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Bat For Lashes: Fur And Gold

On September 11, 2006, “The Echo” label released “Fur and Gold”, the debut Bat for Lashes (Natasha Khan) studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Natasha Khan and David Kosten.

Personnel:

  • Natasha Khan – vocals, keyboards, piano, drums, percussion, Hammond organ, autoharp, guitar, vibraphone, sounds, harmonium, string arrangements 
  • Josh T. Pearson – guitar, intro and backing vocals 
  • Caroline Weeks – guitar, autoharp, backing vocals
  • David Kosten – keyboards, special foot taps, additional keyboards, programming 
  • Ben Christophers – bass, guitar
  • Tim Byford – drums 
  • Tim Hutton – trumpet, trombone 
  • Mary Funnell – violin, string arrangements
  • Anna McInerney – violin, string arrangements
  • Sophie Sirota – violin 
  • Howard Gott – violin
  • Abi Fry – viola, string arrangements
  • Emma Ramsdale – harp
  • Rachael T. Sell – backing vocals
  • Will Lemon – spoken word intro
  • Mikee Goodman – vocal sea sounds 

Track listing:

All tracks by Natasha Khan, except where noted.

  1. Horse and I
  2. Trophy
  3. Tahiti
  4. What’s a Girl to Do
  5. Sad Eyes
  6. The Wizard
  7. Prescilla
  8. Bat’s Mouth
  9. Seal Jubilee
  10. Sarah
  11. I Saw a Light

Melissa Manchester: Singin’…

On September 6, 1977, “Arista” label released “Singin’…” the sixth Melissa Manchester album. It was recorded in 1977, at “A&R Studios”, “Sound Labs” in Hollywood, and was produced by Vini Poncia.

Personnel:

  • Melissa Manchester – lead vocals
  • Jeff Mironov – guitar
  • David Spinozza– guitar
  • Sid McGinnis– guitar
  • Don Grolnick– keyboards
  • James Newton Howard– Oberheim synthesizer, string arrangements
  • Will Lee– bass guitar
  • Tony Levin– bass guitar
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Tom Saviano – woodwind arrangements, flute, horn arrangements, tenor saxophone
  • Mike Carnahan – flute
  • Leo Potts – flute
  • Andy Macintosh – baritone saxophone
  • Stanley Schwartz – tenor saxophone
  • George Bohanon– trombone
  • Richard Felts – trumpet, flugelhorn solo
  • Sid Sharp – concertmaster
  • Vini Poncia– backing vocals
  • Claudia Cagan – backing vocals
  • Wendy Haas – backing vocals
  • Brie Howard – backing vocals
  • Gail Kantor – backing vocals
  • The Faragher Brothers– backing vocals
  • Bob Schaper – engineer
  • Tom Bush – second engineer
  • Galen Senogles – mixing
  • Ron Hitchcock – mastering
  • Kay Steele – cover coordinator
  • John Kosh – art direction, desiign
  • David Alexander – photography
  • Anne Streer – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Sad Eyes – David Spinozza
  2. I Wanna Be Where You Are – Arthur Ross, Leon Ware
  3. A Love Of Your Own – Ned Doheny
  4. No One’s Ever Seen This Side Of Me – Melissa Manchester
  5. You Make It Easy – James Taylor
  6. Stand – Melissa Manchester
  7. My Love Is All I Know – Wendy Waldman
  8. Time – Robert Marshall, John Miles
  9. Let Me Serenade You – John Finley
  10. The Warmth Of The Sun – Brian Wilson