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Roger Waters: Amused To Death

On September 7, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Amused to Death”, the third Roger Waters studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1992, at “The Billiard Room”, “Olympic Studios”, “CTS Studios”, “Angel Recording Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, “Ameraycan Studios” and “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, “Johnny Yuma Recording” in Burbank, and was produced by Roger Waters and Patrick Leonard.

Personnel:             

  • Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar, EMU synthesiser, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Jeff Beck – guitar
  • Andy Fairweather Low – electric rhythm guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, guitars, Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar 
  • Geoff Whitehorn – guitar 
  • B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
  • Rick DiFonzo – guitar
  • Steve Lukather – guitar 
  • Bruce Gaitsch – acoustic guitar
  • Patrick Leonard – keyboards, 2nd sportscaster voice, Hammond organ, synthesizers, acoustic piano, percussion programming, choir arrangements
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick – Hammond organ 
  • Randy Jackson – bass 
  • Jimmy Johnson – bass 
  • John Pierce – bass guitar 
  • John Patitucci – upright bass, electric bass 
  • Graham Broad – drums, percussion 
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums 
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums 
  • Brian Macleod – snare, hi-hat
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Guo Yi & the Peking Brothers – dulcimer, lute, zhen, oboe, bass 
  • Steve Sidwell – cornet
  • John Dupree – strings arrangements, conductor 
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited – orchestra
  • Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangements, conductor
  •  Alf Razzell – speech
  • London Welsh Chorale – choir
  • Kenneth Bowen – choir conductor
  • Don Henley – vocals 
  • P.P. Arnold – vocals
  • Rita Coolidge – vocals
  • Marv Albert – sportscaster voice
  • Jessica Leonard, Jordan Leonard – screaming kids 
  • Charles Fleischer – TV evangelist speech 
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
  • Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
  • N’Dea Davenport – backing vocals
  • Natalie Jackson – backing vocals
  • Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey – backing vocals
  • Jon Joyce – backing vocals
  • Stan Farber (credited as Stan Laurel) – backing vocals 
  • Jim Haas – backing vocals
  • Hayden Bendall – engineer
  • Jerry Jordan – engineer
  • Stephen McLaughlin – engineer
  • James Guthrie – mixing
  • Nick Griffiths – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Roger Waters.

  1. The Ballad of Bill Hubbard
  2. What God Wants, Part I
  3. Perfect Sense, Part I
  4. Perfect Sense, Part II
  5. The Bravery of Being Out of Range
  6. Late Home Tonight, Part I
  7. Late Home Tonight, Part II
  8. Too Much Rope
  9. What God Wants, Part II
  10. What God Wants, Part III
  11. Watching TV
  12. Three Wishes
  13. It’s a Miracle
  14. Amused to Death

Luscious Jackson: Fever In Fever Out

On October 29, 1996, “Grand Royal” and “Capitol” labels released “Fever in Fever Out”, the second Luscious Jackson studio album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Daniel Lanois, Tony Mangurian, Jill Cunniff, Gabriele Glaser, Vivian Trimble and Kate Schellenbach.

Personnel:

  • Jill Cunniff– vocals, guitar, bass guitar, mixing
  • Gabrielle Glaser– vocals, guitar, drum programming, mixing
  • Vivian Trimble– vocals, keyboards, mixing
  • Kate Schellenbach– drums, mixing
  • Daniel Lanois– guitar, bass guitar, mixing, photography
  • Tony Mangurian – guitar, keyboards, drums, drum programming, mixing
  • Alex Young – drum loops, turntables
  • Daryl Johnson– vocals, hand drum
  • The Guiro Brothers – percussion
  • Emmylou Harris, N’Dea Davenport– vocals
  • Jamie Candiloro, Mark Howard– mixing
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Kathy Guild – art direction
  • Kim Biggs – art direction, design
  • Rob Schroeder – design
  • Bob Lanois, Matthew Horovitz – photography

Track listing:

  1. Naked Eye – Jill Cunniff
  2. Don’t Look Back – Gabriel Glaser
  3. Door – Jill Cunniff
  4. Mood Swing – Jill Cunniff, Vivian Trimble
  5. Under Your Skin – Jill Cunniff
  6. Electric – Gabriel Glaser
  7. Take a Ride – Jill Cunniff, Gabriele Glaser, Vivian Trimble, Kate Schellenbach
  8. Water Your Garden – Jill Cunniff
  9. Soothe Yourself – Jill Cunniff, Vivian Trimble
  10. Why Do I Lie? – Jill Cunniff
  11. One Thing – Jill Cunniff, Gabriele Glaser, Vivian Trimble, Kate Schellenbach
  12. Parade – Jill Cunniff
  13. Faith – Jill Cunniff
  14. Stardust – Jill Cunniff

The Brand New Heavies: Brother Sister

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On March 22, 1994, “Code” label released “Brother Sister”, the third Brand New Heavies studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, and was produced by N’Dea Davenport, Simon Bartholomew, Andrew Levy and Jan Kincaid.

Personnel:

  • Simon Bartholomew – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • N’Dea Davenport – vocals, percussion, keyboards
  • Jan Kincaid – vocals, percussion, drums, keyboards
  • Andrew Levy – bass, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Maxton G. Beesley, Jr. – keyboards
  • Brady Blade, Jr. – vocals, production coordination
  • Mike Boito – vocals , keyboards
  • Amp Fiddler – keyboards
  • Steve Williamson – saxophone
  • Ray Gaskins – vocals, saxophone
  • Gerard Presencer – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Kevin Robinson – trumpet
  • Mike Smith – flute, saxophone
  • John Thirkell- trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Dennis Rollins – trombone
  • Eric Sarafin – strings, engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Scantlebury – percussion
  • Aaron Zigman – string arrangements
  • Chris Jones – engineer
  • John Laker – engineer
  • Martin Schmelze – engineer
  • Yo-Yo – engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Michael C. Ross – mixing, executive producer
  • Matthew Donaldson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Have a Good Time
  2. Brother Sister
  3. Dream On Dreamer
  4. Ten Ton Take
  5. Mind Trips
  6. Spend Some Time
  7. Back To Love
  8. Snake Hips
  9. Keep Together
  10. People Giving Love
  11. Forever
  12. Day Break