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Della Reese: I Gotta Be Me…This Trip Out

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In June 1968, “ABC” label released “I Gotta Be Me…This Trip Out”, the 15th Della Reese album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Lee Magid.

Personnel:

  • Della Reese – vocals
  • Howard Roberts – guitar
  • Roger Kellaway – piano
  • Kirk Stuart – piano
  • Ray Brown – bass guitar
  • Red Mitchell – bass guitar
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Plas Johnson – saxophone
  • Sweets Edison – trumpet
  • Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
  • Henry Epstein – design
  • Byron Goto – design
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Fred Seligo – photography
  • Frank Kofsky – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Never My Love – Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi
  2. My Worlds Is Empty Without You – B. & E. Harland, Lamont Dozier
  3. I Gotta Be Me – Walter Marks
  4. Low – Ben Oakland
  5. Go – Michael Jourdan, Armand Canfora, Robert Grey, Joss Baselli
  6. Pop Goes the World – George David Weiss, Joe Sherman
  7. I’ve Got the Blues – Marvin Jenkins
  8. No Explanation Necessary – Della Reese
  9. For Once in My Life – Orlando Murden, Ronald Miller
  10. Hush Now Don’t Cry – Marvin Jenkins
  11. Measure of a Man – Alan Bernstain, Vic Millrose

Low: The Great Destroyer

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On January 25, 2005, “Sub Pop” label released “The Great Destroyer”, the seventh Low studio album. It was recorded May – September 2004, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Mimi Parker, Zak Sally and Alan Sparhawk.

Personnel:

  • Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion, mixing
  • Zak Sally – bass guitar, mixing, painting, illustrations
  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Dave Fridmann – keyboards, mixing
  • Hollis Mae Sparhawk – vocals
  • Gerry Beckley – backing vocals
  • Tom Herbers – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – layout

Track listing:

 All tracks by Mimi Parker, Zak Sally, and Alan Sparhawk

  1. Monkey
  2. California
  3. Everybody’s Song
  4. Silver Rider
  5. Just Stand Back
  6. On the Edge Of
  7. Cue the Strings
  8. Step
  9. When I Go Deaf
  10. Broadway (So Many People)
  11. Pissing
  12. Death of a Salesman
  13. Walk into the Sea

Low: Ones And Sixes

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On September 11, 2015, “Sub Pop” label released “Ones and Sixes”, the eleventh Low studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “April Base Studios” in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and was produced by BJ Burton, Alan Sparhawk, Steve Garrington and Mimi Parker.

Mimi Parker

  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar, sounds, owl photography
  • Steve Garrington – bass, sounds
  • Mimi Parker – vocals, drums, sounds
  • Glenn Kotche – percussion
  • BJ Burton – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Zach Hanson – recording
  • Huntley Miller – mastering assistant
  • Marko Kluge – lacquer cut
  • Peter Liversidge – artwork
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – design
  • Peter Luversidge – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Sparhawk, Steve Garrington and Mimi Parker.

  1. Gentle
  2. No Comprende
  3. Spanish Translation
  4. Congregation
  5. No End
  6. Into You
  7. What Part of Me
  8. The Innocents
  9. Kid in the Corner
  10. Lies
  11. Landslide
  12. DJ

Low: Hey What

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On September 10, 2021, “Sub Pop” label released “Hey What”, the thirteenth and final Low studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by BJ Burton.

Personnel:

  • Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion
  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar
  • BJ Burton – recording, mixing
  • Huntley Miller – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mimi Parker and Alan Sparhawk.

  1. White Horses
  2. I Can Wait
  3. All Night
  4. Disappearing
  5. Hey
  6. Days Like These
  7. There’s a Comma After Still
  8. Don’t Walk Away
  9. More
  10. The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off)

Low: Long Division

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On May 23, 1995, “Vernon Yard” label released “Long Division”, the second Low studio album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Mark Kramer.

