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Emmylou Harris: Bluebird

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On January 10, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Bluebird”, the fifteenth Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1988, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
  • Richard Bennett – acoustic, electric and 12-string guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion
  • Steve Fishell – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, electric bass, dobro
  • Paul Kennerley – acoustic guitar
  • Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Henderson – slide guitar
  • Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Kieran Kane – mandolin
  • Glen Duncan – mandolin
  • Mark O’Connor – mandolin
  • Marty Stuart – mandolin
  • Carl Marsh – synthesizer, Hammond organ
  • Glen Hardin – piano, synthesizer
  • Kate McGarrigle – accordion, backing vocals
  • Dave Pomeroy – acoustic and electric bass, bass violin
  • Billy Thomas – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Kenny Malone – percussion
  • Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
  • Donivan Cowart – backing vocals
  • Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
  • Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
  • Pamela Rose – backing vocals
  • Harry Stinson – backing vocals
  • Emory Gordy, Jr. – conductor, string arrangements
  • Donivan Cowart – engineer
  • Mark Richardson – engineer
  • Eric Paul – engineer assistant
  • George Massenburg – mixing
  • Sharon Rice – mixing assistant
  • Paul Dieter – mixing assistant
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Janet Levinson – art direction, design
  • Caroline Greyshock – photography

Track listing:

  1. Heaven Only Knows – Paul Kennerley
  2. You’ve Been on My Mind – Rodney Crowell
  3. Icy Blue Heart – John Hiatt
  4. Love Is – Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle
  5. No Regrets – Tom Rush
  6. Lonely Street – Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson, Kenny Sowder
  7. Heartbreak Hill – Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley
  8. I Still Miss Someone – Johnny Cash, Roy Cash, Jr.
  9. A River for Him – Emmylou Harris
  10. If You Were a Bluebird – Butch Hancock

Miles Davis: Dig

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In January 1956, “Prestige” label released “Dig”, the 17th Miles Davis album. It was recorded in October 1951, at “Apex” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
  • Tommy Potter – double bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dig – Jackie McLean
  2. It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
  3. Denial – Miles Davis
  4. Bluing – Miles Davis
  5. Out of the Blue – Miles Davis

Honey Cone: Soulful Tapestrey

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In December 1971, “Hot Wax” label released “Soulful Tapestry”, the third Honey Cone studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Angelo Bond, Ronald Dunbar, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., General Norman Johnson, Greg Perry, and Edith Wayne.

Personnel:

  • Edna Wright – lead vocal
  • Carolyn Willis – vocal
  • Shelly Clark – vocal 
  • Angelo Bond, General Norman Johnson, Greg Perry – arrangements
  • Barney Perkins – engineer

Track listing:

  1. One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Part I – General Johnson, Greg Perry
  2. One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Part II – General Johnson, Greg Perry
  3. Don’t Count Your Chickens (Before They Hatch) – General Johnson, Greg Perry, Angelo Bond
  4. A Little More – Ronald Dunbar, Edyth Wayne
  5. Stick Up – General Johnson, Greg Perry, Angelo Bond
  6. Want Ads – General Johnson, Greg Perry, Barney Perkins
  7. Who’s It Gonna Be – Holland – Dozier – Holland
  8. How Does It Feel – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Ronald Dunbar, Edyth Wayne
  9. V.I.P. – General Johnson, Greg Perry, Angelo Bond
  10. The Day I Found Myself – Ronald Dunbar, Edyth Wayne, General Johnson
  11. All the King’s Horses (All the King’s Men) – General Johnson, Greg Perry, Angelo Bond

The Everly Brothers: Roots

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In December 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “Roots”, the 16th Everly Brothers (The) album. It was recorded August – October 1968, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Don Everly – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Everly – vocals, guitar
  • Perry Botkin, Jr. – arrangements
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
  • Ron Elliott – arrangements
  • John Neil – engineer
  • Mike Shields – engineer
  • Lee Herschberg – engineer, mastering
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Frank Bez – photography
  • Richie Unterberger – liner notes
  • Andrew Wickham – liner notes, concept
  • Lenny Waronker – concept

Track listing:

  1. The Introduction: The Everly Family (1952)
  2. Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
  3. Less of Me – Glen Campbell
  4. T for Texas – Jimmie Rodgers
  5. I Wonder If I Care as Much – Don Everly, Phil Everly
  6. Ventura Boulevard – Ron Elliott
  7. Shady Grove – P. O. Wandz, Jacquie Ertel, Venetia Everly
  8. Illinois – Randy Newman
  9. Living Too Close to the Ground – Terry Slater
  10. You Done Me Wrong – George Jones, Ray Price
  11. Turn Around – Ron Elliott
  12. Sing Me Back Home – Merle Haggard
  13. Montage: The Everly Family (1952) / Shady Grove / Kentucky – Terry Slater, Karl Davis

