Andrew Gold Memorial Concert

Andrew Gold Memorial Concert - L.A., November 19th, 2011

Friends and relatives of the late singer-songwriter Andrew Gold gathered on Saturday in L.A for a musical celebration of Gold’s life. The musician, who passed away last June at the age of 59, was one of the most well-loved artists of the L.A. scene.

Son of Academy Award-winning composer Ernest Gold and of classically-trained soprano Marni Nixon, Gold took his first musical steps in the Seventies as part of the Linda Ronstadt group, and reached individual success in the second half of that decade with hit singles like “Lonely Boy” and “Thank You For Being A Friend”. In the Eighties, Gold formed the successful new wave pop-duo Wax with ex-10cc member Graham Gouldman, and kept being quite active as a musician and producer after the group disbanded in 1990, right up until recent years.

Among the many artists and friends who got on stage to pay tribute to his memory and musical legacy were singers Rosemary Butler and Deborah Pearl, keyboard player Jon Gilutin, drummer Rick Marotta, Lee Sklar on bass, Gold’s three daughters Emily, Victoria and Olivia and his sister Melani. He will be dearly missed.



Some of the musicians who gathered last Saturday in L.A. for the Andrew Gold Memorial Concert.



Singers Rosemary Butler and Deborah Pearl are joined on stage by Andrew Gold’s sister Melani and his three daughters Emily, Victoria and Olivia.

Coming Soon In November

A few more artist posts will be available on the following days (Paul Anka, Mike Reno..) plus some big pictorial upgrading: images from Lee’s scrapbook, never before seen snapshots, and so on.. Thank you BeardBassman! Turn on, tune in and stay that way.

Bass Clinics With Lee

On Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th of November Lee taught bass clinics for a group of young Japanese students at Citrus College, Pasadena, CA. Here are a couple of souvenir snapshots from the Saturday lessons (thanks to our roving reporter BeardBassman for allowing us the opportunity to follow). You will find more images from the class in the upcoming Scrapbook page.



Lee & Class - Citrus College, Pasadena - Saturday, November 12th



Lee & Class - Citrus College, Pasadena - Saturday, November 12th

Today & Tomorrow, November 9th/10th, 2011: Shakira, Marco Antonio Solís & more at The Latin Grammy Awards

Today, Colombian pop superstar Shakira is going to be the recipient of the Latin Person Of The Year Tribute at the next Latin Grammy® Awards 2011, and Leland Sklar is going to perform with her on this very important occasion. Read the post → here for more details. Lee will also appear with a number of other artists, and will be the bass player for Mexican singer-songwriter nominee Marco Antonio Solís on the Grammy Show night on November 10th. Click → here for station and airing times. Check out the calendar of events by clicking → here. Stay tuned...

9/10 de Noviembre, 2011: Shakira, ‘Persona del Año 2011’ en el Grammy Latino

Hoy la estrella del pop internacional Shakira será reconocida como la Persona Del Año 2011 por la Academia Latina de la Grabación, en la ceremonia de los Premios Grammy Latinos 2011, y Leland Sklar va a jugar con ella en esta ocasión tan importante. Para más información leer el post → aquí. Lee jugará también con otros artistas, y con el cantante y compositor mexicano Marco Antonio Solís el 10 de noviembre en la emisión de los Grammy. Click → aquí para la estación y tiempos de difusión. Click → aquí para ver el calendario de eventos. No te lo pierdas!

Wolfgang

Click → here if you want to read about Lee's adventure with the mighty Wolfgang. It's far out..

Page Update: Group Therapy

Our totally knowledgeable and on the ball reporter BeardBassman sheds new insight into the story of Lee's first recording group, Group Therapy. Get the facts by clicking → here!

McCluskey (David McCluskey)

McCluskey - A Long Time Coming
GRT 9230-1081 (1978) - Canada LP

Side One

1 - Lady Of The Night*
2 - What You’re Doin’ To Me
3 - I’d Like To Say I Love You
4 - So In Love With You

Side Two

5 - A Long Time Coming
6 - Let Me Be Alone
7 - One More Try
8 - All Of The Time
9 - I’ll Be Back

