Tag Archives: Trouble

Beth Hart: Better Than Home

Leave a comment

On April 13, 2015, “Provogue” label released “Better Than Home”, the seventh Beth Hart album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens.

Personnel:

  • Beth Hart – lead and backing vocals, piano, arranger
  • Rob Mathes – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards, horn arrangements, horn conductor, string arrangements, string conductor
  • Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, mandolin
  • Zev Katz – upright bass, bass guitar
  • Charley Drayton – drums, percussion
  • Aaron Heick – alt and baritone saxophones
  • Andy Snitzer – tenor saxophone
  • Mike Davis – trombone
  • Jeff Kievit – trumpet
  • Perry Montague-Mason – violin
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Angela Clemmons, Vaneese Thomas, Nikki Richards, James “D-Train” Williams – backing vocals
  • Thomas Van Der Kooi, Roy Koch– artwork
  • Greg Watermann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Beth Hart.

  1. Might as Well Smile
  2. Tell ‘Em to Hold On
  3. Tell Her You Belong to Me
  4. Trouble
  5. Better Than Home
  6. Teresa
  7. We’re Still Living in the City
  8. The Mood That I’m In
  9. Mechanical Heart
  10. As Long as I Have a Song
  11. Mama This One’s for You

 

American Authors: Oh, What a Life

Leave a comment

On March 3, 2014, “Mercury” label released “Oh, What a Life”, the debut American Authors studio album. It was recorded 2011 -2013, and was produced by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta.

Personnel:

  • Zac Barnett– lead vocals, guitar
  • James Adam Shelley – lead guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dave Rublin – bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Sanchez – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Zac Barnett, James Shelley, Dave Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, Shep Goodman, and Aaron Accetta, except where noted.

  1. Believer
  2. Think About It
  3. Best Day of My Life
  4. Luck
  5. Trouble
  6. Hit It
  7. Home
  8. Love
  9. Heart of Stone
  10. Ghost
  11. Oh, What a Life – Zac Barnett, James Shelley, Dave Rublin, Matthew Sanchez

Robert Palmer: Pressure Drop

Leave a comment

In November 1975,  “Island” label released “Pressure Drop”, the second Robert Palmer studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Blue Seas Studio” in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and was produced by Steve Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Palmer – vocals, percussion
  • Lowell George – guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Barrere – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Payne – keyboards
  • Kenny Gradney, James Jamerson – bass
  • Richie Hayward – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ed Greene – drums, percussion
  • Jean Alain Roussel – clavinet, keyboards, Hammond B-3
  • Gordon DeWitty – clavinet
  • Joe Brown – banjo
  • Steve York – harmonica
  • The Muscle Shoals Horns – horns
  • Mel Collins – saxophones, flute
  • Mongezi Feza – trumpet, flageolet
  • Ray Allen – trombone
  • Martin Frye – tuba
  • Gene Page– strings
  • David Snell – harp
  • Vicki Brown, Fran Tate, Sam Clayton – backing vocals
  • Phill Brown– engineer
  • Graham Hughes – cover concept, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Palmer except where noted.

  1. Give Me an Inch
  2. Work to Make It Work
  3. Back in My Arms
  4. River Boat – Allen Toussaint
  5. Pressure Drop – Frederick Hibbert
  6. Here with You Tonight – Robert Palmer, Pete Gage
  7. Trouble – Lowell George
  8. Fine Time
  9. Which of Us Is the Fool

Ry Cooder: Bop Till You Drop

Leave a comment

In July 1979, “Warner Bros” label released “Bop till You Drop”, the eight Ry Cooder album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Warner Brothers Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ry Cooder. It was the first digitally recorded major-label album in popular music, recorded on a digital 32-track machine built by 3M.

Personnel:

  • Ry Cooder – vocals, guitars, mandolin
  • David Lindley– guitar, mandolin
  • Ronnie Barron– organ, guitar, keyboards
  • Loyd Clifft – assistant engineer
  • Tim Drummond– bass
  • Cliff Givens – vocals, backing vocals
  • Patrick Henderson– organ, keyboards
  • Milt Holland– percussion, drums
  • Herman E. Johnson – vocals, backing vocals
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Chaka Khan– vocals
  • Jimmy Adams – vocals
  • Simon Pico Payne – vocals
  • Bobby King– vocals, backing vocals
  • Randy Lorenzo – vocals, backing vocals
  • George “Biggie” McFadden – vocals, backing vocals
  • Greg Prestopino – vocals, backing vocals
  • Bill Johnson – backing vocals
  • Lee Herschberg – engineer
  • Mike Salisbury – design
  • David Alexander – photography
  • David Kraai – technical support
  • Penny Ringwood – production coordination
  • Vicki Fortson – production coordination

Track listing:

  1. Little Sister – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
  2. Go Home Girl – Arthur Alexander
  3. The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) – Sidney Bailey
  4. I Think It’s Going to Work Out Fine – Rose Marie McCoy, Sylvia McKinney
  5. Down in Hollywood – Ry Cooder, Tim Drummond
  6. Look at Granny Run Run – Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
  7. Trouble, You Can’t Fool Me – Frederick Knight, Aaron Varnell
  8. Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing – Oliver Sain
  9. I Can’t Win – Lester Johnson, Clifton Knight, Dave Richardson

Foghat: Same

Leave a comment

In July 1972, “Bearsville” label released the self-titled, debut Foghat album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Tom Dawes and Dave Edmunds.

Personnel:

  • Dave Peverett – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Rod Price – lead and slide guitar, dobro
  • Tony Stevens – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Roger Earl – drums, percussion
  • Colin Earl – piano
  • Dave Edmunds – additional guitars
  • John Ward – additional bass
  • Andy Fairweather Low – backing vocals
  • Ralph Downs, Kingsley Ward – engineer
  • Dave Edmunds, Nick Jameson – mixing

Track listing:

  1. I Just Want to Make Love to You – Willie Dixon
  2. Trouble, Trouble – Dave Peverett
  3. Leavin’ Again (Again!) – Dave Peverett, Tony Stevens
  4. Fool’s Hall of Fame – Dave Peverett
  5. Sarah Lee – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
  6. Highway (Killing Me) – Dave Peverett, Rod Price
  7. Maybelline – Chuck Berry
  8. A Hole to Hide In – Dave Peverett, Rod Price, Roger Earl
  9. Gotta Get to Know You – Deadric Malone, Andre Williams

 

Little Feat: Sallin’ Shoes

Leave a comment

In May 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Sailin’ Shoes”, the second Little Feat studio album.It was recorded in 1971, at “Amigo Studios”, “Sunset Studios”, “TTG Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ted Templeman.

Personnel:

  • Lowell George – lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, baritone saxophone, drum machine
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow- pedal steel guitar
  • Ron Elliott- rhythm guitar
  • Bill Payne – lead and backing vocals, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, accordion
  • Roy Estrada- bass, backing vocals
  • Richie Hayward- drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Milt Holland- percussion
  • Debbie Lindsey – backing vocals
  • Neon Park – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Lowell George, except where noted.

  1. Easy to Slip – Lowell George, Fred Martin
  2. Cold, Cold, Cold
  3. Trouble
  4. Tripe Face Boogie – Richie Hayward, Bill Payne
  5. Willin’
  6. A Apolitical Blues
  7. Sailin’ Shoes
  8. Teenage Nervous Breakdown
  9. Got No Shadow – Bill Payne
  10. Cat Fever – Bill Payne
  11. Texas Rose Café

Bob Dylan: Shot Of Love

Leave a comment

Bob_Dylan_-_Shot_of_Love

On August 10, 1981, “Columbia” label released “Shot of Love”, the twenty-first Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded March – May 1981, and was produced by Chuck Plotkin, Bob Dylan and Bumps Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – lead vocal, guitar,  harmonica,  percussion,  piano,  keyboards
  • Steve Ripley– guitar
  • Ronnie Wood– guitar
  • Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar– guitar, electric guitar
  • Fred Tackett– guitar
  • Benmont Tench– keyboards
  • Carl Pickhardt – piano
  • William D. “Smitty” Smith– organ
  • Tim Drummond– bass guitar
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass guitar
  • Ringo Starr– drums, tom-tom
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Carolyn Dennis– vocals, backing vocals
  • Madelyn Quebec – vocals, backing vocals
  • Clydie King– vocals, backing vocals
  • Regina McCrory – vocals, backing vocals
  • Monalisa Young – vocal
  • Steve Douglas– saxophone
  • Toby Scott– engineer
  • Dana Bisbee – engineer assistant
  • Vic Anesini –  CD mastering
  • Ken Perry – LP mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. Shot of Love
  2. Heart of Mine
  3. Property of Jesus
  4. Lenny Bruce
  5. Watered Down Love
  6. The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar
  7. Dead Man, Dead Man
  8. In the Summertime
  9. Trouble
  10. Every Grain of Sand

Cat Stevens: Mona Bone Jakon

Leave a comment

Mona_Bone_Jakon

On April 24, 1970, “island” label released “Mona Bone Jakon”, the third Cat Stevens studio album. It was recorded January–February 1970, at “Olympic Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith.

Personnel:

  • Cat Stevens – vocals, acoustic and classical guitar, keyboards, illustrations
  • Alun Davies– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John Ryan– double bass
  • Harvey Burns– drums, percussion
  • Peter Gabriel– flute
  • Del Newman– strings, arrangements
  • Michael Bobak – ebgineer
  • Paul Hicks – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Bill Levenson – supervisor
  • Beth Stempel – coordinator
  • Roland Young, Mike Diehl – design
  • Grazia Neri, Richard Stirling – photography

Track listing:.

All tracks by Cat Stevens.

  1. Lady D’Arbanville
  2. Maybe You’re Right
  3. Pop Star
  4. I Think I See the Light
  5. Trouble
  6. Mona Bone Jakon
  7. I Wish I Wish
  8. Katmandu
  9. Time
  10. Fill My Eyes
  11. Lilywhite

Kristin Hersh: Sunny Border Blue

Leave a comment

Kristin_Hersh_-_Sunny_Border_Blue

On March 12, 2001, “4AD” label released “Sunny Border Blue”, the fifth Kristin Hersh studio album. It was recorded April – October 2000, at “Stable Sound” in Portsmouth, and was produced by Kristin Hersh.

Personnel:

  1. Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar
  2. Steve Rizzo – drums, engineer, mixing
  3. Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  4. Ramón Bretón – mastering assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.

  1. Your Dirty Answer
  2. Spain
  3. 37 Hours
  4. Silica
  5. William’s Cut
  6. Summer Salt
  7. Trouble – Cat Stevens
  8. Candyland
  9. Measure
  10. White Suckers
  11. Ruby
  12. Flipside
  13. Listerine