Tag Archives: October 1977

Ray Charles: True To Life

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In October 1977, “Atlantic” label released “True to Life”, album by Ray Charles. It was recorded in 1977, at “R. P. M. International” in Los Angeles, and was produced by ray Charles.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano, keyboards, arrangements, engineer
  • Larry Muhoberac, Roger Newman, Sid Feller – arrangements
  • Bob Gratts – engineer
  • Robert Gratts – engineer

Track listing:

  1. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
  2. The Jealous Kind – Robert Guidry
  3. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  4. How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodsky, Sammy Cahn
  6. Anonymous Love – Edward Langford, Joel Webster
  7. Heavenly Music – Bob Bradstreet, Solomon Burke
  8. Game Number Nine – Dee Ervin, Tommy Payton
  9. Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Sparks: Introducing Sparks

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In October 1977, “Columbia” label released “Introducing Sparks”, the seventh Sparks album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Larrabee Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jimmy Lenner, Terry Powell, Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – lead and backing vocals
  • Ron Mael – keyboards, arrangements
  • Alan Broadbent, Ben Benay, David Foster, Ed Greene, David Paich, Mike Porcaro, Reinie Press, Lee Ritenour, Thom Rotella – musicians
  • Tom Bahler, Al Capps, Stan Farber, Jim Haas, Ron Hicklin, Mark Piscitelli, Nick Uhrig – backing vocals
  • Lenny Roberts – engineer
  • Betsy Banghart, Randy Tominaga – engineer assistant
  • Al Capps – arrangements
  • John Kehe, Tommy Steele – design
  • Bob Seidemann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

  1. A Big Surprise
  2. Occupation
  3. Ladies
  4. I’m Not
  5. Forever Young
  6. Goofing Off
  7. Girls on the Brain
  8. Over the Summer
  9. Those Mysteries

Herb Ellis And Remo Palmer: Windflower

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In October 1977, “Concord” label released “Windflower”, album by Herb Ellis and Remo Palmier (23rd Herb Ellis album overall). It was recorded in 1977, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Remo Palmier – guitar
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Ron Traxler – drums

Track listing:

  1. Windflower – Sara Cassey
  2. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier
  3. My Foolish Heart – Victory Young, Ned Washington
  4. Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
  5. Danny Boy – Frederick Edward Weatherly
  6. Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
  7. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  8. Triste – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  9. Groove Merchant – Jerome Richardson