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Rickie Lee Jones: Same

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On February 28, 1979, “Warner Bros” released the self-titled, debut Rickie Lee Jones album. It  was recorded in 1978, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios” and “The Burbank Studios”, and was produced by Lenny Waronker  and  Russ Titelman. In 1980, the album won Rickie Lee Jones “Grammy” for “Best New Artist.”

Personnel:

  • Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, horn arrangements
  • Fred Tackett- guitar, mandolin
  • Buzz Feiten- guitar
  • Michael McDonald- vocals
  • Randy Kerber- keyboards
  • Neil Larsen – keyboards
  • Dr. John- keyboards
  • Ralph Grierson – keyboards
  • Michael Boddicker- synthesizer
  • Randy Newman- synthesizer
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion, orchestral arrangements
  • Red Callender- bass
  • Willie Weeks- bass
  • Steve Gadd- drums
  • Andy Newmark- drums
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums
  • Mark Stevens – drums, percussion
  • Victor Feldman- percussion, drums, keyboards
  • Tom Scott- horns
  • Ernie Watts- horns
  • Chuck Findley- horns
  • Johnny Mandel- orchestral arrangements
  • Arno Lucas- backing vocals
  • Leslie Smith – backing vocals
  • Joe Turano – backing vocals
  • Matthew Weiner- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Rickie Lee Jones, except where noted.

  1. Chuck E.’s in Love
  2. On Saturday Afternoons in 1963
  3. Night Train
  4. Young Blood
  5. Easy Money
  6. The Last Chance Texaco
  7. Danny’s All-Star Joint
  8. Coolsville
  9. Weasel and the White Boys Cool – Rickie Lee Jones, Alfred Johnson
  10. Company – Rickie Lee Jones, Alfred Johnson
  11. After Hours (Twelve Bars Past Goodnight)

 

Van Morrison: Moondance

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On February 28, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “Moondance”, the  third Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded August – December 1969, at “A & R Studios” in New York, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein and Van Morrison. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in US by the “RIAA,” In 1989 “Spin” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 21 at list of the “All-time 25 Greatest Albums”; in 1999, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 65 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”; in 2006 “Time” included the album in its list of “The All-Time 100 Albums”, and in 2007, the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” named it as one of their “Definitive 200” albums, ranking it 72nd.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison– vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar,  tambourine,  harmonica
  • John Platania– guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Jef Labes– organ, piano, clavinet
  • John Klingberg – bass
  • Gary Mallaber– drums, vibraphone
  • Guy Masson – conga
  • Jack Schroer– alto and soprano saxophones
  • Collin Tilton – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Emily Houston– backing vocals
  • Judy Clay– backing vocals
  • Jackie Verdell– backing vocals

Track listing

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. And It Stoned Me
  2. Moondance
  3. Crazy Love
  4. Caravan
  5. Into the Music
  6. Come Running
  7. These Dreams of You
  8. Brand New Day
  9. Everyone
  10. Glad Tidings

Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies

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On February 25, 1973, “Warner Bros” released “Billion Dollar Babies”, the sixth Alice Cooper studio album. It was recorded August 1972 – January 1973, at “The Galecie Estate” in Greenwich, “The Record Plant” in New York and “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Bob Ezrin. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper– vocals, harmonica
  • Glen Buxton– guitar
  • Michael Bruce– rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dennis Dunaway– bass, backing vocals
  • Neal Smith– drums, backing vocals
  • Donovan– vocals
  • Steve “The Deacon” Hunter– guitar and pedal steel
  • Mick Mashbir– guitar
  • Dick Wagner– guitar
  • Bob Dolin – keyboards
  • David Libert– backing vocals
  • Bob Ezrin– keyboards
  • Pacific Eye & Ear – design
  • A.R.- design, concept
  • Greg Allen – art direction, design
  • Hugh Brown – art direction
  • David P. Bailey –cover photography
  • Neal Preston – photography
  • Lynn Goldsmith– photography

Track listing:

  1. Hello Hooray – Rolf Kempf
  2. Raped and Freezin’ – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
  3. Elected – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith, Glen Buxton
  4. Billion Dollar Babies – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Reggie Vinson
  5. Unfinished Sweet – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Neil Smith
  6. No More Mr. Nice Guy – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
  7. Generation Landslide – Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith
  8. Sick Things – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Bob Ezrin
  9. Marv Ann – Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce
  10. Love the Dead – Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin

 

America: Harbor

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On February 15, 1977, “Warner Bros” label released “Harbor”, the seventh America studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Ka Lae Kiki Studios” in Hawaii, and was produced by George Martin.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Beckley – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pianos, synthesizers
  • Dan Peek – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pianos, synthesizers
  • Dewey Bunnell – guitars, backing vocals
  • Larry Carlton – electric sitar
  • David Dickey – bass guitar
  • Willie Leacox – drums, percussion
  • Tom Walsh – percussion
  • Jim Carlire – saxophone
  • Philip Hartmann – design
  • Harry Diltz – photography
  • Vivien Bunnell, Lexie Hartmann, Jim Hoskins – additional poster photography

Track listing:

  1. God of the Sun – Gerry Beckley
  2. Slow Down – Dan Peek
  3. Don’t Cry Baby – Dan Peek
  4. Now She’s Gone – Gerry Beckley
  5. Political Poachers – Dewey Bunnell
  6. Sarah – Gerry Beckley
  7. Sergeant Darkness – Gerry Beckley
  8. Are You There – Dewey Bunnell
  9. These Brown Eyes – Dan Peek
  10. Monster – Gerry Beckley
  11. Hurricane – Gerry Beckley
  12. Down to the Water – Dewey Bunnell

 

Laurie Anderson: Mister Heartbreak

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On February 14, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released “Mister Heartbreak”, the second Laurie Anderson studio album.  It was recorded July – December 1983, at “The Lobby, RCA, A & R” in New York, and was produced by Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, Roma Baran  and  Peter Gabriel.

Personnel:

  • Laurie Anderson– vocals, synclavier, violin,  whistle, vocoder, electronic conches, bell, percussion
  • William S. Burroughs– vocals
  • Adrian Belew– guitar
  • Nile Rodgers– guitar
  • Peter Gabriel– vocals, synclavier, Linn drum
  • Bill Laswell– bass
  • Anton Fier– drums, toms, wood block
  • David Van Tieghem– plywood, singing bowls, drums, Simmons, steel drum, gato, bamboo
  • Daniel Ponce– percussion
  • Bill Blaber– soprano saxophone
  • Sang-Won Park– kayagum
  • Connie Harvey, Janet Wright– Japanese chorus
  • Phoebe Snow, Atsuko Yuma– backing vocals
  • November (Michelle Cobbs, Dolette McDonald, Brenda Nelson) –backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Laurie Anderson except where noted.

  1. Sharkey’s Day
  2. Langue d’Amour
  3. Gravity’s Angel
  4. Kokoku
  5. Excellent Birds – Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel
  6. Blue Lagoon
  7. Sharkey’s Night – Laurie Anderson, William S. Burroughs

 

Van Halen: Same

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On February 10, 1978, “Warner Bros” released the self titled, debut Van Halen studio album.  It was recorded August – September 1977, at “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ted Templeman. “Guitar World” magazine readers ranked the album at number 7 on a list of the “Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time”. In 2013, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Van Halen” at number 27 of its list of the “100 Best Debut Albums of All Time”. The album sold more than ten million copies in the US by 1999 and was certified Diamond  by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • David Lee Roth– lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Eddie Van Halen– guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex Van Halen– drums
  • Dave Bhang – art direction, design
  • Elliot Gilbert – photography
  • Jodi Cohen – typesetting

