On July 6. 2026, Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins) aka Bonnie Tyler died aged 75. She was singer, known for her distinctive husky voice. She was member of the band Imagination, had a successful solo career, and was best known for her 1977 hit “It’s a Heartache”. As leader she released 18 albums.
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Parannoul: After The Magic
On January 28, 2023, “Topshell” label released “After the Magic”, the third Parannoul studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Parannout and eeajik.
Personnel:
- Parannoul – mixing, mastering, album cover
- Della Zyr – vocals
- 은해 – vocals
- Asian Glow – guitar
- eeajik – guitar, mixing, mastering
- Fin Fior – trumpet
- Rei from Vampillia – strings, string arrangements
- Sarah Alvarez – album cover
All tracks by Parannoul.
- Polaris
- Insomnia
- Arrival
- We Shine at Night
- Parade
- Sketchbook
- Imagination
- Sound Inside Me, Waves Inside You
- Blossom
- After the Magic
Harry “Sweets” Edison: Sweetenings
In November 1958, “Roulette” label released “Sweetenings”, the tenth Harry “Sweets” Edison album. It was recorded in November 1958, in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig.
Personnel:
- Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
- Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Drew, Jimmy Jones – piano
- Joe Benjamin, John Simmons – bass
- Charlie Persip – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Harry “Sweets” Edison, except where noted.
- Centerpiece
- Candy – Alex Kramer, Mack David, Joan Whitney
- Jive at Five – Count Basie, Harry Edison
- Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- Louisiana – J. C. Johnson, Andy Razaf
- Harriet
- It Happened in Monterey – Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne
- If I Had You – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro
- Paradise – Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford
- (Back Home Again in) Indiana – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
- Pussy Willow
- Sweetenings
Hank Crawford: We Got A Good Thing Going
In November 1972, “Kudu” label released “We Got a Good Thing Going”, the thirteenth Hank Crawford album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
- Richard Tee – piano, electric piano, organ
- George Benson, Cornell Dupree – electric guitar
- Ron Carter, Gordon Edwards – double bass, electric bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Phil Kraus – vibraphone, orchestra bells
- Art Jenkins – congas, tambourine
- Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice – violin
- Al Brown, Harold Coletta, Ted Israel – viola
- Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
- Margaret Ross – harp
- Bob James, Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- We Got a Good Thing Going – The Corporation
- I Don’t Know – Bill Withers
- Down to Earth – Ron Miller, Avery Vandenberg
- I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So – Duke Ellington, Mack David
- Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
- Little Tear – Don Sebesky
- The Christmas Song – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
- Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
- Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan
- Dirt Dobbler – Alfred Ellis
- Betcha by Golly, Wow – Thom Bell, Linda Creed
- This Is All I Ask – Gordon Jenkins
- Jazz Bridge – Don Sebesky
Dave Brubeck: Plays And Plays And…
In October 1957, “Fantasy” label released “Plays and Plays and…:, the 21st Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded in February 1957, at Dave Brubeck home in Oakland.
Personnel:
- Dave Brubeck – piano
- Arnold Roth – artwork
Track listing:
- Sweet Cleo Brown – Dave Brubeck
- I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
- Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Indian Summer – Victor Herbert, Al Dubin
- In Search of a Theme – Dave Brubeck
- You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
- I See Your Face Before Me – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- They Say It’s Wonderful – Irving Berlin
- Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Gladys Knight & The Pips: Imagination
On October 9, 1973, “Buddah” label released “Imagination”, the eleventh Gladys Knight & the Pips studio album. It was recorded June – September 1973, at “Venture Sound” in Somerville, New Jersey, “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Tony Camillo, Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest and Edward Patten.
Personnel:
- Gladys Knight – lead vocals
- Merald “Bubba” Knight – backing vocals
- William Guest – backing vocals
- Edward Patten – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim Weatherly, except where noted.
