On February 7, 1966, “Capitol” label released “Roll Out the Red Carpet for Buck Owens and his Buckaroos”, the eleventh Buck Owens and his Buckaroos album. It was recorded May – August 1965, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.
Personnel:
Buck Owens – vocals, guitar
Don Rich – vocals, guitar, fiddle
Doyle Holly – vocals, guitar
James Burton – guitar
Jelly Sanders – guitar
Red Simpson – guitar
Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar
Bob Morris – bass
Donald Frost – bass
Willie Cantu – drums
Track listing:
Gonna Roll Out the Red Carpet – Buck Owens
He Don’t Deserve You Anymore – Artie Lang, Buck Owens
Cajun Fiddle – Buck Owens, Don Rich
That’s What I’m Like Without You – Buck Owens, Don Rich, Red Simpson
I’m Layin’ It on the Line – Din Rich
Hangin’ on to What I Got – Buck Owens, Dusty Rhodes, Billye Spears
On February 5, 1968, “Capitol” label released “The Delta Sweete”, the second Bobbie Gentry studio album. It was recorded July – December 1967, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kelly Gordon.
On January 9, 1967, “Colgems” label released “More of the Monkees”, the second Monkees (The) studio album. It was recorded June – November 1966, at “RCA Victor A, B” in Hollywood, “RCA Victor A, B” in New York, “Western Recorders No. 2” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Sedaka, Michael Nesmith, Jeff Barry, Jack Keller, Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The album was certified quintuple platinum in the US by the “RIAA”,
Personnel:
Micky Dolenz – lead vocals and backing vocals
Davy Jones – lead and backing vocals
Peter Tork – lead and backing vocals, guitar
Michael Nesmith – lead and backing vocals, steel guitar
Wayne Erwin – guitar, backing vocals
Gerry McGee – guitar
Louie Shelton – guitar
Al Gafa – guitar
Willard Suyker – guitar
Don Thomas – guitar
James Burton – guitar
Glen Campbell – guitar
Al Casey – guitar
Mike Deasy – guitar
Neil Diamond – guitar
Sal DiTroia – guitar
Al Gorgoni – guitar
Carol Kaye – guitar
Norm Jeffries – tambourine
Michael Cohen – keyboards
Larry Knechtel – keyboards
Neil Sedaka – keyboards
Michael Cohen – keyboards
Larry Knechtel – keyboards
Don Randi – keyboards
Michel Rubini – keyboards
George Butcher – keyboards
Stan Free – keyboards
Bobby Hart – organ, backing vocals
Larry Taylor – bass guitar
Russ Savakus – bass guitar
Bob West – bass guitar
Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
Billy Lewis – drums
Herbie Lovelle – drums
Hal Blaine – drums
Buddy Saltzman – drums
George Devens – percussion
Frank Capp – percussion
Julius Wechter – percussion
Gary Coleman – percussion
Jim Gordon – percussion
Louis Haber – violin
Irving Spice – violin
Louis Stone – violin
David Sackson – viola
Murray Sandry – viola
Seymour Barab – cello
Jeff Barry – backing vocals
Tommy Boyce – backing vocals
Ron Hicklin – backing vocals
Don Peake – conductor
Artie Butler – string arrangements
Don Kirshner – music supervisor
Lester Sill – music coordinator
Emil LaViola – music coordinator
Ernie Oelrich – engineer
Henry Lewy – engineer
Hank Cicalo – engineer
Richie Schmitt – engineer
Richard Podolor – engineer
Dave Hassinger – engineer
Ray Hall – engineer
Track listing:
She – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
When Love Comes Knockin’ (At Your Door) – Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Sedaka
Mary, Mary – Michael Nesmith
Hold on Girl – Billy Carr, Jack Keller, Ben Raleigh
Your Auntie Grizelda – Diane Hildebrand, Jack Keller
(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
Look Out (here Comes Tomorrow) – Neil Diamond
The Kind of Girl I Could Love – Michael Nesmith, Roger Atkins
The Day We Fall in Love – Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell
Sometime in the Morning –Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Laugh – Phil Margo, Mitch Margo, Hank Medress, Jay Siegel
On October 3, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Mama Tried”, the seventh Merle Haggard and the Strangers studio album. It was recorded February – March, 1968, ay “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson. In 1999, the album title song won the “Grammy Hall of Fame Award”.
Personnel:
Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
The Strangers:
Roy Nichols – guitar
Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
George French – piano
Jerry Ward – bass
Eddie Burris – drums
Lewis Talley – guitar
Tommy Collins – guitar
Billy Mize – guitar
Glen Campbell – guitar
James Burton – guitar
Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Merle Haggard, except where noted.
Mama Tried
Green, Green Grass of Home – Curly Putman
Little Ole Wine Drinker Me – Dick Jennings, Hank Mills
In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) – Dolly Parton
On August 7, 1967, “Columbia” label released “Revolution!”, the seventh Paul Revere & the Raiders studio album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Terry Melcher.
Personnel:
Paul Revere – vocals, keyboards
Keith Allison, James Burton, Glen Campbell, Jerry Cole, Ry Cooder, Mike Deasy, Joel Scott Hill, Drake Levin, Taj Mahal, Jim Valley, Freddy Weller – guitars
Ron Collins, Larry Knechtel – keyboards
Terry Hoffman – harmonica
Charlie Coe, Chris Ethridge, Joe Osborn, Ray Pohlman, Phil Volk – bass
Hal Blaine, Joe Correro, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Mike “Smitty” Smith – drums
Mark Lindsay, Charles Shoemaker, Ed Thigpen – percussion
Jim Horn, John Kelson, Mark Lindsay, Jay Migliori, Plas Johnson, Tom Scott – saxophone
Margaret Aue, Israel Baker, Jimmy Bond, David Burke, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Jan Kelley, Lou Klass, Raphael Kramer, William Kurasch, Emmet Sargeant, Ralph Schaeffer, Albert Steinberg, Joseph Stepansky- strings
In May 1971, “RCA Victor” label released “Nevada Fighter”, the third Michael Nesmith album. It was recorded October 1970 – January 1971, and was produced by Michael Nesmith.
Personnel:
The First National Band:
Michael Nesmith – vocals, guitar
Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
John London – bass guitar
John Ware – drums
Al Casey – guitar
James Burton – guitar
Glen Hardin – keyboards
Michael Cohen – keyboards
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Max Bennett – bass guitar
Ron Tutt – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Michael Nesmith, except where noted.
On May 27, 1963, “Decca” label released “For Your Sweet Love”, the eighth Rick Nelson studio album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Charles “Bud” Dant.
Personnel:
Rick Nelson – vocals, guitar
James Burton – guitar
Ray Johnson – piano
Joe Osborn – bass
Richie Frost – drums
Track listing:
For Your Sweet Love – Jerry Fuller
Gypsy Woman – Dorsey Burnette, Joe Osborn
You Don’t Love Me Anymore (And I Can Tell) – Nicollet Tady
Everytime I See You Smiling – Dorsey Burnett, Joe Osborn
Pick Up the Pieces – Hal David, Sherman Edwards
String Along – Bobby Doyle, Jimmy Duncan
One Boy Too Late – Ellie Greenwich, Tony Powers
Everytime I Think About You – Claude Demetris
Let’s Talk the Whole Thing Over – Mike McCaffrey
I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
What Comes Next? – Jerry Crutchfield
I Will Follow You – Franck Pourcel, Paul Mauriat, Arthur Altman, Norman Gimbel
On February 7, 1975, “Reprise” label released “Pieces of the Sky”, the second Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Enactron Truck” in Los Angeles, “Track Recorders” in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was produced by Brian Ahem.
Personnel:
Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar
Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, guitar, bass
Bruce Archer – acoustic guitar
Rick Cunha – acoustic guitar, guitar
James Burton – electric guitar, Gut-string guitar, dobro
Amos Garrett – electric guitar
Byron Berline – fiddle, mandolin
Herb Pedersen – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, banjo, backing vocals
On December 28, 1976, “Warner Bros Nashville” label released “Luxury Liner”, the fourth Emmylou Harris album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Enactron Truck” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brian Ahem.
Personnel:
Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar
Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, finger-style acoustic guitar, engineer
Nicolette Larson – duet vocals
Albert Lee – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
On November 11, 1970, “RCA” label released “That’s the Way It Is”, the twelfth Elvis Presley studio album. In 1970, the eight studio tracks were recorded at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and four live tracks were recorded at “The International Hotel” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. In March 2018, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Studio tracks:
Elvis Presley – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
Chip Young – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
David Briggs – piano, organ
Charlie McCoy – organ, harmonica, marimba
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Farrell Morris – percussion, vibes
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals
Live tracks
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, scarves, harmony and backing vocals
Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt – drums
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals
The Joe Guercio Orchestra
Track listing:
I Just Can’t Help Believin’ – Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
Twenty Days and Twenty Nights – Ben Weisman, Clive Westlake
How the Web Was Woven – Clive Westlake, David Most
Patch It Up – Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke
Mary in the Morning – Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow
You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Vicky Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector
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