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The Roches: Same

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In April 1979, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Roches (The) studio album. It was recorded September – November 1978, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Robert Fripp.

Personnel:

  • Suzzy Roche – vocals, guitar
  • Maggie Roche – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Terre Roche – vocals, guitar
  • Robert Fripp – electric guitar, Fripperies
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar
  • Jim Maelen – triangle, shaker
  • Larry Fast – synthesizer programming
  • Ed Sprigg – engineer
  • Jon Smith – engineer assistant
  • Peter Whorf – art direction
  • Brad Kanawyer – design
  • Gary Heery – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Margaret Roche, except where noted.

  1. We – Suzzy Roche, Terre Roche, Margaret Roche
  2. Hammond Song
  3. Mr. Sellack – Terre Roche
  4. Damned Old Dog
  5. The Troubles – Suzzy Roche, Terre Roche, Margaret Roche
  6. The Train – Suzzy Roche
  7. The Married Men
  8. Runs in the Family – Terre Roche
  9. Quitting Time
  10. Pretty and High

Alfa Anderson

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On December 17, 2024, Alfa Anderson died aged 78. She was singer and educator, founding member (together with her husband Eruliel Barfield) of the band “Voices of Shalom”, but was best known as the lead singer of the band Chic. She recorded with many famous musicians, among them with Luther Vandross, Lou Rawls, The B-52’s, Jaheim, Roberta Flack, The Roches, Marvin Sease, Odyssey, Doc Powell, Martha Wash, Debbie Gibson, Jennifer Holliday, Ashford and Simpson, Nat Adderley, Roy Buchanan and Dionne Warwick. In 2014, Anderson received the “Global Entertainment Media Arts (G.E.M.A.) Foundation’s Golden Mic Award”, and Citation from the City of Philadelphia for her contributions to music  “Le Freak” (song by Chis) featuring Anderson on the lead vocals, was inducted into the 2015 “Grammy Hall of Fame”. In 2018, the song was added to the “National Recording Registry” by the “Library of Congress”. In 2018, Mayor Hardie Davis Jr. of Augusta, Georgia gave Anderson the Keys to the City and declared May 5 as “Alfa Anderson Day”.