Eric Johnson "Up Close - Another Look" (2013)

Label : Vortexan Music

 01 - Awaken (Eric Johnson)

02 - Fat Daddy (Eric Johnson)

03 - Brilliant Room (Eric Johnson & Bill Maddox)

04 - Texas (Buddy Miles & Mike Bloomfield)

05 - Gem (Eric Johnson)

06 - Traverse / Austin (Eric Johnson)

07 - Soul Surprise (Eric Johnson)

08 - On The Way (Eric Johnson)

09 - Arithmetic (Eric Johnson)

10 - The Sea And The Mountain (Eric Johnson)

11 - Vortexan (Eric Johnson)

12 - A Change Has Come To Me (Eric Johnson)

13 - Your Book (Eric Johnson)

Produced by Eric Johnson except "A Change Has Come To Me" which was Produced by Eric Johnson & Jim Gaines

Assistant Production by Richard Mullen

Music Arranged by Eric Johnson

Additional Arrangements by Tommy Taylor, Roscoe Beck & Richard Mullen

Mastered by Jim Wilson Mastering

01 - Awaken

Tom Burritt : Percussion

Tommy Taylor : Percussion

Oliver Rajamani : Sitar, Rubarb, Sarod, Tablas & Vocals

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Coral Sitar, Bass, Percussion

Engineered by Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Eric Johnson & Kelly Donnelly

02 - Fatdaddy

Kevin Hall : Drums

Chris Maresh : Bass

Eric Johnson : Guitars

Engineered by Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Kelly Donnelly

03 - Brilliant Room

Tommy Taylor : Drums

Kyle Brock : Bass

Malford Milligan : Vocals

Jason Eskridge : Background vocals

James Fenner : Percussion

Red Young : Hammond B3

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Lap Steel, Radio & TV, Vocals

Engineered by Richard Mullen & Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Andy Johns

04 - Texas

Tommy Taylor : Drums

Roscoe Beck : Bass

Steve Miller : Vocals

Jimmie Vaughan : Guitar

Eric Johnson : Guitar

Engineered & Mixed by Richard Mullen

05 - Gem

Tommy Taylor : Drums

Roscoe Beck : Bass

James Fenner : Percussion

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Vocals

Engineered & Mixed by Richard Mullen

06 - Traverse

Tom Burritt : Percussion

Tommy Taylor : Percussion

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Bass

Engineered by Richard Mullen & Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Eric Johnson & Kelly Donnelly

Austin

Tommy Taylor : Drums

Roscoe Beck : Bass

Jonny Lang : Vocal

Jason Eskridge : Background vocals

James Fenner : Percussion

Red Young : Hammond B3

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Lap Steel

Engineered by Richard Mullen & Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Kelly Donnelly & Eric Johnson

07 - Soul Surprise

Tommy Taylor : Drums

James Fenner : Percussion

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Acoustic Piano, Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Bass

08 - On The Way

Tommy Taylor : Drums

James Fenner : Percussion

Eric Johnson : Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Acoustic Piano, Voice

Engineered & Mixed by Richard Mullen

09 - Arithmetic

Tommy Taylor : Drums

Jason Eskridge : Background vocals

James Fenner : Percussion

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Vocal, Lap Steel, Piano, Hammond B3, Bass

Engineered by Richard Mullen & Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Kelly Donnelly & Eric Johnson

10 - The Sea And The Mountain

Tom Burritt : Percussion

Tommy Taylor : Percussion

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Bass

Engineered by Richard Mullen & Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Eric Johnson & Kelly Donnelly

11 - Vortexan

Tommy Taylor : Drums

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Bass

Engineered by Richard Mullen & Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Andy Johns

12 - A Change Has Come To Me

Tommy Taylor : Drums

Jason Eskridge : Background vocals

Red Young : Hammond B3

Tom Burritt : Percussion

Eric Johnson : Guitars, Vocal, Piano, Bass

Engineered by Richard Mullen & Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Kelly Donnelly & Eric Johnson

13 - Your Book

Roscoe Beck : Bass

Frosty Smith : Drums

Jason Eskridge : Background vocals

Red Young : Hammond B3

Brad Evilsizer : Percussion

Sonny Landreth : Guitar

Eric Johnson : Piano, Vocal, Guitars, Acoustic Guitar

Engineered by Richard Mullen & Kelly Donnelly

Mixed by Eric Johnson & Kelly Donnelly

Steve Miller "Born 2B Blue" (1988) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Capitol Records

 Side 1

01 - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Ray Gilbert & Allie Wrubel)

02 - Ya Ya (Moishe Levy & Clarence Lewis)

03 - God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday & Arthur Herzog Jr.)

