Tag Archives: Island

Harry Nillson: Nillson Schmillson

On November 11, 1971, “RCA” label released “Nilsson Schmilsson”, the seventh Harry Nilsson studio album. It was recorded January – June 1971, at “Trident” and “Island” in London, “RCA” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Perry.

Personnel:

  • Harry Nilsson – vocals; piano, mellotron, organ, harmonica, electric piano
  • John Uribe – acoustic and lead guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Caleb Quaye – guitar
  • Ian Duck – acoustic guitar
  • Bill Linnane – piano
  • Jim Webb – piano
  • Roger Coulam – organ
  • Gary Wright – piano, organ
  • Henry Krein – accordion
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar, rhythm and acoustic guitar
  • Herbie Flowers – bass guitar
  • Jim Gordon – drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Roger Pope – drums
  • Richard Perry – percussion, mellotron
  • Bobby Keys – saxophone
  • Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
  • Paul Buckmaster – string and horn arrangements
  • George Tipton – string and horn arrangements
  • Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer
  • Richie Schmitt – engineer
  • Phill Brown – additional engineering
  • Acy Lehman – graphics
  • Dean Torrence – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.

  1. Gotta Get Up
  2. Driving Along
  3. Early in the Morning – Leo Hickman, Louis Jordam, Dallas Bartley
  4. The Moonbeam Song
  5. Down
  6. Without You – Pete Ham, Tom Evans
  7. Coconut
  8. Let the Good Times Roll – Shirley goodman, Leonard Lee
  9. Jump into the Fire
  10. I’ll Never Leave You

Mike Harrison: Smokestack Lightning

In November 1972, “Island” label released “Smokestack Lightning”, the second Mike Harrison studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Chris Blackwell and Mike Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Mike Harrison – vocals, harmonica
  • Pete Carr – guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – guitar
  • Wayne Perkins – slide guitar
  • Luther Grosvenor – acoustic guitar
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Clayton Ivey – keyboards
  • David Hood – bass
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
  • Ronald Eades – baritone saxophone
  • Harrison Calloway – trumpet
  • Mike Stacey – trumpet
  • Charles Rose – trombone

Track listing:

  1. Tears – Jimmy Stevens
  2. Paid My Dues – Jimmy Stevens
  3. What a Price – Murphy Maddux, Jack Jessup, Fats Domino
  4. Wanna Be Free – Joe Tex
  5. Turning Over – Mike Harrison, Luther Grosvenor
  6. Smokestack Lightning – Chester Burnett

U2: Zooropa

On July 5, 1993, “Island” label released “Zooropa”, the eighth U2 studio album. It was recorded February – May 1993, at “The Factory”, “Windmill Lane”, “Westland” in Dublin, and was produced by Brian Eno, Flood and The Edge.

Personnel:

  • Bono – vocals, guitar
  • The Edge – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizers
  • Adam Clayton – bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Brian Eno – synthesizers, piano, arcade sounds, loops, strings, harmonium, backing vocals
  • Des Broadbery – loops
  • Flood – loops, engineer, mixing
  • Johnny Cash – lead vocals
  • Robbie Adams – engineer
  • Willie Mannion – engineer and mixing assistant
  • Rob Kirwan – engineer and mixing assistant 
  • Mary McShane – engineer and mixing assistant
  • Terry Cromer – additional recording facilities
  • Julian Douglas – additional recording facilities
  • Arnie Acosta – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
  • Anne-Louise Kelly – album production manager
  • Suzanne Doyle – studio production manager
  • Cheryl Engels – post production coordinator
  • Steve Averill – art direction
  • Brian Williams – design, computer treatments
  • Shaughn McGrath – baby illustration

Track listing:

All music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr., all lyrics by Bono, except where noted.

  1. Zooropa
  2. Babyface
  3. Numb – The Edge
  4. Lemon
  5. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
  6. Dady’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car)
  7. Some Days Are Better Than Others
  8. The First Time
  9. Dirty Day – Bono, The Edge
  10. The Wanderer

Bon Jovi: Forever

On June 7, 2024, “Island” label released “Forever”, the sixteenth Bon Jovi studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Ocean Way” in Nashville, “Multiview” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks and Joe Rubel.

