Tag Archives: second album

Ache: Green Man

Leave a comment

In June 1971, “Philips” label released “Green Man”, the second Ache studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Johnny Reimar.

Personnel:

  • Finn Olafsson – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Peter Melin – piano, organ
  • Torsten Olafsson – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Glenn Fischer – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Gregers Bjørn Poulsen – effects
  • Bent Hulshøj, Birger Svan – engineer
  • Johannes Mølleskov – cover art, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Torsten Olafsson, music as noted.

  1. Equatorial Rain – Finn Olafsson
  2. Sweet Jolly Joyce – Torsten Olafsson

The Invasion

  • Fanfaronade – Peter Melin
  • Invasion – Torsten Olafsson
  • Monologue – Torsten Olafsson
  • Break-Down – Glenn Fisscher
  • Shadow of a Gipsy – Peter Melin
  • Green Man – Finn Olafson, Torsten Olafsson
  • Acheron – Peter Melin
  • We Can Work It Out / Working – Finn Olafsson, Torsten Olafsson, Peter Melin, Glenn Fischer / John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Nick Lowe: Labour Of Lust

Leave a comment

On June 9, 1979, “Radar” label released “Labour of Lust”, the second Nick Lowe album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Eden” in London, “Love” in Helsinki, Finland, and was produced by Nick Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Nick Lowe – vocals. bass
  • Dave Edmunds – rhythm and solo guitars, backing vocals
  • Billy Bremner – rhythm and solo guitars, backing vocals
  • Terry Williams – drums
  • Huey Lewis – harmonica
  • Bob Andrews – oberheim
  • Bruce Thomas – bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Elvis Costello – backing vocals
  • Roger Bechirian – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Lowe except where noted.

  1. Cruel to Be Kind – Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm
  2. Cracking Up
  3. Big Kick, Plain Scrap!
  4. Born Fighter
  5. You Make Me
  6. Skin Deep
  7. Switch Board Susan – Mickey Jupp
  8. Endless Grey Ribbon
  9. Without Love
  10. Dose of You
  11. Love So Fine – Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Billy Bremner, Terry Williams

Karnivool: Sound Awake

Leave a comment

On June 5, 2009, “Cymatic: label released “Sound Awake” , the second Karnivool studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Blackbird / Kingdom Studios” in Perth,  Australia, and was produced by Forrester Savell.

Personnel:

  • Drew Goddard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Kenny – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Mark Hosking – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Stockman – bass
  • Steve Judd – drums, percussion
  • Jason Bunn – viola 
  • Grant McCulloch – additional vocals
  • Javin Sun – additional vocals
  • Jessop Maticevski-Shumack – additional vocals
  • Jules Pacy-Cole – additional vocals
  • Talfryn Dawlings – additional vocals
  • Zak Hanyn – additional vocals
  • Sam Pilot Kickett – didgeridoo
  • Louise Conray – additional percussion
  • Prue Glenn – conductor
  • Chris Frey – concept, design
  • Dave Parkin – mixing
  • Forrester Savell – mixing
  • Rick Mafferty – mixing assistant
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Nicole Norelli – photography

Track listing:

  1. Simple Boy
  2. Goliath
  3. New Day
  4. Set Fire to the Hive
  5. Ubra
  6. All I Know
  7. The medicine Wears Off
  8. The Caudal Lure
  9. Illumine
  10. Deadman
  11. Change (part 2)

Julie London: Lonely Girl

Leave a comment

In June 1956, “Liberty” label released “Lonely Girl”, the second Julie London album. It was recorded in April 1956, at “Western Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bobby Troup.

Personnel:

  • Julie London – vocals
  • Al Viola – guitar
  • John Neal – engineer
  • Ray Jones – photography
  • Chris Ingham – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Lonely Girl – Bobby Troup
  2. Fools Rush In – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  3. Moments Like This – Frank Loesser, Burton Lane
  4. I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City – Leon Rene, Johnny Lange
  5. It’s the Talk of the Town – Jerry Livingtson, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes
  6. What’ll I Do – Irving Berlin
  7. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar A. Swan
  8. Don’t Take Your Love from Ne – Henry Nemo
  9. Where or When – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  10. All Alone – Irving Berlin
  11. Mean to Me – Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert
  12. How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
  13. Remember – Irving Berlin

Kavus Torabi: The Banishing

Leave a comment

On May 3, 2024, “Believers Roast” label released “The Banishing”, the second Kavus Torabi studio album.

Personnel:

  • Kavus Torabi – guitar, bass, Fender Rhodes, Prophet synthesizer, santoor, vichitra veena, harmonium, snare, tambourine, ride cymbal, bass drum, autoharp, hand claps, double bass, guzheng, shakers, prayer bells, glockenspiel
  • Kate Davis – flute

Personnel:

  1. The Horizontal Man
  2. Snake Humanis
  3. Heart the Same
  4. A Thousand Blazing Chariots
  5. The Sweetest Demon
  6. Push the Faders
  7. Mountains of Glass
  8. Untethered

Fire! Orchestra: Enter

Leave a comment

On May 30, 2014, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Enter”, the second Fire! Orchestra album. It was recorded in January 2014, at “ Svenska Grammofonstudion” in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was produced by Andreas Werliin, Johan Berthling, Mariam Wallentin and Mats Gustafsson.

