companion – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels, Richard Swift
  8. The Arc – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss
  9. Nature’ s Child – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels
  10. Velvet Ditch – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels, Richard Swif
  11. Chains of Love – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels
  12. Come & Go – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels
  13. Rosie (Ooh La La) – Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels, Richard Swift
  14. Searching the Blue – Dan Auerbach

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings: I Learned the Hard Way

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On March 6, 2010, “Daptone Records” label released “I Learned the Hard Way”, the fourth Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings studio album. It was recorded 2009-2010, at “House of Soul Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Gabriel “Bosco Mann” Roth.

Personnel:

  • Sharon Jones – vocals
  • Thomas Brenneck – guitars, piano
  • Binky Griptite – guitars, bass
  • Victor Axelrod – piano, organ
  • Bosco Mann – bass
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • Fernando “Boogaloo” Velez – bongos, congas, tambourine
  • Cosmo Bann – guitars
  • Sam Boncon – piano, clavinet
  • Jimmy Hill – organ
  • Boom Boom Romero – drums
  • Brian Floody – timpani
  • Toby Pazner – vibraphone, glockenspiel
  • Cochemea Gastelum – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone
  • Ian Hendrickson-Smith – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Leon Michels – tenor saxophone
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Michael Leonhart – trumpet
  • Aaron Johnson – trombone
  • Eric Davis – French horns
  • Daisy Sugarman – flute
  • Matthew Lehmann – violin
  • Antoine Silverman – violin, string arrangement
  • Chris Cardona – violin
  • Anja Wood – cello
  • Alex Kadvan – cello
  • Entcho Todorov – violin
  • Mikey Post – soul claps
  • Nydia Davila – soul claps
  • Wayne Gordon – soul claps
  • El Deuvo – cabasa
  • Moon Bancs – marching snare
  • Saundra Williams – backing vocals
  • AnGee Blake – backing vocals
  • The Bushwick Callers – backing vocals
  • Kevin C. Keys – backing vocals
  • Amos B. Conn – string arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks written by Bosco Mann, except where noted.

  1. The Game Gets Old – Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Tommy Brenneck
  2. I Learned the Hard Way
  3. Better Things – Homer Steinweiss
  4. Give it Back – Dave Guy
  5. Money
  6. The Reason – Neal Sugarman
  7. Window Shopping – Wayne Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, Derek Nievergelt
  8. She Ain’t a Child No More
  9. I’ll Still Be True – Tommy Brenneck
  10. Without a Heart
  11. If You Call
  12. Mama Don’t Like My Man

St. Vincent: Same

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On February 25, 2014, “Loma Vista” label released the self-titled, fourth  St. Vincent studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Elmwood Studios” in Dallas, Texas, and was produced by John Congleton. The album won “Grammy” for Best Alternative Music Album, and was voted “Best Album of 2014” in the following medias:  “NME”, “Guardian”, “Gigwise”, “musicOMH”, “Slant Magazine” and “Entertainment Weekly”.

Personnel:

  • Annie Clark – vocals, guitar
  • Adam Pickrell – keyboards
  • Bobby Sparks – Minimoog
  • Daniel Mintseris – synthesizer, piano, harpsichord
  • Ralph Carney – horns
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums
  • McKenzie Smith – drums
  • John Congleton– engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Willo Perron – creative director
  • Brian Roettinger – design
  • Renata Raksha – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Annie Clark.

  1. Rattlesnake
  2. Birth in Reverse
  3. Prince Johnny
  4. Huey Newton
  5. Digital Witness
  6. I Prefer Your Love
  7. Regret
  8. Bring Me Your Loves
  9. Psychopath
  10. Every Tear Disappears
  11. Severed Crossed Fingers