On February 7, 1975, “Reprise” label released “Pieces of the Sky”, the second Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Enactron Truck” in Los Angeles, “Track Recorders” in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was produced by Brian Ahem.
Personnel:
Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar
Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, guitar, bass
Bruce Archer – acoustic guitar
Rick Cunha – acoustic guitar, guitar
James Burton – electric guitar, Gut-string guitar, dobro
Amos Garrett – electric guitar
Byron Berline – fiddle, mandolin
Herb Pedersen – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, banjo, backing vocals
In December 1971, “Mainstream” label released “A Time in My Life”, the 35th Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in November 1971, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Sarah Vaughan – vocals
Albert Vescovo, Joe Pass – guitar
Bill Mays – piano
Bob Magnusson – bass
Earl Palmer – drums
Alan Estes, Jimmy Cobb – percussion
Jackie Kelso, Jerome Richardson, William Green – saxophone
Al Aarons, Buddy Childers, Gene Goe – trumpet
Benny Powell, George Bohanon – trombone
Ernie Wilkins – arrangements
Track listing:
Imagine – John Lennon
On Thinking It Over – Brian Auger, Alan Gorrie, Jim Mullen
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx
Sweet Gingerbread Man – Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Magical Connection – John Sebastian
That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
In December 1967, “Cadet” label released “Take a Bryant Step”, the 19th Ray Bryant album. It was recorded August – November 1967, at “Tel Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Richard Evans.
Personnel:
Ray Bryant – piano, arrangements
The Richard Evans Orchestra
Richard Evans – arrangements
Doug Brand – engineer
Track listing:
To Sir with Love – Mark London. Don Black
Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
Natural Woman – Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler
On November 30, 2009, “Hypertension Music” label released “Life Goes On”, the tenth Gerry Rafferty album, and the last one released in his lifetime. It was recorded in 2009, at“Icon Studios” in East Sussex, England, “Studio Miraval” in France, “Blue Wave Recording Studios” in St. Philip, Barbados, “Parkgate Studios” in Sussex, England, “Chipping Norton Studios” in Oxfordshire, England, “Tye Farm”, “The Hit Factory”, “Skibo Castle” in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and was produced by Hugh Murphy and Gerry Rafferty.
Personnel:
Gerry Rafferty – lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, electric and high-string guitar, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, programming
On November 3, 1969, “Motown” label released “Four in Blue”, album by The Miracles. It was recorded in 1969, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and was produced by Smokey Robinson.
Personnel:
Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
Pete Moore – backing vocals
Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
Ronnie White – backing vocals
Marv Tarplin – guitar
Track listing:
You Send Me (With Your Good Lovin’) – Al Cleveland, Terry “Buzzy” Johnson, Smokey Robinson
Dreams Dreams – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland
Tomorrow Is Another Day – Deke Richards, Beatrice Verdi
Hey Jude – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
California Soul – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
A Legend in Its Own Time – Smokey Robinson
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil
We Can Make It We Can – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
When Nobody Cares – Smokey Robinson
Don’t Say You Love Me – Richard Morris
Wish I Knew – Debbie Dean, Deke Richards
My World Is Empty Without You – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland
On November 2, 1979, “island” label released “Broken English”, the seventh Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded May – July 1979, at “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Miller Mundy.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithfull – vocals
Barry Reynolds – guitar
Joe Mavety – guitar
Guy Humphries – guitar
Steve Winwood – keyboards
Steve York – bass
Terry Stannard – drums
Morris Pert – percussion
Jim Cuomo – saxophone
Darryl Way – violin
Dyan Birch – backing vocals
Frankie Collins – backing vocals
Isabella Dulaney – backing vocals
Mark Miller Mundy – arrangements
Bob Potter – engineer, mixing
Ed Thacker – mixing
Dennis Morris – sleeve photography
Track listing:
Broken English – Marianne Faithful, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York, Terry Standard
Witches Song – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
Brain Drain – Ben Brierly
Guilt – Barry Reynolds
The Ballad of Lucy Jordan – Shel Silverstein
What’s the Hurry – Joe Mavety
Working Class Hero – John Lennon
Why D’Ya Do It – Heathcote Williams, Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
In October 1977, “Atlantic” label released “True to Life”, album by Ray Charles. It was recorded in 1977, at “R. P. M. International” in Los Angeles, and was produced by ray Charles.
Personnel:
Ray Charles – vocals, piano, keyboards, arrangements, engineer
Larry Muhoberac, Roger Newman, Sid Feller – arrangements
Bob Gratts – engineer
Robert Gratts – engineer
Track listing:
I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
The Jealous Kind – Robert Guidry
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
On October 16, 1964, “Motown” label released “A Bit of Liverpool”, the third Supremes studio album. It was recorded in 1964, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Berry Gordy, Marc Gordon and Hal Davis.
Personnel:
Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson – lead and backing vocals
On October 14, 1969, “RCA” label released “Rhymes & Reasons”, the debut John Denver studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Milton Okun.
Personnel:
John Denver – vocals, guitar, arrangements
Eric Weissberg – banjo, steel guitar
Paul Prestopino – guitar, autoharp, mandolin
Stan Free – organ
Paul Griffin – keyboards
Russ Savakus – bass guitar
Teddy Sommer – drums
Herbie Lovelle – drums
George Marge – baritone saxophone
Marvin Stamm – flute, trumpet
Albert Richmond – French horn
Tommy Goodman – additional instrumentation
Milton Okun – arrangements
Jim Crotty – recording
John Woram – recording
Jean Goldhirsch – assistant producer
Track listing:
The Love of the Common People – John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
Catch Another Butterfly – Mike Williams
Daydream – John Denver
The Ballad of Spiro Agnew – Tom Paxton
Circus – Michael Johnson, John Denver, Laurie Kuehn
When I’m Sixty-Four – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
The Ballad of Richard Nixon – Tom Paxton
Rhymes & Reasons – John Denver
Yellow Cat – Steven Fromholz
Leaving on a Jet Plane – John Denver
(You Dun Stomped) My Heart – Mason Williams
My Old Man – Jerry Jeff Walker
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life (Sugacity) – Pat Garvey, Victoria Garvey
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