On October 15, 1974, “Warner Bros” label released “Tupelo Honey”, the fifth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Wally Heider” and “Columbia Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ted Templeman and Van Morrison.
Personnel:
Van Morrison – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, horn arrangements
Ronnie Montrose – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
John McFee – pedal steel guitar
Ted Templeman – organ
Mark Jordan – piano, electric piano
Bill Church – bass
Rick Shlosser – drums
Connie Kay – drums
Gary Mallaber – percussion, vibraphone
Jack Schroer – alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
In March 1973, “Polydor” label released “Be What You Want To”, the ninth Link Wray album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francsico, and was produced by Thomas Jefferson Kaye.
Personnel:
Link Wray – lead vocals, electric guitar
Jerry Garcia – guitar, pedal steel
Bobby Black – steel guitar
David Bromberg – acoustic and electric guitar
Chris Michie – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
Peter Kaukonen – electric guitar
John McFee – electric guitar
Greg Douglass – slide guitar
Commander Cody – piano, keyboards
Tom Salisbury – organ, piano, clavinet, backing vocals, horn and string arrangements
Paul Barlow – bass
Kip Maercklein – bass
Rick Shlosser – drums
Lance Dickerson – drums
Andy Stein – fiddle
Jules Broussard – alto and tenor saxophone
Jack Schroer – baritone saxophone
Tom Harrell – trumpet
Jules Rowell – valve trombone
Nathan Rubin – violin
Teresa Adams – cello
Bruce Steinberg – harmonica
David Coffin, Henry Coleman, Keith Crossan, Frank Demme, Diane Earl, Robert Frost, Zeller Hurd, Carl Johnson, Thomas Jefferson Kaye, Greg Kenney, Barbara Mauritz, Dorothy Morrison, Ralph Payne – backing vocals
Mallory Earl, Don Ososke – engineer
Mallory Earl – mixing
Bruce Steinberg – art direction, design, photography
On August 25, 1981, “Columbia” label released “Scissors Cut”, the fifth Art Garfunkel studio album. It was recorded October 1980 – May 1981, at “Media Sound” in New York City, “Wally Heider Studios” in Los Angeles, “Criteria Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Roy Halle, Art Garfunkel and Mike Batt.
Personnel:
Art Garfunkel – vocals
Pete Carr, Dean Parks, Michael Staton, Graham Lyle, Chris Spedding – guitar
Paul Simon, Andrew Gold – guitar, backing vocals
Jeffrey Staton – guitar, backing vocals
John Jarvis – piano
Jimmy Webb, Larry Knechtel – keyboards
Rob Mounsey, Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
Joe Osborn, Tony Levin, Scott Chambers – bass guitar
Rick Shlosser, Rick Marotta – drums
Ray Cooper, Errol “Crusher” Bennett – percussion
Tommy Vig – vibraphone, backing vocals
Lew Soloff – flugelhorn, trumpet
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
David Campbell – strings
Del Newman – strings
Roland Harker – lute
Teo Macero – conductor
Lisa Garber, Leah Kunkel – backing vocals
Eugene Orloff – concertmaster
Roy Halee – engineer
Terry Rosiello – mixing
Greg Calbi – mastering
John Berg – design
Anthony Loew – artwork
Track listing:
A Heart in New York – Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle
Scissors Cut – Jimmy Webb
Up in the World – Clifford T. Ward
Hang On In – Norman Sallitt
So Easy to Begin – Jules Shear
Bright Eyes – Mike Batt
Can’t Turn My Heart Away – John Jarvis, Eric Kaz
The French Waltz – Adam Mitchell
In Cars – Jimmy Webb
That’s All I’ve Got to Say (Theme from The Last Unicorn) – Jimmy Webb
In July 1979, “Portrait” label released “Dream of a Child”, the third Burton Cummings studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Studio 55”, “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Burton Cummings.
Personnel:
Burton Cummings – vocals, grand piano, piano, synthesizer, clavinet, percussion
Randy Bachman – acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
On April 13, 1982, “Epic” label released “Let Me Know You”, the eighth Stanley Clarke studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Larrabee Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stanley Clarke.
Personnel:
Stanley Clarke– vocals, bass, piccolo bass, tenor bass, electric bass, solo bass, electric bass solo, guitar, sitar, Roland bass synthesizer
Denzil A. Miller Jr. – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer, mini moog
Greg Phillinganes– Fender Rhodes electric piano, mini moog
Todd Cochran– Fender Rhodes electric piano
Michael Sembello– guitar
Carlos Santana– guitar solo
Roger Linn– drums
Gordon Peeke – drums
Paulinho da Costa– drums, percussion
Rick Shlosser– drums
Steve Ferrone– drums
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler– drums
Steve Forman – percussion
Steven Lederman – additional vocals effects
Armand Kaproff – cello
Douglas L. Davis – cello
Earl S. Madison – cello
Paula Hochhalter – cello
Dorothy Remsen – harp
Charles C. Loper – trombone
Dick Hyde– trombone
George Bohanon– trombone
Lewis Melvin McCreary – trombone
Chuck Findley– trumpet
Gary E. Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey– trumpet
Larry G. Hall – trumpet
Allan Harshman – viola
Janet Lakatos – viola
Joel Soultanian – viola
Roland Kato – viola
Rollice E. Dale – viola
Samuel Boghossian – viola
Alfred C. Brewning – violin
Charles Veal Jr. – violin
Daniel Shindaryov – violin
Endre Granat– violin
Gordon Howard Marron – violin
Harry Bluestone– violin
Ilkka Talvi– violin
Joy Lyle – violin
Nathan Kaproff – violin
Nathan Ross – violin
Paul Shure – violin
Tibor Zelig – violin
Vicky Sylvester – violin
Don Menza– woodwind
Ernie Watts– woodwind
Gary Lee Herbig – woodwind
Jim Horn– woodwind
Darlene Love– backing vocals
David Lasley– backing vocals
Marcy Levy– backing vocals
Erik Zobler – recording, mixing
Judy Clapp – recording assistant
Nyya Lark – recording assistant
Sabrina Buchanek – recording assistant
Danny Kopelson – mixing assistant
Wally Buck – mixing assistant
George Horn – mastering
Bob Seidemann– photography
Tracks listing:
All tracks by Stanley Clarke, except where noted.
Straight to the Top
Let Me Know You
You Are the One for Me – lyrics by June Christopher
On November 17, 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “From the Inside”, the fourth Alice Cooper album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by David Foster.
Personnel:
Alice Cooper – vocals
Dick Wagner– lead guitar
Steve Lukather– guitar
Rick Nielsen– guitar
Davey Johnstone– lead guitar, backing vocals
Jay Graydon– guitar, synthesizer programming
Fred Mandel– keyboards
David Foster– keyboards
Robbie King – keyboards
Steve Porcaro– synthesizer programming
John Pierce – bass
David Hungate– bass
Dee Murray– bass
Lee Sklar– bass
Dennis Conway – drums
Michael Ricciardella – drums
Rick Shlosser– drums
Michael Ricciardella – drums
Jim Keltner– percussion
Marcy Levy– vocals
Bill Champlin, Kiki Dee, Flo & Eddie, Tom Kelly, Bobby Kimball, Sheryl Cooper, The Totally Committed Choir – backing vocals
Track listing:
.All lyrics by Alice Cooper and Bernie Taupin, all music by Cooper and Dick Wagner, except where noted.
From the Inside – Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin, Dick Wagner, David Foster
Wish I Were Born in Beverly Hills
The Quiet Room
Nurse Rozetta – Alice Cooper, Steve Lukather, David Foster
Millie and Billie – Alice Cooper, Bruce Roberts
Serious – Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin, David Foster, Steve Lukather
On June 18, 1976, “Riva” label released “A Night on the Town”, the seventh Rod Stewart album. It was recorded December 1975 – April 1976, at “Cherokee Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Muscle Shoals Sound” in Sheffield, “Criteria” in Miami” in Nederland, CO, and was produced by Tom Dowd. The cover art is based on Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s painting “Bal du moulin de la Galette”.
