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Neil Young And The Promise: The Visitor

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On December 1, 2017, “Reprise” label released “The Visitor”, the second Neil Young and the Promise album (40th Neil Young album overall). It was recorded November 2016, June – August 2017, at “Shangri-la” in Malibu, California, “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Hanlon, Niko Bolas and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, pump organ, whistle, water bottle, bathroom whistle
  • Micah Nelson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, accordion, pump organ, glockenspiel, toy piano, whistle
  • Lukas Nelson – vocals, guitar, whistle, water bottle
  • Corey McCormick – vocals, bass, whistle, water bottle
  • Anthony LoGerfo – vocals, drums, vocals
  • Tato Melgar – vocals, percussion, whistle, water bottle
  • Dana Nielsen – recording, engineer
  • Steve Genewick – engineer
  • Changler Harrod – engineer
  • Johnnie Burik – engineer assistant
  • Rob Bisel – engineer assistant
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • John Hanlon – mixing
  • Chris Ballman – mastering
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • Jenice Heo – art direction, design
  • Dana Fineman – photography
  • Daryl Hannah – photography
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Already Great
  2. Fly by Night Deal
  3. Almost Always
  4. Stand Tall
  5. Change of Heart
  6. Carnival
  7. Diggin’ a Hole
  8. Children of Destiny
  9. When Bad Got Good
  10. Forever

Neil Young: Storytone

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On November 4, 2014, “Reprise” label released “Storytone”, the 36th Neil Young studio album. The album was released in two formats: a single disc, which features orchestral and big band arrangements of the songs, and a deluxe edition which includes stripped-back recordings of the songs. Neil Young subsequently released a third version of the album “Mixed Pages of Storytone”, merging elements of both albums. It was recorded in June 2014 (solo version) and August 2014 (orchestral and big band version), at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Niko Bolas and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, harmonica, ukulele, cover painting art
  • Storytone Orchestra – vocals, violins, violas, cellos, basses, oboe, trombones, French horns, trumpets, saxophones, bassoons, flutes, english horn, clarinet, percussion, organs, harp, pianos, banjo, guitars, drums, keyboards, Wurlitzer
  • Niko Bolas – engineer
  • Steve Genewick – engineer
  • John Hausmann, Diego Ruelas – engineer
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Chris Walden – orchestration, conducting, arrangements
  • Michael Bearden – conducting, arrangements
  • Patrick Russ – orchestration
  • Doug Sax, Eric Boulangerie – mastering
  • Gary Burden, Jenice Heo – art direction, design
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Plastic Flowers (orchestral)
  2. Who’s Gonna Stand Up? (orchestral)
  3. I Want to Drive My Car (big band)
  4. Glimmer (orchestral)
  5. Say Hello to Chicago (big band)
  6. Tumbleweed (orchestral)
  7. Like You Used to Do (big band)
  8. I’m Glad I Found You (orchestral)
  9. When I Watch You Sleeping (orchestral)
  10. All Those Dream (orchestral)

Neil Young: Chrome Dreams II

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On October 23, 2007, “Reprise” label released “Chrome Dreams II”, the 30th Neil Young studio album. It was recorded July 1988, May – July 2007, at “Broken Arrow Ranch”, and was produced by Niko Bolas and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, harmonica, grand piano, pump organ, Hammond B-3 organ, vibes, percussion
  • Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar, lap slide guitar, Dobro, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, vocal
  • Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – guitar
  • Rick Rosas – vocal, bass guitar
  • Ralph Molina – vocal, drums, percussion
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Joe Canuck – vocal
  • Ben Keith – alto saxophone
  • Steve Lawrence – tenor saxophone, keyboards
  • Larry Cragg – baritone saxophone
  • John Fumo – trumpet
  • Tom Bray – trumpet
  • Claude Cailliet – trombone
  • The Wyatt Earps – Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Neil Young
  • The Jane Wyatts – Nancy Hall, Annie Stocking, Pegi Young
  • The Dirty Old Men – Larry Cragg, Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Rick Rosas, Neil Young
  • The Young People’s Chorus of New York City
  • Elizabeth Núñez – conductor
  • Darrell Brown – choir arrangements
  • Francisco J. Núñez – artistic director
  • Niko Bolas – recording, mixing
  • John Hausmann – engineer assistant
  • Brent Walton, Tim McColm – engineer assistant
  • Colin Suzuki, Eric Pfeifer – engineer assistant
  • Rob Clark – engineer assistant, editing
  • John Nowland – analog-digital transfers
  • Tim Mulligan – mastering, editing
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Beautiful Bluebird
  2. Boxcar
  3. Ordinary People
  4. Shining Light
  5. The Believer
  6. Spirit Road
  7. Dirty Old Man
  8. Ever After
  9. No Hidden Path
  10. The Way

Beth Hart: Fire On The Floor

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On October 14, 2016, “Provogue / Masqot” labels released “Fire on the Floor”, the eighth Beth Hart studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “RW” studio, and was produced by Oliver Leiber.