- Midnight Train to Georgia
- I’ve Got My Imagination – Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg
- Storms of Troubled Times
- Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
- Once in a Lifetime Thing
- Where Peaceful Waters Flow
- I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Cash
- Perfect Love – Paul Williams
- Window raisin Granny – William Guest, Gladys Knight, Merald Knight, Edward Patten
Earth, Wind & Fire: Spirit
On September 28, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Spirit”, the seventh Earth, Wind & Fire studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Burbank Studios” in Burbank, California, “Hollywood Sound Recorders” and “Wally Heider Studios” in Los Angeles, “Westlake Audio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba, timbales, mixing
- Al McKay – guitar, percussion
- Johnny Graham – guitar
- Larry Dunn – piano, keyboards, organ, Moog synthesizer
- Jerry Peters – piano, keyboards
- Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion
- Fred White – drums, percussion
- Ralph Johnson – drums, percussion
- Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
- Harvey Mason – percussion
- Andrew Woolfolk – saxophone, percussion
- Don Myrick – saxophone
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet
- Charles Findley – trumpet
- Michael Harris – trumpet
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Louis Satterfield – trombone
- Charles Loper – trombone
- Lew McCreary – bass trombone
- David Duke – Frech horn
- Arthur Maebe – French horn
- Sidney Muldrow – French horn
- Marilyn Robinson – French horn
- Tommy Johnson – tuba
- Charles Veal – concertmaster
- Asa Drori, Winterton Garvey, Harris Goldman, Carl LaMagna, Joy Lyle, Sandy Seemore, Haim Shtrum, Ken Yerke – violin
- Marilyn Baker, David Campbell, Denyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, James Dunham, Paul Polivnick, Lynn Subotnick, Barbara Thomason – viola
- Ronald Cooper, Marie Fera, Dennis Karmazyn, Harry Shlutz – cello
- Dorothy Ashby – harp
- Jerry Peters, Charles Stepney, Tom Tom 84 – arrangements
- George Massenburg – engineer, remix
- Paul Klingberg, Leo Sacks – mixing
Track listing:
- Getaway –Peter Cor, Bernard “Beloyd” Taylor
- On Your Face – Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Philip Bailey
- Imagination – Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Philip Bailey
- Spirit – Larry Dunn, Maurice White
- Saturday Night – Al McKay, Maurice White, Philip Bailey
- Earth, Wind & Fire – Skip Scarborough, Maurice White
- Departure – Larry Dunn, Maurice White
- Biyo – Maurice White, Al McKay
- Burnin’ Bush – Jerry Peters
Maynard Ferguson: Boy With Lots Of Brass
In July 1957, “EmArcy” label released “Boy with Lots of Brass”, the sixth Maynard Ferguson album.
Personnel:
- Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
- Irene Kral – vocals
- Al Cohn – arrangements
- Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone, arrangements
- Bill Holman – saxophone
- Ernie Wilkins – saxophone
- Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone
- Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
- John Bello – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Joe Burnett – trumpet
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Richard Evans – bass
- Larry Bunker – drums
Track listing:
- Give Me the Simple Life – Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby
- My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- The Lamp Is Low – Peter DeRose, Bert Shefter
- Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen
- The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Jeepers Creepers – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
- Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
- A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Easy to Love – Cole Porter
- Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
- I Hadn’t Anyone Till You – Ray Noble
- I Never Knew – Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn
Simple Minds: Big Music
On October 31, 2014, “Sony Music” label released “Big Music”, the sixteenth Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded May 2009 – August 2014, in London, Bath, Ireland, and was produced by Gavin Goldberg, Steve Osborne, Owen Parker, Andy Wright, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor, Andy Gillespie and Ged Grimes.
Personnel:
- Jim Kerr – vocals
- Charlie Burchill – guitar, keyboard, programming
- Andy Gillespie – keyboard, backing vocals
- Ged Grimes – bass guitar
- Mel Gaynor – drums
- Sarah Brown – backing vocals
- Clinton Outten – backing vocals
- Gavin Goldberg – acoustic guitar, keyboard, programming, mixing
- Andy Wright – keyboards, programming
- Owen Parker – additional guitar, backing vocals, additional programming
- Steve Osborne – programming
- Iain Cook – additional programming
- Paul Statham – additional programming
- Tom Dalgety – additional engineering
- John Henry – additional engineering
- Lewis Chapman – mixing assistant
- JP Chalbos – mastering
- Peacock – art direction, design
- Daniel Reed – cover digital illustration
- Paul Cox – photography
- Martin Smith – photography
Track listing:
- Blindfolded – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Midnight Walking – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
- Honest Town – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Big Music – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
- Human – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Blood Diamonds – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Let the Day Begin – Michael Been
- Concrete and Cherry Blossom – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Imagination – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Kill or Cure – Paul Statham, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Broken Glass Park – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Spirited Away – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
Etta James: Time After Time
On May 9, 1996, “Private Music” label released “Time After Time”, the 20th Etta James album. It was recorded in 1995, at ”Conway Studios”, and was produced by John Snyder.
Personnel:
- Etta James – vocal
- Josh Sklair – guitar
- Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
- John Clayton – bass
- Paul Humphrey – drums
- Donto Metto Jame – percussion
- Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone
- Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
- Kraig Kilby – trombone
- Ronnie Buttacavoli – flugelhorn
- Patrick Karamian – engineer
- Jay Newland – engineer, mastering
- Joe Lopes – mastering
- Lupe De Leon – executive producer
Track listing:
- Don’t Go to Strangers
- Teach Me Tonight
- Love Is Here to Stay
- The Nearness of You
- Time After Time
- My Funny Valentine
- Imagination
- Fool That I Am
- Willow Weep for Me
- Everybody’s Somebodys’ Fool
- Night and Day
- Someone to Watch Over Me
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