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Atlas Genius: Intimate Objects

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On August 28, 2015, “Warner Bros” label released “Inanimate Objects”, the second Atlas Genius studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, in Adelaide, Australia  and  “Studio City” in California, and was produced by Frederik Thaae, Keith Jeffery and Michael Jeffery.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jeffery – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, programming
  • Michael Jeffery – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Frederik Thaae – guitar, bass, keyboards, drum programming, backing vocals
  • David Larson – keyboards
  • Alan Wilkis – programming, backing vocals
  • Elyse Rogers – backing vocals
  • Carrie Keagan – backing vocals
  • Jonny Kaps – backing vocals
  • Dylan Morgan – engineer assistant
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Andrew Maury– mixing
  • Mike Duncan – mixing assistant
  • Chris Galland – mixing assistant
  • Ike Schultz – mixing assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Kii Arens – cover art
  • Donny Phillips – cover art
  • Frank Maddocks – design, photography
  • Big Data – additional production
  • Jesse Shatkin – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jeffery, Michael Jeffery and Frederik Thaae.

  1. The Stone Mill
  2. Molecules
  3. Stockholm
  4. Refugees
  5. A Perfect End
  6. Friendly Apes
  7. Friends with Enemies
  8. Where I Belong
  9. Balladino
  10. The City We Grow
  11. Levitate

Fourplay: Yes, Please

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On August 22, 2000, “Warner Bros” label released “Yes, Please!”, the sixth  Fourplay studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Nathan East and Marcel East.

Personnel:

  • Bob James – piano, keyboards
  • Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Nathan East – bass guitar
  • Harvey Mason – drums
  • Roger Sadowski – guitar
  • Chanté Moore– vocals
  • Dee Fredrix – chant
  • Don Murray – engineer, mixing
  • Ken Freeman – additional engineering
  • Staffan “skar” Karlsson – additional engineering
  • Robert Vosgien – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Free Range – Harvey Mason Sr.
  2. Double Trouble – Nathan East
  3. Once Upon a Love – Nathan East
  4. Robo Bop – Bob James
  5. Blues Force – Bob James, Larry Carlton, Nathan East, Harvey Mason, Sr.
  6. Save Some Love For Me – Nathan East
  7. Fortress – Bob James
  8. Go With Your Heart – Harvey Mason Sr.
  9. Poco A Poco – Harvey Mason Sr.
  10. A Little Fourplay – Marcel East, Nathan East
  11. Lucky – Bob James

Fourplay: Between The Sheets

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On August 17, 1993, “Warner Bros” label released “Between the Sheets”, the second Fourplay studio album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by Nathan East, Harvey Mason, Lee Ritenour and Bob James.

Personnel:

  • Bob James – piano, keyboards, arranger, executive producer
  • Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Nathan East – bass guitar
  • Harvey Mason – drums, programming
  • Chaka Khan– vocals
  • Phillip Bailey– vocals
  • Phil Perry– vocals
  • Dee Fredrix – vocals
  • Neal Avron – engineer
  • Marcel East – engineer
  • Mike Kloster – engineer
  • Mike Piersante – engineer
  • Don Murray – engineer, mixing
  • Robert Vosgien – editing, mastering
  • Wally Traugott – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Chat – Bob James
  2. Monterey – Lee Ritenour
  3. Between the Sheets – Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper
  4. Li’l Darlin – Neal Hefti
  5. Flying East – Marcel East, Nathan East
  6. Once in the A.M. – Lee Ritenour
  7. Gulliver – Bob James
  8. Amoroso – Harvey Mason
  9. A Summer Child – Harvey Mason
  10. Anthem – Harvey Mason
  11. Song for Somalia – Harvey Mason

 

 

Tanya Donelly: Lovesongs For Underdogs

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On August 9, 1997, “Sire” and “Warner Bros” labels released “Lovesongs for Underdogs”, the debut Tanya Donelly album.  It was recorded in 1997 and was produced by Tanya Donelly, Wally Gagel and Gary Smith.

Personnel:

  • Tanya Donelly– vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranger
  • Dean Fisher – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, accordion, keyboards
  • Rich Gilbert – guitar, accordion, bass, keyboards, saw
  • Jonathan Williams – electric guitar
  • Wally Gagel – bass, percussion, keyboards, drum machine, arranger
  • Stacy Jones – drums
  • David Lovering– drums
  • David Narcizo– drums
  • Hilken Mancini – backong vocals
  • Chris Toppin – backing vocals
  • Matthew Ellard, Wally Gagel, Dan McLoughlin – engineer
  • Jesse Henderson, Suzanne Kapa, Kelly Wohlford – engineer assistant
  • Wally Gagel, Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade – mixing
  • Dave Kirkpatrick – mixing assistant
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Carl Plaster – drums technician
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Andrew Catlin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tanya Donelly except where noted.

