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Carole King: Touch The Sky

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In June 1979, “Capitol” label released “Touch the Sky”, the twelve Carole King album. It was recorded in March 1979, at “Pecan Street Studios” in Austin, TX, and was produced by Carole King and Mark Hallman.

Personnel:

  • Carole King – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano
  • Dave Perkins – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bobby Rambo – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Hallman– guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Leo LeBlanc – pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Reese Wynans– piano, keyboards
  • Ron Cobb – bass, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
  • Fred Krc – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
  • Tomas Ramirez – saxophone, flute, recorder, backing vocals
  • Richard Hardy – saxophone
  • Chet Himes – engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • James Flournoy/Wonder Graphics – art direction, design
  • Jim McGuire – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Carole King.

  1. Time Gone By
  2. Move Lightly
  3. Dreamlike I Wander
  4. Walk With Me
  5. Good Mountain People
  6. You Still Want Her
  7. Passing of the Days
  8. Crazy
  9. Eagle
  10. Seeing Red

Christopher Cross: Same

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In December 1979, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Christopher Cross album. It was recorded in July 1979, at “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Michael Omartian. The album was certified Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 5 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Christopher Cross – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements
  • Larry Carlton– guitar solo
  • Jay Graydon– guitar solo
  • Valerie Carter– lead and backing vocals
  • Andy Salmon – bass
  • Tommy Taylor – drums
  • Victor Feldman– vibraphone, percussion
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Eric Johnson– guitar solo
  • Michael Omartian– acoustic piano, synthesizer, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Rob Meurer – arrangements, synthesizer, electric piano, celesta, acoustic piano, organ
  • Jim Horn– saxophone
  • Jackie Kelso– saxophone
  • Tomás Ramírez – saxophone
  • Don Roberts – saxophone
  • Chuck Findley– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Lew McCreary – trombone
  • Nicolette Larson, Myrna Matthews, Marty McCall, Michael McDonald, Don HenleyStormie Omartian, D. Souther– backing vocals
  • Assa Drori – concertmaster
  • Chet Himes – engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Gitlin – second engineer
  • Bobby Hata – mastering
  • Danny Henderson, James Flournoy Holmes –artwork
  • James Flournoy Holmes, Wonder Graphics – design
  • Jim Newhouse – flamingo concept
  • Michael Osttin – producer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Christopher Cross.

  1. Say You’ll Be Mine
  2. I Really Don’t Know Anymore
  3. Spinning
  4. Never Be the Same
  5. Poor Shirley
  6. Ride Like the Wind
  7. The Light Is On
  8. Sailing
  9. Minstrel Gigolo