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She & Him: Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson

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On July 22, 2022, “Fantasy” label released “Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson”, the seventh She & Him studio album. It is a tribute to Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, featuring covers of Beach Boys tracks.

Personnel:

  • Zooey Deschanel – vocals, vocal arrangements
  • M. Ward – vocals, guitars, keys, vocoder, musical arrangements
  • Brian Wilson – vocals
  • Paul Brainard – pedal steel, trumpet
  • Joey Spampinato – bass
  • Jose Medeles – drums, percussion
  • Danny Frankel – drums
  • John Perrin – drums
  • Mark Powers – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Darlin’
  2. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
  3. Til I Die
  4. Deirdre
  5. Melt Away
  6. Good To Be My Baby
  7. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
  8. Don’t Worry Baby
  9. This Whole World
  10. Kiss Me Baby
  11. Do It Again
  12. Heads You Win-Tails I Love
  13. Please Let Me Wonder
  14. Meant for You

Sum 41: Order in Decline

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On July 19, 2019, “Hopeless Records” label released “Order in Decline”, the seventh Sum 41 studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Studio Mr. Biz”, and was produced by Deryck Whibley.

Personnel:

  • Deryck Whibley – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, engineer, mixing
  • Dave Baksh – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tom Thacker – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jason McCaslin – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Zummo – drums, percussion, occasional backing vocals
  • Mike Green – guitar, keyboards
  • Doug McKean – drum engineering
  • Chaz Sexton – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Brian Manley – artwork, layout
  • Josh Budich – cover art
  • Ashley Osborn – band photography
  • Fredric Johansson – photography
  • Kirsten Otto – photography
  • Ryan Watanabe – photography
  • Tyler Ross – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Deryck Whibley, except where noted.

  1. Turning Away
  2. Out of Blue – Deryck Whibley, Mike Green
  3. The New Sensation
  4. A Death in the Family – Deryck Whibley, Mike Green
  5. Heads Will Roll
  6. 45 (A Matter of Time)
  7. Never There
  8. Eat You Alive
  9. The People Vs
  10. Catching Fire

The Wallflowers: Exit Wounds

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On July 9, 2021, “New West Records” label released “Exit Wounds”, the seventh Wallflowers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Ruby Red Productions” in Santa Monica, California, and was produced by Butch Walker.

Personnel:

  • Jakob Dylan – vocals, guitar
  • Butch Walker – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, recording
  • Whynot Jansveld – bass, mastering
  • Mark Stepro – drums
  • Aaron Embry – keyboards
  • Val McCallum – guitar
  • Shelby Lynne – vocals
  • Brian Griffin – drums
  • Todd Stopera – engineer assistant
  • Chris Dugan – mix engineer
  • Rob Carmichael, SEEN – artwork, design
  • Paige Dylan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jacob Dylan.

  1. Maybe Your Heart’s Not in it No More
  2. Roots and Wings
  3. I Hear the Ocean (When I Wanna Hear Trains)
  4. The Dive Bar in My Heart
  5. Darlin’ Hold On
  6. Move the River
  7. I’ll Let You Down (But I Will Not Give You Up)
  8. Wrong End of the Spear
  9. Who’s That Man Walking ‘Round My Garden
  10. The Daylight Between Us

The Four Seasons: Rag Doll

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In 1964, “Philips” label released “Rag Doll”, the seventh Four Seasons (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, at “Stea-Philips”, “Atlantic Studios”, and was produced by Bob Crewe.

Personnel:

  • Frankie Valli – lead vocals
  • Tommy DeVito – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Gaudio – vocals, keyboards
  • Nick Massi – vocals, bass guitar, vocal arrangements
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • Gordon Clark – engineer
  • Bob Crewe – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Save It for Me – Bob Crew, Bob Gaudio
  2. The Touch of You – Bob Gaudio
  3. Danger – Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer
  4. Marcie – Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer
  5. No One Cares – Bob Gaudio
  6. Rag Doll – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  7. An Angel Cried – Bob Gaudio
  8. Funny Face – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  9. Huggin’ My Pillow – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  10. The Setting Sun – Bob Gaudio
  11. Ronnie – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  12. On Broadway Tonight – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio

Patti LaBelle: Patti

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On July 3, 1985, “Philadelphia International” label released “Patti”, the seventh Patti LaBelle studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Kenny Gamble, Reggie Griffin, Leon Huff, Joseph Jefferson, Bunny Sigler, James Sigler, Dexter Wansel and Cecil Womack.

Personnel:

  • Patti LaBelle – lead, harmony and backing vocals
  • Herb Smith – guitar, backing vocals
  • Cecil Womack – guitar, arrangements
  • Dennis Harris – guitar
  • Joel Bryant – acoustic piano
  • James Budd Ellison – acoustic piano, keyboards, arrangements, musical director, orchestra conductor
  • Philip Woo – acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Dexter Wansel – keyboards, arrangements
  • Joseph Jefferson – keyboards, arrangements
  • Cecil Du Valle – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Leon Huff – keyboards
  • Reggie Griffin – guitar, bass, keyboards, Minimoog, synthesizers, drum programming, arrangements 
  • James Sigler – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
  • William Jolly – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Lenny Pakula – organ
  • Bunny Sigler – keyboards
  • Jimmy Williams – bass
  • Steve Green – bass
  • Darryl Jones – bass
  • Quinton Joseph – drums
  • John Ingram – drums, backing vocals
  • Charles Collins – drums
  • Clifford “Pete” Rudd – drums
  • Miguel Fuentes – percussion
  • Don Renaldo – horns and strings
  • Sam Peake – saxophone
  • Andrea Jackson – backing vocals
  • Donna Natson – backing vocals
  • Veronica Underwood – backing vocals
  • Cynthia Biggs – backing vocals
  • Terri Wells – backing vocals
  • Edward Batts – backing vocals
  • Peter Humphreys, King Shameek, Arthur Stoppe, Joseph Tarsia – engineer
  • Randy Abrams, Tom Caine, Marin Conaty, Scott MacMillan, Glenn McKee, Adam Silverman, Vince Warsavage – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Byram – art direction
  • Diane Best – illustration
  • Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff – executive producers

Track listing:

  1. Love Symphony – Linda Womack, Cecil Womack
  2. Living Double – Bunny Sigler, James Sigler
  3. Where I Wanna Be – Cecil Womack, Kenny Gamble
  4. Shy – Bunny Sigler, Kenny Gamble
  5. Look to the Rainbow – Burton Lane, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  6. I Can’t Forget You – James Herbert Smith, Terri Wells
  7. What Can I Do for You – Charles Simmons, Richard Roebuck, Joseph Jefferson
  8. If You Don’t Know Me By Now (live) – Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff

Felt: Poem of the River

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In June 1987, “Creation” label released “Poem of the River”, the seventh Felt album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Mayo Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Lawrence – vocals, electric guitar
  • Martin Duffy – Hammond organ
  • Marco Thomas – bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Gary Ainge – drums
  • Tony Willé – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Neil Scott – electric guitar 

Track listing:

All tracks by Lawrence.

  1. Declaration
  2. Silver Plane
  3. She Lives by the Castle
  4. Stained Glass Windows in the Sky
  5. Riding on the Equator
  6. Dark Red Birds

