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Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: Jacksonville City Nights

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On September 26, 2005, “Lost Highway” label released “Jacksonville City Nights”, the seventh Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2005, in Nashville, TN, and in New York City, and was produced by Tom Schick.

Personnel:

The Cardinals

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • P. Bowersock – electric guitars
  • Jon Graboff – pedal steel, backing vocals
  • Catherine Popper – bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Brad Pemberton – drums, percussion
  • Bob Hoffnar – pedal steel
  • Norah Jones – vocals, piano
  • Glenn Patscha – piano, backing vocals
  • Joe McGinty – piano
  • Johnny T – drums
  • Claudia Chopek – violin
  • Michael Panes – violin
  • David Gold – violin, viola.
  • Julia Kent – cello.
  • Byron Isaacs – backing vocals.

The Nashville String Machine

  • Bergen White – arrangements, conductor
  • Carl Gorodetsky, Pamela Sixfin, Conni Ellisor, Allan Umstead, David Angell, Cathy Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin
  • Kris Wilkinson, Gary Vanosdale, Jim Grosjean – viola
  • Carole Rabinowitz, Bob Mason – cello

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ryan Adams, all music by Ryan Adams, J.P. Bowersock, Pemberton, Catherine Popper and Jon Graboff, except where noted.

  1. A Kiss Before I Go
  2. The End – Ryan Adams, Michael Panes
  3. Hard Way To Fall
  4. Dear John – Ryan Adams, Norah Jones
  5. The Hardest Part
  6. Games
  7. Silver Bullets
  8. Peaceful Valley
  9. September
  10. My Heart Is Broken – Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary
  11. Trains – Ryan Adams, Michael Panes
  12. Pa
  13. Withering Heights
  14. Don’t Fall Me Now

Neal Casal

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On August 26, 2019, Neal Casal died aged 50. He was musician (guitar), singer, songwriter, and photographer,  member of Rickey Medlocke’s Blackfoot, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Hard Working Americans, The Skiffle Players and Circles Around the Sun, but best known as a member of Ryan Adams’ backing band the Cardinals. As leader he released twelve albums.

Beth Orton: DayBreaker

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On July 16, 2002, “Heavenly” label released “Daybreaker”, the third Beth Orton album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Ridge Farm Studio” in Surrey, “Eastcote Studios” in London, and was produced by Beth Orton, Victor Van Vugt and Ben Watt.

Personnel:

  • Beth Orton – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Ryan Adams- acoustic and slide guitar, bass, piano, bass, backing vocals
  • Ted Barnes – acoustic guitar
  • Sean Read – keyboards
  • Ali Friend – bass guitar
  • Will Blanchard – drums
  • Richard “Dread” Mann – engineer
  • John McCormack – engineer assistant
  • Andy Bradfield, Ben Watt – mixing
  • Miles Showell – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Beth Orton, except where noted.

  1. Paris Train – Ted Barnes, Beth Orton
  2. Concrete Sky – Johnny Marr, Beth Orton
  3. Mount Washington
  4. Anywhere
  5. Daybreaker
  6. Carmella
  7. God Song
  8. This One’s Gonna Bruise – Ryan Adams, Beth Orton
  9. Ted’s Waltz – Ted Barnes, Beth Orton
  10. Thinking About Tomorrow – Ted Barnes, Beth Orton, Sean Read, Sebastian Steinberg

Neko Case and Her Boyfriends: Furnace Room Lullaby

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On February 22, 2000, “Mint/Bloodshot Records” label released “Furnace Room Lullaby”, the second Neko Case and Her Boyfriends studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, at “Miller Block” in Vancouver, BC, “Gas Station” in Toronto, ON, “Uberstudio” in Chicago, IL, and was produced by Neko Case and Darryl Neudorf.

