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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes: Black And Blue

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On September 17, 1973, “Philadelphia International” label released “Black & Blue”, the second Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.

Personnel:

  • Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, Bernard Wilson, Lawrence Brown, Lloyd Parks – vocals
  • MFSB – instrumentation

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.

  1. Cabaret – John Kander, Fred Ebb
  2. The Love I Lost
  3. It All Depends on You
  4. Concentrate on Me – Leon Huff, Gene McFaddenm John Whitehead
  5. Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back) – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
  6. Is There a Place for Me – Leon Huff, Gene McGarddenn, John Whitehead
  7. I’m Weak for You – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert
  8. I’m Comin’ Home Tomorrow

Dream Theater: When Dream And Day Unite

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On March 6, 1989, “Mechanic” label released “When Dream and Day Unite”, the debut Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded July – August 1988, at “Kajem / Victory Studios” in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Terry Date, Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore, John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Dominici – vocals
  • John Petrucci – guitars
  • Kevin Moore – keyboards
  • John Myung – bass
  • Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion
  • Terry Date – engineer, mixing
  • Joe Alexander – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Stover, Trish Finnegan – engineer assistant
  • Amy Guip – cover art
  • Steve Sinclair – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore, John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy, except where note.

  1. A Fortune In Lies – lyrics by John Petrucci
  2. Status Seeker – lyrics by Charlie Dominici, John Petrucci
  3. The Ytse Jam – music by John Petrucci, John Myung, Kevin Moore, Mike Portnoy
  4. The Killing Hand – lyrics by John Petrucci
  5. Light Fuse and Get Away – lyrics by Kevin Moore
  6. Afterlife – lyrics by Charlie Dominici
  7. The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun – John Petrucci
  8. Only a Matter of Time – Kevin Moore

Laura Nyro: Gonna Take A Miracle

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On November 17, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Gonna Take a Miracle”, the fifth Laura Nyro studio album. It was recorded May – June 1971, at “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

Personnel:

  • Laura Nyro – vocals, piano
  • Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash – vocals
  • Norman Harris, Roland Chambers – guitar
  • Lenny Pakula – organ
  • Ronnie Baker – bass
  • Jim Helmer – drums
  • Vincent Montana Jr. – percussion
  • Larry Washington – bongos
  • Nydia “Liberty” Mata – congas
  • Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula, Thom Bell – string and horn arrangements
  • Tim Geelan – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • Stephen Paley – front cover photography

Track listing:

  1. I Met Him on a Sunday – Doris Jackson, Addie Harris McPherson, Beverly Lee, Shirley Alston Reeves
  2. The Bells – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Iris Gordy, Elgie Stover
  3. Monkey Time/Dancing in the Street – Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  4. Désiree – L.Z. Cooper, Danny Johnson
  5. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
  6. Spanish Harlem – Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector
  7. Jimmy Mack – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  8. The Wind – Devora Brown, Bob Edwards, Nolan Strong
  9. Nowhere to Run – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  10. It’s Gonna Take a Miracle – Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Lou Stallman

David Bowie: David Live

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On October 29, 1974, “RCA” label released “David Live”, the first David Bowie live album. It was recorded in July 1974, at “Tower Theater” in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals
  • Earl Slick – guitar
  • Mike Garson – piano, Mellotron
  • Michael Kamen – electric piano, Moog, oboe, arrangements, musical director
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Tony Newman – drums
  • Pablo Rosario – percussion
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone, flute
  • Richard Grando – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Gui Andrisano – backing vocals
  • Warren Peace – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. 1984
  2. Rebel Rebel
  3. Moonage Daydream
  4. Sweet Thing / Candidate / Sweet Thing (reprise)
  5. Changes
  6. Suffragette City
  7. Aladdin Sane (1913 – 1938 – 197?)
  8. All the Young Dudes
  9. Cracked Actor
  10. Rock’n’Roll with Me – David Bowie, Warren Peace
  11. Watch That Man
  12. Knock on Wood – Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper
  13. Diamond Dogs
  14. Big Brother / Chant of the Ever – Changing Skeletal Family
  15. The Width of a Circle
  16. The Jean Genie
  17. Rock’n’Roll Suicide

Ween: The Pod

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On September 20, 1991, “Shimmy-Disc” label released “The Pod”, the second Ween studio album. It was recorded January – October 1990, at “The Pod” in Solebury, Township, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Andrew Weiss.

Personnel:

  • Dean Ween (Michael Melchiondo Jr.) – vocals, guitar, engineer, art direction
  • Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) – vocals, guitar, engineer, art direction
  • Mean Ween – bass
  • Andrew Weiss – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – remastering
  • Michael McGrath – art direction
  • Logorythms – cover art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dean Ween and Gene Ween.

  1. Strap on That Jammy Pac
  2. Dr. Rock
  3. Frank
  4. Sorry Charlie
  5. The Stallion (Pt. 1)
  6. Pollo Asado
  7. Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World
  8. Captain Fantasy
  9. Demon Sweat
  10. Molly
  11. Can U Taste the Waste?
  12. Don’t Sweat It
  13. Awesome Sound
  14. Laura
  15. Boing
  16. Mononucleosis
  17. Oh My Dear (Falling in Love)
  18. Sketches of Winkle
  19. Alone
  20. Moving Away
  21. She Fucks Me
  22. Pork Roll Egg and Cheese
  23. The Stallion (Pt. 2)

The Trammps: The Trammps III

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On November 10, 1977, “Atlantic” label released “The Trammps III”, the fifth Trammps (The) album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Norman Harris, Ron Kersey and Ron Baker.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Ellis – lead vocal
  • Robert Upchurch – vocal
  • Harold Wade – vocal, guitar
  • Stanley Wade – vocal, bass
  • Earl Young – vocal, drums
  • Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall – guitar
  • Ron “Have Mercy” Kersey, Bruce Gray, Carlton Kent – keyboards
  • Ron Baker, Sugar Bear Foreman – bass
  • T.G. Conway – synthesizer
  • Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns

Track listing:

  1. The Nights the Lights Went Out – Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson
  2. Love Per Hour – Leroy Green, Ron Kersey
  3. People of the World, Rise – Bruce Gray, T.G. Conway, Norman Harris
  4. Living the Life – Ron Baker, Ron Tyson
  5. Seasons for Girls – Jerry Akins, Johnny Bellmon, Reginald Turner
  6. Life Ain’t Been Easy – Ron Baker, Ron Tyson
  7. I’m So Glad You Came Along – Ron Baker, Ron Tyson
  8. It Don’t Take Much – Ron Baker, Ron Tyson

Teddy Pendegrass: Teddy

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On June 23, 1979, “Philadelphia International” label released “Teddy”, the third Teddy Pendergrass studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Thom Bell, Sherman Marshall, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, John Whitehead and Gene McFadden.

Personnel:

  • Teddy Pendergrass – lead and backing vocals
  • Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, Roland Chambers, Tony Bell – guitar
  • Leon Huff – keyboards
  • Thom Bell – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Lenny Pakula – organ
  • Bob Babbitt, Jimmy Williams – bass
  • David Cruse – percussion
  • Charles Collins, Keith Benson, Quinton Joseph – drums
  • Don Renaldo & His Horns and Strings – strings, horns
  • Barbara Ingram, Carl Helm, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Joseph Jefferson -backing vocals
  • Jack Faith, Tony Bell, Dexter Wansel, Jerry Cohen, Larry Gold, John L. Usry Jnr., Thom Bell – arrangements
  • Ed Lee – design
  • Frank Laffitte – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.

  1. Come Go with Me
  2. Turn Off the Lights
  3. I’ll Never See Heaven Again – LeRoy Bell, Casey James
  4. All I Need Is You – Darnell Jordan, Sherman Marshall
  5. If You Know Like I Know – Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
  6. Do Me
  7. Set Me Free – LeRoy Bell, Casey James
  8. Life Is a Circle

Teddy Pendergrass: Life Is a Song Worth Singing

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On June 2, 1978, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Life Is a Song Worth Singing”, the second Teddy Pendergrass studio album. It was recorded 1977 – 1978, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen and Sherman Marshall.

Personnel:

  • Teddy Pendergrass – vocal
  • Thom Bell – arranger
  • Jack Faith – arranger
  • Dexter Wansel – arranger
  • John Usry – arranger
  • Jerry Block – engineer
  • Jay Mark – engineer
  • Jim Gallagher – engineer
  • Arthur Stoppe – engineer
  • Joe Tarisa – engineer
  • Peter Humphreys – engineer assistant
  • Darrell Rogers – engineer assistant
  • Rocky Schnaars – engineer assistant
  • Jeffrey Stewart – engineer assistant
  • Mike Tarisa – engineer assistant
  • Ed Lee – design
  • Phyllis H. B. – design
  • Ronald G. Harris – photography
  • David Nathan – liner notes
  • Pam Brady – production coordinator
  • Margaret Goldfarb – production coordinator
  • Cheryl Pawelski – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.

  1. Life Is a Song Worth Singing – Thom Bell, Linda Creed
  2. Only You
  3. Cold, Cold World – Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
  4. Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
  5. Close the Door
  6. It Don’t Hurt Now – Sherman Marshall, Ted Wortham
  7. When Somebody Loves You Back

The O’Jays: Travelin’ at the Speed of Thought

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In May 1977, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Travelin’ at the Speed of Thought”, the eleventh O’Jays (The) album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen and Dennis Williams.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Sammy Strain – vocals
  • Roland Chambers, Dennis Harris, T.J. Tindall – guitar
  • Dennis Williams – piano
  • Carlton Kent – organ
  • Michael “Sugar Bear” Foreman – bass guitar
  • Charles Collins – drums
  • Larry Washington – congas, bongos
  • MFSB – horns, strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.

  1. Travelin’ at the Speed of Thought
  2. We’re All in This Thing Together
  3. So Glad I Got You, Girl
  4. Stand Up
  5. Those Lies (Done Caught Up with You This Time) – John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen
  6. Feelings – Morris Albert
  7. Work on Me
  8. Let’s Spend Some Time Together