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Tears For Fears: Everybody Loves A Happy Ending

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On September 14, 2004, “New Door” label released “Everybody Loves a Happy Ending”, the sixth Tears for Fears studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2004, at “Charlton’s Garage” in Sherman Oaks, California, “Sound City Studios” in Van Nuys, California, “O’Henry Sound Studios” in Burbank, California, “Old Soul Studios” in Catskill, New York, and was produced by  Charlton Pettus, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

Personnel:

  • Roland Orzabal – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
  • Curt Smith – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Kenny Siegal – guitars, backing vocals
  • Charlton Pettus – keyboards, guitars
  • Fred Eltringham – drums
  • Brian Geltner – drums
  • Joel Peskin – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Rick Baptist – trumpet
  • Gary Grant – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • David Washburn – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Steve Kujala – flute
  • Alexander Giglio – backing vocals
  • Gwen Snyder – backing vocals
  • Laura Gray – crowd vocals
  • Julian Orzabal – crowd vocals

Orchestra on “Secret World”

  • Paul Buckmaster – arrangements, conductor
  • Charlie Bisharat, Eve Butler, Mario DeLeon, Joel Derouin, Julian Hallmark, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Norm Hughes, Peter Kent, Michael Markman, Robert Matsuda, Sid Page, Sandra Park, Sara Parkins, Bob Peterson, Lesa Terry, Josefina Veraga, John Wittenberg – violin
  • Bob Becker, Denyse Buffman, Roland Kato, Carole Mukogawa, Karie Prescott, Evan Wilson – viola
  • Stefanie Fife, Barry Gold, Maurice Grants, Vahe Hayrikyan, Suzie Katayama, Miguel Martinez, Dan Smith, Rudy Stein – cello
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Suzie Katayama – contractor
  • Charlton Pettus – recording, drum recording
  • Neil Dorfsman – drum recording
  • Tom Schick – drum recording, additional guitar recording
  • Miles Wilson – drum recording assistant
  • Mark O’Donoughue – additional engineer
  • Steve Churchyard – orchestra session recording
  • Tim Palmer – mixing 
  • Andy Gwynn – mixing assistant
  • Pete Novak – mixing assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Jayce Murphy – Nuendo programming
  • Alan Aldridge – illustrations, logo design
  • Ryan Rogers – additional design
  • Zoren Gold – photography
  • Michael Kachko – product manager
  • Cindi Peters – project coordinator
  • Ute Friesleben – production manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith and Charlton Pettus, except where noted.

  1. Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
  2. Closest Thing to Heaven
  3. Call Me Mellow
  4. Size of Sorrow – Roland Orzabal
  5. Who Killed Tangerine?
  6. Quiet Ones – Roland Orzabal
  7. Who You Are – Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
  8. The Devil – Roland Orzabal
  9. Secret World – Roland Orzabal
  10. Killing with Kindness
  11. Ladybird
  12. Last Days on Earth

Squeeze: Play

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On July 23, 1991, “Reprise” label released “Play”, the tenth Squeeze album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Wood Wharf Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Berg.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Tilbrook – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Chris Difford – guitar, backing vocals
  • Keith Wilkinson – bass, backing vocals
  • Gilson Lavis – drums
  • Tony Berg – keyboards, guitars
  • Bruce Hornsby – accordion
  • Matt Irving – keyboards
  • Steve Nieve – keyboards
  • Claudia Fontaine, Beverly Skeete, Laurence Johnson, Paul Lee – backing vocals
  • Betsy Petrie, Blanche Black, Christopher Guest, Gabriele Morgan, Mary Jo Braun, Michael McKean, Michael Penn, Steven Soles, Wendie Colter – choir
  • Jerry Hey, Bill Reichenbach, Dan Higgins, Gary Grant, Larry Williams – horns
  • Arme Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Joel Derouin, John Acevedo, Larry Corbet, Bob Becker, Sid Page, Suzie Katayama – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook.

