On July 19, 2001, Judy Clay died aged 62. She was a singer (soul, gospel), member of Drinkard Singers, who later became better known as The Sweet Inspirations, and teamed with singer-songwriter Billy Vera. As a background vocalist, she worked with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Donny Hathaway, and Wilson Pickett.
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John Prine: Sweet Revenge
In October 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Sweet Revenge”, the third John Prine album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
- John Prine – vocals, guitar
- Steve Goodman- guitar, backing vocals
- Grady Martin- guitar, dobro
- Steve Burgh, Johnny Christopher – guitar
- Judy Clay – steel guitar, backing vocals
- Doyle Grisham – steel guitar
- Leo LeBlanc – guitar, steel guitar
- Raun MacKinnon – gut string guitar, harmony vocals
- Dave Prine – guitar, banjo, dobro, fiddle
- Reggie Young- guitar
- David Briggs- organ, piano
- Bobby Wood, Kenny Ascher- keyboards, piano
- Jerry Shook – harmonica
- Mike Leech – bass, upright bass
- Hugh McDonald – bass, percussion
- Bill Slater – bass
- Kenny Malone– drums
- Steve Mosley – drums
- Ralph MacDonald- percussion
- Cissy Houston- backing vocals
- Deirdre Tuck Corley – backing vocals
- Arif Mardin- horn arrangements
- Brad Davis, Jimmy Douglass, Steve Ham, Frank Hubach, Bob Liftin – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by John Prine, except where noted.
- Sweet Revenge
- Please Don’t Bury Me
- Christmas in Prison
- Dear Abby
- Blue Umbrella
- Often is a Word I Seldom Use
- Onomatopoeia
- Grandpa Was a Carpenter
- The Accident (Things Could Be Worse)
- Mexican Home
- A Good Time
- Nine Pound Hammer – traditional
Felix Cavaliere: Same
In September 1974, “Bearsville” label released the self-titled, same Felix Cavaliere solo album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Felix Cavaliere – vocals, piano, organ
- Todd Rundgren – guitar
- Elliot Randall, John Hall- guitar
- Gualberto Garcia Perez – flamenco guitar
- Hank DeVito- pedal steel guitar
- Kenneth Bichel, Roger Powell – ARP synthesizer
- John Siegler, Mervin Bronson – bass
- Jack Scarangella, Kevin Ellman – drums
- Antonio Jiminez Arana, Pablo Rosario – percussion
- Antonio Jiminez Arana – congas
- Paul Fleisher – saxophone, clarinet
- Barry Rogers – trombone
- Al Rubin, Larry Spencer, Randy Brecker- trumpet
- Carman Moore – string arrangements
- Noel Da Costa, Raymond Kunicki, W. Sanford Allen – violin
- Alfred Brown, Julien Barber, Selwart Clarke – viola
- Kermit Moore – cello
- Jack Jeffers – baritone horns
- Cissy Houston, Deidre Tuck, Felix Cavaliere, Judy Clay, Renelle Stafford – backing vocals
- Alex Rutsch – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Felix Cavaliere and Carman Moore
- A High Price to Pay
- I Am a Gambler
- I’ve Got a Solution
- Everlasting Love
- Summer in El Barrio
- Long Times Gone
- Future Train
- Mountain Man
- Funky Friday
- It’s Been a Long Long Time
- I am Free
Van Morrison: His Band And The Street Choir
On November 15, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “His Band and the Street Choir”, the fourth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded March–July 1970, at the “A&R Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison –vocals, guitar, harmonica, tenor saxophone
- John Platania– electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
- Alan Hand – piano, Hammond organ, celeste
- John Klingberg –bass
- Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw) –drums, percussion, bass clarinet, backing vocals
- Jack Schroer– soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones, piano
- Keith Johnson –trumpet, Hammond organ
- Judy Clay– backing vocals
- Emily Houston– backing vocals
- Jackie Verdell– backing vocals
The Street Choir
- Larry Goldsmith
- Janet Planet
- Andrew Robinson
- Ellen Schroer
- Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw)
- Martha Velez
- Dahaud Shaar – assistant producer
- Elliot Scheiner– engineer, production coordinator
- Dixon Van Winkle, Ed Anderson, Mark Harman, Richard Lubash – engineer assistant
- Janet Planet – design
- David Gahr– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Van Morrison.
- Domino
- Crazy Face
- Give Me a Kiss (Just One Sweet Kiss)
- I’ve Been Working
- Call Me Up in Dreamland
- I’ll Be Your Lover, Too
- Blue Money
- Virgo Clowns
- Gypsy Queen
- Sweet Jannie
- If I Ever Needed Someone
- Street Choir
Van Morrison: Moondance
On February 28, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “Moondance”, the third Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded August – December 1969, at “A & R Studios” in New York, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein and Van Morrison. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in US by the “RIAA,” In 1989 “Spin” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 21 at list of the “All-time 25 Greatest Albums”; in 1999, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 65 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”; in 2006 “Time” included the album in its list of “The All-Time 100 Albums”, and in 2007, the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” named it as one of their “Definitive 200” albums, ranking it 72nd.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison– vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine, harmonica
- John Platania– guitar, rhythm guitar
- Jef Labes– organ, piano, clavinet
- John Klingberg – bass
- Gary Mallaber– drums, vibraphone
- Guy Masson – conga
- Jack Schroer– alto and soprano saxophones
- Collin Tilton – flute, tenor saxophone
- Emily Houston– backing vocals
- Judy Clay– backing vocals
- Jackie Verdell– backing vocals
Track listing
All tracks by Van Morrison.
- And It Stoned Me
- Moondance
- Crazy Love
- Caravan
- Into the Music
- Come Running
- These Dreams of You
- Brand New Day
- Everyone
- Glad Tidings
Aretha Franklin: Let Me In Your Life
On February 25, 1974, “Atlantic” label released “Let Me in Your Life”, the twenty-first Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded April – September 1973, at the “Whitney Studios” in Glendale, and was produced by Jerry Wexler and Aretha Franklin.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, acoustic and electric piano
- Donny Hathaway- acoustic and electric piano
- Bob James- organ, keyboards
- David Spinozza- guitar
- Cornell Dupree- guitar
- Hugh McCracken– guitar
- Deodato- arranger, electric piano
- Kenneth Bichel- synthesizer
- Richard Tee- keyboards
- Stanley Clarke– bass
- Chuck Rainey- bass
- Willie Weeks- bass
- Rick Marotta- drums
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie- drums
- Pancho Morales – percussion
- Ralph MacDonald- percussion
- Arif Mardin- string arranger
- Gene Orloff- concert master
- Joe Farrell- tenor saxophone, flute
- Ernie Royal- trumpet
- Gwen Guthrie- backing vocals
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals
- Cissy Houston- backing vocals
- Ann S. Clark – backing vocals
- Sylvia Shemwell – backing vocals
- Myrna Smith- backing vocals
- Judy Clay- backing vocals
- Deirdre Tuck Corley – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Let Me in Your Life – Bill Withers
- Every Natural Thing – Eddie Hinton
- Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- I’m in Love – Bobby Womack
- Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) – Clarence Paul,Stevie Wonder, Morris Broadnax
- The Masquerade is Over – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
- With Pen in Hand – Bobby Goldsboro
- Oh Baby – Aretha Franklin
- Eight Days On the Road – Michael Gayle, Jerry Ragovoy
- If You Don’t Think – Aretha Franklin
- A Song for You – Leon Russell
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