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Neal Morse: Testimony 2

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On May 23, 2011, “Metal Blade” label released “Testimony 2”, the eight Neal Morse studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at Morse’s house in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Neal Morse.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse – vocals, guitars, synth, piano, organ
  • Randy George – bass
  • Mike Portnoy – drums
  • Steve Morse – guitar
  • Paul Bielatowicz – guitar
  • Jim Hoke – saxophones
  • Mark Leniger – saxophone
  • Kenny Barnd – violin
  • Chris Carmichael – violin, viola, cello
  • Eric Brenton – electric violin 
  • Nick D’Virgilio – vocals
  • Alan Morse – vocals
  • Dave Meros – vocals
  • Matthew Ward – backing vocals, soulful wailing
  • Debbie Bressee, April Zachary, Mark Pogue, Mita Pogue – backing vocals
  • Rich Mouser – mixing
  • Jerry Guidroz – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse.

  1. Mercy Street
  2. Overture No. 4
  3. Time Changer
  4. Jayda
  5. Nighttime Collectors
  6. Time Has Come Today
  7. Jesus Blood
  8. The Truth Will Set You Free
  9. Chance of a Lifetime
  10. Jesus Bring Me Home
  11. Road Dog Blues
  12. It’s for You
  13. Crossing Over/ Mercy Street Reprise
  14. Absolute Beginner
  15. Supernatural
  16. Seeds of Gold

Deep Purple: Rapture Of The Deep

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On October 24, 2005, “Edel” label released “Rapture of the Deep”, the 18th Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded March – June 2005, at “Chunky Style Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mike Bradford.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan – vocals
  • Steve Morse – guitar
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Roger Glover – bass, artwork, design
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Michael Bradford – engineer
  • Andy Van Dette – mastering
  • Tom Swick – painting
  •  Ioannis Vasilopoulos – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Don Airey and Ian Paice, except where noted.

  1. Money Talks
  2. Girls Like That
  3. Wrong Man
  4. Rapture of the Deep
  5. Clearly Quite Absurd
  6. Don’t Let Go
  7. Back to Back
  8. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
  9. Junkyard Blues
  10. Before Time Began

Deep Purple: Turning to Crime

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On November 26, 2021, “earMusic” label released “Turning to Crime”, the twenty-second Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan – lead and backing vocals, percussion
  • Steve Morse – vocals, guitars
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Roger Glover – vocals and backing vocals, bass, additional keyboards, percussion
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Bob Ezrin – vocals and backing vocals
  • Leo Green – tenor saxophone, horns arrangement
  • Matt Holland – trumpet
  • Gina Forsyth – fiddle
  • Bruce Daigrepont – squeeze box
  • Julian Shank – percussion
  • Nicole Thalia – backing vocals
  • Marsha B. Morrison – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. 7 and 7 is – Arthur Lee
  2. Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu – Huey “Piano” Smith
  3. Oh Well – Peter Green
  4. Jenny Take a Ride! – Bob Crew
  5. Watching the River Flow – Bob Dylan
  6. Let the Good Times Roll – Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore
  7. Dixie Chicken – Lowell George, Fred Martin
  8. Shapes of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Ralf, Paul Samwell-Smith
  9. The Battle of New Orleans – Jimmy Driftwood
  10. Lucifer – Bob Seger
  11. White Room – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
  12. Caught in the Act
  13. Going Down – Don Nix
  14. Green Onions – Booker T, Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson Jr.
  15. Hot Lanta – Duane Allman, Greg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson
  16. Dazed and Confused – Jake Holmes, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  17. Gimme Some Lovin’ – Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood

Deep Purple: Whoosh!

