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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Street Survivors

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On October 17, 1977, “MCA” label released “Street Survivors”, the fifth Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded April – August 1977, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, Florida; “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Tom Dowd, Jimmy Johnson and Tim Smith. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Steve Gaines– lead, co-lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Allen Collins– guitar
  • Gary Rossington– guitar
  • Billy Powell– keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass, backing vocals
  • Artimus Pyle– drums
  • Ed King– guitar
  • Greg T. Walker – bass
  • Rickey Medlocke– drums, backing vocals
  • Barry Lee Harwood – dobro
  • The Honkettes (JoJo Billingsley, Cassie Gaines, Leslie Hawkins) – backing vocals
  • Tim Smith – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. What’s Your Name – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. That Smell – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. One More Time – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. I Know a Little – Steve Gaines
  5. You Got That Right – Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. I Never Dreamed – Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. Honky Tonk Night Time Man – Merle Haggard
  8. Ain’t No Good Life – Steve Gaines

 

Black Oak Arkansas: High on the Hog

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Lp cover released 1973.

On September 23, 1973, “Atco” label released “High on the Hog” the fourth Black Oak Arkansas album. It was recorded September 1972 – August 1973, at “Criteria Sound” in Miami; “Wally Heider  Recording” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Jim “Dandy” Mangrum- vocals
  • Harvey Jett – guitars
  • Stanley Knight – guitars
  • Rick Reynolds – guitars
  • Pat Daugherty – bass
  • Tommy Aldridge– drums
  • Ruby Starr- backing vocals
  • Ron & Howie Albert – engineer
  • Ed Barton – engineer
  • Joe Petagno- illustration

Track listing:

All songs by Jom Mangrum, Harvey Jett, Stanley King, Rick Reynolds, Paul Daugherty and Tom Aldridge, except where noted.

  1. Swimmin’ in Quicksand
  2. Back to the Land
  3. Movin
  4. Happy Hooker
  5. Red Hot Lovin
  6. Jim Dandy – Lincoln Chase
  7. Moonshine Sonata – Towm Dowd, Jom Mangrum, Harvey Jett, Stanley King, Rick Reynolds, Paul Daugherty, Tom Aldridge
  8. Why Shouldn’t I Smile
  9. High ‘n’ Dry
  10. Mad Man

 

The Allman Brothers Band: Idlewild South

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On September 23, 1970, “Atco” label released “Idlewild South”, the second Allman Brothers Band (The) studio album. It was recorded February–July 1970, at “Capricorn Sound Studios” in Macon; “Criteria Studios” in Miami; “Regent Sound Studios” in
New York City, and was produced by Tom Dowd and Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman– vocals, organ, piano
  • Duane Allman– slide, acoustic and lead guitar
  • Dickey Betts– lead guitar
  • Berry Oakley– vocals, harmony vocals, bass guitar
  • Jai Johanny Johanson– drums, congas, timbales, percussion
  • Butch Trucks– drums, timpani
  • Thom Doucette– harmonica, percussion
  • Tom Dowd– engineer
  • Bob Liftin – engineer
  • Chuck Kirkpatrick – engineer
  • Howie Albert – engineer
  • Jim Hawkins – engineer
  • Ron Albert – engineer
  • Jimm Roberts – artwork, photography
  • Suha Gur – mastering
  • Frank Fenter – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Gregg Allman, except where noted.

  1. Revival – Dickey Betts
  2. Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’
  3. Midnight Rider – Gregg Allman, Robert Payne
  4. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – Dickey Betts
  5. Hoochie Coochie Man – Willie Dixon
  6. Please Come Home
  7. Leave My Blues at Home

The Stills-Young Band: Long May You Run

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On September 20, 1976, “Reprise” label released “Long May You Run”, the debut Stills-Young Band (The) album. It was recorded February – June 1976, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Tom Dowd, Don Gehman, Stephen Stills and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Stills— vocals, guitars, piano
  • Neil Young— vocals, guitars, piano, harmonica, string synthesizer
  • Jerry Aiello — organ, piano
  • George “Chocolate” Perry— bass, backing vocals
  • Joe Vitale— drums, flute, backing vocals
  • Joe Lala— percussion, backing vocals
  • Don Gehman – recording, mixing
  • Michael Lasko – recording assistant
  • Steve Hart – recording assistant
  • Stephen Stills – mixing
  • Neil Young – mixing
  • Alex Sadkin– mixing
  • Tom Wilkes – design

Track listing:

  1. Long May You Run – Neil Young
  2. Make Love to You – Stephen Stills
  3. Midnight on the Bay – Neil Young
  4. Black Coral – Stephen Stills
  5. Ocean Girl – Neil Young
  6. Let it Shine – Neil Young
  7. 12/8 Blues (All the Same) – Stephen Stills
  8. Fontainebleau – Neil Young
  9. Guardian Angel – Stephen Stills

Rod Stewart: Atlantic Crossing

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Atlantic Crossing

On August 15, 1975, “Riva” label released “Atlantic Crossing”, the sixth Rod Stewart album. It was recorded .April-June 1975, at “A&R” in New York; “Criteria” in Miami; “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Dowd. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Rod Stewart – vocals
  • Pete Carr- acoustic guitar and electric guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis- guitars
  • Steve Cropper- guitars
  • Fred Tackett, guitars
  • Jimmy Johnson- guitars
  • Barry Beckett- keyboards
  • Albhy Galuten- keyboards
  • Booker T. Jones- Hammond organ
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn- bass
  • Lee Sklar- bass
  • Bob Glaub- bass
  • David Hood- bass
  • David Lindley- mandolin, violin
  • Al Jackson, Jr.- drums
  • Roger Hawkins- drums
  • Nigel Olsson- drums
  • Willie Correa- drums
  • The Memphis Horns- trumpet, trombone, saxophone
  • Cindy & Bob Singers, The Pets & The Clappers – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin, James Mitchell – string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Three Time Loser – Rod Stewart
  2. Alright for an Hour – Rod Stewart, Jesse Ed Davis
  3. All in the Name of Rock ‘N’ Roll – Rod Stewart
  4. Drift Away – Mentor Williams
  5. Stone Cold Sober – Rod Stewart, Steve Cropper
  6. I Don’t Want to Talk About It – Danny Whitten
  7. It’s Not The Spotlight – Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin
  8. This Old Heart of Mine – Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Sylvia Moy
  9. Still Love You – Rod Stewart
  10. Sailing – Gavin Sutherland

