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Iron Maiden: Virtual XI

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On March 23, 1998, “EMI” label released “Virtual XI”, the eleventh Iron Maiden studio album. It was recorded in 1997 and February 1998, at “Barnyard” in Essex, England, and was produced by Steve Harris and Nigel Green.

Personnel:

  • Blaze Bayley – vocals
  • Dave Murray – guitars
  • Janick Gers – guitars
  • Steve Harris – bass, keyboards, mixing
  • Nicko McBrain – drums
  • Michael Kenney – keyboards
  • Nigel Green – engineer, mixing
  • Mick McKenna – engineer assistant
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Melvyn Grant – sleeve illustration
  • Synthetic Dimensions – design, 3D imagery
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • George Chin – photography
  • Ross Halfin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Harris, except where noted.

  1. Futureal –Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley
  2. The Angel and the Gambler
  3. Lightning Strikes Twice – Dave Murray, Steve Harris
  4. The Clansman
  5. When Two Worlds Collide – Dave Murray, Blaze Bayley, Steve Harris
  6. The Educated Fool
  7. Don’t Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
  8. Como Estais Amigos – Janick Gers, Blaze Bayley

Enya: A Day Without Rain

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On November 20, 2000, “WEA” label released “A Day Without Rain”, the fifth Enya studio. It was recorded 1998 – 2000, at “Aigle” in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland, and was produced by Nicky Ryan.

Personnel:

  • Enya – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboard, violin, cello, percussion, Irish adaptation, arrangements, mixing
  • Wired Strings – additional strings
  • Nicky Ryan – arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Stylorouge – design, art direction
  • Sheila Rock – front cover photography, other photography
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • The Handsome Foundation – costume design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Roma Ryan except where noted, all music by Enya.

  1. A Day Without Rain
  2. Wild Child
  3. Only Time
  4. Tempus Vernum
  5. Deora Ar Mo Chroi – adapted into Irish lyrics by Enya from Roma Ryan’s poem in English.
  6. Flora’s Secret
  7. Fallen Embers
  8. Silver Inches
  9. Pilgrim
  10. One by One
  11. The First of Autumn
  12. Lazy Days

Howard Jones: One To One

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On October 13, 1986, “Elektra” label released “One to One”, the third Howard Jones studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Windmill Lane” in Dublin, Ireland, “The Farm” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Arif Mardin, Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham.

Personnel:

  • Howard Jones – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming, percussion programming, sequencing
  • Phil Palmer, Nile Rodgers, Nick Moroch, Reb Beach – guitar
  • Martin Jones (Howard’s brother), Mo Foster – bass guitar
  • Phil Collins – drums, backing vocals
  • Steve Ferrone – drums
  • Trevor Morais – drums
  • Mike Roarty – Fairlight CMI
  • Bob Gay – alto saxophone, brass section
  • Matthew Cornish, Kendall Crane, Scott Gilman – brass section
  • Matt Malloy – flute, penny whistles
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Max Eastley – whirling instruments, the Arc
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements
  • Gene Orloff – string concertmaster
  • St. Patrick’s Cathedral Choir – backing vocals
  • John Dexter – choir conducting and directing
  • Afrodiziak (Caron Wheeler, Claudia Fontaine, Naomi Osborne) – backing vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle, Doris Eugenio, Deborah Forman, Daramis Carbaugh, Marcus Miller, Mark Stevens, Fonzi Thornton, Mike Murphy – backing vocals
  • Louise Lowry – tap dancing
  • Mike Roarty, Kevin Killen – quality control technicians
  • Kevin Killen – engineer
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer
  • Eddie Garcia, John Grimes – engineer assistant
  • Steve Chase, Paul Gomersall – engineer assistant
  • Chris Garnham – cover photography
  • Simon Fowler – inside photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Howard Jones.

  1. You Know I Love You… Don’t You?
  2. The Balance of Love (Give and Take)
  3. All I Want
  4. Where Are We Going?
  5. Don’t Want to Fight Anymore
  6. Step into These Shoes
  7. Will You Still Be There?
  8. Good Luck, Bad Luck
  9. Give Me Strength
  10. Little Bit of Snow

Ocean Colour Scene: One For The Modern

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On September 13, 1999, “Island” label released “One From the Modern”, the fourth Ocean Colour Scene album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Moseley Shoals” in Birmingham, England, and was produced by Brendan Lynch.

Personnel:

  • Simon Flowers – vocals, acoustic guitar, recording
  • Stephen Cradock – vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar, recording
  • Andy Bennett – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Oscar Harrison – drums, recording
  • Tony Griffiths, Chris Griffiths – backing vocals
  • Austin Kilburn, Dan Sprigg – engineer
  • Brendan Lynch, Martin “Max” Heyes – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkens – lacquer cut
  • Pete Kelsey – design
  • Lawrence Watson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Fowler, Stephen Cradock, Andy Bennett and Oscar Harrison.