04 - Filthy McNasty (Horace Silver)

05 - Born To Be Blue (Mel Torme & Robert Wells)

Side 2

01 - Mary Ann (Ray Charles)

02 - Just A Little Bit (John Thornton, Piney Brown, Ralph Bass & Earl Washington)

03 - When Sunny Gets Blue (Marvin Fisher & Jack Segal)

04 - Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell)

05 - Red Top (Ben Kynard & Lionel Hampton)

Produced by Ben Sidran & Steve Miller

Arranged by Steve Miller, Ben Sidran, Billy Peterson & Gordy Knudtson

(Except "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" Arranged by Ricky Peterson)

The Band : 

Steve Miller : Guitar & Vocals

Ben Sidran : Keyboards

Billy Peterson : Bass

Gordy Knudtson : Drums

Special Guests :

Milt Jackson : Vibraphone ("Born To Be Blue")

Phil Woods : Alto Saxophone ("When Sunny Gets Blue" & "Red Top")

Bob Malach : Tenor Saxophone ("Mary Ann", "God Bless The Child", "Filthy McNasty" & "Just A Little Bit")

Ricky Peterson : All Programming on "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", Additional Synthesizers on "Ya Ya" & "Just A Little Bit"

Recorded by Rick Fisher at Kaye Smith Studios, Seattle & by Steve Wiese at Creation Recording, Minneapolis

Additional Recording by Peter Doell at Capitol Records, Los Angeles, Peter Darmi at M&I Recorders, New York, Brad Gilderman & Steve Croes at Take One, Los Angeles

Remixed by Steve Wiese at Creation Recording, Minneapolis

Steve Miller Band "Fly Like An Eagle" (1976) -City Soul / Pop Rock-

Label : Capitol Records

 1

01 - Space Intro
02 - Fly Like An Eagle (Steve Miller)
03 - Wild Mountain Honey (Steve Miller)
04 - Serenade (Steve Miller & Chris McCarty)
05 - Dance, Dance, Dance (Steve Miller, Jason & Brenda Cooper)
06 - Mercury Blues (K.C. Douglas)

2

01 - Take The Money And Run (Steve Miller)
02 - Rock 'N Me (Steve Miller)
03 - You Send Me (Sam Cooke)
04 - Blue Odyssey (Steve Miller)
05 - Sweet Maree (Steve Miller)
06 - The Window (Steve Miller & Jason Cooper)


Steve Miller Band :
Steve Miller : Vocals, Guitar, Roland, Sitar Guitar
Gary Mallaber : Drums, Percussion
Lonnie Turner : Bass

Special Guests :
James Cotton : Harmonica on "Blue Odyssey" & "The Window"
Kenny Johnson : Drums on "The Window"
Charles Calamise : Bass on "The Window"
Curley Cooke : Rhythm Guitar on "The Window"
Les Dudek : Slide Guitar on "The Window"
John McFee : Dobro on "Dance, Dance, Dance"
Jachym Young : B-3 Organ on "Fly Like An Eagle" & "The Window"

Produced by Steve Miller
Executive Producer : John Palladino
A Haworth Enterprises Production
Mike Fusaro : Track Engineer, C.B.S., San Francisco
Jim Gains : Master Mix / Kaye / Smith, Seattle
Assisted by Win Kutz

The Steve Miller Band "Abracadabra" (1982) -Pop Rock / Soft Rock-

Label : Mercury Records

 Side 1

01 - Keeps Me Wondering Why (Gary Mallaber & Kenny Lee Lewis)
02 - Abracadabra (Steve Miller)
03 - Something Special (Gary Mallaber, Lonnie Turner & Greg Douglass)
04 - Give It Up (Steve Miller)
05 - Never Say No (Gary Mallaber, John Massaro & Kenny Lee Lewis)

