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Mickey Hart: RAMU

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On November 10, 2017, “Verve Forecast” label released “RAMU”, the 16th Mickey Hart album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Mickey Hart.

Personnel:

  • Mickey Hart – traps, RAMU (Random Access Musical Universe), beam, percussions, arrangements, sound design, mixing
  • Tarriona “Tank” Ball – vocals
  • Babatunde Olatunji – vocals
  • Avey Tare – vocals
  • Peter Coyote – spoken word
  • Jerry Garcia – guitar, synth guitar
  • Steve Kimock – guitar, lap guitar
  • Oteil Burbridge – bass guitar
  • Sikiru Adepoju – talking drum
  • Samuel Goodman – strings
  • Jason Hann – additional traps
  • Giovanni Hidalgo – vocals, bata, congas
  • Zakir Hussein – tabla, madal, arrangements, mixing
  • Sabir Khan – sarangi
  • Niladri Kumar – sitar, zitar
  • Sekaa Jegog Yuskumara – gamelan
  • Charles Lloyd – saxophone
  • Michal Menert – arrangements, sound design, mixing
  • Adam Tenenbaum, Boris Gladkihl – sound design
  • Nic Pope – recording, mixing
  • Tom Flye, Adam Tenenbaum, Boris Gladkihl, John-Paul McLean, Jason Mills – recording
  • Bassy Bob – additional recording, mixing and production
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Stanley Mouse – cover illustration
  • Jacob Lerman – package design
  • Jay Blakesberg, Atiba Jefferson, Camille Lenain, Susana Millman, John Werner – photography
  • Michal Menert – co-producer
  • Reya Hart – associate producer
  • “Decibel” Dave Dennison – archival

Track listing:

All tracks by Mickey Hart, except where noted.

  1. Auctioneers
  2. Wayward Son – Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter
  3. Big Bad Wolf – Mickey Hart, Tarriona “Tank” Ball
  4. The Lost Coast
  5. Who Do You Think You Are? – Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter
  6. You Remind Me – Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter
  7. When the Morning Comes – Mickey Hart, Tarriona “Tank” Ball
  8. Jerry – Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia
  9. Wine Wine Wine
  10. Nacare
  11. Spreading the News – Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter
  12. Time Beyond Reason – Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia

Mandy Moore: In Real Life

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On May 13, 2022, “Verve Forecast” label released “In Real Life”, the seventh Mandy Moore studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Mike Viola.

Personnel:

  • Mandy Moore – lead vocals
  • Taylor Goldsmith – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Madison Cunningham – electric guitar
  • Sean Watkins – acoustic guitar
  • Mike Viola – piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, drums, percussion, arrangements, engineer
  • Lee Pardini – piano, Hammond B3, keyboards
  • Davey Faraghar – bass
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion
  • Anna Bishop – violin
  • Alana Carithers – violin
  • Jeannette Jang – violin
  • Stacy Matthews – violin
  • Adrian Pintea – violin
  • Meredith Riley – violin
  • Jocelyn Smith – violin
  • Treesa Gold – violin, string contractor
  • Elizabeth OHara – viola
  • Molly Sharp – viola
  • Susy Yim – viola
  • Ryan Lannan – cello
  • Jess Wolfe – vocals
  • Inara George – vocals
  • Holly Laessig – vocals
  • Trey Pollard – conductor, string arrangements
  • Adrian Olsen – strings engineer
  • Dave Cerminara – engineer, mixing
  • Gal Petel – mixing assistant
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering

Track listing:

  1. In Real Life -Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  2. Heartlands – Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith, Madison Love, Matthew Koma
  3. Little Dreams – Sam Farrar, Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  4. Just Maybe – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  5. Living in Between – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  6. In Other Words – Many Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Sam Farrar
  7. Four Moons – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Sam Farrar
  8. Little Victories – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Koma
  9. Heavy Lifting – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith
  10. Brand New Nowhere – Mandy Moore, Mike Viola, Taylor Goldsmith, Matthew Koma
  11. Every Light – Mandy Moore, Taylor Goldsmith

Caravan: Same

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In January 1969, “Verve Forecast” label released the self-titled, debut Caravan album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Cox.

Personnel:

  • Pye Hastings – lead and co-lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar
  • Richard Sinclair – lead and co-lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Dave Sinclair – Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Richard Coughlan – drums
  • Jimmy Hastings – flute
  • Keith Davis of DBWX – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings, Richard Coughlan and Dave Sinclair, except where noted.