Etta James: Matriarch Of The Blues

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On December 12, 2000, “Private Music” label released “Matriarch of the Blues”, the twenty-fourth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Donto Metto James and Sametto James.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – lead and backing vocals, liner notes
  • Josh Sklair – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, rhythm arrangements
  • Bobby Murray – guitar
  • Leo Nocentelli – guitar
  • Mike Finnigan – Hammond organ
  • Jimmy Zavala – harmonica, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Sametto James – bass, engineer, mixing
  • Donto Metto James – drums, engineer, mixing, percussion
  • Tom Poole – trumpet
  • Terrance Galloway – engineer assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Julie Bruzzone – creative director
  • Sonny Mediana – design, photography
  • Rudy Calvo – make-up
  • Lupe DeLeon – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan
  2. Don’t Let My Baby Ride – Deadric Malone, O. V. Wright
  3. Rhymes – Al Green, Teenie Hodges
  4. Try a Little Tenderness – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods
  5. Miss You – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  6. Hawg for Ya – Otis Redding
  7. You’re Gonna Make Me Cry – Deadric Malone
  8. Walking the Back Streets – Sandy Jones, Jr.
  9. Let’s Straighten It Out – Benny Latimore
  10. Born on the Bayou – John Fogerty
  11. Come Back Baby – Ray Charles, Lightnin’ Hopkins
  12. Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Ike & Tina Turner: The Hunter

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In October 1969, “Blue Thumb” label released “The Hunter”, the tenth Ike & Tina Turner studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Bob Krasnow.

Personnel:

  • Tina Turner – vocals
  • Ike Turner – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Michaelangelo Linguini – design
  • Bartram Bartram – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Hunter – Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Donald Dunn, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr.
  2. You Don’t Love Me (Yes I Know) – Willie Cobbs
  3. You Got Me Running – Jimmy Reed
  4. Bold Soul Sister – Ike Turner, Tina Turner
  5. I Smell Trouble – Don Robey
  6. The Things I Used to Do – Eddie Jones, Memphis Slim
  7. Early in the Morning – traditional, arranged by Ike Turner and Bob Krasnow
  8. You’re Still My Baby – Chuck Willis
  9. I Know – Barbara George

Emmuloy Harris: Brand New Dance

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On October 16, 1990, “Warner Bros” label released “Brand New Dance”, the 16th Emmylou Harris album. It was recorded in 1990, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett and Allan Reynolds.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Richard Bennett – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, tambourine, 6-String Bass, bass
  • Chris Leuzinger – acoustic and electric guitar
  • James Hollihan, Jr. – slide guitar
  • Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
  • John Jarvis – piano
  • Pete Wasner – piano
  • Bobby Wood – organ, piano, keyboards, electric piano
  • Jo-El Sonnier – French accordion, triangle
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Bob Wray – bass
  • Roy M. “Junior” Husky – bass
  • Dave Pomeroy – bass
  • Garry Tallent – bass
  • Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
  • Milton Sledge – drums, percussion
  • Harry Stinson – drums
  • Mary Black – harmony vocals
  • Marshall Chapman – harmony vocals
  • Kathy Chiavola – harmony vocals
  • Iris DeMent – harmony vocals
  • Jamie O’Hara – harmony vocals
  • Wayland Patton – harmony vocals
  • Kieran Kane – harmony vocals
  • Dolores Keane – harmony vocals
  • Kostas – harmony vocals
  • Barry Tashian – harmony vocals
  • Claire Lynch – harmony vocals
  • Melba Montgomery – harmony vocals
  • Carl Gorodetzky – strings
  • Jim Grosjean – strings
  • Lee Larrison – strings
  • Connie Ellisor – strings
  • Ted Madsen – strings
  • Robert Mason – strings
  • Dennis Molchan – strings
  • Laura Molyneaux – strings
  • Gary VanOsdale – strings
  • Kristin Wilkinson – strings
  • Pamela Sixfin – strings
  • Mark Tanner – strings
  • Nashville String Machine – strings, group
  • Peter Gorisch – cello
  • Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp
  • Liam O’Flynn – human whistle, uilleann pipes
  • Davy Spillane – human whistle, uilleann pipes
  • Charles Cochran – string arrangements
  • Mark Miller – engineer, mixing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
  • Peter Nash – photography

