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Eric Alexander: The Real Thing

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On April 2, 2015, “High Note” label released “The Real Thing”, the 38th Eric Alexander album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Eric Alexander.

Personnel:

  • Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
  • Pat Martino – guitar
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • John Webber – bass
  • Joe Farnsworth – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Maureen Sickler – engineer assistant
  • Christopher Drukker – design, session photography
  • Jimmy Katz – Eric Alexander photography
  • Joe Fields – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Alexander except where noted.

  1. The Real Thing
  2. Pure Pat
  3. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  4. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin
  5. Little Boat – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal
  6. For George and Trane
  7. Sleep Warm – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Lew Spence
  8. The Chief – Harold Mabern

Bo Bice: The Real Thing

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On December 13, 2005, “RCA” label released “The Real Thing”, the debut Bo Bice studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Clive Davis, Clif Magness

and Chad Kroeger.

Personnel:

  • Bo Bice – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Cliff Magness – acoustic and electric guitar, electric bass, piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, percussion
  • Richie Sambora – guitar, backing vocals
  • Chad Kroeger – guitar
  • John Shanks – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mitch Allan – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – piano
  • David Spidel – bass
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Ryan Brown – drums
  • Steven Wolf – drums
  • Jeff Rothschild – drums
  • Daniel Adair – drums
  • Marti Frederiksen – instrumentation, backing vocals, engineer
  • Cliff Magness – arranger, programming, engineer, drum engineer
  • Max Martin – instrumentation
  • Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald – instrumentation
  • Josh Wilbur – engineer
  • Jeff Rothschild – engineer
  • Brian Paturalski – engineer
  • Todd Tidwell – engineer
  • Lasse Mårtén – engineer
  • Aaron Kasdorf – engineer, vocal engineer, drum engineer
  • Mikal Reid – drum engineering
  • Jorge Vivo – digital editing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Real Thing – Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen
  2. You’re Everything – Chad Kroeger
  3. U Make Me Better – Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald, Jill Latiano
  4. Nothing Without You – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, John Shanks
  5. My World – Mitch Allan, John Allen
  6. Remember Me – Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen
  7. Hold On to Me – Jess Cates, Dennis Matkosky, Lindy Robbins
  8. Lie…It’s Alright – Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald
  9. It’s My Life – Bo Bice, Cliff Magness, Kara DioGuardi
  10. Willing to Try – Richie Sambora, John Shanks
  11. Valley of Angels – Bo Bice, Cliff Magness

Faith No More: The Real Thing

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On June 20, 1989, “Slash” and “Reprise” labels released “The Real Thing”, the third Faith No More studio album. It was recorded December 1988 – January 1989, at “Studio D” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by Matt Wallace, Mike Bordin, Roddy Bottum, Bill Gould, James Martin and Mike Patton.

Personnel:

  • Mike Patton – vocals
  • James Martin – guitars
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards
  • Bill Gould – bass
  • Mike Bordin – drums
  • Matt Wallace – engineer
  • Jim “Watts” Vereecke – engineer assistant
  • Craig Doubet – engineer assistant
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Jeff Price – artwork
  • Terry Robertson – CD design
  • Lendon Flanagon – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mike Patton, all music by Bill Gould and Roddy Bottum, except where noted.

  1. From Out of Nowhere
  2. Epic – Bill Gould, Roddy Bottun, James Martin, Mike Bordin
  3. Falling to Pieces – Bill Gould, Roddy Bottum, James Martin
  4. Surprise! You’re Dead! – lyrics by Mike Patton, James Martin, music by James Martin
  5. Zoombie Easters – music by Mike Patton, Bill Gould, James Martin, Mike Bordin
  6. The Real Thing –  lyrics by Mike Patton, Bill Gould, music by Bill Gould, Roddy Bottum
  7. Underwater Love
  8. The Morning After – music by Bill Gould, James Martin, Roddy Bottum
  9.  Woodpecker from Mars – music by James Martin, Roddy Bordin