David McCluskey - Lead Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass (1)*
Tom Szczesniak - Bass
Mike Porcaro - Bass
Bob Boucher - Bass
Andy Newmark - Drums (1)
Jorn Andersen - Drums
Jeff Porcaro - Drums
Bob Disalle - Drums
Steve Lukather - Electric Guitar, Electric Guitar Lead
Fred Mollin - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Background Vocals
Bob Mann - Electric Guitars
Brian Russell - Electric Guitars
Dan Dugmore - Electric Guitar
Jim Wynveen - Guitar
John Jarvis - Piano, Fender Rhodes
Doug Riley - Fender Rhodes, Piano, Organ, Celeste
Matthew McCauley - Synthesizers, Background Vocals
John Capek - Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Fender Rhodes
Jon Goldsmith - Piano
Jim Horn - Sax
Ernie Watts - Sax, Bass Flutes
Bobby Kimball - Background Vocal, Counter Vocal
Jimmy Faragher - Counter Vocal
Herb Pedersen - Background Vocal

Produced by Matthew McCauley & Fred Mollin (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Produced by Gene Martynec (8)

Matthew McCauley - String Arrangements (2, 4, 6), String Conduction (2, 4, 6), Orchestra Arrangement (9), Orchestra Conduction (9)
Jon Goldsmith - String Arrangement (8)

Bobby (Bunny) Schaper - Basic Track Engineer (1), Tracks Engineer (5, 6), Basic Tracks Engineer (7), Overdubs Engineer (5, 6), Strings Engineer (9), Mix Engineer (1, 5, 6, 9)
Gary Gray - Engineer (2, 4), Overdubs Engineer (3, 7), Mix Engineer (3)
John Naslen - Basic Tracks Engineer (3), Assistant (2, 4)
Bob Edwards - Basic Tracks Engineer (9), Overdubs Engineer (5, 6, 9)
Ken Friesen - Engineer (8)
Mark (Mr. Patience) Linett - Overdubs Engineer (1, 5, 6, 7)
Mic Guzawski - Mix Engineer (7)
Sy Potma - Assistant (2, 3, 4)
David Bianco - Assistant (5, 6, 7, 9)

Recording Studios:
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles (1)
Manta Sound, Toronto, Canada (2, 3, 4, 7)
Sound Factory West, Los Angeles (5, 6, 7)
Sunset Sound, Los Angeles (5, 6, 7)
Record Plant, Los Angeles (5, 6, 7, 9)
Wally Heider’s, Los Angeles (6, 9)
Eastern Sound, Toronto, Canada (8)
Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles (9)

Mixing Studios:
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles (1)
Manta Sound, Toronto, Canada (2, 3, 4)
Eastern Sound, Toronto, Canada (8)
Record Plant, Los Angeles (9)
Wally Heider’s, Los Angeles (9)
Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles (9)

Gerald Delet-Michael Hektoen
TVM Management Services, Ltd.
New York, N.Y. 10022

John Hanna, Fifty Fingers - Jacket Concept, Design
John Martin, Fifty Fingers - Illustration

“Thanks To // Matt & Fred for showing me what producers are all about, // Jeff Burns for believing enough to make it all happen (Executive Producer), // Glen Johansen & Integrated Sound Studio for a great demo, // Gord Edwards & GRT for all their support, // Steve & Cathy for being the true friends they will always be, // my entire family for being what they are, // Don & Amy for their everlasting wisdom.”.

“Matt and Fred wish to thank: // everyone at GRT Canada, especially Jeff and Gord, // everyone at Janus Records, especially Eddie, Howard and Leslie, // everyone at Sunset Sound, especially Debbie and Mark, // everyone at Manta Sound, especially Gary, Andy, John, Sy, Janice, Diana and Hayward, // and everyone else who helped in the making of this album”.

“Rachel Paiement, of the group CANO, appears on “All Of The Time” through the courtesy of A&M Records of Canada Limited.”.

Songwriters:
David McCluskey (as Dave McCluskey)
Glen Johansen
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Matthew McCauley
Fred Mollin

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Klaatu (Terry Draper, Dee Long, John Woloschuk)

Klaatu - Endangered Species
Daffodil SBA-16060 (1980) - Canada LP

Side One

1 - I Can’t Help It*
2 - Knee Deep In Love*
3 - Paranoia*
4 - Howl At The Moon

Side Two

5 - Set The World On Fire*
6 - Hot Box City*
7 - Dog Star*
8 - Sell Out, Sell Out
9 - All Good Things

