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The Specials: Encore

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On February 1, 2019, “Island” label released “Encore”, the eighth Specials studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Horace Panter and Torp Larsen.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals
  • Lynval Golding – vocals, guitar
  • Horace Panter – bass guitar
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – vocals, keyboards
  • Steve Cradock – guitar
  • Kenrick Rowe – drums
  • Tim Smart – trombone, tuba
  • Pablo Mendelssohn – trumpet
  • Saffiyah Khan – guest vocals
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Oli Langford – violin
  • Tom Pigott-Smith – violin
  • George Murphy – engineer
  • Sophie Ellis – engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Robert Sellens – mixing assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, and Nikolaj Torp Larsen, except where noted.

  1. Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys – Eddy Grant
  2. B.L.M.
  3. Vote for Me
  4. The Lunatics – Neville Staple, Terr Hall, Lynval Golding
  5. Breaking Point
  6. Blam Blam Fever – Earl Grant, V. E. Grant
  7. 10 Commandments – Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, Torp Larsen, Saffiyah Khan
  8. Embarrassed by You – Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, Torp Larsen, Mark Adams
  9. The Life and Times (Of a Man Called Depression)
  10. We Sell Hope

Drivin ‘N’ Cryin: Fly Me Courageous

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On January 8, 1991, “Island” label released “Fly Me Courageous”, the fourth Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Kiva Recording Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Geoff Workman.

Personnel:

  • Buren Fowler – guitar
  • Kevn Kinney – vocals, guitar
  • Tim Nielsen – bass guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Jeff Sullivan – drums, percussion
  • Geoff Workman – engineer
  • Tim “Super Glue” Ray – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Buren Fowler, Kevn Kinney, Tim Nielsen, and Jeff Sullivan.

  1. Around the Block Again
  2. Chain Rection
  3. Fly Me Courageous
  4. Look What You’ve Done to Your Brother
  5. For You
  6. Let’s Go Dancing
  7. The Innocent
  8. Together
  9. Lost in the Shuffle
  10. Build a Fire
  11. Rush Hour

Hoobastank: Reason

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On December 9, 2003, “Island” label released “Reason”, the second Hoobastank studio album. It was recorded March – August 2003, at “Bay 7 Studios”, “Valley Village Studios”, “Sparky Dog Studios” in Calabasas, California, and was produced by Howard Benson. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, 2 x Platinum in the USA by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Doug Robb – lead and backing vocals 
  • Dan Estrin – acoustic and electric guitar 
  • Markku Lappalainen – bass guitar 
  • Chris Hesse – drums 
  • Michael Valerio – upright bass 
  • Howard Benson – keyboards
  • Mark Robertson – violin, string contractor
  • Sam Fisher – violin
  • Rene Mandel – violin
  • Simon Oswell – viola
  • Shanti Randall – viola
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Victor Lawrence – cello
  • David Low – cello
  • David Mergen – cello
  • Deborah Lurie – string arrangements
  • Jamie Oliver – group vocals 
  • Ian Watkins – group vocals
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Mike Plotnikoff – mixing
  • Louis Marino – art direction, design, illustrations
  • Danny Clinch – band photography
  • RJ Muna – cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Doug Robb; all music by Daniel Estrin.

  1. Same Direction
  2. Out of Control
  3. What Happened to Us
  4. Escape
  5. Just One
  6. Lucky
  7. From the Heart
  8. The Reason
  9. Let It Out
  10. Unaffected
  11. Never There
  12. Disappear

Keane: Cause And Effect

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On September 20, 2019, “Island” label released “Cause and Effect”, the fifth Keane studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Sea Fog Studios”, and was produced by David Kosten, Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, Richard Hughes and Jesse Quin.

Personnel:

  • Tom Chaplin– vocals
  • Tim Rice-Oxley– piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jesse Quin– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Richard Hughes– drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, Richard Hughes and Jesse Quin.