  1. Satisfied
  2. Crying in My Sleep
  3. Letting Go
  4. The Day I Get Home
  5. The Truth
  6. House of Love
  7. Cupid’s Toy
  8. Gone to the Dogs
  9. Walk a Straight Line
  10. Sunday Street
  11. Wicked and Cruel
  12. There Is a Voice

Scott Weiland: 12 Bar Blues

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On March 31, 1998, “Atlantic” label released “12 Bar Blues”, the debut Scott Weiland album. It was recorded in 1997 at Scott’s house, “Foxy Dead Girl”, “Royaltone”, “Oceanway”, “The Village”, “Master Control” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Blair Lamb, Daniel Lanois, Scott Weiland and Tracy Chishol.

Track listing:

  • Scott Weiland – lead vocals, beatbox, guitar, keyboards, piano, bass, synthesized bass, drum loops
  • Sheryl Crow – accordion
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Victor Indrizzo – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, drums
  • Daniel Lanois – synthesizers, additional engineering, mixing, mastering
  • Holly Reiger – guitars
  • Jeff Nolan – guitars
  • Zander Schloss – guitars
  • Peter DiStefano – guitars, bass
  • Tony Castaneda – guitars, bass
  • Martyn LeNoble – bass, cello
  • Suzie Katayama – cello
  • Novi Novog – viola
  • Joel Derouin, Robin Lorentz – violin
  • Tracy Chisolm – theremin
  • Blair Lamb – beatbox
  • Michael Weiland – drums, percussion, drum loops
  • Tracy Chisolm – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Chad Banford – recording, engineer
  • Chris Goss – recording, engineer
  • Jason Gladden, David Nottingham, Eric Greedy, Jeff Robinson, John Sorensen, Rafa Sardina, Reid Miller – additional engineering
  • Mark Howard – mixing
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Weiland, except where noted.

  1. Desperation #5
  2. Barbarella – Tony Castaneda
  3. About Nothing – Tony Castaneda
  4. Where’s the Man
  5. Divider – Victor Indrizzo, Famous Music Corp.
  6. Cool Kiss
  7. The Date
  8. Son – Victor Indrizzo, Famous Music Corp. (dedicated to Zack)
  9. Jimmy Was a Stimulator
  10. Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down – Victor Indrizzo, Famous Music Corp.
  11. Mockingbird Girl – Jeff Nolan, Zander Schloss
  12. Opposite Octave Reaction

Randy Newman: Harps And Angels

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On August 5, 2008, “Nonesuch” label released “Harps and Angels”, the tenth Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2008, at “Sunset Sound Studios” in Hollywood, “The Newman Stage”, “Twentieth Century Fox Studios” in Beverly Hills, and was produced by Mitchell Froom and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Randy Newman – vocals, piano, bandleader
  • Steve Donnelly – guitar
  • Greg Leisz- pedal steel and acoustic slide guitar
  • Mitchell Froom– keyboard, organ
  • Frank Marocco – accordion
  • Greg Cohen- bass
  • Pete Thomas- drums
  • Alan Estes, Gregory Goodall – percussion
  • James Walker, Norda Mullen, Geraldine Rotella, David Shostac – flute
  • Gary Boyver, Stuart Clark, Donald Foster, Marty Krystall – clarinet
  • Daniel Higgins, Gary Foster, Greg Huckins, Bill Liston, Brian Scanlon – saxophone
  • Thomas Boyd, Leslie Reed – oboe
  • Kenneth Munday, Michael O’Donovan, Judith Farmer – bassoons
  • James Thatcher, Mark Adams, Richard Todd – French horns
  • Warren Luening, Malcolm McNab, Daniel Fornero, Jon Lewis, Timothy Morrison – trumpet
  • William Booth, Bruce Fowler, Alesander Iles, William Reichenbach, George Thatcher – trombone
  • Doug Tornquist – tuba
  • Roger Wilkie (concertmaster), Eun-Mee Ahn, Jacqueline Brand, Kevin Connolly, Joel Derouin, Julie Ann Gigante, Natalie Leggett, Helen Nightengale, Alyssa Park, Sara Parkins, Katia Popov, Rafael Rishik, Anatoly Rosinsky, Marc Sazer, Tereza Stanislav, Lisa M. Sutton, Sarah Thornblade, Irina Voloshina – violin
  • Brian Dembow (first viola), Robert Berg, Thomas Diener, Steven Gordon, Roland Kato, Darrin McCann, Victoria Miskolczy, Michael Nowak, Shanti Randall, David Walther – viola
  • Dennis Karmazyn (first cello), Antony Cooke, Steve Erdody, Christine Ermacoff, Armen Ksajikian, Andrew Shulman, David Speltz, Cecelia Tsan – cello
  • Michael Valerio (first bass violin), Drew Dembowski, Edward Meares, Susan Ranney – bass violin
  • Jo Ann Turovsky, Allison Allport – harps
  • Carmen Carter, Tim Davis, Luana Jackman, Steve Jackson, Rick Logan, Susan Stevens Logan, Fletcher Sheridan, Oren Waters, Terry Woods – backing vocals
  • David Boucher – engineer
  • Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
  • Kathie Van Kerckhoven, Jeremy Altervain – “angry Belgians”
  • Los Amigos Locos del Este – “happy immigrants”
  • Barbara De Wilde – art direction, design
  • Autumn De Wilde – photography
  • Robert Hurwitz – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Newman