Modest Mouse: The Golden Casket

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On June 25, 2021, “Epic” label released “The Golden Casket”, the seventh Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Dave Sardy and Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Brock – vocals, electric guitar, banjo, bass guitar, synthesizer, melodica, drums, percussion, loops, drum machine, marimba, creative direction
  • Jim Fairchild – guitar
  • D. Sardy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, tambourine, bass, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, chimes, shaker, timpani, mixing
  • Tom Peloso – guitar, piano, bass guitar, horn, synthesizer
  • Russell Higbee – bass guitar, synthesizer, electric guitar, strings, drums
  • Jeremiah Green – drums
  • Jacknife Lee – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Ben Massarella – shaker, tambourine, tom toms, claves, cowbell, handbells, xylophone, drums, percussion, vibraslap, cymbals, bongos, snare drum, electronic drums
  • Lisa Molinaro – vocals, backing vocals, viola
  • Jordan Katz – horn
  • John McEntire – engineer
  • Cameron Barton – engineer
  • Jim Monti – engineer
  • Jeremy Sherrer – engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – mastering
  • Matt Bishop – editor
  • Dylan Odbert – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Fuck Your Acid Trip
  2. We Are Between
  3. We’re Lucky
  4. Walking & Running
  5. Wooden Soldiers
  6. Transmitting Receiving
  7. The Sun Hasn’t Left
  8. Lace Your Shoes
  9. Never Fuck a Spider on the Fly
  10. Leave a Light On
  11. Japanese Trees
  12. Back to the Middle

Foals: Life Is Yours

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On June 17, 2022, “Warner”, “Transgressive”, “ADA” labels released “Life Is Yours”, the seventh Foals studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Speedy Wunderground” in London, “Rea; World” in Bath, and was produced by A. K. Paul, Dan Carey and John Hill.

Personnel:

  • Yannis Philippakis – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Jimmy Smith – guitar, keyboards
  • Jack Bevan – drums, percussion
  • A. K. Paul – bass, additional keyboards
  • Jack Freeman – backing vocals
  • Kit Monteith – backing vocals
  • Rob Cohen – engineer
  • Christoph Skirl – engineer
  • Oli Middleton – engineer
  • Pete Hutchings – engineer
  • Alexis Smith – engineer
  • Mark Rankin – additional engineering 
  • James Keeley – additional engineering 
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing 
  • Chris Laws – mixing 
  • Chris Galland – mixing
  • Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Charlie Holmes – mixing assistant
  • Kieran Beardmore – mixing assistant
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Randy Merrill – mastering 

Track listing:

All tracks by Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, and Jimmy Smith.

  1. Life Is Yours
  2. Wake Me Up
  3. 2am
  4. 2001
  5. Summer Sky
  6. Flutter
  7. Looking High
  8. Under the Radar
  9. Crest of the Wave
  10. The Sound
  11. Wild Green

Status Quo: Quo

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On May 3, 1974, “Vertigo” label released “Quo”, the seventh Status Quo studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan.

Personnel:

  • Francis Rossi – vocals, guitar
  • Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar
  • Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass
  • John Coghlan – drums
  • Bob Young – harmonica
  • Tom Parker – keyboards
  • Damon Lyon-Shaw – engineer, mixing
  • Richard Manwaring, Andy Miller – engineer assistant
  • Dave Field – illustration, design

Track listing:

  1. Backwater – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
  2. Just Take Me – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
  3. Break the Rules – Fracis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Bob Young
  4. Drifting Away – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
  5. Don’t Think it Matters – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
  6. Fine Fine Fine – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
  7. Lonely Man – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
  8. Slow Train – Francis Rossi, Bob Young

James Brown: Showtime

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In April 1964, “Smash Records” label released “Showtime”, the seventh James Brown studio album.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – vocal
  • The Famous- Flames – vocals, backing vocals
  • Danny Ray – introduction
  • Sammy Lowe – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Introduction of James Brown & The Famous Flames
  2. Caldonia – Fleecie Moore
  3. Don’t Cry Baby – James Price Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger
  4. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  5. Out of the Blue – Johnny Terry, Ted Wright
  6. Somebody Changed the Lock of My Door – Casey Bill Weldon
  7. Evil – Ted Wright
  8. Blues for My Baby – Billy Wright, Teddy Reig
  9. For You My Love – Paul Gayten
  10. Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens – Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney Kramer
  11. The Things I Used to Do – J. Dolan
  12. You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You – James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock, Russ Morgan