On May 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Zawinul”, the third Joe Zawinul studio album. It was recorded August – October 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
On August 12, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Chapter Two”, the second Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded December 1969 – March 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn and King Curtis.
Marshall Hawkins, Terry Plumeri, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
Ray Lucas, Bernard Sweetney – drums
Warren Smith – percussion
Chauncey Welsch, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Garnett Brown, George Marge, John Frosk, John Glasel, Trevor Lawrence – horns
Hubert Laws, Joe Gentle – alto and bass flute
Corky Hale – harp
John Swallow – euphonium
Alfred Brown, Arnold Black, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Max Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Noel Dacosta, Peter Buonconsiglio, Peter Dimitriades, Raoul Poliakin, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Seymour Myroff, Tosha Samaroff – strings
Eumir Deodato – conductor, horn and string arrangements
Joel Dorn – arrangements
King Curtis – arrangements, backing vocals
Gene McDaniels – backing vocals
Lew Hahn – recording, remix
Ira Friedlander – design
Jack Robinson – photography
Track listing:
Reverend Lee – Gene McDaniels
Do What You Gotta Do – Jimmy Webb
Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan
Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
In December 1972, “Atlantic” label released “A Meeting of the Times”, album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Al Hibbler (the 21st Rahsaan Roland Kirk album overtall). It was recorded in March 1972, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
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.
On January 8, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Songs for the New Depression”, the third Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1972 – 1976, at “Secret Sound Studio” New York, N.Y., “Electric Lady” and “Media Sound Studios” in New York, N.Y., “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, N.Y., and was produced by Bette Midler, Joel Dorn, Ahmet Ertegün, Arif Mardin, Mark “Moogy” Klingman, and Jack Malken.
Personnel:
Bette Midler – lead and backing vocals, assistant engineer
Glaswegians Orchestra – arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin
Moogy Klingman – piano, electric piano, RMI Computer keyboard, Mini Korg synthesizer, harmonica, arranger and conductor
Ralph Schuckett – acoustic piano, clavinet, organ, Sound City piano, harmonium, string ensemble, arranger, conductor
Bob Dylan – vocals
Dick Hyman – piano
David Spinozza – guitar
Jerry Friedman – guitar
Todd Rundgren – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Webster – slide guitar
Rick Derringer – pedal steel guitar
Eric Weissberg – banjo, mandolin
Don Brooks – harmonica
Sivuca – accordion
Dominic Cortese – accordion
Boris Matusewitch – concertina
John Siegler – bass guitar
Milt Hinton – acoustic bass, bass guitar
John Miller – acoustic bass
Teddy Sommer – drums, percussion
Mark Rosengarden – drums, percussion
Steve Gadd – drums
John Wilcox – drums
Barbara Burton – percussion
Angel Allende – percussion
Jack Malken – additional percussion
Norman Pride – conga
Randy Brecker – horns, trumpet solo
Michael Brecker – horns
Barry Rogers – horns
Mel Davis – trumpet
William Siapin – flute
John Lissauer – saxophone, chimes, arranger, conductor
David Nadien – strings
Barry Finclair – strings
Raul Poliakin – strings
Tony Posk – strings
Gene Orloff – strings
Harry Lookofsky – strings
Charles McCracken – strings
Jessy Levy – strings
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
Luther Vandross – arranger, backing vocals
Dianne Sumler – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Erin Dickins – backing vocals
Annie Sutton – backing vocals
Donny Beard – backing vocals
Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals
Leata Galloway – backing vocals
Ben Harney – backing vocals
Rhetta Hughes – backing vocals
Thomas Moore – backing vocals
Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
Sharon Redd – backing vocals
Ramona Stubblefield – backing vocals
Clifford Townsend – backing vocals
Revelation – backing vocals
Rosie – backing vocals
Gotham – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor, backing vocals, remix
Marty Nelson – vocal arranger
Jack Malken – recording, remix engineer
Lew Hahn – recording, remix engineer
Jan Rathbun – engineer
Gerry Block – engineer assistant
Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
Richard Amsel – inner sleeve illustration
Michaele Vollbracht – shopping bag
Kenn Duncan – poster photography
Deborah Turbville – photography
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
I Don’t Want the Night to End – Phoebe Snow
Mr. Rockefeller – Jerry Blatt, Bette Midler
Old Cape Cod – Claire Rothrock, Allan Jeffrey, Milton Yakus
Buckets of Rain – Bob Dylan
Love Says It’s Waiting – Nick Holmes
Shiver Me Timbers / Samedi et Vendredi – Tom Waits, Bette Midler, Moogy Klingman
On June 30, 1979, “Elektra” label released “Spy”, the eight Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded December 1978 – April 1979, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano
Ian McLagan– acoustic piano
Don Grolnick– acoustic piano, clavinet
Warren Bernhardt– keyboards, acoustic piano, electric piano
Richard Tee– clavinet, electric piano
Ken Bichel– Polymoog, synthesizer
Cliff Carter – synthesizer
Billy Mernit – acoustic piano
Joe Caro – acoustic and electric guitar
John Hall – electric guitar
David Spinozza– acoustic and electric guitar
Frank Carillo– guitar
Tony Levin– bass
Will Lee– bass
Steve Gadd– drums
Rick Marotta– drums
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – percussion, congas
Raphael Cruz – cowbell, congas, percussion
Mike Mainieri– vibraphone
David Sanborn– alto saxophone
Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo
Randy Brecker– trumpet
Peter Ballin – alto saxophone
Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone
Tom Malone– trombone
Hubert Laws– flute
Arif Mardin– horn, string and choir arrangement
Gene Orloff– concertmaster
Tim Curry– backing vocals
Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals
James Taylor– backing vocals
Lucy Simon – backing vocals
Jonathan Abramowitz, Lamar Alsop, Julien Barber, Phil Bodner, James Buffington, Frederick Buldrini, Jean R. Dane, Eddie Daniels, Peter Dimitriades, Lewis Eley, Gerald Tarack, Paul Gershman, Ted Hoyle, Regis Iandiorio, Teddy Israel, Harold Kohon, Jesse Levy, Guy Lumia, Joseph Malin, Richard Maximoff, Kermit Moore, Eugene J. Moye, Gene Orloff, Tony Posk, Alan Shulmanand Mitsue Takayama – strings
Lew Hahn – recording, mixing
Mike O’Malley – engineer assistant
George Piros – mastering
Robert Heimall – art direction, design
Pam Frank – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.
Vengeance
Just Like You Do
We’re So Close
Coming to Get You
Never Been Gone – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
Pure Sin – Carly Simon, Frank Carillo
Love You By Heart – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman, Libby Titus
On November 25, 1974, “Atlantic” label released “With Everything I Feel in Me”, the twenty-first Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded January–April, 1974, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City and “Criteria Studios” in Miami, FL, and was produced by Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
Ken Bichel– synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes
Margaret Branch – background vocals
Brenda Bryant – background vocals
Cornell Dupree– guitar
Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
Steve Gadd– drums
Albhy Galuten– synthesizer
Ralph MacDonald– percussion
Arif Mardin– string arrangements, horn arrangements, synthesizer arrangements
Hugh McCracken– guitar
Robbie McIntosh– percussion
The Memphis Horns– horns
Andrew Love– tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo
Ed Logan– tenor saxophone
Wayne Jackson– trumpet
James Mitchell– baritone saxophone
Jack Hale– trombone
Gene Orloff– concertmaster
Leon Pendarvis– Hammond organ
Bernard Purdie– drums
Chuck Rainey– bass
Pat Rebillot– mellotron
Pat Smith – background vocals
Hamish Stuart– percussion
Grady Tate– drums
Richard Tee– piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ
Gene Paul, Karl Richardson – recording
Lew Hahn – additional engineering
Arif Mardin, Gene Paul – mixing
Bob Defrin – art direction
Joel Brodsky – photography
Track listing:
Without Love – Carolyn Franklin, Ivy Jo Hunter
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
When You Get Right Down to It – Barry Mann
You’ll Never Get to Heaven – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
With Everything I Feel in Me – Aretha Franklin
I Love Every Little Thing About You – Stevie Wonder
On April 2, 1975, “Atlantic” label released the self – titled, second Manhattan Transfer studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegün and Tim Hauser.
Personnel:
Tim Hauser– vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangements
On September 1, 1978, “EG” label released “The Bride Stripped Bare”, the fifth Bryan Ferry solo album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Mountain Studios” in Montreux, Switzerland, and was produced by Waddy Watchel, Rick Marotta, Simon Puxley, Steve Nye and Bryan Ferry.
Personnel:
Bryan Ferry- lead vocals, piano, keyboards
Waddy Wachtel- lead guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
Neil Hubbard- Guitar
Preston Heyman, Rick Marotta- drums
John Wetton- bass guitar
Herbie Flowers- string bass
Alan Spenner- Bass guitar
Ann Odell – organ, electric piano, string arrangements
Suzanne Ciani- synthesizers
Steve Nye- electric piano
Mel Collins- saxophone
Martin Drover – trumpet
Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn, Steve Nye – engineer
Dave Richards, Martin Pearson, Randy Mason – engineers assistant
Antony Price – design
John Swannell– photography
Ahmet Ertegün- counsel
Track listing:
Sign of Times – Bryan Ferry
Can’t Let Go – Bryan Ferry
Hold On (I’m Coming) – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
The Same Old Blues – J. Cale
When She Walks in the Room – Bryan Ferry
Take Me to the River – Al Green, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges
What Goes On – Lou Reed
Carrickfergus – traditional, arranged by Bryan Ferry
On April 23, 1976, “Rolling Stones” label released “Black and Blue”, the 13th Rolling Stones album. It was recorded December 1974, January – February 1975, March – April 1975, and was produced by The Glimmer Twins. It was the band’s first studio album with Ronnie Wood as the replacement for Mick Taylor.
Personnel:
Mick Jagger– lead, backing and harmony vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic and electric piano, foot stomp, percussion
Keith Richards– electric guitars, bass guitar, Fender Rhodes electric piano, electric wah-wah guitar. backing and harmony vocals
Ronnie Wood– lead electric guitar, electric guitar, co-lead guitar, backing vocals
Bill Wyman– bass guitar, percussion
Charlie Watts– drums, percussion
Harvey Mandel– lead electric guitar
Wayne Perkins– acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar
Billy Preston– organ, piano, string synthesizer, percussion, harmony and backing vocals
Nicky Hopkins– piano, ARP String Ensemble
Ollie Brown– percussion
Ian Stewart– percussion
Arif Mardin– horn arrangements
Keith Harwood, Glyn Johns, Phil McDonald, Lew Hahn – engineer
Jeremy Gee, Dave Richards, Tapani, Steve Dowd, Gene Paul – engineer assistant
Lee Hulko – LP mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
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