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On August 7, 2020, “earMUSIC” label released “Whoosh!”, the twenty-first Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “The Tracking Room”, “Anarchy Studios” and “Ocean Way” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Noble Street Studios” in Toronto, Canada, “Henson Recording Studios” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan – vocals
  • Steve Morse – guitars
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Roger Glover – bass
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Saam Hashemi – programming
  • Ayana George, Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals
  • Bob Ezrin – percussion, backing vocals, mixing
  • John Metcalf – orchestra arrangements
  • Alan Umstead – conductor
  • Julian Shank – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Krotz, Jaime Sickora – engineer
  • Zach Pepe – engineer assistant
  • Nick Spezia – orchestra recording
  • Justin Cortelyou – mixing, tracking
  • Jason Elliott, Justin Francis – mixing
  • Bryce Robertson – tracking assistant
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering
  • Jekyll & Hyde – cover art, design
  • Ben Wolf – band photography
  • Elena Saharova – landscape photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Don Airey, Roger Glover, Ian Paice and Bob Ezrin, except where noted.

  1. Throw My Bones
  2. Drop the Weapon
  3. We’re All the Same in the Dark
  4. Nothing at All
  5. No Need to Shout
  6. Step by Step
  7. What the What
  8. The Long Way Round
  9. The Power of the Moon
  10. Remission Possible
  11. Man Alive
  12. And the Address – Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord
  13. Dancing in My Sleep (bonus track)

Flying Colors: Third Degree

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On October 4, 2019, “Mascot Label Group” label released “Third Degree”, the third Flying Colors studio album. It was recorded in December 2016, and December 2018, at Steve Morse’s studio in Florida, and was produced by Casey McPherson, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Steve Morse and Dave LaRue.

Personnel:

  • Casey McPherson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Morse – lead guitar
  • Neal Morse – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
  • Dave LaRue – bass guitar
  • Mike Portnoy – vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps
  • Chris Carmichael – strings, string arrangement
  • Jerry Guidroz – recording
  • Brian Moritz – recording
  • Thomas Cuce – recording
  • Matthew Parmenter – recording
  • Rich Mouser – mixing, mastering
  • Bouchra Azizy – additional digital editing
  • Bill Evans – executive producer, HPAR, post-production engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Loss Inside
  2. More
  3. Cadence
  4. Guardian
  5. Last Train Home
  6. Geronimo
  7. You Are Not Alone
  8. Love Letter
  9. Crawl

Kansas: Power

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On  November 28, 1986, “MCA” label released “Power”, the tenth Kansas studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “ The Castle” in Franklin, Tennessee, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Andrew Powell and Phil Ehart.

Personnel:

  • Steve Walsh– lead vocals, keyboards
  • Steve Morse– vocals, lead guitar
  • Rich Williams- guitar
  • Billy Greer– vocals, bass guitar
  • Phil Ehart- drums, executive producer
  • The Philarmonia Orchestraarranged and conducted by Andrew Powell
  • Gary Chang- keyboards programming
  • Travis Bradford, Jerome Olds, Rob Henson, Yonrico Scott, Merle McLain, Doug Baker, Solomon Olds, Cliff Jones – backing vocals
  • Nigel Walker – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Sheady – orchestra recordings engineer
  • Humberto Gatica– mixing
  • Keith Odle, Lance Philips, Darrin Goodwin – engineer assistant
  • George Marino- mastering
  • Andy Engel – design, illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Morse and Steve Walsh except where noted.

  1. Silhouettes in Disguise
  2. Power – Randy Goodrum, Steve Morse, Steve Walsh
  3. All I Wanted
  4. Secret Service – John Booth Aclin, Ron Miller, Steve Morse, Steve Walsh
  5. We’re Not Alone Anymore
  6. Musicatto
  7. Taking In the View
  8. Three Pretenders – Billy Greer, Steve  Morse, Steve Walsh
  9. Tomb 19
  10. Can’t Cry Anymore – Tim Smith, Van Temple

George Thorogood and the Destroyers: The Hard Stuff

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On May 30, 2006, “Eagle” label released “The Hard Stuff”, the thirteenth George Thorogood and the Destroyers studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Jim Gaines, Jim Suhler, Bill Blough, George Thorogood, Jeff Simon, Buddy Leach and  Tom Hambridge.

