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The Black Keys: Turn Blue

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On May 12, 2014, “Nonesuch” label released “Turn Blue”, the eighth Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded July – August 2013, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Key Club” in Benton Harbor, Michigan, “Easy Eye Sound Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton), Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. The album was certified Platinum in Canada.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Patrick Carney – drums, keyboards, percussion
  • Brian Burton – keyboards, piano
  • Regina, Ann, Alfreda McCrary – backing vocals
  • Kennie Takahashi – engineer
  • Geoff Neal – additional engineering
  • Bill Skibbe – additional engineering
  • Collin Dupuis – additional engineering
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, and Brian Burton except where noted.

  1. Weight of Love
  2. In Time
  3. Turn Blue
  4. Fever
  5. Year in Review
  6. Bullet in the Brain
  7. It’s Up to You Now – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
  8. Waiting on Words
  9. 10 Lovers
  10. In Our Prime
  11. Gotta Get Away – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney

Bad Religion: Age of Unreason

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On May 3, 2019, “Epitaph” label released “Age of Unreason”, the seventeenth Bad Religion album. Ut was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Carlos de la Garza, Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin.

Personnel:

  • Greg Graffin – lead and backing vocals
  • Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Dimkich – guitar
  • Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals
  • Jamie Miller – drums
  • Gavin Caswell – slide guitar
  • Nico Gurewitz, Emi Gurewitz, Gina Gurewitz, Angelyn de la Garza, Lucia de la Garza, Mila De La Garza, Sue Lucarelli, Christine Morales, Kelly Kettering, Adriana Roda-Stuart, Felicia Risolo, Melody Margarit, Kathie Merritt, Matt McGreevey – additional backing vocals
  • Clint Welander – engineer
  • Zachary Zajdel – engineer assistant
  • Sergio Chavez – engineer assistant
  • Adam Chagnon – engineer assistant
  • Carlos de la Garza – mixing
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Joe Barresi – mixing
  • Brian Judd – mixing assistant
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Trevor Hernandez – art direction, design
  • David Black – cover photography
  • Alice Baxley – band photographs

Track listing:

All tracks by Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin, except where noted.

  1. Chaos from Within
  2. My Sanity
  3. Do the paranoid Style
  4. The Approach
  5. Lose Your Head
  6. End of History – Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin, Carlos de la Garza
  7. Age of Unreason
  8. Candidate
  9. Faces of Grief – Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin, Brian Baker
  10. Old Regime
  11. Big Black Dog
  12. Downfall
  13. Since Now
  14. What Tomorrow Brings
  15. The Profane Rights of Man

Everything But The Girl: Language Of Life

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On February 5, 1990, “Atlantic” and “Blanco y Negro Records” labels released “The Language of Life”, the fifth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Bill Schnee Studios”, “Ocean Way Recording” and “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – vocals
  • Ben Watt – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Larry Williams – piano, synthesizers
  • Russell Ferrante – piano
  • Joe Sample – piano
  • John Patitucci – bass
  • Omar Hakim – drums
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Marc Russo – alto saxophone
  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone
  • Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, horn arrangements
  • Al Schmitt – engineer
  • Bill Schnee – mixing
  • Nick Knight – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Watt, except where noted.

  1. Driving
  2. Get Back Together
  3. Meet Me in the Morning – Ben Watt, Tracey Horn
  4. Me and Bobby D – Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn
  5. The Language of Life – Ben Watt, Tracey Horn
  6. Take Me – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
  7. Imagining America
  8. Letting Love Go
  9. My Baby Don’t Love Me
  10. The Road

Black Mountain: In the Future

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On January 21, 2008, “Jagjaguwar” label released “In the Future”, the second Black Mountain studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Factory Studios” and “The Hive Creative Labs” in Vancouver, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Sardy, Stephen McBean, Amber Webber, Jeremy Schmidt, Matthew Camirand and Joshua Wells.

Personnel:

  • Stephen McBean – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jeremy Schmidt – organ, synthesizer, Mellotron, artwork
  • Matthew Camirand – bass guitar
  • Joshua Wells – drums, percussion, piano, Mellotron
  • Amber Webber – vocals, percussion
  • Ryan Peters – backing vocals
  • Sean Hawryluk – backing vocals
  • The East Van Ladies’ Chorus – backing vocals
  • Dave Sardy – engineer, mixing
  • Sheldon Zaharko – engineer
  • Colin Stewart – engineer
  • John Congleton – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All music by Stephen McBean, Amber Webber, Jeremy Schmidt, Matthew Camirand and Joshua Wells, all lyrics by Stephen McBean, except where noted.

