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Train: Save Me, San Francisco

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On October 26, 2009, “Columbia” label released “Save Me, San Francisco”, the fifth Train studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk, Martin Terefe, Gregg Wattenberg, S*A*M and Sluggo Espionage. In February 2024, the album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.

Personnel:

  • Pat Monahan – lead and backing vocals
  • Jimmy Stafford – guitars
  • Scott Underwood – drums, percussion
  • Sean Gould – bass, slide guitar
  • Claes Bjorklund – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, piano, mellotron
  • The Ghost Of Harlem Keyboards – piano
  • Nikolaj Torp – Hammond organ
  • Espen Lind – ukulele, keyboards, piano, bass guitar
  • Jerry Becker – honky piano, Hammond organ, keyboards, piano
  • Josh Berger – bass
  • Martin Terefe – bass
  • Gregg Wattenberg – bass
  • The Lovesponge Strings – strings
  • David Davidson – violin, string arrangements
  • David Angell – violin
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola
  • Sarighani Reist – cello
  • Sakai – backing vocals
  • Nikita Germaine – backing vocals
  • Andreas Olsson – programming
  • Mark Endert – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Save Me, San Francisco – Patrick Monahan, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz
  2. Hey, Soul Sister – Patrick Monahan, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund
  3. I Got You – Patrick Monahan, Kevin Griffin, Patrick Simmons
  4. Parachute – Patrick Monahan, Gregg Wattenberg
  5. This Ain’t Goodbye – Patrick Monahan, Ryan Tedder
  6. If It’s Love – Patrick Monahan, Gregg Wattenberg
  7. You Already Know – Patrick Monahan, Gregg Wattenberg, Jimmy Stafford
  8. Words – Patrick Monahan, Jerry Becker, Luis Maldonado
  9. Brick by Brick – Patrick Monahan, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund
  10. Breakfast in Bed – Patrick Monahan, Scott Underwood
  11. Marry Me – Patrick Monahan

Lucinda Williams: West

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On February 13, 2007, “Lost Highway” label released “West”, the eighth Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Hal Willner and Lucinda Williams.

Personnel:

  • Lucinda Williams – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Doug Pettibone – acoustic, electric, baritone guitar
  • Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Rob Burger – piano, organ, accordion
  • Tony Garnier – electric bass, double bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
  • Jenny Scheinman – violin
  • Rob Brophy – viola
  • Tim Loo – cello
  • Hal Willner – turntable, samples
  • Gary Louris, Gia Ciambotti – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Lucinda Williams.

  1. Are You Alright
  2. Mama You Sweet
  3. Learning How to Live
  4. Fancy Funeral
  5. Unsuffer Me
  6. Everything Has Changed
  7. Come On
  8. Where Is My Love?
  9. Rescue
  10. What If
  11. Wrap My Head Around That
  12. Words
  13. West

It’s A Beautiful Day: Choice Quality Stuff / Anytime

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In November 1971, “Columbia” label released “Choice Quality Stuff / Anytime”, the third It’s A Beautiful Day album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Columbia Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by David LaFlamme.

Personnel:

  • David LaFlamme – lead vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, violin
  • Billy Gregory – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Hal Vagenet – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Fred Webb – vocals, organ, piano, French horn, harp, backing vocals
  • Gregg Rolie – piano
  • Bruce Steinberg – harmonica, design, photography
  • Tom Fowler – bass
  • Mitchell Holman – bass
  • Val Funetes – lead vocals, drums
  • Coke Escovedo – congas
  • Robert Ferreira – alto saxophone
  • Charles Peterson – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Artwood – trumpet
  • Van Hughes – trombone
  • Rolf “Boots” Stuart – flute
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Jose Areas – timbales
  • Pattie Santos – vocal, maracas, backing vocals
  • David Brown – engineer, co-producer
  • George Engfer, George Horn, Mike Fusaro, Mike Larner, Roy Segal – engineer
  • George Bennett – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Choice Quality Stuff – David LaFlamme
  2. Bye Bye Baby – Fred Webb, Val Fuentes
  3. The Grand Camel Suite – Billy Gregory
  4. No Word for Glad – Rod Taylor
  5. Lady Love – Rod Taylor
  6. Words – Tom Fowler
  7. Place of Dreams – Fred Webb, Tim Dawe
  8. Oranges & Apples – David LaFlamme
  9. Anytime – David LaFlamme, Fred Webb, Merle “Red” Taylor
  10. Bitter Wine – Fred Webb, Tim Dawe
  11. Misery Loves Company – Merle “Red” Taylor

