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Joan Armatrading: Secret Secrets

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On February 4, 1985, “A&M” label released “Secret Secrets”, the ninth Joan Armatrading studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Battery Studios” in Willesden, London, and was produced by Mike Howlett.

Personnel:

  • Joan Armatrading – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, arrangements
  • David Rhodes – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Alan Murphy – rhythm guitar
  • Joe Jackson – piano
  • Nick Plytas – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Adrian Lee – synthesizers
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • Mel Gaynor – drums, timpani
  • David Bitelli – saxophone
  • Wesley Magoogan – saxophone
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Paul Spong – trumpet
  • Rick Taylor – trombone
  • Raul D’Oliveira – lead flugelhorn
  • Flachra Trench – strings orchestration
  • Dave Bitelli – horns scored
  • Bryan “Chuck” New – engineer
  • Jon Hallett, Stephen McLaughlin – engineer assistant
  • Michael Ross – art direction
  • Moira Bogue – design
  • Robert Mapplethorpe – photography
  • Tessa Pacey – co-ordination and assistance

All tracks by Joan Armatrading.

  1. Persona Grata
  2. Temptation
  3. Moves
  4. Talking to the WallLove By You
  5. Thinking Man
  6. Friends Not Lovers
  7. One Night
  8. Secret Secrets
  9. Strange

Television: Marque Moon

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On February 8, 1977, “Elektra” label released “Marquee Moon”, the debut Television studio album. It was recorded in September 1976, at “A&R Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Andy Johns and Tom Verlaine. In 2003, “NME” magazine named “Marque Moon” the fourth-greatest album of all time. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 128 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Personnel:

  • Tom Verlaine– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Richard Lloyd– vocal, guitar
  • Fred Smith– vocal, bass guitar
  • Billy Ficca– drums
  • Andy Johns – engineer, mixing
  • Jim Boyer – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi, Lee Hulko – mastering
  • Jimmy Douglass – mixing assistant
  • Randy Mason – mixing assistant
  • Tony Lane – art direction
  • Billy Lobo – back cover artwork
  • Robert Mapplethorpe– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Verlaine, except where noted.

  1. See No Evil
  2. Venus
  3. Friction
  4. Marquee Moon
  5. Elevation
  6. Guiding Light – Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd
  7. Prove It
  8. Torn Curtain

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

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In June 1988, “Arista” label released “Dream of Life”, the fifth Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Fred Smith and Jimmy Iovine.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals
  • Fred “Sonic” Smith– guitar
  • Richard Sohl– keyboards
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Malcolm West – bass
  • Gary Rasmussen – bass
  • Kasim Sulton– bass
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums, keyboards, consultant
  • Errol “Crusher” Bennett – percussion
  • Hearn Gadbois – percussion
  • Sammy Figueroa– percussion
  • Jesse Levy – cello
  • Margaret Ross – harp
  • Andi Ostrowe – backing vocals
  • Robin Nash – backing vocals
  • Thom Panunzio– engineer
  • Jim Michewicz – engineer
  • Kevin Killen – engineer
  • Jay Healey – engineer
  • Brian Sperber – engineer
  • Bill-Dog Dooley – engineer assistant
  • Dave McNair – engineer assistant
  • Richard Travali – engineer, assistant
  • Rob Jacobs – engineer assistant
  • Robert DeLaGarza – engineer assistant
  • Roger Talkov – engineer assistant
  • Marc DeSisto – engineer assistant
  • Shelly Yakus– mixing
  • Scott Litt– миџинг, associate producer
  • Vic Anesini – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Maude Gilman – design
  • Robert Mapplethorpe– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Patti Smith and Fred “Sonic” Smith.

  1. People Have the Power
  2. Going Under
  3. Up There Down There
  4. Paths That Cross
  5. Dream of Life
  6. Where Duty Calls
  7. Looking for You (I Was)
  8. The Jackson Song

Patti Smith: Gone Again

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On June 18, 1996, “Arista” label released “Gone Again”, the sixth Patti Smith album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Electric Lady Studios” and was produced by Malcolm Burn and Lenny Kaye. In 1999 “Rolling Stone” magazine placed “Gone Again” on its list of “The Essential Recordings of the ’90s”.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals, guitar
  • Jeff Buckley– vocals
  • Lenny Kaye– guitar
  • Oliver Ray– guitar, whistle, photography, feedback
  • Tom Verlaine– guitar
  • Whit Smith – guitar
  • Brian Sperber – guitar, engineer
  • César Díaz– guitar
  • Kimberly Smith –mandolin
  • Malcolm Burn – guitar, dulcimer, engineer
  • John Cale – organ
  • Luis Resto– keyboards
  • Tony Shanahan– bass
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums
  • Hearn Gadbois –percussion
  • Eileen Ivers– fiddle
  • Jane Scarpantoni– cello
  • Rick Kiernan –saw
  • Patrick McCarthy– mixing
  • John Angello –mixing
  • Roy Cicala– mixing
  • Greg Calbi –mastering
  • Angela Skouras –design
  • Annie Leibovitz– photography

Track listing:

  1. Gone Again – Patti Smith, Fred “Sonic” Smith
  2. Beneath the Southern Cross – Patti Smith, Lenny kaye
  3. About a Boy – Patti Smith
  4. My Madrigal – Patti Smith,  Fred “Sonic” Smith
  5. Summer Cannibals – Patti Smith, Fred “Sonic” Smith
  6. Dead to the World – Patti Smith
  7. Wing – Patti Smith
  8. Ravens – Patti Smith
  9. Wicked Messenger – Bob Dylan
  10. Fireflies – Patti Smith, Oliver Ray
  11. Farewell Ree – Patti Smith

Patti Smith Group: Easter

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Easter

On March 3, 1978, “Arista” label released “Easter”, the third Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Record Plant” in New York, and “House of Music” in West Orange, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals, guitar
  • Lenny Kaye– vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Ivan Kral– vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums, percussion
  • Andi Ostrowe – percussion
  • Bruce Brody– keyboards, synthesizer
  • Richard Sohl– keyboards
  • Allen Lanier– keyboards
  • John Paul Fetta – bass
  • Jim Maxwell – bagpipes
  • Tom Verlaine– arrangements
  • Maude Gilman – insert design
  • Lynn Goldsmith– cover photography
  • Robert Mapplethorpe– insert photography
  • Cindy Black – insert photography
  • John Roberts – insert photography

Track listing:

  1. Till Victory – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  2. Space Monkey – Patti Smith, Ivan Kral, Tom Verlaine
  3. Because the Night – Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen
  4. Ghost Dance – Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye
  5. Babelogue – Patti Smith
  6. Rock’n’Roll Nigger – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  7. Privilege (Set me Free) – Mel London, Mike Leander, Psalm 23
  8. We Three – Patti Smith
  9. 25th Floor – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  10. High on Rebellion – Patti Smith
  11. Easter – Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty

Patti Smith: Horses

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Patti Smith - Horses

On December 13, 1975, “Arista” label released “Horses”, the debut Patti Smith  studio album.  It was recorded in 1975, at the “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by John Cale.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith– vocals, guitar
  • Tom Verlaine– guitar
  • Allen Lanier– guitar, keyboards
  • Lenny Kaye– vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Richard Sohl– keyboards
  • Ivan Kral– vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums
  • Bob Heimall – design
  • Sherri Whitmarsh – design
  • Richard Aaron – photography
  • Robert Mapplethorpe– photography
  • Chuck Krall – photography
  • Danny Fields– photography
  • Bob Gruen– photography

Track listing:

  1. Gloria – Part I: “In Excelsis Deo”; Part II: “Gloria –  Patti Smith (Part I), Van Morrison (Part II)
  2. Redondo Beach – Patti Smith, Richard Sohl, Lenny Kaye
  3. Birdland – Patti Smith, Richard Sohi, Lenny Kaye, Ivan Kral
  4. Free Money – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  5. Kimberly – Patti Smith, Allen Lanier, Ivan Kral
  6. Break It Up – Patti Smith, Tom Verrlaine
  7. Land – Part I: “Horses”; Part II: “Land of a Thousand Dances”; Part III: “La Mer(de) – Patti Smith (Parts I and III), Chris Kenner (Part II), Fats Domino (Part II)
  8. Elegie – Patti Smith, Allen Lanier