  1. Place of My Own
  2. Ride
  3. Policeman
  4. Love Song with Flute
  5. Cecil Rons
  6. Magic Man
  7. Grandma’s Lawn
  8. Where but for Caravan Would I? – Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings, Richard Coughlan, Dave Sinclair, Brian Hopper

Etta James: The Dreamer

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On November 8, 2011, “Verve Forecast” label released “The Dreamer”, the twenty-ninth and final Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Fort Athens Studios”, and was produced by Etta James, Josh Sklair, Danto and Sametto.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Big Terry De Rouen, Bobby Murray, Leo Nocentelli – guitar
  • Josh Sklair – guitar
  • Divid Kirk Mathews – keyboards
  • Sametto James – bass
  • Donto James – drums, engineer
  • Jimmy Z – saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet, arrangements
  • Kraig Kilby – trombone
  • Terry Howard – engineer
  • Ed Cherney – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Rudy Calvo – make-up
  • Artis Mills, Lupe De Leon – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Groove Me – King Floyd
  2. Champagne & Wine – Otis Redding
  3. Dreamer – Bobby Bland
  4. Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N’ Roses
  5. Misty Blue – Bob Montgomery
  6. Boondocks – Little Big Town
  7. Cigarettes & Coffee – Otis Redding
  8. In the Evening – Ray Charles
  9. Too Tired – Johnny “Guitar” Watson
  10. That’s the Chance You Take – Johnny “Guitar” Watson
  11. Let Me Down Easy – Little Milton

Kurt Vile: Watch My Moves

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On April 15, 2022, “Verve Forecast” label released “Watch My Moves”, the ninth Kurt Vile studio album, It was recorded 2021 – 2022, and was produced by Kurt Vile and Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Vile – vocals, piano, keyboards, acoustic and slide guitar, electric guitar, drum machine, synth bass, synthesizer programming, engineer, art direction
  • Rob Laakso – bass, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jesse Trbovich – bass, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica
  • Chris Cohen – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Julia Shapiro – vocals, electric guitar
  • Lydia Lund – vocals, electric guitar
  • Cate Le Bon – vocals, piano
  • Farmer Dave Scher – keyboards, lap steel guitar 
  • Craig McQuiston – bass
  • Matt Schuessler – bass, upright bass
  • Kyle Spence – drums, percussion
  • Sarah Jones – drums, percussion
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion
  • James Stewart – tenor saxophone
  • Annie Truscott – vocals, violin
  • Adam Langellotti – synthesizer programming, engineer
  • Matt Schuessler – engineer
  • Gabe Wax – engineer
  • Ted Young – engineer, mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Geoff Gans – art direction, design
  • Joey Lipstein – cover photography
  • Robert Robinson – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Vile except where noted.

  1. Goin’ on a Plane Today
  2. Flyin’ (Like a Fast Train)
  3. Palce of OKV in Reverse
  4. Like Exploding Stones
  5. Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
  6. Hey Like a Child
  7. Jesus on a Wire
  8. To Sho
  9. Cool Water
  10. Chazzy Don’t Mind
  11. (shiny things)
  12. Say the Word
  13. Wages of Sin – Bruce Springsteen
  14. Kurt Runner
  15. Stuffed Leopard

Teddy Thompson: Bella

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On February 7, 2011, “Decca” and “Verve Forecast” label released “Bella”, the fifth Teddy Thompson studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by David Kahne.

Personnel:

  • Teddy Thompson – vocal, guitar
  • David Kahne – keyboards, guitar and string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • David Schramm – guitar
  • Jack Petruzzelli – guitar
  • Richard Thompson – guitar
  • Tommy Mokas – guitar
  • Jenni Muldaur – vocal
  • Daniel Mintseris – keyboards
  • Jeff Hill – bass
  • Ethan Eubanks – drums
  • Anthony McGill – clarinet
  • Jesse Kotansky – violin
  • Eva Burmeister – violin
  • Katherine Fong – violin
  • Sarah Crocker – violin
  • Sylvia Volpe – violin
  • Dov Scheindin – viola
  • Milan Milisavlkevic – viola
  • Joel Noyes – cello
  • Wei Yu – cello
  • Jeremy Turnet – strings orchestration, conductor
  • Jiim Scott – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Vartan Kurjian – art direction
  • Philip Manning – design
  • Beth Herzhaft – photography