  1. Stormy High
  2. Angels
  3. Tyrants
  4. Wucan
  5. Stay Free
  6. Queens Will Play
  7. Evil Ways
  8. Wild Wind
  9. Bright Lights
  10. Night Walks – Amber Webber

Silversun Pickups: Carnavas

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On July 25, 2006, “Dangerbird” label released “Carnavas”, the debut Silversun Pickups studio album. It was recorded January – April 2006, at “Beer Wine Fish”, in Sunset Sound, Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Cooley.

Personnel:

  • Brian Aubert – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Lester – keyboards
  • Nikki Monninger – bass, backing vocals
  • Christopher Guanlao – drums
  • Tom Biller – engineer
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Darren Waterton – painting (Summit)

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Joe Lester and Christopher Guanlao.

  1. Melatonin
  2. Well Thought Out Twinkles
  3. Checkered Floor
  4. Little Lover So Polite
  5. Future Foe Scenarios
  6. Waste It On
  7. Lazy Eye
  8. Rusted Wheel
  9. Dream at Tempo 119
  10. Three Seed
  11. Common Reactor

Ringo Starr: Goodnight Vienna

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On November 15, 1974, “Apple” label released “Goodnight Vienna”, the fourth Ringo Starr studio album. It was recorded in August 1974, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Perry.

Personnel:

  • Ringo Starr – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • John Lennon – piano, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Vini Poncia – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Richard Bennett – electric guitar
  • Dennis Coffey – guitars
  • Steve Cropper – electric guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis – electric guitar
  • Robbie Robertson – guitars
  • Alvin Robinson – guitar
  • Lon Van Eaton – guitars
  • Dr. John – piano, backing vocals
  • Elton John – piano
  • David Foster – piano
  • Tom Hensley – electric piano
  • Nicky Hopkins – electric piano
  • Lincoln Mayorga – piano
  • Billy Preston – electric piano, clavinet
  • James Newton Howard – synthesizer
  • Gary Wright – keyboards
  • Carl Fortina – accordion
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
  • Richard Perry – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Chuck Findley – horns
  • Bobby Keys – horns
  • Trevor Lawrence – horns
  • Lew McCreary – horns
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Madeline Bell – backing vocals
  • Lesley Duncan – backing vocals
  • Jean Gilbert – backing vocals
  • Jimmy Gilstrap – backing vocals
  • Joe Greene – backing vocals
  • Ira Hawkins – backing vocals
  • Clydie King – backing vocals
  • Linda Lawrence – backing vocals
  • Harry Nilsson – backing vocals
  • May Pang – backing vocals
  • Masst Alberts – backing vocals
  • Derrek Van Eaton – backing vocals
  • Cynthia Webb – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. (It’s All Down to) Goodnight Vienna – John Lennon
  2. Occapella – Allen Toussaint
  3. Oo-Wee – Vini Poncia, Richard Starkey
  4. Husbands and Wives – Roger Miller
  5. Snookeroo – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  6. All by Myself – Vini Poncia, Richard Starkey
  7. Call Me – Richard Starkey
  8. No No Song – Hoyt Axton, David Jackson
  9. Only You – Buck Ram
  10. Easy for Me – Harry Nilsson
  11. Goodnight Vienna (reprise) – John Lennon

The War on Drugs: I Don’t Live Here Anymore

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On October 29 2021, “Atlantic” label released “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” the fifth War on Drugs (The). It was recorded 2018 – 2021, at “Outlier Inn” in Woodridge, New York, “Studio G” in Brooklyn, “Electric Lady” in Manhattan, “Electro Vox”, “Sound City”, “Sunset Sound”, “East West” in Hollywood, and was produced by Adam Granduciel and Shawn Everett.

Personnel:

  • Adam Granduciel – vocals, acoustic and lead guitar, lead electric guitar, piano, Juno 106, celesta, electric guitar, synth guitar, bass, Juno 60, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, Kurzweil, Prophet 6, MPC, 808 drum programming, Korg K2, Walter Becker’s old bass, felt piano, harmonica, ARP Quartet, Mellotron, percussion, art direction
  • Robbie Bennett – piano, Prophet 12, Akai AX60, Oberheim OB-X, New Jersey electric guitar, Juno 60, Eventide piano, ARP Solina
  • Dave Hartley – bass, VP-330, Rickenbacker bass, electric guitar, OP-1, cover and gatefold photography
  • Charlie Hall – drums, percussion, prepared piano
  • Anthony LaMarca – drums, percussion, Hammond organ, electric vibes, acoustic, electric and pedal steel guitar
  • Jon Natchez – Prophet-6, baritone saxophone, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
  • Michael Bloch – Mellotron, nylon AMS dub guitar, Ursa Major Telecaster, electric guitar, electric swamp guitar, lead electric guitar, lead electric raindrop guitar
  • James Elkington – lead acoustic and electric guitar
  • Lee Pardini – grand piano, piano
  • Daniel Clarke – Hammond organ, organ
  • Patrick Berkery – drums, percussion
  • Christopher Bear – drums, percussion
  • Matt Lowell – backing vocals
  • Lucius – vocals
  • Shawn Everett – recording, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering assistant
  • Ivan Wayman – additional engineering
  • Nick Krill – additional engineering
  • Quarantine Cowboys – additional engineering
  • Rob Carmichael (SEEN) – art direction, design
  • Dominic East – art direction
  • Daniel Topete – additional studio photography
  • Dustin Condren – additional studio photography

Traclk listing:

All tracks by Adam Granduciel, except where noted.

  1. Living Proof
  2. Harmonia Dream – music by Adam Granduciel, Robbie Bennett
  3. Change – music by Adam Granduicel, Anthony LaMarca, Dave Hartley
  4. I Don’t Wanna Wait – music by Adam Granduciel, Anthgony LaMarca, Dave Hartley
  5. Victim
  6. I Don’t Live Here Anymore – music by Adam Granduciel, Robbie Bennett
  7. Old Skin
  8. Wasted
  9. Rings Around My Father’s Eyes
  10. Occasional Rain

Joshua Radin: Simple Times

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On September 9, 2008, “Mom + Pop” label released “Simple Times”, the second Joshua Radin album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood and was produced by Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Radin – lead vocal, guitar
  • Patty Griffin – vocal
  • Meiko – vocal
  • Erin McCarley – vocal
  • Greg Leisz – guitar, mandolin
  • Jesse Harris – mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – guitar, mixing
  • Jason Borger – piano, electric piano, mellotron
  • Jonathan Flaugher – bass
  • Joey Waronker, Vic Indrizzo – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Denny Levine – brass
  • Bill Mimms – engineer
  • Dog Boehm – mixing
  • Alan Yoshida – mastering
  • Alexa Wilkinson – art direction, design
  • Autumn DeWilde – photography

Track listing:

  1. One of Those Days
  2. I’d Rather Be with You
  3. Sky
  4. Friend Like You
  5. Brand New Day
  6. They Bring Me to You
  7. Vegetable Car
  8. Free of Me
  9. You Got Growin’ Up to Do
  10. We Are Okay
  11. No Envy, No Fear

Randy Newman: Bad Love

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On June 1, 1999, “Dreamworks” label released “Bad Love”, the ninth Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1999, at “Sunset Sound”, “Sound Factory”, “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake.

Personnel:

  • Randy Newman – vocals, piano, arranger, conductor
  • Steve Donnelly – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Mitchell Froom – keyboards
  • Greg Cohen – bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Brandon Fields – saxophone
  • Martin Krystall – saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz – saxophone
  • Brian Scanlon – saxophone
  • Tom Scott – saxophone
  • Stu Blumberg – trumpet
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet
  • Bruce Fowler – trombone
  • George Thatcher – trombone
  • James Self – tuba
  • Carmen Carter, Donna Davidson, Linda Harmon, Scottie Haskell, Luana Jackman, Teresa James, Melissa Mackay, Kate Markowitz, Bobbi Page, Sally Stevens-Eskew, Carmen Twillie, Terry Wood, Herb Pedersen – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Newman.

  1. My Country
  2. Shame
  3. I’m Dead (But I Don’t Know It)
  4. Every Time It Rains
  5. The Great Nations of Europe
  6. The One You Love
  7. The World Isn’t Fair
  8. Big Hat, No Cattle
  9. Better Off Dead
  10. I Miss You
  11. Going Home
  12. I Want Everyone to Like Me

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Phosphorescent Harvest

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On April 29, 2014, “Silver Arrow records” label released “Phosphorescent Harvest” the third Chris Robinson Brotherhood (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Thom Monahan.

Personnel:

  • Chris Robinson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Neal Casal – vocals, guitar, photography
  • Adam MacDougall – vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Dutton – vocals, bass
  • George Sluppick – drums
  • Thom Monahan – engineer, mixing
  • Geoff Neal – engineer assistant
  • Nicolas Essig – engineer assistant
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Amy Finkle – featured artist
  • Larry Carlson – cover art
  • Alan Forbes – inside panel, owl artwork
  • Craig Santiago – “Sower” line art

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Robinson and Neal Casal, except where noted.

  1. Shore Power
  2. About a Strange
  3. Meanwhile in the Gods…
  4. Badlands Here We Come
  5. Clear Blue Sky & the Good Doctor
  6. Beggar’s Moon
  7. Wanderer’s Lament
  8. Tornado – Chris Robinson
  9. Jump the Turnstiles – Chris Robinson
  10. Burn Slow