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Ray LaMontagne: Long Way Home

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On August 16, 2024, “Liula Records” label released “Long Way Home”, the ninth Ray LaMontagne studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Ray LaMontagne and Seth Kauffman.

Personnel:

  • Ray LaMontagne – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitars, organ, harmonica, bass, mbira, drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Seth Kauffman – electric guitar, tambourine, bass, mellotron, drums, percussion, conga, strings, backing vocals, textures, engineer, mixing
  • Carl Broemel – pedal steel
  • Ariel Bernstein – drums, engineer, mixing
  • Jacob Rodriguez – horns
  • Laura Rogers – backing vocals
  • Lydia Slagle – backing vocals
  • Michael Nau – backing vocals
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Bob Jackson – mastering
  • Barbara S. Beck – cover illustration
  • Meghan Foley – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray LaMontagne.

  1. Step into Your Power
  2. I Wouldn’t Change a Thing
  3. Yearning
  4. And They Called Her California
  5. La De Dum, Le De Da
  6. My Lady Fair
  7. The Way Things Are
  8. So, Damned, Blue
  9. Long Way Home

Big Country: The Buffalo Skinners

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On September 14, 1993, “Fox” label released “The Buffalo Skinners”, the sixth Big Country studio album. It was recorded in 1993 and was produced by Stuart Adamson, Tony Butler, and Bruce Watson.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Adamson— vocals, guitar
  • Tony Butler— bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Watson— guitar, mandolin
  • Colin Berwick— keyboards
  • Simon Phillips— drums
  • Joe Bull— programming

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Adamson; except where noted.

  1. Alone
  2. Seven Waves – Bruce Watson
  3. What Are You Working For
  4. The One I Love – Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson
  5. Long Way Home
  6. The Selling of America – Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson
  7. We’re Not in Kansas
  8. Ships – Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson
  9. All Go Together – Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson
  10. Winding Wind
  11. Pink Marshmallow Moon – Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson
  12. Chester’s Farm

 

Maia Sharp: Same

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On June 11, 2002, “Concord Jazz” label released self-titled, second Maia Sharp album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Maia Sharp, Randy Sharp and Mark Addison.

Personnel:

  • Maia Sharp – vocals, djembe,guitars, flute, Harmonium, keyboards, organ, percussion sequencing, piano, sampling, tenor saxophone , shaker, tambourine, vibraphone, Wurlitzer, engineer
  • Mark Addison – electric guitar, piano, strings, Hi Hat
  • Randy Sharp – guitars, mandolin, tambourine, bass, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Andy Georges – guitars, bass, djembe, backing vocals
  • Daris Adkiins – electric guitar
  • David Batteau, Jerry Jones – guitars
  • Janet Robin – 6 string bass, banjo
  • Jimmy Earl – bass, loop
  • Joe Zimmerman – acoustic and electric bass
  • Chris Ralles – drums, percussion, shaker
  • Ronnie Manaog – drums
  • Joshua Segal – violin, viola
  • Jonathan Brooke, Mark Lennon – backing vocals
  • Abbey Anna – art direction
  • Andrea R. Nelson – art direction, design
  • Sharon Bays, Mitch Tobias – photography

Track listing:

  1. Crimes of the Witness – Maia Sharp, Randy Sharp
  2. Willing to Burn – Nathan December, Colin James, Maia Sharp
  3. Long Way Home – Maia Sharp
  4. Sinners – Andy Georges, Maia Sharp
  5. Crooked Crown – David Batteau, Maia Sharp
  6. Lightning – Rose, Maia Sharp
  7. One Good Reason – Susan Ashton, Maia Sharp
  8. Happiness – Janet Robin, Maia Sharp
  9. Understudies – Buddy Mondlock, Maia Sharp
  10. Your Own Justice – Maia Sharp
  11. You Can’t Lose Them All – Kim Richey, Maia Sharp, Paul Thorn
  12. Ghosts – Maia Sharp, Randy Sharp

