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Men at Work: Two Hearts

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On April 23, 1985, “Columbia” label released “Two Hearts”, the third and final Men at Work studio album. It was recorded September 1984 – February 1985, at “Fast Forward Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Colin Hay and Greg Ham.

Personnel:

  • Greg Ham – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, saxophone, drum programming, mixing
  • Colin Hay – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar, bass, piano, additional keyboards, marimba, drums, drum programming, mixing
  • Ron Stryker – acoustic, electric and steel guitars
  • Phil Colson – slide guitar
  • James Black – guitar
  • George Butrumlis – piano accordion
  • Jeremy Alsop – bass
  • Paul Gadsby – bass
  • J.J. Hacket – drums, percussion
  • Mark Kennedy – percussion; drums
  • Renée Geyer – lead vocal
  • Kate Ceberano – backing vocals
  • Bob Clearmountain, Tim Kramer – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Hay, except where noted.

  1. Man with Two Hearts
  2. Giving Up – Greg Ham
  3. Everything I Need
  4. Sail to You – Colin Hay, Ron Stryker, Greg Ham
  5. Children on Parade
  6. Maria
  7. Stay at Home – Greg Ham
  8. Hard Luck Story
  9. Snakes and Ladders – Greg Ham
  10. Still Life – Greg Ham

Steve Earl: J.T.

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On January 4, 2021, “New West Records” label released “J.T.”, the 19th Steve Earl album. It was recorded with his band The Dukes, in 2020, at Electric Ladyland Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Earle. The album is a tribute to Earle’s oldest son, Justin Townes Earle, who died in August, 2020.

Personnel:

  • Steve Earle – vocals, guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, harmonica
  • Chris Masterson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, one finger piano
  • Eleanor Whitmore – vocals, fiddle, mandolin, organ
  • Ricky Ray Jackson – vocals, pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Jeff Hill – vocals, acoustic and electric bass, cello
  • Brad Pemberton – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ray Kennedy – recording, mixing, mastering
  • John Rooney – recording assistant
  • Laurence Kern – guitar technician
  • Tom Bejgrowicz – package design, layout
  • Tony Fitzpatrick – cover art
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Shervin Lainez – photography
  • Sara Sharpe – photography
  • Ian Dublin Earle – associate producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Townes Earle, except where noted.

  1. I Don’t Care
  2. Ain’t Glad I’m Leaving
  3. Maria
  4. Far Away in Another Town – Justin Townes Earle, Scotty Melton
  5. They Killed John Henry
  6. Turn Out My Lights – Justin Townes Earle, Scotty Melton
  7. Lone Pine Hill
  8. Champagne Corolla
  9. The Saint of Lost Causes
  10. Harlem River Blues
  11. Last Words – Steve Earle

J. Tillman: Singing Ax

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On September 14, 2010, “Western Vinyl” label released “Singing Ax”, the eight J. Tillman album. It was recorded in February 2010, and was produced by Steve Albini and Bob Weston.

Personnel:

  • J. Tilman – vocals, guitar, piano, bass, harmonica
  • Steve Albini – recording
  • Bob Weston – mastering
  • Colin Wolberg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J. Tillman.

  1. Three Sisters
  2. Diamondblack
  3. Love No Less Worthy
  4. One Task
  5. One Beloved Tyrant
  6. Tillman’s Rag
  7. Mere Ornaments
  8. Singing Ax
  9. Madness On the Mountain
  10. Maria
  11. A Seat at the Table

Cal Tjader: West Side Story

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On January 1, 1961, “Fantasy” label released “West Side Story”, the 27th Cal Tjader album. It was recorded on October 18, 1960, and consists of musical numbers from Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story” in jazz arrangements.

Personnel:

  • Cal Tjader- vibraphone
  • Clare Fischer- piano, celeste, musical director
  • Lonnie Hewitt – piano
  • Red Mitchell, Victor Venegas – bass
  • Shelly Manne, Milt Holland- drums
  • Mongo Santamaria- conga
  • Willie Bobo- drums, timbales
  • George Roberts- trombone
  • Red Callender- tuba
  • Vincent D’Rosa, James Decker, Richard Perissi – French horns
  • Paul Horn- flute
  • Gerald Vinci, Marshall Sosson, Herman Clebanoff, Amerigo Merino, Leonard Malarsky, Robert Barene, Jack L. Pepper, Henry Sugar, Alvin Dinkin – violins
  • Virginia Majewski – viola,
  • VIctor Gottlieb – cello
  • Carol Gotthoffer – harp

 Track listing:

All tracks by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, except where noted.

  1. Prologue (Leonard Bernstein) / The Jet Song
  2. Something’s Coming
  3. Maria Interlude
  4. Maria
  5. Tonight
  6. America
  7. Cool
  8. One Hand, One Heart
  9. I Feel Pretty / Somewhere

Country Joe And The Fish: Here We Are Again

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In July 1969, “Vanguard” label released “Here We Are Again”, the fourth Country Joe and the Fish album. It was recorded January – March 1969, at “Vanguard Studios” in  New York City, and “Pacific High Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Samuel Charters.

Personnel:

  • “Country Joe” McDonald – vocals, guitar
  • Barry “The Fish” Melton – vocals, lead guitar
  • David Bennett Cohen – Hammond organ, piano, guitar
  • Gary “Chicken” Hirsh – drums
  • Tom Weller – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Here I Go Again – Country Joe McDonald
  2. Donovan‘s Reef – Country Joe McDonald
  3. It‘s So Nice to Have Love – Country Joe McDonald
  4. Baby, You’re Driving Me Crazy – Barry Melton
  5. Crystal Blues – Country Joe McDonald
  6. For No Reason – Country Joe McDonald
  7. I’ll Survive – Country Joe McDonald
  8. Maria – Country Joe McDonald
  9. My Girl 0 Barry Melton
  10. Doctor of Electricity – Barry Melton

David Sylvian: Secrets Of The Beehive

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On November 7, 1987, “Virgin” label released “Secrets of the Beehive”, the fourth David Sylvian album. It was recorded in 1987, at “London and Bath” in England;” Chateau Miraval” in France and “Wisseloord Studios” in Netherlands, and was produced by Steve Nye.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian– vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, organ, synths, tapes, treated piano
  • Phil Palmer- slide guitar, acoustic guitars
  • David Torn- electric guitar, guitar loop
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – organ, synths, piano, treated piano, woodwind, brass and string arrangements
  • Danny Thompson- double bass
  • Steve Jansen– drums
  • Danny Cummings- percussion
  • Mark Isham- flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Brian Gascoigne – orchestral and string arrangements
  • Ann O’Dell – string arrangements
  • Vaughan Oliver(23 Envelope) – design, typography
  • Nigel Grierson (23 Envelope) – still life photography
  • Yuka Fujii – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Sylvian.

  1. September
  2. The Boy With the Gun
  3. Maria
  4. Orpheus
  5. The Devil’s Own
  6. When Poets Dreamed of Angels
  7. Mother and Child
  8. Let the Happiness In
  9. Waterfront