Notes: 1) This is the fourth album by Canadian group Klaatu. 2) Above image and following credits were taken from the US vinyl release on Capitol ST-12080 (1980). 3) Album does not come with either musician or tech credits. Roles of band members at the time of the sessions and recording location were inferred from the interview database at www.klaatu.org. I want to thank that website's owner, David Bradley, for being so kind as to allowing me to make use of said material for the compilation of this post and for some help with last-minute adjustments. 4) In the above mentioned interviews, Klaatu member John Woloschuk and “Endangered Species” producer Christopher Bond (→ Hall & Oates) explain how album was recorded in Los Angeles, and that a number of L.A. session musicians were chosen to lay down basic tracks prior to group members adding vocals and overdubs. Lee was one of these musicians and the highlighted tracks indicating his contributions in the above track list are the result of both Mr. Woloschuk’s and Mr. Bond’s recollections of the recording session process, expressed in said interviews, along with those of the other two band members Terry Draper and Dee Long. You can read the full text of these interviews at the following links (just click on them to be redirected):

2001 interview with “Endangered Species” producer Christopher Bond by Mark Hershberger
1997 interview with Klaatu member John Woloschuk by David Bradley
2006 fans Q&A with John Woloschuk conducted by David Bradley
1980 interview with Klaatu by former editorial manager of Capitol Records US, Stephen Peeples

The above is true also for the other session musicians mentioned in the following credits. 5) Please note how John Woloschuk’s recalling reaches two different conclusions about Lee’s presence on track 8. On the Q&A article dated May, 2006, he mentions it as one of the two tracks he later overdubbed bass on. 6) Please note how in above interviews no other bass player except Lee is mentioned as having taken part to the recording sessions of “Endangered Species”. Track attributions in this post are therefore the result of Mr. Woloschuk’s recollections, which were found not to be conflicting with Mr. Bond’s notion that Lee played bass on ‘at least a couple of the tracks’. 7) At the same link for the fans Q&As you will find a list of demoed songs that had been taped in preparation for the “Endangered Species” album sessions. Please note that the existence of subsequent versions of these songs recorded with the participation of Lee or of any of the other session players at the time is not a sure thing, and could only be confirmed by Mr. Bond’s master tape copies, as he explains in the above-mentioned interview. 8) Also according to what related on same sources as above, Klaatu’s drummer Terry Draper was not featured on the finished album as such and only appears as a vocalist. 9) “Endangered Species” was re-released on CD by Bullseye Records of Canada. This edition will have liner notes by Klaatu members Terry Draper and John Woloschuk, and by producer Christopher Bond. Please check back for further addition about this release on this very same post. 10) Please check bottom of post for entry about the “Knee Deep In Love” single original 7” mixes.

Terry Draper - Vocals, Backing Vocals
Dee Long - Vocals, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
John Woloschuk - Vocals, Bass (4, 8?), Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hohner Pianet, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hohner Clavinet, Backing Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8?)*
Ed Greene - Drums
Jeff Porcaro - Drums
Christopher Bond - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, ARP Avatar Synth-Guitar, Backing Vocals
Thomas Hensley - Keyboards (as Tom Hensley)
Rickard Kerr - Keyboards
Clarence McDonald - Keyboards
Tom Scott - Sax Solos, Horns
Ernie Watts - Horns
Jim Horn - Horns
Chuck Findley - Horns
Gary Coleman - Percussion
Bobbye Hall Porter - Percussion
Sir Rupert Perry - Spoken Lyrics

Produced and Arranged by Christopher Bond

Recording Studios:
Sound Labs, Los Angeles
Capitol Studio A (string overdubs)

Songwriters:
Terry Draper
Dee Long
John Woloschuk
Dino Tome

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interview material: www.klaatu.org
Canada catalog #: the web

Singles




“Knee Deep In Love” - US 7” vinyl promo single - mono mix



“Knee Deep In Love” - US 7” vinyl promo single - stereo mix

Klaatu
Knee Deep In Love (mono mix)/Knee Deep In Love (stereo mix)
Capitol P-4866 (1980) - US 7” vinyl single

mono side

1 - Knee Deep In Love*- mono mix

stereo side

2 - Knee Deep In Love* - stereo mix

Notes: 1) This is a promo single by Klaatu released in 1980. Alternate catalog #s are PRO-9377 for the mono mix and S96487 for the stereo mix. 2) Song was taken from the album “Endangered Species” (see entry above). Please refer to that album’s entry for more detailed musician credits (remember however that these were not available in track-by-track format).

Klaatu - Performers
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 2)*

Produced & Arranged by Chris Bond for Christopher Bond Productions, Inc.

“(from the LP “Endangered Species” ST-12080)”.

Songwriters:
John Woloschuk
Dino Tome

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Paul Anka

Paul Anka - Walk A Fine Line
Columbia FC38442 (1983) - US LP

Side One

1 - Second Chance
2 - Hold Me ‘Til The Mornin’ Comes
3 - Darlin’, Darlin’
4 - No Way Out*

Side Two

5 - Walk A Fine Line*
6 - Take Me In Your Arms
7 - This Is The First Time
8 - Gimme The Word - duet with Karla DeVito
9 - Golden Boy

Note: Nathan East is co-credited as bass player on tracks 4 and 5.

Paul Anka - Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass (4, 5)*
Nathan East - Bass
John “J.R.” Robinson - Drums (as J.R. Robinson)
Mike Baird - Drums
Jeff Porcaro - Drums
Vinnie Colaiuta (as Vinnie Calliutta) - Drums (4, 5)
Marty Walsh - Guitars
Steve Lukather - Guitar
Jay Graydon - Guitars
David Foster - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano, Roland Synthesizer, Jupiter 8
Michael McDonald - Keyboards, Background Vocals
Bill Cuomo - Keyboards
Michel Colombier - Keyboards
Ernie Watts - Sax Solo
Paulinho da Costa - Percussion (3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
Karla DeVito - Vocal
Peter Cetera - Background Vocals
Kenny Loggins - Background Vocals
Maureen McDonald - Background Vocal
Richard Page - Background Vocals
Steve George - Background Vocals
Steve Kipner - Background Vocals

Produced by Denny Diante
A Carmel Bay Production

Jeremy Lubbock - String Arrangements
Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements
David Foster - Track Arrangements (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Jay Graydon - Track Arrangements (1, 3, 8, 9)
Michael McDonald - Track Arrangements (4, 5)
Bill Cuomo - Track Arrangements (4, 5)
Paul Anka - Track Arrangements (6)
Denny Diante - Track Arrangements (8, 9)

Larry Hirsch - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Terry Christian - Second Engineer (Sunset Sound)
Bill Jackson - Second Engineer (Sunset Sound)
Peggy McCreary - Second Engineer (Sunset Sound)

Recording Studios:
Carmel Bay Recording Studio, Carmel, CA
Sunset Sound, L.A., CA
Paramount Recording Studio, L.A., CA
Devonshire Sound Studio, L.A., CA
Garden Rake Studio, L.A., CA
Ocean Way Studios, L.A., CA (strings)

Mixing Studio:
Sunset Sound, L.A., CA

Seline Armbeck - Production Assistant
Sarah Long - Coordinator for Carmel Bay Productions

Tony Lane - Design
Beverly Parker - Photography
Mark Sennet - Photography (Front Cover Portrait)

“Mixed at Sunset Sound Studio using Neve® Necam”.

“David and Michael: Thanks for all your help and creative input - Paul & Denny”.

“To Don Costa // Together for the first twenty-five years, I dedicate this album to your memory.”.

Songwriters
Paul Anka
Steve Barri
David Foster
Jay Graydon
Steve Kipner
Peter McCann
Michael McDonald
Michael Price
Daniel Walsh

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Amanda Marshall

Latest post update: December 2015. Please do check out the section on Amanda Marshall’s alternate single edits, right at the bottom of post... Cheers!



Amanda Marshall - Amanda Marshall
 Epic EK 67562 (1995) - Canada CD

1 - Let It Rain*
2 - Birmingham*
3 - Fall From Grace*
4 - Dark Horse*
5 - Beautiful Goodbye*
6 - Sitting On Top Of The World*
7 - Last Exit To Eden*
8 - Trust Me (This Is Love)*
9 - Let’s Get Lost*
10 - Promises*

Notes: 1) CD album does not come with track-by-track musician credits. While Lee and Kenny Aronoff are the only rhythm section players on the selections, it was not possible to indicate precisely on which tracks Mr. Aronoff plays percussion. 2) The Amanda Marshall compilation “Intermission - The Singles Collection” released in 2003 on Columbia CK 81018 (see picture below) includes two previously unreleased tracks, “Cross My Heart” and “Until We Fall In”. Please note that Lee is not a player on any of these two songs. 3) All of the singles taken from this eponymous Amanda Marshall CD album and later available on “Intermission” (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) have been included on that anthology in their CD album versions.

