FULL TRACKLISTINGS FOR APPLE RECORDS RE-RELEASES

Apple are re-releasing newly remastered editions of their classic catalogue including their first ever singles compilation. Full details:

‘Come and Get It: the Best of Apple Records’
First Commercial Multi-Artist Compilation in Apple’s History
Set for Release on October 25th 2010

‘The Radha Krishna Temple’ Added to Historic Release of Original Apple Albums from 1968 to 1973 – Remastered CDs and Apple’s First Digital Downloads Due October 25th 2010

CD Bonus Tracks and Digital Download Extras Now Announced

The dazzling range of music originally issued by Apple Records between 1968 and 1973, which is now the subject of an unprecedented multi-album worldwide campaign starting October 25th – including remastered CDs (with bonus material revealed for the first time below) and Apple’s first digital downloads – will now be augmented by two additional titles: ‘Come and Get It: The Best Of Apple Records,’ the first commercially issued multi-artist compilation in the label’s history; and ‘The Radha Krishna Temple,’ the self-titled album of devotional music produced by George Harrison.

‘Come and Get It: The Best Of Apple Records,’ a 21 track compilation of singles, ranging from the folk-rooted tunes of Mary Hopkin and James Taylor, and the energetic rock of Badfinger (also The Iveys) and Jackie Lomax, to the deep soul of Doris Troy and Billy Preston, will also be released in the physical and digital marketplace on October 25th 2010.

‘Come and Get It‘ displays Apple’s vibrant years of musical experimentation in full flower, from bona fide hit singles to the cult classics of the catalogue, as represented by brass band The Black Dyke Mills Band, Cajun collective The Sundown Playboys, and more. Hot Chocolate (as ‘The Hot Chocolate Band’) makes an appearance, as does Ronnie Spector, Bill Elliot & The Elastic Oz Band, Chris Hodge, Brute Force, and others.

Launched by The Beatles in 1968, Apple served as the new outlet for their own recordings as well as the music of an eclectic roster of artists who were all personally brought to the label by The Beatles (individually and/or collectively). In the revolutionary spirit of the times, Apple’s utopian artist-orientated mission celebrated diversity in a friendly creative environment. The result was a rainbow spectrum of music, from folk, rock and soul to The Modern Jazz Quartet and the work of contemporary British classical composer John Tavener.

As Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music prepare for the upcoming 17 album CD and digital download release, it is a reminder that the introduction of an artist on The Beatles’ record label was avidly followed by fans across the universe – then and now. Each of the albums has been digitally remastered at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios in London by the same dedicated team of engineers behind The Beatles’ recent remastered catalogue releases of 2009.

Details of ‘Come And Get It’ and each original album along with newly announced bonus material are as follows:

COME AND GET IT: THE BEST OF APPLE RECORDS
1 Those Were The Days / Mary Hopkin

The multi-million selling debut 45 by Mary Hopkin was UK No. 1 for six weeks in 1968 and was produced by Paul McCartney, who discovered this 1920s Russian folk song in a London night club.

2 Carolina In My Mind / James Taylor

Taken from his self-titled debut album, this is the original version of ‘Carolina In My Mind’, cut in London in 1968. Issued as a US single, it features Paul McCartney on bass and George Harrison on backing vocals.

3 Maybe Tomorrow / The Iveys

The Iveys were brought to Apple by former Beatles roadie Mal Evans and ‘Maybe Tomorrow’ was a hit in Holland and a minor hit in the US, before the band changed its name to Badfinger.

4 Thingumybob / The Black Dyke Mills Band

Paul McCartney’s theme tune for a 1968 British TV comedy drama series, recorded by the most famous brass band in the world.

5 King Of Fuh / Brute Force

Brute Force is a New York songwriter and this single was championed by John Lennon and George Harrison, but ‘Fuh’ rhymes with ‘Uh’, and ‘the Fuh king’ was therefore banned back in 1969.

6 Sour Milk Sea / Jackie Lomax

Jackie Lomax has a great blue-eyed soul voice that more than does justice to this otherwise unavailable ‘White Album’-era song by George Harrison. Paul and Ringo provide rhythm and Eric Clapton plays lead guitar.

7 Goodbye / Mary Hopkin

Mary’s hugely successful follow-up to ‘Those Were The Days’ was written by Paul McCartney, and features Paul providing his own thigh-slapping percussion throughout.

8 That’s The Way God Planned It / Billy Preston

Billy Preston’s breakthrough UK hit, reaching No. 11, features the stellar line-up of Billy on keyboards, George Harrison on guitar, Keith Richards on bass, Ginger Baker on drums and Eric Clapton on lead guitar.

9 New Day / Jackie Lomax

An original non-album Lomax 45 that was co-produced with Mal Evans, and single-handedly defines the Jackie Lomax sound: British soul meets R&B with horns.

10 Golden Slumbers-Carry That Weight / Trash

A powerful interpretation of two songs from The Beatles’ Abbey Road, recorded by Trash, a heavy Scottish group that came to Apple via their producer, former Shadows drummer Tony Meehan.

11 Give Peace A Chance / Hot Chocolate Band

This completely re-worded British reggae version of John Lennon’s peace anthem was brought to Apple in a one-off deal by the band that became hugely popular in the Seventies with a string of classic disco hits.

12 Come And Get It / Badfinger

Written and produced by Paul McCartney for The Magic Christian film starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, ‘Come And Get It’ was a massive worldwide hit and the first record issued by The Iveys under their new name of Badfinger.

13 Ain’t That Cute / Doris Troy

Soul singer-songwriter Doris Troy had scored hits before coming to Apple in 1969, and she and George Harrison wrote ‘Ain’t That Cute’ from scratch in the studio — the first time George had ever written a song that way.

14 My Sweet Lord / Billy Preston

George Harrison produced this soulful, gospel version of his most famous solo song, which he gave to Billy Preston before he had recorded it and released it himself.

15 Try Some Buy Some / Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector, one-time Ronette and former wife of legendary producer Phil, recorded this George Harrison original in 1971. George later re-cut it himself for Living In The Material World, using the exact same backing as Ronnie’s single.

16 Govinda / Radha Krishna Temple

‘Govinda’ is a Sanskrit hymn to Krishna, and was a UK Top 30 hit for the Radha Krishna Temple in 1970. Produced by George Harrison, who also plays bass and accordion.

17 We’re On Our Way / Chris Hodge

In 1972, Chris Hodge, a young British pop singer with a fascination for UFOs, caught the attention of Ringo Starr who signed Chris to Apple. ‘We’re On Our Way’ was recorded at Apple’s own studio in the basement of 3 Savile Row, London, and was a hit in America.

18 Saturday Nite Special / The Sundown Playboys

‘Saturday Nite Special’ is a lover’s lament sung in Cajun French by this cross-generational collective from Louisiana, USA, who came to Apple when their teenage accordionist sent in the song on a whim.

19 God Save Us / Bill Elliot & The Elastic Oz Band

John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote this fundraiser for the defence in the famous Oz Obscenity Trial of 1971 and produced it too with Mal Evans and Phil Spector. Vocalist Bill Elliot later signed to George Harrison’s Dark Horse label.

20 Sweet Music / Lon & Derrek van Eaton

New Jersey’s Lon & Derrek van Eaton were one of the last acts to sign to Apple in 1971 and the first to make use of Apple’s then state-of-the-art recording studio. George Harrison produced ‘Sweet Music’ and Ringo played drums.

21 Day After Day / Badfinger

The band’s third single for Apple was produced by George Harrison, who duetted with the band’s Pete Ham on the slide guitar solo. It went UK Top 10 in 1972, and peaked at No. 4 Billboard in the US, in the same week that Nilsson’s cover of Badfinger’s ‘Without You’ was at No. 1.

JAMES TAYLOR (1968) by James Taylor
James Taylor’s debut album, recorded in 1968, includes two of his best loved songs, ‘Something In The Way She Moves’ and ‘Carolina In My Mind’. Both are familiar to millions from the 1976 versions that open his 11 x Platinum Greatest Hits, but were first recorded for Apple Records in 1968. Here are the original recordings, alongside 10 equally strong others, made in London with a little help from top musicians and some baroque English strings.

This Remastered CD includes four Bonus Tracks, all previously unreleased:

‘Sunny Skies’ / studio demo, later re-recorded for 1970’s Sweet Baby James
‘Let Me Ride’ / studio demo, later re-recorded for 1971’s Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
‘Sunshine Sunshine’ / solo acoustic demo of a song from James Taylor
‘Carolina In My Mind’ / solo acoustic demo of a song from James Taylor
MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC (1970) by Badfinger
Magic Christian Music is a sweet, colourful pop album packed full of early gems from the songwriting powerhouse that began as The Iveys and later became Badfinger. Also featuring the worldwide smash hit ‘Come And Get It’, written and produced by Paul McCartney for the 1969 Peter Sellers / Ringo Starr movie The Magic Christian.

This Remastered CD includes five Bonus Tracks, all previously unreleased rare recordings by The Iveys:

‘And Her Daddy’s A Millionaire’ / alternative version
‘Mrs Jones’ / remix of an Iveys single-that-never-was
‘Sali Bloo’ / mono mix
‘See-Saw Granpa’ / mono mix
‘I’ve Been Waiting’ / unedited take of this psychedelic cult classic
Six further rare Iveys tracks will be available exclusively as Digital Downloads:

‘Dear Angie’ / mono mix
‘No Escaping Your Love’ / mono mix
‘Think About The Good Times’ / previously unreleased mono mix
‘Yesterday Ain’t Coming Back / previously unreleased mono mix
‘Arthur’ / previously unreleased stereo remix.
‘Storm In A Teacup’ / from Apple’s 1969 Wall’s Ice Cream EP
NO DICE (1970) by Badfinger
The first album with guitarist and singer-songwriter Joey Molland, No Dice is a watershed collection of power pop that bridges the band’s commercial instincts with the classic, no-frills rock that became their trademark. Includes the Top 10 single, ‘No Matter What’, and the original version of the Ivor Novello and Grammy Award winning ‘Without You’, made famous by Harry Nilsson, and later Mariah Carey.

This Remastered CD includes five Bonus Tracks, all previously unreleased rare recordings; the last five of which were all produced by Mal Evans:

‘I Can’t Take It’ / extended version / produced by Geoff Emerick
‘Without You’ / mono studio demo
‘Get Down’ / mono studio demo
‘Photograph’ (aka ‘Friends Are Hard To Find’) / alternative version
‘Believe Me’ / alternative version
‘No Matter What’ / mono demo version
Two further previously unreleased tracks will be available exclusively as Digital Downloads:

‘Love Me Do’ / instrumental version
‘Get Down’ / extended stereo version
STRAIGHT UP (1972) by Badfinger

Long considered to be the group’s finest album, Straight Up is a glorious collection of strong melodies, insightful lyrics and deep emotion. Produced in part by George Harrison and containing the U.S. hit, ‘Baby Blue’, plus the worldwide smash ‘Day After Day’ — featuring George and the group’s Pete Ham joining forces on the superb synchronized slide guitar solo.

This Remastered CD includes six Bonus Tracks, all produced by the Grammy Award-winning Geoff Emerick, three of which are previously unreleased songs:

‘I’ll Be The One’ / originally intended as a Badfinger single
‘Name Of The Game’ / first version; the cancelled single, Apple 35
‘Baby Blue’ / US single mix; not issued on 45 in the UK
‘Baby Please’ / previously unreleased song
‘No Good At All’ / previously unreleased song
‘Sing For The Song’ / previously unreleased song
Seven further tracks will be available exclusively as Digital Downloads, all taken from the unreleased album in between No Dice and Straight Up, produced by Geoff Emerick. One of these tracks is previously unreleased:

‘Money’
‘Flying’
‘Perfection’
‘Suitcase’ / with original ‘Pusher, Pusher’ lyric
‘Sweet Tuesday Morning’ / previously unreleased
‘Mean Mean Jemima’
‘Loving You’
ASS (1974) by Badfinger
Joey Molland assumes half the songwriting on this, the group’s heaviest and most serious album. Ass is solid gold Badfinger. It was partly recorded at the then state-of-the-art Apple Studios at 3 Savile Row, London, and contains the group’s valedictory ‘Apple Of My Eye’, written by Pete Ham. The album was produced by Badfinger with Chris Thomas.

