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Lou Gramm: Long Hard Look

On October 9, 1989, “Atlantic” label released “Long Hard Look”, the second Lou Gramm studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “418 Studios” in Westlake Village, California, “Bear Track Studios” in Suffern, New York, “Stray Dogs Recording Studio” in Katonah, New York, and was produced by Peter Wolf and Eric Thorngren.

Personnel:

  • Lou Gramm – lead and backing vocals, percussion, arrangements
  • Dann Huff – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Nils Lofgren – electric guitar
  • Peter Maunu – electric guitar
  • Vivian Campbell – electric, lead and rhythm guitar
  • June Kuramoto – koto
  • Peter Wolf – keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Gary Corbett – keyboards
  • Bruce Turgon – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Ben Gramm – drums, percussion
  • Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
  • Merry Clayton – backing vocals
  • Siedah Garrett – backing vocals
  • Phillip Ingram – backing vocals
  • Darryl Phinessee – backing vocals
  • Ina Wolf – backing vocals
  • Reinhold Bilgeri – backing vocals
  • Robin Clark – backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Gonzalo Espinoza, Paul Ericksen – recording, mixing
  • Jules Bowen, Eric Thorngren – recording
  • Carlos Gollisher – recording assistant, production coordinator
  • Chris Bubacz, Doug Oberkircher – recording assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stephen Nider – project coordinator assistant
  • Bob Defrin – art direction, design
  • Roy Volkmann – photography

Track listing:

  • Angel with a Dirty Face – Lou Gramm, Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf
  • Just Between You and Me – Lou Gramm, Holly Knight
  • Broken Dreams – Lou Gramm, Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf
  • True Blue Love – Lou Gramm, Peter Wolf
  • I’ll Come Running – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon
  • Hangin’ on My Hip – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon
  • Warmest Rising Sun – Lou Gramm
  • Day One – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon, Peter Wolf
  • I’ll Know When It’s Over – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon
  • Tin Soldier – Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott

Dio: Sacred Heart

On August 12, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “Sacred Heart”, the third Dio studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ronnie James Dio.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Vivian Campbell – guitar
  • Claude Schnell – keyboards
  • Jimmy Bain – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Craig Goldy – guitar
  • Angelo Arcuri – engineer
  • Gary McGachan – engineer assistant
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Robert Florczak – illustration

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

  1. King of Rock and Roll – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
  2. Sacred Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
  3. Another Lie – Ronnie James Dio
  4. Rock ’n’ Roll Children – Ronnie James Dio
  5. Hungry for Heaven – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  6. Like the Beat of a Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  7. Just Another Day – Ronnie James Dio, Vivian Campbell
  8. Fallen Angels – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
  9. Shoot Shoot – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell

Def Leppard: Diamond Star Halos

On May 27, 2022, “Bludgeon Riffola” and “Mercury” labels released “Diamond Star Halos” the twelfth Def Leppard studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, and was produced by Ronan McHugh, Joe Elliot, Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Vivian Campbell and Rick Allen.

Personnel:

  • Joe Elliott – lead vocals, guitar, additional engineering
  • Phil Collen – guitar, backing vocals, additional engineering
  • Vivian Campbell – guitar, backing vocals, additional engineering
  • Rick Savage – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals, additional engineering
  • Rick Allen – drums
  • Alison Krauss – lead vocals
  • Mike Garson – piano
  • Debbi Blackwell-Cook – backing vocals
  • Dave Bassett – backing vocals
  • Eric Gorfain – string arrangements
  • Ross Hogarth – recording engineer
  • Ronan McHugh – drum programmer, editor, engineer, mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Collen, except where noted.

  1. Take What You Want – Joe Elliott, Rick Savage
  2. Kick – Dave Bassett, Phil Collen
  3. Fire It Up – Phil Collen, Sam Hollander
  4. This Guitar – C.J. Vanston, Phil Collen
  5. SOS Emergency – Joe Elliott, Phil Collen
  6. Liquid Dust
  7. U Rok Mi
  8. Goodbye for Good This Time – Joe Elliott
  9. All We Need – Joe Elliott, Phil Collen
  10. Open Your Eyes – Joe Elliott, Phil Collen
  11. Gimme a Kiss – Joe Elliott, Phil Collen
  12. Angels (Can’t Help You Now) – Joe Elliott
  13. Lifeless – Joe Elliott, Phil Collen
  14. Unbreakable – Joe Elliott
  15. From Here to Eternity – Rick Savage

Dio: The Last In Line

On July 2, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released “The Last In Line”, the second Dio studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Caribou Ranch” in Colorado, and was produced by Ronnie James Dio.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio– lead vocals
  • Vivian Campbell– guitar
  • Claude Schnell- keyboards
  • Jimmy Bain– bass
  • Vinny Appice– drums, percussion
  • Angelo Arcuri – engineer
  • Rich Markowitz – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Barry Jackson – illustration

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as noted.

  1. We Rock – Ronnie James Dio
  2. The Last in Line – Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
  3. Breathless – Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
  4. I Speed at Night – Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
  5. One Night in the City – Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
  6. Evil Eyes – Ronnie James Dio
  7. Mystery – Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio
  8. Eat Your heart Out – Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
  9. Egypt (The Chains Are On) – Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio

Jack Bruce: A Question of Time

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On October 3, 1989, “Epic” label released “A Question of Time”, the ninth Jack Bruce studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Jack Bruce and Joe Blaney.

Personnel:

  • Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, keyboards, piano, cello, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, harmonica
  • Jimmy Ripp, Vernon Reid, Albert Collins, Vivian Campbell, Malcolm Bruce – guitar
  • Paul Barrere- slide guitar
  • Allan Holdsworth- guitar, SynthAxe
  • Bernie Worrell- piano, keyboards, Melodica, Hammond organ, synth, Clavinet, backing vocals
  • Nicky Hopkins, Jonas Bruce – piano
  • Dougie Bowne, Ginger Baker, Tony Williams – drums
  • Mark Nauseef- Ghanaian drums, percussion
  • Zakir Hussain– tablas
  • Steve Jordan– percussion
  • The Savage Horns – John Abernathy saxophone
  • Gary “Bone” Cooper – backing vocals
  • The Golden Gate Boys Choir, The SoMa Footlights Chorus – choir

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack Bruce.

  1. Life on Earth
  2. Make Love
  3. No Surrender
  4. Flying
  5. Hey Now Princess
  6. Blues You Can’t Lose
  7. Obsession
  8. Kwela
  9. Let Me Be
  10. Only Playing Games
  11. A Question of Time
  12. Grease the Wheels