21/08/2023

Minako Obata "Brand New Day" (1997) -City Pop / Westcoast Pop-



 Label : Victor Entertainment


Japon 01 - Brand New Day (Minako Obata)
02 - So Good (Bill Cantos & Ricky Lawson)
03 - Land Of Celebration (Minako Obata)
04 - Sweet And Lovely (Bill Cantos)
05 - I Wonder (Minako Obata)
06 - Invisible Dream (Minako Obata)
07 - Ain't Love Curious (Bill Cantos)
08 - River Flows (Minako Obata)
09 - I'm A Woman (David Garfield & Minako Obata)
10 - G's Ballad (David Garfield & Minako Obata)
11 - Gotta Be You (Minako Obata)


Total Produced by Kenji Sano
Recorded by Steve Sykes
Except Vocal on "River Flows" Recorded by Hideki Sunada
Background vocals on "River Flows" Recorded by U.K. Junior
Recorded at Sony Music Studio (L.A.), Rumbo Recorders, Bay Bridge Studio & M-Bar Studio
Mixed at The Village Recorders
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Assistant Engineers : Troy Gonzales, David Dominguez, David Nottingham, Yoshinori Sakuma & Satoru Yamaguchi
Mixed by Steve Sykes


01 - Brand New Day

Arranged by James Studer, Kenji Sano
Vocal Arrangement by Minako Obata
Programming & Keyboards : James Studer
Guitars : Michael Thompson
Background vocals : Minako Obata
Produced by Kenji Sano

02 - So Good

Arranged by Bill Cantos, Ricky Lawson
Drums & Drum Programming : Ricky Lawson
Bass : Don Patterson
Keyboards : Bill Cantos
Guitars : Michael Thompson
Percussion : Luis Conte
Programming & Technical Assistance : Joe Wolf
Background vocals : Bambi Jones, Brandy Jones, Michale Mishaw
Associate Producer : Mari Falcone
Produced by Bill Cantos

03 - Land Of Celebration

Arranged by David Garfield
Vocal Arrangement by Minako Obata
Drums : Land Richards
Bass : Jimmy Earl
Keyboards : David Garfield
Guitars : Michael Thompson
Sax : Everette Harp
Background vocals : Minako Obata
Produced by Kenji Sano

04 - Sweet And Lovely

Arranged by Bill Cantos
Keyboards : Bill Cantos
Programming, Sequencing & Additional Keyboards : Jay Oliver
Acoustic Bass : Brian Bromberg
Background vocals : Minako Obata
Produced by Bill Cantos

05 - I Wonder

Arranged by David Garfield, Minako Obata
Vocal Arrangement by Minako Obata
Drums, Loop & 'Uhh' : Land Richards
Bass : Andrew Ford
Keyboards : David Garfield
Guitars : Michael Landau
Background vocals : Bambi Jones, Brandy Jones, Michael Mishaw, Bill Cantos, Minako Obata
Produced by Kenji Sano

06 - Invisible Dream

Arranged by Minako Obata
Strings Arrangement by Bill Cantos
Piano : Bill Cantos
Produced by Kenji Sano

07 - Ain't Love Curious

Arranged by Bill Cantos
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Bass : Don Patterson
Keyboards & Sequencing : Bill Cantos
Guitars : Michael Landau
Guitar Solo : Michael Thompson
Percussion : Luis Conte
Background vocals : Minako Obata, Bill Cantos

08 - River Flows

Arranged by Kenji Sano, Minako Obata
Vocal Arrangement by Minako Obata
Drums : Tris Imboden
Bass : Kenji Sano
Piano : Bill Cantos
Synth : Kiki Ebsen
Guitars : Michael Thompson
Additional Guitars : Alan Hinds
Sax : Everette Harp
Background vocals : Minako Obata
Produced by Kenji Sano

09 - I'm A Woman

Arranged by David Garfield
Vocal Arrangement by Minako Obata
Drums : Land Richards
Bass : Andrew Ford
Keyboards : David Garfield
Guitars : Michael Landau
Vocals : Minako Obata
Produced by Kenji Sano

10 - G's Ballad

Arranged by David Garfield
Vocal Arrangement by Minako Obata
Drums : Land Richards
Bass : Jimmy Earl
Keyboards : David Garfield
Guitars : Michael Thompson
Percussion : Luis Conte
Background vocals : Minako Obata
Produced by Kenji Sano

11 - Gotta Be You

Arranged by Minako Obata, Kenji Sano
Drums : Land Richards
Bass : Andrew Ford
Keyboards : David Garfield
Synth : Bill Cantos
Guitars : David T. Walker
Background vocals : Bambi Jones, Brandy Jones, Michael Mishaw
Produced by Kenji Sano