This Remastered CD includes five Bonus Tracks, all produced by Badfinger themselves. Four of these are previously unreleased versions, and one is a previously unreleased song:

‘Do You Mind’
‘Apple Of My Eye’
‘Blind Owl’
‘Regular’ / previously unreleased song
‘Timeless’
Five further tracks will be available exclusively as Digital Downloads, all produced by Badfinger themselves. Four of these are previously unreleased versions and the other is a previously unreleased song:

‘Get Away’

‘When I Say’

‘The Winner’

‘I Can Love You’

‘Piano Red’ / previously unreleased song

POST CARD (1968) by Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin’s debut is a treasury of popular song. Produced by Paul McCartney and featuring numbers from Donovan, Harry Nilsson and, in rare songwriting mode, George Martin; plus classics from the Gershwins and Irving Berlin. Mary’s pure, folk-inspired vocals make for a beguiling, dreamy album. Although not included on the original UK LP, Mary’s global smash hit ‘Those Were The Days’ is now the staple track on Post Card.

This Remastered CD includes four Bonus Tracks, three of which were produced by Paul McCartney, and one by Geoff Emerick. One of these is previously unreleased — a cancelled Mary Hopkin single from 1969

‘Turn Turn Turn’ / 1968 B-side to ‘Those Were The Days’
‘Goodbye’ / Mary’s second hit single, written by Paul McCartney
‘Sparrow’ / 1969 B-side to ‘Goodbye’, written by Gallagher & Lyle then signed to Apple Publishing
‘Fields Of St. Etienne’ / previously unreleased version of this Gallagher & Lyle song, the cancelled single, Apple 16.
Four further tracks will be available exclusively as Digital Downloads, each produced by Paul McCartney: foreign language vocal versions of ‘Those Were The Days’. Two of these have never before been available in digital format (CD or download):

‘Le Temps Des Fleurs’ / ‘Those Were The Days’ in French (first time on digital)
‘An Jenem Tag’ / ‘Those Were The Days’ in German (first time on digital)
‘Quelli Erano Giorni’ / ‘Those Were The Days’ in Italian
‘Que Tiempo Feliz’ / ‘Those Were The Days’ in Spanish
EARTH SONG / OCEAN SONG (1971) by Mary Hopkin
Issued in 1971, this is Mary Hopkin’s coming-of-age collection, packed with socially-conscious, lyrically-aware anthems from the cream of the era’s folk protagonists: Ralph McTell, Gallagher & Lyle, Tom Paxton, Cat Stevens, Harvey Andrews and the relatively unknown Liz Thorsen who wrote the collection’s title songs, ‘Earth Song’ and ‘Ocean Song’. Mary defines her art on this album, co-ordinated by legendary producer and Mary’s husband-to-be at the time, Tony Visconti.

This Remastered CD includes three Bonus Tracks, all produced by Tony Visconti:

‘Kew Gardens’ / 1971 B-side to ‘Let My Name Be Sorrow’
‘When I Am Old One Day’ / from the Earth Song / Ocean Song sessions
‘Let My Name Be Sorrow’ / Mary’s penultimate single for Apple Records, issued in 1971
Three further tracks will be available exclusively as Digital Downloads, each produced by Tony Visconti and two of which are being made available digitally (on CD or as downloads) for the first time:

‘Quand Je Te Regarde Vivre’ / ‘Let My Name Be Sorrow’ sung in French (first time on digital)
‘Watashi O Kanashimi To Yonde’ / ‘Let My Name Be Sorrow’ sung in Japanese (first time on digital)
‘Jefferson’ / original 1971 B-side to ‘Water, Paper And Clay’, Mary’s last single for Apple Records
THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT (1969) by Billy Preston

Billy Preston’s debut album for Apple Records was his vocal album debut too. Before this Billy was renowned merely as a wizard instrumentalist. Here, his impassioned vocals help create one of the best soul records of the 1960s. Produced by George Harrison, That’s The Way… expands Billy’s palette of gospel and R&B to embrace rock elements brought in by A-list players Keith Richards, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton.

This Remastered CD includes the three bonus tracks from the 1991 CD plus the previously unreleased ‘Something’s Got To Change’

‘Through All Times’
‘As I Get Older’ / an instrumental produced by Ray Charles and the 1970 B-side to Billy’s second Apple single, ‘All That I’ve Got (I’m Gonna Give It To You)’
‘That’s The Way God Planned It’ / stripped back ‘rock’ version
‘Something’s Got To Change’ / first recorded by Ray Charles in 1967
ENCOURAGING WORDS (1970) by Billy Preston
Encouraging Words is steeped in exemplary playing and songwriting… and pure funky soul. Produced by George Harrison and Billy together, it is packed with originals and inspired covers, including ‘My Sweet Lord’ and ‘All Things (Must) Pass’ — donated by George before he released them himself — and a unique Harrison-Preston songwriting collaboration, the gospel hymn ‘Sing One For The Lord’. This is Billy on the launch pad just before he rocketed to U.S. No.2 success with ‘Outta Space’ for A&M Records.

This Remastered CD includes the two Bonus Tracks from the 1993 release along with ‘How Long Has The Train Been Gone’ which is a previously unreleased track

‘As Long As I’ve Got My Baby’ / originally the planned B-side to the cancelled UK ‘My Sweet Lord’ single, Apple 29
‘All That I’ve Got (I’m Gonna Give It To You)’ / co-written with Doris Troy and Billy’s third Apple single in 1970.
‘How Long Has The Train Been Gone’ / written with Bruce Fisher and later re-recorded for Billy’s 1973 album Everybody Loves Some Kind Of Music
DORIS TROY (1970) by Doris Troy
The self-titled Apple album from the legendary Doris Troy, nicknamed ‘Mama Soul’ by her British fans, is an exciting union of R&B, gospel and rock. It showcases four little-known songs that Doris co-wrote with George Harrison, two of which also credit Stephen Stills and Ringo Starr. Other guests include Billy Preston, Peter Frampton and Eric Clapton.

This Remastered CD includes the five Bonus Tracks that appeared on the 1992 CD reissue, plus an additional, previously unreleased, alternative version of ‘All That I’ve Got (I’m Gonna Give It To You)’, written with Billy Preston and issued by Billy as his third Apple single in 1970.