Personnel:

  1. Neko Case – vocals, tambourine
  2. Travis Good – acoustic guitar
  3. Henri Sangalang, Scott Betts- bass
  4. Don Kerr, Joel Trueblood- drums
  5. John Ramberg, Travis Good – electric guitar
  6. John Ramberg, Kelly Hogan – backing vocals
  7. Darryl Neudorf, Dale Morningstar, Franky Pett – recording
  8. Peter Moore – mastering
  9. Darryl Neudorf, Ryen Froggatt – mixing
  10. Randy Iwata – artwork
  11. Jannie McInnes, Erica Henderson, Bill Roberts, Nova Devonie, Jason Zumpano – photography

Track listing:

  1. Set Out Running – Neko Case
  2. Guided by Wire – Scott Betts, Neko Case, John Ramberg, Joel Trueblood
  3. Porchlight – Neko Case, Brian Connelly, Don Kerr, Ron Sexsmith
  4. Mood to Burn Bridges – Scott Betts, Neko Case, Brian Connelly, Joel Trueblood
  5. No Need to Cry – Scott Betts, Neko Case, Brian Connelly, Joel Trueblood
  6. Twist the Night – Ryan Adams, Neko Case, Brian Connelly, Mike Daley, John Ramberg
  7. Thrice All American – Scott Betts, Neko Case, Brian Connelly, John Ramberg, Joel Trueblood
  8. We’ve Never Met – Neko Case, Don Kerr, Ron Sexsmith
  9. Whio the Blankets – Scott Betts, Neko Case, Brian Connelly, Joel Trueblood
  10. South Tacoma Way – Scott Betts, Neko Case, Btian Connelly, Joel Trueblood
  11. Bought and Sold – Neko Case, John Ramberg
  12. Furnace Room Lullaby – Neko Case, Travis Good

Ryan Adams: Demolition

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On September 24, 2002, “Lost Highway Records” label released “Demolition”, the third Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Ryan Adams, Michael Blair, Frank Callari, David Domanich, Ethan Johns and Luke Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, guitars, harmonica, bass, piano, synthesizer, drum machine
  • Bucky Baxter– guitar, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
  • John Paul Keith, David Rawlings– guitar
  • Brad Rice – electric guitar
  • Chris Stills – 12-String acoustic guitar, B3, backing vocals
  • Greg Leisz– steel guitar, dobro
  • Mikael Nord Andersson – dobro
  • Michael Blair – djembe heartbeat
  • Sheldon Gomberg – bass
  • Billy Mercer – bass
  • Ethan Johns– drums, electric guitar, ukulele, bass, backing vocals
  • Brad Pemberton – drums
  • Svante Henryson– cello
  • Gillian Welch– backing vocals
  • Julianna Raye – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.

  1. Nuclear
  2. Hallelujah
  3. You Will Always Be the Same
  4. Desire
  5. Cry on Demand
  6. Starting to Hurt
  7. She Wants to Play Hearts
  8. Tennessee Sucks
  9. Dear Chicago
  10. Gimme a Sign
  11. Tomorrow

Ryan Adams: Prisoner

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On February 17, 2017, “PAX AM” label released “Prisoner”, the 16th Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Ryan Adams.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, piano, harmonica, cover painting, photography
  • Mike Viola– guitar
  • Daniel Clarke – organ
  • Charlie Stavish – bass, engineer, mixing
  • Johnny T. Yerington – drums, percussion, photography
  • Jason Boesel– drums
  • Joe Sublett – saxophone
  • Beatriz Artola – engineer, mixing
  • Phil Joy – engineer
  • Rachel Jones, Lee Foster – engineer assistant
  • Reuben Cohen, Gavin Lurssen– mastering
  • Andy West – design
  • Scott Newton Noah Abrams – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.

