On September 1, 2012, Harold Lane David died aged 91. He was lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach. Together they wrote and composed for Marty Robbins, Dionne Warwick, The Carpenters, Dusty Springfield, B. J. Thomas, Gene Pitney, Tom Jones and Jackie DeShannon. Some of their best known compositions are “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”, “We Have All the Time in the World”, “This Guy’s in Love with You”, “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again”, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”, “Walk On By”, “What the World Needs Now Is Love”, “I Say a Little Prayer”, “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me”, “One Less Bell to Answer”, “Alfie” and “Anyone Who Had a Heart”. David and Bacharach worked on soundtracks for movies “What’s New Pussycat?”, “Alfie”, “Casino Royale” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”. Their compositions “Don’t Make Me Over”, “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and “Walk On By” have been inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”. David contributed lyrics for three James Bond movies, and wrote lyrics for other composers including Morty Nevins, Albert Hammond, Sherman Edwards and Paul Hampton.
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Iggy Pop: Free
On September 6, 2019, “Caroline International” and “Loma Vista Recordings” labels, released “Free”, the eighteenth Iggy Pop studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Elite Music Studios”, “Neutral Sound Studios”, “On Two Pass It Studio”, “Red Bird Studio”, “The Bunker Studio”, and was produced by Leon Thomas and Noveller.
Personnel:
- Iggy Pop – vocals
- Ari Teitel – guitar
- Grégoire Fauque – guitar
- Noveller (Sarah Lipstate) – guitar “guitarscape”
- Aaron Nevezie – guitar, bass, keyboards
- Leron Thomas – keyboards, trumpet
- Florian Pellissier – keyboards
- Robin Sherman – bass
- Kenny Ruby – bass, piano, synthesizer
- Tibo Brandalise – drums
- Chris Berry – drums
- Thomas Glass – drums
- Faith Vern – vocals
- Rafael Cadevieco, Andrew Block, Laurent De Boisgisson, Andrew Fellus, Aaron Nevezie, Kenny Ruby, Stephane Comon – engineer
- Rangeard Mickael – mixing, mastering
- Tomato – artwork, design
- NP Novak – photography (front and back cover photos from the short film “The Dawn”)
- Harmony Korine – inner sleeve photography
Track listing:
- Free – Iggy Pop, Noveller, Leon Thomas
- Loves Missing – Iggy Pop, Noveller, Leon Thomas
- Sonali – Ruby Sylvian, Noveller, Leon Thomas
- James Bond – Noveller, Leon Thomas
- Dirty Sanchez – Noveller, Leon Thomas
- Glow in the Dark – Noveller, Leon Thomas
- Page – Noveller, Leon Thomas
- We Are the People – lyrics by Lou Reed, music by Noveller, Leon Thomas
- Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night – lyrics by Dylan Thomas, music by Noveller, Leon Thomas
- The Dawn – Osterberg Jr. Noveller
The Selecter: Too Much Pressure
On February 23, 1980, “2 Tone” label released “Too Much Pressure”, the debut Selecter (The) album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Horizon Studios” in Coventry, and was produced by Pauline Black, Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, Neol Davies, Compton Amano, Desmond Brown, Charley Anderson, Charley “H” Bembridge and Errol Ross.
Track listing:
- Pauline Black – lead vocal
- Neol Davies – guitar
- Compton Amanor – guitar
- Desmond Brown – Hammond organ
- Charley Anderson – bass
- Charley ‘H’ Bembridge – drums
- “Teflon” Sims, David Storey – cover art
- Rick Mann, Steve Eaton – photography
All tracks by Neol Davies, except where noted
- Three Minute Hero
- Everyday (Time Hard)
- They Make Me Mad – Pauline Black, Desmond Brown
- Missing Words
- Danger –Pauline Black, Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, Neol Davies, Compton Amano, Desmond Brown, Charley Anderson, Charley “H” Bembridge
- Street Feeling
- My Collie (Not A Dog) – Robert Spencer, Johnny Roberts
- Too Much Pressure
- Murder – Leon, Owen
- Out On The Streets
- Carry Go Bring Home – Justin Hinds
- Black and Blue – Pauline Black
- James Bond – Monty Norman
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