Track listing:

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

  1. Runnin’ with the Devil
  2. Eruption
  3. You Really Got Me – Ray Davies
  4. Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love
  5. I’m the One
  6. Jamie’s Cryin’
  7. Atomic Punk
  8. Feel Your Love Tonight
  9. Little Dreamer
  10. Ice Cream Man – John Brim
  11. On Fire

Elvis Costello: Spike

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On February 7, 1989, “Warner Bros.” released “Spike”, the 12th Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen and T-Bone Burnett.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello– vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, piano, bells, acoustic bass guitar, organ, melodica
  • T-Bone Burnett– acoustic guitar, bass, national steel guitar
  • Dónal Lunny– acoustic guitar, bouzouki, electric bouzouki
  • Marc Ribot– banjo, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, sounds
  • Roger McGuinn– twelve-string guitar, Rickenbacker bass guitar
  • Allen Toussaint– grand piano
  • Mitchell Froom– organ, harmonium, electric piano, Chamberlin, Indian harmonium
  • Benmont Tench– piano, clavinet, spinet, Vox Continental
  • Derek Bell– Irish harp, hammered dulcimer
  • Frankie Gavin – fiddle
  • Davy Spillane– pipe, uilleann pipes, Low whistle
  • Steve Wickham– fiddle
  • Christy Moore– bodhran
  • Paul McCartney– Hofner bass guitar, Rickenbacker bass guitar
  • Nick Lowe– bass
  • Buell Neidlinger– cello, double bass
  • Jerry Scheff– electric bass, double bass, fuzz bass
  • Tom “T-Bone” Wolk– accordion, bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Willie Green – drums
  • Jerry Marotta– drums
  • Pete Thomas– drums
  • Lionel Batiste– bass drum
  • Jenell Marshall– snare drum
  • Jim Keltner– tom-toms, snare drum, Chinese cymbal
  • Michael Blair – glockenspiel, marimba, tambourine, xylophone, bells, timpani, vibraphone, Chinese drums, Oldsmobilehubcap, Parade drum, anvil, whiplash, crash-box, temple bells, snare drum, “magic table”, metal pipe, “Martian dog bark”
  • Ralph Forbes – electric drums, drum programming
  • Cait O’Riordan– maracas, bells
  • Kevin Harris– tenor saxophone
  • Charles Joseph– trombone
  • Kirk Joseph– sousaphone
  • Roger Lewis– baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Gregory Davis– trumpet
  • Efrem Towns– trumpet
  • Chrissie Hynde– harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

  1. …This Town…
  2. Let Him Dangle
  3. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
  4. Veronica – Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney
  5. God’s Comic
  6. Chewing Gum
  7. Tramp the Dirt Down
  8. Stalin Malone
  9. Satellite
  10. Pads, Paws and Claws – Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney
  11. Baby Plays Around – Elvis Costello and Cait O’Riordan
  12. Miss Macbeth
  13. Any King’s Shilling
  14. Coal-Train Robberies
  15. Last Boat Leaving

Fleetwood Mac: Rumours

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On February 4, 1977, “Warner Bros” label released “Rumours”, the eleventh Fleetwood Mac studio album.  It was recorded in 1976, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami; “Record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles; “Zellerbach Auditorium” in Berkeley and “Wally Heider Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham,  Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut. “Rumours” won “Grammy Award for Album of the Year” in 1978, the three major US trade publications – “Billboard”, “Cash Box, and Record World”, named it “Album of the Year” for 1977. The album has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time. Rumours has received Diamond certifications in several countries, including the US, Canada, and Australia. “Rumours” was certified 11 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”; it has received a “Diamond Award” in US by “RIAA” for a 20 x Platinum certification or 20 million units shipped. In 1998, magazine “Q”  ranked  “Rumours” at number three in its list of “50 Best Albums of the 70’s’; in 1999,  “Vibe”  featured it as one of “100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century”; in  2003, “VH1” ranked “Rumours” at number 16 during its “100 Greatest Albums Countdown” and magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked it at number 25 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, dobro, percussion
  • Stevie Nicks– vocals
  • Christine McVie – vocals, keyboards
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion, harpsichord
  • Desmond Strobel – design
  • Larry Vigon – calligraphy
  • Herbert W. Worthington– photography

