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Ryan Adams: Rock n Roll

On November 4, 2003, “Lost Highway” label released “Rock n Roll”, the fourth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Stratosphere Sound” in Manhattan, New York, and was produced by James Barber.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – lead and backing vocals, voices, guitar, keyboards, bass, guitar, multi instruments, costume design
  • Johnny McNab – guitar
  • Joe McGinty – piano
  • Joe McGrath – piano, engineer
  • Jamie Candiloro – bass guitar, Hammond organ, engineer, mixing, surround mix
  • Johnny Pisano – bass guitar
  • Jonathan Flaugher – bass guitar
  • Tony Shanahan – bass guitar
  • Johnny T – voices, drums
  • Paul Garisto – drums
  • Parker Posey – backing vocals
  • Billie Joe Armstrong – backing vocals
  • Melissa Auf der Maur – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.

  1. This Is It – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  2. Shallow
  3. 1974
  4. Wish You Were Here – Ryan Adams, Brad Rice
  5. So Alive – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  6. Luminol – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington, Tony Shanahan
  7. Burning Photographs – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  8. She’s lost Total Control
  9. Note to Self: Don’t Die – Ryan Adams, Parker Posey
  10. Rock n Roll
  11. Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
  12. Do Miss America
  13. Boys – Ryan Adams, Johnny T. Yerington
  14. The Drugs Not Working

Sam Smith: The Thrill of it All

On November 3, 2017, “Capitol” label released “The Thrill of It All”, the second Sam Smith studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Steve Fitzmaurice, Brendan Grieve, Malay, Tyler Johnson, StarGate, Emile Haynie and Timbaland. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”, Platinum in Netherland by “NVPI”, Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, Platinum in Norway by “IFPI Norway” and 2 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Sam Smith – lead and backing vocals
  • Darryl Pearson – guitars
  • Ben Jones – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Camaron Ochs – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Lawrence Dopson – piano
  • Tyler Johnson – piano, electric guitar, bass guitar, drum loop, Moog synthesizer, programming
  • Jimmy Napes – piano, drums, drum programming, organ, percussion, synthesizer pads
  • Emile Haynie – piano, drums, percussion, programming
  • Timbaland – percussion, bass, drum programming, synthesizer pads
  • Malay – guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, engineer, programming
  • Reuben James – Fender rhodes, organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Jodi Milliner – bass, drum programming, Moog bass, Moog synthesizer
  • Dareen Heelis – bass guitar, drum programming, engineer, Moog synthesizer
  • Earl Harvin – percussion, tambourine, drum programming
  • Steve Fitzmaurice – drums, percussion, drum programming, engineer, mixing
  • Brendan Grieve – celeste, drum programming, engineer
  • Lawrence Johnson – vocal arrangements
  • Ian Burdge, Richard George, Everton Nelson, Bruce White – string section leader
  • Simon Hale – string arrangements, string conductor
  • Ruven Afanador – cover photography
  • James Barber – photography

Track listing:

  1. Too Good at Goodbyes – Sam Smith, James Napier, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
  2. Say it First – Sam Smith, James Napier, James Ho
  3. One Last Song – Sam Smith, James Napier, Tyler Johnson
  4. Midnight Train – Sam Smith, James Napier, James Ho
  5. Burning – Sam Smith, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Dominic Jordan, Jimmy Giannos
  6. Him – Sam Smith, Brendan Grieve, Reuben James
  7. Baby, You Make Me Crazy – Sam Smith, James Napier, Emile Haynie, Dennis Ronald Thomas
  8. No Peace – Sam Smith, James Napier, Yebba Smith
  9. Palace – Smith, Tyler Johnson, Camaron Ochs
  10. Pray – Sam Smith, James Napier, Timothy Mosley, Darryl Pearson, Larrance Dopson, Jose A. Valasquez