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Rickie Lee Jones: Pop Pop

On September 24, 1991, “Geffen” label released “Pop Pop”, the sixth Rickie Lee Jones album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Skyline Recording” in Topanga, California, and was produced by Rickie Lee Jones and David Was.

Personnel:

  • Rickie Lee Jones – vocals; acoustic guitar
  • Robben Ford- acoustic guitar
  • Charlie Haden – acoustic bass
  • Michael O’Neill – acoustic guitar
  • John Leftwich – acoustic bass
  • Walfredo Reyes, Jr.- bongos, shakers
  • Michael Greiner – hurdy-gurdy
  • Bob Sheppard- clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Joe Henderson- tenor saxophone
  • Dino Saluzzi– bandoneon
  • Charlie Shoemake– vibraphone
  • Steven Kindler – violin
  • April Gay, Arnold McCuller, David Was, Donny Gerrard, Terry Bradford – backing vocals
  • Greg Penny, John Eden, Jon Ingoldsby – engineer
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
  • Pascal Nabet Meyer – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. My One and Only Love – Guy Wood, Robert Mellin
  2. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
  3. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo – Bronisław Kaper, Helen Deutsch
  4. Up from the Skies – Jimi Hendrix
  5. The Second Time Around – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  6. Dat Dere – Bobby Timmons, Oscar Brown, Jr.
  7. I’ll Be Seeing You – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain
  8. Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
  9. The Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
  10. I Won’t Grow Up – Carolyn Leigh, Mark Charlap
  11. Love Junkyard – David Weiss, John Keller
  12. Comin’ Back to Me – Marty Balin

Melody Gardot: The Absence

On May 29, 2012, “Verve” label released “The Absence”, the third Melody Gardot studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Heitor Pereira. The album was certified Platinum in France by “SNEP”.

Personnel:

  • Melody Gardot – vocals, piano
  • Heitor Pereira – vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements
  • Larry Goldings – piano, mellodica
  • Coco Trivisonno – bandoneon
  • Nico Abondolo – bass
  • Christian Kollgaard – bass
  • John Leftwich – bass
  • Michael Valerio – bass
  • Peter Erskine – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Paco Arroyo – percussion
  • Yolanda Arroyo – percussion
  • Doug Webb – saxophone
  • Ron Kerber – clarinet
  • Dan Higgins – clarinet, flute
  • Ramon Flores – trumpet
  • Harry Kim – trumpet
  • Andrew Lippman – trombone
  • Jessica Pearlman – oboe
  • Jo Ann Turovsky – harp
  • Bruce Dukov – violin
  • Julie Gigante – violin
  • Serena McKinney – violin
  • Sarah Thornblade – violin
  • Tamara Hatwan – violin
  • Phillip Levy – violin
  • Lisa M. Sutton – violin
  • Helen Nightengale – violin
  • Katia Popov – violin
  • Alyssa Park – violin
  • Tereza Stanislav – violin
  • Roger Wilkie – violin
  • Brian Dembrow – viola
  • Andrew Duckles – viola
  • Dave Walther – viola
  • Matthew Funes – viola
  • Marlow Fisher – viola
  • Keith Greene – viola
  • Roland Kato – viola
  • Darrin McCann – viola
  • Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick – cello
  • Stephen Erdody – cello
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello
  • Dennis Karmazyn – cello
  • Armen Ksajikan – cello
  • Cecilia Tsan – cello
  • Martin Tillman – cello
  • Andrew Shulman – cello
  • Christina Soule – cello
  • Alfie Silas-Durio – backing vocals
  • Tata Vega – backing vocals
  • Bill Cantos – backing vocals
  • Ali Witherspoon – backing vocals
  • Louis Price – backing vocals
  • Bill Maxwell – backing vocals
  • Phil Roy – backing vocals
  • Nick Glennie-Smith – conductor
  • Ladd McIntosh – orchestration
  • Glenn Barratt – engineer
  • Sebastian Zuleta – engineer
  • Jeremy Miller – assistant engineer
  • Vanessa Par – assistant engineer
  • Antonio “Moogie” Canazio – engineer, mixing
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • Steve Genewick – assistant
  • Marco Ruiz – assistant
  • Scott Smith – assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Jovite De Leymarie – artwork, design
  • Fabrizio Ferri – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Melody Gardot, except where noted.

