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Alias: Same

On June 18, 1990, “Capitol” label released the self-titled, debut Alias studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “Capitol Studio B & C” in Hollywood, “Summa Music Group” in Los Angeles, “Platinum Sound” in Toronto, and was produced by Freddi Curci, Rick Neigher and Steve DeMarchi.

Personnel:

  • Freddy Curci – lead vocals, keyboards, arrangements, additional engineering
  • Steve DeMarchi – guitars, arrangements, additional engineering
  • Roger Fisher – guitars
  • Steve Fossen – bass
  • Mike Derosier – drums
  • George Tutko, Dave Runstedler – engineer
  • Peter Doell, Eddie De Lena, Denny DeMarchi – additional engineering 
  • Kyle Bess, Charlie Paakkari, Fred Kelly, Jr. – engineer assistant
  • George Tutko, Eddie De Lena – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • R. Alfonso – art direction
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design
  • Randall Cooper – sculpture
  • John Scarpati – photography
  • Tim Trombley, Randy Nicklaus, Jody Mitchell – A&R
  • Mark Sullivan, Deborah Critten, Sharon Gaudet – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddy Curci and Steve DeMarchi, except where noted.

  1. Say What I Wanna Say
  2. Haunted Heart – Freddy Curci, Steve DeMarchi, S. Diamond
  3. Waiting for Love – B. Walker, J. Paris
  4. The Power
  5. Heroes
  6. What to Do
  7. After All the Love Is Gone – Freddy Curci, Steve DeMarchi, Rick Neigher, J. Paris
  8. More Than Words Can Say
  9. One More Chance – Rick Neigher, Fee Waybill, J. Dexter
  10. True Emotion
  11. Standing in the Darkness – Freddy Curci, Steve DeMarchi, Denny DeMarchi

Toto: Kingdom of Desire

On May 11, 1993, “Relativity” label released “Kingdom of Desire”, the eighth Toto studio album. It was recorded in 1992 at “A&M Studios”, “Skywalker Studios”, Schnee Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Record One”, “Rumbo Recorders”, “Castle Oak Studios”, “Track Record”, “Mad Hatter Studios”, “Pacifique Recording Studios”, “Enterprise Studios” and “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Danny Kortchmar, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Mike Porcaro and Jeff Porcaro.

Personnel:

  • Steve Lukather– lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • David Paich– piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Mike Porcaro– bass guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums, percussion
  • Steve Porcaro– synthesizers
  • John Jessel – synthesizer programming
  • J. Vanston– synthesizer
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Jim Keltner– percussion
  • Chris Trujillo – percussion
  • Joe Porcaro– percussion
  • Gary Herbig – saxophone
  • Don Menza– saxophone
  • Chuck Findley– trumpet
  • John Elefante– backing vocals
  • Alex Brown – backing vocals
  • Phillip Ingram– backing vocals
  • Angel Rogers – backing vocals
  • Fred White – backing vocals
  • Steve George– backing vocals
  • Richard Page– backing vocals
  • Bobby Womack– backing vocals
  • John Fogerty– backing vocals
  • Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller– backing vocals
  • Billy Sherwood– backing vocals
  • Stan Lynch– backing vocals
  • Jenny Douglas-McRae – backing vocals
  • Jackie McGhee – backing vocals
  • Phil Perry– backing vocals
  • Jess Sutcliffe – engineer, production coordination
  • Niko Bolas, John Jessel, Greg Ladanyi – engineer
  • Anas Allaf, Mike Arvold, Shawn Berman, Kyle Bess, Ken Deranteriasian, Bob Edwards, Jeff Graham, Rob Jaczko, Dick Kaneshiro, Fred Kelly Jr., Ed Korengo, Keith Kresge, Tim Larber, Randy Long, Jeff Lorenzen, Rick Plant, Chris Rich, Rail Rogut, Thom Russo, Darian Sahanaja, M.T. Silva, Mick Stern, Bart Stevens, Randy Wine – recording
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig- mastering
  • Nancy Donald – art direction
  • Rick Patrick – illustration, logo design
  • Dennis Keeley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Lukather, David Paich, Mike Porcaro and Jeff Porcaro, except where noted.

  1. Gypsy Train
  2. Don’t Chain My Heart
  3. Never Enough – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Mike Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro, Fee Waybill
  4. How Many Times
  5. 2 Hearts
  6. Wing of Time
  7. She Knows the Devil
  8. The Other Side – David Paich, Billy Sherwood, Rory Kaplan
  9. Only You
  10. Kick Down the Walls – Danny Kortchmar, Stan Lynch
  11. Kingdom of Desire – Danny Kortchmar
  12. Jake to the Bone

AC/DC: Ballbreaker

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On September 26, 1995, “EastWest” label released “Ballbreaker”, the thirteenth AC/DC album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Fraser. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”, and Platinum in Latvia by “LaMPA”.

Personnel:

  • Brian Johnson– lead vocals
  • Angus Young– rhythm and lead guitars
  • Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Rudd– drums, percussion
  • Noel Rafferty – pre production engineer
  • Mike Fraser – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Mark Dernley, Steve Holroyd, Brandon Harris, Kyle Bess, Rory Romano – recording assistant
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Angus Young and Malcolm Young..

  1. Hard as a Rock
  2. Cover You in Oil
  3. The Furor
  4. Boogie Man
  5. The Honey Roll
  6. Burnin’ Alive
  7. Hail Caesar
  8. Love Bomb
  9. Caught With Your Pants Down
  10. Whiskey on the Rocks
  11. Bailbreaker