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Bruce Springsteen: Lucky Town

On March 27, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Lucky Town”, the 10th Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded September 1991 – January 1992, at “Thrill Hill” in Colls Neck, New Jersey, “A&M” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Roy Bittan.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, harmonica, percussion
  • Ian McLagan – Hammond organ
  • Roy Bittan – keyboards; keyboard bass
  • Randy Jackson – bass
  • Gary Mallaber – drums
  • Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell – backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
  • Toby Scott – engineer
  • Greg Goldman, Robert “RJ” Jaczko, Randy Wine – engineer assistant
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Scott Hull, Dave Collins – digital editing
  • Sandra Choron – art direction
  • Victor Weaver – typography design
  • David Rose – cover and interior photography
  • Pam Springsteen – interior photography

Track listing:

All tracks  by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Better Days
  2. Lucky Town
  3. Local Hero
  4. If I Should Fall Behind
  5. Leap of Faith
  6. The Big Muddy
  7. Living Proof
  8. Book of Dreams
  9. Souls of the Departed
  10. My Beautiful Reward

Etta James: Let’s Roll

On May 6, 2003, “Private Music” label released “Let’s Roll”, the twenty-sixth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Etta James, Josh Sklair, Donto Metto James and Sametto James. “Let’s Roll” won a “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album” in 2003, and in 2004 the “W. C. Handy Award” as the “Soul/Blues Album of the Year” from the “Blues Foundation”.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocal
  • Josh Sklair – banjo, 12 string guitar, acoustic and electric, slide guitar, synthesizer
  • Bobby Murray – electric guitar
  • Jimmy “Z” Zavala – harmonica, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Sametto James – bass guitar
  • Donto James – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Tom Poole – trumpet
  • Lee Thornburg – trombone

Track listing:

  1. Somebody to Love – Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson
  2. The Blues Is My Business – Kevin Bowe, Todd Cerney
  3. Leap of Faith – Glen Clarke, Gary Nicholson
  4. Strongest Weakness – Bekka Bramlett, Gary Nicholson
  5. Wayward Saints of Memphis – Kevin Bowe, Delbert McClinton
  6. Lie No Better – Gary Nicholson
  7. Trust Yourself – Kevin Bowe, Grady Champion
  8. A Change Is Gonna Do Me Good – Al Anderson, Bob DiPiero
  9. Old Weakness – Gary Nicholson
  10. Stacked Deck – Billy Wright
  11. On the 7th Day – Kevin Bowe, Kostas Lazarides
  12. Please, No More – David Egan, Greg Hansen