Personnel:

  • Anna Högberg – alto saxophone
  • Elin Larsson – tenor saxophone
  • Mats Gustafsson – tenor saxophone, conductor
  • Martin Küchen – baritone saxophone
  • Fredrik Ljungkvist – baritone saxophone
  • Jonas Kullhammar – bass saxophone
  • Emil Strandberg, Magnus Broo, Niklas Barnö – trumpet
  • Goran Kajfes – cornet
  • Mats Äleklint – trombone
  • Christer Bothén – bass clarinet
  • Per Åke Holmlander – tuba
  • Mats Äleklint – horn arrangements
  • David Stackenäs – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Sören Runolf – electric guitar
  • Andreas Söderström – lap steel guitar
  • Martin Hederos – electric piano, organ
  • Sten Sandell – keyboards, mellotron
  • Dan Berglund – bass
  • Joel Grip – bass
  • Johan Berthling – electric bass
  • Andreas Werliin – drums
  • Johan Holmegard – drums
  • Raymond Strid – drums
  • Joachim Nordwall – electronics
  • Mariam Wallentin – voice
  • Simon Ohlsson – voice
  • Sofia Jernberg – voice
  • Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm, Oskar Lindberg – recording
  • Mikael Werliin, Sigge Krantz – recording assistant
  • Andreas Werliin – mixing
  • Mell Dettmer – mastering
  • Mats Gustafsson – graphic score
  • Kim Hiorthøy – sleeve
  • Micke Keysendal – photography
  • Rune Grammofon – executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mariam Wallentin, all music by Andreas Werliin, Johan Berthling, Mariam Wallentin and Mats Gustafsson.

  1. Enter Part One
  2. Enter Part Two
  3. Enter Part Three
  4. Enter Part Four

Cécile McLorin Salvant: Woman Child

Leave a comment

On May 28, 2013, “Justin Time” label released “Woman Child”, the second Cécile McLorin Salvant studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Avatar Studios”, and was produced by Al Pryor.

Personnel:

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocals, piano, illustration
  • James Chirillo – guitar, banjo
  • Aaron Diehl – piano
  • Rodney Whitaker – double bass
  • Herlin Riley – drums
  • Aaron Diehl – arrangements
  • Frederic Nardin – arrangements
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mixing
  • Damon Whittemore – additional engineering
  • Tim Marchiafava – recording assistant
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Randall Kennedy – creative director
  • Raj Naik – art direction, design
  • Maria Ehrenreich – artwork
  • John Abbott – photography
  • Ted Gioia – liner notes
  • Gretchen C. Valade – executive producer
  • Gina Fabiano, Will Wakefield – production manager

Track listing:

  1. St. Louis Gal – J. Russel Robinson
  2. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart
  3. Nobody – Alex Rogers, Bert Williams
  4. Woman Child – Cécile McLorin Salvant
  5. Le Front Caché Sur Tes Genoux – lyrics by Ida Faubert, music by Cécile McLorin Salvant
  6. Prelude / There’s A Lull in My Life – Aaron Diehl, Harry Revel, Mack Gordon
  7. You Bring Out the Savage in Me – Sam Coslow
  8. Baby Have Pity on Me – Billy Mol, Clarence Williams
  9. John Henry – traditional
  10. Jitterbug Waltz – Charles Grean, Fats Waller, Maxine Manners
  11. What A Little Moonlight Can Do – Harry M. Woods
  12. Deep Dark Blue – Cécile McLorin Salvant

Wayne Shorter: Second Coming

Leave a comment

In May 1974, “Vee-Jay” label released “Second Genesis”, the second Wayne Shorter studio album. It was recorded in October 1960, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago, and was produced by Sid McCoy.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – double-bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.

  1. Ruby and the Pearl – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
  2. Pay as You Go
  3. Second Genesis
  4. Mr. Chairman
  5. Tenderfoot
  6. The Albatross
  7. Getting to Know You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  8. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Minnie Riperton: Perfect Angel

Leave a comment

On May 24, 1974, “Epic” label released “Perfect Angel”, the second Minnie Riperton studio album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at :the Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stevie Wonder and Richard Rudolph (as Scorbu Productions).

Personnel:

  • Minnie Riperton – vocals
  • Stevie Wonder (as El Toro Negro) – acoustic and electric piano, drums, cymbals, bass drum, harmonica, arrangements
  • Marlo Henderson – lead guitar
  • Michael Sembello – lead guitar
  • Richard Rudolph – guitar
  • Reggie McBride – bass
  • Ollie E. Brown – drums
  • Rocki Dzidzornu – congas
  • Deniece Williams – backing vocals
  • Yvonne Wright – backing vocals
  • Shirley Brewer – backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Malcolm Cecil – engineer, associate producer
  • Robert Margouleff – engineer, associate producer
  • Gary Olazabal – engineer assistant
  • Baker Bigsby – remix engineer assistant
  • Kent Duncan – mastering
  • Barry Feinstein – cover 
  • Ann Garner – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph, except where noted.

  1. Reasons
  2. It’s So Nice (To See Old Friends)
  3. Take a Little Trip – Stevie Wonder
  4. Seeing You This Way
  5. The Edge of a Dream
  6. Perfect Angel – Stevie Wonder
  7. Every Time He Comes Around
  8. Lovin’ You
  9. Our Lives

Attention Deficit: The Idiot King

Leave a comment

On May 22, 2001, “Magna Carta” label released “The Idiot King”, the second Attention Deficit album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Alex Skolnick, Michael Manring and Tim Alexander.

Personnel:

  • Alex Skolnick – guitar, mixing
  • Michael Manring – bass, recording, mixing
  • Tim Alexander – drums, recording, mixing
  • Ralph Patlan – engineer
  • Jim Brick – mastering
  • d’Bodavus Graphics, Inc.- layout, design
  • Steve Jennings – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Skolnick, Michael Manring and Tim Alexander.

  1. American Jingo
  2. Any Unforseen Event
  3. The Risk of Failure
  4. Low Voter Turnout
  5. Unclear, Inarticulate Things
  6. RSVP
  7. My Fellow Astronauts
  8. Dubya
  9. The Killers Are to Blame
  10. Nightmare On 48th St.
  11. Public Speaking Is Very Easy