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Portugal. The Man: You Vultures!

On January 24, 2006, “Fearless Records” label released “Waiter: “You Vultures!”, the debut Portugal. The Man studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Johnny Cab Studios” in Shoreline, WA, and was produced by Casey Bates and John Gourley.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar
  • Wesley James Hubbard – vocals, keyboard
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – vocals, bass
  • Jason Sechrist – drums
  • Justin Baiers – percussion
  • A. William Bentley – guitar, additional vocals
  • Thunderball Fist – keyboards, additional vocals
  • Nic Newsham – additional vocals
  • Casey Bates – engineer
  • Austin Sousa – additional engineer
  • Ed Brooks – mastering
  • John Gourley – illustration
  • Wesley Hubbard – illustration
  • Austin Sellers – design, photography, illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. How the Leopard Got Its Spots
  2. Gold Fronts
  3. Stables and Chairs
  4. AKA M80 the Wolf
  5. Marching with 6
  6. Elephants
  7. Waiter
  8. Chicago
  9. Bad Bad Levi Brown
  10. Kill Me, The King
  11. Tommy
  12. Horse Warming Party
  13. Guns, Guns…Guns

Portugal The Man: In the Mountain in the Cloud

On July 19, 2011, “Atlantic” label released “In the Mountain in the Cloud”, the sixth Portugal. The Man studio album. It was recorded 2010 -2011, at “LA Bronz” “Kingsize Soundlabs” in Los Angeles, “White House Recorders” in San Diego, “Rusty Branson’s Pleasure Cave” and  “Sonic Ranch Studios” in New York City, and was produced by John Hill, John Gourley and Casey Bates.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, synth
  • Ryan Neighbors – vocals, piano, Rhodes, organ, synth, Farfisa
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Jason Sechrist – vocals, drums
  • Philip Peterson – strings, horns, arranging
  • Steven Nistor, Sonny DiPerri – additional drums
  • Casey Bates– engineer
  • John Morrical – engineer, editing
  • Michael Freyer, Alex Leader, Shaun Cornell, Ben Hasdovic – engineer
  • Sonny DiPerri – engineer
  • Manuel Calderon– engineering assistant
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • John Gourley – design, photography
  • Austin Sellers – design
  • Zach Carothers – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. So American
  2. Floating (Time Isn’t Working My Side)
  3. Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now)
  4. Senseless
  5. Head Is a Flame (Cool with It)
  6. You Carried Us (Share with Me the Sun)
  7. Everything You See (Kids Count Hallelujahs)
  8. All Your Light (Times Like These)
  9. Once Was One
  10. Share with Me the Sun
  11. Sleep Forever

Portugal. The Man: American Ghetto

On March 2, 2010, “Equal Vision” label released “American Ghetto”, the fifth Portugal. The Man, studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Anthony Saffery.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, design, photography
  • Ryan Neighbors – keyboard, vocals
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – bass, vocals
  • Jason Sechrist – drums
  • Steve Smith – percussion
  • Adam Taylor – synthesizer, programming, engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Zoe Manville – vocals
  • Ian Shaw – backing vocals
  • Bella Nobu – kazoo, roadie
  • Alex Hartman – engineer
  • Austin Sellers – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. The Dead Dog
  2. Break
  3. 60 Years
  4. All My People
  5. 1000 Years
  6. Fantastic Pace
  7. The Pushers Party
  8. Do What We Do
  9. Just a Fool
  10. Some Men
  11. When the War Ends

Portugal the Man: Censored Colors

On September 16, 2008, “Equal Vision” label released “Censored Colors”, the third Portugal The Man album. It w as recorded January 2008, and was produced by Kirk Huffman, Phillip Peterson, Paul Q. Kolderie and Adam Taylor.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, organ, drum machines
  • Kirk Huffman – vocal, guitar, percussion, engineer
  • Philip Peterson – vocals, synthesizer, harmonica, percussion, trombone, trumpet, accordion, cello, harp,
  • Ryan Neighbors – vocals, organ, synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Zachary Carothers – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Sechrist – drums, backing vocals
  • Thomas Hunter – slide guitar
  • Matt Clifford – slide guitar
  • Anthony Saffery – sitar
  • Garrett Lunceford – percussion
  • Victoria Parker – violin
  • Aaron Perrino – vocals, Moog synthesizer
  • Zoe Manville – vocals
  • Ryan Sollee – vocals
  • Charles Peterson – shouts
  • Phillip Peterson – arrangements, engineer
  • Paul Q. Kolderie– mixing
  • Adam Taylor – mixing
  • Ian Kennedy – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. Lay Me Back Down
  2. Colors
  3. And I
  4. Salt
  5. Created
  6. Out and In and In and Out
  7. Intermission
  8. New Orleans
  9. Never Pleased
  10. Never Pleased
  11. Hard Times
  12. Our Times
  13. All Mine
  14. 1989
  15. Our Way

Portugal The Man: The Satanic Satanist

On July 21, 2009, “Equal Vision” label released “The Satanic Satanist”, the fourth Portugal. The Man album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Paul Kolderie, Anthony Saffery and Adam Taylor. The album’s artwork was by lead singer John Gourley.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, organ, machines
  • Ryan Neighbors – vocals, piano, rhodes, organ, synth
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
  • Garrett Lunceford – drums, gang
  • Zoe Manville – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. People Say
  2. Work All Day
  3. Lovers In Love
  4. The Sun
  5. The Home
  6. The Woods
  7. Guns & Dogs
  8. Do You
  9. Everyone Is Golden
  10. Let You Down
  11. Mornings

 

Portugal. The Man: Evil Friends

On June 4, 2013, “Atlantic” label released “Evil Friends”, the seventh Portugal. The Man album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Danger Mouse.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, organ, synthesizers
  • Noah Gersh – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Kyle O’Quin – piano, synthesizers, whistle
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Kane Ritchotte– percussion, backing vocals
  • Danger Mouse– synthesizer
  • Phillip Peterson – strings, arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley and Danger Mouse.

  1. Plastic Soldiers
  2. Creep in a T-Shirt
  3. Evil Friends
  4. Modern Jesus
  5. Hip Hop Kids
  6. Atomic Man
  7. Sea of Air
  8. Waves
  9. Holy Roller (Hallelujah)
  10. Someday Believers
  11. Purple Yellow Red and Blue
  12. Smile