Side 2

01 - Things I Told You (Gary Mallaber & John Massaro)
02 - Young Girl's Heart (Gary Mallaber & John Massaro)
03 - Goodbye Love (Gary Mallaber, Greg Douglass & Lonnie Turner)
04 - Cool Magic (Gary Mallaber & Kenny Lee Lewis)
05 - While I'm Waiting (Gary Mallaber & John Massaro)


Produced by Steve Miller & Gary Mallaber
Recorded & Mixed by David Cole
Additional Recording by Gary Mallaber

Gary Mallaber : Drums, Percussion & Keyboards
Kenny Lee Lewis : Guitar
Gerald Johnson : Bass
Steve Miller : Guitar & Vocals
John Massaro : Guitars
Byron Allred : Keyboards & Synthesizer

Executive Production for Capitol Records : John Palladino

Greg Douglass : Guitar
Lonnie Turner : Bass on "Something Special" & "Goodbye Love"

Al Jardine "A Postcard From California" (2010) -Pop Rock / Roots Rock / Sunshine Pop-

Label : Fontana Records

01 - A Postcard From California (Al Jardine)
02 - California Feelin' (Brian Wilson & S.J. Kalinich)
03 - Looking Down The Coast (Al Jardine)
04 - Don't Fight The Sea (T. Jacks & Al Jardine)
05 - Interlude (Scott Slaughter & S.J. Kalinich)
06 - Campfire Scene (Al Jardine)
07 - A California Saga (Al Jardine)
08 - Help Me Rhonda (Brian Wilson & Mike Love)
09 - San Simeon (Al Jardine & Scott Slaughter)
10 - Drivin' (Al Jardine, Scott Slaughter & Stevie Heger)
11 - Honkin' Down The Highway (Brian Wilson)
12 - And I Always Will (Al Jardine)


Recorded at Red Barn Studios, Big Sur, CA ; Hot Pie Studio, Pasadena, CA ; Smoke And Mirrors Audio, San Francisco, CA & Cove City Sound, L.I., NY
Engineers : Damien Rasmussen, Stevie Heger, Jeff Peters & Richard Bryant
Mixing Engineers : Jeff Peters, Nels Jensen & Chris Constable


01 - A Postcard From California

Lead vocals : Al Jardine & Glen Campbell
Backing vocals : Emily Poile', Paul Logan, Luana Pedota & Sally Dworsky
Guitars : Michael Lent (Fender Electric, Acoustic) & Al Jardine (Danelectro Acoustic)
Bass : Paul Logan
Piano & Keyboards : Scott Slaughter & Barry Phillips
Drums : Stevie Heger & Gary Mallaber
Percussion : Luana Pedota
Strings Arranged by Scott Slaughter & Barry Phillips
Performed by The White Album Chamber Ensemble
Violins : Marandi Bostetter & Priscilla Fisher
Viola : Ella Bacon
Cello : Barry Phillips
Oboe : Shelley Phillips
 
02 - California Feelin'

Vocal : Al Jardine
Backing vocals : Matt Jardine, Adam Jardine, Scott Slaughter, Stevie Heger & Al Jardine
Piano : Scott Slaughter
Harmonica : Johnnie Mirani
 
03 - Looking Down The Coast

Vocal : Al Jardine
Guitars : Michael Lent & Al Jardine
Bass : Paul Logan
Keyboards & Sound Effects : Scott Slaughter
Drums & Percussion : Stevie Heger
Jalisco Harp : William Faulkner

04 - Don't Fight The Sea

Lead vocals : Al Jardine & Carl Wilson
Backing vocals : Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, Matt Jardine, Al Jardine & Scott Mathews
Guitars : Ed Carter, Michael Lent & Scott Mathews
Bass : Ed Carter
Keyboards : Mike Meros & Al Jardine
Drums : Bobby Figueroa

05 - Interlude

Spoken Word : Alec Baldwin
Piano : Scott Slaughter
Acoustic Guitar : Michael Lent
Percussion : Stevie Heger

06 - Campfire Scene

Vocals : David Crosby, Neil Young & The Hillbillies*
Banjo & Bass : Al Jardine
Harmonica : Johnnie Mirani
Percussion : Scott Slaughter (Railroad Spike)
*Indigenous types hanging around studio

