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Labelle: Phoenix

On August 19, 1975, “Epic” label released “Phoenix” is the fifth Labelle album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Allen Toussaint.

Personnel:

  • Nona Hendryx, Patti Labelle, Sarah Dash- vocals
  • Edward Batts – electric and acoustic guitar
  • Leo Nocentelli, Steve Hughes, Teddy Royal- guitar
  • James Ellison – keyboards
  • Allen Toussaint- Fender Rhodes, arrangements
  • James Booker– organ
  • Carmine “Pee Wee” Rojas- bass
  • George Porter, Jr.– bass
  • Herman Ernest III – drums
  • Larry Davis – drums
  • Jeffrey Shannon – percussion
  • Jim Moore – alto and tenor axophone, flute
  • Lon Price – tenor saxophone
  • Carl Blouin – baritone saxophone
  • John Longo – trumpet
  • Steve Howard – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Lester Caliste – trombone
  • Don Puluse, Ken Laxton – engineer
  • Tom Huetis – photography
  • Vicki Wickham- executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Nona Hendryx; except where noted.

  1. Phoenix (The Amazing Flight of a Lone Star)
  2. Slow Burn
  3. Black Holes in the Sky
  4. Good Intentions
  5. Far As We Felt Like Goin’ – Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan
  6. Messin’ with My Mind
  7. Chances Go Round – Nona Hendryx, Edward Levone Batts, James Budd Ellison
  8. Cosmic Dancer
  9. Take the Night Off
  10. Action Time – Edward Levone Batts, James Ellison; with additional lyrics by Nona Hendryx

David Bowie: Heathen

Heathen

On June 11, 2002, “ISO” label released “Heathen”, the twenty-second David Bowie studio album. It was recorded October 2000 – January 2002, and was produced by David Bowie, Tony Visconti, Mark Plati, Gary Miller and Brian Rawling.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – lead and backing vocals,  keyboards,  guitars,  saxophone,  stylophone, drums
  • Carlos Alomar– guitar
  • Pete Townshend– guitar
  • Dave Grohl– guitar
  • Gerry Leonard– guitar
  • Mark Plati– guitar, bass guitar
  • David Torn– guitars, guitar loops, Omnichord
  • Kristeen Young– vocals, piano
  • Jordan Rudess– keyboards
  • Tony Levin– bass guitar
  • Tony Visconti– bass guitar, guitars,  recorders,  string  arrangements, backing vocals
  • Matt Chamberlain– drums, drum loop programming, percussion
  • Sterling Campbell– drums, percussion
  • The Borneo Horns:
  • Lenny Pickett
  • Stan Harrison
  • Steve Elson
  • Lisa Germano– violin
  • The Scorchio Quartet:
  • Greg Kitzis –1st violin
  • Meg Okura– 2nd violin
  • Martha Mooke –viola
  • Mary Wooten –cello
  • Jonathan Barnbrook– design
  • Markus Klinko, Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri – photography
  • GK Reid– styling

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. Sunday
  2. Cactus – Black Francis
  3. Slip Away
  4. Slow Burn
  5. Afraid
  6. I’ve Been Waiting for You – Neil Young
  7. I Would Be Your Slave
  8. I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship – Norman Carl Odam
  9. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
  10. Everyone Says Hi
  11. A Better Future
  12. Heathen – The Rays