  1. Pretty Deep
  2. The Bright Light
  3. Landspeed Song
  4. Mysteries of the Unexplained
  5. Lantern
  6. Acrobat – Tanya Donelly, Dean Fisher
  7. Breathe Around You
  8. Bum
  9. Clipped
  10. Goat Girl
  11. Manna
  12. Swoon

Alice Cooper: Alice Cooper Goes to Hell

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On June 25, 1976, “Warner Bros” label released “Alice Cooper Goes to Hell”, the second Alice Cooper album. It was recorded in 1076, at “Soundstage” in Toronto, “Record Plant East” in New York City, “RCA Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper – vocals
  • Dick Wagner– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Steve Hunter– guitar
  • Tony Levin– bass
  • Bob Babbitt– bass
  • Allan Schwartzberg– drums
  • Jim Gordon– drums
  • Jimmy Maelen– percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner and Bob Ezrin.

  1. Go to Hell
  2. You Gotta Dance
  3. I’m the Coolest
  4. Didn’t We Meet
  5. I Never Cry
  6. Give the Kid a Break
  7. Guilty
  8. Wake Me Gently
  9. Wish You Were Here
  10. I’m Always Chasing Records
  11. Going Home

Linkin Park: Living Things

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On June 20, 2012, “Warner Bros” label released “Living Things”, the fifth Linkin Park studio album. It was recorded March 2011 – April 2012, at “NRG Recording Studios” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda.

Personnel:

  • Chester Bennington– lead vocals
  • Mike Shinoda– vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, keyboard, piano, synthesizer;  strings, horns, creative director, rap vocals
  • Rob Bourdon– drums, percussions
  • Brad Delson– lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer,  sampler
  • Dave “Phoenix” Farrell– bass guitar, backing vocals, sampler
  • Joe Hahn– turntables, synthesizer, samples, programming, backing vocals, creative director
  • Owen Pallett– strings
  • Ethan Mates – engineer
  • Andrew Hayes – assistant, engineer, editor
  • Brad Delson – additional production
  • Jerry Johnson – drum technician
  • Ryan DeMarti – production coordination, A&Rcoordination
  • Manny Marroquin– mixing
  • Chris Galland, Del Bowers – mixing assistants
  • Brian Gardner– mastering
  • Brandon Parvini – artwork, creative director
  • The Uprising Creative – art direction, design
  • Frank Maddocks – LP icon design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda; all music by Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell  and Joe Hahn.

  1. Lost in the Echo
  2. In My Remains
  3. Burn it Down
  4. Lies Greed Misery
  5. I’ll Be Gone
  6. Castle of Glass
  7. Victimized
  8. Roads Untraveled
  9. Skin to Bone
  10. Until It Breaks
  11. Tinfoil
  12. Powerless

Todd Rundgren: Nearly Human

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On May 18, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Nearly Human”, the twelve Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded June 1988 – February 1989, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley and “The Plant” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.

Personnel:

  • Todd Rundgren – guitar, arranger, artwork, typography
  • Lyle Workman– guitar
  • Brent Bourgeois– keyboards
  • Byron Allred – keyboards
  • Jimmy Pugh – Hammond organ
  • Roger Powell – synthesizer
  • Larry Tagg – bass guitar
  • Michael Pluznick- congas, shekere and percussion
  • Scott Mathews– vocals
  • Bobby Womack- vocals
  • Narada Michael Walden– choirmaster
  • Paul Shaghoian – trumpet
  • Mike Rose – trumpet
  • John Tenney – strings
  • Clarence Clemons- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Todd Rundgren, except where noted.

  1. The Want of a Nail
  2. The Waiting Game
  3. Parallel Lines
  4. Two Little Hitlers – Elvis Costello
  5. Can’t Stop Running
  6. Unloved Children
  7. Fidelity
  8. Feel It – Todd Rundgren, The Tubes, Vince Welnick
  9. Hawking
  10. I Love my Life

Van Halen: III

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On March 17, 1998, “Warner Bros” label released “Van Halen III”, the eleventh Van Halen studio album. It was recorded March – December 1997, at “5150 Studios”,  Studio City, CA, and was produced by Mike Post and Eddie Van Halen.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Van Halen– lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, engineer
  • Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals
  • Gary Cherone– lead vocals
  • Alex Van Halen– drums, percussion
  • Mike Post– piano
  • Florian Ammon – programming
  • Ian Dye – programming
  • Ed Rogers – programming
  • Paul Wight – programming
  • Erwin Musper – engineer
  • The Edward – mixing, mastering
  • Robbes – mixing, mastering
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Stine Schyberg – art direction
  • Scott Schafer – coloring
  • Dan Chavkin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Gary Cherone and Alex Van Halen.

