13/06/2023

Toshiki Kadomatsu "Reasons For Thousand Lovers" (1989) -City Pop / High Tech AOR-


  
 Label : BMG Victor


Japon Side 1

01 - 飴色の街 (?)
02 - Ratirahasya 〜 Time For Kari (?)
03 - Knock My Door (?, Jeff Bova & Jimmy Bralower)
04 - Cinderella (?)
05 - Polar (? & Jeff Lorber)

Side 2

01 - Okinawa (?, Mic Murphy & David Frank)
02 - Reason (?, David Frank & Mic Murphy)
03 - End Of The Night (? & Wayne Brathwaite)
04 - Moonlight Tokyo Bay (? & Jerry Hey)
05 - New Year's Eve (?)


Executive Producer : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Also Executive Produced by Hiro Hozumi (Tracks 3, 4 & 8)
Produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu (Tracks 1, 2, 9 & 10), Jeff Bova & Jimmy Bralower (Track 3), Toshiki Kadomatsu & Hiro Hozumi (Track 4), Jeff Lorber (Track 5), The System: David Frank & Mic Murphy (Tracks 6 & 7) & Wayne Brathwaite (Track 8)


Side 1

01 - 飴色の街

Produced & Arranged by Toshiki Kadomatsu
Vocal, Synthesizer & Drum Programming : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Synthesizer & Computer Manipulator : Kanichiro Kubo
Drums : Shuichi Murakami
Bass : Tim Bogert
Guitar & Guitar Solo : Jay Graydon
Piano : Jeff Lorber
Sax Solo : Kirk Whalum
Background vocals : Curtis King Jr., Brenda White-King & Tawatha Agee
Engineered by Mizuo Miura at Somewhere Studio (Tokyo), Alan Meyerson at Lion Share (L.A.) & Ignited Studio (L.A.), Jay Graydon at Jay Graydon Studio (L.A.) & Roger Moutenot at Quad Recording (N.Y.)
Mixed by Eric Calvi at Atlantic Studio (N.Y.)

02 - Ratirahasya 〜 Time For Kari

Produced & Arranged by Toshiki Kadomatsu
Vocal, Synthesizer & Drum Programming : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Synthesizer & Computer Manipulator : Kanichiro Kubo
Drums : Shuichi Murakami
Bass : Tim Bogert
Guitar : Jay Graydon
Guitar Solo : Buzz Feiten
Piano : Jeff Lorber
Sax Solo : Kirk Whalum
Background vocals : Curtis King Jr., Brenda White-King & Tawatha Agee
Engineered by Mizuo Miura at Somewhere Studio (Tokyo), Alan Meyerson at Lion Share (L.A.) & Ignited Studio (L.A.) & Roger Moutenot at Quad Recording (N.Y.)
Mixed by Bruce Miller at Skyline Studio (N.Y.)

03 - Knock My Door

Produced & Arranged by Jeff Bova & Jimmy Bralower
Vocal : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Rhythm Programming : Jimmy Bralower
Synthesizer : Jeff Bova
Guitar : Nick Moroch
Sax : Kirk Whalum
Background vocals : Cutis King Jr., Fonzi Thornton & Frank Simms
Engineered by Jason Corsaro at Platinum Island (N.Y.) & Power Station (N.Y.) & Alan Meyerson at Skyline Studio (N.Y.)
Mixed by Bruce Miller at Skyline Studio (N.Y.)

04 - Cinderella

Produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu & Hiro Hozumi
Arranged by Toshiki Kadomatsu
Vocal, Synthesizer & Drum Programming : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Synthesizer & Computer Manipulator : Kanichiro Kubo
Guitar : Nick Moroch
Background vocals : Curtis King Jr., Tawatha Agee & Vivian Sherry
Engineered by Roger Moutenot at Skyline Studio (N.Y.) & Quad Recording (N.Y.) Assisted by Alan Meyerson
Mixed by Eric Calvi at Atlantic Studio (N.Y.)