Track listing:

  1. Wheels of Love – Marjy Plant
  2. Tougher Than the Rest – Bruce Springsteen
  3. In His World – Kostas Lazarides, Leigh Reynolds
  4. Sweet Dreams of You – Paul Kennerley, John David
  5. Easy for You to Say – Jack Wesley Routh, Randy Sharp
  6. Rollin’ and Ramblin’ (The Death of Hank Williams) – Robin Williams, Linda Williams, Jerome Clark
  7. Better Off Without You – Marshall Chapman, Dennis Walker, Fontaine Brown
  8. Never Be Anyone Else but You – Baker Knight
  9. Brand New Dance – Paul Kennerley
  10. Red Red Rose – David Mallett

Mavis Staples: Only For The Lonely

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On October 12, 1970, “Volt” label released “Only for the Lonely”, the second Mavis Staples studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Stax Recording Company”, “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio”, “A&R Recording Studio” and was produced by Don Davis.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – lead vocals
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Eddie Hinton – guitar
  • Ray Monette – guitar
  • Vernon Bullock – guitar, keyboards
  • Marvell Thomas – piano
  • Isaac Hayes – organ
  • Rudy Robinson – keyboards
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • David Hood – bass
  • Tony Newton – bass
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn – bass
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
  • George McGregor – drums
  • Eli Fountain – percussion, saxophone
  • Horace Ott – strings arrangements
  • Ron Capone – engineer
  • Don Davis – engineer
  • Marlin Greene – engineer
  • Don Hahn – engineer
  • Paul Richmond – mastering
  • David Krieger – art direction
  • Joel Brodsky – photography
  • Herb Kole – art supervisor

Track listing:

  1. I Have Learned to Live Without You – David Jordan, Don Davis, J. J. Barnes
  2. How Many Times – George Soule, Oscar Franck, Terry Woodford
  3. Endlessly – Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
  4. You’re the Fool – Sharon McMahan
  5. Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
  6. What Happened to the Real Me – Helga Penzabene
  7. Since You Became a Part of My Life – Bobby Eaton, Fred Bridges, Richard Knight
  8. It Makes Me Wanna Cry – Don Davis, Homer Banks
  9. Don’t Change Me Now – Darryl Carter, Fred Briggs, Sam Ballard

Etta James: Seven Years Itch

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On September 26, 1988, “Island” label released “Seven Year Itch”, the fifteenth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Digital Recorders” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Rob Fraboni, Rocky Fataar and Barry Beckett.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Kenny Greenberg, Reggie Young, Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Art Neville, Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Bob Wray, James “Hutch” Hutchinson, Willie Weeks – bass
  • Ricky Fataar, Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Jim Horn – saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Jack Hale, Mike Haynes, Quitman Dennis – horns
  • Howard Steele, Rich Schirmer, Scott Hendricks – recording
  • Barry Beckett, Scott Hendricks – mixing

Track listing:

  1. I Got the Will – Otis Redding
  2. Jump into My Fire – Johnny Cobb, Jana King
  3. Shakey Ground – Jeffrey Bowen, Alphonso Boyd, Eddie Hazel
  4. Come to Mama – Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle
  5. Damn Your Eyes – Steve Bogard, Barbara Wyrick
  6. Breaking Up Somebody’s Home – Al Jackson, Jr., Timothy Matthews
  7. The Jealous Kind – Robert Guidry
  8. How Strong Is a Woman – Bettye Crutcher
  9. It Ain’t Always What You Do (It’s Who You Let See You Do It) – Carl Hampton, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
  10. One Night – Mike Read, Troy Seals

Sonny Stitt And Art Blakey With The Jazz Messengers: In Walked Sonny

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In September 1975, “Sonet Records” label released “In Walked Sonny”, album by Sonny Stitt and Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in May 1975, in New York City, and was produced by Sam Charters.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • David Schnitter – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Walter Davis, Jr. – piano
  • Yoshio “Chin” Suzuki – bass
  • Elvin Campbell – engineer 
  • Terence Brace – design
  • Kenji Takigami – photography
  • Sam Charters – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Blues March – Benny Golson
  2. It Might as Well Be Spring – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  3. Birdlike – Freddie Hubbard
  4. I Can’t Get Started – George Gershwin, Vernon Duke
  5. Ronnie’s a Dynamite Lady – Walter Davis, Jr.
  6. In Walked Sonny – Sonny Stitt