Has any album ever had as stellar a cast as Mick Jagger's 1985 debut She's The Boss?

Golden Palominos?

For related reasons, of course (Laswell).

We Are the World

I mean-- USA for Africa or whatever

It takes a village to make Miami Vice era Don Johnson's debut solo album Heartbeat:

Tracey Amos Vocals (Background)
David Axelbaum Engineer
Michael Des Barres Vocals (Background)
Dickey Betts Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar
Chris Botti Trumpet
Wayne Brathwaite Bass
Michael Camacho Vocals (Background)
Bill Champlin Keyboards, Organ, Vocals (Background)
Tamara Champlin Vocals (Background)
Debbie Cole Vocals (Background)
Debi Cornish Assistant Engineer
Jeff Daniels Guest Artist
Janice Dempsey Vocals (Background)
Keith Diamond Arranger, Bass, Finger Snaps, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer
Chrissy Faith Vocals (Background)
Alex Foster Horn
Eddie Garcia Engineer
Earl Gardner Horn
Melanie Griffith Unknown Contributor Role
Omar Hakim Drums
Bashiri Johnson Percussion
Don Johnson Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Steve Jones Guitar
Charles Judge Keyboards
George Karras Assistant Engineer
Peter Kaye Composer
Eric Kaz Composer
John Keane Drums
Kennan Keating Guitar
Acar S. Key Cymbals, Engineer
Curtis King Vocals (Background)
Lauren Kinhan Vocals (Background)
Yogi Lee Vocals (Background)
Mark Leonard Bass, Guitar (Bass)
J.T. Lewis Drums
Laura Livingston Assistant Engineer
Mary Ellen Mark Photography
Gary McGachan Engineer, Mixing
John McGlain Assistant Engineer
Louis Merlino Vocals (Background)
Cindy Mizelle Vocals (Background)
Willie Nelson Composer, Guest Artist, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Frank Olinsky Art Direction
Leon Pendarvis Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
Paul Pesco Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Tom Petty Composer
Lenny Pickett Horn, Horn Arrangements, Saxophone
Bonnie Raitt Composer, Guest Artist, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Mickey Raphael Harmonica
David Resnik Guitar
Peter Robbins Engineer
Bob Ross Engineer
Larry Russell Bass
Randee Saint Nicholas Photography
Chas Sandford Guitar, Producer, Vocals (Background)
Chas Sanford Mixing, Producer
Bob Seger Composer
Joseph J. Sheply Horn
Ira Siegel Guitar
Terry Silverlight Drums
Jamie Skylar Unknown Contributor Role, Vocals (Background)
Curly Smith Composer, Drums
Kent Smith Trumpet
Barbra Streisand Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
Jerry Tobias Photography
Stevie Ray Vaughan Guest Artist, Guitar
Wendy Waldman Composer
D. Warren Composer
Diane Warren Composer
Audrey Wheeler Vocals (Background)
Dan Wilensky Horn Arrangements, Saxophone
Rock Wilk Vocals (Background)
Ron Wood Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
George Young Horn
Dweezil Zappa Guest Artist, Guitar

Holy shit

I've grown warmer towards She's The Boss since a deejay dropped "Running Out of Luck" into a set last summer. I suppose the robo-Rodgers grooves are ripe for rediscovery.

my 2nd favorite credit of all time aside from Lindsay Buckingham getting a special thanks on his own band's album on Tusk:

Melanie Griffith Unknown Contributor Role

xxp dang, they all wanted a piece of the johnson.

Jeff Daniels Guest Artist
this jeff daniels?
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120611172213/disney/images/1/12/Jeff_Daniels.jpg

who else could bring together barbara streisand, willie nelson, and dweezil zappa?

haha tyler given the album, i'm gonna go with yes

lol
it is kind of too bad, re: she's the boss, if they just made a record that was mick jagger fronting sly/robbie/jeff beck, it might be pretty cool? maybe not lol 1985.

I love that Mick isn't happy with just Chic's rhythm section, he has to bring Sly & Robbie in as well

man all these "random dudes" on the don johnson album are SUPER heavy duty session or jazz (or both) guys...goddamn:

Alex Foster Horn

b. Paul Alexander Foster, 10 May 1953, Oakland, California, USA. A strikingly gifted alto saxophonist and clarinettist, Foster first attracted attention in 1973. He became a founder member of Jack DeJohnette’s Directions, then worked with McCoy Tyner, Nat Adderley and Freddie Hubbard. In the mid-70s he entered the New York studios, playing on countless pop and jingle sessions and he was also in the band for the Broadway show Ain’t Misbehavin’. He continued playing jazz, appearing on record sessions with Don Sebesky and then, in 1982, joined Jaco Pastorius for a big band tour.

something funny in the latest tape op where laswell talks about meeting jagger in nassau, getting locked out of his hotel room and iron maiden helping him break into it. only in nassau!

Omar Hakim Drums

Omar Hakim is a fusion drummer and session man extraordinaire whose talents have graced a tremendous variety of big name recordings in the jazz, pop, and R&B fields dating back to the early '80s. Born in New York City in 1959, Hakim began playing drums at age five, and by age ten was performing with his father, swing trombonist Hasan Hakim (Duke Ellington, Count Basie); he also performed with boyhood friend and future fusion star Marcus Miller. Hakim landed his first big break in 1980 when he joined Carly Simon's backing band; soon after, he became the drummer for Weather Report in time for 1982's Record, and he also landed a gig playing on David Bowie's return to the American pop charts, Let's Dance. He remained with Weather Report until the group's breakup in 1985, and his high-profile engagements helped land him work on Sting's The Dream of the Blue Turtles and Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms, among others.

Pound for pound, "All Things Must Pass" is a good contender . . .

George Harrison – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, dobro, harmonica, Moog synthesizer, harmonium, backing vocals
Eric Clapton – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Gary Wright – piano, organ, electric piano
Bobby Whitlock – piano, organ, backing vocals
Klaus Voormann – bass, electric guitar
Carl Radle – bass
Jim Gordon – drums
Ringo Starr – drums, percussion
Billy Preston – organ, piano
Alan White – drums, vibraphone
Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
Bobby Keys – saxophones
Pete Drake – pedal steel
Dave Mason – electric and acoustic guitars
Pete Ham – acoustic guitar
Tom Evans – acoustic guitar
Joey Molland – acoustic guitar
Mike Gibbins – percussion
John Barham – orchestral arrangements, choral arrangement, harmonium, vibraphone
Tony Ashton – piano
Gary Brooker – piano
Mal Evans – percussion, backing vocals
Phil Collins – percussion
Ginger Baker – drums
Al Aronowitz – unspecified
Eddie Klein – backing vocals

lol I've got the Kurt Loder-Don Johnson interview.

closest dylan came to this kind of thing is under the red sky

Kenny Aronoff – drums
Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals
Rayse Biggs – trumpet
Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals
David Crosby – backing vocals
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Robben Ford – guitar
George Harrison – slide guitar
Bruce Hornsby – piano
Randy "The Emperor" Jackson – bass guitar
Elton John – piano
Al Kooper – organ, keyboards
David Lindley – bouzouki, guitar, slide guitar
David McMurray – saxophone
Donald Ray Mitchell – backing vocals
Jamie Muhoberac – organ
Slash – guitar
Jimmie Vaughan – guitar
Stevie Ray Vaughan – guitar
Waddy Wachtel – guitar
David Was – backing vocals, production
Don Was – bass guitar, production

First record that sprung to mind was Sun City:

Grandmaster Melle Mel
Ruben Blades
Bob Dylan
Herbie Hancock
Ringo Starr
Zak Starkey
Lou Reed
Run DMC
Peter Gabriel
David Ruffin
George Clinton
Eddie Kendricks
Pete Townshend
Darlene Love
Miles Davis
Bobby Womack
Afrika Bambaataa
Bonnie Raitt
Hall & Oates
Jimmy Cliff
Big Youth
Nona Hendryx
Joey Ramone
Bruce Springsteen

hella others

I love that Mick isn't happy with just Chic's rhythm section, he has to bring Sly & Robbie in as well

lol otm

Gaucho:

Walter Becker - bass, guitar
Donald Fagen - organ, synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano, vocals
Anthony Jackson - bass
Chuck Rainey - bass
Don Grolnick - keyboards, electric piano, clavinet
Rob Mounsey - synthesizer, piano
Pat Rebillot - keyboards, electric piano
Joe Sample - electric piano
Hiram Bullock - guitar
Larry Carlton - guitar
Rick Derringer - guitar
Steve Khan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Mark Knopfler - lead guitar on "Time out of Mind"
Hugh McCracken - guitar
Wayne Andre - trombone
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone, vocals
Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn
Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
Walter Kane - bass clarinet
George Marge - bass clarinet
David Sanborn - alto saxophone, vocals
David Tofani - tenor saxophone, vocal
Steve Gadd - percussion, drums
Rick Marotta - drums
Robbie Buchanan - piano, synthesizers and vocals
Jeff Porcaro - percussion, drums
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - drums
Crusher Bennett - percussion
Victor Feldman - percussion, keyboards
Ralph MacDonald - percussion
Nicky Marrero - percussion, timbales, vocals
Patti Austin - vocals, background vocals
Frank Floyd - background vocals
Diva Gray - vocals, background vocals
Gordon Grody - vocals, background vocals
Lani Groves - vocals, background vocals
Michael McDonald - vocals, background vocals
Leslie Miller - vocals, background vocals
Jennifer James - vocals, background vocals
Zachary Sanders - vocals, background vocals
Valerie Simpson - vocals, background vocals
Toni Wine - vocals, background vocals

I think Jeff Daniels has released albums and stuff?

Ooh yeah:

http://www.jeffdaniels.com

N/m not the same guy. But this from actor jeff daniels' wiki:

Musical career
He has focused on recording a number of songs that he has written throughout his life, apparently marking key moments. He has kept busy with frequent gigs and two full length albums, Grandfather's Hat and Jeff Daniels Live and Unplugged.[citation needed]. He is featured on the cover of the July/August 2011 issue of Making Music Magazine where there is an article about his experiences with music.

someone should paint epic bosch-style scenes of these

She's The Bosch

hmmm i take that back.

This is one session good old Ray Cooper wants to forget. So I voted for him.

not as stellar as some of the above but a stackload of 'talent' made Naked by Talking Heads

David Byrne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, toy piano, slide guitar
Chris Frantz – drums, keyboard percussion
Jerry Harrison – french piano, keyboards, tambourine, guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
Tina Weymouth – bass, keyboards, electric organ, backing vocals
Johnny Marr – guitars on "Ruby Dear", "(Nothing But) Flowers", "Mommy Daddy You and I", and "Cool Water"
Brice Wassy – percussion on "Ruby Dear", "(Nothing But) Flowers", "The Facts of Life", and "Big Daddy"
Abdou M'Boup – percussion, talking drum, congas, cowbell on "Blind", "Mr. Jones", "Totally Nude", and "(Nothing But) Flowers"
Yves N'Djock – guitar on "Blind", "Totally Nude", and "(Nothing But) Flowers"
Eric Weissberg – pedal steel guitar on "Totally Nude" and "Bill", dobro on "The Democratic Circus"
Mory Kanté – kora on "Mr. Jones" and "The Facts of Life"
Wally Badarou – keyboard on "Blind" and "The Facts of Life"
Manolo Badrena – percussion, congas on "Mr. Jones" and "Mommy Daddy You and I"
Sydney Thiam – congas on "The Democratic Circus", percussion on "Bill"
Lenny Pickett– saxophones on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"
Steve Elson – saxophones on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"
Robin Eubanks – trombone on "Blind" and "Big Daddy", "Mr. Jones"
Laurie Frink and Earl Gardner – trumpets on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"
Stan Harrison – alto saxophone on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"
Al Acosta – tenor saxophone on "Mr. Jones"
Steve Gluzband – trumpet on "Mr. Jones"
Jose Jerez – trumpet on "Mr. Jones"
Bobby Porcelli – alto saxophone on "Mr. Jones"
Steve Sachs – baritone saxophone on "Mr. Jones"
Charlie Sepulveda – trumpet on "Mr. Jones"
Dale Turk – bass trombone on "Mr. Jones"
Moussa Cissokao – percussion on "Ruby Dear"
Nino Gioia – percussion on "The Facts of Life"
Philippe Servain – accordion on "Totally Nude"
James Fearnley – accordion on "Mommy Daddy You and I"
Phil Bodner – cor anglais on "Cool Water"
Don Brooks – harmonica on "Big Daddy"
Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals on "(Nothing But) Flowers" and "Bill"
Alex Haas – whistling on "Bill"

Back to the Egg by Wings:

Speedy Acquaye - Percussion
Tony Ashton - Keyboards
John Bonham - Drums, Guest Artist
Tony Carr - Percussion
Howie Casey - Horn
Ray Cooper - Percussion
Tony Dorsey - Horn
David Gilmour - Guest Artist, Guitar
Steve Holly - Drums
John Paul Jones - Guest Artist
Kenny Jones - Drums, Guest Artist
Laurence Juber - Guitar
Denny Laine - Composer, Guitar
Ronnie Lane - Guest Artist
Hank Marvin - Guest Artist, Guitar
Linda McCartney - Keyboards, Photography
Paul McCartney - Bass, Composer, Photography, Producer
Phil McDonald - Engineer
Morris Pert - Percussion
Thadeus Richard - Horn
John Shaw - Cover Photo
Bruce Thomas - Guest Artist
Chris Thomas - Producer
Chris Thomas - Producer
Pete Townshend - Guest Artist, Guitar

christ Townshend got about.

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most of those people on back to the egg only played on one song though

Wot no Bernie Worrell...

most of those people on back to the egg only played on one song though

Quincy Jones's The Dude also has a pretty stellar guest list:

Patti Austin Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Tom Bahler Trumpet, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Michael Boddicker Synthesizer
Robbie Buchanan Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Strings
Lenny Castro Handclapping, Percussion
Tony Coleman Composer
Casey Cysik Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa Percussion
Chuck Findley Trumpet
David Foster Piano, Piano (Electric)
Jim Gilstrap Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Herbie Hancock Guest Artist, Piano, Piano (Electric)
Jerry Hey Arranger, Horn, Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft Flute, Saxophone
James Ingram Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Michael Jackson Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Louis Johnson Bass, Handclapping
Quincy Jones Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Trumpet, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Abraham Laboriel, Sr. Bass
Yvonne Lewis Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Steve Lukather Guitar
Johnny Mandel Arranger
Charles May Vocals
Greg Phillinganes Handclapping, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer
Bill Reichenbach Jr. Trombone
John "J.R." Robinson Drums, Handclapping
Toots Thielemans Guest Artist, Guitar, Harmonica
Ian Underwood Synthesizer
Lalomie Washburn Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Ernie Watts Flute, Saxophone
Cynthia Weil Composer, Guest Artist
Larry Williams Flute, Saxophone
David "Hawk" Wolinski Clavinet, Keyboards
Stevie Wonder Composer, Guest Artist, Keyboards, Synthesizer
Syreeta Wright Vocals, Vocals (Background)

Has any other non-compilation album ever featured Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock, and Stevie Wonder?

Tommy OST to thread.

It's got the Who, plus Elton John, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Nicky Hopkins, Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones, and a host of others that are either uncredited on Wikipedia, or are repeated ad nausea.

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2-0, Mick won't like that

Melanie Griffith Unknown Contributor Role

Can't believed I missed the chance to vote for Colin Hodgkinson :(

He's Chris Bosh