  1. Profit in Peace
  2. So Low
  3. I Am the News
  4. No-one at All
  5. Families
  6. Step by Step
  7. July
  8. Jane She Got Excavated
  9. Emily Chambers
  10. Soul Driver
  11. The Waves
  12. I Won’t Get Grazed

The Pretenders: Last Of The Independents

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On May 9, 1994, “Sire” label released “Last of the Independents”, the sixth Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, at “Townhouse” and “Sarm West” in London, “The Woll Hall” in Bath, and was produced by Stephen Street, Ian Stanley and Chris Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals, guitar 
  • Adam Seymour – guitar
  • Andy Hobson – bass
  • Martin Chambers – drums
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitar
  • Ian Stanley – organ, keyboards, special effects
  • Andy Rourke – bass guitar
  • Tom Kelly – bass guitar, piano, guitar
  • David Paton – bass guitar
  • J.F.T. Hood – drums, special effects
  • Jim Copley – drums
  • London Community Gospel Choir – choir
  • David Lord – string arrangements
  • Stephen Street – engineer
  • Steve Williams – engineer
  • Jon Jacobs – engineer
  • Richard Lowe – engineer assistant
  • Greig Sangster – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Cullum – engineer assistant
  • Julie Gardener – assistant engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Tony Phillips – mixing
  • Stylorouge – artwork
  • Simon Fowler – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Hollywood Perfume – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  2. Night in My Veins – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  3. Money Talk – Chrissie Hynde
  4. 977 – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  5. Revolution – Chrissie Hynde
  6. All My Dreams – Chrissie Hynde
  7. I’ll Stand by You – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  8. I’m a Mother – Chrissie Hynde, J.F.T. Hood
  9. Tequila – Chrissie Hynde
  10. Every Mother’s Son – Chrissie Hynde
  11. Rebel Rock Me – Chrissie Hynde
  12. Love Colours – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  13. Forever Young – Bob Dylan

Ocean Colour Scene: Mechanical Wonder

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On April 9, 2001, “Ark 21” label released “Mechanical Wonder”, the fifth Ocean Colour Scene album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Loco Studios”, and was produced by Martin ‘Max’ Heyes, Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Raymond Meade and Oscar Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Simon Fowler – vocals, acoustic guitar, mixing
  • Steve Cradock – guitar, mixing
  • Raymond Meade – bass, mixing
  • Oscar Harrison – drums, mixing
  • Mick Talbot – keyboards
  • Wired Strings – strings
  • Martin ‘Max’ Heyes – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Sprigg, Dave Russell, Gary Bradshaw – mixing 
  • Loz Williams, Simon Morris – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Raymond Meade and Oscar Harrison.

  1. Up on the Downside
  2. In My Field
  3. Sail on My Boat
  4. Biggest Thing
  5. We Made It More
  6. Give Me a Letter
  7. Mechanical Wonder
  8. You Are Amazing
  9. If I Gave You My Heart
  10. Can’t Get Back to the Baseline

Enya: Dark Sky Island

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On November 20, 2015, “Warner Bros” label released “Dark Sky Island”, the eighth Enya studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2015, at “Aigle Studio” in Killney, Ireland, and was produced by Nicky Ryan.

Personnel:

  • Enya – vocals, instrumentation, mixing
  • Eddie Lee – double bass 
  • Nicky Ryan – arrangements, engineer, mixing, album sleeve conception
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Roma Ryan – Loxian language, font
  • Daniel Polley – digital advisor, technician
  • Simon Fowler – album sleeve conception, photography
  • Richard Welland – booklet layout
  • Michael Whitham – commissioner

Track listing:

All lyrics by Roma Ryan, all music by Enya.

  1. The Hamming
  2. So I Could Find My Way
  3. Even in the Shadows
  4. The Forge of the Angels
  5. Echoes in Rain
  6. I Could Never Say Goodbye
  7. Dark Sky Island
  8. Sancta Maria
  9. Astra et Luna
  10. The Loxian Gate
  11. Diamonds on the Water

The Waterboys: Room to Roam

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On October 2, 1990, “Ensign” label released “Room to Roam”, the fifth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded February – June 1990, at “Spiddal House” in Galway, Ireland, and was produced by Barry Beckett and Mike Scott.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Colin Blakey – whistle, flute, Hammond organ, piano
  • Anthony Thistlethwaite – saxophone, mandolin
  • Steve Wickham – vocals, fiddle, Hammond organ
  • Sharon Shannon – accordion, fiddle
  • Trevor Hutchinson – bass guitar, bouzouki
  • Noel Bridgeman – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Barry Beckett – piano
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
  • J. Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Kieran Wilde – clarinet
  • Ken Samson – didjeridu
  • John “Turps” Burke – backing vocals
  • Seamus Begley – backing vocals
  • Eileen Begley – backing vocals
  • Diarmuid O’Suilleabhan – backing vocals
  • Tim Martin – engineer
  • Annie Siggins – sleeve design
  • Simon Fowler – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Scott, except where noted.