Track listing:

  1. Second hand News – Lindsey Buckingham
  2. Dreams – Stevie Nicks
  3. Never Going Back Again – Lindsey Buckingham
  4. Don’t Stop – Christine McVie
  5. Go Your Own Way – Lindsey Buckingham
  6. Songbird – Christine McVie
  7. The Chain – Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks
  8. You Make Loving Fun – Christine McVie
  9. I Don’t Want to Know – Stevie Nicks
  10. Oh Daddy – Christine McVie
  11. Gold Dust Woman – Stevie Nicks

 

The Doobie Brothers: What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

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On February 1, 1974, “Warner Bros” released “What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits”, the fourth Doobie Brothers (The) studio album.  It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros. Studios” in Hollywood, “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and “Burbank Studios” in Burbank, and was produced by Ted Templeman.

Personnel:

  • Tom Johnston– vocals, guitars
  • Patrick Simmons– vocasls, guitar
  • Tiran Porter– vocals, bass
  • John (Little John) Hartman– drums
  • Michael Hossack– drums
  • Eddie Guzman – conga, timbales, percussion
  • Milt Holland– tabla, marimba, pandeiro, percussion
  • Ted Templeman– percussion
  • Bill Payne– keyboards
  • James Booker– piano
  • Jeff “Skunk” Baxter– guitar, pedal steel, steel guitar
  • Arlo Guthrie– autoharp, harmonica
  • Andrew Love– tenor saxophone
  • James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson– trumpet
  • Jack Hale – trombone
  • Novi Novog– viola
  • Keith Knudsen– backing vocals
  • Andrew Love, The Memphis Horns, Wayne Jackson – horn arrangements
  • Chas Barbour – art direction, design
  • Dan Fong – photography

Track listing:

  1. Song to See You Through – Tom Johnston
  2. Spirit – Tom Johnston
  3. Pursuit on 53rd St. – Tom Johnston
  4. Black Water – Patrick Simmons
  5. Eyes of Silver – Tom Johnston
  6. Road Angel – John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Tom Johnston, Tiran Porter
  7. You Just Can’t Stop It – Patrick Simmons
  8. Tell Me What You Want (And I’ll Give You What You Need) – Patrick Simmons
  9. Down in the Track – Tom Johnston
  10. Another Park, Another Sunday – Tom Johnston
  11. Daughters of the Sea – Patrick Simmons
  12. Flying Cloud – Tiran Porter

The B-52’s: Mesopotamia

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On January 27, 1982, “Warner Bros” released “Mesopotamia”, the third B-52’s (The) album. It was recorded in September 1981 at “Blank Tape Studios” in New York, and was produced by David Byrne.

Personnel:

  • Kate Pierson– vocals, keyboards, organ, bass, bird calls, synthesizers
  • Ricky Wilson– guitars, bass, keyboards, organ
  • Cindy Wilson– vocals, guitar
  • Keith Strickland– drums, guitar, keyboards, marimba, organ, piano, bass
  • Fred Schneider– vocals, cowbell
  • David Byrne– fretless bass, guitar, percussion, synthesizers
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Yogi Horton – drums
  • Charles Rocket– accordion
  • Ralph Carney– saxophones
  • David Buck– trumpet
  • Roberto Arron – saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Loveland – Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson, Fred Schneide, Cindy Wilson
  2. Deep Sleep – Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson
  3. Mesopotamia – Robert Waldrop, Ricky Wilson
  4. Cake – Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson
  5. Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can – Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson
  6. Nip in the Bud – Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson