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James Taylor: Walking Man

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Walking Man

On June 1, 1974, “Warner Bros” released “Walking Man”, the fifth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded January–April 1974, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by David Spinozza.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • David Spinozza– acoustic and electric electric guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Hugh McCracken – acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Don Grolnick– piano, Hammond organ, Vox humana,
  • Kenny Ascher– Fender Rhodes electric piano, piano
  • Andy Muson – bass
  • Rick Marotta– drums
  • Ralph MacDonald– percussion
  • George Young – alto saxophone
  • Kenny Berger – baritone saxophone
  • Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
  • Barry Rogers– trombone
  • Alan Rubin– trumpet
  • Ralph Schuckett– clavinet
  • Randy Brecker– trumpet
  • Peter Gordon– French horn
  • Howard Johnson– tuba
  • George Marge –oboe
  • Carly Simon– vocals
  • Linda McCartney– vocals
  • Paul McCartney– backing vocals
  • Gene Orloff– strings
  • Harry Maslin – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Walking Man
  2. Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Music Now
  3. Let It All Fall Down
  4. Me and My Guitar
  5. Daddy’s Baby
  6. Ain’t No Song – Joey Levine,David Spinozza
  7. Hello Old Friend
  8. Migration
  9. The Promised Land – Chuck Berry
  10. Fading Away

 

 

 

 

John Fogerty: Blue Moon Swamp

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Blue moon swamp

On May 20, 1997, “Warner Bros” label released “Blue Moon Swamp”, the fifth John Fogerty solo studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “The Lighthouse” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Fogerty.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar,  dobro,  bouzouki,  mandolin, sitar, organ, tambourine, arrangements
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn, Howie Epstein, John Clayton, Michael Rhodes, Phil Chen, Bob Glaub – bass
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
  • Chester Thompson, Vinnie Colaiuta, Eddie Bayers, Jeff Donavan, Chad Smith – drums
  • Luis Conte  – claves, maracas, tambourine, percussion
  • Lonesome River Band – backing vocals
  • The Waters (Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters) – backing vocals
  • The Fairfield Four – backing vocals
  • John Lowson – engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwigat – mastering
  • Linda Cobb – art direction, design
  • Larry Corby – design
  • Kip Lott – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. Southern Streamline
  2. Hot Rod Heart
  3. Blueboy
  4. A Hundred and Ten in the Shade
  5. Rattlesnake Highway
  6. Bring It Down to Jelly Roll
  7. Walking in a Hurricane
  8. Swamp River Days
  9. Rambunctious Boy
  10. Joy of My Life
  11. Blue Moon Nights
  12. Bad Bad Boy

Devo: Freedom Of Choice

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Devo - Freedom of Choice

On May 16, 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “Freedom of Choice”, the third Devo studio album. It was recorded October 1979 – 1980, at “Record Plant” in Hollywood, and was produced by Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Bob Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh, Alan Myers and Robert Margouleff.

Personnel:

  • Mark Mothersbaugh– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Gerald Casale– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Bob Casale– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bob Mothersbaugh– guitar, backing vocals
  • Alan Myers– drums
  • Karat Faye – engineer
  • Ken Perry/Capitol Studios – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, except where noted.

  1. Girl U Want
  2. It’s Not Right
  3. Whip It
  4. Snowball
  5. Ton o’Luv
  6. Freedom of Choice
  7. Gates of Steel – Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith
  8. Cold War – Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale
  9. Don’t You Know – Mark Mothersbaugh
  10. That’s Pep! – Mark Mothersbaugh
  11. B’s Ballroom – Mark Motherbaugh
  12. Planet Earth

Elvis Costello: All the Useless Beauty

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All this useless beauty

On May 14, 1996, “Warner Bros” label released “All This Useless Beauty”, the seventeenth Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1995, and was produced by Geoff Emerick and Elvis Costello. It was Costello’s final album with his backing band “The Attractions”.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus)  – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, other instruments
  • Steve Nieve– piano, keyboards, drum programming
  • Larry Knechtel– piano
  • Roy Babbington– double bass
  • Bruce Thomas– bass
  • Matt MacManus –Fender bass, drum loop
  • Danny Goffey – drums
  • Pete Thomas– drums, percussion, acoustic guitar
  • Ruth Causey –clarinet
  • Peter Whyman –bass clarinet
  • Brodsky Quartet– string quartet
  • Brian Eno– gadgets
  • The Fairfield Four– vocals
  • Ned Douglas – sample control