  1. In Search of a Rose
  2. Song from the End of the World
  3. A Man Is in Love – Mike Scott / Kaliope House – Dave Richardson
  4. Bigger Picture – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite
  5. Natural Bridge Blues – traditional, arranged by Mike Scott, Colin Blakey, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Sharon Shannon, Trevor Hutchinson, Noel Bridgeman
  6. Something That Is Gone
  7. The Star and the Sea
  8. A Life of Sundays
  9. Islandman
  10. The Raggle Taggle Gypsy – traditional, arranged by Mike Scott, Colin Blakey, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Sharon Shannon, Trevor Hutchinson, Noel Bridgeman
  11. How Long Will I Love You?
  12. Upon the Wind and Waves – Steve Wickham
  13. Spring Comes to Spiddal
  14. The Trip to Broadford – Kieran Donnellan
  15. Further Up, Further In – traditional, arranged by Mike Scott, Colin Blakey, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Sharon Shannon, Trevor Hutchinson, Noel Bridgeman, lyrics by Mike Scott
  16. Room to Roam – George MacDonald, arranged by Mike Scott, Colin Blakey, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Sharon Shannon, Trevor Hutchinson, Noel Bridgeman
  17. The Kings of Kerry – Mike Scott, Sharon Shannon, Steve Wickham

Ocean Colour Scene: North Atlantic Drift

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On July 7, 2003, “Sanctuary” label released “North Atlantic Drift”, the sixth Ocean Colour Scene studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Martin Hayes, Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Damon Minchella and Oscar Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Simon Fowler – lead vocals, Nashville guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Steve Cradock – acoustic and electric guitar, Nashville guitar, EBow, Hammond organ, piano, percussion, autoharp
  • Damon Minchella – bass
  • Oscar Harrison – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Linda Thompson – vocals 
  • Kevin ‘Ewok’ Rowe – 2nd guitar
  • Dalbir Singh Rattan – tabla
  • Steve White – percussion 
  • James Hunt – saxophone 
  • Duncan Mackay – trumpet 
  • Nichol Tompson – trombone 
  • Sonia Slaney – strings arrangement 
  • Martin ‘Max’ Hayes – mixing
  • Pete Craigie – mixing
  • Tom Roe – additional engineering 
  • Darren Nash – assistant
  • Darren Blackwell – assistant
  • Tom Webster – assistant
  • Ian – design
  • Lawrence Watson – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Just Need Myself
  2. Oh Collector
  3. North Atlantic Drift
  4. Golden Gate Bridge
  5. Make the Deal
  6. For Every Corner
  7. On My Way
  8. Second Hand Car
  9. She’s Been Writing
  10. The Song Goes On
  11. When Evil Comes

Ocean Colour Scene: A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad

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On March 21, 2005, “Sanctuary” label released “A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad”, the seventh Ocean Colour Scene studio album. It was recorded March – April 2004, at “Piersie Lodge” in Kirriemuir, Scotland, “Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • Simon Fowler – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Steve Cradock – guitar, bass, piano, xylophone, harmonium, tambura, percussion
  • Oscar Harrison – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Paul Weller – guitar
  • Dave Eringa – keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, programming, mixing
  • Jools Holland – organ
  • Jacko Peake – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Dominic Glover – trumpet
  • Anne Stephenson, Gini Ball, Julia Singleton, Sally Herbert – violin
  • Claire Orsler – viola
  • John McCusker – violin, viola
  • Ian Budge – cello
  • Sally Herbert – string arrangements
  • Guy Massey – engineer, mixing
  • Matt Hyde – engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock and Oscar Harrison, except where noted..

  1. Everything Comes at the Right Time
  2. Free My Name
  3. Wah Wah – George Harrison
  4. Drive Away
  5. I Love You
  6. This Day Should Last Forever
  7. Move Things Over
  8. Waving Not Drowning
  9. God’s World
  10. Another Time to Stay
  11. Have You Got the Right
  12. Start of the Day – Anthony and Chris Griffiths  
  13. My Time – Keith Anderson