On January 29, 2023, Barrett Strong died aged 81. He was singer and songwriter, the performer who had the first hit for Berry Gordy’s label “Tamla Records”, “Money (That’s What I Want)”. Strong was best known for his work as a songwriter, especially in association with the producer Norman Whitfield. In mid 1960s he became “Motown Records” writer lyricist, and together with Whitfield, they wrote some of the best known soul and funk classics of all times, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips; “War” by Edwin Starr; “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” by Marvin Gaye; “Smiling Faces Sometimes” by The Undisputed Truth; “Cloud Nine”, “I Can’t Get Next to You”, “Psychedelic Shack”, “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)”, and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”, by The Temptations. In 1973, Strong received “Grammy Award for Best R&B Song” for “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”. As leader, Strong released four albums.
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Weezer: OK Human
On January 29, 2021, “Crush Music” and “Atlantic” labels released “OK Human”, the fourteenth Weezer studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2020, and was produced by Jake Sinclair.
Personnel:
- Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, piano
- Brian Bell – piano, acoustic guitar, organ, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals
- Patrick Wilson – drums, backing vocals
- Tara Helen O’Connor – flute, piccolo
- Keisuke Ikuma – English horn, oboe
- Pavel Vinnitsky – clarinet, bass clarinet
- Dan Shelly – bassoon
- Erik Ralske – French horn
- Anne Sharer – French horn
- Tony Kadleck – trumpet
- Ray Riccomini – trumpet
- Ryan Keberle – trombone
- Sasha Romero – trombone
- Lisa Kim – concert master, violin
- Peter Bahng – violin
- Ann Lehmann – violin
- Matt Lehmann – violin
- Joanna Maurer – violin
- Sharon Yamada – violin
- Jung Sun Yoo – violin
- Will Frampton – viola
- Joel Noyes – viola
- Michael Roth – viola
- Becky Young – viola
- Alan Stepansky – cello
- Rob Mathes – arranger, horn conductor, string conductor, woodwind arrangement
- Jonathan Allen – engineer
- Perry Margouleff – engineer
- Paul Pritchard – engineer
- Suzy Shinn – engineer, vocal producer
- Maureen Sickler – engineer
- William Carroll – engineer
- Zach Fisher – engineer
- Brian Fombona – engineer
- Rachel White – engineer
- William Wittman – engineer
- Karl Wingate – assistant engineer
- Lazaro Zarate – assistant engineer
- Andy Maxwell – assistant engineer
- Branko Presley – assistant engineer
- Lawton Burris – engineer assistant
- John Sinclair – mixing
- Pete Lyman – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.
- All My Favorite Songs – Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Ilsey Juber
- Aloo Gobi
- Grapes of Wrath
- Numbers
- Playing My Piano
- Mirror Image
- Screens
- Bird with a Broken Wind
- Dead Roses
- Everything Happens for a Reason
- Here Comes the Rain
- La Brea Tar Pits
Baio: Dead Hand Control
On January 29, 2020, “Glassnote” label released “Dead Hand Control”, the third Baio (Chris Baio) studio album. It was recorded June 2018- January 2020, at “13 Studios” in London, “Heavy Duty Studios” in Burbank, “C+C Music Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Chris Baio.
- Chris Baio − vocals, bass, guitar, piano, engineer
- George Hume – guitar
- Robby Sinclair – drums
- Ezra Koenig – backing vocals
- Greta Morgan – backing vocals
- Buzzy Lee – backing vocals
- Jasmine Chen – engineer
- Chris Kasych – engineer
- John Foyle – engineer
- Lars Stalfors – mixing
- Emily Lazar – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Baio.
- Dead Hand Control
- Endless Me, Endlessly
- What Do You Say When I’m Not There
- Dead Hand
- Take it from Me
- Caisse Noire
- Never Never Never
- O.M.W.
Steven Wilson: The Future Bites
On January 29, 2021, “Caroline International” label released “The Future Bites”, the sixth Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded in 2020, in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson and David Kosten.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, keyboards, sampler, bass, percussion, programming
- David Kosten – synthesizers, drums, programming. engineer, mixing
- Adam Holzman – keyboards
- Richard Barbieri – synthesizers
- Nick Beggs – bass guitar, stick
- Michael Spearman – drums, percussion
- Jason Cooper – cymbals, percussion
- The London Session Orchestra
- Elton John – spoken word
- Blaine Harrison, Jack Flanagan – backing vocals
- Bobbie Gordon, Crystal Williams, Wendy Harriott, Fyfe Dangerfield, Rotem Wilson – backing vocals
- Simon Moore – art direction
- Andrew Hobbs – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Steven Wilson.
- Unsell
- Self
- King Ghost
- 12 Things I Forgot
- Eminent Sleaze
- Man of the People
- Personal Shopper
- Follower
- Count of Unease
The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings
On January 29, 2021, “Flemish Eye Records” label released “The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings”, sixth studio Besnard Lakes (The) album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Rigaud Ranch”, “Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Olga Goreas and Jace Lasek.
Personnel:
- Jace Lasek – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, string and horn arrangements, sounds, mixing
- Olga Goreas – vocals, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, string and horn arrangements, handwritten font
- Richard White – guitar
- Robbie MacArthur – electric and 12 string guitars, baritone guitar
- Sheenah Ko – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
- Kevin Laing – drums, percussion
- Welkom in De Blaak – organ
- Joel Campbell – drums
- Philip Gosselin – mastering
- Todd Stewart – design
- Corri-Lynn Tetz – design
- Dave Thomas – layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.
- Blackstrap
- Raindrops
- Christmas
- Our Heads, Our Hearts on Fire Again
- Feuds with Guns
- The Dark Side of Paradise
- New Revolution
- The Father of Time Wakes Up
- Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings
On January 29, 2016.
On January 29, 2016, “Ridge Records” label released “The Story”, the fourteenth and final Runrig studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Glo-Worm Recording” in Glasgow, Scotland, “The Old Mill” in Strathaven, Scotland, “Stirling Rock School” in Stirling, Scotland, and was produced by Brian Hurren.
Personnel:
- Bruce Guthro – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Brian Hurren – vocals, keyboards, accordion
- Malcolm Jones – guitars, pipes, accordion
- Roderick “Rory” Macdonald – vocals, bass guitar
- Iain Bayne – drums
- The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – strings
- Dave Towers – saxophone
- Scott Walker – trumpet
- Mike Vass – fiddle
- Calum Macdonald – vocals, percussion
- Stirling Gaelic Choir – vocals
- The Glasgow Islay Gaelic Choir – vocals
- Brian Hurren – string arrangements
- James Fitzpatrick – strings coordinator
- Iain Hutchison – engineer, mixing
- Jan Holster – engineer
- Brian Hurren – additional engineering
- Brad Blackwood – mastering
- The Reptile House – artwork, design
- Balazs Kral – cover development
- Matt Liengie, George Pllu, Neil Priessman, – Paul Strand – photography
Track listing:
- The Story
- Onar
- Rise and Fall
- Elegy
- Every Beating Heart
- The Years We Shared
- When the Beauty
- 18 July
- An-Diugh Ghabh Mi Cuairt
- The Place Where the Rivers Run
- Somewhere
On January 29, 2016.
On January 29, 2016, “BMG” label released “Hymns”, the fifth Bloc Party studio album. It was recorded March – August 2015, at “Lynchmob Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Bran and Roy Kerr.
Personnel:
- Kele Okereke – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, electric piano
- Russell Lissack – lead guitar, programming
- Justin Harris – bass guitar, synths, backing vocals
- Alex Thomas – drums
- Nicky Brown – choir, vocal arranger
- Jesse Grant – choir
- Geo Gabriel – choir
- Jermaine Foster – choir
- Max Hayes – engineering
- Ben Jackson – co-engineering
- David Wrench – mixing
- Nigel Walton – mastering
- Rachael Wright – polaroids
- Phil Armson at Big Active – design, imagery
Track listing:
All tracks by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack, except where noted.
- The Love Within
- Only He Can Heal Me
- So Real
- The Good News
- Fortress
- Different Drugs
- Into the Earth
- My True Name
- Virtue
- Exes
- Living Lux
- The God Vibration (hidden track)
On January 29, 2016.
On January 29, 2016, “Chemical Underground” label released “In Search of Harperfield”, the third Emma Pollock studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Paul Savage.
Personnel:
- Emma Pollock – lead and background vocals; guitar; bass guitar; keyboards; piano; xylophone; dulcimer
- Paul Savage – drums; programming; guitar; bass guitar; keyboards; string arrangements; percussion
- David McAulay – guitar; bass guitar; drum machine
- RM Hubbert – guitar
- Graeme Smillie – piano
- Malcolm Lindsay – strings; string arrangements; cello
- Michael John McCarthy – keyboards; accordion
- Cairn String Quartet – strings; string arrangements
- Jackie Baxter – cello
- Paul Savage – engineer; mixing, mastering
- Niall Smillie – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Emma Pollock, except where noted.
- Cannot Keep a Secret
- Don’t Make Me Wait
- Alabaster
- Clemency
- Intermission
- Parks and Recreation
- Vacant Stare
- In the Company of the Damned – RM Hubert, Emma Pollock
- Dark Skies
- Monster in the Pack
- Old Ghosts
Avishai Cohen: Into the Silence
On January 29, 2016, “ECM” label released “Into the Silence”, the eighth Avishai Cohen album. It was recorded in July 2015, at “Studios La Buissonne” in Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Avishai Cohen– trumpet
- Bill McHenry– tenor saxophone
- Yonathan Avishai – piano
- Eric Revis– double bass
- Nasheet Waits– drums
Track listing:
All track by Avishai Cohen
- Life and Death
- Dream Like a Child
- Into the Silence
- Quiescence
- Behind the Broken Glass
- Life and Death (Epilogue)
Tord Gustavsen: What Was Said
On January 29, 2016, “ECM” label released “What Was Said”, the seventh Tord Gustavsen album. It was recorded in April 2015, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Tord Gustavsen- piano
- Simin Tander- vocals
- Jarle Vespestad- drums
Track listing:
- Your Grief – Tord Gustavsen, Jalai Al-Din Rumi
- I See You – traditional, Hans Adolf Brorson
- Imagine the Fog Disappearing – Mathilda Montgomery-Caderhielm, Wilhelm Andreas Wexels
- A Castle in Heaven – traditional, Bernt Støylen
- Journey of Life – traditional, Elias Blix
- I Refuse – Tord Gustavsen, Kenneth Rexroth
- What Was Said to the Rose/O Sacred Head – Tord Gustavsen, Hans Leo Hassler, Jalai Al-Din Rumi
- The Way You Play My Heart – Tord Gustavsen
- Rull – Tord Gustavsen
- The Source of Now – Tord Gustavsen, Jalai Al-Din Rumi
- Sweet Melting – traditional, Johan Ludvig Allendorf, Peder Jacobsen
- Longing to Praise Thee – traditional
- Sweet Melting Afterglow – traditional, Johan Ludvig Allendorf, Tord Gustavsen, Peder Jacobsen, Simin Tander, Jarle Vespestad
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