  1. Neworld
  2. Without You
  3. One I Want
  4. From Afar
  5. Dirty Water Dog
  6. Once
  7. Fire in the Hole
  8. Josephina
  9. Year to the Day
  10. Primary
  11. Ballot of the Bullet
  12. How Many Say I

Lowell George: Thanks I’ll Eat It Here

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On March 2, 1979, “Warner Bros” label released “Thanks I’ll Eat It Here”, the only Lowell George solo album. It was recorded in 1078, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lowell George. The cover art, painted by Neon Park, is a version of Édouard Manet’s painting “Le déjeuner sur l’herbe” with Marlene Dietrich, Fidel Castro and Bob Dylan as the diners.

Personnel:

  • Lowell George – vocals, guitar
  • Ron Koss – guitar, engineer
  • Turner Stephen Bruton- guitar
  • Dean Parks- guitar, keyboards
  • Luis Damian – guitar, keyboards
  • Jimmy Greenspoon – guitar, piano
  • Roberto Gutierrez – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Bonnie Raitt- vocals
  • Maxine Dixon – piano
  • Arthur Gerst – piano
  • Peggy Sandvig – piano
  • Nicky Hopkins- keyboards
  • Gordon DeWitty – keyboards, piano
  • James Newton Howard- keyboards
  • Denny Christianson – keyboards, horns
  • David Foster- keyboards
  • David Paich- keyboards
  • Bruce Paulson – keyboards
  • Bill Payne- keyboards, vocals
  • D. Souther- vocals, bass
  • Paul Stallworth – bass, guitar
  • Dennis Belfield – bass
  • Chuck Rainey- bass
  • Chilli Charles – drums
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Jim Gordon- drums
  • Michael Baird- drums
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums
  • Floyd Sneed – vocals, drums
  • Richie Hayward- drums
  • Jerry Jumonville – saxophone, guitar
  • Darrell Leonard – vocals, horn
  • Jim Price- horns
  • Bobby Bruce – violin, guitar
  • Maxayn Lewis- vocals
  • Herb Pedersen- vocals
  • Joel Peskin – vocals, saxophone
  • John Phillips- saxophone, drums
  • James Self – tuba
  • Steve Madaio – horns
  • Fred Tackett- guitar, vocals
  • Maxine Willard Waters – vocals
  • Donn Landee, George Massenburg– engineer
  • Billy Youdelman, Bruce Botnick, Doug Botnick – engineer assistant
  • Michael Ward – truck driver, drum tech
  • Brad Kanawyer, Michael Hollyfield – design
  • Elizabeth George, Bob Marks, Nancy Goldfarb – photography

Track listing:

  1. What Do You Want the Girl to Do – Allen Toussaint
  2. Honest Man – Lowell George, Fred Tackett
  3. Two Trains – Lowell George
  4. I Can’t Stand the Rain – Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, Bernie Miller
  5. Cheek to Cheek – Lowell George, Van Dyke Parks, Martin Kibbee (aka Fred Martin))
  6. Easy Money – Rickie Lee Jones
  7. Twenty Million Things – Lowell George, Jed Levy
  8. Find a River – Fred Tackett
  9. Himmler’s Ring – Jimmy Webb

 

Bootsy’s Rubber Band: Stetchin’ Out in Bootsy’s Rubber Band

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On January 30, 1976, “Warner Bros” label released “Stretchin’ Out in Bootsy’s Rubber Band”, the debut Bootsy’s Rubber Band album. It was recorded 1975 – 197, at “United Sound Systems” in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by George Clinton and William “Bootsy” Colins.

Personnel:

  • William “Bootsy” Collins– vocals, bass, guitar, drums, cowbell
  • Phelps Collins– guitar
  • Garry Shider– guitar
  • Michael Hampton– guitar
  • Gary Cooper – vocals, drums, tambourine
  • Fred Wesley– trombone
  • Maceo Parker– saxophone
  • Michael Brecker– saxophone
  • Rick Gardner – trumpet
  • Randy Brecker– trumpet
  • Bernie Worrell– keyboards; melodica
  • Sonny Talbert – keyboards
  • Frederick Allen – keyboards
  • Leslyn Bailey – vocals
  • Robert Johnson – vocals
  • Cordell Mosson– drums
  • Frank Waddy – drums

Track listing:

  1. Stretchin’ Out (In a Rubber Band) – William Collins, George Clinton
  2. Psychoticbumpschool – William Collins, George Clinton, Bernard Worrell, Phelps Collins
  3. Another Point of View – William Collins, George Clinton, Phelps Collins
  4. I’d Rather Be With You – William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper
  5. Love Vibes – William Collins, Leslyn Bailey
  6. Physical Love – William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Garry Shider
  7. Vanish in Our Sleep – William Collins, George Clinton