On October 17, 1988, “Uni” label released “Copperhead Road”, the third Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded December 1987 – July 1988, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Livingston Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Brown and Steve Earle.
Personnel:
Steve Earle – vocals, guitars, harmonica, 6-string bass, mandolin
Donny Roberts – guitars, 6-string bass
Bill Lloyd – acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar
Bucky Baxter – pedal steel, lap steel, dobro
Phil Chevron – guitar, vocals
Neil MacColl – mandolin
Shane MacGowan – banjo, bodhran
Jem Finer – banjo
Sam Bush – mandolin
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Ken Moore – synthesizer, organ
John Barlow Jarvis – piano
James Fearnley – accordion
Kelley Looney – bass
Darryl Hunt – bass
Andrew Ranken – drums
Kurt Custer – drums
Terry Woods – cittern
Mark O’Connor – violin
Edgar Meyer – bass violin
Spider Stacy – tin whistle, vocals
John Cowan, Maria McKee, Radney Foster – backing vocals
Chris Birkett – drum programming
Gary Tallent – arrangements
The Pogues
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Joe Hardy – recording, mixing
Chris Birkett – recording
Simon Levy – art direction
Jeff Morris – design
June Beard – patch design
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Earle, except where noted.
Copperhead Road
Snake Oil
Back to the Wall
The Devil’s Right Hand – arranged by Garry W. Tallent
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
In May 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “In Your Eyes”, the 19th George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Atlantic Studios”, “The Hit Factory” and “The Record Plant” in New York City, “Music Grinder Studio” in Los Angeles, “United Westren” in Hollywood, and was produced by Arif Mardin and Kashif.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and backing vocals, guitar solo, rhythm guitar
David Spinozza– guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr.– rhythm guitar, guitar
Ira Siegel – guitar
Adam “Gus” Falcon – rhythm guitar, rhythm arrangement
Robbie Buchanan– electric piano, synthesizer, Moog bass, rhythm arrangement, acoustic piano, Linn Drum programming
David Paich– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, brass arrangement
James Newton Howard– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, string arrangements
Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizer
Richard Tee– electric piano
Joe Mardin – synthesizer programming
Will Lee– bass guitar
Nathan East– bass guitar
Anthony Jackson– bass guitar
Marcus Miller– bass guitar
Steve Ferrone– drums
Leslie Ming – drums
Jeff Porcaro– drums
Carlos Vega – drums
Steve Gadd– drums
Steve Jordan–drums
Sammy Figueroa– percussion
Bashiri Johnson– percussion
Stephen Benben – finger snaps
Lenny Castro– percussion
David Sanborn– alto saxophone
Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
Lew Delgatto – baritone saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet, horn arrangement
Jon Faddis– trumpet
Alan Raph, Tom Malone– trombone
Jerry Hey– flugelhorn, brass arrangement
Marty Paich, Lee Holdridge– string arrangement
Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi, Fred Zlotkin, Frederick Buldrini, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Jonathan Abramowitz, Julien Barber, Marilyn Wright, Richard Maximoff, Richard Young, Ted Hoyle – strings
On March 5, 1986, “MCA” label released “Guitar Town”, the debut Steve Earle album. It was recorded 1985 -1986, at “Sound Stage Studio” in Nashville, and was produced by Emory Gordy, Jr., Tony Brown and Richard Bennett.
Personnel:
Steve Earle– vocals, guitar
Bucky Baxter– pedal steel guitar, guitar
Richard Bennett– guitar, 6-string bass, slap bass
Michael McAdam – guitar
Paul Franklin– pedal steel guitar
Ken Moore – organ, synthesizer, keyboards
John Barlow Jarvis– synthesizer, piano
Steve Nathan – synthesizer
Emory Gordy, Jr.– bass, mandolin
Reno Kling – bass
Harry Stinson – vocals, drums
Keith Odle – engineer
Chuck Ainlay – mixing
Glenn Meadows – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Bill Brunt – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Earle, except where noted.
Guitar Town
Goodbye’s All We’ve Got Left
Hillbilly Highway – Steve Earle, Jimbeau Hinson
Good Ol’ Boy (Gettin’ Tough) – Steve Earle, Richard Bennett
My Old Friend the Blues
Someday
Think It Over – Richard Bennett, Steve Earle
Fearless Heart
Little Rock ‘n’ Roller
Down the Road – Tony Brown, Steve Earle, Jimbeau Hinson
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