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Sun Ra: When Sun Comes Out

In November 1963, “Saturn” label released “When Sun Comes Out”, the fifth Sun Ra album. It was recorded 1962 – 1963, at the “Choreographer’s Workshop” in New York, and was produced Alton Abraham.

Personnel:

  • Sun Ra – piano, electric celeste, percussion
  • Walter Miller – trumpet
  • John Gilmore – tenor sax, drums, percussion
  • Teddy Nance – trombone
  • Bernard Pettaway – trombone
  • Marshall Allen – flute, alto saxophone, percussion
  • Pat Patrick – baritone saxophone, bongos, drums
  • Danny Davis – alto saxophone
  • Ronnie Boykins – bass
  • Clifford Jarvis – drums
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Tommy Hunter – gong, drums, tape effects
  • Theda Barbara – vocals
  • Ensemble vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Sun Ra.

  1. Circe
  2. The Nile
  3. Brazilian Sun
  4. We Travel the Spaceways
  5. Calling Planet Earth
  6. Dancing Shadows
  7. The Rainmaker
  8. When Sun Comes Out

The 5th Dimension: Love’s Lines, Angles And Rhymes

On February 1, 1971, “Bell” label released “Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes”, the sixth 5th Dimension (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bones Howe.

Personnel:

  • Marilyn McCoo – lead and backing vocals
  • Florence LaRue – lead and backing vocals
  • Billy Davis Jr. – lead and backing vocals
  • Lamonte McLemore – backing vocals
  • Ron Townson – backing vocals
  • Dennis Budimir, Fred Tackett, Mike Deasy, Michael Anthony – guitar
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Larry Knechtel, Gary Illingworth – keyboards
  • Joe Osborn, Max Bennett – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Jack Arnold, Larry Bunker, Victor Feldman – percussion
  • Jim Horn, Tom Scott, Pete Christlieb, Lanny Morgan – saxophone
  • Bud Brisbois, Chuck Findley, Oliver Mitchell, Ray Triscari – trumpet
  • Lew McCreary, Bob Edmondson – trombone
  • Catherine Gothoffer – harp
  • The Sid Sharp String Section – strings

Track listing:

  1. Time and Love – Laura Nyro
  2. Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes – Dorothea Joyce
  3. What Does It Take – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock
  4. Guess Who – Jesse Belvin, JoAnne Belvin
  5. Viva Tirado – Gerald Wilson, Norman Gimbel
  6. Light Sings – Gary William Friedman, Will Holt
  7. The Rainmaker – Bill Martin, Harry Nilsson
  8. He’s a Runner – Laura Nyro
  9. The Singer – Elliott Willensky, Lamonte McLemore
  10. Every Night – Paul McCartney n

The Flower Kings: The Rainmaker

On September 18, 2001, “InsideOut” music label released “The Rainmaker”, the sixth Flower Kings (The) studio album. It was recorded February – May 2001 and was produced by Don Azzaro.

Personnel:

  • Roine Stolt- vocals, guitars, additional keyboards
  • Tomas Bodin- keyboards
  • Hasse Fröberg- vocals
  • Jonas Reingold- bass guitar
  • Jaime Salazar – drums
  • Hans Bruniusson– percussion
  • Ulf Wallander- soprano saxophone

 Track listing:

All tracks are by Roine Stolt.

  1. Last Minute On Earth
  2. World Without A Heart
  3. Road To Sanctuary
  4. The Rainmaker
  5. City Of Angels
  6. Elaine
  7. Thru the Walls
  8. Sword of God
  9. Blessing Of a Smile
  10. Red Alert
  11. Serious Dreamers

Hank Williams Jr.: Ballads Of The Hills And Plains

In September 1965, “MGM” label released “Ballads of the Hills and Plains”, the third Hank Williams Jr. album. It was recorded in July 1965; at “Columbia Recording Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Jim Vienneau.

Personnel:

  • Hank Williams Jr.– vocals, guitar
  • Grady Martin, Jerry Kennedy, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano
  • Bob Moore– bass
  • The Jordanaires– vocal accompaniment

Track listing:

  1. Doc Holiday – John Paulovic
  2. Cowpoke – Tillman Franks, David Houston
  3. Blood’s Thicker Than Water – Danny Dill, Wayne P. Walker
  4. The Blizzard – Harlan Howard
  5. Stampede – Jim Dale, Frances Paulin
  6. The Rainmaker – Cliff Friend, Jack Sanders, Mack Vickery
  7. Streets of Laredo – traditional
  8. Black Lightning – Ricky Hester
  9. Big Twenty – Dillis
  10. The Eyes of Death – Danny Dill
  11. I’m Afraid – Allen Nelson, Carolyn Stringer