Track listing:

  1. Looking for a Girl
  2. Delilah
  3. I Feel
  4. Over and Over
  5. Take Me Back Again
  6. Tell Me What You Want
  7. Home
  8. The Next One
  9. Take Care of Yourself
  10. The One I Can’t Have
  11. Gotta Have Someone

Jay Bellerose, T Bone Burnett & Keefus Ciancia: The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space

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On April 12, 2019, “Verve Forecast” label released “The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space”,  album by Jay Bellerose, T Bone Burnett, and Keefus Ciancia. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by T Bone Burnett.

Personnel:

  • T Bone Burnett – vocals, resonator guitar, liner notes
  • Keefus Ciancia – piano, keyboards
  • Jay Bellerose – drums
  • Mike Piersante – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Josh Cheuse – creative director, design
  • Jonathon Rosen – artwork
  • Dan Ichimoto – design
  • Christian Letts – band photography
  • Ivy Skoff – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Jay Bellerose, T Bone Burnett, and Keefus Ciancia

  1. High John
  2. A Man Without a Country (All Data Are Compromised)
  3. To Beat the Devil
  4. Anti Cyclone
  5. The Secret in Their Eyes
  6. Being There
  7. Itopia Chant

Tim Hardin: Tim Hardin 1

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In July 1966, “Verve Forecast” label released “Tim Hardin 1”, the debut Tim Hardin album. It was recorded May – November 1964, December 1965, and was produced by Erik Jacobsen.

Personnel:

  • Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Gary Burton– vibraphone
  • John Sebastian– harmonica
  • Bob Bushnell– bass
  • Earl Palmer, Buddy Saltzman– drums
  • Jon Wilcox – drums
  • Phil Kraus – backing vocals
  • Walter Yost – bass
  • Artie Butler– string arrangements
  • Val Valentin– engineer
  • Lisa Bachelis – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Hardin.

  1. Don’t Make Promises
  2. Green Rocky Road
  3. Smugglin’ Man
  4. How Long
  5. While You’re On Your Way
  6. It’ll Never Happen Again
  7. Reason to Believe
  8. Never Too Far
  9. Part of the Wind
  10. Ain’t Gonna Do Without
  11. Misty Roses
  12. How Can We Hang On to a Dream?

Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint: The River in Reverse

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On June 6, 2006, “Verve Forecast” label released “The River in Reverse”, album by Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint. It was recorded November 27 – December 10, 2005, and was produced by Joe Henry.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Hammond organ, tambourine, tremolo
  • Allen Toussaint–lead and backing vocals, electric piano, horn arrangements
  • Anthony “AB” Brown – guitar
  • Davey Faragher– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Nieve– piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, Farfisa organ
  • Pete Thomas- drums, percussion
  • Sam Williams- trombone
  • Carl Blouin – baritone saxophone
  • Amadee Castenell – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Brian Cayolle – baritone saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Allen Toussaint, except where noted..

  1. On Your Way Down
  2. Nearer to You
  3. Tears, Tears and More Tears
  4. The Sharpest Thorn – Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
  5. Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further?
  6. The River in Reverse – Elvis Costello
  7. Freedom for the Stallion
  8. Broken Promise Land – Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
  9. Ascension Day – Roy “Professor Longhair” Byrd, Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
  10. International Echo – Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint
  11. All These Things
  12. Wonder Woman
  13. Six-Fingered Man – Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint

Tim Hardin: Tim Hardin 2

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In April 1967, “Verve Forecast” label released “Tim Hardin 2”, the second Tim Hardin studio album. It was recorded November 1964 – August 1966, and was produced by Charles Koppelman and Don Rubin

Personnel:

  • Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • David Cohen – finger picking acoustic guitar
  • Don Peake – arrangements
  • Val Valentin– director of engineering
  • Doc Siegel – engineer
  • David Krieger – design
  • Marshall Harmon – cover photography
  • Jerry Schoenbaum – production supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Hardin.

  1. If I Were a Carpenter
  2. Red Balloon
  3. Black Sheep Boy
  4. The Lady Came from Baltimore
  5. Baby Close Its Eyes
  6. You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie
  7. Speak Like a Child
  8. See Where You Are and Get Out
  9. It’s Hard to Believe in Love for Long
  10. Tribute to Hank Williams