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Big Country: Steeltown

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On October 19, 1984, “Mercury” label released “Steeltown”, the second Big Country studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Polar Studios” in Stockholm, “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Adamson – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bruce Watson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, sitar
  • Tony Butler – vocals, bass
  • Mark Brzezicki – vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, and Bruce Watson except where noted.

  1. Flame of the West
  2. East of Eden
  3. Steeltown
  4. Where the Rose Is Sown
  5. Come Back to Me
  6. Tall Ships Go
  7. Girl with Grey Eyes
  8. Rain Dance
  9. The Great Divide
  10. Just a Shadow

Crabby Appleton: Rotten to the Core!

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In October 1971, “Elektra” label released “Rotten to the Core!”, the second Crabby Appleton studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Elektra Sound Recorders”, and was produced by Robert W. Zachary Jr.

Personnel:

  • Michael Fennelly – vocals, guitar
  • Casey Foutz – keyboards
  • Hank Harvey – bass
  • Phil Jones – drums
  • Flaco Falcon – congas, timbales
  • David Grisman – mandolin
  • Byron Berline – fiddle
  • The Blackberries – backing vocals
  • Bruce Morgan – engineer, mixing
  • Robert L. Heimall – art direction, design
  • Peter Read Miller – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Fennelly.

  1. Smokin’ in the Mornin’
  2. Tomorrow’s a New Day
  3. It’s so Hard
  4. Makes No Difference
  5. You Make Me Hot
  6. One More Time
  7. Lucy
  8. Paper To Write On
  9. Lookin’ for Love
  10. Love Can Change Everything
  11. Gonna Save You (From That)

Jonsi: Shiver

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On October 2, 2020, “Krunk” label released “Shiver”, the second Jónsi studio album. It was recorded in 2020 in Reykjavik, London, Helsinki and Berlin, and was produced by A.G. Cook and Jónsi.

Personnel:

  • Jónsi – vocal, piano, synthesizer, violin, design, executive producer
  • Jack Armitage – guitar
  • Julianna Barwick – loops
  • Nico Muhly – bass, organ, piano
  • Samuli Kosminen – drums
  • Mary Lattimore – harp
  • A. G. Cook – vocal, engineer, executive producer
  • Nicolas Petitfrère – vocal
  • Elizabeth Fraser – vocal
  • Robyn – vocal
  • Nicolas Petitfrère – additional engineering
  • Damon Reece – additional engineering
  • Alex Somers – additional engineering 
  • Geoff Swan – mixing
  • Sarah Hopper – design
  • Pandagunda – inside image
  • Barnaby Roper – cover photography, inside image

Track listing:

All tracks written by Jónsi, except where noted.

  1. Exhale – Jónsi, Alexander Cook
  2. Shiver
  3. Cannibal – Jónsi, Elisabeth Fraser
  4. Wildeye – Jónsi, Alexander Cook
  5. Sumarið sem aldrei kom
  6. Kórall – Jónsi, Alexander Cook
  7. Salt Licorice – Jónsi, Alexander Cook
  8. Hold
  9. Swill
  10. Grenade
  11. Beautiful Boy

Happy the Man: Crafty Hands

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On September 21, 1978, “Arista” label released “Crafty Hands”, the second Happy the Man studio album. It was recorded December 1977 – January 1978, and was produced by Ken Scott.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Whitaker – vocals, six and twelve string guitars
  • Frank Wyatt – pianos, harpsichord, saxes, flute
  • Kit Watkins – pianos, harpsichord, Moog synthesizer, fake strings, clavinet, recorder
  • Rick Kennell – bass
  • Ron Riddle – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Service with a Smile – Ron Riddle, Greg Hawkes
  2. Morning Sun – Kit Watkins
  3. Ibby It Is – Frank Wyatt
  4. Steaming Pipes – Stanley Whitaker
  5. Wind Up Doll Day Wind – Kit Watkins, Stanley Whitaker, Frank Wyatt
  6. Open Book – Frank Wyatt
  7. I Forgot to Push It – Kit Watkins
  8. The Moon, I Sing – Kit Watkins

Ronnie Milsap: Where My Heart Is

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In September 1973, “RCA Victor” label released “Where My Heart Is”, the second Ronnie Milsap studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Tom Collins and Jack Johnson.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Milsap – vocal, piano
  • The Jordanaires – vocals
  • The Nashville Edition – vocals
  • Al Pachucki, Leslie Ladd – recording
  • Chuck Seitz, Mike Shockley – recording technicians
  • Craig DeCamps – design
  • John Donegan – photography

Track listing:

  1. That Girl That Waits on Tables
  2. I Hate You
  3. You’re Stronger Than Me
  4. Branded Man
  5. Where Love Goes When It Dies
  6. Brothers, Strangers and Friends
  7. (All Together Now) Let’s Fall Apart
  8. Comin’ Down with Love
  9. Pass Me By
  10. You’re Drivin’ Me Out of Your Mind

Joan Baez: Joan Baez Vol 2

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In September 1961, “Vanguard” label released “Joan Baez Vol. 2”, the second Joan Baez studio album. It was recorded in 1961, at “Vanguard Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Maynard Solomon.

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
  • The Greenbriar Boys – vocals, accompaniment

Track listing:

All tracks traditional, except where noted.

  1. Wagoner’s Lad
  2. The Trees They Do Grow High
  3. Lily of the West
  4. Silkie (Child no. 113)
  5. Engine 143
  6. Once I Knew a Pretty Girl
  7. Lonesome Road
  8. Banks of the Ohio
  9. Pal of Mine
  10. Barbara Allen (Child no. 84)
  11. The Cherry Tree Carol (Child no. 54)
  12. Old Blue
  13. Railroad Boy
  14. Plaisir d’Amour – Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

Joshua Radin: Simple Times

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On September 9, 2008, “Mom + Pop” label released “Simple Times”, the second Joshua Radin album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood and was produced by Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Radin – lead vocal, guitar
  • Patty Griffin – vocal
  • Meiko – vocal
  • Erin McCarley – vocal
  • Greg Leisz – guitar, mandolin
  • Jesse Harris – mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – guitar, mixing
  • Jason Borger – piano, electric piano, mellotron
  • Jonathan Flaugher – bass
  • Joey Waronker, Vic Indrizzo – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Denny Levine – brass
  • Bill Mimms – engineer
  • Dog Boehm – mixing
  • Alan Yoshida – mastering
  • Alexa Wilkinson – art direction, design
  • Autumn DeWilde – photography

Track listing:

  1. One of Those Days
  2. I’d Rather Be with You
  3. Sky
  4. Friend Like You
  5. Brand New Day
  6. They Bring Me to You
  7. Vegetable Car
  8. Free of Me
  9. You Got Growin’ Up to Do
  10. We Are Okay
  11. No Envy, No Fear

The Pine Valley Cosmonauts: Salute the Majesty of Bob Wills

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On September 8, 1998, “Bloodshot Records” label released “Salute the Majesty of Bob Wills”, the second Pine Valley Cosmonauts (The) album. It consists of covers of songs performed and written by western swing musician Bob Wills.

Personnel:

  • Andy Hopkins – guitar
  • Jon Langford – guitar
  • Tom Ray – bass
  • Steve Goulding – drums
  • Chris Mills – vocal
  • Kelly Hogan – vocal
  • Jimmie Dale Gilmore – vocal
  • Edith Frost – vocal
  • Robbie Fulks – vocal
  • Alejandro Escovedo – vocal
  • Jane Baxter Miller – vocal
  • Bob Boyd – vocals
  • Deano – vocal
  • Sally Timms – vocal
  • Brett Sparks – vocal
  • Tracey Dear – vocal
  • Neko Case – vocal
  • Meat Purveyors – vocal
  • Rico Bell – vocal

Track listing:

  1. Home in San Antone
  2. Trouble in Mind
  3. Texas Playboy Rag
  4. Drunkard’s Blues
  5. Across the Alley from the Alamo
  6. Sweet Kind of Love
  7. Time Changes Everything
  8. Hang Your Head in Shame
  9. Steel Guitar Rag
  10. Brain Cloudy Blues
  11. Right or Wrong
  12. Roly Poly
  13. Pan Handle Rag
  14. Bubbles in My Beer
  15. Stay a Little Longer
  16. My Window Faces the South
  17. San Antonio Rose
  18. Take Me Back to Tulsa
  19. Faded Love

Chrissie Hynde: Valve Bone Woe

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On September 6, 2019, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Valve Bone Woe”, the second Chrissie Hynde studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Marius DeVries and Eldad Guetta.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals
  • James Walbourne – guitars
  • Peter Roth – nylon string guitar
  • Marcel Camargo – nylon string guitar
  • Eldad Guetta – keyboards, guitars, trumpet, bass, percussion
  • David Hartley – piano, Rhodes
  • Marius de Vries – synths, piano
  • Matt Robertson – additional keyboards
  • Liran Doran – bass
  • Tal Wilkenfeld – bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • The Valve Bone Woe Orchestra

Track listing:

  1. How Glad I Am – Larry Harrison, Jimmy Williams
  2. Caroline, No – Tony Asher, Brian Wilson
  3. I’m a Fool to Want You – Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf
  4. I Get Along Without You Very Well – Hoagy Carmichael
  5. Meditation on a Pair of Wire Cutters – Charles Mingus
  6. Once I Loved – Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
  7. Wild Is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
  8. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  9. River Man – Nick Drake
  10. Absent Minded Me – Bob Merrill, Jule Styne
  11. Naima – John Coltrane
  12. Hello, Young Lovers – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  13. No Return – Ray Davies
  14. Que reste-l-il de nos amours – Charles Trenet