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Al Green: I’m Still In Love With You

On October 23, 1972, “Hi” label released “I’m Still in Love with You”, the fifth Al Green studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Willie Mitchell. In 2012, the album was ranked number 286 on the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” by “Rolling Stone”.

Personnel:

  • Al Green – lead vocals
  • Mabon “Teenie” Hodges – guitar
  • Charles Hodges – organ, piano, drums
  • Leroy Hodges – bass
  • Howard Grimes – drums, rhythm section
  • Al Jackson Jr. – drums
  • Ed Logan – tenor horn, tenor saxophone
  • Andrew Love – tenor horn, tenor saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – horn section, trumpet
  • Jack Hale, Sr. – horn section, trombone
  • Charles Chalmers – backing vocals, arranger, horn and string arrangements
  • Sandra Chalmers – backing vocals
  • Donna Rhodes – backing vocals
  • Sandra Rhodes – backing vocals
  • James Mitchell – string and horn arrangements, tenor horn, baritone saxophone
  • Willie Mitchell – engineer
  • Larry Walsh – mastering
  • Pete Welding – assistant
  • Cheryl Pawelski – assistant
  • Pam Brady – assistant
  • Robert Gordon – liner notes
  • Tom Cartwright – project director

Track listing:

  1. I’m Still In Love With You – Al Green, Al Jackson Jr, Willie Mitchell
  2. I’m Glad You’re Mine – Al Green
  3. Love and Happiness – Al Green, Mabon Hodges
  4. What a Wonderful Thing Love Is – Al Green
  5. Simply Beautiful – Al Green
  6. Oh Pretty Woman – Bill Dees, Roy Orbison
  7. For the Good Times – Kris Kristofferson
  8. Look What You Done for Me – Al Green, Al Jackson, Willie Mitchell
  9. One of These Good Old Day – Al Green

Tegan And Sara: So Jealous

On September 14, 2004, “Vapor” label released “So Jealous”, the fourth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Mushroom Studios”, in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Sara Quin, Tegan Quin, John Collins, David Carswell and Howard Redekopp. In December 2004, magazine “Rolling Stone” named “So Jealous” one of the “Top 50 records of 2004”.

Personnel:

  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion
  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion
  • David Carswell – guitar, piano
  • Howard Redekopp – guitar, keyboards
  • John Collins – guitar, percussion
  • David Carswell – guitar, piano
  • Matt Sharp – keyboards, Moog synthesizer
  • Chris Carlson – bass
  • Rob Chursinoff — drums, percussion
  • Nick Blasko – violin
  • Howard Redekopp – engineer, mixing
  • Joel Livesey – assistant engineer
  • Misha Rajaratnam – engineer assistant
  • Rob Stesanson – engineer assistant
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Emily Storey – design
  • Dustin Rabin – photography

Track listing:

  1. You Wouldn’t Like Me – Tegan Quin
  2. Take Me Anywhere – Tegan Quin
  3. I Bet It Stung – Sara Quin
  4. I Know I Know I Know – Tegan Quin
  5. Where Does the Good Go – Tegan Quin
  6. Downtown – Tegan Quin
  7. I Won’t Be Left – Tegan Quin
  8. Walking with a Ghost – Sara Quin
  9. So Jealous – Sara Quin
  10. Speak Slow – Tegan Quin
  11. Wake Up Exhausted – Tegan Quin
  12. We Didn’t Do It – Sara Quin
  13. Fix You Up – Tegan Quin
  14. I Can’t Take It – Sara Quin

Peter Wolf: Sleeppless

On September 10, 2002, “Artemis” label released “Sleepless” the sixth Peter Wolf album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Sear Sound”, “Avatar”, “Globe Studios” and “Red House” in New York City, “Woolly Mammoth Sound” in Boston, and was produced by Kenny White and Peter Wolf. Magazine “Rolling Stone”, ranked “Sleepless” on number 427 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf – vocals
  • Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
  • Steve Earle – vocals
  •  Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar, backing vocals
  • Duke Levine – mandolin, electric guitar, baritone guitar
  • Angelo Petraglia – acoustic guitar
  • Cornell Dupree – guitars
  • Stuart Kimball – electric guitar
  • Keith Richards – vocals, electric guitar
  • Kenny White – organ, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals
  • Brian Mitchell – accordion
  • Magic Dick – harmonica
  •  Tony Garnier – acoustic bass
  • Warren McRae – electric bass
  • John Conte – electric bass
  • Paul Ossola – acoustic bass
  • Shawn Pelton – drums, drum loop
  • Kevin Shurtleff – additional drums, percussion
  • Charley Drayton – drums
  • Dan Reiser – drums
  • Sammy Merendino – additional percussion
  • Crispin Cioe – alto saxophone
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
  • Larry Etkin – trumpet
  • Bob Funk – tenor trombone
  • Rob Eaton – backing vocals
  • Teresa Williams – backing vocals
  • Ada Dyer – backing vocals
  • Cire Jones – backing vocals
  • Catherine Russell – backing vocals
  • Milt Grayson – bass vocals
  • Fred Griffith – backing vocals
  • Rob Eaton – recording, mixing
  • Ben Wisch – recording, mixing
  • Phil Greene – mixing
  • Dave Westner – additional engineering, mixing
  • Chris Rival – additional engineering
  • Tom Waltz – additional engineering
  • John Weston – additional engineering
  • Steve Mazur – engineer assistant
  • Jacques Obadia – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Frank Olinsky – design, cover photography
  • Joe Greene – photography
  • Karen Rome – project coordinator
  • Jill Dell’Abate – session coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Growin’ Pain – Angelo Petraglia, Peter Wolf
  2. Nothin’ but the Wheel – John Scott Sherrill
  3. A Lot of Good Ones Gone – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  4. Never Like This Before – Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, David Porter
  5. Run Silent, Run Deep – Timothy S. Mayer, Peter Wolf
  6. Homework – Dave Clark, Al Perkins, Otis Rush
  7. Five O’Clock Angel – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  8. Hey Jordan – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  9. Too Close Together – Sonny Boy Williamson
  10. Some Things You Don’t Want to Know – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  11. Oh Marianne – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf
  12. Sleepless – Will Jennings, Peter Wolf

Jerry Miller

On July 20, 2024, Jerry Miller died aged 81. He was musician (guitar) and singer, member of the bands Jerry Miller Band, The Frantics and The Rhythm Dukes, but was best known as founding member of Moby Grape. Magazine “Rolling Stone” included Jerry Miller at number 68 on their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. As leader, Miller released three albums.

Grateful Dead: Anthem Of The Sun

On July 18, 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “Anthem of the Sun”, the second Grateful Dead studio album. It was recorded September 1967 – March 1968, at “American Studios” in Los Angeles, “RCA Victor Studio A” in Hollywood, “Century Sound” and “Olmstead Studios” in New York City, “Criteria Recording Studiios” in Miami, Florida, and was produced by David Hassinger, Jerry Garcia, Non Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Ron McKernan. The album was ranked number 288 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Garcia – lead vocals, vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, kazoo, vibraslap, arrangements
  • Bob Weir – lead and co-lead vocals, vocals, rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, kazoo, arrangements
  • Ron “Pigpen” McKernan – lead vocals, vocals, Hammond organ, Vox organ, celesta, claves, arrangements
  • Phil Lesh – vocals, bass guitar, trumpet, harpsichord, kazoo, piano, timpani, arrangements
  • Mickey Hart – drums, orchestra bells, gong, chimes, crotales, prepared piano, finger cymbals, arrangements
  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums, glockenspiel, gong, chimes, crotales, prepared piano, finger cymbals, arrangements
  • Tom Constanten – prepared piano, piano, electronic tape
  • Dan Healy – executive engineer
  • Bob Matthews – engineer assistant
  • Ed Trasher – artwork
  • Bill Walker – artwork
  • Thomas Weir – liner photography

Track listing:

That’s It for the Other One

  1. Cryptical Envelopment – Jerry Garcia
  2. Quadlibet for Tender Feet – Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron McKerman, Bob Weir
  3. The Faster We Go, The Rounder We Get – Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir
  4. We Leave the Castle – Tom Constsnten
  5. New Potato Caboose – Phil Lesh, Robert Petersen
  6. Boen Cross-Eyed – Bob Weir
  7. Alligator – Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter, Ron McKermann
  8. Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) – Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Ron McKermann

Robert Pete Williams: Free Again

In July 1961, “Bluesville” label released “Free Again”, the third Robert Pete Williams album. It was recorded in November 1960, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Denham Springs, Louisiana, and was produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pete Williams – guitar, vocals
  • Harry Oster – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pete Williams, except where noted.

  1. Free Again
  2. Almost Dead Blues
  3. Rolling Stone – traditional
  4. Two Wings
  5. A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
  6. Thumbing a Ride
  7. I’ve Grown So Ugly
  8. Death Blues
  9. Hobo Worried Blues
  10. Hay Cutting Song

Roberta Flack: First Take

On June 20, 1969, “Atlantic” label released “First Take”, the debut Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded in February 1969, at “Atlantic” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “First Take” at number 451 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
  • Bucky Pizzarelli – guitars
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Ray Lucas – drums, percussion
  • Seldon Powell, Frank Wess – saxophone
  • Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Benny Powell – trombone
  • Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff – violin
  • Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Theodore Israel – viola
  • Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
  • William S. Fischer – horn and string arrangements, string conducting
  • William Arlt – recording
  • Bob Liftin – remix
  • Stanislaw Zagorski – design
  • Ken Heinen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Compared to What – Gene McDaniels
  2. Angelitos Negros – Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Álvarez Maciste
  3. Our Ages or Our Hearts – Robert Ayers, Donny Hathaway
  4. I Told Jesus – traditional, arranged by Roberta Flack
  5. Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye – Leonard Cohen
  6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  7. Tryin’ Times – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
  8. Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf

David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And Spiders From Mars

On June 16, 1972, “RCA” label released “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”, the fifth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded July – November 1971, February 1972, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Ken Scott and David Bowie. Magazine “Rolling Stone” placed “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” at number 40 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals, acoustic guitar, saxophone, pennywhistle, string arrangements 
  • Mick Ronson – electric guitar, keyboards, autoharp, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
  • Woody Woodmansey – drums; congas
  • Rick Wakeman – harpsichord
  • Dana Gillespie – backing vocals
  • Ken Scott – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.  

  1. Five Years
  2. Soul Love
  3. Moonage Daydream
  4. Starman
  5. It Ain’t Easy – Ron Davies
  6. Lady Stardust
  7. Star
  8. Hang On to Yourself
  9. Ziggy Stardust
  10. Suffragette City
  11. Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide

Rufus: Ask Rufus

On January 19, 1977, “ABC” label released “Ask Rufus”, the fifth Rufus studio album. It was recorded June – November 1976, at “Kendun Recorders” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden, David Wolinski, Kevin Murphy, Bobby Watson and André Fischer. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 499 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Chaka Khan – lead and backing vocals
  • Tony Maiden – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin Murphy – keyboards, backing vocals
  • David “Hawk” Wolinski – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bobby Watson – bass, backing vocals
  • André Fischer – drums, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Clare Fischer – string arrangements, conductor
  • Charles Garnett, Tony Maiden – horn arrangements
  • Gary Starr – engineer
  • Michael Schuman – engineer assistant
  • Brett Lopez – photography

Track listing:

  1. At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) – Tony Maiden, Lalomie Washburn
  2. Close the Door – David Wolinski, Bobby Watson, Chaka Khan, André Fischer
  3. Slow Screw Against the Wall / A Flat Fry (Medley: Instrumental Interlude) – David Wolinski, Bobby Watson
  4. Earth Song – Tony Maiden, Traude Sapik, Chala Khan
  5. Everlasting Love – Kevin Murphy, David Wolinski, Dennis Belfield
  6. Hollywood – David Wolinski, André Fischer
  7. Magic in Your Eyes – Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden
  8. Better Days – Richard Holland, Chaka Khan
  9. Egyptian Song – David Wolinski, Chaka Khan

V.A.: A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records

On November 22, 1963, “Philles” label released “A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records”, an album of Christmas songs. It was recorded September – October 1963, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Phil Spector. In 2003, the album was ranked at no. 142 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2019, it was ranked the greatest “Christmas Album of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Darlen Love – performer (White Christmas, Marshmallow World, Winter Wonderland, Christmas, Baby Please Come Home)
  • The Ronettes – performer (Frosty the Snowman, Sleigh Ride, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus)
  • Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans – performer (The Bells of St. Mary’s, Here Comes Santa Claus)  
  • The Crystals – performer (Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers)
  • Phil Spector – performer (Silent Night)
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Bill Pitman – guitar
  • Tommy Tedesco – guitar
  • Nino Tempo – guitar
  • Irv Rubins – guitar
  • Leon Russell – piano
  • Al De Lory – piano
  • Don Randi – piano
  • Ray Pohlman – bass
  • Jimmy Bond – bass
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Sonny Bono – percussion
  • Frank Capp – percussion
  • Jack Nitzsche – percussion, arrangements
  • Jay Migliori – saxophone
  • Steve Douglas – baritone saxophone
  • Roy Caton – trumpet
  • Lou Blackburn – horns
  • Johnny Vidor – strings
  • Larry Levine – engineer

Track listing:

  1. White Christmas – Irving Berlin
  2. Frosty the Snowman – Steve Nelson, Walter Rollins
  3. The bells of St. Mary’s – A. Emmet Adams, Douglas Furber
  4. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  5. Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
  6. Marshmallow World – Carl Sigman, Peter DeRose
  7. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Tommie Connor
  8. Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer – Johnny Marks
  9. Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Dick Smith
  10. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Leon Jessel
  11. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home – Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector
  12. Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman
  13. Silent Night – Josef Mohr, Franz X. Gruber