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

  1. The Other End of the Telescope – Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann
  2. Little Atoms
  3. All This Useless Beauty
  4. Complicated Shadows
  5. Why Can’t a Man Stand Alone?
  6. Distorted Angel
  7. Shallow Grave – Matt MacManus, Paul McCartney
  8. Poor Fractured Atlas
  9. Starting to Come to Me
  10. You Bowed Down
  11. It’s Time
  12. I Want to Vanish

Elvis Costello: Mighty Like a Rose

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Elvis_Costello_-_Mighty_Like_a_Rose

On May 14, 1991, “Warner Bros” label released “Mighty Like a Rose”, the thirteenth Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Mitchell Froom and Kevin Killen.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, maracas, keyboards
  • Marc Ribot– guitar, cornet, rhythm guitar, horn
  • James Burton– acoustic guitar
  • Mitchell Froom– organ, celeste, harmonium
  • Larry Knechtel– organ, piano, Hammond organ, clavinet
  • Benmont Tench– piano
  • Steve Nieve– keyboards
  • Rob Wasserman– electric bass
  • Tom “T-Bone” Wolk– bass
  • Jerry Scheff– electric bass, electric guitar
  • Jim Keltner– drums, percussion
  • Lionel Batiste– drums
  • Jenell Marshall– drums, percussion
  • Pete Thomas– drums, percussion, castanets, tambourine, bells
  • Nicholas Bucknail –clarinet
  • Gregory Davis– trumpet
  • Andre Findon –flute
  • Charles Joseph– trombone
  • Kirk Joseph– tuba
  • Roger Lewis– baritone saxophone
  • Ross MacManus– trumpet
  • Richard Morgan –oboe
  • Simon Rayner –French horn
  • Efrem Towns– trumpet
  • Steve George– backing vocals
  • Steven Soles– backing vocals
  • Richard Page– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

  1. The Other Side of Summer
  2. Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) – Declan MacManus
  3. How to Be Dumb
  4. All Grown Up
  5. Invasion Hit Parade
  6. Harpies Bizarre
  7. After the Fall
  8. Georgie and Her Rival
  9. So Like Candy – Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus
  10. Interlude: Couldn’t Call It Unexpected No. 2
  11. Playboy to A Man – Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus
  12. Sweet Pear
  13. Broken- Cait O’Riordan
  14. Couldn’t Call It Unexpected No. 4

Chicago: 17

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Chicago 17

On May 14, 1984, “Full Moon / Warner Bros” label released “Chicago 17”, the fourteenth Chicago studio album. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, in Vancouver and in Los Angeles,, and was produced by David Foster.  The album was certified six times Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass, arrangements; vocal arrangements
  • Bill Champlin – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, vocal arrangements
  • Robert Lamm– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, arrangements, vocal arrangements
  • Chris Pinnick– guitar
  • Michael Landau– guitar
  • Paul Jackson, Jr.– guitar
  • Mark Goldenberg – guitar, additional arrangements
  • Danny Seraphine– drums
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums
  • Carlos Vega – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa– percussion
  • David Foster– keyboards, synthesizer programming, additional arrangements
  • Gary Grant – trumpet
  • Greg Adams– trumpet
  • Lee Loughnane– trumpet
  • James Pankow– trombone, horn arrangements, arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider– woodwinds
  • John Van Tongeren– synthesizer programming
  • Erich Bulling – synthesizer programming
  • Marcus Ryle – synthesizer programming
  • Kenny Cetera – backing vocals
  • Donny Osmond– backing vocals
  • Richard Marx– backing vocals
  • David Pack– duet vocals

Track listing:

  1. Stay the Night – Peter Cetera, David Foster
  2. We Can Stop the Hurtin – Robert Lamm, Bill Champlin, Deborah Neal
  3. Hard Habit to Break – Steve Kipner, Jin Parker
  4. Only You – James Pankow, David Foster
  5. Remember the Feeling – Peter Cetera, Bill Champlin
  6. Along Comes a Woman – Peter Ceterea, Mark Goldenberg
  7. You’re the Inspiration – Peter Cetera, David Foster
  8. Please Hold On – Bill Champlin, David Foster, Lionel Richie
  9. Prima Dona – Peter Cetera, Mark Goldenberg
  10. Once in a Lifetime – James Pankow

Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety

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Kojak Variety

On May 9, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Kojak Variety”, covers album by Elvis Costello. It was recorded 1989 – 1994, and was produced  by Kevin Killen and Elvis Costello.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, harmonica
  • James Burton– acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar
  • Larry Knechtel– piano, Hammond organ, electric piano
  • Marc Ribot– banjo, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, horn, classical guitar
  • Jerry Scheff– bass
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Pete Thomas– drums

Track listing:

  1. Strange – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  2. Hidden Charms – Willie Dixon
  3. Remove This Doubt – Brian Holland,Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.
  4. I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan
  5. Leave My Kitten Alone – Little Willie John,Titus Turner, James McDougal
  6. Everybody’s Crying Mercy – Mose Allison
  7. I’ve Been Wrong Before- Randy Newman
  8. Bama Lama Bama Loo – Richard Penniman
  9. Must You Throw Dirt in My Face? – Bill Anderson
  10. Pouring Water on a Drowning Man – Drew Baker,Dani McCormick
  11. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  12. Payday – Jesse Winchester
  13. Please Stay – Burt Bacharach,Bob Hilliard
  14. Running Out of Fools – Richard Ahlert,Kay Rogers
  15. Days – Ray Davies

James Taylor: Gorilla

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James_Taylor_-_Gorilla

On May 1, 1975, “Warner Bros” label released “Gorilla”, the sixth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded March – April, 1975 at “Warner Bros. Studios” in North Hollywood and “The Burbank Studios” in Burbank, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor – vocals, acoustic, electric and high-string acoustic  guitar, ukulele
  • David Crosby- vocals
  • Graham Nash- vocals
  • Carly Simon- vocals
  • Valerie Carter- vocals
  • Clarence McDonald – piano, ARP String Ensemble synthesizer, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Randy Newman- horn organ
  • Nick DeCaro – organ, strings, accordion
  • Arthur Adams – electric guitar
  • Lowell George- vocals, slide guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar- electric guitar
  • Al Perkins- pedal steel guitar
  • David Grisman- mandolin
  • Lee Sklar- bass
  • Willie Weeks- bass
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Andy Newmark- drums
  • Russ Kunkel- drums, percussion, shaker, tambourine, congas
  • Milt Holland- percussion, wind chimes
  • Victor Feldman- percussion
  • David Sanborn- saxophone
  • Chuck Findley- trumpet
  • George Bohannon – trombone
  • Jules Jacob – clarinet, oboe
  • Gayle Levant – harp

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Mexico
  2. Music
  3. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) – Holland/Dozier/Holland
  4. Wandering – traditional; arrangement and additional lyrics by James Taylor
  5. Gorilla
  6. You Make It Easy
  7. I Was a Fool to Care
  8. Lighthouse
  9. Angry Blues
  10. Love Songs
  11. Sarah Maria

 

Alice Cooper: Lace And Whiskey

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Lace and Whiskey

On April 29, 1977, “Warner Bros” released “Lace and Whiskey”, the tenth Alice Cooper studio album.It was released at “Soundstage” in Toronto; “Cherokee Studios”, “RCA”, “Producer’s Workshop” in Los Angeles; “Record Plant” in New York, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper – vocals
  • Dick Wagner- vocals, guitar
  • Steve Hunter- guitar
  • Josef Chirowski – keyboards
  • Bob Ezrin- keyboards
  • Bob Babbitt- bass
  • Tony Levin- bass
  • Prakash John– bass
  • Allan Schwartzberg- drums
  • Jim Gordon- drums
  • Jimmy Maelen- percussion

Track listing:

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

  1. It’s Hot Tonight
  2. Lace and Whiskey
  3. Road rats
  4. Damned If You Do
  5. You and Me – Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner
  6. King of the Silver Screen
  7. Ubangi Stomp
  8. (No More) Love at Your Convenience
  9. I Never Wrote Those Song
  10. My God

Alice Cooper: Flush The Fashion

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flush the fashion

On April 28, 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “Flush the Fashion”, the twelfth Alice Cooper studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper – vocals
  • Davey Johnstone- guitar
  • Fred Mandel- keyboards, guitar
  • John Cooker Lopresti – bass guitar
  • Dennis Conway – drums
  • Ian Taylor – engineer
  • John Weaver – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Alice Cooper, Davey Johnstone and Fred Mandel except where noted.

  1. Talk Talk – Sean Bonniwell
  2. Clones (We’re All) – David Carron
  3. Pain
  4. Leather Boots – Geoff Westen
  5. Aspirin Damage
  6. Nuclear Infected
  7. Model Citizen
  8. Dance Yourself to Death – Alice Cooper, Frank Crandall
  9. Headlines