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Graham Nash: Now

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On May 19, 2023, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Now”, the seventh Graham Nash studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, at “Studio 145”, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Don Caldwell Studios”, and was produced by Todd Caldwell and Graham Nash.

Personnel:

  • Graham Nash – vocals, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar, harmonica, hand claps
  • Shane Fontayne – electric guitar, lap steel, mandolin, slide guitar
  • Thad Debrock – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, harmonium, mandolin, baritone guitar, nylon string guitar, bass
  • Todd Caldwell – Hammond B3 organ, piano, electric piano, celeste, hand claps, string arrangements
  • Brett Bass – upright bass
  • Adam Minkoff – bass, drums, percussion
  • Michael Olatuja – bass
  • Toby Caldwell – drums
  • Allan Clarke – vocals
  • Beth Callen – hand claps
  • Hiroko Taguchi – violin
  • Whitney La Grange – violin
  • Jocelin Pan – viola
  • Alon Bisk – cello
  • Andy Taub – engineer
  • Sam Wahl – engineer
  • Michael Nunn – engineer
  • Francis Haines – engineer
  • Kevin Killen – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Amy Grantham – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Nash.

  1. Right Now
  2. A Better Life
  3. Golden Idols
  4. Stars & Stripes
  5. Love of Mine
  6. Theme from Pastoral
  7. In a Dream
  8. Stand Up
  9. It Feels Like Home
  10. Buddy’s Back
  11. Follow Your Heart
  12. I Watched It All Come Down
  13. When It Comes to You

John Waite: Temple Bar

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On February 14, 1995, “Imago” label released “Temple Bar”, the fifth John Waite studio album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Mike Shipley and John Waite.

Personnel:

  • John Waite – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
  • Shane Fontayne – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jack Johnson – electric guitar
  • Nick Moroch – acoustic guitar
  • Chuck Kentis – acoustic guitar, strings, keyboards, acoustic piano
  • Jeff Golub – guitars, dobro
  • Tim Pierce – electric guitar
  • Michael Fisher – tambourine 
  • Mark Spiro – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Erik Sanko – bass
  • Donnie Nossov – bass
  • John DeNicola – bass
  • Tony Beard – drums
  • Jimmy Keegan – drums
  • Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals
  • Mike Shipley – mixing
  • Tony Phillips – engineer
  • Dan Marnien – additional engineering
  • Donal Bray – engineer assistant
  • Eric Flickinger – engineer assistant
  • Tim Gerron – engineer assistant
  • Jen Monnar – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Alastair Thain – photography

Track listing:

  1. How Did I Get By Without You – John Waite, Mark Spiro, Tim Pierce
  2. Someone Like You – Van Morrison
  3. Piece of My Tears – John Waite, John DeNicola
  4. Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
  5. Downtown – John Waite, Glen Burtnik
  6. In God’s Shadow – Keith Reid, John Waite, Anthony Krizan, John DeNicola
  7. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
  8. The Glittering Prize – John Waite, Anthony Krizan
  9. More – John Waite, John Krizan
  10. In Dreams – John Waite, Mark Spiro

Chris Botti: First Wish

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On February 28, 1995, “Verve Forecast Records” label released “First Wish”, the debut Chris Botti album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, “AGF Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Botti, Kevin Killen and Andy Snitzer.

Personnel:

  • Chris Botti – trumpet, keyboards, tambourine, acoustic piano, programming
  • Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards, acoustic piano, Omnichord
  • Andy Snitzer – Rhodes, programming
  • Mitchell Froom – Wurlitzer electric piano, organ
  • Kevin Killen – Omnichord
  • Larry Saltzman – guitars
  • Shane Fontayne – guitars
  • Paul Livant – guitars
  • Marc Shulman – guitars
  • Dominic Kanza – guitars
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Steve Ferrone – drums
  • Jerry Marotta – drums
  • Joe Bonadio – percussion
  • Cyro Baptista – surdo, shaker
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Sandra Park – violin
  • Rebecca Young – violin
  • Morris Goldberg – African flutes
  • Edie Brickell – vocals
  • Kevin Killen – engineer, mixing
  • Andrew Page – additional recording
  • David Lau – art direction
  • Sheryl Lutz-Brown – art direction
  • Étsuko Iseki – design
  • Gary St. Clair – design
  • Brad Hitz – photography
  • Guy Eckstein – executive producer
  • Marc Silag – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Botti, except where noted.

  1. Worlds Outside
  2. On the Night Ride
  3. First Wish
  4. Like I Do Now – Chris Botti, Edie Brickell, Paul Joseph Moore
  5. Cubism
  6. Through Tin Hearts
  7. Longing
  8. Nerve Central
  9. Fade to Day
  10. A Few More Days, A Few More Weeks

David Crosby: Croz

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On January 28, 2014, “Blue Castle Records” label released “Croz”, the fourth David Crosby studio album. The first Crosby’s studio album in 20 years, was recorded 2011 – 2013, and was produced by Daniel Garcia.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby— vocals, electric guitar
  • Marcus Eaton — vocals, acoustic, 12-string acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar
  • Shane Fontayne— vocals, electric guitar, bass, percussion
  • Mark Knopfler— lead guitar
  • James Raymond — vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer bass, drum programming
  • Todd Caldwell — Hammond B-3 organ
  • Steve Tavaglione— electronic wind instrument, soprano saxophone
  • Wynton Marsalis— trumpet
  • Kevin McCormick — bass
  • Leland Sklar— bass
  • Steve DiStanislao— drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. What’s Broken – James Raymond
  2. Time I Have – David Crosby
  3. Holding on to Nothing – David Crosby, Sterling Price
  4. The Clearing – James Raymond
  5. Radio – David Crosby, James Raymond
  6. Slice of Time – David Crosby, Marcus Eaton, James Raymond
  7. Set That Baggage Down – David Crosby, Shane Fontayne
  8. If She Called – David Crosby
  9. Dangerous Night – David Crosby, James Raymond
  10. Morning Falling – David Crosby, James Raymond
  11. Find a Heart – David Crosby, Marcus Eaton, James Raymond