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Joan Baez: Diamonds & Rust

In April 1975, “A&M” label released “Diamonds & Rust”, the seventeenth Joan Baez album. It was recorded in January 1975, and was produced by Larry Carlton, David Kershenbaum and Joan Baez.

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – vocals, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Joni Mitchell– vocal improvisation
  • Larry Carlton– acoustic and electric guitar, arranger
  • Dean Parks– electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Red Rhodes– pedal steel guitar
  • Rick Lo Tempio – electric guitar
  • Larry Knechtel– piano
  • Joe Sample– electric piano, Hammond organ
  • Hampton Hawes– piano
  • David Paich– piano, electric harpsichord
  • Malcolm Cecil– synthesizers
  • Wilton Felder– bass
  • Reinie Press – bass
  • Max Bennett– bass
  • Jim Gordon– drums
  • John Guerin– drums
  • Jim Horn– saxophone
  • Tom Scott– flute, saxophone, arranger
  • Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
  • Buck Monari – trumpet
  • Rick Riggieri – engineer
  • Henry Lewy – engineer
  • Ellis Sorkin – engineer assistant
  • Bob Cato – design

Track listing:

  1. Diamonds & Rust – Joan Baez
  2. Fountain of Sorrow – Jackson Browne
  3. Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
  4. Children and All That Jazz – Joan Baez
  5. Simple Twist of Fate – Bob Dylan
  6. Blue Sky – Dickey Betts
  7. Hello in There – John Prine
  8. Jesse – Janis Ian
  9. Winds of the Old Days – Joan Baez
  10. Dida – Joan Baez – duet with Joni Mitchell
  11. Medley: I Dream of Jeannie – Stephen Foster / Danny Boy – Frederick Weatherly

Seals and Croft: Diamond Girl

In April 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Diamond Girl“, the fifth Seals and Crofts studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Louie Shelton.

Personnel:

  • Jim Seals – vocals, guitar, alto saxophone, violin
  • Dash Crofts – vocals, mandolins, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Louie Shelton – guitar
  • David Paich– organ, piano
  • Bobby Lichtig – bass, flute
  • Wilton Felder– bass
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • John Guerin – drums
  • Harvey Mason – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Bobbye Hall – percussion
  • England Dan, John Ford Coley – backing vocals
  • David Hassinger– engineer
  • Steve Waldman – second engineer
  • Joseph Bogan – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Seals and Dash Crofts, except where noted..

  1. Diamond Girl
  2. Ruby Jean and Billie Lee
  3. Intone My Servant
  4. We May Never Pass This Way (Again)
  5. Nine Houses
  6. Standin’ on a Mountain Top – Jim Seals
  7. It’s Gonna Come Down on You
  8. Jessica
  9. Dust on My Saddle – Jim Seals
  10. Wisdom

Arlo Guthrie: Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys

In April 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys”, the seventh Arlo Guthrie album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and John Pilla.

Personnel:

  • Arlo Guthrie – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica
  • Ry Cooder– guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis– guitar
  • Bob Morris – guitar
  • John Pilla – guitar
  • Clarence White– guitar
  • Grady Martin– guitar
  • Buddy Alan – guitar
  • Jerry Brightman– steel guitar
  • Don Rich – guitar, fiddle
  • Doug Dillard– banjo
  • Jim Shaw – organ, piano
  • Stan Free– piano, harpsichord
  • Jim Gordon– piano
  • Mike Utley– organ
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion
  • Thad Maxwell – bass
  • Chuck Rainey– bass
  • Leland Sklar– bass
  • Bob Arkin – bass
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Doyle Curtsinger – bass, mandolin
  • Ed Shaughnessy– drums, tabla
  • Gene Parsons– drums
  • Richard Hayward– drums
  • Jerry Wiggins – drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Buddy Collette– clarinet
  • Gene Coe – horn
  • George Bohanon– horn
  • Dick Hyde – horn
  • Richard Hyde– trombone
  • Ernie Watts– flute
  • William Green – oboe
  • Donald Christlieb – woodwind
  • Kevin Burke– fiddle
  • Gib Guilbeau – fiddle
  • Jessica Smith – vocals
  • Jesse Smith – backing vocals
  • Clydie King– backing vocals
  • Robert Tebow – backing vocals
  • Thurl Ravenscroft– backing vocals
  • Venetta Fields– backing vocals
  • Gene Merlino – backing vocals
  • Barry Feldman – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Arlo Guthrie, except where noted

  1. Farrell O’Gara – traditional
  2. Gypsy Davy – traditional, Woody Guthrie
  3. This Troubled Mind of Mine – Ernest Tubb, Johnny Tyler
  4. Week on the Rag
  5. Miss the Mississippi and You – Bill Halley
  6. Lovesick Blues – Irving Mills, Cliff Friend
  7. Uncle Jeff
  8. Gates of Eden – Bob Dylan
  9. Last Train
  10. Cowboy Song
  11. Sailor’s Bonnett – traditional
  12. Cooper’s Lament
  13. Ramblin’ ‘Round – Woody Guthrie

Counting Crows: Underwater Sunshine

On April 10, 2012, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)”, the sixth Counting Crows studio album. It was recorded April-June 2011, and was produced by Shawn Dealey, Jim Bogios, Dave Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, David Immergluck, Millard Powers and Dan Vickrey.

