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Monday, May 13, 2024: 12am ET: Feature LP: Lucinda Williams – Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone (2014)

Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone is the 11th studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. The double album was released on September 30, 2014. It is the first album on Williams’ own Highway 20 Records label. The song “Compassion”, from which the album title is derived, is based on a poem by her father, Miller Williams.

The album won the Americana Music Award for Album of the Year in 2015, while the track “East Side of Town” was nominated for Song of the Year. In 2017, the song “When I Look at the World” was covered by Kaitlin Doubleday as her character Jessie Caine on season five of the TV series Nashville.

The album received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83 based on 19 reviews, which indicates “universal acclaim”. “Though this doesn’t always sound like an album where Williams is challenging herself musically, for a musician who has long believed in the power of nuance, this is an album that feels unerringly right for her, full of sweet and sour blues, acoustic pondering, and simple, bare bones rock & roll that slips into the groove with Williams’ literate but unpretentious songs,” writes Mark Deming at AllMusic. The New York Times says, “On past albums Ms. Williams has portrayed herself at moments of rage, excess and grief; now she prefers stability. Her songs are fully aware of wounds and pitfalls, but they’re more likely to be looking back or looking outward.” Tom Moon writes at NPR, “She’s always been able to conjure brokenhearted misery from a single note; now, she can ramp up to fury that quickly, too. And resignation. And let’s face it: In terms of pure expression, no singer in popular music can touch Williams when she’s calling from the lonely outskirts of Despairville. She sounds like it’s her permanent residence, that place down deep where the spirit meets the bone.”

  1. “Compassion” 2:57
  2. “Protection” 4:47
  3. “Burning Bridges” 4:49
  4. “East Side of Town” 4:56
  5. “West Memphis” 5:44
  6. “Cold Day in Hell” 5:16
  7. “Foolishness” 5:57
  8. “Wrong Number” 5:01
  9. “Stand Right by Each Other” 3:58
  10. “It’s Gonna Rain” 4:18
  11. “Something Wicked This Way Comes” 5:45
  12. “Big Mess” 5:32
  13. “When I Look at the World” 4:56
  14. “Walk On” 4:11
  15. “Temporary Nature (Of Any Precious Thing)” 5:05
  16. “Everything But the Truth” 5:11
  17. “This Old Heartache” 5:03
  18. “Stowaway in Your Heart” 3:27
  19. “One More Day” 6:21
  20. “Magnolia” 9:51

Lucinda Williams – vocals, acoustic guitar
Tony Joe White – electric guitar, harmonica
Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitars, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
Val McCallum – electric guitar
Stuart Mathis – electric guitar
Jonathan Wilson – guitar
Patrick Warren – chamberlin, organ, piano, pump organ, autoharp, keyboards
Ian “Mac” McLagan – Wurlitzer, piano
Davey Faragher – bass
Pete Thomas – drums and percussion
Gia Ciambotti – backing vocals
Doug Pettibone – electric guitar, backing vocals
Jakob Dylan – harmony vocals
Bill Frisell – electric guitar
Bob Glaub – bass
Sebastian Steinberg – bass
David Sutton – bass
David Ralicke – saxophone, euphonium
Jordan Katz – trumpet
Butch Norton – drums

WABC Classic Countdowns

Sunday, May 12, 2024: 12pm ET: RadioMax Archive: WABC Classic Top 14 with Allan Sniffen

From the RadioMax Archives. Program was produced and aired in May 2002. Hosted by Allan Sniffen. This program features the last Official WABC Top 14 chart with titles not included on three tracks with the format change to a softer sound. Program has been edited with station announcements and spots removed.

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Saturday, May 11, 2024: 6pm ET: Feature LP: Yes – Mirror To The Sky (2023)

Mirror to the Sky is the twenty-third studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released on May 19, 2023, by InsideOut Music and Sony Music. It is their first studio album with American drummer Jay Schellen as a full-time member following the death of long-time Yes drummer Alan White in 2022, and to whom the album is dedicated.

Yes started work on the album shortly before the release of The Quest, their previous album, in October 2021. Like its predecessor, guitarist Steve Howe resumed his role as producer on Mirror to the Sky and the FAMES Orchestra in North Macedonia provide orchestral arrangements by Paul K. Joyce on some songs.

The album was released on CD, LP, Blu-ray, and digital platforms, with some editions containing additional artwork by long-time Yes cover artist Roger Dean.

  1. “Cut from the Stars” 5:25
  2. “All Connected” 9:02
  3. “Luminosity” 9:04
  4. “Living Out Their Dream” 4:45
  5. “Mirror to the Sky” 13:53
  6. “Circles of Time” 4:59
  7. “Unknown Place” 8:15
  8. “One Second Is Enough” 4:04
  9. “Magic Potion” 4:08

Jon Davison – lead vocals
Steve Howe – guitars, autoharp, backing vocals
Geoff Downes – keyboards
Billy Sherwood – bass guitar, backing vocals
Jay Schellen – drums, percussion
FAMES Studio Orchestra
Oleg Kondratenko – conductor
Paul K. Joyce – orchestral arrangements

Feature LP

Saturday, May 11, 2024: 5pm ET: Feature LP: Chicago – Chicago XI (1977)

Chicago XI is the ninth studio album (eleventh overall) by the American band Chicago, released in 1977. The album marked the end of an era for the band. This would be the last Chicago album to feature band leader, guitarist, and founding member Terry Kath prior to his death in an accident with a gun just over four months later, and the last Chicago album to be produced by James William Guercio.

  1. “Mississippi Delta City Blues” 4:39
  2. “Baby, What a Big Surprise” 3:04
  3. “Till the End of Time” 4:49
  4. “Policeman” 4:02
  5. “Take Me Back to Chicago” 5:17
  6. “Vote for Me” 3:47
  7. “Takin’ It on Uptown” 4:45
  8. “This Time” 4:44
  9. “The Inner Struggles of a Man” 2:44
  10. “Prelude (Little One)” 0:52
  11. “Little One” 5:40

Peter Cetera – bass, lead and backing vocals
Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
Terry Kath – electric and acoustic guitars, percussion, lead and backing vocals
Robert Lamm – acoustic piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, lead and backing vocals
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
James Pankow – trombone, keyboards, percussion, vocals, brass arrangements
Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Danny Seraphine – drums, percussion
David “Hawk” Wolinski – ARP synthesizer on “Take Me Back to Chicago”; Fender Rhodes on “Little One’
James William Guercio – acoustic guitars and bass on “Baby, What a Big Surprise”
Tim Cetera – additional background vocals on “Baby, What a Big Surprise”
Carl Wilson – additional background vocals on “Baby, What a Big Surprise”
Chaka Khan – background vocals and incredible preach at end of “Take Me Back to Chicago”
Dominic Frontiere – orchestral conception and orchestration on “Baby, What a Big Surprise”; orchestration for “The Inner Struggles of a Man”; string and orchestral arrangements for “Little One”
The Voices of Inspiration – choir on “Vote for Me”

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Friday, May 10, 2024: 5pm ET: Feature LP: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Stranger In Town (1978)

Stranger in Town is the tenth studio album by American rock singer Bob Seger and his second with the Silver Bullet Band, released by Capitol Records May 5, 1978. As with its predecessor, the Silver Bullet Band backed Seger on about half of the songs and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section backed Seger on the other half.

The album became an instant success in the United States, being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America less than a month after the album’s release, and, like its predecessor Night Moves, it would later go 6× Platinum. It was also his first album to chart in the UK, where limited editions were released on silver vinyl and in picture disc format as well as standard black vinyl.

  1. “Hollywood Nights” 4:59
  2. “Still the Same” 3:18
  3. “Old Time Rock and Roll” 3:14
  4. “Till It Shines” 3:50
  5. “Feel Like a Number” 3:42
  6. “Ain’t Got No Money” 4:11
  7. “We’ve Got Tonite” 4:38
  8. “Brave Strangers” 6:20
  9. “The Famous Final Scene” 5:09

Drew Abbott – guitar
Robyn Robbins – organ
Alto Reed – saxophone
Chris Campbell – bass
David Teegarden – drums, percussion
Barry Beckett – piano, organ
Pete Carr – guitar
Jimmy Johnson – guitar
David Hood – bass
Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
Ken Bell – guitar on “Old Time Rock & Roll”
Glenn Frey – guitar solo on “Till It Shines”
Don Felder – guitar solo on “Ain’t Got No Money”
Bill Payne – piano, organ on “Hollywood Nights”
Doug Riley – piano on “Feel Like a Number” and “Brave Strangers”
Randy McCormick – piano on “Old Time Rock & Roll”
Howie McDonald – guitar solo on “Old Time Rock & Roll”
James Lavell Easley – background vocals
Stanley Carter – background vocals
George Jackson – vocals, background vocals
Brandye – vocals, background vocals
Julia Waters – background vocals
Luther Waters – vocals, background vocals
Maxine Waters – background vocals
Oren Waters – vocals, background vocals
Venetta Fields – vocals, background vocals
Clydie King – vocals, background vocals
Sherlie Matthews – vocals, background vocals

Feature Artist

Friday, May 10, 2024: 1pm ET: Feature Artist: Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group) Part 1

The Spencer Davis Group were a British blues and R&B influenced rock band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (vocals, keyboards, guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar), and Pete York (drums). Their best known songs include the UK No. 1 hits “Keep on Running” and “Somebody Help Me” and the UK and US Top 10 hits “Gimme Some Lovin'” and “I’m a Man”.

Steve Winwood left in 1967 to form rock band Traffic. After releasing a few more singles, the band ceased to be active in 1969. Davis revived the group on two more occasions, without the involvement of the Winwood brothers, first in 1973–1974 for two more albums, and again from 2006, since when they had primarily been a touring act. Davis died in October 2020, effectively ending the band.

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Friday, May 10, 2024: 12pm ET: Feature LP: Chicago – Chicago VII (1974)

Chicago VII is the sixth studio album by American rock band Chicago and was released March 11, 1974. It is notable for being their first double album of new material since 1971’s Chicago III and remains their final studio release in that format. It features session percussionist Laudir de Oliveira who would become a full-fledged band member for the release of Chicago VIII the following year.

  1. “Prelude to Aire” 2:47
  2. “Aire” 6:27
  3. “Devil’s Sweet” 10:07
  4. “Italian from New York” 4:14
  5. “Hanky Panky” 1:53
  6. “Life Saver” 5:18
  7. “Happy Man” 3:34
  8. “(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long” 4:29
  9. “Mongonucleosis” 3:26
  10. “Song of the Evergreens” 5:20
  11. “Byblos” 6:18
  12. “Wishing You Were Here” 4:37
  13. “Call on Me” 4:02
  14. “Woman Don’t Want to Love Me” 4:35
  15. “Skinny Boy” 5:12

Peter Cetera – bass, lead vocals, backing vocals (6, 8, 9, 12, 13), guitar (12)
Terry Kath – guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals (6, 8, 10), bass (7, 11, 12, 15), bells (10)
Robert Lamm – Mellotron (1), keyboards (2), Fender Rhodes (3-8, 13, 15), ARP synthesizer (4), clavinet (6, 14), backing vocals (6, 8, 9, 13), acoustic piano (8, 9, 12, 14), Minimoog (8), lead vocals
Danny Seraphine – drums, percussion (7, 12), hi-hat (11), bass drum (11)
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn (3, 5), backing vocals (8, 10, 13), lead vocals (10),
James Pankow – trombone, percussion (8), timbales (9), backing vocals (8, 9)
Walter Parazaider – flute (1, 2), soprano saxophone (3), alto saxophone (9), tenor saxophone
Brass arrangements (4) by James Pankow & Robert Lamm; (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12-15) by James Pankow
Laudir de Oliveira – percussion on 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 & 16; congas on 2, 4, 6 & 8.
David Wolinski – ARP synthesizer on 8 & 12; acoustic piano on 10, Mellotron and Fender Rhodes on 11.
James William Guercio – acoustic guitar on 7, bass on 10, guitar on 12.
Jimmie Haskell – strings on 8
Wayne Tarnowski – acoustic piano on 11
Guille Garcia – percussion on 7; congas on 9, 11, 13 & 15.
Bobbi Roen, Camelia Ortiz, Diane Nini, Hank Steiger and Julie Nini – background party noises on 9
Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, & Dennis Wilson – backing vocals on 12
The Pointer Sisters – backing vocals on 15
Ross Salomone – drums on 15