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Chic: Real People

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On June 30, 1980, “Atlantic” label released “Real People”, the fourth Chic studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernie Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Nile Rodgers – vocals, guitar
  • Bernard Edwards – vocals, bass guitar
  • Luci Martin – vocals
  • Alfa Anderson – vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton – vocals
  • Michelle Cobbs – vocals
  • Andy Schwartz – keyboards
  • Raymond Jones – keyboards
  • Tony Thompson – drums
  • Sammy Figueroa – percussion
  • The Chic Strings: Valerie Heywood, Cheryl Hong, Karen Milne
  • Gene Orloff – concertmaster
  • Bob Clearmountain – engineer
  • Lucy Laurie – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer assistant
  • Garry Rindfuss – engineer assistant
  • Dennis King – mastering
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Bob Kiss – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

  1. Open Up
  2. Real People
  3. I Loved You More
  4. I Got Protection
  5. Rebels Are We
  6. Chip Off the Old Block
  7. 26
  8. You Can’t Do It Alone

Cheap Trick: Woke Up with a Monster

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On March 22, 1994, “Warner Bros” label released “Woke up with a Monster”, the twelfth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Andora Studios” in Hollywood, “Larrabee North” in Universal City, California, and was produced by Ted Templeman.

Personnel:

  • Robin Zander – vocals
  • Rick Nielsen – guitars
  • Tom Petersson – 12-string bass
  • Bun E. Carlos – drums
  • Jimmie Wood – harmonica
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer
  • Judy Kirschner, Bino Espinoza, Kenji Nakai, Kimm James, Ulrich Wild, Scott Blockland – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Dave Wilmer – guitar technician
  • Chuck Elias – drum technician
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
  • Mark Seliger – photography
  • Joanie Parker – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. My Gang – Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen
  2. Woke Up with a Monster – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  3. You’re All I Wanna Do – Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Jim Peterik, Terry Reid
  4. Never Run Out of Love – Rick Nielsen, Jim Peterik
  5. Didn’t Know I Had It – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
  6. Ride the Pony – Robin Zander, Mark Spiro
  7. Girlfriends – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Bun E. Carlos
  8. Let Her Go
  9. Tell Me Everything – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Michael McDonald, Julian Raymond
  10. Cry Baby – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  11. Love Me for a Minute – Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson

Richie Sambora: Stranger In This Town

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On September 3, 1991, “Mercury” label released “Stranger in This Town”, the first Richie Sambora album. It was recorded in 1991 and was produced by Richie Sambora and Neil Dorfsman.

Personnel:

  • Richie Sambora- lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, strings arrangement
  • Eric Clapton- guitar solo
  • David Bryan- keyboards, strings arrangements
  • Jeff Bova, Robbie Buchanan, Larry Fast, Jimmy Bralower, Chris Palmaro, Eric Persing – keyboards, programming
  • Tony Levin- bass guitar, Chapman Stick
  • Randy Jackson- bass guitar
  • Tico Torres- drums, percussion
  • Rafael Padilla, Carol Steele – percussion
  • Dean Fasano, Franke Previte, Curtis King, Bekka Bramlett, Isabella Lento, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White-King – backing vocals
  • Katie Agresta – vocal coach
  • Jeff Hendrickson, Lance Phillips, Frank Wolf – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig- mastering
  • Margery Greenspan – art direction
  • Umi Kenyon – design
  • Tim White, Darryl Estrine – photography
  • JD Dworkow – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Richie Sambora, except where noted.

  1. Rest in Peace – Richie Sambora, David Bryan
  2. Church of Desire
  3. Stranger in This Town – Richie Sambora, David Bryan
  4. Ballad of Youth – Richie Sambora, Tom Marolda
  5. One Light Burning – Richie Sambora, Tom Marolda, Bruce Foster
  6. Bluesman
  7. Rosie – Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Diane Warren
  8. River of Love
  9. Father Time – Richie Sambora, Desmond Child
  10. The Answer – Richie Sambora, Bruce Foster

The Robert Cray Band: Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark

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On August 8, 1988, “Mercury” label released “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”, the sixth Robert Cray album. It was recorded in 1988 and was produced by Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker.

