Terence Trent D'Arby (Sananda Maitreya)

Terence Trent D’Arby - Terence Trent D’Arby’s Symphony Or Damn* (*Exploring The Tension Inside The Sweetness)
Columbia CT 53616 (1993) - US LP

Part I - Confrontation

1 - Welcome To My Monasteryo
2 - She Kissed Me*
3 - Do You Love Me Like You Say?
4 - Baby Let Me Share My Love
5 - Delicate
6 - Neon Messiah
7 - Penelope Please
8 - Wet Your Lips
9 - Turn The Page

Part II - Reconciliation

10 - Castilian Blue
11 - “T.I.T.S.”/“F&J”
12 - Are You Happy?
13 - Succumb To Me
14 - I Still Love You
15 - Seasons
16 - Let Her Down Easy

Notes: 1) Above picture and following credits were taken from the UK CD release on Columbia 473561 2. 2) According to web sources, there exists a UK release (Columbia 473561 1) in the form of a vinyl LP plus a 4-track vinyl EP, with tracks 1/7 and 8/12 making up the two LP sides, and the four remaining tracks making up the EP’s. Whether this format was also adopted for the US market is unbeknownst to me.

Terence Trent D’Arby (as TTD) - Vocals, All Voices, Sounds, Rhythm Guitar, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitars, Percussion (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14), Live Drums, Drum-Loops, Drums, Drum Programming, Snare Drum, Keyboards, Clavinet, All Noises and Stuff, Bass, Backing Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass (2)*
Kevin Wyatt - Bass
Tim Archibald - Bass
Neil Stubenhaus - Bass (as Neil Stubenhausen)
Will McGregor - Bass
Curt Bisquera - Drums (2)
Harvey Mason - Drums
Tommy Girvin - Lead Guitar
Chester Kamen - Lead Guitar, 12-String Guitar (in chorus)
Tim Pierce - Guitar
Aaron McClain - Guitar
Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards
Randy Kerber - Electric Piano
Ilene Novog (as Novi Novog) - Viola, Fiddle Harmonics
Suzie Katayama - Cello
Joel Derouin - Violin
Robin Lorentz - Violin
Charlie Bisharat - Violin
The Hummingbird String Company - Strings
Des’ree - Very Special Guest Vocalist

Tower of Power Horn Section:
Emilio Castillo - Tenor Sax
Brandon Fields - Lead Tenor Sax
Stephen “Doc” Kupka - Baritone Sax
Lee Thornburg - Trumpet
Greg Adams - Trumpet

The Atlantic Horns:
John Allmark - Section Leader, Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Joe Giorgianni - Trumpet
Andy Gravisch - Trumpet
John Wheller - Trombone
Peter Cirelli - Baritone Horn
Bob Bowl by - Alto Sax
Dino Govoni - Tenor Sax
Donny McCaslin - Tenor Sax
Scott Gilman - Tenor Sax

All Songs Written, Arranged and Produced by TTD.
TTD - All Strings Arrangements, All Horn Arrangements

Craig Porteils - Recording Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16), Mixing Engineer (11)
Tchad Blake - Recording Engineer (9, 15), Mixing Engineer (15)
Mark “Spike” Stent for SSO - Mixing Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16)
Shelly Yakus - Mixing Engineer (14)
Rob Jacobs - Mixing Engineer (14)
Greg Edward - Album Sequencing Technical Assistant

Recording Studio:
TTD’s Hummingbird Monasteryo

Stephen Marcussen - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Precision Mastering/LA

Management - Michael Lippman for Lippman Entertainment

Julie Blair Carter - Art Direction, Design
Hans Neleman - Photography

“The services of Matthew Vaughan were utilized when things of a programmable nature were needed, my gratitude to him.”.

“The phrases “Whoever You Are Come Forth” and “These Are The Days That Must Happen To You” that start off “Succumb To Me,” taken from Walt Whitman’s “Song Of Myself. // The phrase in “Are You Happy?” “…When in doubt just live the questions and some day you will grow into the answer.” inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Letters To A Young Poet.”".

