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The Allman Brothers Band: Eat a Peach

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Eat a Peach

On February 12, 1972, “Capricorn Records” label released “Eat a Peach”, the third  Allman Brothers Band (The) studio album. It was mix of studio recordings and recordings from the band’s 1971 “Fillmore East” performances. The live material was recorded on March 12–13 and June 27, 1971, at “Fillmore East” in New York, the studio material was recorded from September to December 1971, at  “Criteria Studios: in Miami. The album was produced by Tom Dowd. The double album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”, and became the best selling release in the band’s discography.

Personnel:

  • Duane Allman– slide guitar, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Dickey Betts– lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Gregg Allman– lead vocals, organ, piano, electric piano, acoustic guitar
  • Berry Oakley– bass guitar
  • Jai Johanny Johanson– drums, congas
  • Butch Trucks– drums, percussion, tympani, gong, vibes, tambourine
  • David Powell – artwork
  • F. Holmes– artwork

Track listing:

  1. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More – Gregg Allman
  2. Les Brers in A Minor – Dickey Betts
  3. Melissa – Gregg Allman, Steve Alaimo
  4. Mountain Jam – Donovan Leitch, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson
  5. One Way Out – Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II
  6. Trouble No More – Muddy Waters
  7. Stand Back – Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley
  8. Blue Sky – Dickey Betts
  9. Little Martha – Duane Allman
  10. Mountain Jam – continued

 

3 Doors Down: The Better Life

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On February 8, 2000, “Republic” label released ‘The Better Life’, the debut 3 Doors Down studio album. It was recorded in 1999, (except “Kryptonite”, “Loser”, and “Duck and Run” in 1997), in New York, and was produced by Paul Ebersold. The album was certified 6 platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Matt Roberts – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
  • Chris Henderson – rhythm and lead guitars
  • Kevin Paige – keyboards
  • Todd Harrell – bass guitar
  • Brad Arnold – lead vocals, drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Brad Arnold.

  1. Kryptonite – music by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell
  2. Loser – music by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell
  3. Duck and Rain – music by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson
  4. Not Enough – music by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson
  5. Be Like That – music by Brad Arnold, Chris Henderson
  6. Life of My Own – music by Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell
  7. Better Life – music by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson
  8. Down Poison – music by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Harrell
  9. By My Side – music by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Harrell
  10. Smack – music by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Harrell
  11. So I Need You – music by Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson

Fleetwood Mac: Rumours

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Fleetwood Mac Rumours

On February 4, 1977, “Warner Bros” label released “Rumours”, the eleventh Fleetwood Mac studio album.  It was recorded in 1976, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami; “Record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles; “Zellerbach Auditorium” in Berkeley and “Wally Heider Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham,  Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut. “Rumours” won “Grammy Award for Album of the Year” in 1978, the three major US trade publications – “Billboard”, “Cash Box, and Record World”, named it “Album of the Year” for 1977. The album has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time. Rumours has received Diamond certifications in several countries, including the US, Canada, and Australia. “Rumours” was certified 11 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”; it has received a “Diamond Award” in US by “RIAA” for a 20 x Platinum certification or 20 million units shipped. In 1998, magazine “Q”  ranked  “Rumours” at number three in its list of “50 Best Albums of the 70’s’; in 1999,  “Vibe”  featured it as one of “100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century”; in  2003, “VH1” ranked “Rumours” at number 16 during its “100 Greatest Albums Countdown” and magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked it at number 25 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, dobro, percussion
  • Stevie Nicks– vocals
  • Christine McVie – vocals, keyboards
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion, harpsichord
  • Desmond Strobel – design
  • Larry Vigon – calligraphy
  • Herbert W. Worthington– photography

Track listing:

  1. Second hand News – Lindsey Buckingham
  2. Dreams – Stevie Nicks
  3. Never Going Back Again – Lindsey Buckingham
  4. Don’t Stop – Christine McVie
  5. Go Your Own Way – Lindsey Buckingham
  6. Songbird – Christine McVie
  7. The Chain – Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks
  8. You Make Loving Fun – Christine McVie
  9. I Don’t Want to Know – Stevie Nicks
  10. Oh Daddy – Christine McVie
  11. Gold Dust Woman – Stevie Nicks

