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The Youngbloods: Ride The Wind

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In July 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “Ride the Wind”, the fifth Youngbloods (The) album. It was recorded in November 1969, in New York City, and was produced by Charlie Daniels.

Personnel:

  • Lowell “Banana” Levinger – guitar, piano
  • Jesse Colin Young – bass, rhythm guitar, kazoo
  • Drums – Joe Bauer
  • Richie Schmidt – recording
  • Paul Heald – design
  • Sydney Wasserbach – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Colin Young, except where noted.

  1. Ride the Wind
  2. Sugar Babe
  3. Sunlight
  4. The Dolphin – Fred Neil
  5. Get Together – Chet Powers, Dino Valenti
  6. Beautiful

The Youngbloods: Elephant Mountains

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In April 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “Elephant Mountain”, the third Youngbloods (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “RCA’s Music Center of the World” in Hollywood, and was produced by Charlie Daniels, Bob Cullen, Jesse Colin Young, Lowell Levinger and Joe Bauer.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Colin Young – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Lowell Levinger – guitar, electric piano, backing vocals
  • Joe Bauer – drums
  • David Lindley – fiddle
  • Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Clayton – trumpet
  • Victor Feldman – vibraphone
  • Richie Schmidt – engineer
  • Hank Cicalo – engineer
  • Mickey Crofford – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Colin Young, except where noted.

  1. Darkness, Darkness
  2. Smug
  3. On Sir Francis Drake – Lowell Levinger
  4. Sunlight
  5. Double Sunlight – Lowell Levinger, Jesse Colin Young, Joe Bauer
  6. Beautiful
  7. Turn It Over – Lowell Levinger, Jesse Colin Young, Joe Bauer
  8. Rain Song (Don’t Let the Rain Bring You Down) – Jerry Corbitt, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
  9. Trillium – Lowell Levinger, Jesse Colin Young, Joe Bauer
  10. Quicksand
  11. Black Mountain Breakdown – Lowell Levinger, Jesse Colin Young, Joe Bauer
  12. Sham
  13. Ride the Wind – Jesse Colin Young

Jesse Colin Young: Songbird

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On March 22, 1975, “Warner Bros” label released “Songbird”, the sixth Jesse Colin Young album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Jesse Colin Young.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Colin Young – lead and backing vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Hank De Vito – steel guitar
  • Scott Lawrence – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Kelly Bryan – bass
  • Jeff Myer – drums, percussion
  • Jim Rothermel – saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Ron Stallings – tenor saxophone
  • Peter Welker – trumpet
  • John Tenney – fiddle
  • Jerry Corbitt, Suzy Young – backing vocals
  • Ted Ashford – horns arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Colin Young.

  1. Songbird
  2. Before You Came
  3. Daniel
  4. Josianne
  5. Again
  6. Slick City
  7. ‘Til You Come Back Home
  8. Sugar Babe
  9. Motorhome

Mott the Hopple: Brian Capers

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In November 1971, “Island” label released “Brain Capers”, the fourth Mott the Hopple studio album. It was recorded August – September 1971, at “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Guy Stevens.

Personnel:

  • Ian Hunter – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Mick Ralphs – lead guitar
  • Pete Watts – vocals, bass
  • Dale “Buffin” Griffin – vocals, drums
  • Verden Allen – vocals, keyboards
  • Jim Price – trumpet 
  • Guy Stevens – piano
  • Andy Johns – engineer
  • Zal Schreiber – mastering
  • Richard Polak – photography

Track listing:

  1. Death May Be Your Santa Claus – Ian Hunter, Verden Allen
  2. Your Own Backyard – Dion DiMucci, Tony Fasce
  3. Darkness, Darkness – Jesse Colin Young
  4. The Journey – Ian Hunter
  5. Sweet Angeline – Ian Hunter
  6. Second Love – Verden Allen
  7. The Moon Upstairs – Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs
  8. The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception – Ian Hunter, Guy Stevens

Three Dog Night: Naturally

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On November 19, 1970, “Dunhill” label released “Naturally”, the fifth Three Dog Night album. It was recorded January – October 1970, and was produced by Richard Podolor.

Personnel:

  • Cory Wells – lead and backing vocals, arranger
  • Chuck Negron – lead and backing vocals, arranger
  • Danny Hutton – lead and backing vocals, arranger
  • Mike Allsup – guitar, backing vocals, arranger
  • Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards, backing vocals, arranger
  • Joe Schermie – bass guitar, backing vocals, arranger
  • Floyd Sneed – drums, backing vocals, arranger  
  • Bill Cooper – engineer
  • Ed Caraeff – photograpy

Track listing:

  1. I Can Hear You Calling – Pentti Glan, Roy Kenner, Hugh Sullivan, Domenic Troiano
  2. One Man Band – Billy Fox, January Tyme, Thomas Jefferson Kaye
  3. I’ll Be Creeping – Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers
  4. Fire Eater – Mike Allsup, Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie, Floyd Sneed
  5. Can’t Get Enough of It – Jimmy Miller, Steve Winwood
  6. Sunlight – Jesse Colin Young
  7. Heavy Church – Alan O’Day
  8. Liar – Russ Ballard
  9. I’ve Got Enough Heartache – Mike Kellie, Gary Wright
  10. Joy to the World – Hoyt Axton

Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg: No Resamblance Whatsoever

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On September 8, 1995, “Giant” label released “No Resemblance Whatsoever” album by Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Dan Fogelberg and  Tim Weisberg.

