On May 4, 2012, “Island” label released “Strangeland”, the fourth Keane studio album. It was recorded 2011-2012, at “Sea Fog Studios” in East Sussex, England, “RAK Studios” and “Air Lyndhurst Hall” in London, and was produced by Dan Grech-Marquerat.
Personnel:
Tom Chaplin – vocal, guitar
Tim Rice-Oxley – vocals, keyboards, bass
Jesse Quinn – vocals, bass, keyboards
Richard Hughes – drums
Dave Fridmann – additional programming
Dan Grech-Marguerat – engineer, mixing
Liam Burn – engineer
Tom Hough – engineer
Will Fenlon – engineer
Alfie Grant – engineer assistant
Duncan Fuller – mixing assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, Jesse Quinn and Richard Hughes.
On February 27, 2009, “Island” and “Mercury” labels released “No Line on the Horizon”, the twelfth U2 studio album. It was recorded March – December 2008, at “Riad El Yacout” in Fez, “Hanover Quay” in Dublin, “Platinum Sound” in New York City, “Olympic” in London, and was produced by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Steve Lillywhite.
Personnel:
Bono – lead vocals, guitar
The Edge – guitar, piano, backing vocals
Adam Clayton – bass guitar
Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion
Brian Eno – vocals, rhythm loop, programming, synthesizers
Daniel Lanois – vocals, guitar, mixing
Terry Lawless – additional piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Sam O’Sullivan – percussion
Caroline Dale – cello
Cathy Thompson – violin
Louis Watkins – boy soprano
Richard Watkins – French horn
will.i.am – vocals, keyboards
Richard Rainey – engineer, mixing
Declan Gaffney – engineer, mixing
CJ Eiriksson – engineer, mixing
Carl Glanville – engineer, mixing
Tony Mangurian – engineer
Dave Emery – engineer
Florian Ammon – additional engineering
Cenzo Townshend – additional engineering, mixing
Chris Heaney – engineer assistant
Tom Hough – engineer assistant
Kevin “Kevo” Wilson – engineer assistant
Dave Clauss – engineer assistant
Steve Lillywhite – mixing
John Davis – mastering
Cheryl Engels – audio post production, coordination, quality control
Track listing:
All lyrics by Bono except where noted, all music as noted.
No Line on the Horizon – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Magnificent – lyrics by Bono, The Edge, music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Moment of Surrender – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Unknown Caller – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
Get on Your Boots – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
Stand Up Comedy – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
Fez – Being Born – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
White as Snow – lyrics by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, music traditional, arranged by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Breathing – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
Cedars of Lebanon – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
On November 16, 2009, “Mercury” label released “Keep Calm and Carry On”, the seventh Stereophonics studio album. It was recorded September – December 2008, at “State of the Ark”, “RAK Studios” and “Westpoint Studios” in London, and was produced by Kelly Jones, Jim Abbiss and Jim Lowe.
Personnel:
Kelly Jones– lead vocals, guitar
Adam Zindani– guitar, backing vocals
Richard Jones– bass
Javier Weyler– drums
Niel Cowley – piano, Wurlitzer, organ
Jim Abbiss– piano, organ, Synthesizer, Vibraphone, percussion
Arnulf Lindner – cello
Jonathan Shakhovskoy – engineer
Tom Hough, Helen Atkinson, Ian Sherwin – additional engineering