On November 1, 1965, “Gordy” label released “The Temptin’ Temptations”, the third Temptations (The) studio album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, and was produced by Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield, William “Mickey” Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter.
Personnel:
David Ruffin – vocals (baritone, tenor, falsetto)
Eddie Kendricks – vocals (tenor, falsetto)
Paul Williams – vocals (baritone)
Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
Otis Williams – vocals (tenor, baritone)
The Andantes – additional backing vocals
Jimmy Ruffin – additional backing vocals
Smokey Robinson – executive producer
Track listing:
Since I Lost My Baby – Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore
The Girl’s Alright with Me – Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr., Eddie Kendricks
Just Another Lonely Night – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
My Baby – Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers
You’ve Got to Earn It – Smokey Robinson, Cornelius Grant
Everybody Needs Love – Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland
Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) – Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland
Don’t Look Back – Smokey Robinson, Ronnie White
I Gotta Know Now – Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland
Born to Love You – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
In September 1966, “London” label released “Faithfull Forever”, the fifth Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Mike Leander.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithfull – vocal
Mike Leander – arrangements
Gus Dudgeon – engineer
Vic Smith – engineer
Jean-Marie Perrier – photography
Track listing:
Counting – Bob Lind
Tomorrow’s Calling – Eric Woolfson
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
With You in Mind – Jackie DeShannon
In the Night Time – Donovan
Ne Me Quitte Pas (Love theme from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) – Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand
Monday, Monday – John Phillips
Some Other Spring – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings
That’s Right Baby – Michael Farr
Lucky Girl – Barry Mason, Les Reedrtists
I’m the Sky – Norma Tanega
I Have a Love – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
On August 29, 1967, “Tamla” label released “United”, album by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (the first of three collaborative albums). It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Hal Davis and Berry Gordy, Jr.,
Personnel:
Marvin Gaye – lead and backing vocals
Tammi Terrell – lead and backing vocals
Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, The Originals, The Andantes, The Spinners – backing vocals
The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
Track listing:
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
You Got What It Takes – Berry Gordy, Jr., Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo
If I Could Build My Whole World Around You – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock
Somethin’ Stupid – C. Carson Parks
Your Precious Love – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Hold Me Oh My Darling – Harvey Fuqua
Two Can Have a Party – Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Thomas Kemp
Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl – Harvey Fuqua, Etta James, Brook Benton
If This World Were Mine – Marvin Gaye
Sad Wedding – Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers
Give a Little Love – Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Clyde Wilson
Oh How I’d Miss You – Hal Davis, Frank Wilson, Vance Wilson
On May 6, 2022, “Columbia” label released “WE”, the sixth Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “RAK Studios”, “Wack Formula” and “The Crow’s Nest Studios” in London, “Boombox Studios” and “Marigny Recording Studio” in New Orleans, “Dockside Studio” in Los Angeles, “Sonic Ranch Studios” in Tornilo, Texas, and was produced by Nigel Godrich, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.
Personnel:
Régine Chassagne – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, piano, accordion, orchestral arrangements
Win Butler – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, percussion
Richard Reed Parry – electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Tim Kingsbury – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Will Butler – keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
Jeremy Gara – drums, percussion
Peter Gabriel – additional vocal
Andre Michot – accordion
Geoff Barrow – granular synthesis, additional production
Orlando Primo – congas, djembe
Willonson Duprate – congas
Louis Michot – fiddle
Charlie Gabriel – saxophone
Mark Braud – trumpet
Wendell Brunious – trumpet
Liza Rey – harp
Paul Beaubrun – sound effects
Owen Pallett – orchestral arrangements, strings
Sally Herbert – conductor, additional arrangements
Helen Gillet – strings
Harry Hardin – strings
Matt Rhody – strings
Sarah Neufeld – strings
Edwin Farnham Butler IV – whispers
Josh Tillman – stomps and breaths, additional production
Romeo Bougere – agogô bell
Michael Brun – additional synthesis
Emily Eck – recording
Eric Heigle – recording, co-producer
Mikko Gordon – recording, mixing assistant, additional production
Suvi-Eeva Äikäs – additional recording
Julia Simpson – additional recording
Owen Pallett – additional recording
James Seymour – additional recording
Mark Lawson – additional recording
Jerry Ordonez – recording assistant
Marco Ramirez – recording assistant
Justin Tocket – recording assistant
Matt Aguiluz – recording assistant
Nathanael Graham – recording assistant
Francesca Edwards – recording assistant
Joy Stacey – recording assistant
Pablo Godin – recording assistant
Felipe Gutierrez – recording assistant
Craig Silvey – mixing
Nigel Godrich – mixing
Dani Bennett Spragg – mixing assistant
Greg Calbi – mastering
Steve Fallone – mastering
Ryan Smith – vinyl mastering
Steve Mackey – pre-production
JR – cover image, WE poster image, additional eye photography
Terry Pastor – airbrush color tinting
Ping Pong Ping – album graphic design
Julia Simpson – album creative production
Alison Green – center image, Polaroids
IV – “I Guy” Character, handwriting
Camille Pajot – studio art director
Rick Rose – digitech
Fabien Barrau – cover image photo post-production
Chroma Center – photo printing, post-production
EHT Collaboration – “Black Hole” image
Danny Clinch – David Bowie photograph
Pneuhaus – “Giant Eye”
Maria Jose Govea – additional photography
JF Lalonde – additional photography
Wes Winship – “Acropolis Is Burning” poster
Don Hertzfeldt – still from World of Tomorrow: Episode 2
Gift Horst Tintypes – WE poster photo development
Track listing:
All tracks by Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, except where noted.
