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Dorothy Ashby: Dorothy’s Harp

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In May 1969, “Cadet” label released “Dorothy’s Harp”, the ninth Dorothy Ashby album. It was recorded in March 1969, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Richard Evans.

Personnel:

  • Dorothy Ashby – harp
  • Odell Brown – electric piano
  • Lennie Druss – flute, oboe
  • Stu Black – engineer
  • Randy Harter – design
  • Jeff Lowenthal – photography

Track listing:

  1. By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Jimmy Webb
  2. Canto De Ossanha – Baden Powell, Vinicius De Moraes
  3. Love Is Blue – André Popp, Bryan Blackburn
  4. Reza – Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra
  5. This Girl’s In Love with You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  6. Truth Spoken Here – Richard Evans
  7. Tornado – Richard Evans
  8. The Windmills of Your Mind – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michael Legrand
  9. Cause I Need It – Dorothy Ashby
  10. Just Had to Tell Somebody – Dorothy Ashby
  11. Fool on the Hill – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Marvin Gaye: Here, My Dear

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On December 15, 1978, “Motown” label released “Here, My Dear”, the fifteenth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded March 1977 – July 1978, at Marvins’s room in Los Angeles, and was produced by Marvin Gaye.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye – vocals, piano, Rhodes, Roland bass, synth, horns; tape box percussion
  • Wali Ali – guitar
  • Gordon Banks – guitar
  • Spencer Bean – guitar
  • Cal Green – guitar
  • Mike McGloiry – guitar
  • Frank Blair – bass
  • Eric Ward – bass
  • Bugsy Wilcox – drums
  • Melvin Webb – drums, congas, cowbell
  • Eddie “Bongo” Brown – congas, bongos
  • Elmira Collins – percussion
  • Jack Ashford – percussion
  • Gary Jones – congas
  • Ernie Fields, Jr. – alto saxophone
  • Charles Owens – tenor saxophone
  • Fernando Harkless – tenor saxophone
  • Nolan Andrew Smith – trumpet
  • Daniel LeMelle – saxophone
  • David Stewart – handclaps
  • Richard “Do Dirty” Bethune – handclaps
  • Art Stewart – handclaps, engineer, mixer
  • Fred Ross – engineer
  • Tony Houston – engineer
  • Bill Ravencraft – engineer
  • Odell Brown – RMI
  • David Ritz – liner notes
  • Michael Bryant – illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by Marvin Gaye, except where noted.

  1. Here, My Dear
  2. I Met a Little Girl
  3. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
  4. Anger – Delta Ashby, Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
  5. Is That Enough
  6. Everybody Needs Love – Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye
  7. Time to Get It Together
  8. Sparrow – Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye
  9. Anna’s Song
  10. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
  11. A Funky Space Reincarnation
  12. You Can Leave, but It’s Going to Cost You
  13. Falling in Love Again
  14. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (reprise)