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Slightly Stoopid: Chronchitis

On August 7, 2007, “Controlled Substance Sound Labs” label released “Chronchitis”, the fifth Slightly Stoopid studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Total Access Recording” in Redondo Beach, CA, “Wire Recording” in Austin, TX, “Kingsize Soundlabs” in Eagle Rock, CA, “Philadelphonic Studio” in Philadelphia, PA, and was produced by Miguel, Paul Leary, Mario C. And Chris DiBeneditto.

Personnel:

  • Miles Doughty – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Kyle McDonald – vocals, bass, guitar, engineer
  • Ryan Moran (RyMo) – drums
  • Oguer Ocon – harmonica, percussion
  • Money Mark – synthesizer, piano, vibraphone
  • C-Money – trumpet, keyboards
  • Dela – saxophone
  • DJ Hell Naw – turntables
  • Paul Leary – electric piano, Wurlitzer, engineer, mixing
  • Angelo Moore, Toko Tasi – performer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Chris DiBeneditto, Mario Caldato, Jr. – engineer, mixing
  • Michael “Miguel” Happoldt – engineer, mixing, tracking
  • Oscar Monsalve, Solaar – engineer
  • Stuart Sullivan – engineer, mixing
  • Brad Bell – engineer assistant
  • Mike Sutherland – engineer, engineer assistant
  • Stuart MacKay Smith – artwork, layout design
  • Jeffrey Lamont Brown – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Doughty,  Kyle McDonald, Ryan Moran and Oguer Ocon, except where noted

  1. Anywhere I Go
  2. The Otherside
  3. Hold on to the One
  4. 2am
  5. Blood of My Blood
  6. Nobody Knows
  7. Above the Clouds
  8. Digital
  9. Round the World
  10. Baby I Like It
  11. Ocean
  12. Jimi
  13. Breakbeat
  14. Mind on Your Music
  15. Ever Really Wanted
  16. Girl U So Fine / Girl U So Fine, Pt. 2
  17. Reward for Me – Joe Higgs

Eric Gale

On May 25, 1984, Eric J. Gale died aged 55. He was musician (guitar) and composer,  as session guitarist has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names of the music scene, including Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson, Jimmy McGriff, Benny Golson, Van Morrison, Bernard Purdie, Herbie Mann, Yusuf Lateef, Chico Hamilton, Sonny Stitt, Quincy Jones, Al Kooper, Lena Horn, Gabor Szabo, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Esther Philips, Chuck Rainey, Johnny Hammond, Stanley Turrentine,  David Newman, Hank Crawford, Grover Washington, Jr., Roberta Flack, Stanley Turrentine, Hubert Laws, Bob James, Joe Higgs, Van McCoy, Ron Carter, George Benson, Phil Upchurch, Tom Scott, Idris Muhammad, Ashford & Simpson, Cedar Walton, Stanley Turrentine, Blood, Sweat & Tears,  Paul Butterfield, Joe Cocker and David Ruffin. As leader he released twelve albums.