On April 8, 1960, “RCA Victor” label released “Elvis Is Back!”, the fourth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded March – April 1960, at “RCA Victor Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Steve Sholes and Chet Atkins.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Scotty Moore – electric guitar
Hank Garland – electric guitar, electric bass
Floyd Cramer – piano
Bob Moore – double bass
D. J. Fontana – drums, percussion
Buddy Harman – drums, percussion
Boots Randolph – saxophone
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Charlie Hodge – harmony and backing vocals
Track listing:
Make Me Know It – Otis Blackwell
Fever – John Davenport, Eddie Cooley
The Girl of My Best Friend – Beverly Ross, Sam Bobrick
I Will Be Home Again – Bennie Benjamin, Raymond Leveen, Louis C. Singer
Dirty, Dirty Feeling – Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller
Thrill of Your Love – Stan Kesler
Soldier Boy – David Jines, Theodore William Jr.
Sucha Night – Lincoln Chase
It Feels So Right – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
Girl Next Door Went A-Walking – Bill Rice, Thomas Wayne
In December 1963, “Wand” label released “The Kingsmen in Person”, the debut Kingsmen (The) album. It was recorded April – November 1963, and was produced by Jerry Dennon.
Personnel:
Lynn Easton – vocals, saxophone, drums
Mike Mitchell – guitar
Don Gallucci – keyboards
Norm Sundholm – bass
Gary Abbott – drums
Jack Ely – vocals, guitar
Bob Nordby – bass
Dick Zimmerman – liner notes
Track listing:
Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
The Waiting – Don Gallucci, Lynn Easton
Mojo Workout – Julian Bright
Fever – Otis Blackwell, Eddie Cooley
Money – Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford
Bent Scepter – Don Gallucci
Long Tall Texan – Henry Strzelecki
You Can’t Sit Down – Dee Clark, Cornell Muldrow
Twist & Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
J.A.J. – Dave Lewis
Night Train – Jimmy Forest, Oscar Washington, Lewis C. Simpkins
On October 6, 1978, “Real Records” and “Sire” labels released “So Alone”, the debut Johnny Thunders studio album. It was recorded January – June 1976, at “Basing Street Studios” in London, and was produced by Johnny Thunders and Steve Llilywhite.
Personnel:
Johnny Thunders – vocals, guitar
Koulla Kakoulli – vocals
Patti Palladin – vocals
Chrissie Hynde – vocals
Peter Perrett – vocals, guitar
Steve Jones – guitar
Walter Lure – guitar
Henri Paul Tortosa – guitar
Steve Lillywhite – piano, engineer
Steve Marriott – vocals, harmonica, keyboards, piano
Phil Lynott – vocals, bass
Paul Gray – bass
Billy Rath – bass
Paul Cook – drums
Mike Kellie – drums
Steve Nicol – drums
John “Irish” Earle – saxophone
Mike Beal – artwork
Bill Smith – art direction, design
Peter Gravelle – photography
Molly Reeve-Morrison – project coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Johnny Thunders, except where noted.
Pipeline – Bob Spickard, Brian Carman
You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory
Great Big Kiss – George “Shadow” Morton
Ask Me No Question
Leave Me Alone
Daddy Rollin’ Stone – Otis Blackwell
London Boys – Johnny Thunders, Water Lury, Billy Rath
On October 3, 2000, “Virgin” label released “You Win Again”, the twenty-eighth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “The Wool Hall” in Bath, England, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica
Linda Gail Lewis – vocal, piano
Ned Edwards – electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
Paul Godden – steel guitar
Lee Goodall – saxophone
Pete Hurley – bass
Colin Griffin – drums
Track listing:
Let’s Talk About Us – Otis Blackwell
You Win Again – Hank Williams
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) – Hank Williams
Crazy Arms – Ralph Mooney, Chuck Seals
Old Black Joe – Stephen Foster
Think Twice Before You Go – Al Smith
No Way Pedro – Van Morrison
Shot of Rhythm and Blues – Terry Thompson
Real Gone Lover – Dave Bartholomew, Ruth Durand, Joseph Robichaux
Why Don’t You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)? – Hank Williams
Cadillac – Ellas McDaniel
Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes) – Clyde Otis, Murray Stein, Brook Benton
On June 22, 1977, “Columbia” label released “JT”, the eighth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded March – April 1977, at “The Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Peter Asher.
Personnel:
James Taylor – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.
Personnel:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt − drums
Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
The Imperials − backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals
Back in Memphis
Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
Reggie Young − electric guitar
Bobby Wood − piano
Bobby Emmons − organ
Ed Kollis − harmonica
Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals
Track listing:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
Suspicious Minds – Mark James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Back in Memphis
Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
On April 12, 1988, “Epic” label released “Lap of Luxury”, the tenth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “One on One Studios”, “Sound Castle Studios” and “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richie Zito.
Personnel:
Robin Zander – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitars, synthesizers
Rick Nielsen – lead guitars, backing vocals
Tom Petersson – 12 string bass, backing vocals
Bun E. Carlos – drums, percussions
Phil Kaffel – engineer
Jim Champagne, Bernard Frings, Mike Tacci, Bob Vogt, Toby Wright – engineer assistant
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Caroline Greyshock – photography
Track listing:
Let Go – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
No Mercy – Jon Lind, Jim Scott
The Flame – Bob Mitchell, Nick Graham
Space – Mike Chapman, Holly Knight
Never Had a Lot to Lose – Robin Zander, Tom Peterson
Don’t Be Cruel – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Wrong Side of Love – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
All We Need Is a Dream – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Gregg Giuffria
Ghost Town – Rick Nielsen, Diane Warren
All Wound Up – Robin Zander, Tom Peterson, Janna Allen
In January 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Vibrations”, the 25th Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in October 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Personnel:
Gene Harris – piano, organ
Andrew Simpkins – bass
Kalil Madi – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Reid Miles – design, photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
The Frown – Gene Harris
Fever – Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell
Let’s Go Get Stoned – Joey Armstead, Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Something You Got – Chris Kenner
Yeh Yeh – Rogers Grant, Pat Patrick
It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
The Lamp Is Low – Peter de Rose, Bert Shefter
Yours Is My Heart Alone – Ludwig Herzer, Franz Lehár, Fritz Löhner-Beda
In November 1987, “Warner Bros” label released “Get Rhythm”, the eleventh Ry Cooder album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Ocean Way Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ry Cooder.
Personnel:
Ry Cooder – vocals, guitar, arrangements
Van Dyke Parks – keyboards
Flaco Jiménez – accordion
Steve Douglas – saxophone
Jorge Calderón – bass guitar
Buell Neidlinger – acoustic bass
Jim Keltner – drums
Miguel Cruz – percussion
Bobby King, Terry Evans, Arnold McCuller, Willie Greene, Jr. – backing vocals
Larry Blackmon – backing vocals
Harry Dean Stanton – backing vocals
Ed Cherney – recording
Steven M. Martin – art direction
Kalan Brunink – black velvet painting
Track listing:
Get Rhythm – Johnny Cash
Low Commotion – Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner
Going Back to Okinawa – Ry Cooder
Thirteen Question Method – Chuck Berry
Women Will Rule the World – Raymond Quevedo
All Shook Up – Elvis Presley, Otis Blackwell
I Can Tell by the Way You Smell – Walter Davis
Across the Borderline – Ry Cooder, Jim Dickinson, John Hiatt
On October 19, 1956, “RCA Victor” label released “Elvis” (also known as Elvis Presley No. 2), the second Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded January – September 1956, at “RCA Studio 1” in New York City, “Radio Recorders Studio 1” in Hollywood, and was produced by Steve Sholes.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Scotty Moore – electric guitar
Shorty Long – piano
Gordon Stoker – piano
Bill Black – double bass
D. J. Fontana – drums
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Track listing:
Rip It Up – Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco
Love Me – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again – Gene Sullivan, Wiley Walker
Long Tall Sally – Robert Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman
First in Line – Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman
Paralyzed – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
So Glad You’re Mine – Arthur Crudup
Old Shep – Red Foley
Ready Teddy – Robert Blackwell, John Marascalo
Any Place in Paradise – Joe Thomas
How’s the World Treating You – Chet Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant
How Do You Think I Feel – Webb Pierce, Wayne Walker
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