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Prince: Around the World in a Day

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On April 22, 1985, “Paisley Park Records” label released “Around the World in a Day”, the seventh Prince studio album. It was recorded January–December 1984, at “Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse” in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Mobile Audio Studio”, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Prince.

Personnel:

  • Prince– vocals and various instruments
  • David Coleman – cello, oud, fingercymbals, darbuka, background vocals, cello
  • Jonathan Melvoin– tambourine and background vocals
  • Wendy Melvoin– background vocals, guitars, vocals
  • Lisa Coleman– background vocals, keyboards
  • Susannah Melvoin– background vocals
  • Novi Novog– violin
  • Bobby Z.– drums and percussion
  • Brown Mark– bass guitar and background vocals
  • Fink– keyboards
  • Brad Marsh – tambourine
  • Sheila E.– drums
  • Eddie M. – saxophone
  • Suzie Katayama – cello
  • Sid Page – violiin
  • Marcy Dicterow-Vaj – violin
  • Denyse Buffum – viola
  • Laury Woods – viola
  • Tim Barr – stand-up bass
  • Annette Atkinson – stand-up bass
  • Taja Sevelle– background vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Prince except where noted.

  1. Around the World in a Day – Prince, John L. Nelson, David Coleman
  2. Paisley Park
  3. Condition of the Heart
  4. Raspberry Beret
  5. Tamborine
  6. America – Prince and the Revolution
  7. Pop Life
  8. The Ladder – Prince, John L. Nelson
  9. Temptation

Elliot Smith: Figure 8

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On April 18, 2000, “DreamWorks” label released “Figure 8”, the fifth Elliott Smith studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at “Sunset Sound”, “Capitol Studios”, “Sonora Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by  Elliott Smith, Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf. This is the final album Smith completed before his death.

Personnel:

  • Elliott Smith – vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, organ, chamberlin, percussion, string arrangements
  • Sam Coomes– bass guitar
  • Pete Thomas– drums
  • Joey Waronker– drums
  • Jon Brion– backing vocals
  • Suzie Katayama – string conduction, orchestration
  • Matt Dunkley – string conduction, orchestration
  • Paul Hicks – engineer assistant
  • Charlie Paakkari – engineer assistant
  • Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
  • Jimmy Hoyson – engineer assistant
  • Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
  • Richard Baron – engineer assistant
  • Geoff Walcha – engineer assistant
  • Monique Mizrahi – engineer assistant
  • Don C. Tyler – mastering
  • Autumn DeWilde – art direction, design, photography
  • Dale Smith – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Elliott Smith.

  1. Son of Sam
  2. Somebody That I Used to Know
  3. Junk Bond Trader
  4. Everything Reminds Me of Her
  5. Everything Means Nothing to Me
  6. L.A.
  7. In the Lost and Found (Honky Bach) / The Roost
  8. Stupidity Tries
  9. Easy Way Out
  10. Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud
  11. Color Bars
  12. Happiness/The Gondola Man
  13. Pretty Mary K
  14. I Better Be Quiet Now
  15. Can’t Make a Sound
  16. Bye

 

Toto: Toto IV

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On April 8, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Toto IV”, the fourth Toto studio album. It was recorded 1981—82 at “Sunset Sound” and “Ocean Way Studios” in Los Angeles,  “Hogg Manorin” in  Sherman Oaks, California , “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich. Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate and Steve Porcaro. In 1983, the album won six “Grammy Awards including “Album of the Year”, “Producer of the Year” for the band, and “Record of the Year” for “Rosanna”.

Personnel:

  • David Paich – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, horn arrangements
  • Steve Lukather- lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bobby Kimball- lead and backing vocals
  • Steve Porcaro- lead vocal, keyboards
  • David Hungate– bass guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums, percussion, xylophone, tympani
  • James Newton Howard- strings, arranger, conductor, orchestral arrangements
  • Lenny Castro- percussion, conga
  • Joe Porcaro– percussion
  • Ralph Dyck – synthesizer, synthesizer programming
  • Roger Linn- synthesizer programming
  • Jim Horn- saxophone, recorders
  • Jon Smith – saxophone
  • Tom Scott– saxophone
  • Gary Grant – trumpet
  • Jerry Hey- trumpet and horn arrangements
  • James Pankow– trombone
  • Martyn Ford – strings
  • Mike Porcaro– cello
  • Marty Paich- orchestral arrangements
  • Timothy B. Schmit- backing vocals
  • Tom Kelly- backing vocals
  • Greg Ladanyi– engineer
  • Doug Sax- mastering

Track listing:

  1. Rosanna – David Paich
  2. Make Believe – David Paich
  3. I Won’t Hold You Back – Steve Lukather
  4. Good for You – Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather
  5. It’s a Feeling – Steve Porcaro
  6. Afraid of Love – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro
  7. Lovers in the Night – David Paich
  8. We Made It – David Paich, Jeff Porcaro
  9. Waiting for Your Love – Bobby Kimball, David Paich
  10. Africa – David Paich, Jeff Porcaro