On April 13, 1970, “Capitol” label released “Silk Purse”, the second Linda Ronstadt studio album. It was recorded January – February 1970, at “Cinderella Sound’, “Woodland Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Elliot F. Mazer.
On April 10, 2020, “Easy Eye Sound” label released “Years”, the 22nd John Anderson album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Easy Eye Sound Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and David Fergusson.
Personnel:
John Anderson – lead vocals
Blake Shelton – lead vocal
Dan Auerbach – acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Russ Pahl – acoustic, electric and steel guitar, bass, sitar, mouth organ
On April 7, 2009, “Nonesuch” label released the self-titled, debut Sara Watkins album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Henson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Paul Jones.
Personnel:
Sara Watkins – vocals, fiddle, ukulele
Sean Watkins – acoustic and electric guitar, harmony vocals
Jon Brion – acoustic and electric guitar
Gillian Welch – electric guitar, harmony vocals
Chris Eldridge – guitar, harmony vocals
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
John Paul Jones – bass, mandolin, piano, organ, electric piano, harmony vocals
Billy Cardine – dobro
Michael Witcher – dobro
Ronnie McCoury – mandolin
Chris Thile – mandola
Benmont Tench – piano
Byron House – bass
Mark Schatz – bass
Sebastian Steinberg – bass
David Rawlings – drums, electric guitar, harmony vocals
On April 3, 2012, “Nonesuch” label released “Locked Down”, the 32nd Dr. John album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, and was produced by Dan Auerbach. At the 2013 “Grammy Awards”, “Locked Down” won the “Grammy Award for Best Blues Album”.
Personnel:
Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) – lead vocal, keyboards
Dan Auerbach – guitar, percussion, backing vocals, mixing
Brian Olive – guitar, percussion, woodwind, backing vocals
Leon Michels – keyboards, percussion, woodwind, backing vocals
Nick Movshon – upright and electric bass, percussion, backing vocals
Richard Windmann – electric bass
Max Weissenfeldt – drums, percussion, backing vocals
The McCrary Sisters (Regina, Ann & Alfreda) – backing vocals
Collin Dupuis – engineer, mixing
Brian Lucey – mastering
Danny Tomczak – studio assistant
Michael Carney – art direction, photo coloring
Joshua Black Wilkins – Dr. John’s photographs
Alysse Gafkjen – studio photographs
Gabe Soria – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Mac Rebennack, Dan Auerbach, Maximilian Weissenfeldt, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Richard Windmann and Brian Olive.
In March 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “Just to Satisfy You”, the eleventh Waylon Jennings album. It was recorded in 1968, at “RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Chet Atkins.
On March 3, 2023, “Legacy Recordings” label released “I Don’t Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard”, the 73rd Willie Nelson album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Sound Emporium”, ”East Iris” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, “Pedernales” in Austin, and was produced by Buddy Cannon. The album is a tribute to the songwriter Harlan Howard.
Personnel:
Willie Nelson – lead vocals, trigger
Bobby Terry – acoustic and electric guitar
James Mitchell – electric guitar
Mike Johnson – steel guitar
Jim “Moose” Brown – piano, synthesizer, B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Larry Paxton – bass, tic tac bass
Lonnie Wilson – drums
Wyatt Beard – backing vocals
Melonie Cannon – backing vocals
Tony Castle – recording, mixing
Steve Chadie – recording
Andrew Mendelson – mastering
Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
Micah Nelson – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Harlan Howard, except where noted.
Tiger by the Tail – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
The Chokin’ Kind
Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache) – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
Life Turned Her That Way
I Don’t Know a Thing About Love
Streets of Baltimore – Harlan Howard, Tompall Glasser
In February 1974, “Dunhill” label released “Living and Dying in ¾ Time”, the fourth Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in October 1973, at “Woodland Sound Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Don Gant.
