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Styx: Edge Of The Century

On October 9, 1990, “A&M” label released “Edge of the Century”, the twelfth Styx studio album. It was recorded April 1989 – August 1990, at “CRC” in Chicago, and was produced by Dennis DeYoung.

Personnel:

  • Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards, accordion, mixing
  • James “JY” Young – vocals, guitars
  • Glen Burtnik – vocals, guitars
  • Chuck Panozzo – bass guitar
  • John Panozzo – drums, percussion
  • Howard Levy – harmonica
  • Joe Pusateri – percussion
  • Ronald Kolber – baritone saxophone
  • Jon Negus – saxophones, clarinet, horn arrangements
  • Michael Smith – saxophones
  • Danny Barber – trumpet
  • Mark Ohlson – trumpet
  • Mike Halpin – trombone
  • Salvatore “Plinky” Giglio – sequencing
  • Gary Fry – Synclavier programming
  • Terry Fryer – sound effects
  • Mac Bialystock – horn arrangements
  • Phil Bonanno – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Shepard – second engineer
  • Plinky Giglio – additional engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design
  • Mark Hauser – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dennis DeYoung, except where noted.

  1. Love Is the Ritual – Glen Burtnik, Salvatore Giglio
  2. Show Me the Way
  3. Edge of the Century – Glen Burtnik, Bob Burger
  4. Love at the First Sight – Glen Burtnik, Dennis DeYoung, James Young
  5. All In a Day’s Work – Glen Burtnik, Dennis DeYoung
  6. Not Dead Yet – Ralph Covert
  7. World Tonite – Glen Burtnik
  8. Carrie Ann – Dennis DeYoung
  9. Homewrecker – James Young, Dennis DeYoung
  10. Back to Chicago – Dennis DeYoung

Paul Revere & the Raiders: The Spirit of ’67

In November 1966, “Columbia” label released “The Spirit of ’67”, the  sixth Paul Revere & the Raiders studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Terry Melcher.

Personnel:

  • Paul Revere – keyboards
  • Drake “The Kid” Levin– guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Lindsay– lead vocals, saxophone
  • Phil “Fang” Volk– lead vocals, bass
  • Michael “Smitty” Smith – lead vocals, drums
  • Jim “Harpo” Valley – guitar
  • Terry Melcher, Mort Garson– arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Good Thing – Mark Lindsay, Terry Melcher
  2. All About Her – Mark Lindsay, Terry Melcher, R. Gerhardt
  3. In My Community – Phil Volk
  4. Louise – Kincaid
  5. Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard) – Phil Volk
  6. Oh! To Be a Man – Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere
  7. Hungry – Mann, C. Weill
  8. Undecided Man – Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere
  9. Our Candidate – Michael Smith
  10. 1001 Arabian Nights – Mark Lindsay, Terry Melcher
  11. The Great Airplane Strike – Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere, Terry Melcher

Blood, Sweat & Tears: 4

In June 1971, “Columbia” label released “Blood, Sweat & Tears 4”, the fourth Blood, Sweat & Tears album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Don Heckman, Bobby Colomby and Roy Halee.

Personnel:

  • David Clayton-Thomas- lead vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Steve Katz – lead vocals, acoustic and electric  guitar, harmonica, mandolin
  • Dick Halligan- organ, trombone, piano, flute, arrangements
  • Dave Bargeron- trombone, tuba, bass trombone, baritone horn, acoustic bass, arrangements
  • Fred Lipsius- alto saxophone, piano, organ, clarinet, arrangements
  • Lew Soloff- trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
  • Chuck Winfield- trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Don Heckman- clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Jim Fielder- bass, guitar, arrangements
  • Bobby Colomby- drums, percussion
  • Michael Smith – congas
  •  Al Kooper – arrangements
  • Roy Halee, Lou Waxman, Robert Honablue – engineer
  • Norman Seeff – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Go Down Gamblin’ – David Clayton-Thomas
  2. Cowboys and Indians – Dick Halligan, Terry Kirkman
  3. John the Baptist (Holy John) – Al Kooper, Phyllis Major
  4. Redemption – Dick Halligan, David Clayton-Thomas
  5. Lisa, Listen to Me – Dick Halligan, David Clayton-Thomas
  6. A Look to My Heart – Fred Lipsius
  7. High on a Mountain – Steve Katz
  8. Valentine’s Day – Steve Katz
  9. Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  10. For My Lady – SteveKatz
  11. Mama Gets High – Dave Bargeron, Steve Katz
  12. A Look to My Heart – Fred Lipsius

Paul Hartnoll: The Ideal Condition

On May 28, 2007, “ACP Recordings” label released “The Ideal Condition”, the debut Paul Hartnoll studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Angel  Studiosd”, and was produced by Paul Hartnoll and Chris Elliott.

Track listing:

  • Paul Hartnoll – vocal, guitar, synthesizer, mixing
  • David Nolte – guitar, autoharp
  • Chris Elliot – piano
  • Chris Laurence, Markus Van Horn, Mary Scully, Patrick Lannigan – double bass
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Michael Smith – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Andy Findon – saxophone
  • Bruce White, Ian Balmain, Paul Archibald – trumpet
  • Helen Keen, Philippa Davies – flute
  • Andy Wood, Mike Hext, Simon Gunton – tenor trombone
  • Dave Stewart – bass trombone
  • Anthony Pike, Nicholas Bucknall – clarinet
  • Julie Andrews, Richard Skinner – bassoon
  • David Thorne – oboe
  • Leila Ward – oboe, cor Anglais
  • Mike Thompson, Richard Berry, Richard Watkins – French horn
  • Boguslaw Kostecki, Chris Clad, Chris Tombling, David Emanuel, Dave Woodstock, Dermot Crehan, Liz Edwards, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Mark Berrow, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague Mason, Simon Fischer, Steve Morris, Thomas Bowes, Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Bruce White, Catherine Bradshaw, Chris Pitsillides, Ivo Van Der Werff, Jom Thorne, Kate Musker, Morgan Goff, Peter Lale – viola
  • Andy Nice, Anthony Pleeth, Dave Daniels, Frank Schafere, Jonathan Williams, Marton Loveday – violoncello
  • Joy Smith – harp
  • Chris Elliot – arrangements, conductor
  • Rachel Weston – soprano vocal
  • Gibson, Alison Jiear, A. Busher, Ann De Renais, Catherine Bott, Cherith Milburn Erver, Christopher Foster, David Porter Thomas, Deborah Miles Johnson, Emma Brain Gabbott, Gerrad Bentall, G. O’Beirne, H. Cairncross, Helen Brookes, Helen Templeton, Janet Mooney, Jenny O’Grady, John Kingsley Smith, Karen Woodhouse, Lawrence Wallington, Michael Clarke, Mary Carewe, Michael Pearn, Morag MacKay, Payl Badley, Rachel Weston, Samantha Shaw, Sarah Eyden, Simon Preece, Stephen Alder, Tom Pearce – choir
  • Jenny O’Grady – chorus master
  • Iestyn Polson – engineer, mixing
  • Gary Thomas – engineer, mixing
  • Gordon Davidson – engineer
  • Paul Hartnol – mixing
  • Kevin Metcalf – mastering
  • Mutt Ink. LLC – illustration, design
  • David Butterworth – score, copyist

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Hartnoll, except where noted.

  1. Haven’t We Met Before?
  2. For Silence
  3. Simple Sounds
  4. Please
  5. The Unsteady Waltz
  6. Nothing Else Matters
  7. Patchwork Guilt
  8. Aggro
  9. Dust Motes