Amanda Marshall - Vocals, Background Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)*
Kenny Aronoff - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Percussion
Tommy Byrnes - Electric Guitars
David Wipper - Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin
Tim Pierce - Additional Acoustic Guitar, Additional Electric Guitars
Bob Mann - Acoustic Guitar
David Tyson - Keyboards, Additional Background Vocals
Tom “T-Bone” Wolk - Accordion (as T-Bone Wolk)
Peter Kent - Violin
Erica Duke-Kirkpatrick - Cello
Louis Taylor - Soprano Saxophone
Diana DeWitt - Additional Background Vocals

Produced by David Tyson

David Tyson - Programming

Michael Lattanzi - Engineer, Mixing Engineer (5, 7, 8, 10)
Michael Brauer - Mixing Engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing Engineer (3)
Howard Willing - Assistant Engineer (House Of Blues Studios)
Brian Young - Assistant Engineer (Pacific Studios)
Buck Dawit - Assistant Mixing Engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
Steve Gallagher - Assistant Mixing Engineer (3)

Recording Studios:
Zi Studios (New York)
Lavender Cottage
House Of Blues Studios
Pacific Studios
Sony Music Studios - Toronto

Mixing Studios:
Zi Studios (New York) (5, 7, 8, 10)
Sony Studios (1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
Image Recording Studio (LA) (3)

Scott Hull - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Masterdisk (New York)

Tony De Franco - Production Assistant
Management: Forte Records & Productions

Craig Samuel - Photography
Nuala Productions Inc. - Design, Layout

“Thank You: // Rick Camilleri, Mike Roth, Tonni Mayurama, Richard Zuckerman; all others at Sony Music Canada too numerous to mention, Tom Stephen, Dawna Zeeman. // To Christopher, Dean and every musician, writer and technician who lent their time and talent to the making of this record, thank you. // Thank you Mom & Dad - true believers from start to finish. // RM - Now and always, thanks for putting up with me.”.

“For more information connect with Sony Online at http://www.sony.com”.

Songwriters:
Amanda Marshall
Kim Bullard
John Capek
Kristen Hall
Marc Jordan
Dean McTaggart
Gerald O’Brien
David Tyson
Christopher Ward



“Intermission - The Singles Collection” - Canada CD - front inlay

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Alternate Single Edits

The following is a section about Ms. Marshall’s alternate single edits from her first CD album. As always, only one instance per edit was taken into account. While same edit might have been released in a number of different packaging combinations, we are primarily concerned with the edit in and of itself. 



“Let It Rain” - 1-track EU promo CD single - front cover



“Let It Rain” - 1-track EU promo CD single - disc screen print

Amanda Marshall
Let It Rain
Epic SAMPCD 3189 (1996) - EU promo CD single - 1-track

1 - Let It Rain* - edit (3:53)

Notes: 1) This is a promo CD single by Amanda Marshall released in 1996. 2) Song was taken from the album “Amanda Marshall” (see entry above). Please refer to that album’s entry for more detailed musician credits. 3) Track on this release has been edited down to 3:53 minutes from the original 4:32 minutes of the CD album version. Edited out parts are the guitar solo that in the album version follows immediately after the bridge, and the repetition of same bridge right after the (now missing) solo. 4) Alternate catalog # of promo CD single is 11-003189-17.

Amanda Marshall - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1)*
Kenny Aronoff - Drums (1)

Produced by David Tyson

“special version of track taken from the Epic release: “Amanda Marshall” ”.

Songwriter:
Kristen Hall



“Let It Rain” - 1-track EU promo CD single - rear cover

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“Birmingham” - 2-track Canada promo CD single - front inlay card



“Birmingham” - 2-track Canada promo CD single - disc screen print

Amanda Marshall
Birmingham/Birmingham
Epic ESK 7667 (1996) - Canada promo CD single - 2-track

1 - Birmingham* - radio edit (4:09)
2 - Birmingham* - album version (5:21)

Notes: 1) This is a promo CD single by Amanda Marshall released in 1996. 2) Songs were taken from the album “Amanda Marshall” (see entry above). Please refer to that album’s entry for more detailed musician credits. 3) The radio edit of “Birmingham” on this release has been edited down to 4:09 minutes from the original 5:21 minutes of the CD album version. Only edited part is vamp on coda which starts fading out at 4.00. 4) Track 2 is same edit as on CD album.

