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George Harrison: Somewhere In England

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Somewhere in England

On June 5, 1981, “Dark Horse” label released “Somewhere in England”, the ninth  George Harrison studio album. It was recorded October 1979 – February 1981, at “FPSHOT” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by George Harrison and Ray Cooper.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Gary Brooker– keyboards, synthesizers
  • Al Kooper– keyboards, synthesizers
  • Mike Moran– keyboards, synthesizers
  • Neil Larsen – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Ray Cooper– keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, drums
  • Willie Weeks– bass
  • Ringo Starr– drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Dave Mattacks– drums
  • Alla Rakha – tabla
  • Tom Scott– lyricon, horns
  • Herbie Flowers– tuba, bass
  • Paul McCartney– backing vocal
  • Linda McCartney– backing vocal
  • Denny Laine– backing vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Blood from a Clone
  2. Unconsciousness Rules
  3. Life Itself
  4. All Those Years Ago
  5. Baltimore Oriole – Hoagy Carmichael
  6. Teardrops
  7. That Which I Have Lost
  8. Writing’s on the Wall
  9. Hong Kong Blues – Hoagy Carmichael
  10. Save the World

Rufus Wainwright: Same

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Rufus Wainwright

On May 19, 1988, “DreamWorks” label released the self-titled, debut Rufus Wainwright album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, and was produced by Jon Brion and Pierre Marchand. “Rolling Stone” magazine named Wainwright the “Best New Artist of 1998”.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright– lead vocals and backing vocals, piano, chamberlin, tack piano, acoustic guitar, castanets, half-speed piano, humming
  • Jon Brion– chamberlin, accordion, marimba, vibes , bass, optigan,  acoustic, baritone and electric guitar, percussion, timpani, crotales, celeste, temple blocks, assorted bells, tuned toms, mandolin, drums, tack piano, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench –piano, Hammond organ
  • Yves Desrosiers – guitar,slide bass
  • Glen Hollman –upright, mandolin bass
  • Pierre Marchand– bass, keyboards
  • Ash Sood – drums , percussion
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Marty Grebb –alto saxophone
  • Randy Brion – horn arrangements, conductor
  • Van Dyke Parks– string arrangements, conductor
  • Martha Wainwright– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Rufus Wainwright.

  1. Foolish Love
  2. Danny Boy
  3. April Fools
  4. In My Arms
  5. Millbrook
  6. Baby
  7. Beauty Mark
  8. Barcelona
  9. Matinee Idol
  10. Damned Ladies
  11. Sally Ann
  12. Imaginary Love

Elvis Costello: Mighty Like a Rose

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On May 14, 1991, “Warner Bros” label released “Mighty Like a Rose”, the thirteenth Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Mitchell Froom and Kevin Killen.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, maracas, keyboards
  • Marc Ribot– guitar, cornet, rhythm guitar, horn
  • James Burton– acoustic guitar
  • Mitchell Froom– organ, celeste, harmonium
  • Larry Knechtel– organ, piano, Hammond organ, clavinet
  • Benmont Tench– piano
  • Steve Nieve– keyboards
  • Rob Wasserman– electric bass
  • Tom “T-Bone” Wolk– bass
  • Jerry Scheff– electric bass, electric guitar
  • Jim Keltner– drums, percussion
  • Lionel Batiste– drums
  • Jenell Marshall– drums, percussion
  • Pete Thomas– drums, percussion, castanets, tambourine, bells
  • Nicholas Bucknail –clarinet
  • Gregory Davis– trumpet
  • Andre Findon –flute
  • Charles Joseph– trombone
  • Kirk Joseph– tuba
  • Roger Lewis– baritone saxophone
  • Ross MacManus– trumpet
  • Richard Morgan –oboe
  • Simon Rayner –French horn
  • Efrem Towns– trumpet
  • Steve George– backing vocals
  • Steven Soles– backing vocals
  • Richard Page– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

  1. The Other Side of Summer
  2. Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) – Declan MacManus
  3. How to Be Dumb
  4. All Grown Up
  5. Invasion Hit Parade
  6. Harpies Bizarre
  7. After the Fall
  8. Georgie and Her Rival
  9. So Like Candy – Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus
  10. Interlude: Couldn’t Call It Unexpected No. 2
  11. Playboy to A Man – Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus
  12. Sweet Pear
  13. Broken- Cait O’Riordan
  14. Couldn’t Call It Unexpected No. 4

Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety

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Kojak Variety

On May 9, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Kojak Variety”, covers album by Elvis Costello. It was recorded 1989 – 1994, and was produced  by Kevin Killen and Elvis Costello.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, harmonica
  • James Burton– acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar
  • Larry Knechtel– piano, Hammond organ, electric piano
  • Marc Ribot– banjo, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, horn, classical guitar
  • Jerry Scheff– bass
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Pete Thomas– drums

Track listing:

  1. Strange – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  2. Hidden Charms – Willie Dixon
  3. Remove This Doubt – Brian Holland,Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.
  4. I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan
  5. Leave My Kitten Alone – Little Willie John,Titus Turner, James McDougal
  6. Everybody’s Crying Mercy – Mose Allison
  7. I’ve Been Wrong Before- Randy Newman
  8. Bama Lama Bama Loo – Richard Penniman
  9. Must You Throw Dirt in My Face? – Bill Anderson
  10. Pouring Water on a Drowning Man – Drew Baker,Dani McCormick
  11. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  12. Payday – Jesse Winchester
  13. Please Stay – Burt Bacharach,Bob Hilliard
  14. Running Out of Fools – Richard Ahlert,Kay Rogers
  15. Days – Ray Davies

David CRosby: Thousand Roads

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On May 4, 1993, “Atlantic” label released “Thousand Roads”, the third David Crosby solo studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, and was produced by Phil Collins, Don Was, Dean Parks,David Crosby, Glynn Johns,Stephen Barncard and Phil Ramone.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby- lead and backing vocals
  • Jeff Pevar- guitar
  • Michael Landau- electric guitar
  • Bernie Leadon- electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • John Leventhal- guitars
  • Dean Parks- guitars, flute
  • Andy Fairweather Low- electric guitar
  • Benmont Tench- keyboards
  • Jimmy Webb- acoustic piano
  • Marc Cohn- acoustic piano
  • Craig Doerge- keyboards, arrangements
  • J. Vanston- keyboards
  • Bonnie Hayes- keyboards
  • Paul (Wix) Wickens- keyboards, accordion
  • Leland Sklar- bass guitar
  • David Watkins Clarke – bass guitar
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • David Young – acoustic bass
  • Russell Kunkel – drums
  • Phil Collins- drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums
  • Ethan Johns- drums, percussion, additional electric guitar
  • Paulinho Da Costa- percussion
  • Luis Conte- percussion
  • Graham Nash – harmonica, harmony vocals
  • Jackson Browne- harmony vocals
  • Stephen Bishop- harmony vocals
  • Kipp Lennon- harmony vocals
  • Armen Garabedian – violin, concertmaster
  • Dimitrie Levici – violin
  • Berj Garabedian – violin
  • Ruth Johnson- violin
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Scott Haupert – viola
  • Maria Newman- viola
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, contractor
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Daniel Smith – cello
  • David Campbell- string arrangement

Track listing:

  1. Hero
  2. Too Young to Die – Jimmy Webb
  3. Old Soldier – Marc Cohn
  4. Through Your Hands – John Hiatt
  5. Yvette in English – Joni Mitchell, David Crosby
  6. Thousand Roads – David Crosby
  7. Columbus – Noel Brazil
  8. Helpless Heart – Paul Brady
  9. Coverage – Bonnie Hayes
  10. Natalie – Stephen Bishop

Leon Russell: Leon Russell and the Shelter People

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Leon Russell And The Shelter People

On May 3, 1971, “Shelter” label released “Leon Russell and the Shelter People”, the second Leon Russell solo album. It was recorded August – December, 1970 and January 1971, and was produced by Leon Russell and Denny Cordell.

Personnel:

  • Leon Russell – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Claudia Lennear– vocals
  • Kathi McDonald– vocals
  • Joey Cooper – vocals, guitar
  • Don Preston – vocals, guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson– guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis– guitar
  • Chris Stainton– guitar
  • Jim Price – organ
  • Barry Beckett– organ
  • John Gallie – organ
  • Carl Radle– bass guitar
  • David Hood– bass guitar
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Jim Gordon– drums
  • Chuck Blackwell – drums
  • Roger Hawkins– drums
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
  • Terry Manning– Moog programmer, engineer
  • Glyn Johns– engineer
  • Andy Johns– engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Leon Russell, except where noted.

  1. Stranger in a Strange Land – Leon Russell, Don Preston
  2. Of Thee I Sing – Leon Russell, Don Preston
  3. A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
  4. Crystal Closet Queen
  5. Home Sweet Oklahoma
  6. Alcatraz
  7. The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen
  8. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry – Bob Dylan
  9. She Smiles Like a River
  10. Sweet Emily
  11. Beware of Darkness – George Harrison

