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Ryan Adams: Ashes & Fire

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On October 10, 2011, “PAX AM” and “Capitol” labels released “Ashes & Fire”, the 13th Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, guitars
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel
  • Neal Casal – acoustic guitar
  •  Norah Jones – piano, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench – B3 Hammond, piano, electric piano
  • Daniel Clarke – B3 Hammond
  • Gus Seyffert – bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Samuel Dixon – bass guitar
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums
  • The Section Quartet – stings
  • Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen – violins
  • Lauren Chipman – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Mandy Moore – backing vocals
  • Chris Stills – backing vocals
  • Glyn Johns – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Doug Sax – mastering and cutting for vinyl production
  • Andy West – art
  • David Black – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams.

  1. Dirty Rain
  2. Ashes & Fire
  3. Come Home
  4. Rocks
  5. Do I Wait
  6. Chains of Love
  7. Invisible Riverside
  8. Save Me
  9. Kindness
  10. Lucky Now
  11. I Love You But I Don’t Know What to Say

The Brecker Brothers: The brecker Bros.

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In September 1975, “Arista” label released “The Brecker Bros.”, the debut Brecker Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in January 1975, at “Secret Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Randy Brecker.

Personnel:

  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone
  • Bob Mann – guitars
  • Don Grolnick – keyboards
  • Will Lee – vocals, electric bass
  • Harvey Mason – drums
  • Chris Parker – additional drums 
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion
  • Gerald Block – engineer, mixing
  • David Stone – mixing assistant
  • Leanne Ungar – mixing assistant
  • Bob Heimall – art direction
  • Arron Associates – design
  • John Paul Endress – photography
  • Steve Backer – executive produce

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Brecker, except where noted.

  1. Some Skunk Funk
  2. Sponge
  3. A Creature of Many Faces
  4. Twilight
  5. Sneakin’ up Behind You – Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, David Sanborn
  6. Rocks
  7. Levitate
  8. Oh My Stars
  9. D.B.B.

Primal Scream: Give Out But Don’t Give Up

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On March 28, 1994, “Creation” label released “Give Out but Don’t Give Up”, the fourth Primal Scream studio album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by David Bianco, George Clinton, Tom Dowd, George Drakoulias and Mike E. Clark.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Gillespie – lead vocals
  • Denise Johnson – vocals
  • George Clinton – vocals
  • Jackie Johnson – vocals
  • Susan Marshall – vocals
  • Robert Young – guitar
  • Andrew Innes – guitar
  • Martin Duffy – keyboards
  • Jim Dickinson – keyboards
  • Amp Fiddler – keyboards
  • Benmont Tench – keyboards
  • Charlie Jacobs – harmonica
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Henry Olsen – bass guitar
  • Marco Nelson – bass guitar
  • George Drakoulias – bass guitar, drums
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Tony Brock – drums
  • Phillip “Toby” Tomanov – drums
  • Greg Morrow – percussion
  • David Minnick – percussion
  • Andrew Love (The Memphis Horns) – horn section
  • Wayne Jackson (The Memphis Horns) – horn section
  • William Eggleston – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and Robert Young, except where noted.

  1. Jailbird
  2. Rocks
  3. (I’m Gonna) Cry Myself Blind
  4. Funky Jam
  5. Big Jet Plane
  6. Free
  7. Call on Me
  8. Struttin’
  9. Sad and Blue
  10. Give Out but Don’t Give Up – George Clinton, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young
  11. I’ll Be There for You
  12. Everybody Needs Somebody

Caetano Veloso: cê

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On September 1, 2006, “Mercury” label released “cê”, the 31st Caetano Veloso studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Pedro Sá and Moreno Veloso. The album won the “Latin Grammy” for “Best Singer-Songwriter Album”.

Personnel:

  • Caetano Veloso– lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, choir
  • Pedro Sá – guitars, choir, bass
  • Ricardo Dias Gomes – bass, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Marcello Callado – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Caetano Veloso.

  1. Outro
  2. Minhas Lágrimas
  3. Rocks
  4. Deusa Urbana
  5. Waly Salomão
  6. Não Me Arrependo
  7. Musa Híbrida
  8. Odeio
  9. Homem
  10. Porquê?
  11. Um Sonho
  12. O Herói

Aerosmith: Rocks

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On May 3, 1976, “Columbia” released “Rocks”, the fourth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded February–March 1976, at “Wherehouse” and “The Record Plant”, and was produced by Jack Douglas, Joe Perry, Tom hamilton, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Rocks” at number 176 at its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Times”. The album has been quadruple Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Steven Tyler– lead vocals, keyboards, electric bass, harmonica
  • Joe Perry– guitars, six-string bass, electric bass, backing vocals
  • Brad Whitford– guitars
  • Tom Hamilton – bass, guitar
  • Joey Kramer– drums, percussion
  • Paul Prestopino – banjo
  • Jack Douglas– arrangements, backing vocals
  • Aerosmith – arrangements
  • Jay Messina – engineer
  • Rod O’Brien – engineer assistant
  • Sam Ginsburg – engineer assistant
  • David Krebs, Steve Leber –direction
  • Pacific Eye & Ear – design

Track listing:

  1. Back in the Saddle – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  2. Last Child – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford
  3. Rats in the Cellar – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  4. Combination – Joe Perry
  5. Sick as a Dog – Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton
  6. Nobody’s Fault – Steven Ttler, Brad Whitford
  7. Get the Lead Out – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  8. Lick and a Promise – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  9. Home Tonight – Steven Tyler