Tag Archives: Monument

Roy Orbison: Crying

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In January 1962, “Monument” label released “Crying”, the third Roy Orbison studio album. It was recorded February – November 1961, at “RCA Victor Studio B” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison – vocals, guitar
  • Boudleaux Bryant, Fred Carter Jr., Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Joe Tanner, Ray Edenton, Scotty Moore – guitar
  • Bill Pursell, Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Buddy Harman, John Greubel – drums
  • Boots Randolph, Harry Johnson – saxophone
  • Cam Mullins, Karl Garvin – trumpet
  • Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower, Dorothy Walker, George Binkley, Lillian Hunt, Solie Fott, Suzanne Parker, Vernal Richardson, Wilda Tinsley – violin
  • Howard Carpenter – viola
  • Byron Bach – cello
  • Bill Porter – recording
  • Tommy Strong – engineer
  • Guy Fletcher – mastering
  • Boudleaux Bryant – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, except where noted.

  1. Crying
  2. The Great Pretender – Buck Ram
  3. Kice Hurts – Boudleaux Bryant
  4. She Wears My Ring – Felice & Boudleaux Bryant
  5. Wedding Day
  6. Summersong
  7. Dance
  8. Lana
  9. Loneliness
  10. Let’s Make a Memory
  11. Nite Life
  12. Running Scared

Kris Kristofferson And Rita Coolidge: Breakaway

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In December 1974, “Monument” label released “Breakaway”, the second duet album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals
  • Rita Coolidge – vocals
  • Johnny Christopher – guitars
  • Jimmy Colvard – guitars
  • Ray Edenton – guitars
  • Jerry Shook – guitars
  • Chip Young – guitars
  • Reggie Young – guitars
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Michael Utley – keyboards
  • Bobby Wood – keyboards
  • Bobby Emmons – organ
  • Shane Keister – Moog synthesizer
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Sammy Creason – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Buddy Spicher – fiddle
  • Charlie McCoy – horns, harmonica, bass harmonica, melodica
  • Ronald Eades – horns
  • Harvey Thompson – horns
  • Charles Rose – horns
  • Harrison Calloway – horns
  • Don Sheffield – horns
  • Bill Justis – string arrangements
  • Byron Bach, Brenton Banks, George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Martin Katahn, Sheldon Kurland, Martha McCrory, Pamela Sixfin, Gary Vanosdale, Stephanie Woolf – strings
  • Billy Swan – backing vocals
  • Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
  • Chip Young – engineer
  • Paul Richmond – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Lover Please – Billy Swan
  2. We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds – Melba Montgomery
  3. Dakota – Larry Murray
  4. What’cha Gonna Do? – Donnie Fritts, Jon Reid
  5. The Things I Might Have Been – Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman
  6. Slow Down – Kris Kristofferson
  7. Rain – Larry Gatlin
  8. Sweet Susannah – Floyd “Gib” Guilbeau
  9. I’ve Got to Have You – Kris Kristofferson
  10. I’d Rather Be Sorry – Kris Kristofferson
  11. Crippled Crow – Donna Weiss

Gene Parsons: Kindling

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In August 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Kindling”, the debut Gene Parsons album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Russ Titelman.

Personnel:

  • Gene Parsons – vocals, guitar, bass, banjo, drums, harmonica, auto harp, percussion
  • Clarence White – guitar, mandolin
  • Gib Guilbeau – rhythm guitar, fiddle
  • Bill Payne – keyboards
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion
  • Roger Bush – bass
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Ralph Stanley – tenor vocal
  • Red Callender – tuba
  • Vassar Clements – violin
  • Lee Herschberg, Donn Landee, Bobby Hata – recording
  • John and Barbara Cascado – art direction
  • Greg Gorman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Parsons, except where noted.

  1. Monument
  2. Long Way Back
  3. Do Not Disturb – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  4. Willin’ – Lowell George
  5. On the Spot – Gene Parsons, Clarence White, Gib Guilbeau
  6. Take a City Bride – Gib Guilbeau
  7. Sonic Bummer – Gene Parsons
  8. I Must Be a Tree – Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau
  9. Drunkard’s Dream – Ralph Stanley
  10. Banjo Dog
  11. Back Again

Portico Quartet: Monument

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On November 5, 2021, “Gondwana” label released “Monument”, the seventh Portico Quartet studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “PQHQ” and “Fish Factory” in London, and was produced by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

Personnel:

  • Duncan Bellamy – drums, electronics, mixing
  • Jack Wyllie – keyboards, saxophones, mixing
  • Simmy Singh – violin
  • Francesca Ter-Berg – cello
  • Greg Freeman – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Veil Projects – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