Personnel:

  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar, cover art
  • Zak Sally – bass, cover art, cover photography
  • Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion, cover art
  • Mark Kramer – engineer
  • Jed Rothenberg – engineer assistant
  • Tom Dolan – cover art
  • Jessica Bailliff – live photography
  • Liz Brooks – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks are written by imi Parker, Zak Sally and Alan Sparhawk.

  1. Violence
  2. Below & Above
  3. Shame
  4. Throw Out the Line
  5. Swingin’
  6. See-through
  7. Turn
  8. Caroline
  9. Alone
  10. Streetlight
  11. Stay
  12. Take

Low: Double Negative

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On September 14, 2018, “Sub Pop” label released “Double Negative”, the twelfth Low studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “April Bas” in Fall Creek, “The Terrarium” in Minneapolis, and was produced by BJ Burton.

Personnel:

  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Garrington – bass guitar
  • Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion
  • Maaika van der Linde – bass flute
  • B. J. Burton – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Brett Bullion – engineer assistant
  • Zach Hanson – engineer assistant
  • David Kramer – editing assistant, design
  • Peter Liversidge – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Sparhawk, Steve Garrington and Mimi Parker.

  1. Quorum
  2. Dancing and Blood
  3. Fly
  4. Tempest
  5. Always Up
  6. Always Trying to Work It Out
  7. The Son, the Sun
  8. Dancing and Fire
  9. Poor Sucker
  10. Rome (Always in the Dark)
  11. Disarray

Low: I Could Live In Hope

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On February 18, 1994, “Vernon Yard” label released “I Could Live in Hope”, the debut Low studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Hope Township” in New Jersey, and was produced by Mark Kramer.

Personnel:

  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar, artwork
  • John Nichols – bass, artwork
  • Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion, artwork
  • Steve Watson – production assistant
  • Gerree Small – inner sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and John Nichols, except where noted.

  1. Words
  2. Fear
  3. Cut
  4. Slide
  5. Lazy
  6. Lullaby
  7. Sea
  8. Down
  9. Drag
  10. Rope
  11. Sunshine – Oliver Hood

Cracker: Kerosene Hat

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On August 24, 1993, “Virgin” label released “Kerosene Hat”, the second Cracker studio album. It was recorded February – March 1993, and was produced by Don Smith, David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher and Michael Urbano.

Personnel:

  • David Lowery – vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Hickman – vocals, lead guitar
  • Davey Faragher – vocals, bass
  • Michael Urbano – drums

All tracks by David Lowery, except where noted.

  1. Low – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  2. Movie Star
  3. Get Off This – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  4. Kerosene Hat
  5. Take Me Down to the Infirmary
  6. Nostalgia – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  7. Sweet Potato – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  8. Sick of Goodbyes – Mark Linkous, David Lowery
  9. I Want Everything
  10. Lonesome Johnny Blues – Johnny Hickman
  11. Let’s Go for a Ride – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  12. Loser – Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter
  13. Hi-Desert Biker Meth Lab (non – consecutive track) – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  14. Euro Trash Girl (hidden track) – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher, Joey Peters
  15. I Ride My Bike (hidden track) – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman
  16. Kerosene Hat (outtake, hidden track)

Low: The Invisible Way

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On March 19, 2013, “Sub Pop” label released “The Invisible Way” the tenth Low album. It was recorded in 2012, at Wilco’s studio in Chicago, and was produced by Jeff Tweedy.

Personnel:

  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Garrington – bass, keyboards
  • Mimi Parker – vocals, drums
  • Tom Schick – engineer
  • Mark Greenberg – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction
  • Ryan Lemahleu – package artwork

All tracks by Alan Sparhawk, Steve Garrington and Mimi Parker.

  1. Plastic Cup
  2. Amethyst
  3. So Blue
  4. Holy Ghost
  5. Waiting
  6. Clarence White
  7. Four Score
  8. Just Make It Stop
  9. Mother
  10. On My Own
  11. To Our Knees