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Eeels: End Times

On January 19, 2010, “E-Works” and “Vagrant” label released “End Times”, the eighth Eels studio album. It was recorded December 2008 – August 2009, at “One Hitsville” and “Los Feliz” in California, and was produced by Mark Oliver Everett.

Personnel:

  • E – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, harmonica, piano, Optigan, Hammond B3, banjo, pump organ, Vox Continental, drums, percussion
  • Koool G Murder – bass, guitar, recording, mixing 
  • Butch – drums
  • Wayne Bergeron – French horn, horns
  • Chris Bleth – horns
  • Andy Martin – horns
  • Jim Lang – horn arrangements, recording
  • Ryan Boesch – recording, mixing
  • Robert Carranza – recording, mixing
  • Greg Collins – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by E (Mark Oliver Everett)

  1. The Beginning
  2. Gone Man
  3. In My Younger Days
  4. Mansions of Los Feliz
  5. A Line in the Dirt
  6. End Times
  7. Apple Trees
  8. Paradise Blues
  9. Nowadays
  10. Unhinged
  11. High and Lonesome
  12. I Need a Mother
  13. Little Bird
  14. On My Feet

Asa: Lucid

On October 11, 2019, “Wagram Music” and “Chapter Two” labels released “Lucid”, the fourth Asa album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Studio Magnetica”, and was produced by Marion B and Patrice.

Personnel:

  • Asa (Bukola Elemide) – lead vocal, piano, keyboards, strings arrangements
  • Julien Joris – guitar, programming, backing vocals
  • Gregoire Mahe – guitar
  • Jean Max Mery – piano, Rhodes, synth
  • Christophe Minck – bass
  • Marion B – drums, percussion, programming, recording, mixing
  • Kevin Reveyrand – ukulele, percussion, drum programming
  • Benoit Leclercq – synth, programming, backing vocals
  • Patrice Bart Williams – synth, programming, arrangements
  • Guillaume Briard – saxophone
  • Didier Bolay – trumpet, trombone
  • Baptiste Germser – French horn
  • Francois Villevielle – strings, violin, strings arrangements
  • Sebastien Surel – strings, violin
  • Lea Hennino – strings, violin
  • Cyrille Lacrouts – strings, cello
  • Kameron Alexander – programming
  • Geoffroy Berlioz – recording
  • Alex Gopher – mastering
  • Frank Loriou – artwork
  • Amaka Osakwe – cover creative director
  • Trinity Ellis – photography

Track listing:

  1. Murder in the USA – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  2. The Beginning – Asa, Patrice Bart Williams
  3. Good Thing – Asa, Kameron Alexander
  4. Stay Tonight – Asa, Joe Ginsberg
  5. Torn – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  6. Happy People – Asa
  7. You and Me – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  8. Femi Mo – Asa
  9. Makes No Sense – Asa
  10. 365 – Asa, Cobhams Asuquo
  11. Until We Try (This Lo’) – Asa, Kevin Reveyrand
  12. 9 Lives – Asa, Benoit Leclercq, Julien Joris
  13. Don’t Let Me Go – Asa
  14. My Dear – Asa

One Ok Rock: Jinsei x Boku=

On March 6, 2013, “A-Sketch” label released “Jinsei×Boku=”, the sixth One Ok Rock studio album.

Personnel:

  • Takahiro “Taka” Moriuchi – lead vocals, arranger
  • Toru Yamashita – guitars, arranger
  • Ryota Kohama – bass guitar, arranger
  • Tomoya Kanki – drums, percussion, arranger
  • Makoto Minagawa – piano 
  • Kiyohide Ura – piano
  • Yoshinobu Takeshita – contrabass
  • Mio Okamura – violin 
  • Shohei Yoshida – violin 
  • Mikiyo Kikuchi – viola
  • Robin Dupuy – cello 
  • Ayano Kasahara – cello
  • Mari Masumoto – cello
  • Akkin – programming, arranger
  • Kenichi Arai – engineer 
  • Takashi Kagami – engineer
  • John Feldmann – mixing 
  • Tommy English – mixing 
  • Tue Madsen – mixing 
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing 
  • Kazuaki Seki – art direction
  • Daichi Shiono – design

Track listing:

All lyrics are written by Takahiro “Taka” Moriuchi , music as noted.

  1. Introduction – Where Idiot Should Go – Toru Yamashita
  2. Ending Story – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi, Toru Yamashita
  3. Onion – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi
  4. The Beginning – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi
  5. Clock Strikes – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi, Toru Yamashita
  6. Be the Light – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi
  7. Nothing Helps – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi, Toru Yamashita, Tomoya, Ryota
  8. Juvenile – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi
  9. All Mine – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi
  10. Smiling Down – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi, Toru Yamashita
  11. Deeper Deeper – Ryota, Tomoya
  12. 69 – Takahiro Taka Moriuchi, Toru Yamashita, Tomoya, Ryota
  13. The Same As… Takahiro Taka Moriuchi

Lifehouse: Stanley Climbfall

On September 17, 2002, “DreamWorks” label released “Stanley Climbfall”, the second Lifehouse studio album. It was recorded December 2001 – June 2002, and was produced by Ron Aniello.

Personnel:

  • Jason Wade– vocals, guitars
  • Sergio Andrade– bass
  • Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr.– drums

Track listing:

  1. Spin – Jason Wade, Ron Aniello
  2. Wash – Jason Wade
  3. Sky Is Falling – Jason Wade
  4. Anchor – Jason wade, Carl Broemel
  5. Am I Ever Gonna Find Out – Jason Wade, Carl Broemel
  6. Stanley Climbfall – Jason Wade, Ron Aniello
  7. Out of Breath – Jason Wade, Ron Aniello
  8. Just Another Name – Jason Wade
  9. Take Me Away – Jason Wade, Sergio Andrade
  10. My Precious – Jason Wade
  11. Empty Space – Jason Wade
  12. The Beginning – Jason Wade