‘All That I’ve Got (I’m Gonna Give It To You)’ / co-written with Billy Preston
‘Get Back’ / Beatles cover version and the B-side to Doris’ second Apple single ‘Jacob’s Ladder’
‘Dearest Darling’ / a Doris original unreleased until 1992
‘What You Will Blues’
‘Vaya Con Dios’ / the B-side to ‘Ain’t That Cute’ in 1970
‘All That I’ve Got (I’m Gonna Give It To You)’ / newly discovered alternative version
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? (1968) by Jackie Lomax
Yes! This is a cracking album of powerful late-Sixties rock and blue-eyed soul originals by Liverpool vocalist Jackie Lomax. Among the many highlights is the one cover, George Harrison’s otherwise unavailable ‘White Album’-era song ‘Sour Milk Sea’, given to Jackie and featuring guest players including George, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Keith Richards and Eric Clapton.

This Remastered CD includes six Bonus Tracks, three of which are previously unreleased:

‘New Day’ / Jackie’s second single for Apple, from 1969
‘Thumbin’ A Ride’ / cover of the Coasters song, produced by Paul McCartney and the B-side to ‘How The Web Was Woven’ in 1970
‘How The Web Was Woven’ / Jackie’s last single for Apple, produced by George Harrison
‘You’ve Got To Be Strong’ / previously unreleased by Jackie Lomax; also covered by Doris Troy on her Apple album
‘You Make It With Me’ / previously unreleased; one of the last tracks Jackie recorded for Apple
‘Can You Hear Me’ / previously unreleased; one of the last tracks Jackie recorded for Apple in the summer of 1969
Four further tracks will be available exclusively as Digital Downloads, three of which make their debut in the digital domain:

‘Going Back To Liverpool’ / unreleased until 1991
‘Sour Milk Sea’ / 1968 mono mix (first time on digital)
‘The Eagle Laughs At You’ / 1968 mono mix (first time on digital)
‘Little Yellow Pills’ / 1968 mono mix (first time on digital)
UNDER THE JASMIN TREE (1968) & SPACE (1969) by the Modern Jazz Quartet (a 2-on-1 CD)
Two albums of high-class improvisational bebop recorded by Atlantic Records legends the MJQ while on secondment to Apple. With their unique line-up of piano, vibes, bass and drums, the Quartet brought old-style tuxedo excellence and cool organic jazz to the Apple catalogue.

This Remastered CD includes one Bonus Track:

‘Yesterday’ / previously unreleased version of The Beatles’ classic
THE WHALE (1970) & CELTIC REQUIEM (1971) by John Tavener (a 2-on-1 CD)
Sir John Tavener was knighted by The Queen in 2000 for his services to music, and he remains one of Britain’s most popular classical composers. Back in the late Sixties, John Tavener was championed by John & Yoko, and befriended by Ringo Starr. Apple’s recordings of The Whale, his avant-garde oratorio, and Celtic Requiem, written for soprano, orchestra and children’s choir, were his first ever full-length releases, and remain extraordinary examples of British contemporary classical music.

This remastered CD also contains two supporting pieces, ‘Nomine Jesu’ (‘Name Of Jesus’) and ‘Coplas’ (‘Verses’), that were originally issued on the Celtic Requiem album in 1970, and were later reworked into the major Tavener composition of 1972 Ultimos Ritos. For this new CD, Sir John has re-presented The Whale as it was originally published in the score. Instead of spanning two tracks as per all previous releases, the oratorio has now been split into its seven discrete sections, allowing the listener for the first time to follow on record the individual elements of this early and most innovative work.

RADHA KRISHNA TEMPLE (1971) by the Radha Krishna Temple (London)
The latest addition to the 2010 Reissue campaign is The Radha Krishna Temple album, which was recorded by the London chapter of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and was produced by George Harrison. The album is a collection of devotional chants and prayers to Krishna (another name for God) and to the movement’s own divinely-inspired spiritual masters. It spawned two Top 30 UK singles, ‘Hare Krishna Mantra’ (No. 12) and ‘Govinda’ (No. 23), and said George: “It was the greatest fun of all, really, to see Krishna on Top Of The Pops”. Krishna Consciousness can be defined as a “process of plain living and high thinking” that leads to spiritual knowledge, self-realization, as well as the greater goal of peace and happiness in the wider world.

This Remastered CD includes one Bonus Track:

‘Namaste Sarawati Devi’ / previously unreleased

Source: Applerecords.com

ERIC CLAPTON RELEASES NEW ALBUM ‘CLAPTON’ ON 27 SEPTEMBER

Eric Clapton will be releasing his new studio album titled ‘Clapton’ on 27 September 2010 in the Uk and 28 September in the US. Originally the new album was to be a double tentatively called ‘Whiplash’. It was going to be a mixture of covers and new songs. It has now been culled to a single set with the possibility of volume 2 being released next year.

Eric has performed some of these covers over the last few tours when he would perform them in the acoustic segment of the show.

Tracklist for ‘Clapton’:

Traveling Alone
Rocking Chair
River Runs Deep
Judgment Day
How Deep Is The Ocean
Milkman
Crazy About You Baby
That’s No Way To Get Along
Everything Will Be Alright
Diamonds
When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful
Hard Times
Rolling And Tumbling
Autumn Leaves

Source: your way to music

Buy your copy here if you live in Europe.
Buy your copy here if you live in the USA.

ERIC CLAPTON’S 2010 CROSSROADS FESTIVAL DUE FOR DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASE VIA RHINO ON 8 NOVEMBER

Eric Clapton’s 2010 Crossroads Festival in Chicago on 26 June 2010 saw the usual gathering of stellar musicians including Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, Derek Trucks, Sonny Landreth, BB King, Buddy Guy, Sheryl Crow, Doyle Bramhall II etc

Among the many highlights were a killer performance of Rock Me Baby featuring Robert Cray, Jimmy Vaughan, Eric Clapton and BB King, a great set with Eric and Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck joining Eric for Shake Your Moneymaker and so much more.

Buy your copy here.