  1. Opening
  2. Impressions
  3. Ultraviolet
  4. Ever Present
  5. Gateway
  6. Monument
  7. A.O.E.
  8. Warm Data
  9. Portal
  10. On the Light

The Waterboys: Out of All This Blue

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On September 8, 2017, “BMG” label released “Out of All This Blue”, the twelfth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Mike Scott and Paul Brown.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, organ, mellotron, bass, drums, percussion, FX, sampler, editing, cover concept
  • Zach Ernst, Niall C. Lawlor, Max Zaska – guitar
  • Brother Paul Brown – vocals, synthesizer, organ, piano, clavinet
  • John Hegarty – piano
  • David Hood, Aonghus Ralston, Neil Mahoney – bass
  • Ralph Salmins – drums
  • Wild Bill Crivvens – percussion
  • Bill Blackmore – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Steve Wickham – fiddle, sonics, horns, strings
  • Trey Pollard – string, brass and bass arrangement
  • The Indivisible Strings – strings
  • Kevin Murphy – cello, double bass
  • Thomas Haugh – zither, ukulele, percussion
  • Megumi Igarashi – voice
  • Caoimhe Barry, Conor J. Ryan, Dublin Soul Choir, Karen Crowley, Saoirse Duane, Carly Coonagh – choir
  • Zeenie Summers, Jess Kavanagh – choir, backing vocals
  • Adrian Olsen – recording
  • Dave Montuyrobles – engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Puck Fingers – mixing
  • Terry Gabis – live desk mixing
  • Brother Paul – mixing
  • Camille O’Sullivan – cover photography
  • Paul Mac Manus, Steve Wickham – additional photography
  • Ian Ross – design, artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Scott, except where noted.

  1. Do We Chose Who We Love – Mike Scott, Freddie Stevenson
  2. If I Was Your Boyfriend
  3. Santa Fe
  4. If the Answer Is Yeah – Mike Scott, Zach Ernst
  5. Love Walks In – Mike Scott, Steve Wickham
  6. New York I Love You
  7. The Connemara Fox
  8. The Girl in the Window Chair
  9. Morning Came Too Soon
  10. Hiphopstrumental 4 (Scatman)
  11. The Hammerhead Bar
  12. Mister Charisma – Mike Scott, Kevin Murphy, Thomas Haugh
  13. Nashville, Tennessee – Mike Scott, Paul Brown
  14. Man, What a Woman
  15. Girl in a Kayak – Mike Scott, Steve Wickham
  16. Monument
  17. Kinky’s History Lesson
  18. Skyclad Lady
  19. Rokudenashiko
  20. Didn’t We Walk on Water
  21. The Elegant Companion – Mike Scott, Kevin Murphy, Thomas Haugh
  22. Yamaben
  23. Payo Payo Chin

Kris Kristofferson: The Silver Tongued Devil and I

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In July 1971, “Monument” label released “The Silver Tongued Devil and I”, the second Kris Kristofferson studio album. It was recorded in 1971 and was produced by Fred Foster.

Personnel:

  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals, guitar
  • The Lady (Joan Baez) – vocal
  • Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Shook, Chris Gantry– guitar
  • Norbert Putnam, Bobby Dyson, Billy Swan– bass
  • Jerry Carrigan– drums
  • David Briggs, Donnie Fritts– keyboards
  • Norman Blake– dobro
  • Charlie McCoy– harmonica, vibes, trumpet
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Billy Swan, Donnie Fritts, Rita Coolidge– vocals
  • Bergen White – arrangements
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer
  • Tommy Strong – engineer
  • Mort Thomasson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Kris Kristofferson, except where noted.

  1. The Silver Tongued Devil and I
  2. Jody and the Kid
  3. Billy Dee
  4. Good Christian Soldier – Billy Joe Shaver, Bobby Bare
  5. Breakdown (A Long Way Home)
  6. Lovin’ Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
  7. The Taker – Kris Kristofferson, Shel Siverstein
  8. When I Loved Her
  9. The Pilgrim, Chapter 33
  10. Epitaph (Black and Blue) – Kris Kristofferson, Donnie Fritts

Bob Mould: Patch in the Sky

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On March 25, 2016, “Merge” label released “Patch the Sky”, the twelve Bob Mould album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Bob Mould.

Personnel:

  • Bob Mould – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Jason Narducy – bass, backing vocals
  • G:Jon Wurster- drums, percussion
  • Beau Sorenson – engineer
  • Maggie Fost – creative director, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Mould.

  1. Voices in My Head
  2. The End of Things
  3. Hold On
  4. You Say You
  5. Losing Sleep
  6. Pray for Rain
  7. Lucifer and God
  8. Daddy’s Favorite
  9. Hands Are Tied
  10. Black Confetti
  11. Losing Time
  12. Monument