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Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night

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On April 13, 1987, “Warner Bros” released “Tango in the Night”, the 14th studio Fleetwood Mac album. It was recorded November 1985 – March 1987, and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, Fairlight CMI, lap harp, percussion and drum programming, arranger, additional engineering, cover concept
  • Stevie Nicks– vocals
  • Christine McVie – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion
  • Greg Droman – engineer
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction
  • Richard Dashut – cover concept
  • Brett-Livingstone Strong – cover painting
  • Greg Gorman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Big Love – Lindsey Buckingham
  2. Seven Wonders – Sandy Stewart, Stevie Nicks
  3. Everywhere – Christine McVie
  4. Caroline – Lindsey Buckingham
  5. Tango in the Night – Lindsey Buckingham
  6. Mystified – Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham
  7. Little Lies – Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela
  8. Family Man – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  9. Welcome to the Room… Sara – Stevie Nicks
  10. Isn’t It Midnight – Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela, Lindsey Buckingham
  11. When I See You Again – Stevie Nicks
  12. You and I, Part II – Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie

Queen: A Day At The Races

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On December 10, 1976, “EMI” label released “A Day at the Races”, the fifth Queen studio album.  It was recorded at the “Sarm East”, “The Manor” and “Wessex Studios”, and was produced by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. This was  the second band’s album that took  its name from  Marx Brothers movie (the previous was “A Night at the Opera). In 2006, in “BBC” pool “A Day at the Races” was voted the 67th greatest album of all time. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Mercury- lead and backing vocals, piano
  • Brian May- lead and backing vocals, electric, slide and acoustic guitars, plastic piano and harmonium
  • Roger Taylor- lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, timpani, rhythm guitar, gong
  • John Deacon- bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Mike Stone – additional vocals
  • Richard Gray – design

Track listing:

  1. Tie Your Mother Down – Brian May
  2. You Take My Breath Away – Freddie Mercury
  3. Long Away – Brian May
  4. The Millionaire Waltz – Freddie Mercury
  5. You and I – John Deacon
  6. Somebody to Love – Freddie Mercury
  7. White Man – Brian May
  8. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy – Freddie Mercury
  9. Drowse – Roger Taylor
  10. Teo Torriatte – Brian May

Stevie Wonder: Talking Book

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On October 28, 1972, “Tamla” label released “Talking Book”, the fifteenth Stevie Wonder album. It was recorded in 1972 and was produced by Stevie Wonder, Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil. The album featured “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”, song that earned Wonder his first “Grammy Award”, for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – lead and backing vocals, Fender Rhodes, drums, Moog bass, piano, T.O.N.T.O. synthesizer
  • Buzz Feiten (Howard “Buzz” Feiten) – electric guitar
  • Jeff Beck– electric guitar
  • Ray Parker Jr.– electric guitar
  • Scott Edwards – electric bass
  • Daniel Ben Zebulon – congas
  • David Sanborn– alto saxophone
  • Trevor Laurence – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Jim Gilstrap– lead and backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – lead and backing vocal
  • Gloria Barley – backing vocal
  • Deniece Williams– backing vocal
  • Shirley Brewer – backing vocal
  • Debra Wilson – backing vocal
  • Shirley Brewer – backing vocal
  • Loris Harvin (Delores Harvin) – backing vocal
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Robert Margouleff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Stevie Wonder except where noted.

  1. You Are the Sunshine of My Life
  2. Maybe Your Baby
  3. You and I
  4. Tuesday Heartbreak
  5. You’ve Got It Bad Girl – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
  6. Superstition
  7. Big Brother
  8. Blame it on the Sun – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
  9. Looking for Another Pure Love – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
  10. I Believe – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright