Audio Mixer: Al D.
Recording information: DeeTown Studios; Fight Klub, New York, NY.

The Chieftains: Kevin Conneff (vocals, bodhran); Sean Keane, Martin Fay (fiddle); Derek Bell (harp, piano, harpsichord, tiompan); Matt Malloy (flute); Paddy Moloney (tin whistle, Uilleann pipes, accordion).
Altan: Daithi Sproule (guitar); Ciaran...

The Meters: Leo Nocentelli (guitar); Arthur Neville (keyboards); George Porter, Jr. (bass); Joseph Modeliste (drums).
Producers: Allen Toussaint, Marshall Sehorn.
Personnel: Leo Nocentelli (vocals, guitar); Arthur "Red" Neville, Art Neville...

Although you wouldn't know it from reading the trades or listening to your local commercial radio station, there is a folk revival going on in the early years of the new millennium. Old-time music bands, singer/songwriters, and acoustic bards are...

This disc contains interviews with Paul McCartney, Mike McCartney, Bob Wooler, Alistair Taylor, "Father" Tom McKenzie, Paddy Delaney, Peter Brown, Roger Ruskin Spear, Neil Innes, Denny Laine, Steve Holly, George Harrison and Julia Baird. This disc...

Kirk Franklin And The Family: Kirk Franklin, David Mann, Elder Jonathan Drummond, Dalon Collins, Byron Cole, Minister Darrell Blair, Tommy Colter, Duwan Stalings, Sheila Brice, Ramona White, Nelda Washington, Terri Pace, Carrie Young-Davis, Kiesha...

Personnel: Derek Trucks (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums); Doyle Bramhall II (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Mike Mattison (vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Kofi Burbridge (vocals, piano,...

Essentially serving as the soundtrack to the second season of Nickelodeon's NAKED BROTHERS BAND TV series, 2008's I DON"T WANNA GO TO SCHOOL presents another set of catchy rock tunes by brotherly duo Alex (drums) and Nat Wolff (vocals/keyboards)....

Personnel: Glen Campbell.
This disc contains a baker's dozen of never before released studio recordings by the John Stewart-era Kingston Trio. After co-founder Dave Guard (guitar/vocals) was replaced by Stewart (guitar/banjo/vocals) in 1961, the...

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli (vocals); Tommy DeVito (vocals, guitar); Bob Gaudio (vocals, keyboards); Nick Massi (vocals, bass).
Additional personnel includes: Joe Long (vocals, guitar, nass); Charlie Calello...

Includes 284 page book entitled, My Story, My Dream.
The Big Eye label tackles the slick songcraft of Celine Dion on this passably interesting tribute. As performed by the "Vocal Ballad Community" -- easily one the weirdest titles for the...

Selena Gomez's first album under her own name will please the fans she's won as TV star and vocalist on various Disney-based projects, it will also make lovers of frothy, fun pop music very happy too. KISS & TELL is a work of near-genius modern pop...

The Jackson 5: Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Marlon Jackson.
Composer: The Jackson 5.
The Jackson 5 installment of MCA's 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection is a terrific, concise collection of...

Audio Mixer: David Garcia.
On his fourth solo album, the Ambassador, aka William Branch, continues to rap on behalf of his Christian beliefs. Branch may possess a Masters degree in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, but as a rapper, he is...

Personnel: Ryan Perry (vocals, guitar); Renaud Perry (harmonica, tambourine); Taya Perry (drums).
Recording information: The cClarksdale Soundstage, Clarksdale, MS.

Personnel includes: Bob Seger (vocals, guitar, piano); Glen Frey (vocals); Joe Miquelon (electric guitar); Steve Lukather, Waddy Wachtel, Drew Abbott (guitar); Rick Vito (slide guitar); Alto Reed (saxophone); Roy Bittan (piano); Bill Payne (piano,...

Cherish the Ladies' tenth studio album is reliable without being redundant, soft without seeming slight, and as rollicking as it is sentimental. Joined by a small army of guests that read like Celtic and singer/songwriter royalty (Sharon...

The Black Eyed Peas: A.P.L., Taboo (vocals); Fergie , will.i.am.
Personnel: apl.de.ap (vocals, strings, Clavinet, drum programming); will.i.am (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, organ, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, drum programming); Fergie...

Includes liner notes by John Swenson.
Composer: Ray Davies .
Audio Remasterer: Bob Ludwig.
After the artistic success of their brilliant, quirky 1960s albums, the Kinks upended their sound yet again when they began recording for RCA in the...