  1. Harps and Angels
  2. Losing You
  3. Laugh and Be Happy
  4. A Few Words in Defense of Our Country
  5. A Piece of the Pie
  6. Easy Street
  7. Korean Parents
  8. Only a Girl
  9. Potholes
  10. Feels Like Home

Jimmy Eat World: Clarity

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On February 23, 1999, “Capitol” label released “Clarity”, the third Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, at “Sound City” and “Clear Lake Audio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mark Trombino.

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, keys, stringarrangement, art direction
  • Rick Burch – bass guitar
  • Zach Lind – drums, percussion, vibes, bells, chimes, programming
  • Tom Linton – lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, string arrangement
  • Mark Trombino– minimoog, sequencing, additional percussion, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Dean Fisher – engineer assistant
  • Nick Raskulinecz– engineer assistant
  • Ron Rivera – engineer assistant
  • Justin Smith – engineer assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

 All lyrics by Jim Adkins and Tom Linton, all music by Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton.

  1. Table for Glasses
  2. Lucky Denver Mint
  3. Your New Aesthetic
  4. Believe in What you Want
  5. A Sunday
  6. Crush
  7. 23.95
  8. Ten
  9. Just Watch the Fireworks
  10. For Me This is Heaven
  11. Blister
  12. Clarity
  13. Goodbye Sky harbor

Days Of The New: Same

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On August 31, 1999, “Outpost” label released “Days of the New” (The Green album or Days of the New II), the second Days of the New studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Distillery Sound Studios” in Louisville, “Louie’s Clubhouse” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Travis Meeks and Todd Smith.

Personnel:

  • Travis Meeks: lead vocals, guitar
  • Brian Vinson: bass
  • Max Maxwell: drums
  • Peter Rhee: drums
  • Carl Shields: drums
  • Matt Taul: drums
  • Ray Rizzo: percussion
  • Rick Baptist, Charles Boito, Eve Butler, Jon Clarke, Larry Corbett, Mario DeLeon, Joel Derouin, Virginia Frazer, Matthew J. Funes, Geraldo Hilera, Steven M. Holtman, Ronald Janelli, John T. Johnson, Renita Koven, Daniel Smith, David Stone, John Wittenberg, Phillip E. Yao – choir
  • Sandie Hall, Linda Harmon, Luana Jackman, Victor Janacua, Bob Joyce, Jon Joyce, Rick Logan, Suzie Katayama, Donna Medina, Oren Waters – choir
  • Alex Tench: backing vocals
  • Nicole Scherzinger: backing vocals
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestra conducted and arranged –
  • Pete Peterson – arrangement
  • Todd Smith, Mike Baker, Clark Hagan – engineer
  • Scott Litt, Travis Meeks, Todd Smith – mixing
  • Greg Fidelman – digital engineering
  • Victor Janacua, Bill McCord, Al Sanderson, Alex Tench – second engineer
  • Jeral Tidwell – creative direction
  • Chip Dumstorf – art and digital direction
  • Jeral Tidwell – illustrations
  • Chip Dumstorf , Travis Meeks – design
  • Theresa Carpenter, Chaz Rough, Larry Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Travis Meeks except where noted.

