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The Pretenders: Get Close

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On October 20, 1986, “Real Records” label released “Get Close”, the fourth Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “AIR” in London, “Power Station”, “Bearsville” and “Right Track Recording” in New York City, “Polar” in Stockholm, and was produced by Bob Clearmountain, Jimmy Lovine and Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitars
  • T. M. Stevens – bass guitar
  • Blair Cunningham – drums, percussion
  • Rupert Black – keyboards
  • Bernie Worrell – organ, synthesizer
  • Bruce Brody – organ
  • Tommy Mandel – synthesizer
  • Paul Wickens – synthesizer, piano
  • Patrick Seymour – synthesizer
  • John McKenzie – bass
  • Chucho Merchán – bass
  • Bruce Thomas – bass
  • Mo Foster – bass
  • Simon Phillips – drums
  • Martin Chambers – drums
  • Mel Gaynor – drums
  • Steve Jordan – drums, percussion
  • Carlos Alomar – percussion
  • L. Shankar – violin
  • Bruce Lampcov – engineer
  • Helen Backhouse – design
  • Richard Haughton – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. My Baby
  2. When I Change My Life
  3. Light of the Moon – Carlos Alomar, Genevieve Gazon, Wayne Ragland
  4. Dance
  5. Tradition of Love
  6. Don’t Get Me Wrong
  7. I Remember You
  8. How Much Did You Get for Your Soul
  9. Chill Factor
  10. Hymn to Her – Meg Keene
  11. Room Full of Mirrors – Kimi Hendrix

Everything But The Girl: Worldwide

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On September 23, 1991, “Blanco y Negro” label released “Worldwide”, the sixth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Livingston Recording Studios” in London.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – vocals
  • Greg Lester – guitar
  • Ben Watt – synthesizer, guitar, synthesizer bass, piano, organ, drum, sound programming, backing vocals
  • Damon Butcher – piano
  • Peter Murray – organ
  • Geoff Gascoyne – bass
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Ralph Salmins – drums, cymbals, percussion
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Dick Oatts – alto and soprano saxophone
  • Pete Whyman – tenor saxophone
  • James McMillan – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Jerry Boys – engineer
  • Richard Haughton – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Old Friends – Ben Watt
  2. Understanding – Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt
  3. You Lift Me Up – Tracey Thorn
  4. Talk to Me Like the Sea – Ben Watt
  5. British Summertime – Tracey Thorn, BenWatt
  6. Twin Cities – Ben Watt
  7. Frozen River – Ben Watt
  8. One Place – Tracey Thorn
  9. Politics Aside – Ben Watt
  10. Boxing and Pop Music – Ben Watt
  11. Feel Alright – Ben Watt

Everything But The Girl: Baby, The Stars Shine Bright

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On August 25, 1986, “Blanco y Negro” label released “Baby, the Stars Shine Bright”, the third Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded March – April 1986, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Hedges, Tracey Horn and Ben Watt.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – vocals
  • Ben Watt – guitar, orchestral arrangements
  • Cara Tivey – organ, piano
  • Micky Harris – bass
  • Rob Peters – drums
  • Steve Henderson, Joao Bosco De Oliveira, Frank Ricotti, Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Jeff Daly, Philip Todd, Peter King, Nigel Nash, Ray Swinfield – saxophone
  • Alan Downey, Derek Watkins, Luke Tunney, Stuart Brooks – trumpet
  • Andy Fawbert, Peter Thoms, Chris Pyne, Alan Hutt – trombone
  • James Handy, John Pigneguy – French horn
  • Gavyn Wright, Wilfred Gibson, John Willison, Richard Studt, Dave Woodcock, James Archer, Levine Andrade, Basil Smart, Bill Benham, Peter Oxer, Tim Good – violin
  • Kenneth Essex, George Robertson, Cathy Stevens, David Emanuel, Roger Garland – viola
  • Chris Green, Paul Kegg, Helen Liebmann, Clive Anstee – cello
  • Clare Torry, Linda Allen, Bob Saker, Lance Ellington, Gary Taylor, Tony Burrows, Vicky Silva, Tessa Niles – backing vocals
  • Nick Ingman – conductor, director
  • Caryn Gough – artwork
  • Richard Haughton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, except where noted.

  1. Come on Home
  2. Don’t Leave Me Behind
  3. A Country Mile – Tracey Thorn
  4. Cross My Heart
  5. Don’t Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart – Ben Watt
  6. Careless – Ben Watt
  7. Sugar Finney
  8. Come Hell or High Water
  9. Fighting Talk
  10. Little Hitler – Tracey Thorn