Personnel:

  • Beth Hart – lead and backing vocals, piano
  • Oliver Leiber – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, drums, percussion, engineer
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
  • Michael Landau – electric and baritone guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar
  • Ivan Neville – piano, Hammond B3, Vox Continental organ – Ivan Neville
  • Jim Cox – piano, electric piano
  • Brian Allen – bass
  • Paul Peterson – bass
  • Rick Marotta – drums
  • Eric Leeds – tenor saxophone
  • Brad Shermock – trumpet
  • Patrick Warren – arrangements
  • Eric Leeds – arrangements
  • Niko Bolas – recording
  • Rune Westberg – recording
  • J, J, Blair – engineer
  • John Rausch – additional engineering, mixing
  • Diego Ruelas, Jeremy Tomlison, John R. Edwards – engineer assistant
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering
  • Roy Koch – artwork
  • Thomas Van Der Kooi – artwork
  • Mona Nordoy – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Beth Hart, except where noted.

  1. Jazz Man
  2. Love Gangster
  3. Coca Cola
  4. Let’s Get Together – Beth Hart, Rune Westberg
  5. Love Is a Lie
  6. Fat Man – Beth Hart, Glen Burtnik
  7. Fire on the Floor
  8. Woman You’ve Been Dreaming Of
  9. Baby Shot Me Down
  10. Good Day to Cry
  11. Picture in a Frame
  12. No Place Like Home

Melissa Etheridge: Brave And Crazy

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On September 11, 1989, “Island” label released “Brave and Crazy”, the second Melissa Etheridge studio album. It was recorded January – May 1989, at “A&M Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Melissa Etheridge, Niko Bolas and Kevin McCormick.

Personnel:

  • Melissa Etheridge – vocals, twelve-string guitar, arrangements
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar
  • Bernie Larsen – electric guitar
  • Scott Thurston – keyboards
  • Bono – harmonica
  • Mauricio-Fritz Lewak – drums
  • Kevin McCormick – bass guitar, arrangements
  • Bob Vogt – engineer
  • Niko Bolas – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Banghart – engineer assistant
  • Larry Goodwin – engineer assistant
  • Randy Wine – engineer assistant
  • Dennis Keeley – photography
  • Robin Fredriksz – make-up

Track listing:

All tracks by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted.

  1. No Souvenirs
  2. Brave and Crazy
  3. You Used to Love to Dance
  4. The Angels
  5. You Can Sleep While I Drive
  6. Testify – Merlisa Etheridge, Kevin McCormick
  7. Let Me Go
  8. My Back Door
  9. Skin Deep
  10. Royal Station 4/16

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Toast

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On July 8, 2022, “Reprise” label released “Toast”, the 44th Neil Young studio album (credited to Neil Young and Crazy Horse). It was recorded November – December 2000 – February 2001, at “Toast Recoding Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by John Hanlon and Neil Young.

Personnel:  

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, squeezebox, vibes, art direction
  • Pegi Young – vocals
  • Astrid Young – vocals
  • Frank Sampedro – vocals, guitar
  • Billy Talbot – vocals, bass guitar
  • Ralph Molina – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Tom Bray – trumpet
  • John Hanlon – engineer
  • Aaron Prellwitz, Alex Osborne, John Hausmann – engineer assistant
  • Niko Bolas – editing
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Gary Burden, Janice Heo – art direction, design
  • Hannah Johnson, Ebet Roberts – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Quit
  2. Standing in the Light of Love
  3. Goin’ Home
  4. Timberline
  5. Gateway of Love
  6. How Ya Doin’?
  7. Boom Boom Boom

The Waterboys: Dream Harder

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On May 24, 1993, “Geffen” label released “Dream Harder”, the sixth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1993, in New York City, and was produced by Mike Scott and Bill Price.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott – vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Chris Bruce – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Ljubisa “Lubi” Ristic – sitar
  • Kenny Aaronson – bass guitar
  • Brian Stanley – bass guitar
  • Scott Thunes – bass guitar
  • Carla Azar – drums
  • Steve Holley – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Thommy Price – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – conga, drums, tambourine, shaker, talking drum
  • Jerry Peters – percussion
  • James Campagnola – saxophone
  • George Stathos – Greek clarinet
  • Caroline Lavelle – cello
  • Billy Connolly – voices
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
  • Pal Shazar – backing vocals
  • Jules Shear – backing vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
  • Laura Lee Ash – additional backing vocals
  • Darwin Buschman, M.D. – additional backing vocals
  • Roger Greenawalt – additional backing vocals
  • Fiona Prendergast – additional backing vocals
  • Terry Wetmore – additional backing vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
  • Bill Price, Niko Bolas – mixing
  • Frank Olinsky – art direction
  • Tom Zutaut – art direction
  • Pal Shazar – painting
  • Michael Halsband – photography
  • John Hardin – photography

Track listing:

Tracks by Mike Scott, except where noted.

