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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

Brian Wilson: No Pier Pressure

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Brian Wilson

On April 7, 2015, “Capitol” label released “No Pier Pressure”, the eleventh Brian Wilson studio album. It was recorded Early 2013–November 2014, and was produced by Brian Wilson and Joe Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Brian Wilson– lead and backing vocals,  acoustic piano, B3 organ, additional keyboards, arranger, additional mixing
  • Ward– acoustic guitar
  • Dean Parks– acoustic guitar
  • Jimmy Riley– acoustic guitar
  • Richie Davis– acoustic guitar
  • Mark Goldenberg– acoustic guitar
  • Tom Bukovac– acoustic guitar
  • David Marks– electric guitar
  • Nick Walusko– acoustic guitar, additional engineer
  • Joe Thomas – acoustic piano, B3 organ, additional keyboards, mixing
  • Darian Sahanaja – acoustic piano, B3 organ, vibraphone, additional engineer
  • Jeff Lantz– additional keyboards
  • Sebu Simonian– lead and backing vocals, additional keyboards, accordion, additional mixing
  • Scott Bennett – acoustic piano, B3 organ, vibraphone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Gary Griffin – accordion, additional engineer
  • Joey Gryzyb– accordion
  • Don Was– bass
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Bob Lizik– bass
  • Zach Dawes– bass
  • Brett Simons– bass
  • Shane Soloski– bass
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
  • Kenny Aronoff– drums
  • Chad Cromwell– drums
  • Eddie Bayers– drums
  • Nelson Bragg– percussion
  • Paul Von Mertens– saxophone, flute, bass harmonica, conductor, arranger
  • Probyn Gregory– French horn, acoustic guitar
  • John Mason – French horn
  • Amy Barwan– oboe, English horn
  • Wayne Bergeron– trumpet
  • Larry Hall– trumpet
  • Tim Bales– trumpet
  • Bob Parton– trumpet
  • Carey Deadman– trumpet
  • Charles Morallis– trombone
  • Dave Stahlberg– trombone
  • Tom Garlin– trombone
  • Mark Isham– flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Peter Kent– concertmaster
  • Chihsuan Yang– violin
  • Sharon Jackson– violin
  • Clayton Haslop– violin
  • John Wittenberg– violin
  • Songa Lee– violin
  • Amy Wickman– violin
  • Mark Robertson– violin
  • Julie Rogers– violin
  • Marisa Kuney– violin
  • Charlie Bisharat– violin
  • Scott Hosfeld– viola
  • Briana Bandy– viola
  • Caroline Buckman– viola
  • Darrin McCann– viola
  • JoAnn Tominaga– viola
  • Jill Kaeding– cello
  • Cameron Stone– cello
  • Alisha Bauer– cello
  • Giovanna Clayton– cello
  • Vanessa Freebairn Smith– cello
  • Al Jardine– lead and backing vocals
  • Blondie Chaplin– lead and backing vocals
  • Zooey Deschanel– lead and backing vocals
  • Peter Hollens– lead and  acking vocals
  • Kacey Musgraves– lead and backing vocals
  • Nate Ruess– lead vocals
  • Matt Jardine– backing vocals
  • Thom Griffin– backging vocals
  • Jimmy Riley– backing vocals
  • Jeff Foskett– backing vocals
  • Frank Papplardo– recording, additional mixing
  • Wesley M. Seidman– recording, additional mixing
  • Bill Hare– recording, additional mixing
  • Bob Clearmountain– mixing
  • Sergio Relas Jr.– additional engineer
  • Larry Milas– additional engineer
  • Mike Czazwics– additional engineer
  • Nick Rowe – additional engineer
  • Andrew Twiss– additional engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Mike Marsh – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Wilson and Joe Thomas, except where noted.

