In July 1966, “Liberty” label released “This Is My Bag”, the seventh Del Shannon studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Snuff Garrett.
Personnel:
Del Shannon – vocal
Leon Russell – arrangements
Nick De Caro – arrangements
Dave Hassinger – engineer
Henry Lewy – engineer
Joe Sidore – lacquer cut
Woody Woodward – art direction
Ivan Nagy – cover photography
Track listing:
The Big Hurt – Wayne Shanklin
Kicks – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
For a Little While – Del Shannon
Lightnin’ Strikes – Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert
When You Walk in the Room – Jackie DeShannon
The Cheater – John Krenski
Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
Everybody Loves a Clown – Snuff Garrett, Gary Lewis, Leon Russell
On June 13, 1972, “A&M” label released “A Song for You”, the fourth Carpenters studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “A&M” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jack Daugherty Productions.
Personnel:
Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, drums
Richard Carpenter – lead and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electronic piano, Hammond organ, celesta, orchestration, remastering
Tony Peluso – lead guitar
Louie Shelton – guitar
Red Rhodes – steel guitar
Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Gary Coleman – percussion
Bob Messenger – tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute
Earl Dumler – oboe, English horn
Tim Weisberg – bass flute
Norm Herzberg – bassoon
Bernie Grundman – remastering
Track listing:
A Song for You – Leon Russell
Top of the World – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter
Hurting Each Other – Gary Geld, Peter Udell
It’s Going to Take Some Time – Carole King, Toni Stern
Goodbye to Love – John Bettis, Richard Carpenter
Intermission – Richard Carpenter
Bless the Beasts and Children – Perry Botkin Jr., Harry DeVorzon
Flat Baroque – Richard Carpenter
Piano Picker – Randy Edelman
I Won’t Last a Day Without You – Roger Nichols, Paul Williams
In April 1967, “Warner Bros” label released “Feelin’ Groovy”, the debut Harpers Bizarre album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
Dickie Scoppettone – vocals, guitar
Ted Templeman – vocals, guitar
Eddie James – guitar
Dick Yount – vocals, bass
John Petersen – drums
Randy Newman – piano
Van Dyke Parks – piano
Leon Russell – arrangements
Randy Newman – arrangements
Perry Botkin Jr. – arrangements
Ron Elliott – arrangements
Lee Herschberg – engineer
Ed Thrasher – art direction
Jim Marshall – photography
Stan Cornyn – liner notes
Track listing:
Come to the Sunshine – Van Dyke Parks
Happy Talk – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Come Love – Alan Bergman, Larry Marks, Marilyn Keith
Raspberry Rug – Leon Russell
59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) – Paul Simon
The Debutante’s Ball – Randy Newman
Happy Land – Randy Newman
Peter and the Wolf – Sergei Prokofieff, Robert Durand
I Can Hear the Darkness – Donna Washburn, Leon Russell
Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear – Randy Newman
On November 22, 1963, “Philles” label released “A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records”, an album of Christmas songs. It was recorded September – October 1963, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Phil Spector. In 2003, the album was ranked at no. 142 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2019, it was ranked the greatest “Christmas Album of All Time”.
Personnel:
Darlen Love – performer (White Christmas, Marshmallow World, Winter Wonderland, Christmas, Baby Please Come Home)
The Ronettes – performer (Frosty the Snowman, Sleigh Ride, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus)
Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans – performer (The Bells of St. Mary’s, Here Comes Santa Claus)
The Crystals – performer (Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers)
Phil Spector – performer (Silent Night)
Barney Kessel – guitar
Bill Pitman – guitar
Tommy Tedesco – guitar
Nino Tempo – guitar
Irv Rubins – guitar
Leon Russell – piano
Al De Lory – piano
Don Randi – piano
Ray Pohlman – bass
Jimmy Bond – bass
Hal Blaine – drums
Sonny Bono – percussion
Frank Capp – percussion
Jack Nitzsche – percussion, arrangements
Jay Migliori – saxophone
Steve Douglas – baritone saxophone
Roy Caton – trumpet
Lou Blackburn – horns
Johnny Vidor – strings
Larry Levine – engineer
Track listing:
White Christmas – Irving Berlin
Frosty the Snowman – Steve Nelson, Walter Rollins
The bells of St. Mary’s – A. Emmet Adams, Douglas Furber
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
Marshmallow World – Carl Sigman, Peter DeRose
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Tommie Connor
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer – Johnny Marks
Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Dick Smith
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Leon Jessel
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home – Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector
Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman
In January 1965, “Dolton Records” label released “Where the Action Is”, the 20th Ventures (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Joe Saraceno.
Personnel:
Don Wilson – rhythm guitar
Bob Bogle – lead guitar, bass
Nokie Edwards – bass, lead guitar
Mel Taylor – drums
Harold “Lanky” Lintstrot – engineer
Woody Woodward – art direction
Ken Kim – design
Track listing:
Action – Steve Venet, Tommy Boyce
Lies – Beau Charles, Buddy Randell
Fever – Eddie Cooley, John Davenport
Stop Action – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
3’s Crowd – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
A Taste of Honey – Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow
No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In) – Granville Sasha Burland
Action Plus – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
Hang on Sloopy – Bert Russell, Wes Farrell
Nutty – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
Little Bit of Action – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
She’s Just My Style – Al Capps, Gary Lewis, Leon Russell, Tom Lesslie
On November 7, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “The Divine Miss M”, the debut Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegun, Barry Manilow. Geoffrey Haslam and Joel Dorn. The album was certified Platinum in US and Canada.
In August 1971, “DJM” label released “Nigel Olsson’s Drum Orchestra and Chorus”, the debut Nigel Olsson album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Dick James Studio”, and was produced by Nigel Olsson.
In July 1976, “Shelter Records” label released “Sincerely”, the debut Dwight Twilley Band album. It was recorded 1974 – 1976, and was produced by Dwight Twilley and Phil Seymour.
Personnel:
Dwight Twilley – lead and harmony vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Phil Seymour – lead and harmony vocals, bass, drums, percussion
Bill Pitcock IV – lead guitar
Roger Linn – lead guitar, bass
Leon Russell – piano, bass
Johnny Johnson – bass
Jerry Naifeh – drums
Jim Barth, Roger Harris, Roger Linn, Robin Cable, Ted Sharp, Bob Schaper, John Harkin – engineer
In May 1969, “Stax” label released “Home”, the debut Delaney & Bonnie album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “Stax Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Don Nix and Donald “Duck” Dunn.
Personnel:
Delaney Bramlett – vocals, guitar
Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
Steve Cropper – guitar
Leon Russell – keyboards
Booker T. Jones – keyboards
Isaac Hayes – vocals, keyboards
Donald Dunn – bass
Carl Radle – bass
Al Jackson Jr. – drums
Jimmy Karstein – percussion
The Memphis Horns :
Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
Jim Terry – saxophone
Joe Arnold – saxophone
Dick Steff – trumpet
Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Jay Pruitt – trumpet
John Davis – trumpet
Ben Cauley – trumpet
William Bell – vocals
Phil Forrest – vocals
Ron Capone – engineer
Jamie Putman – art direction
Tom Wilkes – design
Barry Feinstein – photography
Michael Point – liner notes
Track listing:
It’s Been a Long Time Coming – Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett
A Right Now Love – Bonnie Bramlett, Homer Banks
We Can Love – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
My Baby Specializes – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
Everybody Loves a Winner – Booker T. Jones, William Bell
Things Get Better – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wayne Jackson
Just Plain Beautiful – Steve Cropper, Bettye Crutcher
Hard to Say Goodbye – Bonnie Bramlett, Carl Radle
Pour Your Love on Me – Homer Banks, Bonnie Bramlett
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