Tag Archives: Paul McCartney

Ache: Green Man

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In June 1971, “Philips” label released “Green Man”, the second Ache studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Johnny Reimar.

Personnel:

  • Finn Olafsson – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Peter Melin – piano, organ
  • Torsten Olafsson – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Glenn Fischer – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Gregers Bjørn Poulsen – effects
  • Bent Hulshøj, Birger Svan – engineer
  • Johannes Mølleskov – cover art, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Torsten Olafsson, music as noted.

  1. Equatorial Rain – Finn Olafsson
  2. Sweet Jolly Joyce – Torsten Olafsson

The Invasion

  • Fanfaronade – Peter Melin
  • Invasion – Torsten Olafsson
  • Monologue – Torsten Olafsson
  • Break-Down – Glenn Fisscher
  • Shadow of a Gipsy – Peter Melin
  • Green Man – Finn Olafson, Torsten Olafsson
  • Acheron – Peter Melin
  • We Can Work It Out / Working – Finn Olafsson, Torsten Olafsson, Peter Melin, Glenn Fischer / John Lennon, Paul McCartney

José Feliciano: Feliciano

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In June 1968, “RCA Victor” label released “Feliciano!”, the eight José Feliciano album. It was recorded November 1967 – January 1968, at “RCA Music Venter of the World” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Jarrard.

Personnel:

  • José Feliciano – vocals, classical guitar, arrangements
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Milt Holland – percussion, drums
  • Jim Horn – flute, recorder
  • Uncredited – organ 
  • George Tipton – orchestration, strings and woodwind arrangements
  • Perry Botkin Jr. – arrangements
  • Dick Bogert – recording
  • George Bartell – illustration

Track listing:

  1. California Dreamin’ – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  2. Light My Fire – Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore
  3. Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying – Gerry Marsden
  4. In My Life – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. Nena Na Na – Jorge Ben
  7. Always Something There to Remind Me – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  8. Just a Little Bit of Rain – Fred Neil
  9. Sunny – Bobby Hebb
  10. Here, There and Everywhere – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  11. The Last Thing on My Mind – Tom Paxton

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

Tony Coe: Pop Makes Progress

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In May 1970, “Chapter One” label released “Pop Makes Progress”, the fourth Tony Coe album. It was recorded in October 1963, and was produced by Les Reed and Jack Baverstock

Personnel:

  • Tony Coe – tenor sax, clarinet
  • Robert Farnon – arranger, conductor
  • Stan Roderick – trumpet
  • Don Lusher – trombone
  • Dennis Wilson – piano
  • Bill McGuffie – piano
  • Bobby Orr – drums

Track listing:

  1. There Will Never Be – Perry Botkin Jr., Gil Garfield
  2. Wives and Lovers – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. There’s a Kind of Hush – Les Reed, Geoff Stevens
  5. If We Lived on Top of a Mountain – Les Reed, Barry Mason
  6. Scarborough Fair – traditional, arr. Paul Simon
  7. Mrs. Robinson – Paul Simon
  8. Up, Up and Away – Jimmy Webb
  9. Blue Theme – Robert Farnon
  10. Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David

Ringo Starr: Zoom

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On March 19, 2021, “Universal Music Enterprises” label released “Zoom”, the debut Ringo Starr EP. It was recorded in 2020, at “Roccabella West” in Beverly Hills, California, and was produced by Ringo Starr, Bruce Sugar, Sam Hollander and Grant Michaels.

Personnel:

  • Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Jenny Lewis, Lenny Kravitz, Chris Stapleton, Yola, Ben Harper, Dave Grohl, Finneas O’Connell, Eric Burton, Corinne Bailey Rae – vocal
  • Steve Lukather – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Sugar – synth guitar, keyboards
  • Robby Krieger – guitar
  • Josh Edmondson – guitar
  • Sean Gould – guitar
  • Tony Chen – guitar
  • Benmont Tench – piano, organ
  • Grant Michaels – keyboards
  • Ed Roth – Hammond B3 organ
  • Joseph Williams – keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Jeff Silbar – bass, guitar
  • Kaveh Rastegar – bass
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Blair Sinta – drums
  • Hal Rosenfeld – percussion
  • James King – horns
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Zelma Davis, Sam Hollander, Amy Keys, Windy Wagner, Charity Daw, Candace Devine – backing vocals
  • Jim Cox – string arrangements, synth strings

Track listing:

  1. Here’s to the Nights – Diane Warren
  2. Zoom In Zoom Out – Jeff Silbar, Joe Turley
  3. Teach Me to Tango – Ringo Starr, Sam Hollander, Grant Michaels
  4. Waiting for the Tide to Turn – Bruce Sugar, Ringo Starr
  5. Note Enough Love in the World – Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather

Marianne Faithfull: Love In A Mist

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On March 2, 1967, “Decca” label released “Love in a Mist”, the fourth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Mike Leander and Andrew Loog-Oldham.


Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Jon Mark – acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • Big Jim Sullivan – acoustic guitar
  • John McLaughlin – electric guitar
  • Joe Moretti – electric guitar
  • Jimmy Page – electric guitar
  • Nicky Hopkins – piano
  • Eric Ford – bass
  • Alan Weighall – bass
  • Andy White – drums
  • Red Weller – percussion
  • Alan Hakin – percussion
  • Eric Allen – percussion
  • Sidney Sax – string leader
  • Mike Leander – arrangements, mixing
  • Gus Dudgeon – mixing
  • Andrew Batt – mastering
  • Michael Cooper – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  2. You Can’t Go Where the Roses Go – Jackie DeShannon
  3. Our Love Has Gone – Chris Andrews
  4. Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep – Tim Hardin
  5. In the Night Time – Donovan
  6. This Little Bird – John D. Loudermilk
  7. Ne Me Quitte Pas – Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand
  8. Counting – Bob Lind
  9. Reason to Believe – Tim Hardin
  10. Coquillages – Marcel Stellman, Michael John Taylor
  11. With You in Mind – Jackie DeShannon
  12. Young Girl Blues – Donovan
  13. Good Guy – Donovan
  14. I Have a Love – Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein

Yusef Lateef: The Gentle Giant

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In January 1972, “Atlantic” label released “The Gentle Giant”, the 30th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded April 1970 – September 1971, at “Regent Sound Studios”, “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic bamboo flute, oboe, bells, tambourine
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant – piano, electric piano
  • Neal Boyar – vibraphone, chimes 
  • Bob Cunningham, Sam Jones – bass 
  • Bill Salter – electric bass 
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Albert Heath – drums, flute
  • Jimmy Johnson – drums
  • Ladji Camara – African percussion
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef except where noted.

  1. Nubian Lady – Kenny Barron
  2. Lowland Lullabye – traditional
  3. Hey Jude – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. Jungle Plum – Kenny Barron
  5. The Poor Fisherman
  6. African Song – Kenny Barron
  7. Queen of the Night
  8. Below Yellow Bell

The Beatles: Yellow Submarine

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On January 13, 1969, “Apple” label released “Yellow Submarine”, the tenth Beatles (The) studio album. It was recorded May 1966 – February 1968 (the Beatles), October 1968 (George Martin), and was produced by George Martin. It is the soundtrack to the animated film of the same name, and contains six songs by the Beatles, including four new songs and the previously released “Yellow Submarine” and “All You Need Is Love”. The remainder of the album is a re-recording of selections from the film’s orchestral soundtrack by George Martin.

Personnel:

  • John Lennon – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitars, piano, harpsichord, glockenspiel, ukulele, harmonica, banjo, handclaps
  • Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, double bass, trumpet, handclaps, percussion
  • George Harrison – lead and backing vocals, lead and acoustic guitars, Hammond organ, percussion, handclaps, violin
  • Ringo Starr – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps
  • George Martin – piano, orchestral arrangements

Track listing:

Songs from the film.

All tracks by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.

  1. Yellow Submarine
  2. Only a Northern Song – George Harrison
  3. All Together Now
  4. Hey Bulldog
  5. It’s All Too Much – George Harrison
  6. All You Need Is Love

Orchestral film score.

All tracks by George Martin, except where noted.

  1. Pepperland
  2. Sea of Time
  3. Sea of Holes
  4. Sea of Monsters
  5. March of the Meanies
  6. Pepperland Last Easte
  7. Yellow Submarine in Pepperland – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney & Wings: Band On The Run

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On November 30, 1973, “Apple” label released “Band on the Run”, the third Paul McCartney and Wings studio album, It was recorded August – October 1973, at “EMI” and “ARC” in Lagos, Nigeria, “AIR” and “Kingsway Recorders” in London, and was produced by Paul McCartney. In 2000, “Q” magazine placed “Band on the Run” at number 75 in its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”. In 2012, it was voted 418th on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.In 2013, it was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Linda McCartney – harmony and backing vocals, organ, keyboards, percussion
  • Denny Laine – harmony and backing vocals, co-lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
  • Howie Casey – saxophone
  • Ginger Baker – percussion
  • Remi Kabaka – percussion
  • Ian Horne, Trevor Jones – backing vocals
  • 3 uncredited session musicians – saxophones
  • Tony Visconti – orchestrations
  • Geoff Emerick – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul and Linda McCartney, except where noted.

  1. Band on the Run
  2. Jet
  3. Bluebird
  4. Mrs. Vandebilt
  5. Let Me Roll It
  6. Mamunia
  7. No Words – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  8. Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
  9. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five