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The Band: Northern Lights-Southern Cross

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In November 1975, “Capitol” label released “Northern Lights – Southern Cross”, the sixth Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Shangri-La Studios” in Zuma Beach, California, and was produced by Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson.

Personnel:

  • Robbie Robertson – guitars, piano, clavinet, melodica, percussion, mixing
  • Garth Hudson -organ, keyboards,  accordion,  saxophones,  synthesizers, piccolo, woodwind, chanter, bass, brass, mixing
  • Richard Manuel – vocals, acoustic and electric piano, keyboards, organ, drums, clavinet, percussion
  • Rick Danko – vocals, bass, guitar, violin, harmonica, mixing
  • Levon Helm – vocals, drums, guitar, percussion
  • Byron Berline – fiddle
  • Nat Jeffrey – engineer, mixing
  • Rob Fraboni – engineer, mixing
  • Ed Anderson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Robbie Robertson.

  1. Forbidden Fruit
  2. Hobo Jungle
  3. Ophelia
  4. Acadian Driftwood
  5. Ring Your Bell
  6. It makes No Difference
  7. Jupiter Hollow
  8. Rags and Bones

Etta James: Seven Years Itch

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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:

  1. I Got the Will – Otis Redding
  2. Jump into My Fire – Johnny Cobb, Jana King
  3. Shakey Ground – Jeffrey Bowen, Alphonso Boyd, Eddie Hazel
  4. Come to Mama – Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle
  5. Damn Your Eyes – Steve Bogard, Barbara Wyrick
  6. Breaking Up Somebody’s Home – Al Jackson, Jr., Timothy Matthews
  7. The Jealous Kind – Robert Guidry
  8. How Strong Is a Woman – Bettye Crutcher
  9. It Ain’t Always What You Do (It’s Who You Let See You Do It) – Carl Hampton, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
  10. One Night – Mike Read, Troy Seals

Pure Prairie League: Something in the Night

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In February 1981, “Casablanca” label released “Something in the Night”, the ninth Pure Prairie League studio album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Rob Fraboni.

Personnel:

  • Vince Gill – vocals, banjo, guitar, violin
  • Jeff Wilson – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Connor – keyboards
  • Michael Reilly – vocals, bass
  • Billy Hinds – drums
  • Nicky Hopkins – piano
  • Gary Mielke – synthesizer
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • David Sanborn – saxophone
  • Johnny Lee Schell – guitar
  • Dick Sims – organ
  • Kristine Arnold – vocals
  • Renée Geyer – vocals
  • Janis Oliver-Gill – vocals
  • Ricky Fataar – percussion
  • Fredrioco Spumani – percussion
  • Terry Becker, Tim Kramer – engineer
  • Steve Gillmor – engineer assistant
  • Tim Bryant – art direction
  • Jeff Wack – design
  • Scott Hensel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vince Gill; except where noted.

  1. Don’t Keep Me Hangin’
  2. Love Me Again
  3. Hold on to Our Hearts
  4. Something in the Night – Dan Greer, Jeff Wilson, Steve Woodard
  5. Do You Love Me Truly, Julie?
  6. You’re Mine Tonight – Rafe Van Hoy
  7. Still Right Here in My Heart – Dan Greer, Jeff Wilson
  8. I Wanna Know Your Name
  9. Feel the Fire – Dan Greer, Jeff Wilson, Steve Woodard
  10. Tell Me One More Time – Dan Greer, Jeff Wilson

Wayne Shorter: Native Dancer

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On January 18, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Native Dancer”, the fifteenth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in September 1974, at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jim Price and Rob Fraboni.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Milton Nascimento – vocals, guitar
  • David Amaro – guitar
  • Jay Graydon – guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – piano, keyboards
  • Wagner Tiso – organ, piano
  • Dave McDaniel – bass
  • Robertinho Silva – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Ponta de Areia – Milton Nascimento
  2. Beauty and the Beast – Wayne Shorter
  3. Tarde – Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento
  4. Miracle of the Fishes – Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento
  5. Diana – Wayne Shorter
  6. From the Lonely Afternoons – Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento
  7. Ana Maria – Wayne Shorter
  8. Lilia – Milton Nascimento
  9. Joanna’s Theme – Herbie Hancock

