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The Meters: Rejuvenation

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In July 1974, “Reprise” label released “Rejuvenation”, the fifth Meters studio album.It was recorded in 1974, at “Sea-Saint Studios”, and was produced by Allen Toussaint, Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr. and Lowell George.

Personnel:

  • Leo Nocentelli– guitar, backing vocals
  • Lowell George– slide guitar
  • Art Neville– vocals, keyboards
  • George Porter, Jr. – bass, backing vocals
  • Ziggy Modeliste– vocals, drums
  • Ken Laxton – engineer
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Al Quaglieri – mastering
  • Rich Russell – design
  • Bunny Matthews– liner notes
  • Tim Livingston – project manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.

  1. People Say
  2. Love Is for Me
  3. Just Kissed My Baby
  4. What’cha Say
  5. Jungle Man
  6. Hey Pocky A-Way
  7. It Ain’t No Use
  8. Loving You Is on My Mind
  9. Africa

The Meters: Struttin’

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In June 1970, “Josie” label released “Struttin’”, the third Meters (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1970 and was produced by Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn.

Personnel:

  • Art Neville – vocals, organ, keyboards
  • Leo Nocentelli – guitar
  • George Porter, Jr. – bass guitar
  • Ziggy Modeliste– drums, percussion
  • David Smith – recording, mixing
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Rich Russell – package design
  • Tim Livingston – project manager

Track listing:

  1. Chicken Strut
  2. Liver Splash
  3. Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
  4. Joog
  5. Go for Yourself
  6. Same Old Thing
  7. Handclapping Song
  8. Darling Darling Darling – Roquel Davis
  9. Tippi-Toes
  10. Britches
  11. Hey! Last Minute
  12. Ride Your Pony – Naomi Neville

The Meters: Same

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In May 1969, “Josie” label released the self-titled, debut Meters (The) album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn.

Personnel:

  • Leo Nocentelli– guitars
  • Art Neville– organ, keyboards
  • George Porter Jr.– bass guitar
  • Ziggy Modeliste– drums
  • Janie Gans – art supervisor
  • Jake Kennedy – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr., except where noted.

  1. Cissy Strut
  2. Here Comes the Meter Man
  3. Cardova
  4. Live Wire
  5. Art
  6. Sophisticated Cissy
  7. Ease Back
  8. 6V6 LA
  9. Sehorn’s Farm
  10. Ann
  11. Stormy – Buddy Buie, R. Cobb
  12. Sing a Simple Song – Sly Stone

Joe Cocker: Sheffield Steel

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On May 22, 1982, “Island” label released “Sheffield Steel”, the eighth Joe Cocker studio album.It was recorded at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas,  and was produced by Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals
  • Adrian Belew,Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung – guitars
  • Wally Badarou – keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass
  • Sly Dunbar – drums
  • Uziah “Sticky” Thompson – percussion
  • Robert Palmer,Jimmy Cliff – backing vocals
  • Ted Jensen– mastering

Track listing:

  1. Look What You’ve Done – Leo Nocentelli
  2. Shocked – Ira Ingber, Greg Sutton
  3. Sweet Little Woman – Andy Fraser
  4. Seven Days – Bob Dylan
  5. Marie – Randy Newman
  6. Ruby Lee – Bill Withers, Melvin Dunlap
  7. Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
  8. So Good, So Right – Brenda Russell
  9. Talking Back to the Night – Steve Winwood, Will Jennings
  10. Just Like Always – Jimmy Webb

The Meters: Cabbage Alley

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Meters - Cabbage Alley

On May 11, 1972, “Reprise” label released “Cabbage Alley”, the fourth Meters (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn.

Personnel:

  • Art Neville – vocals, keyboards, organ, piano, tambourine, cowbell
  • Leo Nocentelli – vocals, guitar, tambourine
  • George Porter, Jr– bass
  • Ziggy Modeliste – cowbell, drums, gourd, wood block
  • Cyril Neville– congas
  • Squirell – congas
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Al Quaglieri – mastering
  • Rich Russell – design
  • Ed Thrasher– art direction
  • David Willardson– cover art

Track listing:

  1. You’ve Got to Change (You’ve Got to Reform) – Leo Niocentelli, Ziggy Modeliste
  2. Stay Away – Leo Niocentelli
  3. Birds – Neil Young
  4. The Flower Song – Leo Niocentelli
  5. Soul Island – Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Niocentelli, George Porter Jr,
  6. Do the Dirt – Leo Niocentelli
  7. Smiling – Art Neville
  8. Lonesome and Unwanted People – Leo Niocentelli
  9. Getting’ Funkier All the Time – Ziggy Modeliste, George Porter Jr, Leo Niocentelli
  10. Cabbage Alley – Art Neville

Dr. John: In the Right Place

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At the Right Place

On February 25, 1973, “Atco” label released “In the Right Place”, the sixth Dr. John studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Allen Toussaint.

Personnel:

  • Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) – vocals, piano, organ, percussion
  • Allen Toussaint: piano, electric piano, acoustic guitar, conga drums, tambourine, backing vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangement, conducting.
  • Leo Nocentelli- lead guitar
  • David Spinozza – guitar
  • Art Neville– organ
  • George Porter, Jr.– bass
  • Joseph Modeliste– drums
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion
  • Gary Brown – acoustic and electric saxophones.
  • The Bonaroo Horn Section – horns.
  • Robbie Montgomery, Jessie Smith – backing vocals.
  • James Flournoy Holmes – design, paintings.

Track listing:

All tracks by Mac Rebennack; except where noted.

  1. Right Place Wrong Time
  2. Same Old Same Old
  3. Just the Same
  4. Qualified – Jessie Hill, Mac Rebennack
  5. Traveling Mood – James Waynes
  6. Peace Brother Peace
  7. Life – Allen Toussaint
  8. Such a Night
  9. Shoo Fly Marches On
  10. I Been Hoodood
  11. Cold Cold Cold – Alvin Robinson, Jessie Hill, Mac Rebennack