“Special and heartfelt thanks to Bruce Springsteen and Prince for your well-timed words and/or acts of support and encouragement, it was greatly appreciated, particularly as I look up to you both a great deal, name dropping be damned.”.

“Thank yous // Michael Lippman and all at Lippman Entertainment // Nancy Lippman // Alexandra Villa // Paul Russell, Andy Stephens, Ollie Weait and all at Sony, UK. // Don Ienner, Tommy Mottola, Michele Anthony and all at Sony/Columbia, US. // Peter Rycart and Sally Perryman/EMI/Virgin, UK // Gail Colson // Tony Dimitriades, Alex Scott, Eric Barrett and all at East End Management. // Susan Bonitto // Lester Knispel and all at Boulevard Management // Steve Perry // David Wild // Carole Childs // Barry Tyerman // Tony Russell // Mervyn Brady and The Academy // Mary Vango and Seraphina D’Arby!!! // Claire Stansfield!!! // Mark “Spike” Stent // Craig Porteils // Matt Vaughan // Dr. Jeff Roshford // The Reverend Bishop James and Frances Darby and the Darby posse (inhabiting various territorial aspects of the State of Florida) // Grandma Evans // Mrs. Mildred Clark, Mr. David Martin, Mr. Stan Whitted for the early musical encouragement // Rob and Tanya Prinz // Mitch and Rick and all at CAA // Thanks to Marilyn Laverty and all my friends at Shore Fire // Steve Lewis // Lenny, Dennis, Karen and all at Hits // Greg Edward // Ann Marie McKay // Julie Carter // Kitty Brazelton // Greg Phillinganes // Sean Oliver // And finally a special thanks to Des’ree for making ‘Delicate’ more so // If I’ve omitted anyone deserving of a thank you, please forgive me for it was not intentional.”.

“This collection of songs is lovingly dedicated to my uncle Melvin Howard 1945-1990, and Miles Davis”.

“Current Heroes Corner // 4 gentlemen I bet you didn’t know were black (and it’s not like you’d have been taught in school): Socrates, Homer, Pushkin and Aesop. // G.I. Gurdjieff // Walt Whitman // Ralph Waldo Emerson // James Baldwin // Honoré de Balzac // Rainer Maria Rilke // Edna St. Vincent Millay // Maya Angelou”.

“and to anyone who seeks to comport themselves with grace, dignity and a respect for themselves and for the differences of others, and to anyone who respects knowledge and understanding. For in the long run knowledge and self-sufficiency are greater than any weapons known to man. // I am proud to be a black man, I am proud as well of my Indian and Spanish blood. I am proud and knowledgeable about my culture and I am also proud of yours, and I seek to glean from your culture what it can teach me, because what is truly great and beautiful in any culture belongs to us all. I have learned or am learning the truth about the greatness of your culture’s contribution to the world and can only hope that you can one day learn and accept the truth about my culture’s contribution to the history of mankind. // Call me a romantic naïve fool but I believe that the depths of our respective cultures should provide us with the security to be who we are and yet not be intimidated or intolerant concerning others’ practises and persuasions. I still hold hope in the brotherhood of man. // Eat your meal first at home, then bring your apple and I’ll bring my pear and we will feast under the light of a merciful sun. I leave you with two phrases from one of America’s greatest prophets, Walt Whitman - “This is the meal equally set” and “Whoever you are come forth.” // …and never forget JesusAllahKrishnaBuddha loves you and it’s just as important to love yourself. // Love, peace and tolerance TTD ‘93”.

