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Jerry Lee Lewis: There Must Be More To Love Than This

On January 4, 1971, “Mercury” label released “There Must Be More to Love than This”, the 15th Jerry Lee Lewis album. It was recorded in 1970, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jerry Kennedy.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Lee Lewis – vocals, piano
  • Buck Hutcheson, Chip Young, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Ned Davis – steel guitar
  • Kenny Lovelace – fiddle
  • Bob Moore, Eddie DeBruhl – bass
  • Buddy Harman, Kenny Buttrey – drums

Track listing:

  1. There Must Be More to Love Than This – Thomas LaVerne, Bill Taylor
  2. Bottles and Barstools – Glenn Sutton
  3. Reuben James – Barry Etris, Alex Harvey
  4. I’d Be Talkin’ All the Time – Chuck Howard, Larry Kingston
  5. One More Time – Larry Butler, Jan Crutchfield, Buddy Killen
  6. Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard
  7. Woman, Woman (Get Out of My Way) –Linda Gail Lewis, Cecil J. Harrelson
  8. I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know – Cecil A. Null
  9. Foolaid – Harrelson Carmen Holland
  10. Home Away from Home – Jerry Chesnut
  11. Life Has its Little Ups and Downs – Margaret Ann Rich

Bonnie Tyler: The World Starts Tonight

On February 4, 1977, “RCA Victor” label released “The World Starts Tonight”, the debut Bonnie Tyler studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolf and David Mackay.

Personnel:

  • Bonnie Tyler – vocals
  • Terry Britten – guitar
  • Dave Christopher – guitar
  • Steve Wolfe – guitar
  • Alan Tarney – bass guitar, guitar
  • Mo Foster – bass guitar
  • Simon Phillips – drums
  • Barry Guard – percussion
  • David Mackay – arrangements, engineer
  • Ashley Howe – engineer
  • George Nicholson – engineer
  • Simon Wakefield – engineer assistant
  • Dave Harris – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Hoy – production co-ordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, except where noted.

  1. Got So Used to Loving You
  2. Love of a Rolling Stone – Jerry Chesnut
  3. Lost in France
  4. Piece of My Heart – Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy
  5. More Than a Lover
  6. Give Me Your Love
  7. The World Starts Tonight
  8. Here’s Monday
  9. Love Tangle
  10. Let the Show Begin

Johnny Cash: Any Old Wind That Blows

In January 1973, “Columbia” label released “Any Old Wind That Blows”, the 44th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Larry Butler.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Wootton, Carl Perkins- electric guitar
  • Red Lane, Larry Gatlin, Norman Blake, Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Bobby Thompson- guitar, banjo
  • Chuck Cochrane, George Richey – piano
  • Larry Butler- keyboards
  • Charlie McCoy- harmonica
  • Marshall Grant- bass guitar
  • WS Holland- drums
  • Kenny Malone- percussion
  • The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers- backing vocals
  • Chuck Cochran, Don Tweedy – arrangements
  • Charlie Bragg, Roger Tucker, Selby Coffeen, Freeman Ramsey, Jerry Watson – engineer
  • Bill Barnes – design
  • Al Clayton – photography

Track listing:

  1. Any Old Wind That Blows – Dick Feller
  2. Kentucky Straight – Johnny Cash
  3. The Loving Gift – Kris Kristofferson
  4. The Good Earth – Larry Gatlin
  5. Best Friend – Bill Dees, Toy Orbison
  6. Oney – Jerry Chesnut
  7. Ballad of Annie Palmer – Johnny Cash
  8. Too Little Too Late – Johnny Cash
  9. If I Had a Hammer – Lee Hays, Pete Seeger
  10. Country Trash – Johnny Cash
  11. Welcome Back Jesus – Johnny Cash

Elvis Presley: Promised Land

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On January 8, 1975, “RCA” label released “Promised Land”, the twenty first Elvis Presley album. It was recorded in December 1973, at “Stax Records” studios in Memphis and  was produced by Felton Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley- vocals, guitar
  • James Burton- guitar
  • Johnny Christopher – guitar
  • Doug Bartenfeld – guitar
  • Per Erik Hallin – piano, organ
  • David Briggs- piano, organ
  • Norbert Putnam- bass
  • Ronnie Tutt- drums
  • Per Eric “Pete” Hallin – clavinet
  • Voice (Donnie Sumner; Sherrill Nielsen; Tim Baty; Per Eric “Pete” Hallin) – backing vocals
  • Jeannie Green – backing vocals
  • Mary and Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
  • Susan Pilkington – backing vocals
  • JD Sumner& The Stamps (Bill Baize; Ed Enoch; David Rowland) – backing vocals
  • Kathy Westmoreland- backing vocals
  • Mike Moran, Dick Baxter – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Promised Land – Chuck Berry
  2. There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In) – Troy Seals, Denny Rice
  3. Help me – Larry Gatlin
  4. Songman – Donnie Sumner
  5. Love Song of the Year – Chris Christian
  6. It’s Midnight – Billy Edd Wheeler,Jerry Chesnut
  7. Your Love’s Been a Long Time Coming – Rory Bourke
  8. If You Talk in Your Sleep – Red West, Johnny Christopher
  9. Thinking About You – Tim Baty
  10. You Asked Me To – Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver

Elvis Presley: Today

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On May 7, 1975, RCA” label released “Today”, album by Elvis Presley. It was recorded March 10–12, 1975, at “RCA Studio C” in Hollywood, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. At the time of the recording, This was the last Presley’s recording in studio.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – lead vocals
  • James Burton- guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Johnny Christopher – guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Charlie Hodge- guitar, harmony vocals
  • Glen Hardin- keyboards
  • Jimmy Gordon – keyboards
  • Tony Brown- keyboards
  • David Briggs- keyboards
  • Duke Bardwell – bass
  • Norbert Putnam- bass
  • Mike Leech – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt- drums
  • Buddy Spicher- fiddle
  • Millie Kirkham- backing vocals
  • Lea Berinati – backing vocals
  • Mary Holladay – backing vocals
  • Ginger Holladay – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. T-R-O-U-B-L-E – Jerry Chesnut
  2. And I Love You So – Don McLean
  3. Susan When She Tried – Don Reid
  4. Woman Without Love – Jerry Chesnut
  5. Shake a Hand – Joe Morris
  6. Pieces of My Life – Troy Seals
  7. Fairytale – Bonnie
  8. I Can Help – Billy Swan
  9. Bringing it Back – Greg Gordon
  10. Green, Green Grass of Home – Curly Putman