07 - A California Saga

Lead vocals : Al Jardine & Neil Young
Backing vocals : Neil Young, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Adam Jardine, Matt Jardine & Yours Truly
Guitars : Michael Lent & Al Jardine
Banjo : Al Jardine & Michael Lent
Mandolin : Michael Lent
Bass : Paul Logan
Piano : Guess Who?
Keyboards : Scott Slaughter
Drums : Stevie Heger

08 - Help Me Rhonda

Lead & Backing vocals : Al Jardine, Steve Miller & Matt Jardine
Guitars : Michael Lent & Steve Miller
Bass : Michael "Flea" Balzary
Piano : Scott Slaughter
Drums : Stevie Heger & Gary Mallaber
Harmonica : Norton Buffalo
Excellent Handclaps : Jeff Peters, Matt Jardine & Yours Truly
 
09 - San Simeon

Lead vocals : Al Jardine & Gerry Beckley
Backing vocals : Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Matt Jardine, Adam Jardine & Al Jardine
Guitars : Michael Lent, Scott Slaughter & Yours Truly
Bass : Paul Logan
Keyboards : Scott Slaughter
Drums : Stevie Heger
Accordion : Luana Pedota
Jalisco Harp : William Faulkner
Percussion : Luana Pedota & Steve Robertson

10 - Drivin'

Lead vocals : Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Gerry Beckley & Dewey Bunnell
Backing vocals : Al Jardine, Stevie Heger & Scott Slaughter
Guitars : David Marks (Solo #1) & Michael Lent (Solo #2)
Bass : Paul Logan
Piano & Organ : Scott Slaughter
Drums & Percussion : Stevie Heger
Harmonica : Johnnie Mirani

11 - Honkin' Down The Highway

Lead vocals : Al Jardine & Brian Wilson
Backing vocals : Brian Wilson, Matt Jardine & Adam Jardine
Really Big "Queen Style" Vocals : Stevie Heger, Michael Lent, Paul Logan, Scott Slaughter & Mary Ann Jardine
Guitars : Michael Lent
Bass : Paul Logan
Piano, Mini Moog & Bell Tree : Scott Slaughter
Drums & Cowbell : Stevie Heger
Baritone Sax : Richie Cannata

12 - And I Always Will 

Vocal : Al Jardine
Guitar : Michael Lent
Bass : Paul Logan
Piano : Scott Slaughter
Drums & Percussion : Stevie Heger
Strings Arranged by Scott Slaughter & Barry Phillips
Performed by The White Album Chamber Ensemble
Violins : Marandi Bostetter & Priscilla Fisher
Viola : Ella Bacon
Cello : Barry Phillips
English Horn : Shelley Phillips

The Steve Miller Band "Book Of Dreams" (1977) -Pop Rock / AOR-

Label : Capitol Records

 Side One

01 - Threshold (Steve Miller)
02 - Jet Airliner (Steve Miller)
03 - Winter Time (Steve Miller)
04 - Swingtown (Steve Miller & Chris McCarty)
05 - True Fine Love (Steve Miller)
06 - Wish Upon A Star (Steve Miller)

Side Two

01 - Jungle Love (Lonnie Turner & Greg Douglas)
02 - Electro Lux Imbroglio (Steve Miller)
03 - Sacrifice (Curley Cooke & Les Dudek)
04 - The Stake (David Denny)
05 - My Own Space (Joseph Cooper & Bobby Winkelman)
06 - Babes In The Wood (Steve Miller)


Produced by Steve Miller for Sailor Productions
Executive Producer : John Palladino
Recorded by Mike Fusaro at C.B.S., San Francisco
Mixed by Jim Gaines, Assisted by Win Kutz at Kaye Smith Studios, Seattle
Mastered by Ken Perry at Capitol Records, Hollywood

The Steve Miller Band is :
Gary Mallaber : Drums, Percussion
Steve Miller : Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Sitar Guitar
Lonnie Turner : Bass
Greg Douglas : Slide Guitar
David Denny : Rhythm Guitar
Byron Allred : Piano, Synthesizer

Special Guests :
Norton Buffalo : Harmonica on "Winter Time" & "The Stake"
Les Dudek : Lead Guitar on "Sacrifice"
Charles Calimise : Bass on "Sacrifice"
Kenny Johnson : Drums on "Sacrifice"
Curley Cooke : Acoustic Guitar on "Sacrifice"
Joachym Young : Piano on "Sacrifice"
Bob Glaub : Bass on "Winter Time"