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Biffy Clyro: Only Revolutions

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On November 9, 2009, “14th Floor” label released “Only Revolutions”,  the fifth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded May – September 2009, at “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, and was produced by Garth “GGGarth” Richardson.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil– lead vocals, guitars, piano, theremin
  • James Johnston– vocals, bass guitar
  • Ben Johnston– backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Josh Homme- additional guitar
  • Jamie Muhoberac- keyboards, programming
  • Ben Kaplan – additional keyboards, programming
  • Ben Kaplan – recording, additional editing
  • David Schiffman – recording
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Garth Richardson– additional editing
  • Nick Rowe – additional editing
  • Wesley M.Seidman – engineer assistant
  • Julia Sundström – general assistant

Orchestra

  • David Campbell- strings, brass and woodwind arrangements, conductor
  • Rick Baptist – trumpet
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Alan Kaplan – trombone
  • Steve Holtman – trombone
  • Jonathan Sacdalan – bass clarinet
  • Julie Feves – bass clarinet
  • Joe Meyer – French horn
  • Douglas Tornquist – tuba
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Roberto Cani – violin
  • Julian Hallmark – violin
  • Tammy Hatwan – violin
  • Gerardo Hilera – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Alex Orosa – violin
  • Sara Parkins – violin
  • Vladamir Polimatidi – violin
  • Philip Vaiman – violin
  • John Wittenberg – violin
  • Ken Yerke – violin
  • Liam Brennan – violin
  • Steve Richards – cello
  • Erika Duke – cello
  • George Kim Scholes – cello
  • Rudolph Stein – cello
  • Christian Hughes – Chai Wallah

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil.

  1. The Captain
  2. The Golden Rule
  3. Bubbles
  4. God & Satan
  5. Born on a Horse
  6. Mountains
  7. Shock Shock
  8. Many of Horror
  9. Booooom, Blast & Ruin
  10. Cloud of Stink
  11. Know Your Quarry
  12. Whorses

Sinéad O’Connor: Faith And Courage

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On June 13, 2000, “Atlantic” label released “Faith and Courage”, the fifth Sinéad O’Connor album. It was recorded 1999-2000, and was produced by Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, Scott Cutler, Jerry ‘Wonder’ Duplessis, Brian Eno, Skip McDonald, Anne Preven, John Reynolds, Adrian  Sherwood, David A. Stewart and Wyclef Jean.

Personnel:

  • Sinéad O’Connor- lead and backing vocals
  • Skip McDonald- guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Rusty Anderson- guitar
  • Scott Cutler- guitar
  • Dave Stewart- guitar
  • Derek Scott – guitar
  • Zac Rae – keyboards
  • David Levita – keyboards
  • Professor Stretch – keyboards, drum programming
  • Carlton “Bubblers” Ogilvie – bass, reggae piano
  • Jah Wobble- bass
  • Chucko Merchan – bass
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Scot Coogan- drums
  • Jeff Turzo- drum programming
  • John Reynolds- drums
  • Chris Sharrock- drums
  • Lil John – drums
  • Bonjo I Abinghi Noah – percussion
  • Caroline Dale- strings
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • David Campbell- viola, strings arrangements
  • Larry Corbet – cello
  • Karren Berz – orchestral arrangements
  • Kieran Kiely – low and high whistles
  • Andy Wright- programming
  • Mark Price – programming
  • Simon Mundey – programming
  • Blandinna Melky Jean – vocals
  • Little Roy – backing vocals
  • Anne Preven- backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Healing Room – Sinéad O’Connor
  2. No Man’s Woman – Sinéad O’Connor, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven
  3. Jealous – Sinéad O’Connor, Dave A. Stewart
  4. Dancing Lessons – Sinéad O’Connor, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Blandina Melky Jean, Jimmy Cozier
  5. Daddy I’m Fine – Sinéad O’Connor, Dave A. Stewart
  6. Till I Whisper U Something – Sinéad O’Connor, Dave A. Stewart
  7. Hold Back the Night – Robert Hodgens
  8. What Doesn’t Belong To Me – Sinéad O’Connor
  9. The State I’m In – Scott Cutler, Anne Preven
  10. The Lamb’s Book of Life – Sinéad O’Connor, Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs
  11. If U Ever – Sinéad O’Connor
  12. Emma’s Song – Sinéad O’Connor
  13. Kyrié Eléison – traditional, arr. by Sinéad O’Connor, Adrian Sherwood, Skip McDonald, Alan Branch