Amanda Marshall - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 2)*
Kenny Aronoff - Drums (1, 2)

Produced by David Tyson

“Special versions taken from the forthcoming Epic release: “Amanda Marshall” 67562”.

http://www.sony.com

Songwriters:
Dean McTaggart
Gerald O’Brien
David Tyson



“Birmingham” - 2-track Canada promo CD single - rear inlay card

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“Fall From Grace” - 3-track AUS CD single - front inlay fold



“Fall From Grace” - 3-track AUS CD single - disc screen print 

Amanda Marshall 
Fall From Grace/Let’s Get Lost/Last Exit To Eden 
Epic 664231 2 (1996) - AUS CD single - 3-track 

1 - Fall From Grace* - edit (3:50) 
2 - Let’s Get Lost* - (4:13) 
3 - Last Exit To Eden* - (5:23) 

Notes: 1) This is a CD single by Amanda Marshall released in 1996. 2) Songs were taken from the album “Amanda Marshall” (see entry above). Please refer to that album’s entry for more detailed musician credits. 3) The version of “Fall From Grace” on this release has been edited down to 3:50 minutes from the original 4:20 minutes of the CD album version. Only edited part is te vamp on coda which fades out completely after 10 bars instead of 19. 4) Tracks 3 and 4 are same edits as on CD album.

Amanda Marshall - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3)* 
Kenny Aronoff - Drums (1, 2, 3)

Produced by David Tyson

“All Songs Feature On The Epic Album “Amanda Marshall” 483791.”.

Songwriters: 
Amanda Marshall 
Kim Bullard 
Marc Jordan (as Mark Jordon) 
Dean McTaggart (as Dean McTaggert) 
David Tyson 
Christopher Ward



“Fall From Grace” - 3-track AUS CD single - inner inlay fold 

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“Beautiful Goodbye” - 1-track EU promo CD single - front cover



“Beautiful Goodbye” - 1-track EU promo CD single - disc screen print

Amanda Marshall
Beautiful Goodbye
Epic XPCD 2051 (1996) - EU promo CD single - 1-track

1 - Beautiful Goodbye* - radio edit (4:39)

Notes: 1) This is a promo CD single by Amanda Marshall released in 1996. 2) Song was taken from the album “Amanda Marshall” (see entry above). Please refer to that album’s entry for more detailed musician credits. 3) The version of “Beautiful Goodbye” on this release has been edited down to 4:39 minutes from the original 5:17 minutes of the CD album version. Parts edited out are 14 seconds of synth pad, 4 bars out of the 8 from the initial piano licks and 4 bars out of the 8 from the subsequent bass/keyboards groove. All of the above editing pertains exclusively to the intro of the song. 4) Mixing credits for this version differ from respective credits on CD album and are attributed to Michael Brauer at Sony Studios, NY, whereas original CD album credits mention Michael Lattanzi as the mixing engineer and Zi Studios (New York) as the mixing location. 5) Year of issue is indicated as 1995 on disc and 1996 on cover.

Amanda Marshall - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1)*
Kenny Aronoff - Drums (1)

Produced by David Tyson

Michael Brauer - Mixing Engineer

Mixing Studio:
Sony Studios, NY

“Special version adapted from the forthcoming Epic release “Amanda Marshall””.

Songwriters:
David Tyson
Christopher Ward



“Beautiful Goodbye” - 1-track EU promo CD single - rear cover

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“Dark Horse” - 4-track EU CD single - front inlay fold



“Dark Horse” - 4-track EU CD single - disc screen print

Amanda Marshall
Dark Horse/Let It Rain/Birmingham/This Could Take All Night
Epic 664769 2 (1997) - EU CD single - 4-track

1 - Dark Horse* - edit (4:29)
2 - Let It Rain - live (6:12)
3 - Birmingham - live (7:76)
4 - This Could Take All Night (3:07)

Notes: 1) This is a CD single by Amanda Marshall released in 1997. 2) Track 1 was taken from the album “Amanda Marshall” (see entry above). Please refer to that album’s entry for more detailed musician credits. 3) The version of “Dark Horse” on this release has been edited down to 4:29 minutes from the original 5:38 minutes of the CD album version. Parts edited out are 8 inner bars from the initial 16-bar piano-solo cadenza and 8 inner bars from the immediately subsequent fully arranged 16-bar instrumental intro. Moreover, this version ends on a fade out which is completed after 9 bars of the instrumental outro while CD album version goes on about 53 seconds longer with some vocal vamps on the protracted instrumental fade out. 5) No musician credits are available for tracks 2, 3 and 4.

Amanda Marshall - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass (1)*
Kenny Aronoff - Drums (1)

Produced by David Tyson (1)
Produced by Melodeum Productions for Sony Music Canada (2, 3)
Produced by Marc Tanner and Don Was (4)

Michael Lattanzi - Engineer (1)
Doug McClement - Mixing Engineer (2, 3)
Bill Drescher - Mixing Engineer (4)

Track 1:
“Special version adapted from the Epic album “Amanda Marshall””.