Personnel:

  • Adam Duritz – lead and backing vocals
  • Dave Bryson – acoustic and twelve-string electric guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo
  • David Immergluck – mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, twelve-string electric guitar; glockenspielon, pedal steel, baritone electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Dan Vickrey – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo; acoustic twelve-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Gillingham – piano, Hammond B-3, accordion, string  composition, pizzicato strings, doorbell, backing vocals
  • Millard Powers – bass guitar, upright double bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Bogios – drums, percussion; tambourine, backing vocals
  • Leanne Zacharias – cello
  • Dave Bryson – additional engineering, mixing
  • Shawn Dealey – recording
  • Brian Deck– mixing
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Brian Dong – recording assistant
  • Robert Hawes – recording assistant
  • Jorge Velasco – recording assistant
  • Josh Rhinehart – package design
  • Ivan Sciberras – cover concept, design

Track listing:

  1. Untitled (Love Song) – Luke MacMaster
  2. Start Again – Norman Blake
  3. Hospital – Coby Brown
  4. Mercy – Kurt Stevenson, Patrick Winningham, Chris Boesel
  5. Meet on the Ledge – Richard Thompson
  6. Like Teenage Gravity – Kasey Anderson
  7. Amie – Craig Fuller
  8. Coming Around – Fran Healy
  9. Ooh La La – Ronnie Lane, Ron Wood
  10. All My Failures -Taylor Goldsmith
  11. Return of the Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons, Thomas Stanley Brown
  12. Four White Stallions – Patrick Winningham, Jeff Trott, Dan Vickrey
  13. Jumping Jesus – Tom Barnes, Jim Gordon
  14. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan
  15. The Ballad of El Goodo – Alex Chilton, Chris Bell

Randy Newman: 12 Songs

In April 1970, “Reprise” label released “12 Songs”, the second Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Randy Newman – vocals, piano
  • Clarence White– B-Bender electric guitar
  • Ron Elliott– rhythm guitar
  • Ry Cooder– slide guitar
  • Lyle Ritz– double bass
  • Gene Parsons– drums
  • Jim Gordon– drums
  • Roy Harte– percussion
  • Al McKibbon– double bass
  • Milt Holland– percussion
  • Douglas Botnick – engineer
  • Lee Herschberg – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Newman except where noted.

  1. Have You Seen My Baby?
  2. Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield
  3. Mama Told Me Not to Come
  4. Suzanne
  5. Lover’s Prayer
  6. Lucinda
  7. Underneath the Harlem Moon – Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
  8. Yellow Man
  9. Old Kentucky Home
  10. Rosemary
  11. If You Need Oil
  12. Uncle Bob’s Midnight Blues

Delanie & Bonie and Friends: D&B Together

In March 1972, “Columbia” label released “D&B Together”, the sixth Delaney & Bonnie and Friends album. It was recorded 1969-1971, and was produced by Delaney Bramlett.

Personnel:

  • Delaney Bramlett- vocals, guitar
  • Bonnie Bramlett- vocals
  • Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar
  • Duane Allman – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Mason- vocals, guitar
  • Steve Cropper- vocals, guitar
  • Charlie Freeman – vocals, guitar
  • Red Rhodes- vocals, steel guitar
  • John Hartford- vocals, banjo
  • Leon Russell – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Billy Preston- vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Bobby Whitlock- vocals, keyboards
  • Kenny Gradney- vocals, bass
  • Larry Knechtel – vocals, bass
  • Chuck Rainey – vocals, bass
  • James Jamerson – vocals, bass
  • Carl Radle- vocals, bass
  • Jim Gordon- vocals, drums
  • Jaimoe – vocals, drums
  • Bobby Keys- vocals, saxophone
  • Jerry Jumonville – vocals, saxophone
  • King Curtis- vocals, saxophone
  • Darrell Leonard – vocals, trumpet
  • Jim Price – vocals, horns
  • Larry Savoie- vocals, trombone
  • Rita Coolidge- vocals
  • Tina Turner- vocals
  • Venetta Fields- vocals
  • Merry Clayton- vocals
  • Eddie Kendricks- vocals
  • Sam Clayton- vocals
  • Joe Hicks- vocals
  • Patrice Holloway- vocals
  • Tex Johnson- vocals
  • Clydie King- vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews- vocals
  • Gordon De Witty- vocals
  • Jay York- vocals
  • Tom Dowd, James Greene – engineer
  • Howard Fritzson – art direction
  • David Gahr, Beverly Parker, Sandy Speiser – photography

Track listing:

  1. Only You Know and I Know – Dave Mason
  2. Wade in the River of Jordan – traditional, arr. Delaney Bramlett
  3. Sound of the City – Delaney Bramlett, Joe Hicks
  4. Well, Well – Delaney Bramlett
  5. I Know How It Feels to Be Lonely- Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Ware
  6. Comin’ Home – Bonnie Bramlett, Eric Clapton
  7. Move ‘Em Out – Steve Cropper, Bettye Crutcher
  8. Big Change Comin – Delaney Bramlett
  9. A Good Thing (I’m on Fire) – Delaney Bramlett, Gordon DeWitty
  10. Groupie (Superstar) – Delaney Bramlett, Leon Russell
  11. I Know Something Good About You – Delaney Bramlett, Joe Hicks
  12. Country Life – Delaney Bramlett, Bobby Whitlock

Bobby Whitlock: Same

In March 1972, “ABC – Dunhill” label released the debut, self-titled Bobby Whitlock album. It was recorded January-March 1971, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Andy Johns and Bobby Whitlock.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Whitlock– keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, organ
  • Bonnie Bramlett– vocals
  • George Harrison– guitar
  • Delaney Bramlett– vocals, guitar
  • Jerry McGee – electric guitar
  • Eric Clapton– guitar
  • Klaus Voormann– bass
  • Jim Gordon– drums, table
  • Bobby Keys– saxophone
  • Bobby Keys– saxophone
  • Jim Price – trombone
  • Jim Price– trumpet
  • Chris Wood – flute

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Whitlock, except where noted.

  1. Where There’s a Will – Bobby Whitlock, Bonnie Bramlett
  2. Song for Paula
  3. A Game Called Life
  4. Country Life
  5. A Day Without Jesus – Bobby Whitlock, Don Nix
  6. Back in My Life
  7. The Scenery Has Slowly Changed
  8. I’d Rather Live the Straight Life
  9. The Dreams of a Hobo
  10. Back Home in England

Gordon Lightfoot: Cold on the Shoulder

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In February 1975, “Reprise” label released “Cold on the Shoulder”, the eleventh Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded in September – December 1974, at “Eastern Sound” in Toronto, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – vocal, guitar , piano
  • Pee Wee Charles – steel guitar
  • Terry Clements – guitar
  • Red Shea – guitar
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion
  • John Stockfish – bass
  • Rick Haynes – bass
  • Jim Gordon- drums
  • Milt Holland- percussion
  • Jack Zaza – wind
  • Suzie McCune – vocals
  • Jackie Ward Singers- vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Bend in the Water
  2. Rainy Day People
  3. Cold on the Shoulder
  4. The Soul is the Rock
  5. Bells of the Evening
  6. Rainbow Trout
  7. A Tree too Weak to Stand
  8. All the Lovely Ladies
  9. Fine as Fine Can Be
  10. Cherokee Bend
  11. Now and Then
  12. Slide on Over

Jim Capaldi: Oh How We Danced

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In February 1972, “Island” label released “Oh How We Danced”, the debut Jim Capaldi solo studio album. It was recorded in December 1971, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios”, and was produced by Jim Capaldi and Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Jim Capaldi – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
  • David Hood– bass
  • Roger Hawkins– drums
  • Barry Beckett- piano, organ
  • Jimmy Johnson- electric guitar
  • Paul Kossoff- electric guitar
  • Dave Mason- harmonica, electric guitar
  • Steve Winwood- organ, backing vocal, guitar
  • Chris Wood- flute, electric saxophone
  • Ric Grech- bass
  • Jim Gordon- drums
  • Rebop Kwaku Baah- percussion, congas
  • Trevor Burton- bass
  • Mike Kellie- drums
  • Bob Griffin – piano
  • Sunny Leslie- backing vocal
  • Brian Humphries, Jerry Masters – engineer
  • Neal Preston – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Capaldi, except where noted.

  1. Eve
  2. Big Thirst – Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason
  3. Love is All You Can Try
  4. Last Day of Dawn
  5. Don’t be a Hero
  6. Open Your Heart
  7. How Much Can a Man Really Take?
  8. Anniversary Song – Saul Chaplin, Al Jolson

Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown

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In January 1974, “Reprise” label released “Sundown”, the tenth Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded in November 1973, at “Eastern Sound Studios” in Toronto, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot– lead and backing vocals, six and twelve string acoustic guitars, chimes, bells, high string guitar
  • Red Shea – dobro, electric, acoustic and classical guitars, slide dobro
  • Terry Clements – acoustic guitar
  • Gene Martynec– Moog synthesizer
  • Nick De Caro – accordion, horns, orchestration, piano, strings
  • Rick Haynes– bass guitar
  • John Stockfish – bass guitar
  • Jim Gordon– percussion, drum
  • Milt Holland– percussion, congas
  • Jack Zaza – English horn, recorder
  • Catherine Smith– harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Somewhere U.S.A.
  2. High and Dry
  3. Seven Island Suite
  4. Circle of Steel
  5. Is There Anyone Home
  6. The Watchman’s Gone
  7. Sundown
  8. Carefree Highway
  9. The List
  10. Too Late for Prayin’