20/01/2013

Naoko Kawai " 9 1/2 Nine Half" (1985) -City Pop / Westcoast Rock-



 Label : Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd


Japon Side 1

01 - ホワイト・スノー・ビーチ-Say It's Over (Tom Keane, Michael Landau, Mike Himelstein & Humberto Gatica)
02 - トワイライト・クルーズ-Turn It Up (Tom Keane, Mike Himelstein & Humberto Gatica)
03 - 星になるまで-Night After Night (Tom Keane, Mike Himelstein & Humberto Gatica)
04 - Finding Each Other (David Foster & Randy Goodrum)
05 - 砂の記合-Happy Ever After (Richard Marx, Bruce Sudano, Bruce Gaitsch, Tom Keane & Humberto Gatica)

Side 2

01 - 何も言わないで-Say It With Your Love (John Parker, Parker McGee, Tom Keane & Humberto Gatica)
02 - 風の花びら-Theres's Not Many Left (Steve Kipner, Paul Bliss, Tom Keane & Humberto Gatica)
03 - 冬のカモメ-Only Tonight (Tom Keane, Michael Landau, Mike Himelstein & Humberto Gatica)
04 - 白い影 ~Only In My Dreams~ (Eric McClure, Meredith Stewart, Tom Keane & Humberto Gatica)


Produced by Humberto Gatica
Engineered by Humberto Gatica
Additional Engineering by Kaz Matsumoto & Jeffrey Woodruff
Arranged by Tom Keane & Humberto Gatica
Directed by Toshinari Koike (Nippon Columbia) & Shigeru Yamada (GEI-EI)
Assistant Directed by Masaki Iitaka (GEI-EI)
Recorded at Lighthouse Recorders, North Hollywood, CA
2nd Engineer : Jeffrey Woodruff
Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Lionshare Recorders Studios, Los Angeles, CA
2nd Engineer : Laura Livingston
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Mastering Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant To Producer (Humberto Gatica) : Susanne Marie Edgren
Production Coordinator : Chie Masumoto (Sunset Music 2)
Executive Producer : Yozaburo Kagawa

Musicians :
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Guitar : Michael Landau
Bass : Mike Porcaro
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Tom Keane
Synthesizer Programming : Michael Boddicker, John Van Tongeren & Bo Tomlyn
Synthesizer Overdubs on "Turn It Up" : Michael Boddicker
Saxophone : Marc Russo
David Foster Played All Instruments on "Finding Each Other"
"Finding Each Other Duet Featuring Steve Lukather
Backgroung vocals by Tom Keane & Gail Lopata