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Pat Benatar: True Love

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True_love

On April 27, 1991, “Chrysalis” label released “True Love”, the eighth Pat Benatar studio album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Neil Giraldo.

Personnel:

  • Pat Benatar– vocals
  • Neil Giraldo– guitars
  • Charlie Giordano– piano, organ, accordion
  • Chuck Domanico– bass
  • Myron Grombacher – drums
  • John Rossi – drums
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Greg Piccolo – tenor saxophone
  • Doug James – baritone saxophone
  • Rick Lataille – alto saxophone
  • Carl Querfurth – trombone
  • Bob Enos – trumpet
  • Gordon Fordyce – engineer, mixing
  • Frank Linx – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Ed Thacker – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering

Track listing:

  1. Bloodshot – Hank Penny, Ruth Hall
  2. Payin’ the Cost to Be the Boss – B. B. King
  3. So Long – Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher
  4. I’ve Got Papers on You – B. King, Jules Taub
  5. I Feel Lucky – Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher
  6. True Love – Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar
  7. The Good Life – Myron Grombacher, Neil Giraldo
  8. Evening – Mitchell Parish, Harry White
  9. I Get Evil – Tampa Red
  10. Don’t Happen No More – Obie Jessie

 

Prefab Sprout: From Langley Park To Memphis

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Langley Park

On March 14, 1988, “Kitchenware” label released “From Langley Park to Memphis” the third Prefab Sprout studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Thomas Dolby, Jon Kelly, Paddy McAloon and Andy Richards.

Personnel:

  • Paddy McAloon– vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, piano, harmonica, bass guitar
  • Wendy Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, tambourine
  • Martin McAloon – bass guitar
  • Neil Conti– drums, percussion
  • Pete Townshend – guitar
  • Stevie Wonder – harmonica
  • Thomas Dolby, Gary Moberley, Andy Richards – keyboards
  • Gloria Augustus, Rose Banks, Ricky Barber, Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Vonciele Faggette, Von Foggett, Richard Hollywood, Jean Johnson, Verdine Johnson, Sabrina Johnstom, Geary Lanier, Janet Mims, Bert Noriega, Alfie Silas – backing vocals
  • Lenny Castro, Louis Jardim, Wendy Smith – percussion
  • John Altman, Robin Smith – arranger, conductor
  • Mike Ross, John Timperly – string engineer
  • Mike Shipley – mixing
  • David Leonard, Richard Moakes, Tony Phillips – engineer, mixing
  • Michael J. Ade, Michael Brauer, Cliff Brigden, Geoff Bruckner, Dave Conors, Gonzales Espinoza, Tim Hunt, Peter Jones, Jon Kelly, Karl Lever, Steve Lyon, Mark O’Donoughue, Gary Olazabal, Mickey Sweeney, Steve Van Day, Terence Wilson – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Stephen Male – design
  • Nick Knight – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paddy McAloon

  1. The King of Rock ‘N’ Roll
  2. Cars and Girls
  3. I Remember That
  4. Enchanted
  5. Nightingales
  6. Hey Manhattan!
  7. Knock On Wood
  8. The Golden Calf
  9. Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me)
  10. The Venus of the Soup Kitchen

Eric Clapton: Behind the Sun

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Behind the Sun

On March 11, 1985, “Duck” label released “Behind the Sun”, the ninth Eric Clapton, studio album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Ted Templeman and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton – vocals, guitars, Roland guitar synthesizer
  • Lindsey Buckingham– guitar
  • Steve Lukather– guitar
  • Phil Collins– synthesizer, percussion, drums, Fender Rhodes, Simmons drums, backing vocals
  • Michael Omartian – synthesizer
  • Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer, backing vocals
  • James Newton Howard– synthesizer
  • Peter Robinson– synthesizer
  • Chris Stainton– synthesizer, piano, organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass
  • Nathan East– bass, backing vocals
  • Jamie Oldaker– drums, backing vocals
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums
  • John “J.R.” Robinson– drums
  • Ted Templeman– percussion
  • Lenny Castro, Ray Cooper– percussion
  • Shaun Murphy– backing vocals
  • Marcy Levy, Jerry Lynn Williams– backing vocals
  • Lee Herschberg, Nick Launay– engineer

Track listing:

  1. She’s Waiting – Eric Clapton, Peter Robinson
  2. See What Love Can Do – Jerry Lynn Williams
  3. Same Old Blues – Eric Clapton
  4. Knock on Wood – Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper
  5. Something’s Happening – Jerry Lynn Williams
  6. Forever Man – Jerry Lynn Williams
  7. It All Depends – Eric Clapton
  8. Tangled in Love – Marcy Levy, Richard Feldman
  9. Never Make You Cry – Eric Clapton, Phil Collins
  10. Just Like a Prisoner – Eric Clapton
  11. Behind the Sun – Eric Clapton

Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man

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On February 2, 1988, “Columbia” label released “I’m Your Man”, the eighth Leonard Cohen studio album. It was recorded August – November 1987, at the “Studio Tempo” in Montréal and “Rock Steady” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Leonard Cohen, Roscoe Beck, Jean-Michel Reusser and Michel Robidoux.  Pitchfork Media ranked the album at number 51 on its list “100 Best Albums of the 1980s”; “Slant” magazine listed the album at number 29 on its list of “Best Albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Leonard Cohen – vocals, keyboards
  • Jude Johnson – vocals
  • Anjani Thomas – vocals
  • Jennifer Warnes – vocals
  • Bob Stanley – guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
  • John Bilezikjian – oud
  • Jeff Fisher – keyboards
  • Peter Kisilenko – bass
  • Michel Robidoux – drums, keyboards
  • Tom Brechtlein – drums
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Richard Beaudet – saxophone
  • Raffi Hakopian – violin
  • Mayel Assouly – backing vocals
  • Evelyine Hebey – backing vocals
  • Elisabeth Valletti – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Leonard Cohen except where noted.

  1. First We Take Manhattan
  2. Ain’t No Cure for Love
  3. Everybody Knows – Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson
  4. I’m Your Man
  5. Take This Waltz – Leonard Cohen, Federico Garcia Lorca
  6. Jazz Police – Leonard Cohen, Jeff Fisher
  7. I Can’t Forget
  8. Tower of Song

Randy Newman: Trouble In Paradise

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Trouble in Paradise

On January 17, 1983, “Warner Bros.”, released “Trouble in Paradise”, the seventh Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at the “Warner Brothers Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Trouble in Paradise” at number 67 on its list of “100 Greatest Albums of the 80”.

Personnel:

  • Randy Newman- vocals, piano
  • Steve Lukather- guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar
  • Ralph Grierson, Neil Larson – piano
  • David Paich, Michael Boddicker- keyboards
  • Nathan East- bass
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums
  • Lenny Castro- percussion
  • Paulinho Da Costa- percussion
  • Christine McVie, Wendy Waldman, Lindsey Buckingham, Bob Seger, Linda Ronstadt, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Simon- vocals
  • Jennifer Warnes- vocals
  • Don Henley- vocals
  • Larry Williams, Steve Madaio, Ernie Watts, Jerry Hey, Jim Horn, Jon Smith – horns

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Newman.

  1. I Love L.A.
  2. Christmas in Capetown
  3. The Blues
  4. Same Girl
  5. Mikey’s
  6. My Life Is Good
  7. Miami
  8. Real Emotional Girl
  9. Take Me Back
  10. There’s a Party at My House
  11. I’m Different
  12. Song for the Dead