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Elvis Costello: Blood & Chocolate

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On September 15, 1986, “Demon” label released “Blood & Chocolate”, the eleventh Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded March – May 1986, and was produced by Nick Lowe and Colin Fairley.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonium,  tambourine, bellows, canes, knives, bass, Vox Continental electric organ
  • Cait O’Riordan– vocals
  • Jimmy Cliff– vocals
  • Tom “T-Bone” Wolk– electric guitar, bass
  • Nick Lowe– acoustic guitar
  • Steve Nieve– piano, organ, harmonium
  • Mitchell Froom– organ
  • Bruce Thomas– bass, electric guitar, saxophone
  • Pete Thomas– drums, alto saxophone
  • Mickey Curry– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Declan MacManus (Elvis Costello), except where noted.

  1. Uncomplicated
  2. I Hope You’re Happy Now
  3. Tokyo Storm Warning – Declan MacManus, Cait O’Riordan
  4. Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head
  5. I Want You
  6. Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?
  7. Blue Chair
  8. Battered Old Bird
  9. Crimes of Paris
  10. Poor Napoleon
  11. Next Time Round

 

Aretha Franklin: Aretha Now

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On June 14, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Now”, the fifteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded December 1967 – April 1968 at “Atlantic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Jerry Wexler. The album was certified Gold in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano
  • Spooner Oldham – organ, electric piano, piano
  • Tommy Cogbill – guitar, bass
  • Jimmy Johnson – guitar
  • Bobby Womack – guitar
  • Jerry Jemmott – bass
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Franklin: backing vocals
  • Wayne Jackson: trumpet
  • Charlie Chalmers: tenor saxophone
  • Andrew Love: tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman: baritone saxophone
  • Willie Bridges: baritone saxophone
  • Tony Studd: bass trombone
  • King Curtis: tenor saxophone
  • Seldon Powell: tenor saxophone
  • Frank Wess: tenor saxophone, flute
  • Haywood Henry: baritone saxophone
  • Bernie Glow: trumpet
  • Melvin Lastie: trumpet
  • Joe Newman: trumpet
  • Tom Dowdand, Arif Mardin – arrangements
  • Robert Honablue: engineer

Track listing:

  1. Think – Aretha Franklin, Teddy White
  2. I Say a Little Prayer – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. See Saw – Steve Cropper, Don Covay
  4. Night Time Is the Right Time – Big Bill Broonzy
  5. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
  6. You’re a Sweet Sweet Man – Ronnie Shannon
  7. I Take What I Want – Isaac Hayes, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges, David Porter
  8. Hello Sunshine – Jimmy Cliff, King Curtis, Ronald Dean Miller
  9. A Change – Dorian Burton, Clyde Otis
  10. I Can’t See Myself Leaving You – Ronnie Shannon

Joe Cocker: Sheffield Steel

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On May 22, 1982, “Island” label released “Sheffield Steel”, the eighth Joe Cocker studio album.It was recorded at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas,  and was produced by Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals
  • Adrian Belew,Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung – guitars
  • Wally Badarou – keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass
  • Sly Dunbar – drums
  • Uziah “Sticky” Thompson – percussion
  • Robert Palmer,Jimmy Cliff – backing vocals
  • Ted Jensen– mastering

Track listing:

  1. Look What You’ve Done – Leo Nocentelli
  2. Shocked – Ira Ingber, Greg Sutton
  3. Sweet Little Woman – Andy Fraser
  4. Seven Days – Bob Dylan
  5. Marie – Randy Newman
  6. Ruby Lee – Bill Withers, Melvin Dunlap
  7. Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
  8. So Good, So Right – Brenda Russell
  9. Talking Back to the Night – Steve Winwood, Will Jennings
  10. Just Like Always – Jimmy Webb

The Rolling Stones: Dirty Work

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On March 24, 1986, “Rolling Stones” label released “Dirty Work” the eighteenth Rolling Stones album. It was recorded 5 April – 17 June, 16 July – 17 August 1985, 10 September – 15 October 1985, at “Pathe  Marconi Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite  and The Glimmer Twins. The album was dedicated to Ian Stewart, band’s long time collaborative and friend.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, harmonica
  • Keith Richards– electric and acoustic guitars, piano, vocals
  • Ronnie Wood– electric, acoustic and pedal steel guitar, tenor saxophone, backing vocals; drums
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Chuck Leavell– keyboards
  • Ivan Neville– backing vocals, bass guitar, organ, synthesizer
  • Jimmy Page– electric guitar
  • Bobby Womack– backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Philippe Saisse– keyboards
  • Anton Fig– shakers
  • John Regan – bass guitar
  • Dan Collette– trumpet
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • Marku Ribas – percussion
  • Jimmy Cliff,Don Covay, Beverly D’Angelo, Kirsty MacColl, Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis, Patti Scialfa, Tom Waits – backing vocals
  • Dave Jerden – engineer
  • Steve Parker – additional engineering
  • Tom Crich, Mike Krowiak – engineer assistant
  • Janet Perr – art direction, package design
  • Annie Leibovitz – art direction, photography
  • Mark Marek – inner sleeve artwork

Track listing:

  1. One Hit (To the Body) – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  2. Fight – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  3. Harlem Shuffle – Bob Relf, Ernest Nelson
  4. Hold Back – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
  5. Too Rude – Lindon Roberts
  6. Winning Ugly – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  7. Back to Zero – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Chuck Leavell
  8. Dirty Work -Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  9. Had It With You – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  10. Sleep Tonight – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  11. Untitled hidden track (uncredited excerpt from Key to the Highway)