 

Incubus: A Crow Left Of The Murder…

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A Crow Left of the Murder

On February 3, 2004, “Epic” label released “A Crow Left of the Murder…”, the fifth Incubus studio album.  It was recorded October – November 2003, at “Southern Tracks Recording” in Atlanta, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Brandon Boyd– lead vocals, guitar
  • Mike Einziger– lead guitar
  • Ben Kenney– bass
  • Chris Kilmore– turntables
  • Jose Pasillas– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Ben Kenney, Chris Kilmore and Jose Pasillas:

  1. Megalomaniac
  2. A Crow Left of the Murder
  3. Agoraphobia
  4. Talk Shows on Mute
  5. Beware! Criminal
  6. Sick Sad Little World
  7. Pistola
  8. Southern Girl
  9. Priceless
  10. Zee Deveel
  11. Made for TV Movie
  12. Smile Lines
  13. Here In My Room
  14. Leech

Pearl Jam: Yield

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On February 3, 1998, “Epic” label released “Yield”, the fifth Pearl Jam studio album.  It was recorded February – September 1997, at “Studio Litho” and “Studio X” in Seattle, “Southern Tracks Recording” and  “Doppler Studios” in Atlanta, and was produced by  Brendan O’Brien,  Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Jack Irons, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Vedder– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Mike McCready– lead guitar
  • Jeff Ament– vocals, bass guitar, layout, photography
  • Stone Gossard– vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, bass
  • Jack Irons– drums, percussion

Tracks listing:

All lyrics written by Eddie Vedder, except where noted.

  1. Brain of J. – Mike McCready
  2. Faithfull – Mike McCready
  3. No Way – lyrics and music by Stone Gossard
  4. Given to Fly – Mike McCready
  5. Wishlist – Eddie veder
  6. Pilate – lyrics and music by Jeff Ament
  7. Do the Evolution – Stone Gossard
  8. Untitled – lyrics and music by Jack Irons
  9. MFC – Eddie Vedder
  10. Low Light – lyrics and music by Jeff Ament
  11. In Hiding – Stone Gossard
  12. Push Me, Pull Me – Jeff Ament
  13. All Those Yesterdays – lyrics and music by Stone Gossard

John Fogerty: Centerfield

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On January 15, 1985, “Warner Bros.” label released “Centerfield”, the third John Fogerty solo studio album. It was recorded July – September 1984, at “The Plaqnt Ctudios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Fogerty. “Centerfield” was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty – vocals, all instruments, arranger, art direction
  • Mark Slagle – engineer
  • Jeffrey “Nik” Norman – engineer
  • Bobby Hata – mastering
  • Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
  • Kelly Ray – artwork
  • Ann Fisher – artwork
  • Bruce Britton – artwork
  • Minor Monuments – artwork
  • Bob Fogerty – art pre-production
  • Stuart Watson – front cover photography
  • Victoria Pearson – inner sleeve photography

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. The Old Man Down the Road
  2. Rock and Roll Girls
  3. Big Train (From Memphis)
  4. I Saw It On T.V
  5. Greed
  6. Searchlight
  7. Centerfield
  8. I Can’t Help Myself
  9. Zanz Kant Danz

America: Same

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On December 29, 1971, “Warner Bros” label released the debut, self-titled America studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at the “Trident Studios” and “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Ian Samwell and Jeff Dexter. The album was initially released without the track “A Horse with No Name”, which was released as a single in late 1971. When “A Horse with No Name” became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Dewey Bunnell– lead and backing vocals, 6-string acoustic guitar
  • Gerry Beckley – lead and backing vocals, bass, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars ,electric guitar, chimes, piano
  • Dan Peek– lead and backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitars, electric guitar, piano, bass
  • David Lindley– electric and steel guitar
  • Dave Atwood –drums
  • Kim Haworth – drums
  • Ray Cooper– percussion
  • Nigel Waymouth – design, photography
  • Flash Fox –logo, graphics

Track listing:

  1. Riverside – Dewey Bunnell
  2. Sandman – Dewey Bunnell
  3. Three Roses – Dewey Bunnell
  4. Children – Dewey Bunnell
  5. Here – Dewey Bunnell
  6. I Need You – Gerry Beckley
  7. Rainy Day – Dan Peek
  8. Never Found the Time – Dan Peek
  9. Clarice – Gerry Beckley
  10. Donkey Jaw – Dan Peek
  11. Pigeon Song – Dewey Bunnell

Queen: A Day At The Races

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On December 10, 1976, “EMI” label released “A Day at the Races”, the fifth Queen studio album.  It was recorded at the “Sarm East”, “The Manor” and “Wessex Studios”, and was produced by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. This was  the second band’s album that took  its name from  Marx Brothers movie (the previous was “A Night at the Opera). In 2006, in “BBC” pool “A Day at the Races” was voted the 67th greatest album of all time. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Mercury- lead and backing vocals, piano
  • Brian May- lead and backing vocals, electric, slide and acoustic guitars, plastic piano and harmonium
  • Roger Taylor- lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, timpani, rhythm guitar, gong
  • John Deacon- bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Mike Stone – additional vocals
  • Richard Gray – design

Track listing:

  1. Tie Your Mother Down – Brian May
  2. You Take My Breath Away – Freddie Mercury
  3. Long Away – Brian May
  4. The Millionaire Waltz – Freddie Mercury
  5. You and I – John Deacon
  6. Somebody to Love – Freddie Mercury
  7. White Man – Brian May
  8. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy – Freddie Mercury
  9. Drowse – Roger Taylor
  10. Teo Torriatte – Brian May

Yes: Fragile

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Fragile

On November 26, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Fragile”, the fourth Yes studio album.  It was recorded in September 1971, at the “Advison Studios” in London, and was produced by Eddy Offord, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford and Rick Wakeman.  The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – lead and backing vocals
  • Steve Howe – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Rick Wakeman– Hammond organ, grand piano, Mellotron, Minimoog
  • Chris Squire– bass guitars, electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Bruford– drums, percussion
  • Roger Dean – design, photography
  • David Wright – photography

Track listing:

  1. Roundabout – Jon Anderson, Steve Howe
  2. Cans and Brahms – Johannes Brahms, arranged by Rick Wakeman
  3. We Have Heaven – Jon Anderson
  4. South Side of the Sky – Jon Anderson, Chris Squire
  5. Five Per Cent for Nothing – Bill Bruford
  6. Long Distance Runaround – Jon Anderson
  7. The Fish – Chris Squire
  8. Mood for a Day – Steve Howe
  9. Heart of the Sunrise – Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford

Sly And The Family Stone: There’s A Riot Goin’ On

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Theres a riot

On November 20.1971, “Epic” label released “There’s a Riot Goin’ On”, the fifth Sly and the Family Stone” studio album. It was recorded in 1970 and 1971, at the”Record Plant Studios” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by Sly Stone. In 2003, “There’s a Riot Goin’ On” was ranked number 99 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 greatest albums of all time”. The album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, drum programming, keyboard programming, arrangements
  • Bobby Womack– guitar
  • Freddie Stone– guitar
  • Ike Turner– guitar
  • Rose Stone– vocals, keyboards
  • Billy Preston– keyboards
  • Larry Graham– bass, backing vocals
  • Greg Errico– drums
  • Gerry Gibson – drums
  • Jerry Martini– tenor saxophone
  • Cynthia Robinson– trumpet
  • Little Sister– backing vocals
  • Chris Hinshaw, Jack Ashkinazy, James Conniff, James Greene, Robert Gratts, Willie Greer, Rich Tilles – engineer
  • Lynn Ames, John Berg – artwork concept

All tracks  by Sylvester Stewart.

  1. Luv n’ Haight
  2. Just Like a Baby
  3. Poet
  4. Family Affair
  5. Africa Talks to You ‘The Asphalt Jungle’
  6. There’s a Riot Goin’ On
  7. Brave & Strong
  8. (You Caught Me) Smilin
  9. Time
  10. Spaced Cowboy
  11. Runnin’ Away
  12. Thank You for Talkin’ to Me Africa