Personnel:

  • Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Boe – keyboards
  • Richard Cousins – bass
  • Dave Olson – drums
  • David Sanborn– alto saxophone
  • Andrew Love– tenor saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson– trombone, trumpet
  • The Memphis Horns– arranger, horn, horn arrangements
  • Bill Dashiell – engineer
  • Mike Kloster, Fidel Bell – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Hendrickson – mixing
  • Charlie Brocco – mixing assistant
  • Bernie Grundman– mastering
  • Chris Thompson – design
  • Deborah Feingold – photography

Personnel:

  1. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – Robert Cray, Dennis Walker
  2. Don’t You Even Care? – Robert Cray
  3. Your Secret’s Safe with Me – Peter Boe, Dennis Walker
  4. I Can’t Go Home – Robert Cray
  5. Night Patrol – David Amy
  6. Acting This Way – Peter Boe, Richard Cousins
  7. Gotta Change the Rules – Robert Cray
  8. Across the Line – David Amy, Peter Boe, Robert Cray, David Olson
  9. At Last – Robert Cray, Patsy Sermersheim
  10. Laugh Out Loud – Dennis Walker

Diana Ross: Diana

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On May 22, 1980, “Motown” label released “Diana”, the tenth Diana Ross album. It was recorded December 1979-March 1980, at “Power Station”, and “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Studios” in Hollywood and was produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Diana Ross –lead vocals
  • Nile Rodgers– guitar
  • Andy Barrett (Schwartz) –piano
  • Raymond Jones – keyboards
  • Bernard Edwards– bass guitar
  • Tony Thompson– drums
  • Eddie Daniels –saxophone
  • Meco Monardo– trombone
  • Bob Milliken –trumpet
  • Valerie Haywood (The Chic Strings) –strings
  • Cheryl Hong (The Chic Strings) – strings
  • Karen Milne (The Chic Strings) – strings
  • Gene Orloff– conductor
  • Alfa Anderson –backing vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton– backing vocals
  • Luci Martin – backing vocals
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
  • Bob Clearmountain– engineer
  • Bill Scheniman – engineer
  • James Farber – engineer
  • Neil Dorfsman– engineer
  • Ralph Osborn – engineer
  • Abdoulaye Soumare – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer assistant
  • Lucy Laurie – engineer assistant
  • Peter Robbins – engineer assistant
  • Dennis King –mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

  1. Upside Down
  2. Tenderness
  3. Friend to Friend
  4. I’m Coming Out
  5. Have Fun (Again)
  6. My Old Piano
  7. Now That You’re Gone
  8. Give Up

David Bowie: Scary Monsters

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On September 12, 1980, “RCA” label released “Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” the fourteenth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded February – April 1980, at “The Power Station” in London, and was produced by David Bowie and Tony Visconti. In 2000, “Q” magazine ranked “Scary Monsters” at number 30 in its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 381 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, saxophone, engineer
  • Pete Townshend– guitar
  • Tony Visconti– acoustic guitar, backing vocals, engineer
  • Carlos Alomar– guitars
  • Chuck Hammer– guitar synthesizer
  • Robert Fripp– guitar
  • Roy Bittan– piano
  • Andy Clark– synthesizer
  • George Murray– bass guitar
  • Dennis Davis– percussion
  • Michi Hirota – voice
  • Lynn Maitland – backing vocals
  • Chris Porter – backing vocals
  • Larry Alexander, Jeff Hendrickson – engineer assistant
  • Peter Mew, Nigel Reeve –mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. It’s No Game (No. 1) – music and lyrics by Bowie, Japanese translation by Hisahi Miura
  2. Up the Hill Backwards
  3. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
  4. Ashes to Ashes
  5. Fashion
  6. Teenage Wildlife
  7. Scream Like a Baby
  8. Kingdom Come – Tom Verlaine
  9. Because You’re Young
  10. It’s No Game (No. 2)