  1. This Beautiful Day
  2. Runaway Dancer – Brian Wilson, Joe Thomas, Sebu Simonian
  3. What Ever Happened
  4. On the Island
  5. Half Moon Bay
  6. Our Special Love
  7. The Right Time
  8. Guess You Had to be There – Brian Wilson, Joe Thomas, Andrew Sagado, Kacey Musgraves
  9. Tell Me Why
  10. Sail Away – Brian Wilson, Jim Peterik, Joe Thomas, Larry Millas
  11. One Kind of Love – Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
  12. Saturday Night – Brian Wilson, Joe Thomas, Nate Ruess
  13. The Last Song

Eric Clapton: Old Sock

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Old sock

On March 12, 2013, “Polydor” label release “Old Sock” the twenty first Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II,Justin Stanley and Simon Climie.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton– vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, dobro, mandolin
  • Doyle Bramhall II– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • J.J. Cale– vocals, guitar
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel, mandolin
  • Steve Winwood– Hammond B3 organ
  • Tim Carmon– Hammond B3 organ, chord organ
  • Walt Richmond– upright piano, keyboards
  • Chris Stainton– clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3 organ
  • Justin Stanley– clavinet, mellotron, drums
  • Frank Marocco– accordion
  • Taj Mahal– harmonica, banjo
  • Paul McCartney– vocals, upright bass
  • Willie Weeks– bass guitar, upright bass
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Abe Laboriel Jr– drums
  • Henry Spinetti– drums
  • Matt Chamberlain– drums
  • Matt Rollings– keyboards
  • Simon Climie– percussion, piano
  • Joseph Sublett –tenor saxophone
  • Stephen “Doc” Kupka– baritone saxophone
  • Nicholas Lane –trombone
  • Sal Cracchiolo – trumpet
  • Gabe Witcher– fiddle
  • Sharon White , Michelle John – backing vocals
  • Chaka Khan, Julie Clapton, Sophie Clapton, Nikka Costa, Wendy Moten, Lisa Vaughan – guest vocals
  • Nick Ingman– string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Further on Down the Road – Taj Mahal, Jesse E. Davis
  2. Angel – J.J. Cale
  3. The Folks Who Live on the Hill – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  4. Gotta Get Over – Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
  5. Till Your Well Runs Dry – Peter Tosh
  6. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  7. Born to Lose -Ted Daffan
  8. Still Got the Blues – Gary Moore
  9. Goodnight Irene – Huddie Ledbetter,John A. Lomax, Sr.
  10. Your One and Only Man – Otis Redding
  11. Every Little Thing – Doyle Bramhall II,Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa
  12. Our Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  13. No Sympathy – Peter Tosh

 

Elvis Costello: King Of America

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King of America

On February 21, 1986, “F-Beat” label released “King of America”, the tenth Elvis Costello studio album. “King of America” was recorded in 1985 and 1986, at “Ocean Way” and “Sunset Sound & Sound Factory Studio”, and was produced by J. Henry (T-Bone) Burnett and Declan MacManus.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus) – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • T-Bone Burnett- guitars, backing vocals
  • James Burton– electric guitar, Dobro, acoustic guitar
  • Tom “T-Bone” Wolk– electric guitar, piano accordion, electric bass
  • Tom Canning– piano
  • Steve Nieve– piano, Hammond organ
  • Mitchell Froom– Hammond organ, harpsichord, organ, doctored piano
  • Jo-El Sonnier– French accordion
  • Jerry Scheff– string bass, electric bass
  • Ray Brown– double bass
  • Bruce Thomas– electric bass
  • Mickey Curry– brushes, drums, sticks
  • Pete Thomas– sticks, drums
  • Jim Keltner– sticks, drums, brushes
  • Earl Palmer– brushes, drums
  • Ron Tutt– brushes, drums
  • Michael Blair –marimba
  • Ralph Carney- saxophone
  • David Hidalgo– harmony vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Declan MacManus except where noted.

  1. Brilliant Mistake
  2. Lovable – Declan MacManus, Cait O’Riordan
  3. Our Little Angel
  4. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caldwell
  5. Glitter Gulch
  6. Indoor Fireworks
  7. Little Palaces
  8. I’ll Wear It Proudly
  9. American Without Tears
  10. Eisenhower Blues – B. Lenoir
  11. Poisoned Rose
  12. The Big Light
  13. Jack of All Parades
  14. Suit of Lights
  15. Sleep of the Just

Jackson Browne: Lives in the Balance

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On February 18, 1986, “Asylum” released “Lives in the Balance”, the Jackson Browne eighth album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Jackson Browne.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitar,  piano,  keyboards, gut string guitar, vocoder
  • Kevin Dukes– guitar
  • David Lindley– guitar, violin, steel guitar
  • Steve Lukather– guitar
  • Bonnie Raitt– vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
  • Walfredo Reyes, Jr.– conductor, conga, drum set
  • Mindy Sterling – vocals, gut string guitar, harmony
  • Jorge Strunz – acoustic guitar, guitar, nylon string guitar
  • Rick Vito – guitar, vocals
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar
  • Kevin McCormick – guitar, vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
  • Deborah Dobkin – vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
  • Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar– guitar, percussion
  • Gary Myrick – guitar
  • Bill Payne– synthesizer, piano, keyboards
  • Ian McLagan– organ, keyboards
  • Bernie Larsen – organ, guitar, clavinet
  • Jai Winding – organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards
  • Craig Doerge– synthesizer, keyboards
  • Jorge Calderón – bass, vocals, gut string guita, harmony vocalsr
  • Phil Chen– bass
  • Jennifer Condos – bass
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Doug Haywood – bass, vocals
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Stan Lynch– drums
  • Ian Wallace– drums
  • Quique Cruz – percussion, zampona
  • Phil Kenzie – alto saxophone
  • Hugo Pedroza – charango, tiple
  • Dawn Patrol – art direction
  • Jimmy Wachtel– art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackson Browne except where noted.

  1. For America
  2. Soldier of Plenty
  3. In the Shape of a Heart
  4. Candy – Greg Copeland, Wally Stocker
  5. Lawless Avenues – Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderon
  6. Lives in the Balance
  7. Till I Go Down
  8. Black and White

 

John Lennon: Rock ‘n’ Roll

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John Lennon-rocknroll

On February 17, 1975, “Apple” label released “Rock ‘n’ Roll”, the sixth John Lennon studio album.  It was recorded October 1973 – October 1974, at “A&M Studios” and “Record Plant Studios”, and was produced by Phil Spector and John Lennon.

Personnel:

  • John Lennon – vocals, guitars, arrangements
  • Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
  • Jim Calvert – guitar
  • Eddie Mottau – acoustic guitar
  • José Feliciano – acoustic guitar
  • Michael Hazelwood – acoustic guitar
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Leon Russell – keyboards
  • Ken Ascher – keyboards
  • Klaus Voormann – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Gary Mallaber – drums
  • Arthur Jenkins – percussion
  • Nino Tempo – saxophone
  • Jeff Barry – horn
  • Barry Mann – horn
  • Bobby Keys – horn
  • Peter Jameson – horn
  • Joseph Temperley – horn
  • Dennis Morouse – horn
  • Frank Vicari – horn
  • Phil Spector – arrangements
  1. Be-Bop-A-Lula – Tex Davis, Gene Vincent
  2. Stand by Me – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben E. King
  3. Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy – Robert ‘Bumps’ Blackwell, John Marascalco
  4. You Can’t Catch Me – Chuck Berry
  5. Ain’t That a Shame – Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
  6. Do You Wanna Dance? – Bobby Freeman
  7. Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
  8. Slippin’ and Slidin – Eddie Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman, James H. Smith
  9. Peggy Sue – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Buddy Holly
  10. Medley: Bring It On Home to Me/Send Me Some Lovin’ – Sam Cooke, John Marascalco, Leo Price
  11. Bony Moronie – Larry Williams
  12. Ya Ya – Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson, Morris Levy
  13. Just Because  – Lloyd Price