On May 6, 1985, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Highwayman (The) album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Moman’s Recording” and “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Chips Moman. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by ARIA, and Platinum in US by RIAA.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals
Waylon Jennings – vocals, guitar
Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar
Kris Kristofferson – vocals
Johnny Rodriguez – lead and backing vocals
Chips Moman – guitars, backing vocals
J. R. Cobb – guitars
Marty Stuart – guitar, mandolin
Reggie Young – guitars
Bobby Wood – keyboards
Bobby Emmons – keyboards
Paul Davis – keyboards, backing vocals
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Mike Leech – bass guitar
Jimmy Tittle – bass guitar
Gene Chrisman – drums
Chips Moman – engineer
David Cherry – engineer
Ken Criblez – engineer assistant
Larry Greenhill – engineer assistant
Denny Purcell – mastering
Track listing:
Highwayman – Jimmy Webb
The Last Cowboy Song – Ed Bruce, Ron Peterson
Jim, I Wore a Tie Today – Cindy Walker
Big River – Johnny Cash
Committed to Parkview – Johnny Cash
Desperados Waiting for a Train – Guy Clark
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman
Welfare Line – Paul Kennerley
Against the Wind – Bob Seger
The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over – Steve Goodman, John Prine
In December 1974, “Monument” label released “Breakaway”, the second duet album by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Fred Foster.
Personnel:
Kris Kristofferson – vocals
Rita Coolidge – vocals
Johnny Christopher – guitars
Jimmy Colvard – guitars
Ray Edenton – guitars
Jerry Shook – guitars
Chip Young – guitars
Reggie Young – guitars
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
Michael Utley – keyboards
Bobby Wood – keyboards
Bobby Emmons – organ
Shane Keister – Moog synthesizer
Tommy Cogbill – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Sammy Creason – drums
Farrell Morris – percussion
Buddy Spicher – fiddle
Charlie McCoy – horns, harmonica, bass harmonica, melodica
Ronald Eades – horns
Harvey Thompson – horns
Charles Rose – horns
Harrison Calloway – horns
Don Sheffield – horns
Bill Justis – string arrangements
Byron Bach, Brenton Banks, George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Martin Katahn, Sheldon Kurland, Martha McCrory, Pamela Sixfin, Gary Vanosdale, Stephanie Woolf – strings
Billy Swan – backing vocals
Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
Chip Young – engineer
Paul Richmond – mastering
Track listing:
Lover Please – Billy Swan
We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds – Melba Montgomery
Dakota – Larry Murray
What’cha Gonna Do? – Donnie Fritts, Jon Reid
The Things I Might Have Been – Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman
On July 1, 1980, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut John Anderson studio album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Norro Wilson.
Personnel:
John Anderson – lead and backing vocals
Tommy Allsup – acoustic guitar
Reggie Young – electric guitar
Phil Baugh – electric guitar
Ray Edenton – electric guitar
Pete Drake – steel guitar
Billy Sanford – electric guitar
Pete Wade – electric guitar
Bobby Wood – piano
David Briggs – piano
Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
Terry McMillan – harmonica
Bob Moore – upright bass
Henry Strzelecki – bass guitar
Harold Bradley – six string bass guitar
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
Ralph Gallant (Larrie Londin) – drums
Kenny Malone – drums
Tommy Jackson – fiddle
Track listing:
Havin’ Hard Times – John Anderson, Lionel Delmore
Something Borrowed, Something Blue – Wayland Holyfield, Norro Wilson
Shoot Low, Sheriff – John Anderson, Lionel Delmore
The Girl at the End of the Bar – John Anderson, Lionel Delmore
Low Dog Blues – John Anderson, Lionel Delmore
1959 – Garry Gentry
She Just Started Liking Cheatin’ Songs – Kent Robbins
The Arms of a Fool – Ronal McCown
It Looks Like the Party Is Over – John Anderson, Lionel Delmore
If There Were No Memories – Ronal McCown
Your Lying Blue Eyes – Ken McDuffie
You’re Right, I’m Wrong, I’m Sorry – John Anderson, Betty Gallup, Ervan James Parker
On June 6, 2000, “Interscope” label released “Rated R”, the second Queens of the Stone Age studio album. It was recorded December 1999 – March 2000, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Chris Goss and Joshua Homme.
Personnel:
Josh Homme – lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, lead guitar, drums, percussion, mixing, concept
Nick Oliveri – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar, percussion, concept, art conception
Gene Trautmann – drums
Dave Catching – piano, electric piano, lap steel guitar, guitar, 12-string guitar
Chris Goss – grand piano, noise piano, bass, percussion, backing vocals
Nick Lucero – drums, percussion
Barrett Martin – vibes, percussion, steel drum
Scott Mayo – baritone sax, horns
Fernando Pullum – flugelhorn, horns
Reggie Young – horns
Mark Lanegan – lead and backing vocals
Mike Johnson – backing vocals
Pete Stahl – backing vocals
Rob Halford – backing vocals
Nick Eldorado – backing vocals
Wendy Rae Fowler (Wendy Ray Moan) – backing vocals
Bradley Cook – engineer
Martin Schmelzle – engineer, sequencing, assembly
Trina Shoemaker – engineer, mixing
Dan Druff – guitar technician
Marek – noise, mixing
Robert Brunner – pre-production assistant
Francesca Restrepo – art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri.
Feel Good Hit of the Summer
The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
Leg of Lamb
Auto Pilot
Better Living Through Chemistry
Monsters in the Parasol – Josh Homme, Mario Lalli
Quick and to the Pointless
In the Fade (includes a reprise of Feel Good Hit of the Summer) – Josh Homme, Mark Lanegan
In February 1974, “Dunhill” label released “Living and Dying in ¾ Time”, the fourth Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in October 1973, at “Woodland Sound Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Don Gant.
Personnel:
Jimmy Buffett – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Lanny Fiel – acoustic, electric and slide guitar
Reggie Young – electric guitar
Doyle Grisham – pedal steel guitar
Mike Utley – keyboards
Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
Tommy Cogbill – bass
Sammy Creason – drums
Ferrell Morris – congas, vibes
Billy Puett – horns
Don Gant, Buzz Cason, Bergen White – backing vocals
On January 2, 1973, “Blue Thumb” label released “Sunforest”, the third Tom Rapp album. It was recorded in 1973, at “House of Cash”, “Quadrafonic Sound”, “Woodland Sound Studios”, “Electric Lady”, and was produced by Larry Butler and Peter Edmiston.
Personnel:
Tom Rapp – vocals, guitar
Buzz Cason – vocals
Diane Harris – vocals
Steve McCord – guitar, musical advisor
Jim Colvard – dobro, guitar
Bobby Thompson – dobro, guitar, banjo
Charles Cochran – piano, string arrangements
Bobby Wood – piano
Reggie Young – piano
Bob Dorough – piano
David Briggs – piano
Mike Leech – bass, string arrangements
Bill Salter – bass
Art Ellis – vocals, flute, congas
Bill Rollins – cello
Buddy Spicher – electric viola, violin
Karl Himmel – drums, percussion
Kenny Buttrey – drums
Farrell Morris – percussion
Warren Smith – marimba
Charlie Bragg, Gene Eichelberger, Rex Collier, Dick Shapiro – engineer
On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.
Personnel:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt − drums
Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
The Imperials − backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals
Back in Memphis
Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
Reggie Young − electric guitar
Bobby Wood − piano
Bobby Emmons − organ
Ed Kollis − harmonica
Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals
Track listing:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
Suspicious Minds – Mark James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Back in Memphis
Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
On September 26, 1988, “Island” label released “Seven Year Itch”, the fifteenth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Digital Recorders” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Rob Fraboni, Rocky Fataar and Barry Beckett.
Personnel:
Etta James – vocals
Kenny Greenberg, Reggie Young, Steve Cropper – guitar
Art Neville, Barry Beckett – keyboards
Bob Wray, James “Hutch” Hutchinson, Willie Weeks – bass
Ricky Fataar, Roger Hawkins – drums
Jim Horn – saxophone, horn arrangements
Jack Hale, Mike Haynes, Quitman Dennis – horns
Howard Steele, Rich Schirmer, Scott Hendricks – recording
Barry Beckett, Scott Hendricks – mixing
Track listing:
I Got the Will – Otis Redding
Jump into My Fire – Johnny Cobb, Jana King
Shakey Ground – Jeffrey Bowen, Alphonso Boyd, Eddie Hazel
Come to Mama – Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle
Damn Your Eyes – Steve Bogard, Barbara Wyrick
Breaking Up Somebody’s Home – Al Jackson, Jr., Timothy Matthews
The Jealous Kind – Robert Guidry
How Strong Is a Woman – Bettye Crutcher
It Ain’t Always What You Do (It’s Who You Let See You Do It) – Carl Hampton, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
On April 20, 1993, “Polygram,” and “Mercury” label released the self-titled, debut Shania Twain studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, and was produced by Harold Shedd and Norro Wilson.
Personnel:
Shania Twain – lead and backing vocals
Mark Casstevens, Allen Frank Estes, Chris Leuzinger, Billy Joe Walker Jr., John Willis – acoustic guitar
Steve Gibson, Billy Joe Walker Jr., Reggie Young – electric guitar
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
Costo Davis – synthesizer
David Briggs, Costo Davis, Gary Prim – keyboards
Terry McMillan, Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson – harmonica
Mike Brignardello, Glenn Worf – bass
Paul Leim, Larrie Londin – drums
Terry McMillan – percussion
Anthony Martin, John Wesley Ryles, Ronny Scaife, Cindy Richardson Walker, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young – backing vocals
Jim Cotton, Todd Culross, Graeme Smith, Joe Scaife – engineer, mixing
Marty Williams – mastering
Track listing:
What Made You Say That – Tony Haselden, Stan Munsey
You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me – Hank Beach, Forest Borders II
Dance with the One That Brought You – Sam Hogin, Gretchen Peters
Still Under the Weather – Skip Ewing, L.E. White, Michael White
Good Ain’t Gonna Getcha for That – Eillen Twain, Kent Robbins
Got a Hold on Me – Rachel Newman
There Goes the Neighborhood – Tommy Dodson, Bill C. Graham, Alan Laney
Forget Me – Stephony Smith
When He leaves You – Mike Reid, Kent Robbins
Crime of the Century – Richard Fagan, Ralph Murphy
On March 20, 1974, “RCA” label released “Good Times”, the twentieth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded July – December 1973, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals
James Burton – lead guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar
Reggie Young – guitar
Johnny Christopher – guitar
Dennis Linde – guitar
Bobby Wood – piano
Per Erik “Pete” Hallin – piano
Bobby Emmons – Hammond organ
David Briggs – Hammond organ
Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
Ron Tutt – drums
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Joe Esposito – percussion
Mary and Ginger Holliday – backing vocals
Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
J. D. Sumner & The Stamps, Voice – backing vocals
Mike Leech – strings and horn arrangements
Glen Spreen – strings arrangements
Al Pachucki, Dick Baxter, Mickey Crofford, Mike Moran – engineer
Track listing:
Take Good Care of Her – Arthur Kent, Edward C. Warren
Loving Arms – Tom Jans
I Got a Feelin’ in My Body – Deenis Linde
If That Isn’t Love – Dottie Rambo
She Wears My Ring – Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant
I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby – Tony Joe White
My Boy – Bill Martin, Phil Coulter, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Claude François
Spanish Eyes – Bert Keampfert, Eddie Snyder, Charles Singleton
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