The Offspring: Splinter

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On December 9, 2003, “Columbia” label released “Splinter”, the seventh Offspring (The) studio album. It was recorded January – August 2003, at “Henson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles,  “Southern Tracks Recording” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien, Dexter Holland, Noodles and Greg K. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Holland– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Noodles– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg K.– bass, backing vocals
  • Josh Freese– drums
  • Ronnie King– keyboards
  • Jim Lindberg, Jack Grisham, Chris “X-13” Higgins, Lauren Kinkade – backing vocals
  • 2002 Reading Festival Crowd – crowd vocals
  • Mark Moreno – DJ scratching
  • Phil Jordan – trumpet
  • Jason Powell – saxophone
  • Erich Marbach – trombone
  • Brendan O’Brien– piano
  • Natalie Leggett, Mario De Leon, Eve Butler, Denyse Buffum, Matt Funes – violins
  • Josefina Vergara – concert master
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestration
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Billy Bowers – engineer
  • Nick DiDia, Brian Humphrey, Phil Martin, Kevil Mills, Jamie Sickora, Karl Egsieker, Bryan Cook – assistant engineer
  • Steve Masi – guitar technician
  • Eddy Schreyer, Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Sean Evans – art direction
  • Justin Beope, Sarkis Kaloustian – CD art adaption
  • Rupert Truman – photography
  • Storm Thorgerson, Peter Curzon, Darrell Lance Abbott – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dexter Holland.

  1. Neocon
  2. The Noose
  3. Long Way Home
  4. Hit That
  5. Rage Against Myself
  6. (Can’t Get My) Head Around You
  7. The Worst Hangover Ever
  8. Never Gonna Find Me
  9. Lightning Rod
  10. Spare Me the Details
  11. Da Hui
  12. When You’re in Prison

Don Henley: I Can’t Stand Still

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On August 9, 1982, “Asylum”label released “I Can’t Stand Still”, the debut Don Henley solo studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, and was produced byDon Henley and Greg Ladanyi.

Personnel:

  • Don Henley– lead and backing vocals, drums, keyboards, gut string guitar
  • Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar– synthesizer, bass, guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, Synclavier  baritone guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Lukather– guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar
  • Joe Walsh– electric guitar
  • D. Souther– acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, backing vocals
  • Louise Goffin– gut string guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Gronenthal– gut string guitar, backing vocals
  • Maren Jensen – gut string guitar, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench– keyboards
  • Andrew Gold– keyboards
  • Garth Hudson– synthesizer
  • Steve Porcaro– synthesizer
  • Kenny Edwards– bass, guitar, electric guitar
  • Timothy B. Schmit– bass guitar, gut string guitar, backing vocals
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Leland Sklar– bass
  • Ian Wallace, Mark Williams– drums
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums, maracas
  • Ras Baboo – percussion, timbales
  • Steve Foreman – percussion
  • Derek Bell– harp
  • George Gruel – backing vocals
  • Paddy Moloney– whistle, Uilleann pipes
  • Bill Withers, Warren Zevon– backing vocals
  • Greg Ladanyi – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar, except where noted.

  1. I Can’t Stand Still
  2. You Better Hang Up – Danny Kortchmar
  3. Long Way Home
  4. Nobody’s Business – Don Henley, Bob Seger, D. Souther
  5. Talking to the Moon – Don Henley, D. Souther
  6. Dirty Laundry
  7. Johnny Can’t Read
  8. Them and Us
  9. La Eile – Paddy Moloney
  10. Lilah
  11. The Unclouded Day – Josiah K. Alwood, J.F. Kinsey

Soul Asylum: Made To Be Broken

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Made to be broken

On January 18, 1986, “A&M” label released “Made to Be Broken”, the second Soul Asylum studio album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Bob Mould. It was the first of three albums of Soul Asylum to be released in 1986.

Personnel:

  • Dave Pirner – vocals, guitar, saxophone, piano
  • Dan Murphy – guitar, backing vocals
  • Karl Mueller – bass
  • Grant Young – drums
  • Steve Fjelstad – engineer
  • Daniel Kalal – design

Track listing:

All tracks by David Pirner, except where noted.

  1. Tied to the Tracks
  2. Ship of Fools
  3. Can’t Go Back – Dan Murphy
  4. Another World, Another Day
  5. Made to Be Broken
  6. Never Really Been
  7. Whoa!
  8. New Feelings
  9. Growing Pain
  10. Long Way Home
  11. Lone Rider
  12. Ain’t That Tough
  13. Don’t It (Make Your Troubles Seem Small)