On July 23, 1973, “Capitol” label released “Long Hard Climb”, the fourth Helen Reddy studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Tom Catalano and Jay Senter.
Personnel:
Helen Reddy – vocals
Al Capps – arrangements, conductor
Lee Holdridge – arrangements, conductor
Jim Horn – horn arrangements
Armin Steiner – engineer
Doug Sax – cutting engineer
John Hoernle – art direction
Norman Seeff – photography
Track listing:
Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) – Linda Laurie
Lovin’ You – John Sebastian
A Bit O.K. – Peter Allen, Carole Bayer Sager
Don’t Mess with a Woman – Michael Curtis, Richard Curtis, Patty Moan
Delta Dawn – Larry Collins, Alex Harvey
The West Wind Circus – Adam Miller
If We Could Still Be Friends – Paul Williams
Long Hard Climb – Ron Davies
Until It’s Time for You to Go – Buffy Sainte-Marie
The Old Fashioned Way – Georges Garvarentz, Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha
On July 27, 1981, “Modern Records” and “Atco” labels released “Bella Donna”, the debut Stevie Nicks album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981, at “Studio 55” in Goodnight LA, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty. In 1990, the album was certified quadruple-platinum by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Stevie Nicks – lead and backing vocals
Tom Petty – co-lead vocals, guitar
Michael Campbell – guitar
Waddy Wachtel – guitar
Don Felder – guitar
Davey Johnstone – acoustic guitar
Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
Billy Payne – piano
Roy Bittan – piano
Bill Elliott – piano
Benmont Tench – piano, organ
David Adelstein – synthesizer
Duck Dunn – bass guitar
Tom Moncrieff – bass guitar
Richard Bowen – bass guitar
Bob Glaub – bass guitar
Russ Kunkel – drums
Stan Lynch – drums
Don Henley – co-lead and backing vocals, drums
Phil Jones – percussion
Bobbye Hall – percussion
Sharon Celani; Lori Perry – backing vocals
Gordon Perry – arrangements
Roy Bittan – arrangements
Benmont Tench – musical director
Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixing
Don Smith – additional engineering, mixing
Thom Panunzio – additional engineering
Dana Latham; Tori Swenson, Niko Bolas; James Ball – engineer assistant
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Herbert W. Worthington IItI – art direction, photography, design, cover concept
Christopher Nicks – cover concept
Mike Manoogian – logo design
Michael Curtis – layout, design, back cover and inside lighting
Richard Hall – front cover lighting
Sabienne Poilievre – front cover hair design
Beverlee Vance; Richard Bremer; Danton Thompson – hair design
Margi Kent – clothes
Liza Gonzales – make-up
Kathryn Greenbalm – hands
Janet Weber – production coordinator
Debbie Alsbury – production assistant, personal assistant
Cathie Rice – production assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Stevie Nicks, except where noted.
Bella Donna
Kind of Woman – music by Stevie Nicks, Benmont Tench
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
On December 26, 1980, “Asylum” label released “Stand in the Fire”, the first live Warren Zevon (fifth album overall) album. It was recorded in August 1980, at the “The Roxy Theater” in Hollywood, and was produced by Greg Ladanyi and Warren Zevon.
In November 1978, “One Way” label released “Crazy Moon”, the fourth Crazy Horse album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Kirby Johnson, Richard Heenan, Neil Young, David Briggs and Tim Mulligan.
Personnel:
Neil Young – vocals, guitar
Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – vocals, guitars
Greg Leroy – guitar
Billy Talbot – vocals, bass
Ralph Molina – vocals, drums
Mike Kowalski – drums
Jay Graydon– guitar
Barry Goldberg- piano, keyboards
Michael Curtis – synthesizer
Bobby Notkoff– violin
Kenny Walther – trombone
Tom Brey – trumpet
Steve Lawrence – saxophone
Richard Heenan – engineer
David Briggs, Tim Mulligan – engineer
Bob Bullock, Leslie Foster, Spellbound Kelly, Jackson Schwartz, C. Snyder – engineer
Dan Doyle – art direction, photography
Track listing:
She’s Hot – Steve Antoine, Frank Sampedro
Going Down Again – Ralph Molina
Lost and Lonely Feelin’ – Frank Sampedro
Dancin’ Lady – Frank Sampedro, Billy Talbot
End of the Line – Ralph Molina
New Orleans – Ben Keith, Billy Talbot
Love Don’t Come Easy – Ralph Molina
Downhill – Frank Sampedro
Too Late Now – Frank Sampedro
That Day – Billy Talbot
Thunder and Lightning – Frank Sampedro, Billy Talbot
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