James Taylor: Gorilla

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On May 1, 1975, “Warner Bros” label released “Gorilla”, the sixth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded March – April, 1975 at “Warner Bros. Studios” in North Hollywood and “The Burbank Studios” in Burbank, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor – vocals, acoustic, electric and high-string acoustic  guitar, ukulele
  • David Crosby- vocals
  • Graham Nash- vocals
  • Carly Simon- vocals
  • Valerie Carter- vocals
  • Clarence McDonald – piano, ARP String Ensemble synthesizer, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Randy Newman- horn organ
  • Nick DeCaro – organ, strings, accordion
  • Arthur Adams – electric guitar
  • Lowell George- vocals, slide guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar- electric guitar
  • Al Perkins- pedal steel guitar
  • David Grisman- mandolin
  • Lee Sklar- bass
  • Willie Weeks- bass
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Andy Newmark- drums
  • Russ Kunkel- drums, percussion, shaker, tambourine, congas
  • Milt Holland- percussion, wind chimes
  • Victor Feldman- percussion
  • David Sanborn- saxophone
  • Chuck Findley- trumpet
  • George Bohannon – trombone
  • Jules Jacob – clarinet, oboe
  • Gayle Levant – harp

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Mexico
  2. Music
  3. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) – Holland/Dozier/Holland
  4. Wandering – traditional; arrangement and additional lyrics by James Taylor
  5. Gorilla
  6. You Make It Easy
  7. I Was a Fool to Care
  8. Lighthouse
  9. Angry Blues
  10. Love Songs
  11. Sarah Maria

 

Neil Young: Silver & Gold

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On April 25, 2000, “Reprise” label released “Silver & Gold”, the twenty-fourth Neil Young studio album. It was recorded August 1997 – May 1999, at “Redwood Digital” in Woodside, and “Arlyn Studios” in Austin, and was produced by Neil Young and Ben Keith. The album art is a photo taken by Neil’s daughter Amber, with the Game Boy Camera.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Ben Keith – vocal, pedal steel guitar
  • Spooner Oldham – piano, organ
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Oscar Butterworth – drums
  • Linda Ronstadt – vocal
  • Emmylou Harris – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Good to See You
  2. Silver & Gold
  3. Daddy Went Walking
  4. Buffalo Springfield Again
  5. The Great Divide
  6. Horseshoe Man
  7. Red Sun
  8. Distant Camera
  9. Razor Love
  10. Without Rings

Tom Petty: Full Moon

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On April 24, 1989, “MCA” label released “Full Moon Fever”, the first solo Tom Petty album. It was recorded 1988–1989, at “M.C. Studios”, “Rumbo Studios”, “Sunset Sound”, “Devonshire Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “Sound City Studios”, and was produced by Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell. The album was certified 5× platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and 6× platinum in Canada. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Full Moon River” at number 92 on its list of the “100 best albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty– lead and backing vocals, 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, tambourine, hand claps
  • Mike Campbell– lead guitar, bass, mandolin, slide guitar, dobro, keyboards
  • George Harrison– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench– piano
  • Jeff Lynne– bass, guitar, guitar synthesizer, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, hand claps
  • Phil Jones –drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner– drums, maracas and tambourine
  • Howie Epstein– backing vocals
  • Roy Orbison– backing vocals
  • Kelsey Campbell – scream
  • Alan Weidel –hand claps
  • Del Shannon– barnyard noises
  • Mike Campbell, Don Smith,Bill Bottrell, Dennis Kirk – engineer
  • Alan “Bugs” Weidel – engineer assistant
  • Steve Hall – mastering

 Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

  1. Free Fallin
  2. I Won’t Back Down
  3. Love Is a Long Road – Mike Campbell, Tom Petty
  4. A Face in the Crowd
  5. Runnin’ Down a Dream – Mike Campbell, jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
  6. I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better – Gene Clark
  7. Yer So Bad
  8. Depending on You – Tom Petty
  9. The Apartment Song – Tom Petty
  10. Alright for Now – Tom Petty
  11. A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
  12. Zombie Zoo

Richard Thompson: You? Me? Us?

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On April 16, 1996, “Capitol” label released “You? Me? Us?, the eighth Richard Thompson album. It was recorded in February 1996, at “The Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake.

Personnel:

  • Richard Thompson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy
  • Tchad Blake– guitar
  • Simon Nicol– guitar
  • Mitchell Froom– keyboards
  • Jerry Scheff– bass guitar
  • Danny Thompson– double bass
  • Pete Thomas– drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Suzie Katayama – cello
  • Christine Collister– backing vocals
  • Teddy Thompson– backing vocals

All tracks by Richard Thompson.

Disc 1 – Voltage Enhanced

  1. Razor Dance
  2. She Steers By Lightning
  3. Dark Hand Over My Heart
  4. Hide It Away
  5. Put It There Pal
  6. Business On You
  7. No’s Not A Word
  8. Am I Wasting My Love On You?
  9. Bank Vault In Heaven
  10. The Ghost Of You Walks

Disc 2 – Nude

  1. Baby Don’t Know What To Do With Herself
  2. She Cut Off Her Long Silken Hair
  3. Hide It Away
  4. Burns Supper
  5. Train Don’t Leave
  6. Cold Kisses
  7. Sam Jones
  8. Razor Dance
  9. Woods Of Darney