Tracks 2, 3:
“Recorded live at The Spectrum, Montreal, Canada”.

Track 4:
“Taken from the Epic Soundtrack album “Tin Cup””.

Songwriters:
Amanda Marshall
Stephen H. Dorff (as S. Dorff)
Kristen Hall
Dean McTaggart (as D. McTaggert)
Gerald O’Brien
Linda Thompson
David Tyson



“Dark Horse” - 4-track EU CD single - inner inlay fold

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Blinker The Star

Blinker The Star - August Everywhere
DreamWorks 0044-50203-2 (1999) - US CD

1 - September Already
2 - Below The Sliding Doors
3 - Crazy Eyes
4 - All Dreamed Out
5 - Pretty Pictures*
6 - On This Earth
7 - I Am A Fraction
8 - There’s Nowhere You Can Hide
9 - Right Kind Of Girl
10 - Your Big Night, Sandy!
11 - Strange As They Say
12 - The Star Behind The Star

Note: Justin Meldal-Johnsen is co-credited as bass player on track 5.

Jordon Zadorozny - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Synthesizer, Organ
Lee Sklar - Bass Guitar (5)*
Pete Frolander - Bass Guitar
Justin Meldal-Johnsen - Bass Guitar
Kellii Scott - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), Percussion (5)
Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums, Tabla
Ken Andrews - Guitar, Synthesizer, Background Vocals
Brad Laner - Guitar, Bass Guitar
John Parish - Slide Guitar
Greg Wells - Piano
David Campbell - Viola
Larry Corbett - Cello (as Larry Corbet)
Charlie Bisharat - Violin
Joel Derouin - Violin

Produced by Ken Andrews and Jordon Zadorozny

David Campbell - String Arrangements (2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12)
Jordon Sadiron - String Arrangement (9)

Steve Churchyard - Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Ken Andrews - Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), Mixing Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Scott Mathers - Drum Engineer (12), Slide Guitar Engineer (12)
Posie Muliadi - Assistant (Rumbo Recorders)
Eric Ferguson - Assistant (NRG Recording Services), Mixing Assistant (A&M Studios)
Steve Mixdorf - Assistant (NRG Recording Services)
Alan Sanderson - Assistant (Ocean Way Recording)
John Tyree - Assistant (Ocean Way Recording)
Phil Blackman - Mixing Assistant (A&M Studios)
Mon Agranat - Mixing Assistant (Front Page Studios)

Recording Studios:
Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA
NRG Recording Services, North Hollywood, CA
Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA

Mixing Studios:
A&M Studios
Front Page Studios

Dave Collins - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
A&M Mastering

Legal: Richard Grabel/Ted Harris
Management by Direct Management Group Inc. // Steven Jensen & Martin Kirkup, Jennifer Greig-Costin
A&R: Luke Wood

Storm Thorgerson - Cover, Front Concept
Peter Curzon - Cover, Graphics
Nick Stone - Cover Assistant
John Crossland - Front Concept
Robert Truman - Photography
Auguste - Sculpture
Matthew Welch - Band Photos

“Thanks to Ron Anderson, Nick Brophy, Steve Churchyard, Vinnie Colaiuta, Chris Cuevas, Mike Downey, Ross Garfield, Louise Goffin, Lia Gregg, David Lefkowitz, Ellen Marino, Matt Marshall, Scott Mathers, Don Mernaham, Walter New, Luc Papineau, Zeke Piestrup, Chris Pitman, Chaim Rubenstein, Joey Rubenstein, Serrina Sims, Troy Van Leeuwen, Irena Volodursky, Lenny Waronker, Marc Weinbach, Tom Welsh, Luke Wood, Nidia Yera-Laner, Brent and Kristen at Zildjian, and All Friends and Family. // Special Thanks to Brad Laner, Carol Spencer, John Parish and Ken Andrews.”.

www.blinkerthestar.com

Songwriters:
Jordon Zadorozny
Vinnie Colaiuta
Brad Laner
Josh Laner
John Parish
Chris Pitman

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source/pic: my records

Mike Reno

Mike Reno - Renovation
www.mikereno.com (2002/2004) - Canada CD

1 - Affection
2 - Dream Machine
3 - Still In Love Alone
4 - Sixty Years
5 - New Messiah
6 - Take Me Back
7 - I Say Go
8 - Burning Down The Bridge
9 - I Don’t Want To Stop
10 - All I Ever Needed Was You