The full schedule was:

1:50 AM – 12:15 PM
Sonny Landreth (joined by Eric Clapton for one number)

12:20 – 12:55 PM
Robert Randolph joined by Joe Bonamassa & Pino Daniele

1:00 – 1:40 PM
Robert Cray with Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin

1:45 – 2 PM
Bert Jansch

2:05 – 2:20 PM
Stefan Grossman

2:25 – 2:50 PM
ZZ Top

3:00 – 3:40 PM
Doyle Bramhall II joined by Gary Clark & Sheryl Crow

3:50 – 4:35 PM
Vince Gill joined by Albert Lee, James Burton, & Keb’ Mo’

4:45 – 5:00 PM
Citizen Cope

5:05 – 5:20 PM
Earl Klugh

5:25 – 5:50 PM
John Mayer

6:00 – 6:35 PM
Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang

6:45 – 7:35 PM
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band joined by Warren Haynes, Sheryl Crow, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas, & Johnny Winter

7:45 – 8:20 PM
Jeff Beck

8:35 – 10:05 PM
Eric Clapton with Steve Winwood

10:10 – 10:30 PM
BB King with Robert Cray Band

10:30 – 10:50 PM
Sweet Home Chicago finale!

Rhino will release a double dvd/Blu-Ray set on the 8 November 2010.

DELANEY AND BONNIE AND FRIENDS WITH ERIC CLAPTON EXPANDED ‘ON TOUR’ BOX SET

Rhino Handmade have excelled themselves with the release of a massive 4cd set edition of Delaney and Bonnie and Friends with Eric Clapton.

Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett assembled an all-star group of “friends” in 1969 for a weeklong tour of England, a legendary excursion that would produce On Tour With Eric Clapton, one of rock’s most powerful and enduring live albums. Clocking in at a mere 40 minutes, the original left fans wanting more for decades. THE WAIT IS OVER – Rhino Handmade delivers with a four-disc deluxe reissue expanded with more than three hours of unreleased roof-raising, hickory-smoked rock ’n’ soul.

The set, which comes packaged in a mock road case, contains Delaney & Bonnie & Friends’ complete performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, plus a composite of the next night’s performances at Colston Hall in Bristol, and both the early and late shows from the tour’s final stop at Fairfield Halls in Croydon. Along with the Bramletts, the touring band showcased on these discs includes guitarists Eric Clapton and Dave Mason, bassist Carl Radle, drummer Jim Gordon, organist Bobby Whitlock, Jim Price and Bobby Keys on horns, percussionist Tex Johnson, and singer Rita Coolidge. The Croydon shows also features Mysterioso (aka George Harrison), who can be heard playing bottleneck slide, a technique Harrison reportedly learned from Delaney during this tour.

Along with unreleased versions of all the songs from the original, this reissue also contains several songs not featured on the 1970 album, including “I Don’t Know Why” a track the Bramletts penned with Clapton; “My Baby Specializes” and “Everybody Loves A Winner” from the Bramlett’s debut Home; “Get Ourselves Together” from the couple’s 1969 follow-up Accept No Substitute; the traditional “Will The Circle Be Unbroken”; a cover of Spencer Davis Group’s “Gimme Some Lovin’”; and the instrumental “Pigmy.”

Glyn Johns, who recorded the Colston Hall gig, revisits his experience in the collection’s detailed liner notes: “There is no question that they had an immense effect on popular music, mostly by influencing some of the most successful musicians of the day. The outstanding memory for me is the sound they created. Being an engineer, it had a huge influence on me—this, coupled with the complexity of the rhythm section and the ease with which they performed. Us Brits had never heard anything so fluid.”

Tracklistings:

Disc 1
Royal Albert Hall (12/1/1969)

1. INTRO/TUNING [0:41]

2. OPENING JAM [4:48]
(Delaney Bramlett)

3. GIMME SOME LOVIN’ [3:49]
(Spencer Davis/Muff Winwood/Steve Winwood)

4. BAND INTRODUCTIONS [1:36]

5. ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW [4:35]
(Dave Mason)

6. MEDLEY: POOR ELIJAH/TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON [2:28]/[2:50][5:18]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Jim Ford)(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Leon Russell)

7. GET OURSELVES TOGETHER [3:01]
(Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett/Carl Radle)

8. I DON’T KNOW WHY [4:51]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Eric Clapton)

9. WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY [4:29]
(Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett/Bobby Whitlock)

10. THAT’S WHAT MY MAN IS FOR [3:43]
(Bessie Griffin)

11. MEDLEY: POUR YOUR LOVE ON ME/JUST PLAIN BEAUTIFUL [3:27]/[5:49][9:16]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Jim Ford)(Steve Cropper/Bettye Crutcher)

12. EVERYBODY LOVES A WINNER [4:48]
(William Bell/Booker T. Jones)

13. THINGS GET BETTER [4:02]
(Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd/Wayne Jackson)

14. COMING HOME [4:48]
(Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett/Eric Clapton)

15. I DON’T WANT TO DISCUSS IT [5:19]
(Beth Beatty/Dick Cooper/Ernie Shelby)

16. LITTLE RICHARD MEDLEY [7:31]
a) Tutti Frutti [1:22]
(Richard Penniman/Dorothy LaBostrie/Joe Lubin)
b) The Girl Can’t Help It [1:18]
(Bobby Troup)
c) Long Tall Sally [1:00]
(Richard Penniman/Robert Blackwell/Enotris Johnson)
d) Jenny Jenny [3:51]
(Richard Penniman/Enotris Johnson)

17. MY BABY SPECIALIZES [4:18]
(Isaac Hayes/David Porter)

Disc 2
Colston Hall (12/2/1969)

1. INTRO/TUNING [0:38]

2. OPENING JAM [4:39]
(Delaney Bramlett)

3. GIMME SOME LOVIN’ [3:51]
(Spencer Davis/Muff Winwood/Steve Winwood)

4. THINGS GET BETTER [3:32]
(Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd/Wayne Jackson)

5. MEDLEY: POOR ELIJAH/TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON [5:17]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Jim Ford)(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Leon Russell)

6. I DON’T KNOW WHY [5:11]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Eric Clapton)

7. MEDLEY: POUR YOUR LOVE ON ME/JUST PLAIN BEAUTIFUL [3:14]/[5:27][8:41]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Jim Ford)(Steve Cropper/Bettye Crutcher)

8. WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY [4:12]
(Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett/Bobby Whitlock)

9. COMING HOME [4:49]
(Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett/Eric Clapton)

10. LITTLE RICHARD MEDLEY [6:29]
a) Tutti Frutti [1:02]
(Richard Penniman/Dorothy LaBostrie/Joe Lubin)
b) The Girl Can’t Help It [1:04]
(Bobby Troup)
c) Long Tall Sally [0:57]
(Richard Penniman/Robert Blackwell/Enotris Johnson)
d) Jenny Jenny [3:24]
(Richard Penniman/Enotris Johnson)

11. I DON’T WANT TO DISCUSS IT [5:52]
(Beth Beatty/Dick Cooper/Ernie Shelby)

12. CROWD/ANNOUNCEMENT [2:55]

Disc 3
Fairfield Hall (12/7/1969 – 1st Show)

1. INTRO/TUNING [0:50]

2. GIMME SOME LOVIN’ [3:55]
(Spencer Davis/Muff Winwood/Stevie Winwood)

3. INTRODUCTION [0:44]

4. THINGS GET BETTER [4:27]
(Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd/Wayne Jackson)

5. MEDLEY: POOR ELIJAH/TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON [3:20]/[3:08][Total=6:28]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Jim Ford)(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Leon Russell)

6. I DON’T KNOW WHY [5:09]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Eric Clapton)

7. WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY [5:02]
(Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett/Bobby Whitlock)

8. THAT’S WHAT MY MAN IS FOR [4:46]
(Bessie Griffin)

9. I DON’T WANT TO DISCUSS IT [4:36]
(Beth Beatty/Dick Cooper/Ernie Shelby)

10. COMING HOME [7:51]
(Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett/Eric Clapton)

Disc 4
Fairfield Hall (12/7/1969 – 2nd Show)

1. INTRO/TUNNING [1:24]

2. GIMME SOME LOVIN’ [4:20]
(Spencer Davis/Muff Winwood/Stevie Winwood)

3. PIGMY (Instrumental) [8:51]
(Mel Brown/Billy Larkin/Henry Swarn)

4. INTRODUCTIONS [1:30]

5. THINGS GET BETTER [4:38]
(Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd/Wayne Jackson)

6. MEDLEY: POOR ELIJAH/TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON [2:25]/[2:46][5:11]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Jim Ford)(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Leon Russell)

7. ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW [5:07]
(Dave Mason)

8. WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN [3:11]
(A. P. Carter)

9. WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY [4:50]
(Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett/Bobby Whitlock)

10. I DON’T KNOW WHY [5:10]
(Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Eric Clapton)

11. THAT’S WHAT MY MAN IS FOR [4:30]
(Bessie Griffin)

12. COMING HOME [6:04]
(Bonnie Bramlett/Delaney Bramlett/Eric Clapton)

13. LITTLE RICHARD MEDLEY [6:17]
a) Tutti Frutti [1:01]
(Richard Penniman/Dorothy LaBostrie/Joe Lubin)
b) The Girl Can’t Help It [1:02]
(Bobby Troup)
c) Long Tall Sally [0:54]
(Richard Penniman/Robert Blackwell/Enotris Johnson)
d) Jenny Jenny [3:20]
(Richard Penniman/Enotris Johnson)

Musicians:
DELANEY BRAMLETT: rhythm guitar, vocals
BONNIE BRAMLETT: vocals
ERIC CLAPTON: lead guitar
GEORGE HARRISON: guitar
DAVE MASON: guitar
CARL RADLE: bass
JIM GORDON: drums
BOBBY WHITLOCK: organ, vocals
JIM PRICE: trumpet, trombone
BOBBY KEYS: saxophone
TEX JOHNSON: conga, bongo drums
RITA COOLIDGE: vocals

Recorded live in England

Recording Engineers: ANDY & GLYN JOHNS
Mix Down Engineer: ??
Horn Arrangements by JIM PRICE & DELANEY BRAMLETT
Special Thanks to Ahmet Ertegun & Mysterioso
Design & Photography by Tom Wilkes & Barry Feinstein for Camouflage Productions

BOBBY WHITLOCK PUBLISHES HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY THIS WINTER

Bobby Whitlock will be publishing his autobiography this winter.

Here is a short synopsis of the book:

. Bobby Whitlock comes from Mississippi and as a child suffered harshly at the hands of his abusive father. He recalls the racism in the southern states at the time in candid detail. As a young boy he was sent out to pick cotton to earn money for his family that treated him so badly. He was a country boy with a great voice and a talent for music. He saw this as a way of escaping the awful abuse at the hands of his preacher father. He loved soul music and he was the first white person to be signed to Stax records HIP label. He was the first ‘Friend’ to join the classic Delaney & Bonnie and Friends saga, and recalls this chapter with humour, pathos and occasionally anger.

. Delaney Bramlett died during the course of writing this book and this is the first time that the whole Delaney and Bonnie and Friends story has been told from the inside.

. He talks about how he joined them, living together in a small house, getting a band, moving to a commune of musicians and the funny events that happened there. Recording with Leon Russell and Marc Benno, signing with Elektra records. Bobby recalls the first few album sessions that were sabotaged in one way or another by Delaney. The ups and down of touring with them, their violent fights, the drug taking, sex with Janis Joplin, trouble with Hells Angels, escaping the Vietnam draft.

. Both Eric Clapton and George Harrison were fans and joined their band in 1969. Foolishly, Eric asked the whole band to stay at his country home when they came to England for a tour. They basically trashed it thinking they were superstars. Delaney and Bonnie had every opportunity presented to them to be a huge success. Delaney’s attitude ruined it all, largely due to his abusive nature and a heavy intake of cocaine.

. Eric used the band for his first solo album and flew to Los Angeles to record it. He loved Delaney’s voice and wanted to be able to sing like him. Bobby remembers how those sessions went. A short US tour followed with Eric, but the experience was not a good one. Most of the ‘Friends’ left to join Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour.

After the Friends split, Bobby Whitlock came to England for a break and gather his thoughts. He stayed with Eric at his home and after a few weeks they decided to get a band together. That band was called Derek and the Dominos. They co-wrote the majority of the songs on their debut double album ‘Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs’. It went on to be a hugely successful album. The title song remains a radio favourite and the album is always in the top 100 essential albums charts.

. The thing that impresses us about Bobby is his amazing powers of recollection and great story telling. Yet again, the full story of Derek the Dominos has never been told from a band member. Eric Clapton’s memory of events in the late sixties and early seventies is very sketchy. Many people who bought his biography were very disappointed about the lack of new information on this period. Bobby Whitlock puts that right in this book. The full story behind the ‘Layla’ album is told including how and why the front painting was used as the cover of the album. How the drug fueled sessions produced one of the greatest albums of all time. Their live shows were legendary. Ultimately drugs would destroy the group.

. Elton John was the support act for the Dominos on their US tour in 1970. He proved to be a little too wild and was thrown off the tour after smashing up one hotel room too many.

. Fans have always agreed that George Harrison’s triple album, ‘All Things Must Pass’, is the best solo album by any of the Beatles. Not much is known about the 2 month sessions. Bobby was there with Eric and played on every track. He shares his memories from the recordings as well as revealing who plays on individual tracks. This is something fans have been wanting to know ever since the album was released.

. He was very close to George Harrison, and was engaged to Paula Boyd, George’s sister in law.

. Bobby remembers the tragic events about his band mates in the Dominos, the death of Carl Radle and the declining mental health of drummer Jim Gordon, who killed his mother with a hammer. He recalls in graphic detail the first time Eric took heroin and the effects it had on him.

. After the Dominos split, Bobby stayed in England and took part in various sessions such as ‘Exile On Main Street’ with the Rolling Stones and he has some interesting observations on the recording of that album.

. Bobby has many anecdotes on his associations with The Allman Brothers, Leon Russell, Keith Moon, Stephen Stills and several others.

. Eric Clapton writes a heartfelt foreword.

This will certainly be a must have book for any serious music fan this Christmas.

Pre-order your copy now!
Bobby Whitlock – Autobiography.

Coco Carmel and Bobby Whitlock Website

RE-EDITED BLU-RAY VERSION OF CHARITY CONCERT ‘A CONCERT BY THE LAKE’ WITH ERIC CLAPTON, GARY BROOKER, MIKE RUTHERFORD ETC

This all-star supergroup was brought together to play a charity concert at the historic Wintershall Estate in Surrey in aid of the charity HASTE (Heart And Stroke Trust Endeavour). With Gary Brooker of Procol Harum directing from the piano, a backing band that includes Andy Fairweather Low and Mike Rutherford on guitars, Paul Carrack on keyboards and Henry Spinetti on drums gives virtuoso support to an amazing line-up of star soloists including Eric Clapton, Katie Melua, Roger Taylor, Ringo Starr and The Drifters.

Bonus Features: Interviews with the key performers.

This unique all-star line-up perform many of their classic tracks such as ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’, ‘Over My Shoulder’, ‘Lay Down Sally’, ‘The Closest Thing To Crazy’, ‘I Want To Break Free’, ‘Under The Boardwalk’ and ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ among many others.

Re-edited for Blu-ray release from the original footage and with a new front cover.

A royalty from the sales of the Blu-ray goes to HASTE.

TRACKLISTING: 1 Tequila, 2 Over My Shoulder (ft Paul Carrack), 3 Reconsider Baby (ft Eric Clapton), 4 Lay Down Sally (ft Eric Clapton), 5 How Long (ft Paul Carrack), 6 Willie & The Hand Jive (ft Eric Clapton), 7 Crawling Up A Hill (ft Katie Melua), 8 My Aphrodisiac Is You (ft Katie Melua), 9 The Closest Thing To Crazy (ft Katie Melua), 10 Lay My Burden Down (ft Andy Fairweather Low), 11 Say It’s Not True (ft Roger Taylor), 12 Those Were The Days (ft Roger Taylor), 13 I Want To Break Free (ft Roger Taylor), 14 This World Is Rich (ft Gary Brooker), 15 Act Naturally (ft Ringo Starr), 16 Photograph (feat Ringo Starr), 17 With A Little Help From My Friends (ft Ringo Starr), 18 A Whiter Shade Of Pale (ft Gary Brooker), 19 Stormy Monday (ft Eric Clapton & Chris Barber), 20 Under The Boardwalk (ft The Drifters), 21 Stand By Me (ft The Drifters), 22 Cocaine (ft Eric Clapton), 23 I Can’t Dance (Everyone!)

Technical: Screen Format: 16:9. Sound Formats: DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, LPCM Stereo. Running Time: 128 mins approx

Also Available On DVD: EREDV560

Buy your copy here.

SANTANA LEGACY EDITION DOUBLE CD OF ‘SUPERNATURAL’ CONTAINING UNRELEASED TRACKS WITH ERIC CLAPTON, DAVE MATTHEWS ETC

One of the defining and most critically acclaimed albums of the ’90s, Supernatural was the record which brought Santana to the spotlight of a new generation of fans. Joined by Rob Thomas, Dave Matthews, Everlast, Lauryn Hill, Eric Clapton, Wyclef Jean and others, Supernatural set the standard for contemporary pop and rock records moving into the new millennium.

Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the multi-platinum album, the Legacy Edition includes the phenomenally successful original album completely re-mastered under Carlos Santana’s supervision, a bonus disc jam packed with almost 70 minutes of rare and unreelased material, and a full color book with new liner notes, rare photos, memorabilia and more!

CD1

1. (Da Le) Yaleo
2. Love of My Life Featuring Dave Matthews & Carter Beauford
3. Put Your Lights On Featuring Everlast
4. Africa Bamba
5. Smooth Featuring Rob Thomas
6. Do You like the Way Featuring Lauryn Hill & Cee-Lo
7. Maria Maria Featuring the Product G&B
8. Migra
9. Corazon Espinado Featuring Mana
10. Wishing It Was Featuring Eagle Eye Cherry
11. El Farol
12. Prima Vera
13. The Calling Featuring Eric Clapton

CD2

1. Bacaloa Con Pan *
2. Angel Love (Come With Me)*
3. Rain Down On Me Featuring Dave Matthews & Carter Beauford
4. Corazon Espinado (Spanish Remix) Featuring Mana
5. One Fine Morning *
6. Exodus/Get Up Stand Up
7. Ya Yo Me Cure *
8. Maria Maria (Pumpin’ Dolls Club Mix) Featuring the Product G&B
9. Smooth (Instrumental)
10. The Calling Jam * Featuring Eric Clapton
11. Olympic Festival.

*Previously Unreleased

Due for release 15th Febuary

PLASTIC ONO BAND REFORM WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ERIC CLAPTON, KLAUS VOORMAN ETC

Launched in 1969 with the single “Give Peace A Chance”, PLASTIC ONO BAND is known for its avant-garde music, film, art, and activism. Revived in 2009, YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND includes Yoko Ono, Cornelius, Yuka Honda, Haruomi Hosono and Sean Lennon. On February 16, the group performs a very special concert, featuring songs from their new album Between My Head And The Sky , welcoming many special guests, including some original band members.

VIP Tickets (Price Class 1) include premium seating, a signed limited-edition souvenir poster and a copy of the new critically acclaimed YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND CD Between My Head and the Sky.

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
$39.90, 79.90, 89.90, 150

CHARITY SINGLE BY JACKIE STEWART’S SON FEATURING ERIC CLAPTON

Sir Jackie Stewart’s eldest son has recorded a charity single as a 70th birthday present to his father.

Paul Stewart recorded the single Fly Free with family friend Eric Clapton on the guitar and it will be released on 15 November.

All money raised will be donated to Formula One’s chosen charity, The Grand Prix Mechanics’ Charitable Trust.

Paul Stewart sung the song to his father as a surprise 70th birthday present and Sir Jackie was so impressed that he wanted to share it with a wider audience.

His younger son Mark also produced a film of the song and it was played to Sir Jackie on the night. The film will be available to download alongside the song when they’re both released.

Source: Autocar.co.uk

Download the single now from Amazon:

Fly Free (A Tribute to Sir Jackie Stewart).

The dvd will be available in a week.

BILL COSBY SOUNDS THE ALARM FOR ‘STATE OF EMERGENCY’ CD

Socially Conscious Hip-Hop Project Launches Oct. 19 Via Virtual Town Hall In New York City

Listen to the tracks for free from Bill Cosby’s Cosnarati, State of Emergency available at billcosby.com

LOS ANGELES – Bill Cosby rekindles hip-hop’s socially conscious flame on “Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency,” an album of music with messages reflecting today’s most critical issues affecting young people. Created to engage listeners and lead them to take action, the CD’s empowering and dialogue-provoking themes will be spread throughout the Internet via the comedian/actor/author’s extensive social media network and an interactive new web site, billcosby.com, designed to build a grassroots campaign of activist-led house parties and town halls.
On Oct. 19, Cosby and the Cosnarati Band will kick off the project with a virtual town hall meeting in New York City. Presented in association with Ustream, the town hall starts at 7pm EDT (4pm PDT) on urban radio station web sites across the country as well as billcosby.com and facebook.com/billcosby. A highlight of the 90-minute event will include a first time ever performance by Cosnarati specifically for the town hall event of a few songs from the record. The songs will be available at digital retailers on Oct. 20, to be followed by the album’s Nov. 24 physical and digital release.

Audience members can tweet @BillCosby before and during the live town hall using http://www.tinyurl.com/ASKCOSBY and connect with him directly at http://twitter.com/BillCosby

During the town hall, Cosby will simultaneously relaunch billcosby.com – supported by Blue State Digital, a leading online marketing agency – and announce the house party campaign. Visitors to the site will be able to obtain the “Emergency” CD, its lyrics and a copy of Cosby’s 2007 best-seller, “Come On People: On the Path From Victims to Victors.” It’s all part of a grassroots effort to foster ongoing community dialogue and action by way of listening parties held at homes, community centers, churches and other locales.

Cosby executive produced the project and conceived the songs’ story concepts. “I don’t like referring to the music as ‘clean,” says Cosby, who does not rap or sing on the album. “What I like is what you’re not going to do. You’re not going to curse. You’re not going to put women down. You’re not going to put the glory of the gun somewhere. And you’re not going to put a whole lot of violence up front like that’s the thing that will cleanse you and make you feel better.”

Two years in the making, “State of Emergency” adds new meaning to the phrase “message in the music.” Tackling such social issues as self-respect, peer pressure, abuse and education, the CD is the aural companion to Cosby’s “Come on People,” co-authored with Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint. The project’s 14 tracks integrate frank, positive messages with a progressive mix of hip-hop, R&B, jazz, pop, funk and rock. The result is a strong, cohesive narrative that doesn’t rely on profanity, misogyny, materialism or ego exercising to deliver its powerful impact.

“State of Emergency” was produced by Cosby’s longtime musical colleague, William “Spaceman” Patterson. The musician/arranger’s extensive list of credits include “The Cosby Show,” Miles Davis, LL Cool J, Eric Clapton and Alicia Keys. In addition to his production partner Ced-Gee, co-founder of the pioneering hip-hop group Ultramagnetic MCs, Patterson recruited three guest rappers for “State of Emergency”: Jace the Great, Brother Hahz and Supa Nova Slom.

Brother Hahz and Jace the Great set the stage on the opening title track, which features a no-holds-barred chorus: “Let the horns blow; it’s a state of emergency/This whole world needs surgery/Every soul breeds perjury/And I got the urge to speak my mind.” Other standout tracks include the New Orleans-jazzed “Where’s the Parade?,” which salutes powerful black women; the introspective “Where Did I Go Wrong?”; the funky yet hard-hitting “Dad’s Behind the Glass”: and the R&B-empowered “Get on Your Job.”

Notes Patterson, “We want people to receive ‘State of Emergency’ the way we made it: as a gift; an opportunity for dialogue between children and parents and an alternative to the cookie-cutter sound that’s out here. Hopefully, we can tear down some walls and be part of the solution, not the problem.”

By using the universal language of music, “Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency” delivers a powerful wakeup call – one that everyone should heed. “Do me a favor,” adds Cosby. “Just listen. Please.”

You can follow Bill Cosby at : http://twitter.com/BillCosby or go to www.billcosby.com for more information.

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