Everything But The Girl: Amplified Heart

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On June 13, 1994, “Blanco y Negro” label released “Amplified Heart”, the eighth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded December 1993 – April 1994, at “Livingston”, “Strongroom”, “Battery”, Mayfair” and “Whitfield Street Recording” in London, and was produced by Ben Watt and Tracey Horn.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – vocals, design
  • Ben Watt – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic and electric piano, mini Moog, mixing, design
  • Richard Thompson – lead electric guitar
  • John Coxon – keyboards
  • Danny Thompson – double bass
  • Dave Mattacks – drums
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion, strings
  • Peter King – alto saxophone
  • Harry Robinson – string arrangements, conductor
  • Kate St John – Cor Anglais
  • Mads Bjerke – engineer
  • Jon Mallison – engineer
  • Jerry Boys – engineer, mixing
  • Bruce Davies – mixing
  • The Senate – design
  • Richard Haughton – cover and inner sleeve photography
  • Ponyboy Wildwood – inner sleeve photography
  • Corinne Day – inner sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Rollercoaster – Ben Watt
  2. Troubled Mind – lyrics by Tracey Thorn, music by Ben Watt
  3. I Don’t Understand Anything – Tracey Thorn
  4. Walking to You – Ben Watt
  5. Get Me – Ben Watt
  6. Missing – lyrics by Tracey Horn, music by Ben Watt
  7. Two Stars – Ben Watt
  8. We Walk the Same Line – Tracey Thorn
  9. 25 December – Ben Watt
  10. Disenchanted – lyrics by Tracey Thorn, music by Ben Watt

Feargal Sharkey: Wish

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On March 28, 1988, “Virgin” label released “Wish”, the second Feargal Sharkey studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Danny Kortchmar.

Personnel:

  • Feargal Sharkey – vocals
  • Charley Drayton – guitar, backing vocals
  • Keith Richards – guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar
  • Jack Sherman – electric 12-string
  • Danny Kortchmar – guitar, bass
  • Mark Goldenberg – organ, synthesizer, guitar
  • Mike Finnigan – organ
  • Benmont Tench – organ
  • David Paich – synthesizer, piano
  • Maggie Lee – synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Bob Glaub – bass
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – percussion
  • Jimmy “Z” Zavala – saxophone, harmonica
  • Anthony J. Davies – cello, keyboards, dube, backing vocals
  • Beverly D’Angelo – backing vocals
  • David Lasley – backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Myna Smith Schilling – backing vocals
  • Gary Wathen – art direction
  • Richard Haughton – photography

Track listing:

  1. Cold, Cold Streets – Danny Kortchmar, David Lasley, Feargal Sharkey
  2. More Love – Benmont Tench
  3. Full Confession – Danny Kortchmar, Feragal Sharkey, Tim Daly
  4. Please Don’t believe in Me – David A. Stewart, Feargal Sharkey, Tim Daly
  5. Out of My System – Eddie Chacon, Suzanne Valentine
  6. If This is Love – Feargal Sharkey, Maggie Lee, Tim Daly
  7. Strangest Girl in Paradise – Danny Kortchmar, Feargal Sharkey
  8. Blue Days – Danny Kortchmar, Feargal Sharkey, Waddy Eachtel
  9. Let Me Be – Feargal Sharkey, Mark Goldenberg
  10. Safe to Touch – Feargal Sharkey, Steve Jordan

Julian Cope: Peggy Suicide

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On April 22, 1991, “Island” label released “Peggy Suicide”, the seventh Julian Cope album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Julian Cope and Donald Ross Skinner.

Personnel:

  • Julian Cope (also credited as DeHarrison and Double DeHarrison) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, Moog synthesizer, string synthesizer, string arrangements
  • Donald Ross Skinner – bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, organ, piano, drums
  • Michael “Moon-Eye” Watts – electric guitar
  • Ron Fair – piano
  • Tim Bran – Hammond organ 
  • Gorby Scott Butterworth – Moog synthesizer
  • Mark “Rooster” Cosby – drums, percussion, congas
  • J.D. Hassinger – electronic and acoustic drums, tambourine
  • Mike Joyce – drums
  • Ronnie Ross – baritone saxophone 
  • Aaf Verkade – trumpet 
  • The William Stukeley Quintet – strings 
  • Dan Levett – cello
  • Lulu Chivers, Edwina Vernon, Camilla Mayer – vocals
  • Hugo Nicolson – recording, mixing
  • Ingmar Kiang – recording
  • Tim Bran – recording
  • Tony Harris – recording
  • Paul Tipler – recording
  • Darina Roche – cover painting
  • Darren Woolford – design
  • Richard Haughton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks bu Julian Cope, except where noted.

  1. Pristeen
  2. Double Vegetation
  3. East Easy Rider
  4. Promised Land
  5. Hanging Out & Hung Up on the Line
  6. Safesurfer
  7. If You Loved me at All – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner
  8. Drive, She Said
  9. Soldier Blu – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner
  10. You
  11. Not Raving But Drowing
  12. Head
  13. Leperskin – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner
  14. Beautiful Love
  15. Western Front 1992 CE
  16. Hung Up & Hanging Out To Dry – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner, Double DeHarrison, J.D. Hassinger
  17. The American Lite – Julian Cope Donald Ross Skinner
  18.  Las Vegas Basemant