Notes: 1) This is the solo debut of Loverboy’s lead vocalist Mike Reno. 2) Album was recorded in the early Nineties and due to be released on Sony, but it was ultimately shelved until Mike Reno himself released it as a CD via his own website www.mikereno.com. This website is not currently online anymore (November, 2011). 3) No musician credits are included in the CD album’s booklet. Lee was however one of the studio players performing on the recordings. 4) According to web sources - namely www.melodicrock.com/reviews/mikereno-renovation.p3 - other tracks were cut at recording time but eventually dropped from the final release. Same website mentions guitarist Tim Pierce as one of the original session musicians involved in the project. 5) End of track 1 is somewhat truncated. 6) Track 6 has a drop at 2:43. 7) It is not clear from the very minimal tech credits if engineer Humberto Gatica was the recordist for the whole album or only for the closing track “All I Ever Needed Was You”. 8) The only songwriting credits included in the CD album notes are for track 10.

Mike Reno - Vocals
Leland Sklar - Bass

Produced by Mark Spiro and Mike Reno

Humberto Gatica - Engineer (10)
Brian Foraker - Mixing Engineer

Recording Studio:
Image Recording L.A.

Mixing Studio:
Record Plant L.A.

“Broadcast inquiries to mikerenofanclub@telus.net”.

“Copyright 2002, 2004 Mike Reno”.

www.mikereno.com

Songwriters:
Mike Reno
David Foster



“Renovation” - disc screen print

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November 9th/10th, 2011: The Latin Grammy Awards - Person Of The Year Tribute to Shakira

As some of you might know already, Colombian pop superstar Shakira is going to be the recipient of the Latin Person Of The Year Tribute at the next Latin Grammy® Awards 2011. Shakira, winner of two Grammy Awards and of seven Latin Grammys, will be honored with the tribute during a gala ceremony, and performing in a special concert event taking place in the context of the Latin Grammys, all on November 9th at the Mandalay Bay South Pacific Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.

I just had a talk with our roving reporter at large, BeardBassman, and he spilled the beans: Leland Sklar is going to perform with Shakira on this very important occasion. While the gala/concert event will be a private thing, we are sure that BB is going to come up with some cool, exclusive behind-the-scenes images, and you will only have to stay tuned to these pages to be surprised. Lee will also appear with a number of other artists, and will be the bass player for Mexican singer-songwriter nominee Marco Antonio Solís on the Grammy Show night.

The prestigious Shakira event will precede the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, which will be broadcast live on the Univision Network on Thursday, November 10, 2011. For airing times and a full schedule of this year’s nominees please have a look at the dedicated Grammy website by clicking → here (Spanish, English and Portuguese languages). For more specific information about the Shakira tribute gala & concert, you can find it at this → Grammy link and/or get in touch with laras@grammy.com

Toodles…

9/10 de Noviembre, 2011: Shakira, ‘Persona del Año 2011’ en el Grammy Latino

Como algunos de ustedes ya saben, la estrella del pop internacional Shakira será reconocida como la Persona Del Año 2011 por la Academia Latina de la Grabación, en la próxima ceremonia de los Premios Grammy Latinos 2011. Ganadora de siete Latin Grammys, de dos Grammys e reconocida filántropa, Shakira será objeto de un concierto de gala, que tendrá lugar en el marco del evento Latin Grammy, programado para el 09 de noviembre en el Mandalay Bay South Pacific Ballroom en Las Vegas, NV.

Acabo de hablar con nuestro reportero itinerante, BeardBassman, y reveló una noticia fantástica: Leland Sklar va a jugar con Shakira en esta ocasión muy importante. El concierto de gala será un asunto privado, pero estamos seguros de que BB nos va a mostrar algunas imágenes exclusivas del evento, y usted sólo tendrá que estén atentos a estas páginas para ser sorprendido. Lee jugará también con otros artistas, y con el cantante y compositor mexicano Marco Antonio Solís en la emisión de los Grammy.

El prestigioso evento dedicado a Shakira precederá a la 12a Entrega Anual del Latin Grammy, que será transmitido en vivo por la cadena Univision el Jueves, 10 de noviembre 2011. Para los horarios de difusión y un programa completo de nominados de este año, por favor eche un vistazo a la página web dedicada haciendo clic → aquí (Español, Inglés y Portugués). Para obtener información más específica sobre el evento relativo a Shakira, usted lo puede encontrar en este → enlace Grammy y / o ponerse en contacto con laras@grammy.com.

¡Hasta pronto!