Armchair Theatre (Remastered)

~ Release by Jeff Lynne (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Comes in a CD sized papersleeve album replica, with obi-strip, and insert of 12-page booklet and notes mostly in Japanese.
SHM-CD

Annotation last modified on 2018-08-31 12:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Every Little Thing
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1990), Jeff Lynne (in 1990) and Richard Tandy (in 1990)
bass:
Jeff Lynne
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mette Mathiesen (in 1990)
guest acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) and Richard Tandy
guest drums (drum set) and guest percussion:
Mette Mathiesen
guest saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
guest strings:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (in 1990)
strings:
Michael Kamen (American score composer) (in 1990)
background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1990), Phil Hatton (in 1990) and Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) and Phil Hatton
guest vocals:
Hema Desai
other vocals [operatic voice]:
Hema Desai (in 1990)
recorded at:
Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
Every Little Thing (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
43:42
2Don't Let Go
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest drums (drum set) and guest percussion:
Mette Mathiesen (in 1990)
guest saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (in 1990)
guest background vocals:
Jake Commander (in 1990), Phil Hatton (in 1990) and Richard Tandy (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Don’t Let Go (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Scion Three Music LLC and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
43:01
3Lift Me Up
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass, electric guitar, keyboard, piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest acoustic guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1990) and Richard Tandy (in 1990)
guest drums (drum set):
Mette Mathiesen (in 1990)
guest percussion:
Fateh Singh Gangani (in 1990), Nellai D. Kanan (in 1990), Suresh Lalwani (in 1990) and Vikram Patil (in 1990)
guest slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1990)
guest background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1990), Phil Hatton (in 1990) and Dave Morgan (UK rock bassist/vocalist, member of Magnum) (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
Lift Me Up (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
33:37
4Nobody Home
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass, electric guitar, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest drums (drum set):
Mette Mathiesen (in 1990)
guest background vocals:
Phil Hatton (in 1990)
recorded at:
Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
Nobody Home (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
33:53
5September Song
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass, drums (drum set), electric guitar, keyboard, choir vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest acoustic guitar and guest slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1990)
guest piano:
Richard Tandy (in 1990)
guest choir vocals:
Jake Commander (in 1990), Phil Hatton (in 1990), Mette Mathiesen (in 1990), Dave Morgan (UK rock bassist/vocalist, member of Magnum) (in 1990), Richard Tandy (in 1990) and Sheila Tandy (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song (in 1990)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
32:59
6Now You're Gone
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar, autoharp, bass, electric guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest drums (drum set) and guest tambourine:
Mette Mathiesen (in 1990)
guest percussion:
Fateh Singh Gangani (in 1990), Nellai D. Kanan (in 1990), Suresh Lalwani (in 1990) and Vikram Patil (in 1990)
guest violin:
Suresh Lalwani (in 1990)
guest vocals:
Ashit Desai (in 1990) and Hema Desai (in 1990)
recorded at:
Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
Now You're Gone (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
33:57
7Don't Say Goodbye
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest drums (drum set):
Mette Mathiesen (in 1990)
guest background vocals:
Phil Hatton (in 1990)
recorded at:
Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
Don’t Say Goodbye (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
33:10
8What Would It Take
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest drums (drum set):
Mette Mathiesen (in 1990)
recorded at:
Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
What Would It Take (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
32:41
9Stormy Weather
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass, foot stomps, keyboard, choir vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest acoustic guitar and guest slide guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (in 1990)
guest drums (drum set):
Mette Mathiesen (in 1990)
guest piano:
Richard Tandy (in 1990)
guest strings:
Michael Kamen (American score composer) (in 1990)
guest choir vocals:
Jake Commander (in 1990), Phil Hatton (in 1990), Mette Mathiesen (in 1990), Dave Morgan (UK rock bassist/vocalist, member of Magnum) (in 1990), Richard Tandy (in 1990) and Sheila Tandy (in 1990)
recorded at:
Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (in 1990)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
33:42
10Blown Away
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, keyboard, piano, choir vocals and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
guest drums (drum set) and guest tambourine:
Mette Mathiesen (in 1990)
guest background vocals:
Phil Hatton (in 1990) and Del Shannon (in 1990)
guest choir vocals:
Jake Commander (in 1990), Phil Hatton (in 1990), Mette Mathiesen (in 1990), Dave Morgan (UK rock bassist/vocalist, member of Magnum) (in 1990), Richard Tandy (in 1990) and Sheila Tandy (in 1990)
recorded at:
Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
Blown Away (in 1990)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
33:42
11Save Me Now
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco and Bob Salcedo
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
recorded at:
Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
Save Me Now (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
1:54
12Borderline (Bonus Track)
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Steve Jay (recording & mix engineer) and Ryan Ulyate
producer:
Jeff Lynne
acoustic guitar, bass, bass drum, electric guitar, piano, tambourine and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1990)
recording of:
Borderline (in 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
2:24
13Forecast (Bonus Track)
engineer:
Richard Dodd (mastering engineer, producer and engineer), Steve Jay (recording & mix engineer) and Ryan Ulyate
producer:
Jeff Lynne
bass, drums (drum set), guitar, keyboard, piano, background vocals [harmony vocals] and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1989 until 2013)
recorded at:
Bungalow Palace Studio (Jeff Lynne's home studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States (until 2013) and Posh Studios in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1989 until 1995)
recording of:
Forecast (from 1989 until 2013)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
3:53
14Strange Magic (Live From Bungalow Palace)
engineer:
Steve Jay (recording & mix engineer)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 2011-03)
piano:
Richard Tandy (in 2011-03)
recorded at:
Bungalow Palace Studio (Jeff Lynne's home studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2011-03)
live recording of:
Strange Magic (in 2011-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:02

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Japan
art direction:Martyn Atkins (design/photography/cinemetography)
photography:Andrew Earl
liner notes:Eric Idle
David Wild (US rock writer & critic (Rolling Stone magazine))
mastering:Bernie Grundman
design:Martyn Atkins (design/photography/cinemetography)
Ryan Corey
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7430869 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/jeff_lynne/armchair_theatre_f6/ [info]