The Monkees: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 

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On November 6, 1967, “Colgems” label released “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.”, the fourth Monkees (The) album. It was recorded April – October 1967, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, “RCA Victor” in New York, “Western Recorders No. 1” in Hollywood, “American Recording Company” in Studio City, “United Recorders A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Chip Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Michael Nesmith – lead and backing vocals, guitar, shaker, acoustic and electric guitar, tremolo electric guitar, percussion
  • Micky Dolenz – lead and backing vocals, harmony vocals, percussion, drums, Moog synthesizer, intro chatter
  • Davy Jones – lead and backing vocals, percussion, tambourine, intro chatter
  • Peter Tork – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, organ, keyboards, piano
  • Chip Douglas – acoustic guitar, nylon-string guitar, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Eddie Hoh – drums, percussion, claves
  • Kim Capli – guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, shaker, cowbell, claves, other percussion
  • Doug Dillard – banjo 
  • Bill Chadwick – acoustic guitar
  • Bob Rafelson – piano intro
  • Bill Martin – intro chatter
  • Charlie Rockett – intro chatter
  • Paul Beaver – Moog synthesizer
  • Jim Horn – baritone sax
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Manny Stevens – trumpet
  • Dick Noel – trombone
  • Dick Leith – bass trombone
  • Philip Teele – bass trombone
  • Bobby Knight – bass trombone
  • Ted Nash – reeds, winds
  • Tom Scott – reeds, winds
  • Bud Shank – reeds, winds
  • Vincent DeRosa – French horn
  • Ollie Mitchell – flugelhorn
  • Anthony Terran – flugelhorn
  • Leonard Atkins – violin
  • Arnold Belnick – violin
  • Nathan Kaproff – violin
  • Wilbert Nuttycombe – violin
  • Jerome Reisler – violin
  • Darrel Terwilliger – violin
  • Edgar Lustgarten – cello

Track listing:

  1. Salesman – Craig Vincent Smith
  2. She Hangs Out – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  3. The Door into Summer – Chip Douglas, Bill Martin
  4. Love Is Only Sleeping – Barry Mann, Cynthia Well
  5. Cuddly Toy – Harry Nilsson
  6. Words – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  7. Hard to Believe – Davy Jones, Kim Capli, Eddie Brick, Charlie Rockett
  8. What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round? – Michael Martin Murphey, Owen Castleman
  9. Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky – Peter Tork
  10. Pleasant Valley Sunday – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  11. Daily Nightly – Michael Nesmith
  12. Don’t Call on Me – Michael Nesmith, John London

Glen Campbell: Wichita Lineman

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On November 4, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Wichita Lineman”, the eleventh Glen Campbell album. It was recorded in 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood., and was produced by Al De Lory.

Personnel:

  • Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Al Casey – acoustic guitar
  • Dennis McCarthy – piano
  • Jimmy Webb – organ
  • Carol Kaye – bass guitar
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar
  • Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Bob Felts – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Al De Lory – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
  2. (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
  3. If You Go Away – Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen
  4. Ann – Billy Edd Wheeler
  5. Words – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
  6. Fate of Man – Glen Campbell
  7. Dreams of the Everyday Housewife – Chris Gantry
  8. The Straight Life – Sonny Curtis
  9. Reason to Believe – Tim Hardin
  10. You Better Sit Down Kids – Sonny Bono
  11. That’s Not Home – Billy Graham

Low: I Could Live In Hope

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On February 18, 1994, “Vernon Yard” label released “I Could Live in Hope”, the debut Low studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Hope Township” in New Jersey, and was produced by Mark Kramer.

Personnel:

  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar, artwork
  • John Nichols – bass, artwork
  • Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion, artwork
  • Steve Watson – production assistant
  • Gerree Small – inner sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and John Nichols, except where noted.

  1. Words
  2. Fear
  3. Cut
  4. Slide
  5. Lazy
  6. Lullaby
  7. Sea
  8. Down
  9. Drag
  10. Rope
  11. Sunshine – Oliver Hood

Elvis Presley: From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis

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On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.

Personnel:

Elvis in Person at the International Hotel

  • Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt − drums
  • Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
  • The Imperials − backing vocals
  • The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals

Back in Memphis

  • Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
  • Reggie Young − electric guitar
  • Bobby Wood − piano
  • Bobby Emmons − organ
  • Ed Kollis − harmonica
  • Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums
  • Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
  • Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
  • Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
  • Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
  • Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals

Track listing:

Elvis in Person at the International Hotel

  1. Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
  2. Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
  3. All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
  4. Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
  5. Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  6. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
  7. My Babe – Willie Dixon
  8. Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
  9. Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
  10. In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
  11. Suspicious Minds – Mark James
  12. Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore

Back in Memphis

  1. Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
  2. This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  3. Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
  4. A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  5. And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
  6. Do You Know Who I Am? – Bobby Russell
  7. From a Jack to a King – Ned Miller
  8. The Fair’s Moving On – Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
  9. You’ll Think of Me – Mort Shuman
  10. Without Love (There Is Nothing) – Danny Small

Doves: The Last Broadcast

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On April 29, 2002, “Heavenly” label released “The Last Broadcast”, the second Doves studio album. It was recorded January 2001 – January 2002, at “Revolution” in Manchester, “Parr Street Studios” in Liverpool, “The Dairy” in Brixton, “2 kHz” in Shepherds Bush, “Real World Studios” in Bath, Somerset, “Lynch Mob Studio” in London, Under the M60 motorway flyover in Northenden and Jez Williams’ house, and was produced by Steve Osborne, Max Heyes, Jez Williams, Andy Williams and Jimi Goodwin.

Personnel:

  • Jez Williams– vocals, guitar, programming, recording
  • Andy Williams– vocals, drums, programming, recording
  • Jimi Goodwin– vocals, bass, guitar, programming, recording
  • Martin Rebelski – keyboards, glockenspiel
  • Brian Madden – megaphone
  • Jay Rofe-Turner – tambourine
  • Marc Starr, Chris Davies, Billy Booth, Richard Sliwa – percussion
  • Andy Robinson, Marc Bassey – trombon
  • Steve Waterman – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Colin Crawley – tenor sax, flute
  • Duncan Ashby – clarinet
  • Sean O’Hagan, Andy Robinson – brass arrangements
  • Rosie Lowdell – violin
  • Paulette Bailey, Celia Goodwin – violin
  • Jackie Norrie, Sally Herbert – violin
  • Brian Wright – violin, viola
  • Rob Shepley – viola
  • Ian Bracken – cello
  • Marcus Holdaway – cello
  • Sean O’Hagan, Marcus Holdaway – string arrangements
  • Barrington Stewart, Fyza, Lisa Saddoo, Joanne Watson – backing vocals
  • Max Heyes – programming, recording, mixing
  • Adrian Bushby, Danton Supple – engineer
  • Andrea Wright, Darren Nash, Marco Migliari, Paul Grady – assistant engineer
  • Miles Showell – mastering
  • Rick Myers – art direction, design
  • Rich Mulhearn – photography
  • Kevin Westenberg – band photography
  • Julia Baker – artwork features.

Track listing:

All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams, except where noted.

  1. Intro
  2. Words
  3. There Goes the Fear
  4. M62 Song – Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Robert Fripp, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield
  5. Where We’re Calling From
  6. Y.
  7. Satellites
  8. Friday’s Dust
  9. Pounding
  10. Last Broadcast
  11. The Sulphur Man
  12. Caught by the River

Passenger: Whispers II

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On April 20, 2010, “Black Crow” label released “Whispers II”, the sixth Passenger studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Mike Rosenberg and Chris Vallejo.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rosenberg – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Stu Hanter – Fender rhodes, glockenspiel, organ, piano
  • Matthew Keegan – brass, brass arrangement, woodwind, woodwind arrangements
  • Scott Anlin – piano
  • Tim Hardin – mandolin
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel
  • Chris Vallejo – mellotron, engineer, mixing
  • Alex Boneham – electric bass, contrabass
  • Cameron Lindy – bass
  • Peter Marin – drums
  • Tony Azzopardi, Jess Clampa – percussion
  • James Greening – saxophone, clarinet
  • Nick Garbet – trumpet, trombone
  • Marianne Broadfoot, Kerry Martin – violin
  • Shelley Soerensen – viola
  • Rowena Macneish – cello
  • The Enigma Quartet – strings
  • Nicholas Buc – string arrangements
  • Phil Churchill, Andrew Dale, Geraldine Hollett, Stu Larsen, The Once, Georgia Mooney – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Rosenberg.

  1. Fear of Fear
  2. Catch in the Dark
  3. A Thousand Matches
  4. I’ll Be Your Man
  5. Travelling Alone
  6. David
  7. Words
  8. The Way That I Need You
  9. Strangers
  10. Nothing’s Changed

Neil Young: Harvest

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Neil Young Harvest

On February 14, 1972, “Reprise” label released “Harvest”, the fourth Neil Young album.  It was recorded January – September 1971, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville; “Barking Town Hall” in London; “Royce Hall” at UCLA and “Broken Arrow Studio No. 2” in Woodside, and was produced by Neil Young, Elliot Mazer, Henry Lewy and  Jack Nitzsche. “Harvest” was the best-selling album of 1972 in the United States. in 1998, “Q” magazine readers voted “Harvest” the 64th greatest album of all time. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Harvest” at number 78 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young— lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, harmonica
  • James Taylor— banjo, backing vocals
  • Teddy Irwin — acoustic guitar
  • Ben Keith— pedal steel guitar
  • Jack Nitzsche— piano, lap steel guitar, arrangements
  • John Harris — piano
  • James McMahon — piano
  • Tim Drummond— bass
  • Kenny Buttrey— drums
  • London Symphony Orchestra— orchestrations
  • Linda Ronstadt— backing vocals
  • David Crosby— backing vocals
  • Stephen Stills— backing vocals
  • Graham Nash— backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Out on the Weekend
  2. Harvest
  3. A Man Needs a Maid
  4. Heart of Gold
  5. Are You Ready for the Country?
  6. Old Man
  7. There’s a World
  8. Alabama
  9. The Needle and the Damage Done
  10. Words