Personnel:

  • George Thorogood– vocals, guitar
  • Jim Suhler– guitar
  • Bill Blough – bass
  • Jeff Simon – drums
  • Buddy Leach – saxophone
  • Rick Steff– accordion, piano
  • Shawn Berman – engineer
  • Leon Zervos– mastering
  • Joshua Blanchard, Jason Gillespie, Jay Goin, Adam Hill – engineer assistant
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • Chris Cuffaro – photography
  • Steve Morse– liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Hard Stuff – George Thorogood, Jim Suhler, Tom Hambridge
  2. Hello Josephine – Dave Bartholomew, Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr.
  3. Moving – Chester Arthur Burnett
  4. I Got My Eyes On You – Mike Morgan
  5. I Didn’t Know – George Thorogood, Tom Hambridge
  6. Any Town U.S.A. – George Thorogood, Jim Suhler, Tom Hambridge
  7. Little Rain – Ewart Abner, Jimmy Reed
  8. Cool It! – Jim Suhler
  9. Love Doctor – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  10. Dynaflow Blues – Johnny Shines
  11. Rock Party – Holland K. Smith
  12. Drifter’s Escape – Bob Dylan
  13. Give Me Back My Wig – Theodore Roosevelt “Hound Dog” Taylor
  14. Takin’ Care Of Business – Rudy Toombs
  15. Huckle Up Baby – Bernard Besman, John Lee Hooker

Dixie Drags: Free Fall

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On May 27, 1977, “Capricorn” label released “Free Fall”, the second Dixie Dregs studio album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, and was produced by Stuart Levine.

Personnel:

  • Steve Morse– guitar, banjo, keyboards, guitar synth
  • Stephen Davidowski – keyboards
  • Allen Sloan – strings, violin, viola, electric violin
  • Andy West– bass guitar
  • Rod Morgenstein– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Morse.

  1. Free Fall
  2. Holiday
  3. Hand Jig
  4. Moe Down
  5. Refried Funky Chicken
  6. Sleep
  7. Cruise Control
  8. Cosmopolitan Traveler
  9. Dig the Ditch
  10. Wages of Weirdness
  11. Northern Lights

Deep Purple: Now What?!

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On April 26, 2013, “earMusic” label released “Now What?!”, the 19th Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “The Tracking Room”, “Anarchy Studios” and “Rainbow Recorders” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan– vocals
  • Steve Morse– guitar
  • Don Airey– keyboards
  • Roger Glover– bass
  • Ian Paice– drums
  • Eric Darken– percussion
  • Jason Roller – acoustic guitar
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • David Hamilton – additional keyboards
  • Students of Nimbus School of Recording Arts– gang vocals
  • Bob Ezrin – additional backing vocals, percussion, mixing
  • Justin Cortelyou – engineer, mixing
  • Li Xiao Le – engineer assistant
  • Zach Allan, Jarad Clement, Rob Harris, Mike Airey, Nathan Sage – additional engineering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice and Bob Ezrin.

  1. A Simple Song
  2. Weirdistan
  3. Out of Hand
  4. Hell to Pay
  5. Bodyline
  6. Above and Beyond
  7. Blood from a Stone
  8. Uncommon Man
  9. Après Vous
  10. All the Time in the World
  11. Vincent Price

Dixie Dregs: What If

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In March 1978, “Capricorn” label released “What If” the third Dixie Dregs studio album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Chateau Recorders”, and was produced by Ken Scott.

Personnel:

  • Steve Morse – guitar, banjo
  • Mark Parrish – keyboards
  • Allen Sloan – violin, viola
  • Andy West – bass guitar
  • Rod Morgenstein – vocals, drums
  • Brian Leshon, Chris Gregg, Gary Coppola – engineer assistant
  • Diana Marie Kaylan – art direction
  • Earl KJlasky – design

Track listing:

  1. Take It Off the Top – Steve Morse
  2. Odyssey – Steve Morse
  3. What If – Steve Morse
  4. Travel Tunes – Andy West
  5. Ice Cakes – Steve Morse
  6. Little Kids – Steve Morse
  7. Gina Lola Breakdown – Steve Morse, Lyndon
  8. Night Meets Light – Steve Morse