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The Dream Syndicate: The Days of Wine and Roses

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On October 28, 1982, “Ruby Records/Slash” labels released “The Days of Wine and Roses”, the second Dream Syndicate (The) album. It was recorded in September 1982, and was produced by Chris D. (Chris Desjardins). American music magazine “Blender” ranked it at number 99 on its list of “100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums Ever”

Personnel:

  • Steve Wynn – vocals, guitar
  • Karl Precoda – guitar
  • Kendra Smith – vocals, bass
  • Dennis Duck – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Wynn except where noted.

  1. Tell Me When It’s Over
  2. Definitely Clean
  3. That’s What You Always Say
  4. Then She Remembers
  5. Halloween – Karl Precoda
  6. When You Smile
  7. Until Lately
  8. Too Little, Too Late
  9. The Days of Wine and Roses

Roberta Flack: Killing Me Softly

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On August 1, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Killing Me Softly”, the fifth Roberta Flack album. It was recorded 1972 – 1973, and was produced by Joel Dorn. “Killing Me Softly” won the 1974 “Grammy Award for Record of the Year”. In 2006, the album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Roberta Flack – arranger, piano, vocals
  • Deodato– conductor, string arrangements
  • William Eaton – brass arrangement
  • Alfred Ellis – brass arrangement, conductor
  • Kermit Moore – arranger, cello
  • Don Sebesky– conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
  • Eric Gale– guitar
  • Ron Carter– bass
  • Grady Tate– drums
  • Ralph MacDonald– congas, percussion, tambourine
  • Bob Liftin, Gene Paul– engineer
  • Barry Diament – mastering
  • Rod Dyer – design
  • Burt Goldblatt – photography
  • David Redfern – inside photo
  • Jack Shaw – associate producer

Track listing:

  1. Killing Me Softly with His Song – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
  2. Jesse – Janis Ian
  3. No Tears (In the End) – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
  4. I’m the Girl – James Alan Shelton
  5. River – Gene McDaniels
  6. Conversation Love – Terry Plumeri, Bill Seighman
  7. When You Smile – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
  8. Suzanne – Leonard Cohen