On June 25, 2021, “Single Lock Records” label released “I Be Trying”, the tenth Cedric Burnside album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, and “Single Lock Studios” in Florence, and was produced by Boo Mitchell and Ben Tanner.
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:
I’m Still In Love With You – Al Green, Al Jackson Jr, Willie Mitchell
I’m Glad You’re Mine – Al Green
Love and Happiness – Al Green, Mabon Hodges
What a Wonderful Thing Love Is – Al Green
Simply Beautiful – Al Green
Oh Pretty Woman – Bill Dees, Roy Orbison
For the Good Times – Kris Kristofferson
Look What You Done for Me – Al Green, Al Jackson, Willie Mitchell
On August 19, 2023, “Nonesuch” label released “You’re the One”, the third Rhiannon Giddens studio album. It was recorded in 2023 at “The Hit Factory Criteria”, “Irish World Academy Of Music And Dance”, “Fresh Young Minds”, “Sound Of Music Recording Studios”, “Sound Emporium”, “Studio 176” in Greensboro, NC, “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by Jack Splash.
Personnel:
Rhiannon Giddens – vocals, banjo, viola
Jack Splash – guitar, electric piano, percussion, drum programming, horn arrangements, engineer, recording
Niwel Tsumbu – classical guitar
Eric Escanes – electric guitar
Gene Sxip Shirley – resonator guitar
Franceso Turrisi – piano, tamburello, piano accordion, frame drum
Dwayne Bennett – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
Dirk Powell – accordion, piano, fiddle, guitar
Jason Sypher – electric upright bass
Tadarius McCombs – electric bass
Terrence Grizzle, Jr. – drums
Humberto Ibarra – percussion
Amelia Powell – triangle, backing vocals
Scott Klarman – saxophone, flute
Ted Zimmerman – trumpet
Jose Miranda – trombone
Andy Yum, Jennifer Puckett, Yennifer Correia – violin
Aaron Tubergen, Beth Luscombe – viola
Jonathan Kirkscey, Leyla McCalla – cello
Jason Isbell – vocals
Eryn Allen Kane, Lalenja Harrington – backing vocals
Lester Snell – string arrangements
Dan-O Deckelman – recording
Lawrence Mitchell – recording
Ben Rawlins, Grant Wilson, Justin Harrington – recording
Ian Mercel – engineer
Andrew Selchow – engineer assistant
Kennie Takahashi – mixing
Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone – mastering
JN-H – lacquer cut
Jeri Heiden, SMOG Design, Inc. – design
Ebru Yildiz – photography
Alex Kadvan, David Bither – executive producer
Track listing:
Too Little, Too Late, Too Bad – Dirk Powell, Rhiannon Giddens
You’re the One – Lalenja Harrington, Rhiannon Giddens
Yet To Be – Marcus Hummon, Rhiannon Giddens
Wrong Kind of Right – Rhiannon Giddens
Another waste Life – Bhi Bhiman, Rhiannon Giddens
You Louisiana Man – Rhiannon Giddens
If You Don’t Know How Sweet It Is – Bhi Bhiman, Rhiannon Giddens
Hen in the Foxhouse – Rhiannon Giddens
Who Are You Dreaming Of – Dirk Powell, Rhiannon Giddens
You Put the Sugar in My Bowl – Dirk Powell, Rhiannon Giddens
In April 1973, “Hi” label released “Call Me”, the sixth Al Green album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Willie Mitchell and Al Green. In 2003, “VH1” TV network ranked it at number 70 on the list of the “Greatest Albums of All Time”; the same year “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 289 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Al Green – vocals
Mabon “Teenie” Hodges– guitar
Archie Turner – piano
Charles Hodges – piano, organ
Leroy Hodges– bass
Howard Grimes– drums
Al Jackson Jr.– drums
Jack Hale, Sr. – trombone
Wayne Jackson– trumpet
Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
Andrew Love– tenor saxophone
James Mitchell – baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
The Memphis Strings – strings
Charles Chalmers – backing vocals, horn arrangements
Donna Rhodes – backing vocals
Sandra Rhodes – backing vocals
Willie Mitchell– engineer
Robert Gordon – liner notes
Jim Cummins – photography
Bud O’Shea – executive producer
Eli Okun – executive producer
Cheryl Pawelski– assistant producer
Kathy Kinslow – assistant producer
Charles Levan – assistant producer
Margaret Goldfarb – assistant producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Al Green; except where noted.
Call Me (Come Back Home) – Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr. Willie Mitchell
Have You Been Making Out O.K.
Stand Up
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
Your Love Is Like the Morning Sun
Here I Am (Come and Take Me) – Al Green, Teenie Hodges
Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson
You Ought to Be With Me – Al Green, Al Jackson, Jr. Willie Mitchell
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