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Don Bryant: You Make Me Feel

On June 19, 2020, “Fat Possum” label released “You Make Me Feel”, the third Don Bryant studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Reliable Recorders” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Scott Bomar.

Personnel:

  •  Don Bryant – vocals
  • Scott Bomar – guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Joe Restivo – guitar
  • Al Gamble – keyboards
  • Charles Hodges – organ
  • Archie “Hubble” Turner – keyboards
  • Howard Grimes – drums, percussion
  • Adam Hill – percussion, engineer
  • Art Edmaiston – saxophone
  • Kirk Smothers – saxophone
  • Marc Franklin – trumpet, strings, arrangements
  • Jennifer Puckett, Jessie Munson, Jonathan Kirkscey, Jordan Musgrave, Wen-Yih Yu – strings
  • Alex Hall – backing vocals, recording
  • Casey McDonough, Chris Barnes, Corey ‘2E’ Williams II, Courtney Barnes, J. Vito, Katrina Anderson, Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, Reba Russell, Scott Ligon, The Flat Five, The Hamiltones, Tony Lelo – backing vocals
  • Matt Ross Spang – mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Jeff Powell – lacquer cut
  • Kerri Mahoney – artwork
  • Lawrence Matthews III – front and back cover photography
  • Jacob Blickenstaff – inner photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Bryant.

  1. Your Love Is to Blame
  2. 99 Pounds
  3. Is It Over
  4. I Die a Little Every Day
  5. Don’t Turn Your Back on Me
  6. Your Love Is Too Late
  7. I’ll Go Crazy – James Cross, Johnnie Frierson, Mary Frierson
  8. Cracked Up Over You
  9. A Woman’s Touch
  10. Walk All Over God’s Heaven

Mavis Staple: If All I Was Was Black

On November 17, 2017, “ANTI-Records” label released “If All I Was Was Black”, the thirteenth Mavis Staples album. It was recorded in May 2017, and was produced by Jeff Tweedy.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – vocals
  • Jeff Tweedy – vocals, guitar, bass, percussion
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums, percussion
  • Rick Holmstrom – guitar
  • Glenn Kotche – percussion
  • Scott Ligon – clavinet, piano, organ, Wurly, guitar
  • Jeff Turnes – bass
  • Stephen Hodges – drums, percussion
  • Donny Gerrard – backing vocals
  • Kelly Hogan – backing vocals
  • Akenya – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy, except where noted.

  1. Little Bit
  2. If All I Was Was Black – Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples
  3. Who Told You That
  4. Ain’t No Doubt About It
  5. Peaceful Dream
  6. No Time for Crying – Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples
  7. Build a Bridge
  8. We Go High – Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples
  9. Try Harder
  10. All Over Again