  1. Mira
  2. Amalia – Phil Roy, Melody Gardor, Heitor Pereira
  3. So Long
  4. So We Meet Again My Heartache
  5. Lisboa
  6. Impossible Love
  7. If I Tell You I Love You
  8. Goodbye – Jesse Harris, Melody Gardot
  9. Se Você Me Ama – Melody Gardot, Heitor Pereira
  10. My Heart Won’t Have It Any Other Way
  11. Lemanja – contains hidden track Chegue Journeyman

Lifehouse: No Name Face

On October 31, 2000, “DreamWorks” label released “No Name Face”, the debut Lifehouse studio album. It was recorded April – August 2000, and was produced by Ron Aniello.

Personnel:

  • Jason Wade– vocals, guitars
  • Ron Aniello– guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Collin Hayden – electric guitar
  • Aaron Embry– keyboards
  • John Leftwich – string bass
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Sergio Andrade – bass
  • Jack Kelly, Matt Laug – drums
  • Jon Palmer – drums
  • Walter Rodriquez – tambourine
  • Aaron Lord – viola
  • Marcus Barone – chamberlaine
  • Jude Cole, Kendall Payne – backing vocals
  • Neal Averon, Jim Scott – engineer
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Wade.

  1. Hanging by a Moment
  2. Sick Cycle Carousel
  3. Unknown
  4. Somebody Else’s Song
  5. Trying
  6. Only One
  7. Simon
  8. Cling and Clatter
  9. Breathing
  10. Quasimodo
  11. Somewhere in Between
  12. Everything

Rickie Lee Jones: Traffic from Paradise

traffic

On September 14, 1993, “Geffen” label released “Traffic from Paradise”, the seventh Rickie Lee Jones album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Conway Recording Studios”; “Oceanway Studios” and “Signet Sound Studios”, and was produced by Rickie Lee Jones.

Personnel:

  • Rickie Lee Jones– lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, keyboards, bowed dulcimer
  • Sal Bernardi – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Leo Kottke– six-string, twelve-string, slide and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • David Hidalgo– eight-string electric guitar
  • Brian Setzer– electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Dean Parks– electric guitar
  • David Baerwald– electric guitar, backing vocals
  • John Leftwich – bass, cello, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Alex Acuña– drums, congas
  • Brad Dutz – percussion, marimba, tarkas, bodhran, udu, mixing
  • Efrain Toro – percussion
  • Doug Lyons – French horn
  • Bobby Bruce – violin
  • Syd Straw– backing vocals
  • Teresa Tudbury – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.

  1. Pink Flamingos
  2. Altar Boy
  3. Stewart’s Coat
  4. Beat Angels – Sal Bernardi
  5. Tigers
  6. Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
  7. Jolie Jolie
  8. Running from Mercy – Rickie Lee Jones, Leo Kottke
  9. A Stranger’s Car
  10. The Albatross – Rickie Jones, Leo Kottke, John Leftwich

Rickie Lee Jones: Ghostyhead

Ghostyhead

On June 17, 1997, “Reprise” label released “Ghostyhead”, the eight  Rickie Lee Jones album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Rickie Lee Jones and Rick Boston.

Personnel:

  • Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, organ, piano, poster art
  • Rick Boston- guitar, bass, organ, piano, percussion, loops, programming
  • Lee Cantelon – backward guitar
  • Robert Devery – rhythm, Korg
  • John Leftwich – upright bass
  • Josh Freese- live drums
  • Ronnje Siago – live drums
  • Carol Es- live drums
  • Gerry Sutyak – cello
  • David Zeller – sheet metal
  • Jay Lane – foot trunk, cymbals
  • Janeen Rae Heller – saw
  • Boss Doctor – programming
  • Barry Goldberg – engineer, mixing, artwork
  • John Nelson – second engineer, artwork
  • Lee Cantelon – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Rickie Lee Jones.

  1. Little Yellow Town
  2. Road Kill
  3. Matters
  4. Firewalker
  5. Howard
  6. Ghostyhead
  7. Sunny Afternoon
  8. Scary Chinese Movie
  9. Cloud of Unknowing
  10. Vessel of Light