Joe Cocker: I Can Stand A Little Rain

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In August 1974, “A&M” label released “I Can Stand a Little Rain”, the fourth Joe Cocker studio album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jim Price.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals
  • Henry McCullough, Cornell Dupree, Jay Graydon, Ralph Hammer, Ray Palmer, Ray Parker, Jr.– guitar
  • Chuck Rainey, Clydie King, Dave McDaniel, Chris Stewart – bass
  • Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Ollie E. Brown, Jeff Porcaro, Denny Seiwell, Jimmy Karstein – drums
  • Randy Newman, Nicky Hopkins, Greg Mathieson, Jimmy Webb, Jim Price, David Paich, Richard Tee, Peggy Sandvig – keyboards
  • Jim Horn, Trevor Lawrence – saxophone
  • Stuart Blumberg, Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Mayo Tiana, Jim Price– trombone
  • Merry Clayton, Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Daniel Moore- backing vocals
  • Jim Price, Jimmy Webb– arrangements
  • Rob Fraboniand Nat Jeffrey, Joe Tuzen, Mario Aglietti, Rick Heenan, J.J. Jansen, Carlton Lee, Ken Klinger, Zak Zenor – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Kent Duncan – mastering
  • Steve Vaughan – photography

Track listing:

  1. Put Out the Light – Daniel Moore
  2. I Can Stand a Little Rain – Jim Price
  3. I Get Mad – Joe Cocker, Jim Price
  4. Sing Me a Song – Henry McCullough
  5. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress – Jimmy Webb
  6. Don’t Forget Me – Harry Nilsson
  7. You Are So Beautiful – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  8. It’s a Sin (When You Love Somebody) – Jimmy Webb
  9. Performance – Allen Toussaint
  10. Guilty – Randy Newman

Joe Cocker: Stingray

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In April 1976, “A&M” label released “Stingray”, the sixth Joe Cocker studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Rob Fraboni.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals
  • Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale, Albert Lee, Eric Clapton- guitar
  • Richard Tee- keyboards, organ
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Steve Gadd- drums, percussion
  • Sam Rivers- soprano saxophone
  • Felix “Flaco” Falcon – percussion, congas
  • Patti Austin, Bonnie Bramlett, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Phylliss Lindsey, Brenda White, Maxine Willard Waters, Deniece Williams- backing vocals
  • Tyrone Downie, Peter Tosh, Eric Gale, Richard Tee- arrangements
  • Baker Bigsby, Neil Case, Rob Fraboni – engineer
  • Mark Aglietti, Richard Tee – associate producers

Track listing:

  1. The Jealous Kind – Bobby Charles
  2. I Broke Down – Matthew Moore
  3. You Came Along – Bobby Charles
  4. Catfish – Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy
  5. Moon Dew – Matthew Moore
  6. The Man in Me – Bob Dylan
  7. She Is My Lady – George Clinton
  8. Worrier – Matthew Moore
  9. Born Thru Indifference – Joe Cocker, Richard Tee
  10. A Song for You – Leon Russell

 

Joe Cocker: Jamaica Say You Will

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In April 1975, “Cube” label released “Jamaica Say You Will”, the fifth Joe Cocker studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “The Village Recorders” in Los Angeles and was produced by Jim Price.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cocker – lead vocals
  • Ben Benay, Dan Sawyer, Daniel Moore, Henry McCullough, Cornell Dupree- guitar
  • Jim Price, Jean Alain Roussel, Nicky Hopkins, Richard Tee- keyboards
  • Ben Benay – harmonica
  • Chuck Rainey, Chris Stewart, Dave McDaniel – bass
  • Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Jim Karstein, Joe Correro – drums
  • Don Poncher – percussion
  • Jim Horn, Trevor Lawrence, Bobby Keys- saxophone
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Sherlie Matthews, Cynthia Barclay, Carol Stallings, Jim Price, Matthew Moore, Daniel Moore, Buzz Clifford, Joanne Bell, Clydie King, Venetta Fields- backing vocals
  • Peggy Sandvig – orchestration
  • Sid Sharp – strings
  • Jim Price, Richard Tee – arrangements
  • Daniel Moore – additional choral arranging
  • Zak Zenor, Rob Fraboni, Rob Fraboni, Joe Tuzen – engineer
  • Allen Zentz – mastering

Track listing:

  1. (That’s What I Like) In My Woman – Matthew Moore
  2. Where Am I Now – Jesse Ed Davis
  3. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
  4. Forgive Me Now – Matthew Moore
  5. Oh Mama – Jim Price
  6. Lucinda – Randy Newman
  7. If I Love You – Daniel Moore
  8. Jamaica, Say You Will – Jackson Browne
  9. It’s All Over But the Shoutin’ – Joe Hinton, Johnny Bristol
  10. Jack-A-Diamonds – Daniel Moore

Eric Clapton: No Reason To Cry

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On August 27, 1976, “RSO” and “Polydor” labels released “No Reason to Cry”, the fourth Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – May 1976,  at “The Village Recorder”, and “Shangri-La Malibu, and was produced by Rob Fraboni.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton – vocal, guitar, production assistant, liner notes
  • Bob Dylan
  • Ron Wood
  • Rick Danko
  • Richard Manuel
  • Robbie Robertson
  • Georgie Fame
  • Aggie
  • Brains Bradley
  • Jesse Ed Davis
  • Terry Danko
  • Bob Ellis
  • Connie
  • Konrad Kramer
  • Yvonne Elliman
  • Geoffrey Harrison
  • Levon Helm
  • Garth Hudson
  • Marcy Levy
  • Nello
  • Jamie Oldaker
  • Albhy Galuten
  • Dick Simms
  • Dick La Palm
  • Dread Lever
  • Billy Preston
  • Chris Jagger
  • Sergio Pastora Rodriguez
  • Wilton Spears
  • Dominic Lumetta
  • Sandy Castle
  • George Terry
  • Larry Samuals
  • Mick Turner
  • Wah Wah Watson
  • Pete & All at Shangri-La
  • Ed Anderson – engineer
  • Nat Jeffrey – engineer
  • Ralph Moss – engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Tom Niukosey – design, handletter
  • Carl Dean Radle – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Beautiful Thing – Rick Danko, Richard Manuel
  2. Carnival – Eric Clapton
  3. Sign Language – Bob Dylan
  4. County Jail Blues – Alfred Fields
  5. All Our Past Times – Eric Clapton, Rick Danko
  6. Hello Old Friend – Eric Clapton
  7. Double Trouble – Otis Rush
  8. Innocent Times – Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy
  9. Hungry – Marcy Levy, Dicky Simms
  10. Black Summer Rain – Eric Clapton

Melissa Etheridge: Same

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On May 2, 1988, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut  Melissa Etheridge album. It was recorded in October 1987, and was produced by Melissa Etheridge, Niko Bolas, Craig Krampf and Kevin McCormick.

Personnel:

  • Melissa Etheridge – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements
  • Johnny Lee Schell- guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar
  • Scott Thurston- keyboard
  • Wally Badarou- keyboard
  • Kevin McCormick – bass
  • Craig Krampf- percussion, drums, arrangements
  • Allan Blazek, Jim Nipar – engineer
  • David Kane – engineer assistant
  • Duane Seykora, Bob Vogt – mixing assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Tony Wright – design
  • George DuBose – photography
  • Chris Blackwell, Rob Fraboni – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Melissa Etheridge

  1. Similar Features
  2. Chrome Plated Heart
  3. Like the Way I Do
  4. Precious Pain
  5. Don’t You Need
  6. The Late September Dogs
  7. Occasionally
  8. Watching You
  9. Bring Me Some Water
  10. I Want You

Bob Dylan: Planet Waves

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On January 17, 1974, “Asylum” label released “Planet Waves”, the fourteenth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in November, 1973, at the “Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rob Fraboni. On the album Dylan is supported by longtime collaborators the Band.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Robbie Robertson– guitars
  • Garth Hudson – organ
  • Richard Manuel– piano, drums
  • Rick Danko – bass guitar
  • Levon Helm – drums
  • David Gahr, Joel Bernstein– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. On a Night Like This
  2. Going, Going, Gone
  3. Tough Mama
  4. Hazel
  5. Something There Is About You
  6. Forever Young
  7. Forever Young
  8. Dirge
  9. You Angel You
  10. Never Say Goodbye
  11. Wedding Song