  1. Flight Response
  2. The Real – Travis Meeks, Todd Whitener
  3. Enemy
  4. Weapon & the Wound
  5. Skeleton Key
  6. Take Me Back Then
  7. Bring Yourself
  8. I Think
  9. Longfellow
  10. Untitled
  11. Phobics of Tragedy
  12. Not the Same
  13. Provider
  14. Last One – Travis Meeks, Todd Whitener

Red Hot Chilli Peppers: By the Way

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On July 9, 2002, “Warner Bros” label released “By the Way”, the eighth Red Hot Chili Peppers studio album. It was recorded November 2001 – May 2002, at “Cello Studios” and “Chateau Marmont” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rick Rubin. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”, 5 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”, 2 x Platinum in Brazil by “Pro-Música Brasil”, 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”, Platinum in France by “SNEP”, Platinum in Greece by “IFPI Greece”, 2 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”, 2 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPISwitzerland”, 6 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Kiedis– lead vocals, art direction
  • John Frusciante– guitar, piano, keyboards, modular synthesizer, bass, backing vocals, art direction
  • Michael “Flea” Balzary– bass, trumpet, harmonica, backing vocals, double bass, guitar, art direction
  • Chad Smith– drums, percussion, tambourine, art direction
  • Charlie Bisharat, Gerry Hilera, Peter Kent – violins
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Matt Funes – viola
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, contractor
  • Joel Derouin – concertmaster
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Marc Mann– arranger
  • Ethan Mates – recording
  • Jim Scott – recording, mixing
  • Jason Wormer – recording
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer
  • Rick Rubin– engineer
  • Vlado Meller– mastering
  • Julian Schnabel – art direction
  • Lindsay Chase – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Michael “Flea” Balzary and Chad Smith

  1. By the Way
  2. Universal Speaking
  3. This is the Place
  4. Dosed
  5. Don’t Forget Me
  6. The Zephyr Song
  7. Can’t Stop
  8. I Could Die for You
  9. Midnight
  10. Throw Away Your Television
  11. Cabron
  12. Tear
  13. Oh Mercury
  14. Minor Thing
  15. Warm tape
  16. Venice Queen

Ziggy Marley: Love Is My Religion

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On July 2, 2006, “Tuff Gong Worldwide” label released “Love Is My Religion”, the second Ziggy Marley album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Ziggy Marley and Ross Hogarth.

Personnel:

  • Ziggy Marley – vocal, organ, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, keyboards, liner notes
  • Dan Warner – acoustic guitar
  • Takeshi Akimoto – guitar
  • Stephen Marley– guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Marc Moreau – guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Jake Shimabukuro– ukulele
  • Tommy Barbarella– Fender Rhodes
  • Dave Way – synthesizer, mixing
  • Paul Fakhourie – bass
  • Ross Hogarth – percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Ken Chastain, Luis Conte– percussion
  • David Ralicke – horn, saxophone
  • Tracy Wannomae – flute, horn
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin
  • Rudolph Stein – cello
  • Suzie Katayama – conductor, string arrangements
  • Tracy Hazzard – backing vocals
  • Natasha Pierce – backing vocals
  • Aaron Fessel, Lior Goldenberg, Gregory J. Morris – engineer assistant
  • Brian Malouf – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Ziggy Marley.

  1. Love Is My Religion
  2. Make Some Music
  3. Friend
  4. Black Cat
  5. Beach in Hawaii
  6. A Lifetime
  7. Be Free
  8. Keep on Dreaming
  9. Still the Storm
  10. Love Is My Religion (acoustic)
  11. Be Free (Dub)

Paul Anka: Rock Swings

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On May 31, 2005, “Verve” label released “Rock Swings”, album  by Paul Anka. It was recorded in November 2004, and was produced by Paul Anka.