  1. The New Life
  2. Glastonbury Song
  3. Preparing to Fly
  4. The Return of Pan
  5. Corn Circles
  6. Suffer
  7. Winter Winter
  8. Love and Death – lyrics by William Butler Yeats, music by Mike Scott
  9. Spiritual City
  10. Wonders of Lewis
  11. The Return of Jimi Hendrix – lyrics by Mike Scott, music by Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Jim Keltner
  12. Good News

Robert Cray: In My Soul

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On March 31, 2014, “Provogue” label released “In My Soul”, the 17th Robert Cray album (credited to Robert Cray Band). It was recorded in 2013, at “Santa Barbara Sound Studios” in Santa Barbara, California, and was produced by Steve Jordan.

Personnel:

  1. Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
  2. Dover Weinberg – keyboards
  3. Richard Cousins – bass
  4. Les Falconer – vocal, drums
  5. Steve Jordan – drums, percussion, mixing
  6. Trevor Lawrence – tenor sacophone
  7. Steve Madaio – trumpet
  8. Niko Bolas – engineer
  9. Dom Camardella, Tomas del Toro-Diaz – engineer assistant
  10. Niko Bolas – mixing
  11. Greg Calbi – mastering
  12. Steve Fallone – mastering assistant
  13. Roy Koch – artwork
  14. Jeff Katz Photography – photography
  15. Fallout Ent – studio album

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.

  1. You Move Me
  2. Nobody’s Fault but Mine – Otis Redding
  3. Fine Yesterday
  4. You Good Thing Is Above to End – David Porter, Isaac Hayes
  5. I Guess I’ll Never Know – Jeff Paris, Les Falconer, Rick Whitfield
  6. Hold On – Hendrix Ackle, Richard Cousins
  7. What Would You Say
  8. Hip Tight Onions – Hendrix Ackle, Richard Cousins
  9. You’re Everything
  10. Deep in My Soul

Robert Cray: That’s What I Heard

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On February 28, 2020, “Nozzle” label released “That’s What I Heard”, the 20th Robert Cray album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Steve Jordan.

Personnel:

  • Robert Cray – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Steve Perry – vocals
  • The Craylettes – vocals
  • The Steves – vocals
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
  • Dover Weinberg – keyboards
  • Richard Cousins – bass
  • Terence F. Clark – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Steve Jordan – vocals, drums, percussion, mixing
  • Trevor Lawrence – saxophone, recording
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Steve Genewick – additional recording
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • Niko Bolas – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Keith Brogdon – cover design
  • Jeff Katz – cover photography
  • Antonie Sanfuentes – additional photography
  • Gregory Zaccaria – guitar technician
  • Paul Jamieson – drums technician

Track listing:

  1. Anything You Want – Robert Cray
  2. Burying Ground – Don Robey
  3. You’re the One – Deadric Malone
  4. This Man – Robert Cray
  5. You’ll Want Me Back – Curtis Mayfield
  6. Hot – Robert Cray
  7. Promises You Can’t Keep – Danny Kortchmar, Kim Wilson, Steve Jordan
  8. To Be with You – Robert Cray
  9. My Baby Likes to Boogaloo – Don Gardner
  10. Can’t Make Me Change – Robert Cray
  11. A Little Less Lonely – Hendrix Ackle, Richard Cousins
  12. Do It – Jack Ashford, Lorraine Chandler

The Motels: All Four One

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On April 5, 1982, “Capitol” label released “All Four One”, the third The Motels studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Val Garay.

Personnel:

  • Martha Davis – vocals, guitar
  • Guy Perry – guitar
  • Marty Jourard – keyboards, saxophone
  • Michael Goodroe – bass
  • Brian Glascock – drums, percussion
  • Craig Hull, Waddy Wachtel – guitars
  • Bryan Garofalo, Bob Getter – bass
  • Craig Krampf – drums, percussion
  • Kobla Ladzekpo – percussion
  • Val Garay – engineer
  • Niko Bolas – engineer assistant
  • Mike Reese, Doug Sax – mastering

Track listing:

 All tracks by Martha Davis, except where noted.

  1. Mission of Mercy – Martha Davis, Marty Jourard
  2. Take the L – Carter, Martha Davis, Marty Jourard
  3. Only the Lonely
  4. Art Fails – Martha Davis, Tim McGovern
  5. Change My Mind – Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein
  6. So L.A.
  7. Tragic Surf – Martha Davis, Tim McGovern
  8. Apocalypso
  9. He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss) – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  10. Forever Min