Chicago: XIV

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On July 21, 1980, “Columbia” label released “Chicago XIV”, the twelfth Chicago studio. It was recorded March–May 1980, at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles and “Criteria Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Tom Dowd. The album cover artwork is in the permanent collection of “The Museum of Modern Art” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Chris Pinnick– guitar
  • Mark Goldenberg – guitar
  • David “Hawk” Wolinski– keyboards
  • Laudir de Oliveira– percussion
  • Danny Seraphine– drums
  • Lee Loughnane– trumpet, backing vocals
  • James Pankow– trombone, backing vocals, brass arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider– woodwinds
  • Ian Underwood– synthesizer programming
  • Michael Carnevale – engineer, mixing
  • Karat Faye, Bill Freesh, Ricky Delena – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • John Berg – design
  • Gerard Huerta – artwork, cover lettering
  • Schatzi Hagerman – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Manipulation – Robert Lamm
  2. Upon Arrival – Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera
  3. Song for You – Peter Cetera
  4. Where Did the Lovin’ Go – Peter Cetera
  5. Birthday Boy – Danny Seraphine/David “Hawk” Wolinski
  6. Hold On – Peter Cetera
  7. Overnight Café – Peter Cetera
  8. Thunder and Lightning – Robert Lamm, Danny Seraphine, Peter Cetera
  9. I’d Rather be Rich – Robert Lamm
  10. The American Dream – James Pankow

The Allman Brothers Band: Seven Turns

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Seven Turns

On July 3, 1990, “Epic” label released “Seven Turns”, the ninth Allman Brothers Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in April 1990, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman – lead vocals, organ
  • Dickey Betts – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Warren Haynes – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Allen Woody – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jaimoe – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, percussion, timpani
  • Duane Betts – guitar
  • Johnny Neel – piano, keyboards, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Good Clean Fun – Gregg Allman,Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel
  2. Let Me Ride – Dickey Betts
  3. Low Down Dirty Mean – Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel
  4. Shine It On – Dickey Betts,Warren Haynes
  5. Loaded Dice – Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes
  6. Seven Turns – Dickey Betts
  7. Gambler’s Roll – Warren Haynes, Johnny Neel
  8. True Gravity – Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes
  9. It Ain’t Over Yet – Doug Crider, Johnny Neel

The Allman Brothers Band: Shades Of Two Woods

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On July 2, 1991, “Epic” label released “Shades of Two Worlds”, the tenth Allman Brothers Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in April 1991, at “Ardent Recording” in Memphis, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman– lead vocals, organ
  • Dickey Betts– lead guitar, lead and backing vocals
  • Warren Haynes– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Allen Woody– bass
  • Butch Trucks– drums
  • Jaimoe– drums, percussion
  • Marc Quiñones- percussion

Track listing:

  1. End of the Line -Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, John Jaworowicz
  2. Bad Rain – Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes
  3. Nobody Knows – Dickey Betts
  4. Desert Blues – Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes
  5. Get On with Your Life – Gregg Allman
  6. Midnight Man – Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes
  7. Kind of Bird – Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes
  8. Come On in My Kitchen – Robert Johnson-Arranged by Dickey Betts

The Allman Brothers Band: Where It All Begins

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On May 3, 1994, “Sony Music” label released “Where It All Begins”, the eleventh Allman Brothers Band. It was recorded in January 1994, at “BR Ranch Studios”, and was produced by Tom Dowd. This was band’s last studio album with the original line-up guitarist Dickey Betts.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman – lead vocals, organ
  • Dickey Betts – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Warren Haynes – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Allen Woody – bass guitar
  • Jaimoe– drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks– drums
  • Marc Quinones– percussion

Track listing:

  1. All Night Train – Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Chuck Leavell
  2. Sailin’ ‘Cross the Devil’s Sea – Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, Jack Pearson
  3. Back Where It All Begins – Dickey Betts
  4. Soulshine – Warren Haynes
  5. No One to Run With – Dickey Betts, John Prestia
  6. Change My Way of Living – Dickey Betts
  7. Mean Woman Blues – Dickey Betts
  8. Everybody’s Got a Mountain to Climb – Dickey Betts
  9. What’s Done Is Done – Gregg Allman, Allen Woody
  10. Temptation Is a Gun – Gregg Allman, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon

Dr. John: Remedies

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Remedies

On April 9, 1969, “Atco” label released “Remedies”, the third Dr. John album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Tom Dowd and Charles Greene.The photography was by Steve LaVere, taken in 1969 at the “Whisky a Go Go”.

Personnel:

  • Dr. John- vocals, piano, guitar
  • Cold Grits -guitars, bass, drums
  • Jessie Hill- backing vocals, percussion
  • Shirley Goodman,Tami Lynn – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Mac Rebennack.

  1. Loop Garoo
  2. What Goes Around Comes Around
  3. Wash, Mama, Wash
  4. Chippy, Chippy
  5. Mardi Gras Day
  6. Angola Anthem