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Spin Doctors: Turn It Upside Down

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On June 14, 1994, “Epic” label released “Turn It Upside Down”, the second Spin Doctors album. It was recorded in March 1994, at “Clinton Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Denenberg, Frankie La Rocka, Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Barron – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Eric Schenkman – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Mark White- bass
  • Aaron Comess – drums, percussion, piano, Hammond organ, chapman stick, clavinet, zildjian
  • Rich Koerner – guitar
  • Art Smith – guitar
  • Mark Agostino – shaker
  • Andrew Commes – Hammond organ
  • Peter Denenberg – engineer
  • Peter Denenberg – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman and Mark White, except where noted.

  1. Big Fat Funky Booty
  2. You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast
  3. Cleopatra’s Cat
  4. Hungry Hamed’s
  5. Biscuit Head
  6. Indifference – Eric Schenkman, Linda Kelly
  7. Bags of Dirt
  8. Mary Jane – Chris Barron, Bob Lewis
  9. More Than Meets the Ear
  10. Laraby’s Gang – Chris Barron
  11. At This Hour
  12. Someday All This Will Be Road
  13. Beasts in the Woods

 

Bon Jovi: Crush

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On June 13, 2000, “Island” label released “Crush”, the seventh Bon Jovi studio album. It was recorded 1999-2000, and was produced by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Luke Ebbin. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”, Australia by “ARIA”, Austria by “IFPI Austria”, Belgium by “BEA”, 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”, 2 x Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”, 3 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”, Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”, 2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, 2 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”, 3 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”, Platinum in UK by “BPI”, 2 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA” and 2 x Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Jon Bon Jovi– lead vocals, guitar
  • Richie Sambora– guitar, backing vocals
  • David Bryan– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Hugh McDonald– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tico Torres– drums, percussion
  • David Campbell– strings arrangements

Track listing:

  1. It’s My Life – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Max Martin
  2. Say It Isn’t So – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
  3. Thank You for Loving Me – Jon Bon Jovi, Diane Warren
  4. Two Story Town – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Dean Grakal, Mark Hudson
  5. Next 100 Years – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
  6. Just Order – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
  7. Mystery Train – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
  8. Save the World – Jon Bon Jovi
  9. Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen from Mars – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
  10. She’s a Mystery – Jon Bon Jovi, Peter Stuart, Greg Wells
  11. I Got the Girl – Jon Bon Jovi
  12. One Wild Night – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child
  13. I Could Make a Living Out of Lovin’ You (bonus track) – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Billy Falcon

 

B. B. King & Eric Clapton: Riding With The King

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On June 13, 2000, “Duck” label released “Riding with the King”, album by Eric Clapton and B.B. King. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”, Greece by “IFPI Greece”, Italy by “FIMI”, Japan by “RIAJ”, New Zealand by “RMNZ” and 2 x Platinum in US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • B. King – co-lead vocals
  • Eric Clapton – co-lead vocals, guitar
  • Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Fairweather Low– guitar
  • Jimmie Vaughan– guitar
  • Joe Sample– piano, Wurlitzer piano
  • Tim Carmon– organ
  • Nathan East– bass
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Arif Mardin– string arrangements
  • Susannah Melvoin– backing vocals
  • Wendy Melvoin– backing vocals
  • Paul Waller – programming
  • Alan Douglas – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Sweeney – engineer assistant
  • Mick Guzauski– mixing
  • Robert Sebree – artwork, photography
  • Don Paulsen – artwork, photography
  • Wherefore Art?– artwork, design
  • Stephen Walker – artwork direction

Track listing:

  1. Riding With the King – John Hiatt
  2. Ten Long Years – Jules Taub, B. King
  3. Key to the Highway – Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar
  4. Marry You – Doyle Bramhall II, Susannah  Melvoin, Craig Ross
  5. Three O’Clock Blues – Lowell Fulson
  6. Help the Poor – Charles Singleton
  7. I Wanna Be – Doyle Bramhall II, Charlie Sexton
  8. Worried Life Blues – Sam Hopkins, Big Maceo Merriweather
  9. Days of Old – Jules Taub, B.B. King
  10. When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer – B. King, Jules Taub
  11. Hold On, I’m Comin – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  12. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

 

Bad Company: Holy Water

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On June 12, 1990, “Atco” label released “Holy Water”, the ninth Bad Company studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, and was produced by Tony Harris, Andrew Scarth and Terry Thomas. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Brian Howe– lead vocals, saxophone
  • Mick Ralphs– guitar
  • Terry Thomas- guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Felix Krish – bass guitar
  • Simon Kirke– lead and backing vocals, drums, acoustic guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Howe and Terry Thomas, except where noted.

  1. Holy Water
  2. Walk Through Fire
  3. Stranger Stranger – Brian Howe, Simon Kirke, Terry Thomas
  4. If You Needed Somebody
  5. Fearless
  6. Lay Your Love on Me – Mick Ralphs
  7. Boys Cry Tough
  8. With You in a Heartbeat
  9. I Don’t Care
  10. Never Too Late – Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas
  11. Dead of the Night – Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas
  12. I Can’t Live Without You – Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas
  13. 100 Miles – Simon Kirke

Amy Macdonald: Life in a Beautiful Light

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On June 11, 2012, “Melodramatic” label released “Life in a Beautiful Light”, the third Amy Macdonald album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Mayfield Studio”,  “State of the Ark” in Richmond, Surrey, and was produced by Pete Wilkinson. The album was certified Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, and Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”.

Personnel:

  • Amy Macdonald – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Amanda Morrison, Claire Underwood, Gerard O’Beirne, Phillip Conway Brown, Micaela Haslam – vocals
  • Audrey Riley – conductor
  • Joe Fields – engineer, recording assistant
  • Pete Wilkinson – arrangements, recording, engineer, mixing
  • Manon Grandjean – engineer assistant
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Simon Hayes – Pro Tools editor
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering
  • Tom Bird – photography creative director
  • Pip – photography
  • Natalie Arnett – photography
  • Paul Adam – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Amy Macdonald.

  1. 4th of July
  2. Pride
  3. Slow it Down
  4. The Furthest Star
  5. The Game
  6. Across the Nile
  7. The Days of Being Young and Free
  8. Left That Body Long Ago
  9. Life in a Beautiful Light
  10. Human Spirit
  11. The Green and the Blue
  12. In the End / Two Worlds

Black Sabbath: 13

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On June 10, 2013, “Vertigo” label released “13”, the nineteenth and final Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded August 2012-January 2013, at “Shangri La Studios” in Malibu, California, “Tone Hall” in Lapworth, Warwickshire, UK, and was produced by Rick Rubin. The album was certified Platinum in Brazil by “Pro-Musica Brazil”, Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne– vocals, harmonica
  • Tony Iommi– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Geezer Butler– bass guitar
  • Brad Wilk– drums, percussion
  • Greg Fidelman– engineer
  • Mike Exeter – additional engineering
  • Dana Nielsen– additional engineering
  • Andrew Scheps– mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – mastering
  • Nick Dart, Neil Bowen – design

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Geezer Butler, all music  by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler.

  1. End of the Beginning
  2. God is Dead
  3. Loner
  4. Zeitgeist
  5. Age of Reason
  6. Live Forever
  7. Damaged Soul
  8. Dear Father

Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See

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On June 6, 2011, “Domino” label released “Suck It and See”, the fourth Arctic Monkeys studio album. It was recorded January-February 2011, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by James Ford. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Alex Turner – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Jamie Cook– lead and rhythm guitar
  • Nick O’Malley- bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Helders- lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Josh Homme– backing vocals
  • James Brown – engineer
  • Craig Silvey– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Sean Oakley – engineer assistant
  • David Covell – engineer assistant
  • Morgan Stratton – mixing assistant
  • Bryan Wilson – mixing assistant
  • Matthew Cooper – art direction, design
  • Jason Evans – art direction, design
  • Aaron Brown – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Alex Turner; all music composed by Jamie Cook, Ale Turner, Nick O’Malley and Matt Helders..

  1. She’s Thunderstorms
  2. Black Treacle
  3. Brick by Brick
  4. The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
  5. Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair
  6. Library Pictures
  7. All My Own Stunts
  8. Reckless Serenade
  9. Piledriver Waltz
  10. Love Is a Laserquest
  11. Suck It and See
  12. That’s Where You’re Wrong

Biffy Clyro: Puzzle

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On June 4, 2007, “14th Floor” label released “Puzzle”, the fourth Biffy  Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, “The Farm Studios” in Gibsons, British Columbia, and was produced by Biffy Clyro and Garth “GGGarth” Richardson. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil– vocals, guitar, glockenspiel
  • James Johnston– vocals, bass guitar
  • Ben Johnston– vocals, drums
  • Ben Kaplan – keyboard
  • Mike Norman – keyboard, saxophone
  • Seattle Symphony Orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, choir
  • Dorothy Lawson– cello
  • Graeme Revell – string and choir orchestrations
  • Mike Fraser– engineer
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Ylber Sejdiu – model on artwork
  • Carolyn Roper – body artist on artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil.

  1. Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies
  2. Saturday Superhouse
  3. Who’s Got a Match?
  4. As Dust Dances
  5. A Whole Child Ago
  6. The Conversation Is…
  7. Now I’m Everyone
  8. Semi-Mental
  9. Love Has a Diameter
  10. Get Fucked Stud
  11. Folding Stars
  12. 9/15ths
  13. Machines

Fleet Foxes: Same

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On June 3, 2008, “Bella Union” label released the debut, self-titled Fleet Foxes  album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Phil Ek. The cover art is a detail of the 1559 painting “Netherlandish Proverbs” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. “Times” ranked the album at number 1 on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the Year”; “Mojo” magazine ranked it and number 1 on its list of the “Top 50 Albums of 2008”. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Robin Pecknold– vocals, guitar, arranger, design
  • Skyler Skjelset – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals, arranger
  • Casey Wescott – keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals, arranger
  • Craig Curran – bass, arranger
  • Nicholas Peterson – drums, arranger
  • Gwen Owen – flute
  • Phil Ek– engineer, mixing
  • Ed Brooks – mastering
  • Sasha Barr – design
  • Dusty Summers – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Pecknold.

  1. Sun it Rises
  2. White Winter Hymnal
  3. Ragged Wood
  4. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
  5. Quiet Houses
  6. He Doesn’t Know Why
  7. Heard Them Stirring
  8. Your Protector
  9. Meadowlarks
  10. Blue Ridge Mountains
  11. Oliver James

Dead Or Alive: Youthquake

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In May 1985, “Epic” label released “Youthquake”, the second Dead or Alive studio album. It was recorded 1984-1985, and was produced by Pete Waterman, Mike Stock and Matt Aitken. The album cover was by Mario Testino. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”.

Personnel:

  • Pete Burns– vocals
  • Tim Lever– keyboards
  • Mike Percy– bass guitar, guitars
  • Steve Coy– drums
  • Phil Harding– engineer, mixing
  • Satori – design
  • Mario Testino – photography

Track listing:

  1. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
  2. I Wanna Be a Toy
  3. DJ Hit That Button
  4. In Too Deep
  5. Big Daddy of the Rhythm
  6. Cake and Eat It
  7. Lover Come Back to Me
  8. My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)
  9. It’s Been a Long Time