  1. Do You Still Love Me? – Ryan Adams, Daniel Clarke
  2. Prisoner – Ryan Adams, Mike Viola
  3. Doomsday
  4. Haunted House
  5. Shiver and Shake
  6. To Be Without You
  7. Anything I Say to You Now
  8. Breakdown
  9. Outbound Train
  10. Broken Anyway
  11. Tightrope
  12. We Disappear

Ryan Adams: Easy Tiger

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On June 26, 2007, “Lost Highway” label released “Easy Tiger”, the ninth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Electric Lady Studios” in  Greenwich Village, and was produced by Jamie Candiloro.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica
  • Jon Graboff – vocals, pedal steel, guitar, mandolin
  • Cindy Cashdollar – pedal steel, lap steel, dobro
  • Neal Casal – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Jamie Candiloro – piano, keyboards, synths, bass, percussion
  • Catherine Popper – vocals, bass
  • Chris Feinstein – vocals, bass
  • Brad Pemberton – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Richard Worn – vocals
  • Sheryl Crow – vocals
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Richard Dodd – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams, Brad Pemberton, Neal Casal and Jon Graboff, except where noted.

  1. Goodnight Rose
  2. Two – Ryan Adams, Brad Pemberton
  3. Everybody Knows
  4. Halloweenhead – Ryan Adams
  5. Oh My God, Whatever, Etc. – Ryan Adams, Brad Pemberton
  6. Tears of Gold
  7. The Sun Also Sets – Ryan Adams, Brad Pemberton
  8. Off Broadway – Ryan Adams, Brad Pemberton
  9. Pearls on a String
  10. Rip Off – Pearls on a String
  11. Two Hearts
  12. These Girls
  13. I Taught Myself How to Grow Old – Ryan Adams

 

Ryan Adams: 29

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29

On December 19, 2005, “Lost Highway” label released “29”, the eighth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded August 2004, at “Three Crow Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ethan Johns.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams — vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • JP Bowersock — mandolin, acoustic 12-string and electric guitar,
  • Jennifer Condos — bass
  • Ethan Johns — drums, bass, pedal steel guitar, Chamberlin, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, ukulele, harpsichord, string arrangement, brass arrangement, conductor
  • Wayne Bergeron — trumpet
  • Alan Kaplan — trombone
  • Phil Levy — violin
  • Rafael Rishik — violin
  • Anatoly Rosinsky — violin
  • Lisa Sutton — violin
  • Bruce Dukov — violin
  • Endre Granat — violin
  • Dennis Karmayzn — cello
  • David Low — cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams.

  1. 29
  2. Strawberry Wine
  3. Night Birds
  4. Blue Sky Blues
  5. Carolina Rain
  6. Starlite Diner
  7. The Sadness
  8. Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part
  9. Voices

Ryan Adams: Heartbreaker

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Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker

On September 5, 2000, “Bloodshot Records” label released “Heartbreaker”, the debut Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded over fourteen days at “Woodland Studios”, and was produced by Ethan Johns.

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, piano, banjo
  • David Rawlings- acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, tambourine, backing vocals
  • Gillian Welch – banjo, acoustic guitar, electric bass, backing vocals
  • Pat Sansone- piano, Chamberlin, organ, backing vocals
  • Ethan Johns – drums, bass, Chamberlain, glockenspiel, B-3, vibes, engineer, mixing
  • Emmylou Harris- backing vocals
  • Kim Richey- backing vocals
  • Allison Pierce- backing vocals
  • Patrick Himes – engineer assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Gina Binkley – design
  • David McClister – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.

  1. Argument with David RawlingsConcerning Morrissey
  2. To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High – Ryan Adams, David Rawlings
  3. My Winding Wheel
  4. AMY
  5. Oh My Sweet Carolina
  6. Bartering Lines – Ryan Adams, Van Alston
  7. Call Me On Your Way Back Home
  8. Damn, Sam (I Love a Woman That Rains)
  9. Come Pick Me Up – Ryan Adams, Van Alston
  10. To Be the One
  11. Why Do They Leave?
  12. Shakedown on 9th Street
  13. Don’t Ask for the Water
  14. In My Time of Need
  15. Sweet Lil Gal