On February 28, 2020, “Fantasy” label released “American Standard”, the twentieth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Washington, MA, “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Treasure Isle Studios” and “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. “American Standard” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 63rd “Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
Kate Markowitz – vocals
Arnold McCuller – vocals
Caroline Taylor – vocals
John Pizzarelli – rhythm guitar
Michael Landau – lead guitar
Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
Jimmy Johnson – bass
Viktor Krauss – double bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Dorian Holley – vocals
Louis Marini, Jr. – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Walter Fowler – trumpets, flügelhorn
Andrea Zonn – vocals, violin
Stuart Duncan – violin
Jerry Douglas – dobro, engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
Track listing:
My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul,, Sammy Cahn
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log – M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Almost Like Being in Love – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Frank Loesser
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
You’ve Got to be carefully Taught – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
On February 12, 2021, “Fearless Records” label released “Death by Rock and Roll”, the fourth Pretty Reckless (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “London Bridge” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Jonathan Wyman, Taylor Momsen, Ben Phillips and Nate Yacchichino.
Personnel:
Taylor Momsen – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Ben Phillips – lead guitar, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
Mark Damon – bass
Jamie Perkins – drums, percussion
Kim Thayil – additional guitars
Tom Morello – additional guitars
Jonathan Wyman – keyboards, additional guitars, drum programming, engineer, mixing
Isaac Phillips – harmonica
David Pontbriand – sitar, tanpura
Duncan Watt – keyboards, orchestra, organ, piano
Matt Cameron – additional drums, additional vocals
Sara Hallie Richardson – backing vocals
Anna Lombard – backing vocals
Sean Kelly – engineer assistant, production technician
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
On September 28, 2010, “DGC” label released “Invented”, the seventh Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Unit 2” and Mark Trombino’s house, and was produced by Mark Trombino, Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch and Zach Lind.
Personnel:
Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar, recording
Tom Linton – vocal, guitar
Rick Burch – bass guitar
Zach Lind – drums
Courtney Marie Andrews – guest vocals
Rachel Haden – guest vocals
Doug Borrmann – synthesizers
David Campbell – string arranger, conductor
Josephina Vergara – violin
Gerardo Hilara – violin
Tammy Hatwan – violin
Michele Richards – violin
Steve Richards – cello
Mark Trombino – mixing, additional recording
Ted Jensen – mastering
Wesley Seidman – strings recording
Paul Smith – assistant
Morning Breath Inc. – art direction, design
Ken Schles – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch and Zach Lind.
On September 2, 2005, “Gefen” label released “Takk…” the fourth Sigur Rós studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “Sundlaugin“ in Reykjavík, Iceland, and was produced by Kenneth Thomas, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason.
Personnel:
Jón Þór Birgisson – vocals, guitar, design
Kjartan Sveinsson – keyboards
Georg Hólm – bass guitar
Orri Páll Dýrason – drums
Amiina – strings, string arrangement
Ingrid Karlsdóttir – violin
Matthías Stefánsson – violin
Gréta Salóme Stefánsdóttir – violin
Stefanía Ólafsdóttir – viola
Eyjólfur Bjarni Alfreðsson – viola
Kristín Lárusdóttir – cello
Júlía Mogensen – cello
Samúel Jón Samúelsson – trombone
Össur Geirsson – tuba
Frank Aarnink – percussion
Álafosskórinn – choir
Kenneth Vaughan Thomas – engineering, mixing
Birgir Jón Birgisson – additional engineering
Ted Jensen – mastering
Ísak Winther – cover design
Alex Somers – cover design
Lukka Sigurðardóttir – cover design
Track listing:
All tracks by Jón ÞórBirgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason.
On July 19, 2011, “Universal Republic” label released “Time of My Life”, the fifth 3 Doors Down studio album. It was recorded July – October 2010, in Los Angeles and Tokyo, and was produced by Howard Benson.
Personnel:
Brad Arnold – lead vocals
Matt Roberts – lead guitar, backing vocals
Chris Henderson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Todd Harrell – bass
Greg Upchurch – drums
Howard Benson – keyboards, programming
Michito Sanches – percussion
Kim Bullard – keyboards, programming
Sid Page – violin
Paul Franklin – pedal steel
Marti Frederiksen – additional programming
Deborah Lurie – string arrangements
Mike Plotnikoff – recording
Hatsukazu Inagari – strings engineer
Keith Armstrong – engineer assistant
Nick Karpen – engineer assistant
Jimmy Fahey – engineer assistant
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Brad Townsend – additional mixing
Andrew Schubert – additional mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Paul Decarli – digital editing
Sandra Brummels – creative director
Hugh Syme – art direction, design, illustrations, cover concept
Frank W. Ockenfels III – band photography
Marc Vangool – guitar technician
Jon Nicholson – drum technician
Track listing:
All lyrics by Brad Arnold.
Time of My Life – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Marti Frederiksen
When You’re Young – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Matt Frederiksen
Round and Round – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
Heaven – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Zac Maloy
Race for the Sun – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
Back to Me – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
Every Time You Go – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Bobby Huff
What’s Left – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Zac Maloy
On the Run – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
She Is Love – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
My Way – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
Believer – Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Todd Harrell
On May 10, 2019, “BMG” label released “Space Between” first Sammy Hagar and the Circle album, the eighteenth Sammy Hagar studio album overal. It was recorded in 2019 and was produced by Jaimeson Durr, Sammy Hagar and Vic Johnson.
Personnel:
Sammy Hagar – lead vocals
Vic Johnson – guitar, backing vocals
Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
Jason Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Audie DeLone – keyboards
Brett Tuggle – keyboards
Ian Hatton – additional guitar
Steven Campodonico – engineer
Ian Hatton – engineer
Alan Howarth – engineer
Jaimeson Durr – recording, mixing
F. Reid Shippen – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Track listing:
All lyrics by Sammy Hagar, except where noted, all music as noted.
Devil Came to Philly – Sammy Hagar
Full Circle Jam (Chump Change) – Jason Bonham, Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson
On February 8, 2010, “Sire” label released “Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, Chapters 1–13”, the seventh HIM strudio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “The Lair Studios” and “NRG Studios” in Los Angeles, California, and was produced by Matt Squire.
On October 18, 2004, “Anti” label released “From a Basement on the Hill”, the sixth and final Elliott Smith studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2003, and was produced by Elliott Smith, Rob Schnapf and Joanna Bolme.
Personnel:
Elliott Smith – various instruments, recording, front cover handwriting
On August 16, 2007, “Interscope” label released “Chase This Light”, the sixth Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded August – October – December 2006, March – May 2007, at “Unit2”, “Seedy Underbelly”, in Conway, and was produced by Chris Testa, John Fields, Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Zach Lind, and Rick Burch.
Personnel:
Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar, additional recording
Tom Linton – guitar, additional recording
Zach Lind – drums, additional recording
Rick Burch – bass, additional recording
Amy Ross – additional vocals
Finn Adkins – additional vocals
Jackson Adkins – additional vocals
Ava Lind – additional vocals
John Fields – keyboard, additional bass
Stephen Lu – keyboard
David Campbell – string arrangement, conductor
Butch Vig – executive producer
Chris Testa – recording
John Fields – additional engineer
Ross Hogarth – additional engineer
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Keith Armstrong – assistant
Ted Jensen – mastering
Morning Breathe Inc. – art direction, design
Davies and Starr – cover photography
Jason Odell – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Zach Lind, and Rick Burch.
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