Personnel:
Rod Stewart – vocals
Steve Cropper, Billy Peek, Joe Walsh, Jesse Ed Davis, David Lindley, Fred Tackett– guitar
John Barlow Jarvis, David Foster, Barry Beckett, J. Smith – keyboards
Donald Dunn, Bob Glaub, David Hood, Willie Weeks, Lee Sklar– bass guitar
Roger Hawkins, Andy Newmark, Al Jackson Jr., Rick Shlosser– drums
Tommy Vig, Joe Lala– percussion
Jerry Jumonville, Plas Johnson– tenor saxophone
Tower of Power Horn section – French horn
Jimmy Horowitz, Mel Lewis, Arif Mardin– string arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Rod Stewart, except where noted.
Slow Side
Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
The First Cut Is the Deepest – Cat Stevens
Fool for You
The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)
Fast Side
The Balltrap
Pretty Flamingo – Mark Barkan
Big Bayou – Gib Guilbeau
The Wild Side of Life – Arlie Carter, William Warren
In January 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “Open Fire”, the debut Ronnie Montrose solo album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Edgar Winter.
Personnel:
Ronnie Montrose– guitar, theremin, mandolin, mandocello
Edgar Winter- piano, harpsichord, Moog sequencer bass
Jim Alcivar- Moog synthesizer, martenot, sequencer programming
Alan Fitzgerald– bass
Rick Shlosser– drums
Bob Alcivar- orchestra arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Openers – Bob Alcivar
Open Fire – Ronnie Montrose, Edgar Winter
Mandolinia – Ronnie Montrose
Town Without Pity – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
On August 19, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Coming Out”, the third Manhattan Transfer (The) album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
Tim Hauser– vocals, arrangements
Laurel Massé– vocals, arrangements
Alan Paul– vocals, arrangements
Janis Siegel– vocals, arrangements
Ira Newborn– guitar, autoharp, arrangements
Ben Benay, Robert Bowles – guitar
Dave Frishberg– Clavinet, keyboards, piano
Paul Griffin– keyboards, organ, synthesizer
Dr. John– piano, keyboards
John Barnes, Clarence McDonald– piano
Arthur Jenkins– piano, arranger
Mike Melvoin– piano
Bill Payne, Roger Steinman – piano
Steve Paietta – accordion
Andy Muson – double bass, bass guitar
Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, David Kemper, Roy Markowitz, Jim Nelson, Rick Shlosser, Ringo Starr– drums
Ralph MacDonald– congas, percussion
Nicky Marrero – percussion, timbales
Johnny “Dandy” Rodriguez Jr– bongos, percussion
Bobbye Hall, Doug Thorngren – percussion
Michael Brecker– soprano and tenor saxophone
Jackie Kelso– tenor and baritone saxophone
Jay Migliori– tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker– trumpet
Douglas Botnick, Lewis Hahn, Rick Rowe – engineer
Douglas Botnick, Lewis Hahn, Rick Rowe – engineer
Howard Steele – engineer, remixing
Dennis Devlin, Dan Latham, Tim Sadler – engineer assistant
Allen Zentz – mastering
Tim Hauser– assistant producer
Tim Hauser– assistant producer
Track listing:
Don’t Let Go – Jesse Stone
Zindy Lou – Johnny Moore, Eddie Smith
Chanson D’Amour – Wayne Shanklin
Helpless – Holland-Dozier-Holland
Scotch and Soda – Dave Guard
The Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame) – Al Castellanos
Poinciana(The Song Of The Tree) Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier
O.S – Ron Roker, Gerry Shury, Phil Swern
Popsicle Toes – Michael Franks
It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference – Todd Rundgren
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