Personnel:

  • Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals
  • Phil X – lead guitar, talk box, backing vocals
  • John Shanks – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals
  • Tico Torres – drums
  • Everett Bradley – percussion, backing vocals
  • Bradley Giroux – drum programming
  • Ryan Tedder – drum programming, synth pads
  • Jason Isbell – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Gerardo Hilera – violin
  • Joel Pargman – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Songa Lee – violin
  • Neil Samples – violin
  • Philip Vaiman – violin
  • Erik Rynearson – viola 
  • Luke Maurer – viola
  • Tom Lea – viola
  • Cameron Stone – cello
  • David Mergen – cello
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello
  • Joe Rubel – synth pads
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Lars Fox – editing
  • Obie O’Brien – engineer
  • Bradley Giroux – engineer
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Katelyn Prieboy – engineer assistant
  • Logan Taylor – engineer assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Brian Judd – mixing assistance
  • Greyson Smith – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Chris Grainger – mastering assistant

Track listing:

  1. Legendary – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Billy Falcon
  2. We Made It Look Easy – Jon Bon Jovi, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts, Nick Long
  3. Living Proof – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks
  4. Waves – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Jason Isbell
  5. Seeds – Jon Bon Jovi, Ryan Tedder, Sean Douglas, Michael Pollack
  6. Kiss the Bride – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
  7. The People’s House – Jon Bon Jovi
  8. Wall of Jericho – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Philip Lawrence
  9. I Wrote You a Song – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Billy Falcon
  10. Living in Paradise – Jon Bon Jovi, Ed Sheeran
  11. My First Guitar – Jon Bon Jovi
  12. Hollow Man – Jon Bon Jovi

Kevin Ayers: The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories

In May 1974, “Island” label released “The Confessions of Dr.Dream and Other Stories”, the fifth Kevin Ayers studio album. It was recorded February – March 1974, at “AIR Studios” and “Ramport Studios” in London, and was produced by Rupert Hine.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitars, piano, organ
  • Nico – vocals
  • Mark Warner – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Sam Mitchell – electric guitar
  • Ollie Halsall – electric guitar solo
  • Cal Batchelor – electric guitar
  • Mike Oldfield – electric guitar solo
  • Henry Crallan – piano
  • Mike Moran – piano
  •  Rupert Hine – keyboards
  • Steve Nye – organ, electric piano
  • Mike Ratledge – organ
  • John Perry – bass
  • John Gustafson – bass
  • Trevor Jones – bass
  • Michael Giles – drums
  • The G’Deevy Ensemble – percussion
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Lol Coxhill – alto saxophone
  • Doris Troy, Rosetta Hightower, Joanne Williams – backing vocals
  • Sean Milligan – backing vocals
  • Hulloo Choir – backing vocals
  • John Punter – engineer
  • Steve Nye – engineer
  • Gerry Leitch, Sean Milligan – engineer assistant
  • Simon Jeffes – additional brass arrangements
  • George Smith, James Wedge – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Ayers.

  1. Day By Day
  2. See You Later
  3. Didn’t Feel Lonely Till I Thought of You
  4. Everybody’s Sometime and Some People’s All the Times Blues
  5. It Begins with a Blessing / Once I Awakened / But It Ends with a Curse
  6. Ballbearing Blues
  7. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 1: Irreversible Neural Damage
  8. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 2: Invitation
  9. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 2: The One Chance Dance
  10. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 4: Doctor Dream Theme
  11. Two Goes into Four

Brittany Howard: What Now

On February 9, 2024, “Island” label released “What Now”, the second Brittany Howard studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Shawn Everett and Brittany Howard.

Personnel:

  • Brittany Howard – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Brad Allen Williams – guitar
  • Lloyd Buchanan – keyboards
  • Paul Horton – keyboards, piano
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Nate Smith – drums
  • Rod McGaha – trumpet
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brittany Howard, except where noted.