Songwriter:
Terence Trent D’Arby

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source/pic: my records
US catalog # and side one/two/EP breakdown: the web



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Crosby, Pevar & Raymond (CPR)

More titular posts with David Crosby on this blog (on the Various Artists posts, Lee performs with somebody else):

David Crosby bassroutes.blogspot.com/2010/02/david-crosby_09.html
Crosby, Stills & Nash bassroutes.blogspot.com/2010/02/crosby-stills-nash.html
David Crosby & Graham Nash bassroutes.blogspot.com/2010/02/david-crosby-graham-nash.html
No Nukes bassroutes.blogspot.com/2009/11/james-taylor.html
Sixties Transition bassroutes.blogspot.com/2011/02/dino-valenti-chester-powers.html

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David Crosby, Jeff Pevar & James Raymond - CPR
Samson Music GC0145 (1998) - US CD

1 - Morrison*
2 - That House
3 - One For Every Moment*
4 - At The Edge
5 - Somebody Else’s Town*
6 - Rusty And Blue
7 - Somehow She Knew
8 - Little Blind Fish
9 - Yesterday’s Child
10 - It’s All Coming Back To Me Now
11 - Time Is The Final Currency

David Crosby - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Acoustic 12-String Guitar
Jeff Pevar - Vocals, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Slide Guitar, Nylon String Guitar, Fretless Bass, Ebow, Mandolin
James Raymond - Vocals, Piano, Lead Vocals, Wedding Ring, Electric Piano, Drum Programming, Acoustic Piano, Organ
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 3, 5)*
James “Hutch” Hutchinson - Bass, Fretless Bass
Steve DiStanislao - Drums (1, 4)
Russ Kunkel - Drums
Curt Bisquera - Drums (5)
Michael Bland - Drums
Luis Conte - Percussion (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Debra Dobkin - Percussion
Steve Tavaglione - Soprano Saxophone

Produced by CPR and Dan Garcia
Jan Crosby - Executive Producer

Dan Garcia - Engineer
Sebastian Haimerl - Assistant Engineer
Bobby Salcedo - Assistant Engineer

John Gonzales - Guitar Technician
Ed Kolakowski - Piano Technician

R.Mac Holbert - Cover Design
Floyd Crosby - Cover Photo
Murray Close - Photographer
Henry Diltz - Photographer
Bobby Hammer - Photographer
Tim Owens - Photographer

“Thanks to the Groovemaster staff: Ed Wong, Lonn Baker, Eric Lynn. Thanks also to Jackson Browne for the use of the best studio in town. Greg Romano and everyone at J. D’Addario and Company, Inc. guitar strings, Holly at Highlander pick ups”.

“A lifetime of thanks to Jan, Django, Dana, Stacia, and Gracie for loving us and being patient while this music came through us”.

“Graham Nash for his never ending friendship and support // David Bender for Chéz Bender // Carol Kinzil at CAA // Doug Ingoldsby four our birthplace // Kristal & Bill Melendez @Power Graphics // Alicia Winfield @ Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, and Fischer for legal counsel and friendship // Rachael, Margaret, and Todd @ Gelfand, Rennert, and Feldman for sticking with us // Michael Jensen @ Jensen Communications for making it happen”.

“Thanks to Norm Waitt, Mike Delich and all at Samson Music”.

“Listening to CPR, you have to recall the great Duke Ellington’s definitive comment on musical quality: “If it sounds good, it is good.” With that simple approach, David Crosby, Jeff Pevar, and James Raymond bring grace and elegance to contemporary harmonies that echo the best jazz and rock roots. It “sounds good”, which is a simple foundation supporting a complex structure. CPR includes a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter with a lasting influence on popular music, a guitarist who’s played with the greatest names in the business, and a keyboard player who’s a composer in television and film, and (like the others), enjoys backup, session, and performance credits with some of the hottest acts in the culture. // It’s this startling blend of solo and ensemble talent that is the basis for the band’s success in the studio and on tour. David Crosby brings almost four decades of experience to the group, as a solo folk artist, and as a founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash (and on occasion) Young. James Raymond began playing, composing, and arranging as a teenager, and by age thirty has played with top jazz and rock groups, while Jeff Pevar has been a force in the bands behind Ray Charles, James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Joe Cocker, Shawn Colvin, B.B. King and many others. CPR’s close harmonies are like gold and silver threads running through the fabric of their music; following the intricate patterns of sound is an exercise in discovery. // The deceptively easy beat that marks the opening of “Morrison” gives way to righteous indignation in its chorus. There’s a haunting imagery in “Somehow She Knew” that is mirrored by the poignant lyrics of “Time Is The Final Currency,” and a rhythmic lilt to “Little Blind Fish”. The song “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now” simply rocks. All through the album Crosby’s vocals blend effortlessly with Raymond’s and Pevar’s harmonies, creating an effect that’s a soulful reunion of the familiar and the unexpected. CPR creates echoes with every listening, because the heart has a memory of its own.”

