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The Proclaimers: Like Comedy

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On May 7, 2012, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Like Comedy”, the ninth Proclaimers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Steve Evans.

Personnel:

  • Craig Reid – vocals
  • Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jerry Crozier Cole – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Zac Ware – mandolin
  • David Macnab – banjo
  • Steve Evans – electric and bass guitars, piano, drums
  • Conor Breen – double bass
  • Clive Jenner – drums
  • Katie Stone Lonergan – violin
  • Beth Porter – cello
  • Steve Evans – string arrangements, additional programming
  • Tom Dalgety – additional programming
  • Lewis MacDonald – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Craig Reid and Charlie Reid.

  1. Whatever You’ve Got
  2. Simple Things
  3. Spinning Around in the Air
  4. After You’re Gone
  5. Women and Wine
  6. There’s
  7. The Thought of You
  8. Like Comedy
  9. Dance with Me
  10. Wherever You Roam
  11. I Think That’s What I Believe
  12. A Mix

Robert Cray: Sweet Potato Pie

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On May 5, 1997, “Mercury” label released “Sweet Potato Pie”, the tenth Robert Cray album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Ardent Studiios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Robert Cray.

Personnel:

  • Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
  • Jimmy Pugh – keyboards
  • Karl Sevareid – bass
  • Kevin Hayes – drums
  • John Hampton – recording
  • Skidd Mills – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.

  1. Nothing Against You
  2. Do That for Me
  3. Back Home
  4. The One in the Middle – Jimmy Pugh
  5. Little Birds
  6. Trick or Treat – Otis Redding
  7. Simple Things
  8. Jealous Minds – Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Pugh
  9. Not Bad for Love
  10. I Can’t Quit

Belle & Seabastian: The Boy With the Arab Strap

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On September 7, 1998, “Jeepster” label released “The Boy with the Arab Strap” the third Belle & Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “CaVa Studios” in Glasgow, and was produced by Tony Doogan.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch– lead vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Stuart David– bass, spoken word
  • Isobel Campbell– lead and co-lead vocals, cello, guitar, percussion, recorder
  • Chris Geddes– keyboards, piano
  • Richard Colburn– drums
  • Stevie Jackson– lead vocals, guitar
  • Sarah Martin– violin, keyboard, percussion
  • Mick Cooke– trumpet
  • Ian MacKay – bagpipes
  • Neil Robertson – bass
  • Gail Anderson, Claire Campbell, Eilidh Campbell, Euan Forrester, David D MacKay, Sarah Wilson – the string section

Track listing:

  1. It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career
  2. Sleep the Clock Around
  3. Is It Wicked Not to Care?
  4. Ease Your Feet in the Sea
  5. A Summer Wasting
  6. Seymour Stein
  7. A Space Boy Dream
  8. Dirty Dream Number Two
  9. The Boy with the Arab Strap
  10. Chickfactor
  11. Simple Things
  12. The Rollercoaster Ride

 

Pearls Before Swine: …Beautiful Lies You Could Live In

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In November 1971, “Reprise” label released “… Beautiful Lies You Could Live In”, the sixth Pearls Before Swine album. It was recorded in 1971, at “A&R Studios” and “Aura Sound” in New York, “Bearsville Studios” in Woodstock and was produced by Peter H. Edmiston.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rapp – vocals, guitar
  • Jon Tooker – guitar
  • Steve Alan Grable – piano, organ
  • Morrie E. Brown – bass
  • Elisabeth Rapp – vocals
  • Gordon Hayes, Gerry Jermott – bass
  • Michael Krawitz – piano
  • Billy Mundi, Grady Tate, Herb Lovell – drums
  • Bob Dorough – piano
  • Stu Scharf, Amos Garrett – electric guitar
  • Charles R. Rothschild – executive producer
  • Mark Harman – engineering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Rapp, except where noted.

  1. Snow Queen
  2. A Life
  3. Butterflies
  4. Simple Things
  5. Everybody’s Got Pain
  6. Bird On A Wire
  7. Island Lady
  8. Come To Me
  9. Freedom
  10. She’s Gone
  11. Epitaph – Housman, Elisabeth Rapp

 

Zero 7: Simple Things

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On April 23, 2001, “Ultimate Dilemma” label released “Simple Things”, the debut Zero 7 studio album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker.

