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Eurythmics: Be Yourself Tonight

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On April 29, 1985, “RCA” label release “Be Yourself Tonight”, the fifth Eurythmics album. It was recorded in January 1985, and was produced by David A. Stewart.

Personnel:

  • Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboards, keyboard sequencers, keyboard programming
  • David A. Stewart – electric and slide guitars , 6-string octave guitar, keyboards, sequencers, bass sequencer, drum programming, mixing
  • Mike Campbell– guitar
  • Benmont Tench– organ
  • Stevie Wonder– harmonica
  • Dean Garcia– bass guitar, wood stomping
  • Nathan East– bass guitar
  • Olle Romo– drums, wood stomping
  • Stan Lynch– drums
  • Dave Plews – trumpet
  • Martin Dobson – saxophones
  • Sadie (and other uncredited performers) – gravel stomping
  • Michael Kamen– strings , celeste, keyboard
  • Aretha Franklin– vocals
  • Angel Cross – backing vocals
  • The Charles Williams Singers – backing vocals, gospel choir
  • Elvis Costello– harmony vocals
  • Shelly Yakus – recording
  • Don Smith – engineer, mixing
  • Adam Williams – , drum programming, engineer, mixing
  • Jay Willis – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Laurence Stevens – art direction, design
  • Paul Fortune – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Would I Lie To You
  2. There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)
  3. I Love You Like a Ball and Chain
  4. Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
  5. Conditioned Soul
  6. Adrian
  7. It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)
  8. Here Comes That Sinking Feeling
  9. Better to Have Lost in Love (Than Never to Have Loved at All)

Alice Cooper: Lace And Whiskey

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Lace and Whiskey

On April 29, 1977, “Warner Bros” released “Lace and Whiskey”, the tenth Alice Cooper studio album.It was released at “Soundstage” in Toronto; “Cherokee Studios”, “RCA”, “Producer’s Workshop” in Los Angeles; “Record Plant” in New York, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper – vocals
  • Dick Wagner- vocals, guitar
  • Steve Hunter- guitar
  • Josef Chirowski – keyboards
  • Bob Ezrin- keyboards
  • Bob Babbitt- bass
  • Tony Levin- bass
  • Prakash John– bass
  • Allan Schwartzberg- drums
  • Jim Gordon- drums
  • Jimmy Maelen- percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner and Bob Ezrin, except where noted.

  1. It’s Hot Tonight
  2. Lace and Whiskey
  3. Road rats
  4. Damned If You Do
  5. You and Me – Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner
  6. King of the Silver Screen
  7. Ubangi Stomp
  8. (No More) Love at Your Convenience
  9. I Never Wrote Those Song
  10. My God

Slade: You Boyz Make Big Noize

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On April 27, 1987, “RCA” label released “You Boyz Make Big Noize”, the fourteenth Slade album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Portland Studios”, “Redan Stuidos” and “Music Works”, and was produced by Jim Lea, John Punter and Roy Thomas Baker.

Personnel:

  • Noddy Holder- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Dave Hill- lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Lea- bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Don Powell- drums
  • Gerrard Johnson – keyboard programming
  • Pete Hammond – keyboard programming
  • Dave Garland – engineer
  • Jerry Napier – engineer
  • Mark Dearney – engineer
  • Matt Butler – engineer
  • Trevor Hallesey – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, except where noted.

  1. Love Is Like a Rock – Avsec, McClain, Ierace, Hoenes, Valentine
  2. That’s What Friends Are For
  3. Still the Same
  4. Fools Go Crazy
  5. She’s Heavy
  6. We Won’t Give In
  7. Won’t You Rock with Me
  8. Oooh La La in LA
  9. Me and the Boys
  10. Sing Shout (Knock Yourself Out)
  11. The Roaring silence
  12. It’s Hard Having Fun Nowadays

David Bowie: Aladdin Sane

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On April 13, 1973, “RCA” label released “Aladdin Sane”, the sixth David Bowie album. It was recorded 6 October 1972, 3 December 1972 – 24 January 1973, at “Trident Studios”, London and “RCA Studios” in New York and Nashville, and was produced by Ken Scott and David Bowie. “Rolling Stones” magazine ranked  “Aladdin Sane” at number 277 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. “Pitchfork Media” ranked the album at number 77 on its list of the top “100 Albums of the 1970s”.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals, guitar, harmonica, saxophone, arrangements
  • Mick Ronson – vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements
  • Mike Garson– piano, synthesizers
  • Trevor Bolder– bass guitar
  • Mick “Woody” Woodmansey– drums
  • Ken Fordham – saxophone, flutes
  • Brian “Bux” Wilshaw – saxophone, flutes
  • Juanita “Honey” Franklin – backing vocals
  • Linda Lewis– backing vocals
  • A. MacCormack– backing vocals
  • Ken Scott – engineer
  • Mick Moran – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. Watch That Man
  2. Alladin Sane
  3. Drive-in- Saturday
  4. Panic in Detroit
  5. Cracked Actor
  6. Time
  7. The Prettiest Star
  8. Let’s Spend the Night Together – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  9. The Jean Genie
  10. Lady Grinning Soul

John Denver: Poems, Prayers & Promises

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On April 5, 1971, “RCA” label released “Poems, Prayers & Promises”, the fourth John Denver album. It was recorded in 1970 – 1971, and was produced by Milton Okun and  Susan Ruskin. The album contains contains “Take Me Home, Country Roads”, which would become Denver’s signature song.

Personnel:

  • John Denver – vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars
  • Taffy Nivert– vocals
  • Bill Danoff– vocals, guitar
  • Eric Weissberg– banjo, steel guitars
  • Mike Taylor– acoustic guitar
  • Frank Owens – piano
  • Richard Kniss – double bass
  • Gary Chester– drums, percussion
  • Don Wardell – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Poems, Prayers and Promises – John Denver
  2. Let It be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. My Sweet Lady – John Denver
  4. Wooden Indian – John Denver
  5. Junk – Paul McCartney
  6. Gospel Changes – Jack Williams
  7. Take Me Home Country Roads – Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, John Denver
  8. I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
  9. Sunshine on My Shoulders – John Denver, Richard Kriss, Mike Taylor
  10. Around & Around – John Denver
  11. Fire and Rain – James Taylor
  12. The Box – Kendrew Lascelles

Iggy Pop: The Idiot

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On March 18, 1977, “RCA” label released “The Idiot”, the debut Iggy Pop studio album. It was recorded July 1976 – February 1977, at “Château d’Hérouville in Hérouville”, France, “Musicland Studios” in Munich, “Hansa Studio 1” in Berlin, and was produced by David Bowie.

Personnel:

  • Iggy Pop– vocals
  • David Bowie– keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, piano, saxophone, xylophone, backing vocals
  • Carlos Alomar– guitar
  • Phil Palmer– guitar
  • Laurent Thibault – bass
  • George Murray– bass guitar
  • Michel Santangeli – drums
  • Dennis Davis– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Iggy Pop and David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. Sister Midnight – Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Carlos Alomar
  2. Nightclubbing
  3. Funtime
  4. Baby
  5. China Girl
  6. Dum Dum Boys
  7. Tiny Girls
  8. Mass Production

Dave Matthews Band: Everyday

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Dave Matthews Band Everyday

On February 27, 2001, “RCA” label released “Everyday”, the fourth Dave Matthews Band studio album. It was recorded in November 2000, in “Conway Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Glen Ballard.

Personnel:

  • Dave Matthews— vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar
  • Stefan Lessard— bass guitar
  • LeRoi Moore— flute, contrabass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, backing vocals
  • Glen Ballard— keyboards, piano
  • Carter Beauford— vocals, bongos, conga, drums, vibraphone
  • Carlos Santana— electric guitar
  • Boyd Tinsley— violin, backing vocals
  • Vusi Mahlasela— backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David J. Matthews and Glen Ballard.

  1. I Did It
  2. When the World Ends
  3. The Space Between
  4. Dreams of Our Fathers
  5. So Right
  6. If I Had It All
  7. What You Are
  8. Angel
  9. Fool to Think
  10. Sleep to Dream Her
  11. Mother Father
  12. Everyday

Cowboy Junkies: Black Eyed Man

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On February 11, 1992, “RCA” label released “Black Eyed Man”, the fourth Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins– lead vocals
  • Michael Timmins– guitar
  • Alan Anton– bass
  • Peter Timmins– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. Southern Rain
  2. Oregon Hill
  3. This Street, That Man, This Life
  4. A Horse in the Country
  5. If You Were the Woman and I Was the Man
  6. Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer Park
  7. Black Eyed Man
  8. Winter’s Song
  9. The Last Spike
  10. Cowboy Junkies Lament – Townes Van Zandt
  11. Townes’ Blues
  12. To Live is to Fly – Townes Van Zandt

Cass Elliot: Same

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On January 24, 1972, “RCA” released the self titled, fourth Cass Elliot studio album. It was recorded in 1971 at “RCA’s Music Center of the World” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein and Benny Golson.

Personnel:

  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Larry Carlton– guitar
  • Ed Carter – guitar
  • Al Casey– guitar
  • Louie Shelton– guitar
  • Don Randi– piano
  • Michael Lang – piano
  • Carl Fortina – keyboards, musette
  • Bruce Johnston– vocals, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
  • Carol Kaye– bass
  • Joe Osborn– bass
  • Ed Greene– drums
  • John Guerin– drums
  • Reggie Colson – percussion
  • William Cat Anderson – trumpet
  • Gino Bozzacco – trumpet
  • Grover Mitchell – trombone
  • Maurice – trombone
  • Eddie Kusby – trombone
  • Maurice Spears – bass trombone
  • Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
  • Moacir Santos – tenor saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Benny Golson– arrangements, conductor, backing vocals, string section
  • Carl Wilson– vocals
  • Clark Burroughs – vocals
  • Benny Colson – vocals
  • Venetta Fields– vocals, backing vocals
  • Jan Gassman – vocals, backing vocals
  • Jules “Stix” Greenberg – backing Vocals
  • Clydie King– vocals, backing vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews– vocals, backing vocals
  • Marilyn Messina – vocals, backing vocals
  • Gary Burden– art direction, design
  • George Hurrell – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. I’ll Be Home – Randy Newman
  2. Baby I’m Yours – Van McCoy
  3. Jesus Was a Cross Maker – Judee Sill
  4. That Song – Bill Dean
  5.  When It Doesn’t Work Out – Leah Kunkel
  6. I’ll Be There – Bobby Darin
  7. Disney Girls – Bruce Johnston
  8. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
  9. Cherries Jubilee – Marilyn Messina
  10. All in the Game – Carl Sigman, Charles Dawes

Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby

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On January 19, 1976, “RCA” label released “Coney Island Baby”, the sixth Lou Reed album.  It was recorded in October 1975, at the “Mediasound” in New York, and was produced by Lou Reed and Godfrey Diamond.

Personnel:

  • Lou Reed- vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano
  • Bob Kulick- lead and slide guitar
  • Michael Fonfara- keyboards
  • Bruce Yaw – acoustic bass, electric bass
  • Doug Yule- bass
  • Bob Meday – drums
  • Michael Suchorsky – drums
  • Joanne Vent, Michael Wendroff, Godfrey Diamond – backing vocals
  • Mick Rock– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Reed.

  1. Crazy Feeling
  2. Charley’s Girl
  3. She’s My Best Friend
  4. Kicks
  5. A Gift
  6. Ooohhh Baby
  7. Nobody’s Business
  8. Coney Island Baby