Songwriters:
David Crosby
Jeff Pevar
James Raymond
Craig Doerge

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source/pic: my records



David Crosby, Jeff Pevar & James Raymond - Just Like Gravity
Gold Circle Records GC 20002-2 (2001) - US CD

1 - Map To Buried Treasure
2 - Breathless
3 - Darkness
4 - Gone Forever
5 - Eyes Too Blue
6 - Jerusalem*
7 - Kings Get Broken
8 - Angel Dream
9 - Katie Did
10 - Climber
11 - Coyote King
12 - Just Like Gravity

David Crosby - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocal
Jeff Pevar - Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Nylon String Guitar, 6 String Electric Guitar, 12 String Electric Guitar
James Raymond - Vocals, Acoustic Piano, Moog Bass, Piano, Marimba, Synths, Hammond Organ, Percussion, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar
Leland Sklar - Bass (6)*
Andrew Ford - Bass
Steve DiStanislao - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), Percussion (5, 10, 11), Vocals
Jamaica Rafael - Pizzicato Violin
Steve Tavaglione - Alto Flute

Produced by CPR and Paul Dieter

Dan Garcia - Recording Engineer
Paul Dieter - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Bill Lane - Assistant Engineer
Mark Johnson - Assistant Engineer
Rich Tosi - Assistant

Recording Studios:
Groove Masters, Santa Monica, CA
Santa Barbara Sound, Santa Barbara, CA

Gavin Lurssen - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

John Gonzales - Guitar Technician
Edward Kolakowski - Piano and Electric Piano Technician

Donovan Crosby - Art Direction
Andrew Jonez - Graphic Design
Tim Owen - Photography
Steven Barncard - Photography
Francesco Lucarelli - Photography

“David Crosby uses McAllister Guitars // Jeff Pevar uses D’Addario Strings // James Raymond’s preference is the Baldwin Piano // CPR uses Audix Microphones // Andrew Ford uses Yamaha basses and Eden amplifiers // Steve DiStanislao uses DW drums and Paiste cymbals”.

“David Thanks: My thanks to my family: Jan Crosby, Donovan Crosby, James, Stacia, and Grace Raymond, and Django Crosby…….. Also to my friends who helped: Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Todd Gelfand, Michael Jensen, Eliot Roberts, Norm Waitt, Mike Delich, Gerry Tolman, Rachel Scheff, Frank Gironda, Bonnie Levetin, Stephen Barncard”.

“Jeff Thanks: To the Pevar, Crosby, Raymond and extended CPR families for their unending love and support. To Stevie D and Drew for making this a complete band, to Graham and Jackson for their constant generosity and support, and to Doug Kupper, Dana, Buck, Sufi, TT, Jenna, Patty, Schnitz, Doane and all my dear friends from Max Creek and Jazz Is Dead”.

“James Thanks: Stacia for her love and for leading me to Jerusalem, Grace for her love and support, David, Jan, Jeff, Drew, Stevie, my parents, John and Madeline, Mary, Joan, Donovan, Django and all other family. Ed Kolakowski, Marsie Rowan and Dan Riscili at Baldwin Piano Scott Sheperd, Mike Pavone, Stu Krieger, Eric Slaughter, Dan Garcia, Shawn Tubbs, Chris Rich and Fern Geiger”.

“CPR Thanks: Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Ed Wong, Norm Waitt, Mike Delich, Doug Ingoldsby, Alexander Dumble, Bob Bradshaw, Anastasia and John Gonzales, Jim Hart and family. Our crew: Paul, Gonz, Rance, Mason, Bobalu”.

www.crosbycpr.com

Songwriters:
David Crosby
Jeff Pevar
James Raymond
Jan Crosby
Steve DiStanislao
Andrew Ford
Graham Nash

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source/pic: my records



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