Age of Anxiety I
Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)
Prelude
End of the Empire I-III
End of Empire IV (Sagittarius A)
The Lightning I
The Lightning II
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
Unconditional II (Race and Religion) – additional writing by Will Butler
On January 26, 1970, “Columbia” label released “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”, the 33rd Johnny Cash album. It was recorded February – September 1969, and was produced by Bob Johnston. In 1971, album track “If I Were a Carpenter”, duet with his wife, June Carter Cash, won a “Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal”.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
June Carter Cash – vocal
Carl Perkins, Bob Wootton, Jerry Shook, Fred Carter, Jr. – guitar
Norman Blake – dobro, guitar
Bill Pursell – piano
Marshall Grant – bass guitar
W.S. Holland – drums
George Tidwell, Bob Phillips, William Pippin – trumpet
The Carter Family – backing vocals
Charlie Bragg – engineer
Joel Baldwin – cover photography
Track listing:
Southwind – Johnny Cash
Devil to Pay – Merle Travis, Leon Rusk
Cause I Love You – Johnny Cash
See Ruby Fall – Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison
Route No. 1, Box 144 – Johnny Cash
Sing a Travelling Song – Ken Jones
If I Were a Carpenter – Tim Hardin
To Beat the Devil – Kris Kristofferson
Blistered – Billy Ed Wheeler
Wrinkled Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill – Vincent Matthews
On October 5, 1984, “EMI” label released “You’re Gettin’ Even While I’m Gettin’ Odd”, the eleventh and final J. Geils Band studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Long View Farm” in Brookfield, Massachusetts, and was produced by Seth Justman.
Personnel:
Seth Justman – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, keyboards, horns arrangements
J. Geils – guitars
Magic Dick – harmonicas, soprano saxophone, backing vocals
On July 30, 2021, “New West” label released “Native Sons”, the 17th Los Lobos album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Nest Recorders” in Los Angeles. and was produced by Steve Berlin. The album won a 2022 “Grammy Award” in the “Best Americana Album” category.
Personnel:
David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Jr. – vocals, guitar
Little Willie G. – lead and backing vocals
Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bass, Hammond B3 organ
Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass
Phil Parlapiano – keyboards
Aaron Ballesteros, David Hidalgo Jr., Jason Lozano – drums
Camilo Quinones – percussion
Steve Berlin – saxophone, midi saxophone, keyboards
Dannie Ramirez – trombone
Barrence Whitfield, Enrique González, Jacob G. – backing vocals
In July 1966, “Valiant Records” label released “And Then… Along Comes”, the debut Association (The) album. It was recorded March – May 1966, at “Homewood Studios”, “GSP Studios” and “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Curt Boettcher.
Personnel:
Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion
Jules Alexander – vocals, lead guitar
Jim Yester – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion
Brian Cole – bass, vocals, woodwinds
Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, drums, rhythm guitar, bass
Mike Deasy, Lee Mallory, Ben Benay – guitars
Jim Henderson – piano
Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
Jim Troxel – drums
Doug Rhodes or Butch Parker – celesta
Toxey French – vibraphone
Curt Boettcher – backing vocals
Gary Paxton, Pete Romano – engineer
Peter Whorf Graphics – design
Fred Poore – photography
Phyllis Burgess – liner notes
Track listing:
Enter the Young – Terry Kirkman
Your Own Love – Jules Alexander, Jim Yester
Don’t Blame It on Me – Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi
Blistered – Billy Ed Wheeler
Along Comes Mary – Tandyn Almer
Cherish – Terry Kirkman
Standing Still – Ted Bluechel
Message of Our Love – Tandyn Almer, Curt Boettcher
On February 28, 2020, “Fantasy” label released “American Standard”, the twentieth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Washington, MA, “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Treasure Isle Studios” and “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. “American Standard” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 63rd “Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
Kate Markowitz – vocals
Arnold McCuller – vocals
Caroline Taylor – vocals
John Pizzarelli – rhythm guitar
Michael Landau – lead guitar
Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
Jimmy Johnson – bass
Viktor Krauss – double bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Dorian Holley – vocals
Louis Marini, Jr. – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Walter Fowler – trumpets, flügelhorn
Andrea Zonn – vocals, violin
Stuart Duncan – violin
Jerry Douglas – dobro, engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
Track listing:
My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul,, Sammy Cahn
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log – M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Almost Like Being in Love – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Frank Loesser
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
You’ve Got to be carefully Taught – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
In January 1972, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Malo album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Pacific Recording Studios” in San Mateo, California, and was produced by David Rubinson.
Personnel:
Arcelio García, Jr. – lead vocals, percussion
Jorge Santana – guitar
Abel Zarate – vocals, guitar
Richard Kermode – keyboards, electric piano, Hammond organ, piano
Pablo Tellez – bass guitar, percussion
Richard Spremich – drums, percussion
Coke Escovedo – timbales, percussion
Victor Pantoja – conga, bongos, percussion
Richard Bean – vocals, percussion, timbales
Luis Gasca – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
Roy Murray – flute, trombone, trumpet, soprano sax
David Rubinson – engineer, mixing
Fred Catero, Jeremy Zatkin – assistant engineer
Chris Whorf – art direction
John & Barbara Casado – design
Jesus Helguera – front cover
Victor Alemán – photography
Track listing:
Pana – Arcelio García, Jr., Abel Zarate
Just Say Goodbye – Rodgers Grant, Luis Gasca
Café – Arcelio García, Jorge Santana, Jr., Pablo Tellez
Nena – Arcelio García, Jr., Pablo Tellez, Abel Zarate
Suavecito – Richard Bean, Pablo Tellez, Abel Zarate
Peace – Arcelio Garcia, Jr., Pablo Tellez, Ismael Versoza, Abel Zarate
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