  1. Earth Sign
  2. I Don’t
  3. What Now – Brittany Howard, Taylor Ann Avis Bogner
  4. Red Flags
  5. To Be Still – Brittany Howard, Brad Allen Williams
  6. Interlude
  7. Another Day
  8. Prove It to You
  9. Samson
  10. Patience
  11. Power to Undo
  12. Every Color in Blue

Free: Heartbreaker

In January 1973, “Island” label released “Heartbreaker”, the sixth and the final Free studio album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at“Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Andy Johns, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi and John Bundrick.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rodgers – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano
  • Rabbit (John Bundrick) – acoustic and electric pianos, organ, glockenspiel, bcking vocals
  • Tetsu Yamauchi – bass guitar, percussion
  • Simon Kirke – drums, percussion, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Kossoff – guitar
  • Snuffy – guitar
  • Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas 

Track listing:

  1. Wishing Well – Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, Paul Kossoff, John Bundrick
  2. Come Together in the Morning Paul Rodgers
  3. Travellin in Style – Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, Paul Kossoff, John Bundrick
  4. Heartbreaker – Paul Rodgers
  5. Muddy Water – John Bundrick
  6. Common Mortal Man – John Bundrick
  7. Easy on My Soul – Paul Rodgers
  8. Seven Angels – Paul Rodgers

Fall Out Boy: Folie à Deux

On December 10, 2008, “Island” label released “Folie à Deux”, the fourth Fall Out Boy studio album. It was recorded January – March 2008, at the “Pass Studios and the Casita” in Hollywood, and was produced by Neal Avron and Pharel Williams.

Personnel:

  • Patrick Stump – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, art direction
  • Joe Trohman – lead guitar, art direction
  • Pete Wentz – bass guitar, unclean vocals, art direction
  • Andy Hurley – drums, art direction
  • William Beckett, Elvis Costello, Travis McCoy, Doug Neumann, Gabe Saporta – guest vocals
  • Debbie Harry – guest vocals
  • Brendon Urie – guest vocals, piano
  • Alexander DeLeon – guest vocals
  • Lil Wayne – guest vocals
  • Pharrell Williams – synthesizer
  • Andrew Coleman – recording
  • Ryan Kennedy – recording assistant
  • Erich Talaba – engineer, Pro Tools
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
  • Kiki Cholewka, Bob Mallory, Zephyrus Sowers – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Pamela Litty – photography
  • Andy West – album design
  • JP Robinson – art coordination
  • Luke Chueh – cover artwork
  • Ronald Kurniawan – inside artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz, except where noted.

  • Lullaby (pre – hidden track)
  • Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
  • I Don’t Care – Norman Greenbaum, Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz
  • She’s My Winona
  • America’s Suitehearts
  • Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet
  • The (Shipped) Gold Standard
  • (Coffee’s for Closers)
  • What a Catch, Donnie
  • 27
  • Tiffany Blews
  • w.a.m.s.
  • 20 Dollar Nose Bleed
  • West Coast Smoker

Nico: The End…

In November 1974, “Island” label released “The End…: the fourth Nico studio album. It was recorded in 1974 at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by John Cale.

Personnel:

  • Nico – lead vocals, harmonium
  • John Cale – bass guitar, xylophone, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, organ, marimba, triangles, cabaça, boobams, glockenspiel,  percussion, piano, electric piano
  • Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
  • Brian Eno – synthesizers
  • Vicki Wood – backing vocals
  • Annagh Wood – backing vocals
  • John Wood – engineer
  • Victor Gamm – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Nico, except where noted.

  1. It Has Not Taken Long
  2. Secret Side
  3. You Forget to Answer
  4. Innocent and Vain
  5. Valley of the Kings
  6. We’ve Got the Gold
  7. The End – John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  8. Das Lied der Deutschen – Hoffman von Fallersleben, Joseph Haydn

Marianne Faithfull: Broken English

On November 2, 1979, “island” label released “Broken English”, the seventh Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded May – July 1979, at “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Miller Mundy.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Barry Reynolds – guitar
  • Joe Mavety – guitar
  • Guy Humphries – guitar
  • Steve Winwood – keyboards
  • Steve York – bass
  • Terry Stannard – drums
  • Morris Pert – percussion
  • Jim Cuomo – saxophone
  • Darryl Way – violin
  • Dyan Birch – backing vocals
  • Frankie Collins – backing vocals
  • Isabella Dulaney – backing vocals
  • Mark Miller Mundy – arrangements
  • Bob Potter – engineer, mixing
  • Ed Thacker – mixing
  • Dennis Morris – sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Broken English – Marianne Faithful, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York, Terry Standard
  2. Witches Song – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
  3. Brain Drain – Ben Brierly
  4. Guilt – Barry Reynolds
  5. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan – Shel Silverstein
  6. What’s the Hurry – Joe Mavety
  7. Working Class Hero – John Lennon
  8. Why D’Ya Do It – Heathcote Williams, Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard