On August 8, 2017, Glen Travis Campbell died aged 81. He was country and rock singer, musician, songwriter, television host, and actor. Campbell released more than 70 albums; sold 45 million records and won 12 “RIAA” Gold albums, four Platinum and one double-Platinum album. In 1967 Campbell won four “Grammy Awards” in the country and pop categories. In 2000, 2004 and 2009, Campbell won “Grammy Hall of Fame Awards and in 2012, he won the “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”. He also won awards for “Male Vocalist of the Year” the “Country Music Association (CMA)” and the “Academy of Country Music (ACM)”, and took the “CMA’s” top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. In his 50 years long career, Campbell has recorded and performed with many famous musicians including Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, The Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, Merle Haggard, Jan and Dean, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Phil Spector, Ricky Nelson and The Beach Boys.
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Train: Drops of Jupiter
On March 27, 2001, “Columbia” label released “Drops of Jupiter”, the second Train album. It was recorded 1999-2000, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”, and 2x Platinum in Canada by the “CRIA”.
Personnel:
- Pat Monahan- lead vocals, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, vibraphone
- Jimmy Stafford – lead guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Rob Hotchkiss- rhythm guitar, bass, harmonica, backing vocals
- Charlie Colin – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Underwood- drums, keyboards, percussion, programming
- Paul Buckmaster- conductor, string arrangements, orchestral arrangements
- Brendan O’Brien– keyboards
- David Campbell- string arrangements
- Carl Gorodetzky – violin, concert master, contractor
- Suzie Katayama – cello, contractor
- Chuck Leavell– piano
- Michael Markman – violin
- Bob Mason – cello
- Dan Smith – cello
- Kris Wilkinson – viola
- Evan Wilson – viola
- Fleming McWilliams- backing vocals
- David Bryant – engineer
- Steve Churchyard– engineer
- Nick DiDia– engineer
- Ryan Williams – engineer
- Karl Egsieker – engineer assistant
- Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
- Brendan O’Brien– mixing
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Joel Zimmerman – art direction
- Tony Hernandez – illustrations
- Ralf Strathmann – photography
- Erin Haley – production coordination
- Cheryl Mondello – production coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Rob Hotchkiss, Charlie Colin and Scott Underwood.
- She’s on Fire
- I Wish You Would
- Drops of Jupiter
- It’s About You
- Hopeless
- Respect
- Let it Roll
- Something More
- Whipping Boy
- Getaway
- Mississippi
James Taylor: October Road
On August 13, 2002, “Columbia” label released “October Road”, the fifteenth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Russ Titelman. In November 2002, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- James Taylor – vocals, guitar
- Ry Cooder– guitar
- Michael Landau– guitar
- Mark Knopfler– vocals, guitar
- John Sheldon – guitar, harmonics
- John Pizzarelli– guitar
- Bobby Mann– guitar
- Greg Phillinganes– keyboards
- Clifford Carter– organ, keyboards, piano, synth rhodes, synth organ, string pad
- Rob Mounsey– keyboards, synthesizer, synth bagpipes, penny whistle, percussion, string pad
- Chiara Civello– piano, backing vocals
- Larry Goldings – piano
- Robbie Kilgore – piano
- Tommy Morgan – harmonica
- Jimmy Johnson– bass
- Steve Gadd– drums
- M Hans Liebert – synth conga, piano, synth percussion
- Luis Conte– percussion
- Michael Brecker– saxophone
- Lou Marini– saxophone
- Harry Allen– tenor saxophone
- Walt Fowler – trumpet
- Steve Scully – chorus
- Michael Eisenstein – chorus
- Nina Gordon– chorus
- Josh Lattanzi – chorus
- Kay Hanley – chorus
- David Lasley– chorus, backing vocals
- Valerie Carter– chorus, backing vocals
- Kate Markowitz– chorus, backing vocals
- Arnold McCuller– chorus, backing vocals
- Richard Sebring – French horn
- Liane Mautner – violin
- Cenovia Cummins – violin
- Brian Dembow – viola
- Bruce Dukov – violin
- Stuart Duncan – violin
- Julie Ann Gigante – violin
- Tamara Hatwan – violin
- Alan Grunfeld – violin
- Karen Jones – violin
- Richard Sortomme – violin
- Donna Tecco – violin
- Belinda Whitney – violin
- Margaret Wooten – violin
- Kenneth Yerke – violin
- Natalie Leggett – violin
- Mark O’Connor– violin
- Robin Olson – violin
- Karen Bakunin – viola
- Carrie Holzman-Little – viola
- Stephen Erdody – cello
- Paula Hochhalter – cello
- Yo-Yo Ma– cello
- Caroline Taylor – backing vocals
- Sally Taylor– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by James Taylor except where noted.
- September Grass – John I. Sheldon
- October Road
- On the 4th of July
- Whenever You’re Ready
- Belfast to Boston
- Mean Old Man
- My Traveling Star
- Raised Up Family
- Carry Me on My Way
- Caroline I See You
- Baby Buffalo
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Martin, R. Blane
Iron Butterfly: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
On June 14, 1968, “Atco” label released “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”, the second Iron Butterfly studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Gold Star Studios” in Hollywood, and in “Ultra Sonic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Don Casale. “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” was certified 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and was the best selling album of the year 1969.
Personnel:
- Erik Brann- vocals, guitars, arrangements
- Doug Ingle- vocals, organ, arrangements
- Lee Dorman- bass, backing vocals, arrangements
- Ron Bushy- drums, percussion, arrangements
- Jim Hilton – recording, engineer
- Bill Cooper – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Doug Ingle except where noted.
- Most Anything You Want
- Flowers and Beads
- My Mirage
- Termination – Erik Brann, Lee Dorman
- Are You Happy
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Earth, Wind & Fire: I Am
On June 9, 1979, “CBS” label released “I Am”, the ninth Earth, Wind & Fire studio album. It was recorded September 1978, at “Hollywood Sound Recorders”, “Sunset Sound Studio”, “Davlen Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Maurice White and Al McKay. “I Am” has been certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”, Platinum in the UK by the “BPI”, and in Canada by “Music Canada”.
Personnel:
- Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
- Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba
- Al McKay – guitar
- Larry Dunn – piano, Oberheimand Moog synthesizer
- Johnny Graham, Marlo Henderson, Sir Alexander Dutkewych , Steve Lukather – guitar
- The Emotions- backing vocals
- Verdine White – bass
- Fred White – drums
- Barbara Korn, Marilyn Robinson, Richard Perissi, Sidney Muldrow – French horn
- Dorothy Jeanne Ashby – harp
- Billy Myers, David Foster, Eddie Del Barrio – keyboards
- Paulinho Da Costa, Ralph Johnson – percussion
- Richard Lepore – timpani
- Fred Jackson, Jr., Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson – saxophone
- Don Myrick – alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
- Andrew Woolfolk – tenor saxophone
- Benjamin Powell, William Reichenbach, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield, Maurice Spears – trombone
- Bobby Bryant, Jerry Hey, Michael Harris, Oscar Brashear, Rahmlee Michael Davis, Steve Madaio – trumpet
- James Ross, Laurie Woods, Linda Lipsett, Marilyn Baker, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski – viola
- Anton Sen, Sherman Bryana, Carl LaMagna, Cynthia Kovaks, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Ilkka Talvi, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Livoti, Judith Talvi, Leeana Sherman, Marcy Dicterow, Pamela Gates, Pavel Farkas, Ronald Clarck, Rosmen Torfeh, Sheldon Sanov, William Henderson – violin
- Daniel Smith, Delores Bing, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Jan Kelley, John Walz, Kevan Torfeh, Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez – cello
- Steven Porcaro – synthesizer programming
- Janice Gower – concertmaster
- Tom Perry – engineer
- George Massenburg – engineer, mixing
- Craig Widby, Ross Pallone – engineer assistant
- Michael Reese – mastering
- Roger Carpenter – design
- Shusei Nagaoka – illustration
Track listing:
- In the Stone – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
- Can’t Let Go – Bill Meyers, Maurice White, Allee Willis
- After the Love Has Gone – David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin
- Let Your Feelings Show – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
- Boogie Wonderland – Jon Lind, Allee Willis
- Star – Eddie Del Barrio, Maurice White, Allee Willis
- Wait – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
- Rock That! – Maurice White, David Foster
- You and I – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
The Eagles: Desperado
On April 17, 1973, “Asylum” label released “Desperado”, the second Eagles studio album. It was recorded at “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns. In 2004, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the song “Desperado” at number 494 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Glenn Frey – vocals, guitars, piano, electric piano, harmonica
- Bernie Leadon – vocals, guitars, mandolin, banjo, dobro
- Randy Meisner– vocals, bass guitar
- Don Henley – vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
- Jim Ed Norman– string arrangements
- Glyn Johns – engineer
- Howard Kilgour – engineer assistant
- Barry Diament –mastering
- Ted Jensen– remastering
Track listing:
- Doolin-Dalton – Glenn Frey, D. Souther, Don Henley, Jackson Browne
- Twenty-One – Bernie Leadon
- Out of Control – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Tom Nixon
- Tequila Sunrise – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
- Desperado – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
- Certain Kind of Fool – Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey
- Doolin-Dalton (Instrumental) – Glenn Frey, Souther, Don Henley, Browne
- Outlaw Man – David Blue
- Saturday Night – Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon
- Bitter Creek – Bernie Leadon
- Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise) – Glenn Frey, Souther, Don Henley, Browne
Offspring: Smash
On April 8, 1994, “Epitaph Records” label released “Smash”, the third Offspring studio album. It was recorded October – December 1993, at “Track Record” in Hollywood, and was produced by Thom Wilson. “Smash” has sold in fifteen million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling independent label album of all time. The album has been certified 6x Platinum by the “Recording Industry Association of America” (RIAA).
Personnel:
- Dexter Holland– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Noodles– lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg K.– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ron Welty– drums, backing vocals
- Jason “Blackball” McLean – additional vocals
- Ken Paulakovich – engineer
- Thom Wilson– engineer
- Mike Ainsworth – engineer assistant
- Ulysses Noriega – engineer assistant
- Christopher C. Murphy – engineer assistant
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Fred Hidalgo– art direction
- Lisa Johnson – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Dexter Holland, except where noted
- Time to Relax
- Nitro (Your Energy)
- Bad Habit
- Gotta Get Away
- Genocide
- Something to Believe In
- Come Out and Play
- Self Esteem
- It’ll Be a Long Time
- Killboy Powerhead
- What Happened to You
- So Alone
- Not the One
- Smash
Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News
On April 6, 2004, “Epic” label released “Good News for People Who Love Bad News”, the fourth Modest Mouse album. It was recorded September–October 2003, at “Sweet Tea Studio” in Oxford, Mississippi and “Easley Recording” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Dennis Herring. In 2004, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA” .
Personnel:
- Isaac Brock –vocals, guitar, banjo, baritone guitar, ukulele, piano, Rhodes, Hendx 3000, whistle, freak beak
- Eric Judy –bass, acoustic guitar, backup vocals, pump organ, mellotron, tin whistle, percussion
- Dann Gallucci – guitar,keyboards, piano, backup vocals, mellotron, drum loops, pump organ, timpani, percussion, glockenspiel
- Benjamin Weikel –drums
- The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band –drums
- Tom Peloso –standup bass, fiddle
- Dennis Herring – Harmonica
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – horns
- Milo Chaska Judy – vocals
- The Flaming Lips– additional instrumentation
- Houston – artwork, design
Track lsiting:
All tracks by Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, and Benjamin Weikel.
- Horn Intro
- The World at Large
- Float On
- Ocean Breathes Salty
- Dig Your Grave
- Bury Me With It
- Dance Hall
- Bukowski
- This Devil’s Workday
- The Views
- Satin in a Coffin
- Interlude (Milo)
- Blame It on the Tetons
- Black Cadillacs
- One Chance
- The Good Times Are Killing Me
Aerosmith: Honkin’ On Bobo
On March, 30, 2004, “Columbia” label released “Honkin’ on Bobo”, the fourteen Aerosmith studio album.It was recorded in 2003, at at the “Boneyard”, “The Bryer Patch”, and“Pandora’s Box”, and was produced by Steven Tyler,Joe Perry, Jack Douglas and Marti Frederiksen.
Personnel:
- Steven Tyler– lead vocals, harmonica
- Joe Perry– lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Brad Whitford– guitar
- Tom Hamilton– bass
- Joey Kramer– drums
- Tracy Bonham– vocals
- Johnnie Johnson– piano
- The Memphis Horns– brass
- Paul Santo – piano, electric piano, organ, engineering
- Paul Caruso– engineer
- Jay Messina – engineer
- Marti Frederiksen – mixing, engineer
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
Track listing:
- Road Runner – Ellas McDaniel
- Shame, Shame, Shame – Ruby Fisher, Kenyon Hopkins
- Eyesight to the Blind – Sonny Boy Williamson
- Baby, Please Don’t Go – Joe Williams
- Never Loved a Girl – Ronny Shannon
- Back Back Train – Fred McDowell
- You Gotta Move – rev. Gary Davis, Fred McDowell
- The Grind – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
- I’m Ready – Willie Dixon
- Temperature – Joel Michael Cohen, Walter Jacobs
- Stop Messin’ Around – Joel Michael Cohen, Walter Jacobs
- Stop Messin’ Around – Clifford Adams, Peter Green
- Jesus Is on the Main Line – traditional; arranged by F. McDowell
Supertramp: Breakfast in America
On March 29, 1979, “A&M” label released “Breakfast in America”, the sixth Supertramp album. It was recorded in 1978, at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Peter Henderson, Rick Davies, John Heliwell, Roger Hodgson, Dougie Thomson and Bob Sienberberg. In 1980, the album won two “Grammy Awards” and was certified quadruple platinum by “RIAA” for sale in US. In France, “Breakfast in America” is the biggest-selling English-language album of all time, and the third biggest seller overall. In 2006, “Q” magazine ranked the album at number two on its list of “Records it’s OK to Love”,
Personnel:
- Rick Davies– vocals, keyboards, harmonica
- John Helliwell– vocals, saxophones, woodwinds
- Roger Hodgson– vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Dougie Thomson– bass
- Bob Siebenberg– drums, percussion
- Slyde Hyde– trombone, tuba
- Gary Mielke – Oberheim programming
- Peter Henderson – engineer
- Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris – engineer assistant
- Crystal Sound, Studio B – mixing
- Mike Doud – art concept
- Mike Doud, Mick Haggerty – art direction
- Mick Haggerty – design
- Mark Hanauer – photography
- Aaron Rapoport – cover photography
All tracks by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.
- Gone Hollywood
- The Logical Song
- Goodbye Stranger
- Breakfast in America
- Oh Darling
- Take the Long Way Home
- Lord Is it Mine?
- Just Another Nervous Wreck
- Casual Conversations
- Child of Vision
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