Personnel:
Jimmy Buffett – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Lanny Fiel – acoustic, electric and slide guitar
Reggie Young – electric guitar
Doyle Grisham – pedal steel guitar
Mike Utley – keyboards
Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
Tommy Cogbill – bass
Sammy Creason – drums
Ferrell Morris – congas, vibes
Billy Puett – horns
Don Gant, Buzz Cason, Bergen White – backing vocals
On February 27, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “How Great Thou Art”, the eighth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded October 1960 – May 1966, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. The album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Sacred Performance”.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – vocals
The Jordanaires – vocals
The Imperials – vocals
Millie Kirkham – vocals
Dolores Edgin – vocals
June Page – vocals
Scotty Moore – guitar
Chip Young – guitar
Charlie McCoy – guitar, bass, harmonica
Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar
Floyd Cramer – piano
David Briggs – piano, organ
Henry Slaughter – piano, organ
Boots Randolph – saxophone
Rufus Long – saxophone
Bob Moore – double bass
Henry Strzelecki – double bass
D. J. Fontana – drums, tambourine
Buddy Harman – drums, timpani
Track listing:
How Great Thou Art – Stuart K. Hine
In the Garden – C. Austin Miles
Somebody Bigger Than You and I – Hy Heath, Sonny Burke, Johnny Lange
Farther Along – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
Stand by Me – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
Without Him – Mylon LeFevre
So High – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
Where Could I Go but to the Lord – James B. Coats
By and By – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
If the Lord Wasn’t Walking by My Side – Henry Slaughter
In February 1968, “RCA Victor” label released “Hangin’ On”, the eight Waylon Jennings album. It was recorded in 1967, at “RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Chet Atkins.
Personnel:
Waylon Jennings – vocal, guitar
Jerry Gropp – guitar
Richie Albright – drums
Al Pachucki – engineer
Bill Vandevort – engineer
Jim Malloy – engineer
Skeeter Davis – liner notes
Track listing:
Hangin’ On – Ira Allen, Buddy Mize
Julie – Waylon Jennings
The Crowd – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
Let Me Talk to You – Danny Dill, Don Davis
Woman, Don’t You Ever Laugh at Me – Bobby Bare
The Chokin’ Kind – Harlan Howard
Gentle on My Mind – John Hartford
Right Before My Eyes – Don Bowmann, Waylon Jennings
Lock, Stock and Teardrops – Roger Miler
I Fall in Love So Easily – Glenn Martin, Billy Swan
Looking at a Heart That Needs a Home – Harlan Howard
On February 7, 1995, “Polygram” label released “The Woman in Me”, the second Shania Twain studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Sound Stage Studio”, “Battery Studios”, “Javelina Recording Studios” and “Recording Arts” in Nashville, “A.R.P. Track Productions” in St. Anne Des Lacs, Quebec, Canada, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. In December 2000, the album was certified 12× Platinum by the RIAA in USA. In 2006, “The Woman in Me” was ranked number 8 on CMT’s list of “40 Greatest Albums in Country Music”.
Personnel:
Shania Twain – lead and backing vocals, claps, footsteps
Dann Huff – tic tac bass, lead guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, guitar textures, wa-wa guitar (Sic), jangle guitar, claps
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar, Pedabro
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric rhythm guitar
Brent Mason – lead guitar, electric guitar, six-string bass guitar
Billy Crain – slide guitar
John Hughey – pedal steel guitar
Brent Rowan – electric guitar textures
Sam Bush – mandolin
John Barlow Jarvis – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
David Hungate – bass guitar, fretless bass, double bass
Paul Leim – drums, percussion, tambourine, shaker, door slam
Terry McMillan – percussion, cowbell, harmonica, boot stomps
Joe Spivey – fiddle
Glen Duncan – fiddle
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Nashville String Machine – string section
Ronn Huff – string arrangements
Nick Keca – claps
Robert John “Mutt” Lange – backing vocals, claps
Warren Peterson – engineer
Simon Pressey – engineer
Ron “Snake” Reynolds – engineer
Nick Keca – engineer
Lee Groitzsch – overdub engineer
Brian Tankersly – overdub engineer
Craig White – engineer assistant
Robert Charles – overdub engineer assistant
Wayne Morgan – overdub engineer assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Shania Twain and Robert John Lange, except where noted
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