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The Artists (Formerly Known As Prince): Chaos And Disorder

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On July 9, 1996, “Warner Bros” label released “Chaos and Disorder”, album by The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince}, the 18th Prince album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, at “South Beach Studios” in Miami, “Paisley Park Studio” in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was produced by Prince.

Personnel:

  • The New Power Generation – Michael B, Mr. Hayes, Sonny T., Tommy Barbarella} – performer
  • Kirk Johnson, Michael Mac, Rosie Gaines, Scrap D., Steppa Ranks, The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) – additional performers
  • The NPG Hornz] – Brian Gallagher, Dave Jensen, Kathy Jensen, Michael Nelson, Steve Strand – horns
  • Ceasar Sogbe, Dave Friedlander, Femio Hernandez, Ray Hahnfeldt, Shane Keller, Steve Durkee – engineer
  • Kirk Johnson, Stephen Marcussen, Steve Durkee – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Prince.

  1. Chaos and Disorder
  2. I Like It There
  3. Dinner with Delores
  4. The Same December
  5. Right the Wrong
  6. Zannalee
  7. I Rock, Therefore I Am
  8. Into the Light
  9. I Will
  10. Dig U Better Dead
  11. Had U

Zach Bryan: The Great American Bar Scene

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On July 4, 2024, “Belting Bronco” and “Warner Bros” labels released “The Great American Bar Scene”, the fifth Zach Bryan studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Chris Braun, Zach Bryan, Jacquire King, John Mayer and Scott Zhang.

Personnel:

  • Zach Bryan – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica, piano, drums, engineer
  • Bruce Springsteen – vocals
  • Noeline Hofmann – vocals
  • Watchhouse
  • Chris Braun – electric guitar, acoustic slide guitar, nylon string guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, additional arrangements, engineer
  • Read Connolly – pedal steel guitar, dobro, banjo
  • Scott Zhang – electric guitar, tambourine, bass guitar, piano, trumpet, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Mike Robinson – pedal steel guitar
  • Graham Bright – electric guitar
  • Noeline Hofmann – vocals, guitars
  • Noah Legros – guitars
  • John Mayer – guitars, backing vocals
  • Andrew Marlin – mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dawson March – piano
  • Zephyr Avalon – upright bass, bass guitar
  • John Moreland – vocals, bass guitar, dobro
  • Jake Weinberg – bass guitar, drums, upright bass, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, dobro, backing vocals, engineer
  • Gabe Wax – bass guitar, backing vocals, engineer
  • Patrick Kelly – bass guitar
  • Nate Head – drums, backing vocals
  • Hannah Cohen – fiddle
  • Ana Monwah Lei – cello
  • Amanda Broadway – choir
  • Greg Breal – choir
  • Jeremy Lister – choir
  • Kendra Chantelle – choir
  • Kristen Rogers – choir
  • Kyla Jade – choir
  • Ronnie Robertson – choir
  • Samson White – choir
  • Morgan Meinert – backing vocals
  • Bree Tranter – backing vocals
  • Emily Frantz – backing vocals
  • Jordan Lehning – choir arrangements
  • Owen Barrett – engineer assistant
  • Jacquire King – mixing
  • Hudson Pollock – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Bryan, except where noted.  

  1. Lucky Enough (poem)
  2. Mechanical Bull
  3. The Great American Bar Scene
  4. 28
  5. American Nights
  6. Oak Island
  7. Purple Gas – Noeline Hofmann
  8. Boons
  9. The Way Back – Zach Bryan, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams
  10. Memphis; the Blues – Zach Bryan, John Moreland
  11. Like Ida
  12. Bass Boat
  13. Better Days
  14. Towers
  15. Sandpaper
  16. Northern Thunder
  17. Funny Man
  18. Pink Skies
  19. Bathwater 

Grant Lee Buffalo: Jubilee

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On June 9, 1998, “Warner Bros” label released “Jubilee”, the fourth and final Grant Lee Buffalo studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Paul Fox.

Personnel:

  • Grant Lee Phillips – vocals, guitars, mellotron, celeste
  • Jon Brion – piano, vibraphone
  • Dan Rothchild – bass, additional vocals
  • Joey Peters – drums, sleigh bells
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel
  • Rami Jaffee – B3 organ
  • Phil Parlapiano – accordion
  • Robyn Hitchcock – harmonica, additional vocals
  • Andrew Williams – additional vocals
  • Michael Stipe – additional vocals

Track listing:

  1. APB
  2. Seconds
  3. Change Your Tune
  4. Testimony
  5. Truly, Truly
  6. Super Slo Motion
  7. Fine How’d Ya Do
  8. Come to Mama, She Say
  9. 8 Mile Road
  10. Everybody Needs a Little Sanctuary
  11. My My My
  12. Crooked Dice
  13. Jubilee
  14. The Shallow End

Herbie Hancock: Crossings

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In May 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Crossings”, the tenth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in February 1972, at “Pacific” in San Mateo, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano, electric piano, mellotron, percussion
  • Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, piccolo, percussion
  • Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
  • Julian Priester – tenor and alto trombones, bass, percussion
  • Buster Williams – bass guitar, double bass, percussion
  • Billy Hart – drums, percussion
  • Patrick Gleeson – Moog synthesizer, mellotron
  • Victor Pantoja – congas
  • Candy Love, Sandra Stevens, Della Horne, Victoria Domagalski, Scott Beach – voices

Track listing:

  1. Sleeping Giant – Herbie Hancock
  2. Quasar – Bennie Maupin
  3. Water Torture – Bennie Maupin

The Roches: Same

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In April 1979, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Roches (The) studio album. It was recorded September – November 1978, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Robert Fripp.

Personnel:

  • Suzzy Roche – vocals, guitar
  • Maggie Roche – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Terre Roche – vocals, guitar
  • Robert Fripp – electric guitar, Fripperies
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar
  • Jim Maelen – triangle, shaker
  • Larry Fast – synthesizer programming
  • Ed Sprigg – engineer
  • Jon Smith – engineer assistant
  • Peter Whorf – art direction
  • Brad Kanawyer – design
  • Gary Heery – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Margaret Roche, except where noted.

  1. We – Suzzy Roche, Terre Roche, Margaret Roche
  2. Hammond Song
  3. Mr. Sellack – Terre Roche
  4. Damned Old Dog
  5. The Troubles – Suzzy Roche, Terre Roche, Margaret Roche
  6. The Train – Suzzy Roche
  7. The Married Men
  8. Runs in the Family – Terre Roche
  9. Quitting Time
  10. Pretty and High

Van Halen: Fair Warning

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On April 29, 1981, “Warner Bros” label released “Fair Warning”, the fourth Van Halen studio album. It was recorded March – April 1981, at “Sunset Sound recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by ted Templeman.

Personnel:

  • David Lee Roth – lead vocals
  • Eddie Van Halen – guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex Van Halen – drums
  • Donn Landee – engineer
  • Gene Meros – engineer
  • Chris Bellman – remastering
  • Gregg Geller – remastering
  • Richard Seireeni – art direction
  • William Kurelek – cover artwork
  • Pete Angelus – design
  • Greg Gorman – photography, inlay photos
  • Neil Zlozower – photography
  • Jo Motta – project coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and David Lee Roth.

  1. Mean Street
  2. Dirty Movies
  3. Sinner’s Swing!
  4. Hear About It Later
  5. Unchained
  6. Push Comes to Shove
  7. So This Is Love?
  8. Sunday Afternoon in the Park
  9. One Foot Out the Door

Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi

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In March 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “Mwandishi”, the ninth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in January 1971, at “Wally Heider” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Mwandishi / Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes piano
  • Ronnie Montrose – guitar
  • Mchezaji / Buster Williams – bass
  • Jabali / Billy Hart – drums
  • Mganga / Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mwile / Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet, alto flute, piccolo
  • Pepo Mtoto / Julian Priester – tenor trombone, bass trombone
  • Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – drums, percussion
  • José “Chepito” Areas – congas, timbales

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.

  1. Ostinato (Suite for Angela)
  2. You’ll Know When You Het There
  3. Wandering Spirit Song – Julian Priester

The Raconteurs: Consolers of the Lonely

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On March 25, 2008, “Third Man” and “Warner Bros” label released “Consolers of the Lonely”, the second  Raconteurs (The) studio album. It was recorded April – February 2008, at “Blackbird” in Berry Hill, Tennessee, and was produced by Brendan Benson and Jack White.

Personnel:

  • Brendan Benson – vocals, guitar, organ, piano, arrangements
  • Jack White III – vocals, guitar, stylophone, piano, organ, horn arrangements, mixing, arrangements
  • Jack L.J. Lawrence – bass guitar, banjo, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Patrick Keeler – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Dean Fertita – clavinet
  • The Memphis Horns – horns
  • Dirk Powell – strings
  • Flory Dory Girls – backing vocals
  • Frozen 140 Swanson (David Swanson of Whirlwind Heat)
  • Brendan Benson – horn arrangements
  • Wayne Jackson – horn arrangements
  • Joe Chiccarelli – engineer
  • Vance Powell – mix down engineer
  • Lowell Reynolds – engineer assistant
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Mark Santangello – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Brendan Benson and Jack White, except where noted.

  1. Consoler of the Lonely
  2. Salute Your Solution
  3. You Don’t Understand Me
  4. Old Enough
  5. The Switch and the Spur
  6. Hold Up
  7. Top Yourself
  8. Many Shades of Black
  9. Five on the Five
  10. Attention
  11. Pull the Blanket Off
  12. Rich Kid Blues – Terry Reid
  13. There Stones Will Shout
  14. Carolina Drama

Van Halen: 5150

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On March 24, 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “5150”, the seventh Van Halen studio album. It was recorded November 1985 – February 1986, at “5150 Studios” in Studio City, California, and was produced by Micki Johns, Donn Landee, Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen.

Personnel:

  • Sammy Hagar – lead and backing vocals, guitar, art direction
  • Eddie Van Halen – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, art direction
  • Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals, art direction
  • Alex Van Halen – drums, art direction
  • Donn Landee – engineer
  • Ken Deane – engineer
  • Bobby Hata – mastering
  • Dan Chapman – illustration
  • Jeri McManus – art direction
  • Aaron Rapoport – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Alex Van Halen.

  1. Good Enough
  2. Why Can’t This Be Love
  3. Get Up
  4. Dreams
  5. Summer Nights
  6. Best of Both Worlds
  7. Love Walks In
  8. 5150
  9. Inside