  1. You’re Not Home
  2. Love Too Much
  3. The Way I Feel
  4. Put the Radio On
  5. Strange Room
  6. Stupid Things
  7. Phases
  8. I’m Not Leaving
  9. Thread
  10. Chase the Night Away
  11. I Need Your Love

Orb: Orbus Terrarum

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On March 20, 1995, “Island” label released “Orbus Terrarum”, the third Orb studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, and was produced by Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Thomas Fehlmann and Kris Weston.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson
  • Andy Hughes
  • Thomas Fehlmann
  • Kris Weston

Track listing:

  1. Valley – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Simon Philips, Tom Green
  2. Plateau – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
  3. Oxbow Lakes – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
  4. Montagne d’Or (Der Gute Berg) – Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, B. J. Cole, Kris Weston, Nick Burton, Thomas Fehlmann
  5. White River Junction – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
  6. Occidental – Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Kris Needs, Kris Weston, Nick Burton, Simon Philips, Thomas Fehlmann
  7. Slug Dub – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Paul Ferguson, Thomas Fehlmann

Hoobastank: Every Man for Himself

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On May 8, 2006, “Island” label released “Every Man for Himself”, the third   Hoobastank studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Bay 7 Studios” in Valley Village, “NRG Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Sparky Dark Studio” in Calabasas, California, and was produced by Howard Benson.

Personnel:

  • Doug Robb – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
  • Daniel Estrin – lead guitar, bass
  • Chris Hesse – drums, percussion
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Dale Dye- drill sergeant
  • Chris Chaney– bass
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Howard Benson – keyboard, programming
  • Frank Marocco- accordion
  • The Heart Attack Horns – horns
  • Casey Stone – strings
  • Deborah Lurie – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Estrin and Doug Robb.

  1. The Rules
  2. Born to Lead
  3. Moving Forward
  4. Inside of You
  5. The First of Me
  6. Good Enough
  7. If I Were You
  8. Without a Fight
  9. Don’t Tell Me
  10. Look Where We Are
  11. Say the Same
  12. If Only
  13. More Than a Memory

American Hi-Fi: Same

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On February 27, 2001, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut American Hi-Fi album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Plantation Mixing and Recording” in Haiku, Hawaii, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Stacy Jones– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jamie Arentzen– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Drew Parsons– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Nolan – drums
  • Br Rick Patrick – creative director
  • Mick Gillies – digital editing
  • Randy Staub– mixing
  • Ian Joseph Dobbs – engineer
  • David Campbell— string arrangements, conducting
  • Taylor Crothers – back cover, photography
  • Zoren Gold – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Stacy Jones.

  1. Surround
  2. Flavor of the Week
  3. A Bigger Mood
  4. Safer on the Outside
  5. I’m a Fool
  6. Hi – Fi Killer
  7. Blue Day
  8. My Only Enemy
  9. Don’t Wait for the Sun
  10. Another Perfect Day
  11. Scar
  12. What About Today
  13. Wall of Sound

Jim Capaldi: Short Cut Draw Blood

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In December 1975, “Island” label released “Short Cut Draw Blood”, the third Jim Capaldi studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Smith, Jim Capaldi and Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Jim Capaldi- vocals, drums, percussion, drum machine
  • Steve Winwood- guitar, organ, piano, bass, Mellotron, harpsichord
  • Barry Beckett- piano, organ
  • Jean Roussel – piano
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick- piano, clavinet
  • Jimmy Johnson- guitar, horn arrangements
  • Peter Yarrow- acoustic guitar
  • Jess Roden – guitar
  • Paul Kossoff – guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Pete Carr – guitar
  • Phil Chen– bass
  • Rosko Gee – bass
  • David Hood– bass
  • Ray Allen – saxophone, percussion
  • Remi Kabaka– drums, percussion
  • Rebop Kwaku Baah– percussion
  • Gerry Conway – drums
  • Roger Hawkins- drums, spoons
  • Chris Wood- flute
  • Rico Rodriguez – trombone
  • Muscle Shoals Horns- horns
  • Harry Robinson – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Capaldi, except where noted.