Beck: Midnite Vultures

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On November 23, 1999, “DGC Records” label released “Midnite Vultures”, the fourth Beck studio album. It was recorded July 1998 – June 1999, at “Soft Studio”, and was produced by Beck Hansen, The Dust Brothers, Tony Hoffer and Mickey Petralia. in 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 307 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Beck– vocals, synthesizer, guitar, piano, keyboards, choir, chorus, vocoder, horn arrangements, programming, mixing
  • Tony Hoffer – guitar, wah wah guitar, programming, engineer, editing, mixing, sound design
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr.– organ, synthesizer, piano, tambourine, choir, chorus, clavinet, percussion, shaker, vocoder, backing vocals
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen– synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, backing vocals, handclapping, shaker, upright bass
  • David Campbell– viola, string arrangements, string conductor
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel
  • Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel
  • Johnny Marr– electric guitar
  • Michael Patterson– mixing
  • Herb Pedersen– banjo
  • Fernando Pullum – horn
  • David Ralicke – trombone
  • Joe Turano – horn, backing vocals
  • Smokey Hormel – guitar
  • Eve Butler – violin
  • David Arthur Brown– tenor saxophone
  • Jon Birdsong – trumpet
  • Joey Waronker– percussion, drums
  • Beth Orton– backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Valerie Pinkston – backing vocals
  • Arroyo Bombers – choir, chorus
  • Arroyo Tabernacle Men’s Chorale – choir, chorus
  • The Dust Brothers– scratching, programming, engineer
  • Steve Baxter – horn, backing vocals
  • Robert Carranza – string engineer
  • Steve Mixdorf – second engineer
  • Mickey Petralia – programming, engineer, mixing
  • DJ Swamp – scratching
  • Derek Carlson – second engineer
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Eye– artwork, art direction, design, collage
  • Gimbop – layout direction
  • Michel Gondry– collage
  • Charlie Gross – photography
  • Shauna O’Brien – project manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Beck Hansen, except where noted.

  1. Sexx Laws
  2. Nicotine & Gravy
  3. Mixed Bizness
  4. Get Real Paid
  5. Hollywood Freaks – Beck Hansen, John King, Michael Simpson
  6. Peaches & Cream
  7. Broken Train
  8. Milk & Honey – Beck Hansen, Buzz Clifford
  9. Beautiful Day
  10. Pressure Zone
  11. Debra

Ben Harper: Burn To Shine

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On September 21, 1999, “Virgin” label released “Burn to Shine”, the fourth Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Jean-Pierre Plunie.

.Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, guitar
  • Bruce Bishop – guitar
  • Michael Fay – banjo
  • David Lindley- banjo, fiddle, mandolin
  • Eric Sarafin – piano, harmonium, recorder
  • Tyrone Downie- keyboards
  • Juan Nelson – bass
  • David Firman – bass
  • Dean Butterworth- drums, snare drums
  • David Leach – percussion
  • James Leigh – trombone
  • Jon Clarke – English horn, oboe
  • Jim Bogen – clarinet
  • Richard Barnes – washboard
  • Eve Butler – violin
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Matt Funes – viola
  • Suzie Katayama – cello
  • Real Time Jazz Band
  • Nick Rich – human beatbox
  • Suzie Katayama – string arrangements
  • Eric Sarafin, Dan Steinberg – engineer
  • Dan Steinberg – engineer assistant
  • Eric Sarafin – mixing
  • Steve Gamberoni, Geoff Walcha – mixing assistant
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • .P. Plunier – art direction, design
  • Tom Dolan, Mike King – design
  • Mike King – illustrations
  • Annalisa – photography
  • Ben Elder – research

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper.

  1. Alone
  2. The Woman in You
  3. Less
  4. Two Hands of a Prayer
  5. Please Bleed
  6. Suzie Blue
  7. Steal My Kisses
  8. Burn to Shine
  9. Show Me a Little Shame
  10. Forgiven
  11. Beloved One
  12. In The Lord’s Arms

Warren Zevon: My Ride’s Here

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On May 7, 2002, “Artemis Records” released “My Ride’s Here”, the eleventh Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Warren Zevon.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arrangements
  • Sid McGinnis- guitar
  • Paul Shaffer- organ
  • Michael Wolff- organ
  • Tony Levin- bass
  • Sheldon Gomberg- bass
  • Anton Fig- drums
  • Charlie Bisharat- violin
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Katy Salvidge – fiddle, tin whistle
  • David Letterman- backing vocals
  • Jordan Zevon, Ariel Zevon – additional vocals
  • Michael Delugg, Harvey Goldberg, Klint Macro, Will Schillinger – engineer
  • Noah Scot Snyder – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Henry Diltz – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sacrificial Lambs – Larry Klein, Warren Zevon
  2. Basket Case – Carl Hiaasen, Warren Zevon
  3. Lord Byron’s Luggage – Warren Zevon
  4. Macgillycuddy’s Reeks – Paul Muldoon, Warren Zevon
  5. You’re a Whole Different Person When You’re Scared – Hunter S. Thompson, Warren Zevon
  6. Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song) – Mitch Albom, Warren Zevon
  7. Genius – Larry Klein, Warren Zevon
  8. Laissez-Moi Tranquille – Serge Gainsbourg
  9. I Have to Leave – Dan McFarland
  10. My Ride’s Here – Paul Muldoon, Warren Zevon