In March 1971, “Vanguard” label released “She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina” the seventh Buffy Sainte-Marie album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Personnel:
Buffy Sainte-Marie – vocals
Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
Neil Young – guitar
Ry Cooder – guitar
Jack Nitzsche – piano
Merry Clayton – backing vocals
Gayle Levant – harp
Crazy Horse
Track listing:
All tracks by Buffy Sainte-Marie, except where noted.
Rollin’ Mill Man – Gerry Goffin, Russ Titelman
Smack Water Jack – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Sweet September Morning
She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina
Bells – Leonard Cohen
Helpless – Neil Young
Moratorium
The Surfer – Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ariel Gonzales, Carlos Pardeiro
Song of the French Partisan – Anna Marly, Hy Zaret
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
On July 15, 1981,”Warner Bros” label released “Pirates”, the second Rickie Lee Jones. It was recorded January 1980 – April 1981, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman.
Personnel:
Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, horn arrangements
Buzz Feiten– guitar
David Kalish – guitar
Steve Lukather– guitar
Dean Parks– guitar
Clarence McDonald– keyboards
Randy Kerber– keyboards
Neil Larsen– keyboards
Russell Ferrante– keyboards
Donald Fagen– synthesizer
Rob Mounsey– synthesizer
Sal Bernardi – vocals, harmonica
Chuck Rainey– bass
Victor Feldman– drums, percussion, keyboards
Steve Gadd– drums
Art Rodriguez – drums
Lenny Castro– percussion
David Sanborn– alto saxophone
Tom Scott– baritone and tenor saxophone
Jerry Hey– trumpet, flugelhorn, horn
Randy Brecker– trumpet, flugelhorn
Ralph Burns– orchestral arrangements
Michael Boddicker– synthesizer
Nick DeCaro – orchestral arrangements
Arno Lucas– backing vocals
Leslie Smith – backing vocals
Joe Turano – backing vocals
Loyd Clifft, Mark Linett– engineer
Mike Salisbury – design
Brassaï– front cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.
We Belong Together
Living It Up
Skeletons
Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking – Rickie Lee Jones, David Kalish
Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)
A Lucky Guy
Traces of the Western Slopes – Sal Bernardi, Rickie Lee Jones
In January 1971, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Little Feat album. It was recorded August – September 1970, at “United Western Recorders” and “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman.
Personnel:
Lowell George– lead and backing vocals, alead, rhythm and slide guitars, harmonica
Bill Payne– lead and backing, keyboards, piano
Roy Estrada– bass, backing vocals
Richard Hayward– drums, backing vocals
Russ Titelman– percussion, backing vocals, piano
Ry Cooder– slide guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel
Kirby Johnson – string and horn arrangements
Track listing:
Snakes on Everything – Bill Payne
Strawberry Flats – Bill Payne, Lowell George
Truck Stop Girl – Bill Payne, Lowell George
Brides of Jesus – Bill Payne, Lowell George
Willin’ – Lowel George
Hamburger Midnight – Lowell George, Roy Estrada
Forty-Four Blues/ How Many More Years – Roosevelt Sykes, Chester Burnett
Crack in Your Door – Lowell George
I’ve Been the One – Lowell George
Takin’ My Time – Bill Payne
Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie – Bill Payne, Lowell George
In November 1987, “Sire” label released “Love”, the third Aztec Camera studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma, Russ Titelman, Roddy Frame, David Frank, Michael Jonzun and Rob Mounsey.
Personnel:
Roddy Frame – vocals, guitar
Rob Mounsey- bass, keyboards, keyboard programming
Marcus Miller, Kent Wagner, Will Lee– bass
Peter Beckett – keyboards
David Frank – keyboards, programming
Robbie Kilgore – bass synthesizer
Dave Weckl, Steve Jordan, Steve Gadd– drums
Carole Steele – percussion
Dan Hartman, Jill Dell’Abate, Lani Groves, Tawatha Agee, Gordon Grody, Robin Clark, Scott Parker, Loria Jonzun, Michael Jonzun, Carroll Thompson- backing vocals
In October 1972, “Reprise” label released “Clear Spot”, the seventh Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band album. It was recorded in1972 at “Amigo Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ted Templeman and Don Van Vliet.
All ltracks by Don Van Vliet.
1. Low Yo Yo Stuff
2. Nowadays a Woman’s Gotta Hit a Man
3. Too Much Time
4. Circumstances
5. My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains
6. Sun Zoom Spark
7. Clear Spot
8. Crazy Little Thing
9. Long Neck Bottles
10. Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles
11. Big Eyed Beans from Venus
12. Golden Birdies
In August 1979, “Warner Bros” label released “Born Again”, the sixth Randy Newman album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Warner Brothers Recording Studios”; “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman.
Personnel:
Randy Newman– vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes
Waddy Wachtel, Buzzy Feiten– guitar
Michael Boddicker– synthesizer
David Shields, Willie Weeks– bass
Andy Newmark– drums
Victor Feldman– Fender Rhodes, drums, percussion
Lenny Castro, Carlos Vega – percussion
Chuck Findley– horns
Tom Scott– horns
Stephen Bishop, Valerie Carter, Arno Lucas– backing vocals
In August 1976, “Asylum” label released “Hasten Down the Wind”, the seventh Linda Ronstadt studio album. It was recorded May – July 1976, at “The Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Peter Asher. In 1977, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female”. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
Linda Ronstadt – lead and backing vocals, handclaps
Andrew Gold- vocals, backing vocals, organ, keyboards, ARP String Ensemble, finger cymbals, sleigh bells, handclaps, clavinet, acoustic and electric piano, electric, rhythm and acoustic guitar, clavichord
Dan Dugmore – electric and steel guitar
Wendy Waldman – acoustic and electric guitar
Peter Asher- guitar, wood block, shaker, handclaps, vocals, tambourine, percussion
In June 1976, “Warner Bros” label released “In the Pocket”, the seventh James Taylor studio album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “The Burbank Studios” in Burbank, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Stevie Wonder- vocals, harmonica
David Crosby- vocals
Art Garfunkel- vocals
Graham Nash- vocals
Bonnie Raitt- vocals
Carter Robertson – vocals
Linda Ronstadt- vocals
Carly Simon – vocals
Alex Taylor – vocals
Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar, mandolin
Herb Pedersen – vocals, banjo
David Grisman- mandolin, mandocello
David Lindley- dobro
Malcolm Cecil- Moog synthesizer
Clarence McDonald- Hammond organ, piano, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes electric piano, horn organ
Nick DeCaro – voice, organ, horn organ, accordion, ARP String Ensemble synthesizer, string and horn arrangements,
Craig Doerge- keyboards
Red Callender- double bass, tuba
Lee Sklar- bass
Willie Weeks- bass
Jim Keltner- drums
Russ Kunkel- drums, percussion
Victor Feldman- percussion, marimba, bass marimba, vibraphone, orchestra bells
Bobbye Hall- bongos, shaker, triangle
Milt Holland- chimes, wind chimes
Kenny Watson – cimbalom
Ernie Watts- saxophone
Michael Brecker- saxophone
George Bohanon- trombone
Oscar Brashear- trumpet
Steve Madaio – trumpet
Gayle Levant – harp
Track listing:
All tracks by James Taylor except where noted.
Shower the People
A Junkie’s Lament
Money Machine
Slow Burning Love
Everybody Has the Blues
Daddy’s All Gone
Woman’s Gotta Have It – Bobby Womack, Darryl Carter, Linda Cooke Womack
Captain Jim’s Drunken Dream
Don’t Be Sad ‘Cause Your Sun Is Down – James Taylor, Stevie Wonder
In May 1977, “Capricorn” label released “Playin’ Up a Storm”, the third Gregg Allman Band studio album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker.
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