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David Byrne: Feelings

Feelings

On June 17, 1997, “Luaka Bop” label released “Feelings” the fifth David Byrne solo album. It was recorded in 1997 and was produced by David Byrne, Joe Galdo, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey, and Pete Norris.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, loops
  • Hahn Rowe– keyboards
  • Mark Saunders – keyboards
  • Mark Mothersbaugh– synthesizer, samples
  • Gerald Casale– bass, backing vocals
  • Greg Cohen– acoustic bass
  • Joe Galdo– drums, percussion
  • Black Cat Orchestra– Lori Goldston, Russ Meltzer, Don Crevie, Scott Granlund, Kyle Hanson, Matthew Sperry, Joseph Zajonc, Ed Pias
  • Ed Calle– saxophone
  • Dana Teboe– trombone
  • Ashley D. Horne– violin
  • Carlos Baptiste– violin
  • Juliet Haffner– viola
  • Nicholas Holland– cello
  • Pierre La Roux– fiddle
  • Betty Wright– backing vocals
  • Paula Cole– backing vocals
  • Stefan Sagmeister – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne, except where noted.

  1. Fuzzy Freaky – David Byrne, Daniele Fossati, Cristiano De André
  2. Miss America – David Byrne, Joe Galdo
  3. A Soft Seduction
  4. Dance on Vaseline
  5. Gates of Paradise
  6. Amnesia
  7. You Don’t Know Me
  8. Daddy Go Down
  9. Finite=Alright
  10. Wicked Little Doll
  11. Burnt by the Sun
  12. The Civil Wars
  13. Untitled
  14. They Are in Love

Tom Waits: Blood Money

Tom_Waits-Blood_Money

On May 7, 2002, “ANTI-label” released “Blood Money”, album by Tom Waits. The album contains songs written for the play Woyzeck, based on the play of the same name by Georg Büchner. It was recorded in 2002, at “In The Pocket Studio”, and was produced by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits.

Personnel:

  • Tom Waits – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ, Chamberlain
  • Larry Taylor – electric guitar, bass
  • Myles Boisen – guitar
  • Charlie Musselwhite – harmonica
  • Matthew Sperry – bass
  • Casey Waits – drums
  • Bent Clausen – bass drum, marimba
  • Gino Robair – bongos, timpani, tom tom, marimba, bells, gong
  • Andrew Borger – marimba
  • Colin Stetson – saxophone
  • Ara Anderson – trumpet
  • Bebe Risenfors – bass clarinet, saxophone, accordion
  • Dawn Harms – violin
  • Matt Brubeck – cello
  • Mule Patterson – effects
  • Oz Fritz – recording, mixing
  • Jacquire King – recording
  • Allen Sudduth – recording
  • Jeff Sloan – engineer
  • Huskey Hoskulds – mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Jeff Abarta – art direction
  • Winni Wintermeyer – design
  • Jesse Dylan – photography
  • Jeff Sloan – production coordinator
  • Julianne Deery – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.

  1. Misery Is the River of the World
  2. Everything Goes to Hell
  3. Coney Island Baby
  4. All the World Is Green
  5. God’s Away on Business
  6. Another Man’s Vine
  7. Knife Chase
  8. Lullaby
  9. Starving in the Belly of a Whale
  10. The Part You Throw Away
  11. Woe
  12. Calliope
  13. A Good Man Is Hard to Find