Personnel:

  • Paul Anka – vocal, executive producer
  • Jon Bon Jovi – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Larry Koonse – guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Randy Kerber – piano
  • Mike Lang – piano
  • Mike Valerio – bass
  • Peter Doubrovsky, Frances Liu-Wu – bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Emil Richards – vibes
  • Dan Higgins, Greg Huckins – alto saxophone, flute
  • Jon Crosse – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Cipriano – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Bill Liston – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Gary Grant, Charles Davis, Larry Hall, Warren Luening, Sal Cracchiolo – trumpet
  • Steve Holtman, Andrew Martin, Alex Iles, Bill Reichenbach, Bob McChesney, Bryant Byers – trombone
  • Joel Peskin – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Brad Warnaar, Jim Atkinson, Kurt Snyder – French horn
  • Joel Derouin, Bruce Dukov – concert-master, violin
  • Rebecca Bunnell, Mario De Leon, Tiffany Yi Hu, Patricia Johnson, Peter Kent, Miran Kojian, Haim Shtrum, Mari Tsumura, Shari Zippert, Kirstin Fife, Razdan Kuyumjian, Dennis Molchan, Les Terry, Jennifer Munday, Anatoly Rosinsky, Charles Everett, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Darius Campo – violin
  • Marilyn Baker, Jorge Moraga, James Ross, Harry Shirinian, Karie Prescott, Evan Wilson, Simon Oswell, Pam Goldsmith – viola
  • Larry Corbett, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Miguel Martinez, Steve Richards, Andrew Shulman, Anne Karam, Ernie Ehrhardt – cello
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Patrick Williams, Randy Kerber, John Clayton – session arranger, conductor
  • Jon Crosse – conductor
  • Al Schmitt – session engineer
  • Alex Christensen – session producer

Track listing:

  1. It’s My Life – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Max Martin
  2. True – Gary Kemp
  3. Eye of the Tiger – Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan
  4. Everybody Hurts – Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike MIlls, Bill Berry
  5. Wonderwall – Noel Gallagher
  6. Black Hole Sun – Chris Cornell
  7. It’s a Sin – Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe
  8. Jump – David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen
  9. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Kurt Cobain, Kris Novoselic, Dave Grohl
  10. Hello – Lionel Richie
  11. Eyes Without a Face – Billy Idol, Steve Stevens
  12. Lovecats – Robert Smith
  13. The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
  14. Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton, Will Jennings

The Thrills: So Much For The City

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On May 27, 2003, “Virgin” label released “So Much for the City”, the debut Thrills album. It was recorded October 2002 – March 2003, and was produced by Tony Hoffer. “So Much for the City” won ‘Album of the Year’ at the Irish national music awards.

Personnel:

  • Conor Deasy – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Daniel Ryan – guitar
  • Padraic McMahon – bass, guitar, harmonica
  • Ben Carrigan – drums, percussion
  • Kevin Horan – background vocals, organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Jay Dee Maness, JayDee Mannes – pedal steel
  • David Woodford, Nicholas Lane, Nick Lane, Steve Madaio – horn
  • David Campbell – horn and string arrangements
  • Charlie Bisharat, Joel Derouin, Berj Garabedian, Suzie Katayama, Sara Perkins – violin
  • John Hayhurst – viola
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Ben Drury – logo, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor Deasy, Daniel Ryan, Padraic McMahon, Ben Carrigan and Kevin Horan.

  1. Santa Cruz (You’re Not That Far)
  2. Big Sur
  3. Don’t Steal Our Sun
  4. Deckchairs and Cigarettes
  5. One Horse Town
  6. Old Friends, New Lovers
  7. Say It Ain’t So
  8. Hollywood Kids
  9. Just Travelling Through
  10. Your Love Is Like Las Vegas
  11. ‘Til the Tide Creeps In / Plans (hidden track)