Personnel:

  1. Henry Binns – primary artist, mixing
  2. Sam Hardaker – primary artist, mixing
  3. Mozez, Sia Furler, Sophie Barker– vocals
  4. Dedi Madden, Allan Simpson – guitar
  5. Phil Thornally – guitar, bass guitar
  6. Pete Trotman – bass guitar
  7. Max Beesley – Rhodes piano
  8. The Brilliant Strings – strings
  9. Sally Herbert – violin
  10. Graeme Stewart, Simon Elms – trumpet
  11. Dan Litman – flute
  12. Jeremy Stacey, Miggi Barradas – drums
  13. Ollie Savill, Jenny Arrel – percussion
  14. Demus – mixing
  15. House – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker.

  1. I Have Seen
  2. Polaris
  3. Destiny
  4. Give It Away
  5. Simple Things
  6. Red Dust
  7. Distractions
  8. In the Waiting Line
  9. Out of Town
  10. This World
  11. Likufanele
  12. End Theme

Pearls Before Swine: …Beautiful Lies You Could Live In

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In November 1871, “Reprise” label released”.. Beautiful Lies You Could Live In” the sixth Pearls Before Swine album. It was recorded in 1971, at “A&R Studios” and “Aura Sound” in New York City, “Bearsville Studios” in Woodstock and was produced by Peter H. Edmiston.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rapp – vocals, guitar
  • Jon Tooker – guitar
  • Stu Scharf, Amos Garrett – electric guitar
  • Elisabeth Rapp – vocals
  • Michael Krawitz – piano
  • Steve Alan Grable – piano, organ
  • Bob Dorough – piano
  • Morrie E. Brown, Gerry Jermott, Gordon Hayes: bass
  • Billy Mundi, Herb Lovell, Grady Tate – drums
  • Mark Harman – engineer
  • Charles R. Rothschild – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Snow Queen – Tom Rapp
  2. A Life – Tom Rapp
  3. Butterflies – Tom Rapp
  4. Simple Things – Tom Rapp
  5. Everybody’s Got Pain – Tom Rapp
  6. Bird On A Wire – Leonard Cohen
  7. Island Lady – Tom Rapp
  8. Come To Me – Tom Rapp
  9. Freedom – Tom Rapp
  10. She’s Gone – Tom Rapp
  11. Epitaph – Housman, Elisabeth Rapp

Carole King: Simple Things

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In July 1976, “Avatar” label released “Simple Things”, the ninth Carole King album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Carole King and Norm Kinney.

Personnel:

  • Carole King – piano, vocals, background vocals
  • Rick Evers – guitar
  • Robert McEntee – guitar, keyboards, background vocals
  • Michael Rivera – percussion
  • Rob Galloway – bass
  • Mark Hallman- guitar, keyboards, background vocals
  • Michael Wooten – drums
  • Louise Goffin, Sherry Goffin – background vocals
  • Nolan Smith– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Maurice Spears – bass trombone
  • Terry Harrington – baritone saxophone
  • Oscar Brashear– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Ernie Watts– tenor saxophone
  • George Bohanon– trombone, horn arrangements
  • Robert Dubow, Charles Veal, Ken Yerke – violin
  • David Campbell– viola
  • Dennis Karmazyn – cello
  • Norm Kinney, Milt Calice – engineer
  • Steve Katz – engineer assistant
  • James Tuttle – sound assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Roy Kohara, Roy Reynolds – art direction
  • Roy Reynolds – illustrations, photography
  • Rick Evers – label design
  • Terry Kruger – label art

Track listing:

All tracks by Carole King, except where noted.

  1. Simple Things – Carole King, Rick Evers
  2. Hold On – Carole King, Rick Evers
  3. In the Name of Love
  4. Labyrinth
  5. You’re the One Who Knows
  6. Hard Rock Cafe
  7. Time Alone
  8. God Only Knows
  9. To Know That I Love You – Carole King, Rick Evers
  10. One