Personnel:

  • Dan Fogelberg – lead and background vocals, acoustic, electric and classical guitar, bass guitar piano, keyboards
  • Tim Weisberg – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
  • Michael Landau– electric guitar
  • Larry Cohn – piano, keyboards
  • Neil Stubenhaus– bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
  • Alejandro “Alex” Acuña– percussion
  • Pete Christlieb– saxophone
  • Joel Peskin – saxophone
  • Tom Scott– saxophone
  • Gary Grant – trumpet
  • Dick Hyde – trumpet, trombone
  • Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
  • Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
  • Oren Waters– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.

  1. County Clare
  2. Forever Jung
  3. Todos Santos
  4. Sunlight – Jesse Colin Young
  5. Isle au Haut
  6. The Face of Love
  7. Songbird – Jesse Colin Young
  8. Is This Magic
  9. Stasia
  10. Windward

The Youngbloods: Same

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In January 1967, “RCA Victor” label released the self-titled, debut Youngbloods  (The) album. It was recorded in 1966, at “RCA Victor’s Studio B” in New York City, and was produced by Felix Pappalardi.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Colin Young– lead vocals, bass, rhythm guitar
  • Jerry Corbitt– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Lowell “Banana” Levinger – lead guitar, electric piano
  • Joe Bauer – drums, percussion
  • George Ricci – cello
  • Bob Cullen – recording supervision
  • Mike Moran – engineer
  • Mickey Crofford – engineer
  • Ray Hall – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Grizzly Bear – Jerry Corbitt
  2. All Over the World (La-La) – Jerry Corbitt
  3. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
  4. Get Together – Chet Powers
  5. One Note Man – Paul Arnoldi
  6. The Other Side of This Life – Fred Neil
  7. Tears Are Falling – Jesse Colin Young
  8. Four in the Morning – George Remailly
  9. Foolin’ Around (The Waltz) – Jesse Colin Young
  10. Ain’t That Lovin’ You – Jimmy Reed
  11. C. Rider – Mississippi John Hurt

Mott The Hoople: Brain Capers

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In November 1971, “Island” label released “Brain Capers”, the fourth Mott the Hoople album. It was recorded August – September 1971, at “island Studios” in London, and was produced by Guy Stevens.

Personnel:

  • Ian Hunter– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Mick Ralphs– vocals, guitar
  • Verden Allen– vocals, keyboards
  • Pete Watts– vocals, bass
  • Dale “Buffin” Griffin – vocals, drums
  • Guy Stevens– piano
  • Jim Price– trumpet
  • Andy Johns– engineer
  • Zal Schreiber – mastering
  • Richard Polak – photography

Track listing:

  1. Death May Be Your Santa Claus – Ian Hunter, Verden Allen
  2. Your Own Backyard – Dion DiMucci
  3. Darkness, Darkness – Jesse Colin Young
  4. The Journey – Ian Hunter
  5. Sweet Angeline – Ian Hunter
  6. Second Love – Verden Allen
  7. The Moon Upstairs – Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs
  8. The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception – Ian Hunter, Guy Stevens

Tom Rush: Same

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In March 1970, “Columbia” label released the seventh, self-titled Tom Rush album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Ed Freeman.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rush – vocals, guitar
  • Trevor Veitch- guitar, mandolin, mandocello
  • David Bromberg- dobro
  • Ed Freeman – 12-string guitar
  • Red Rhodes- steel guitar
  • Warren Bernhardt- organ, piano
  • Paul Griffin- organ
  • Duke Bardwell – bass
  • Ron Carter- bass
  • Herb Lovelle- drums
  • Julie Held – orchestra assembly
  • Jim Reeves – recording
  • Ed Freeman – arranger
  • Don Hunstein – photography

Track listing:

  1. Driving Wheel – David Wiffen
  2. Rainy Day Man – James Taylor, Zachary Wiesner
  3. Drop Down Mama – Sleepy John Estes
  4. Old Man’s Song – Murray McLauchlan
  5. Lullaby – Jesse Colin Young
  6. These Days – Jackson Browne
  7. Wild Child – Fred Neil
  8. Colors of the Sun – Jackson Browne
  9. Livin’ in the Country – Day, W. Winsted
  10. Child’s Song – Murray McLauchlan

Robert Plant: Dreamland

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Robert Plant - Dreamland

On July 16, 2002, “Mercury” label released “Dreamland”, the seventh Robert Plant solo album and the first with his band “Strange Sensation”. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Phill Brown and Robert Plant.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant– vocals
  • Porl Thompson– guitar
  • Justin Adams- guitars, gimbri, darbuka
  • J. Cole- pedal steel guitar
  • John Baggott – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Charlie Jones- bass
  • Clive Deamer- drums, percussion
  • Raj Das, May Clee Cadman,Ginny Clee – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Plant, Justin Adams, Clive Deamer, John Baggott, Charlie Jones and Porl Thompson, except where noted.

  1. Funny in My Mind (I Believe I’mFixin’ to Die) – Bukka White, Robert Plant, Justin Adams, Clive Deamer, Baggott, Charlie Jones, Porl Thompson
  2. Morning Dew – Bonnie Dobson,Tim Rose
  3. One More Cup of Coffee – Bob Dylan
  4. Last Time I Saw Her
  5. Song to the Siren – Tim Buckley
  6. Win My Train Fare Home (If I Ever Get Lucky)
  7. Darkness, Darkness – Jesse Colin Young
  8. Red Dress
  9. Hey Joe – Billy Roberts
  10. Skip’s Song – Skip Spence