  1. Goodbye Love
  2. It’s All Up to You
  3. Love Hurts – Boudleaux Bryant
  4. Johnny Too Bad – The Slickers
  5. Short Cut Draw Blood
  6. Living on a Marble
  7. Boy With A Problem
  8. Keep On Trying
  9. Seagull

U2: Songs of Experience

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On December 1, 2017, “Interscope” and “Island” labels released “Songs of Experience”, the fourteenth U2 studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2017, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “The Garage” in Topanaga, California, “Shangri-La”, “The Woodshed”, ”Waterloo Studios” and “Neptune Valley” in Los Angeles, “Strathmore House” in Killiney, Ireland, “Hanover Quay” and “Windmill Lane Studios” in  Dublin, “Uno Mas Studio” in Brentwood, Tennessee, “The Church Studios” in London, and was produced by Jacknife Lee, Ryan Tedder, Steve Lillywhite, Andy Barlow, Jolyon Thomas, Brent Kutzle, Paul Epworth, Danger Mouse, and Declan Gaffney. The album was certified Platinum in France by “SNEP”, and Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”.

Personnel:

  • Bono– vocals
  • The Edge– vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Adam Clayton– bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen Jr.– drums, percussion
  • Andy Barlow– additional keyboards, programming, sound design,  engineer, mixing
  • Jacknife Lee – additional guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Ryan Tedder– keyboards, additional guitar, programming, backing vocals
  • Brent Kutzle – keyboards, acoustic guitar, programming
  • Davide Rossi– strings
  • Goshua Usov – additional keyboards
  • Paul Epworth– additional keyboards, programming
  • Declan Gaffney – additional keyboards
  • Andrew Taggart– additional keyboards
  • Jolyon Thomas – additional guitar, additional keyboards
  • Brandon Collins – string arrangement
  • Amy Helman – violins
  • Avery Bright – violins
  • Betsy Lamb – viola
  • Paul Nelson – cello
  • Noel Zancanella – additional programming
  • Nate Lotz – additional percussion
  • Steve Wilmot – additional percussion
  • Kendrick Lamar– outro, intro
  • Julian Lennon– backing vocals
  • Haim– backing vocals
  • Lady Gaga– backing vocals
  • Dawn Kenny – additional credit
  • Tyler Spry, Drew Bang, Rich Rich, Matt Wiggins  – engineer
  • Matt Bishop – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Matty Green – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Brandon Bost – engineer, mixing assistance
  • Declan Gaffney –  engineer, additional mixing
  • Christopher Henry – additional engineering, engineer assistant
  • Richard Rainey, Greg Clooney, Doug Sarrett – additional engineering
  • Gosha Usov, Alan Kelly, Aleks Von Korff – engineer assistant
  • Dave “Squirrel” Covell, Barry McCready – engineer assistant
  • Alex Bailey – engineer assistant, mixing assistant,
  • Kelana, Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Steve Lillywhite– mixing

Track listing:

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

  1. Love Is All We Have Left
  2. Lights of Home – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.,Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim, Ariel Rechtshaid
  3. You’re the Best Thing About Me
  4. Get Out of Your Own Way
  5. American Soul
  6. Summer of Love
  7. Red Flag Day
  8. The Showman (Little More Better)
  9. The Little Things That Give You Away
  10. Landlady
  11. The Blackout
  12. Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way
  13. 13 (There Is a Light)

Eddie and the Hot Rods: Teenage Depression

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On November 22, 1978, “Island” label released “Teenage Depression”, the debut Eddie and the Hot Rods album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Jackson Studios” in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and was produced by Ed Hollis and Vic Maile.

Personnel:

  • Barrie Masters – vocals
  • Dave Higgs – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Paul Gray– bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Nicol – drums, backing vocals
  • Michael Beal – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Higgs, except where noted.

  1. Get Across to You
  2. Why Can’t It Be?
  3. Show Me – Joe Tex
  4. All I Need Is Money
  5. Double Checkin’ Woman
  6. The Kids Are Alright – Pete Townshend
  7. Teenage Depression
  8. Horseplay (Wearier of the Schmaltz)
  9. Been So Long
  10. Shake – Sam Cooke
  11. On the Run