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Switchfoot: Fading West

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On January 14, 2014, “Atlantic” label released “Fading West”, the ninth Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “Spot X Studio” in San Diego, California, and was produced by Neal Avron, Jon Foreman and Tim Foreman.

Personnel:

  • Jon Foreman– guitar, lead vocals, programming
  • Drew Shirley– guitar, backing vocals, programming
  • Jerome Fontamillas– keyboard, guitar, backing vocals, programming
  • Tim Foreman– bass, backing vocals, cover design, programming
  • Chad Butler– drums, percussion, programming
  • Mike Elizondo, Eric Owyoung – programming, additional instrumentation
  • Josh Silverberg, Jared Fox, Blain Stark, John Painter, Drew Pearson, Sarah Masen– additional instrumentation
  • Brandon Zedaker – additional instrumentation, engineer
  • Neal Avron– programming, engineer, mixing
  • Tanner Sparks, Adam Hawkins, Eric Robinson – engineer
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Chris Burkard, Brian Nevins, Alan Van Gysen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Foreman and Tim Foreman, except where noted.

  1. Love Alone Is Worth the Fight
  2. Who We Are
  3. When We Come Alive – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Drew Pearson, David Hodges
  4. Say It Like You Mean It – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Chad Butler
  5. The World You Want
  6. Slipping Away
  7. Ba55
  8. Let It Out – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Drew Pearson
  9. All or Nothing at All – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Tim Pagnotta
  10. Saltwater Heart
  11. Back to the Beginning Again

Foreigner: Inside Information

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On December 8, 1987, “Atlantic” label released “Inside Information”, the sixth Foreigner studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Right Track Recording” in New York City.and was produced by Frank Filipetti and Mick Jones. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Lou Gramm– vocals
  • Mick Jones– guitar, keyboards such as the Roland D-50 and Yamaha DX7, backing vocals
  • Rick Wills– bass, backing vocals
  • Dennis Elliott– drums
  • Hugh McCracken– Spanish guitar
  • Peter-John Vettese– keyboards
  • Tom Bailey– additional keyboards
  • Kevin Jones – Synclavier
  • Ian Lloyd, Mark Rivera – backing vocals
  • Sammy Merendino – electronic percussion
  • Billy Miranda – engineer assistant
  • Frank Filipetti – mixing
  • Ted Jensen- mastering
  • Kevin Jones – technical support
  • Warren Austerer – pre-production assistant
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • J. Camp – band photography
  • Roger Corbeau – front and back photography

Track listing:

  1. Can’t Wait – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  2. Say You Will – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  3. I Don’t Want to Live Without You – Mick Jones
  4. Counting Every Minute – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  5. Inside Information – Mick Jones
  6. The Beat of My Heart – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  7. Face to Face – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  8. Out of the Blue – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm, Rick Wills, Dennis Elliott
  9. A Night to Remember – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm

Kings Of Leon: Walls

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On October 14, 2016, “RCA” label released “Walls”, the seventh Kings of Leon studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Markus Dravs.

Personnel:

  • Caleb Followill– lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Matthew Followill– guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jared Followill– bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nathan Followill– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Liam O’Neil– Clavinet, Jupiter-8, mellotron, minimoog, percussion, piano, prophet synthesizer, synthesizer, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
  • Robin Baynton – engineer
  • Anthony Cairns – assistant assistant
  • Nicolas Essig – engineer assistant
  • Dylan Nelson – engineer assistant
  • Christopher Followill – engineer assistant
  • Spike Stent– mixing
  • Michael Freeman – mixing assistant
  • Britti Himelfarb – mixing assistant
  • Brent Rawlings, Mitch Salle, Jay Schleusener – mixing assistant
  • Geoff Swan – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Jessica Windsor – assistant assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill.

  1. Waste a Moment
  2. Reverend
  3. Around the World
  4. Find Me
  5. Over
  6. Muchacho
  7. Conversation Piece
  8. Eyes on You
  9. Wild
  10. WALLS

Vertical Horizon: Burning The Days

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On September 22, 2009, “Outfall” label released “Burning the Days”, the fifth Vertical Horizon studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Matt Scannel.

Personnel:

  • Matt Scannell – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming
  • Richard Marx – piano
  • Sean Hurley: bass guitar
  • Jason Sutter: drums
  • Neil Peart: drums
  • Blair Sinta: drums
  • Keith Kane: harmony vocals
  • Steve Hardy: engineer, mixing
  • Joel Numa: engineer
  • Mark Valentine: engineer
  • Ted Jensen: mastering
  • Anik McGrory: artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Scannell, except where noted.

  1. All Is Said and Done
  2. The Lucky One
  3. The Middle Ground
  4. I Believe In You
  5. Save Me From Myself
  6. Carrying On
  7. Back to You
  8. Can You Help Me
  9. Afterglow
  10. Here
  11. Welcome to the Bottom
  12. Even Now – Matt Scannell, Neil Peart

Kings Of Leon: Mechanical Bull

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On September 20, 2013, “RCA” label released “Mechanical Bull”, the sixth Kings of Leon studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Angelo Petraglia. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Caleb Followill – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Matthew Followill – vocals, lead guitar, piano, lap steel guitar, sitar
  • Jared Followill – vocals, bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Nathan Followill – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill.

  1. Supersoaker
  2. Rock City
  3. Don’t Matter
  4. Beautiful War
  5. Temple
  6. Wait for Me
  7. Family Tree
  8. Comeback Story
  9. Tonight
  10. Coming Back Again
  11. On the Chin

Santana: Shango

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In August 1982, “Columbia” label released “Shangó”, the twelfth Santana studio album. It was recorded in 1982, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk, John Ryan, Carlos Santana and Gregg Rolie.

Personnel:

  • Carlos Santana – vocals, guitar
  • Alex Ligertwood – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Richard Baker – keyboards
  • Gregg Rolie – organ, vocals
  • David Margen – bass
  • Graham Lear – drums
  • Armando Peraza – vocals, congas, bongos
  • Raul Rekow – vocals, congas
  • Orestes Vilató – vocals, timbales
  • Bill Szymczyk– arranger, engineer, mixing
  • John Ryan – arranger
  • Jim Gaines, Will Herold, Ben King – engineer
  • Maureen Droney – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Richard Stutting – art direction, design
  • Guido Harari – photography
  • Ray Etzler – director

Track listing:

  1. The Nile – Carlos Santana, Alex Ligertwood, Gregg Rolie
  2. Hold On – Ian Thomas
  3. Night Hunting Time – Paul Brady
  4. Nowhere to Run – Russ Ballard
  5. Nueva York- Carlos Santana, Graham Lear, Raul Rekow, Armando Peraza, Alex Ligertwood, Richard Baker, David Margen, Orestes Vilato, Gregg Rolie
  6. Oxun (Oshūn) – Carlos Santana, Alex Ligertwood, Gregg Rolie, Graham Lear, Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow, Orestes Vilato
  7. Body Surfing – Carlos Santana, Alex Ligertwood
  8. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) – Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock, Harvey Fuqua
  9. Let Me Inside – Carlos Santana, Solberg
  10. Warrior – David Margen, Richard Baker, Alex Ligertwood, Carlos Santana
  11. Shangó – Raul Rekow, Orestes Vilato, Armand Peraza

Paul Simon: One-Trick Pony

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In August 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “One-Trick Pony”, the fifth Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “A&R Studios” in New York City and  “Agora Club” in Cleveland, Ohio, and was produced by Paul Simon and Phil Ramone. The album was released concurrently with the film of the same name, in which Paul Simon also starred.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – vocals, nylon string and electric guitar, percussion, horn and string arrangements
  • John Tropea– acoustic guitar
  • Joe Beck– electric guitar
  • Eric Gale– electric and nylon string guitar
  • Hiram Bullock– electric slide guitar
  • Hugh McCracken– acoustic guitar
  • Jeff Mironov – electric guitar
  • Richard Tee – co-lead and backing vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano, tambourine
  • Don Grolnick– string synthesizer
  • Anthony Jackson, Tony Levin– bass
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Ralph MacDonald– percussion
  • Jon Faddis– flugelhorn
  • Irwin “Marky” Markowitz – trumpet
  • Patti Austin– vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Dave Grusin– horn and string arrangements
  • Bob Friedman – horn and string arrangements
  • Jim Boyer – recording, mixing
  • Ted Jensen- mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon.

  1. Late in the Evening
  2. That’s Why God Made the Movies
  3. One-Trick Pony
  4. How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns
  5. Oh, Marion
  6. Ace in the Hole
  7. Nobody
  8. Jonah
  9. God Bless the Absentee
  10. Long, Long Day

Spin Doctors: Pocket Full Of Kryptonite

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On August 20, 1991, “Epic” label released “Pocket Full of Kryptonite”, the debut Spin Doctors studio album. It was recorded July – December 1990, at “The Power Station”, “RPM Studios” and “ACME Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman, Mark Wjite and Aaron Comess. The album was certified 5 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Barron – lead vocals
  • Eric Schenkman – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Mark White– bass
  • Aaron Comess – drums, percussion, Hammond organ, congas, backing vocals
  • John Popper– harmonica, backing vocals
  • John Bush – tambourine, congas
  • Aaron Comess – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Wjite – engineer, mixing
  • Peter Denenberg – engineer, mixing
  • Frank Aversa, Marc Schwartz, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman – engineer
  • Jeff Lippay, Motley – engineer assistant
  • Frankie La Rocka, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Francesca Restrepo – art direction
  • Darren Greene, Chris Gross, Nicky Lindeman – cover art
  • Paul Aresu, Paul LaRaia – photography
  • Cree McCree – liner notes
  • Jason J. Richardson – production coordinator
  • Joseph Miselis – guitar technician
  • John Darren Greene – equipment manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman, Mark Wjite and Aaron Comess except where noted.

  1. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
  2. What Time Is It?
  3. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
  4. Forty or Fifty
  5. Refrigerator Car
  6. More Than She Knows – Eric Schenkman, Simon Lambert, Graham Clark, J.P. Fitting
  7. Two Princes
  8. Off My Line – John David Bell, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman, Mark Wjite, Aaron Comess
  9. How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)
  10. Shinbone Alley/Hard to Exist – John Popper, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman, Mark Wjite, Aaron Comess

Billy Joel: River of Dreams

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On August 10, 1993, “Columbia” label released “River of Dreams”, the twelve Billy Joel studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at The Boathouse at the “Island Boatyard” in Shelter Island, NY, “Cove City Sound Studios” in Glen Cove, NY and “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Billy Joel, Danny Kortchmar, Joe Nicolo and David Thoener. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada; Platinum in Germany by “BMVI”; 2 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”; and 5 x Platinum in US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, clavinet, Hammond organ, piano, organ, synthesizer, keyboards
  • Tommy Byrnes – guitar
  • Mike Tyler – guitar
  • Leslie West – guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar – guitar
  • Jeff Jacobs – synthesizer, additional programming
  • Jeff Lee Johnson – bass
  • Schuyler Deale: bass
  • Chuck Treece – bass
  • M. Stevens – bass
  • Lonnie Hillyer – bass
  • Liberty DeVitto – drums
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Zachary Alford – drums
  • Andy Kravitz – percussion
  • Jim Saporito – percussion
  • Richie Cannata – tenor sax
  • Arno Hecht – baritone sax
  • Laurence Etkin – trumpet
  • Osvaldo Melindez – trombone
  • Wrecia Ford – backing vocals
  • Color Me Badd – backing vocals
  • David Witworth – backing vocals
  • Frank Simms, George Simms – backing vocals
  • Crystal Taliefero – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Marlon Saunders – choir vocals, backing vocals
  • Phillip Ballou, Katreese Barnes, Dennis Collins, Will Downing, Frank Floyd, Diane Garisto, Stephanie James, Devora Johnson, Corliss Stafford, Brenda White-King – choir vocals
  • Curtis Rance King, Jr.- choir conductor and contractor
  • Ira Newborn: orchestration
  • Bob Thrasher, Bradshaw Leigh, Dave Wilkerson, Jay Healy – recording
  • Carl Glanville, Joe Nicolo, Phil Nicolo, Dick Grobelny – engineer
  • Dan Hetzel, Brian Vibberts – engineer
  • Niko Bolas, David Thoener, Joe Nicolo, Phil Nicolo – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Jeff Schock – art concept
  • Christopher Austopchuk – art direction
  • Christie Brinkley – cover painting
  • Sara Rotman – design
  • Glen Erler – photography
  • Lewis Del Gatto: orchestra manager
  • Bill Zampino – production coordinator
  • Andrew Baker, Artie Smith, Courtney Spencer, Dave Hofbauer, David Hewitt, Doug Kleeger, Greg Garland, Howie Mendelson, Jon “J.D.” Dworkow*, Larry DeMarco, Laura Delia, Lester Baylinson, Peter Goodrich, Steve Bramberg – technical support

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Joel.

  1. No Man’s Land
  2. The Great Wall of China
  3. Blonde Over Blue
  4. A Minor Variation
  5. Shades of Grey
  6. All About Soul
  7. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
  8. The River of Dreams
  9. Two Thousand Years
  10. Famous Last Words

Billy Joel: An Innocent Man

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On August 8, 1983, “Family Productions” label released “An Innocent Man”, the ninth Billy Joel studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Chelsea Sound” and “A&R Recording, Inc.” in New York, and was produced by Phil Ramone.

Personnel:

  • Billy Joelv– lead and backing vocals, Baldwin acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3 organ
  • David Brown – lead electric and acoustic guitars
  • Eric Gale– electric guitar
  • Russell Javors– rhythm electric and acoustic guitars
  • Leon Pendarvis – Hammond B3 organ
  • Toots Thielemans– harmonica
  • Richard Tee– acoustic piano
  • Doug Stegmeyer– bass guitar
  • Liberty DeVitto– drums
  • Ralph MacDonald– percussion
  • Mark Rivera– alto and tenor saxophone, percussion
  • David Sanborn– alto saxophone
  • Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
  • Jon Faddis– trumpet
  • Joe Shepley – trumpet
  • John Gatchell – trumpet
  • String Fever – strings
  • Tom Bahler, Rory Dodd, Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Ullanda McCullough, Ron Taylor, Terry Textor, Eric Troyer, Mike Alexander – backing vocal
  • David Matthews – horn and strings arrangements
  • Tom Bahler – backing vocals arrangements
  • Billy Zampino – musical advisor
  • Jim Boyer, Bradshaw Leigh – engineer
  • Mike Allaire, Scott James – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Christopher Austopchuk, Mark Larson – design
  • Gilles Larrain – photography
  • Laura Loncteaux – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Joel, except for the chorus for “This Night,” credited to L. v. Beethoven.

  1. Easy Money
  2. An Innocent Man
  3. The Longest Time
  4. This Night
  5. Tell Her About It
  6. Uptown Girl
  7. Careless Talk
  8. Christie Lee
  9. Leave a Tender Moment Alone
  10. Keeping the Faith