05 - Polar

Produced & Arranged by Jeff Lorber
Vocal : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Synthesizer & Drum Programming : Jeff Lorber
Electric Bass : Alec Milstein
Electric Guitar : Buzz Feiten & Jeff Lorber
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Tenor Sax : Gary Meek
Background vocals : Bunny Hull & Stephanie Spruill
Engineered by Jeff Lorber at J.H.L. Studio (L.A.) & Studio Ultimo (L.A.) Assisted by Fawn Rogers, Mitch Zelesney & Alex Rodriguez & Alan Meyerson at Ground Contraol (L.A.) Assisted by Chris Furman
Mixed by Alan Meyerson at Larrbee Sound (L.A.) Assisted by Sylvia Massy

Side 2

01 - Okinawa

Produced by The System : David Frank & Mic Murphy
Arranged by Toshiki Kadomatsu & The System
Lead vocal : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Lead vocal Arrangement : Mic Murphy & Toshiki Kadomatsu
Drum Programming : David Frank & Mic Murphy
Guitar : Paul Pesco
Background vocals : Sharon Bryant & Vaneese Thomas
Background vocals Arrangement : Mic Murphy & Toshiki Kadomatsu
Engineered by Stephen Seltzer & Roey Shamir at Science Lab (N.Y.) & Unique Studio (N.Y.) Assisted by Dana Loprieno
Mixed by Roey Shamir at Science Lab
Production Coordinator : Soni Primeau

02 - Reason

Produced by The System : David Frank & Mic Murphy
Arranged by Toshiki Kadomatsu & The System
Lead vocal & Vocal Arrangement : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Synthesizers & Synthesizers Arrangement : Toshiki Kadomatsu, David Frank & Kanichiro Kubo
Drum Programming : Toshiki Kadomatsu, David Frank & Mic Murphy
Guitar : Paul Pesco
Background vocals : Sharon Bryant & Vaneese Thomas
Background vocals Arrangement : Mic Murphy & Toshiki Kadomatsu
Engineered by Stephen Seltzer & Roey Shamir at Science Lab (N.Y.) & Unique Studio (N.Y.) Assisted by Dana Loprieno
Mixed by Roey Shamir at Science Lab
Production Coordinator : Soni Primeau

03 - End Of The Night

Produced by Wayne Brathwaite
Arranged by Wayne Brathwaite & Toshiki Kadomatsu
Vocal : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Synthesizers & Additional Programming : Bobby Wottent & Wayne Brathwaite
Drum Programming, Electric Bass & Percussion : Wayne Brathwaite
Alto Sax : Vincent Henry
Background vocals : Yogi Lee, Curtis King Jr. & Diane Garisto
Engineered by Eddie Garcia at Public Eye (N.Y.) & Pyramid Studio (N.Y.) Assisted by Cecil Diaz
Mixed by Eddie Garcia at Shakedown Studio (N.Y.) Assisted by Dana Becker

04 - Moonlight Tokyo Bay

Produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu
Arranged by Toshiki Kadomatsu
Horn Arranged by Jerry Hey
Vocal, Synthesizer & Drum Programming : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Synthesizer & omputer Manipulator : Kanichiro Kubo
Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Tomohito Aoki
Guitar : Ira Seagul
Guitar Solo : Jay Graydon
Piano : Richard Tee
Trumpet : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Sax  : Kim Hutchcroft
Background vocals : Cutis King Jr., Brenda White-King & Tawatha Agee
Engineered by Roger Moutenot & Alec Head at Skyline Studio (N.Y.), Alan Myerson at Lion Share (L.A.) & Jay Graydon at Jay Graydon Studio (L.A.)
Mixed by Eric Calvi at Skyline Studio (N.Y.)

05 - New Year's Eve

Produced & Arranged by Toshiki Kadomatsu
Vocal, Synthesizer & Drum Programming : Toshiki Kadomatsu
Synthesizer & Computer Manipulator : Kanichiro Kubo
Sax Solo : Kirk Whalum
Background vocals : Cutis King Jr., Fonzi Thornton, Brenda White-King, Tawatha Agee, Phillip Ballou & Vaneese Thomas
Engineered by Mizuo Miura at Somewhere Studio (Tokyo), Alan Meyerson at Lion Share (L.A.) & Ignited Studio (L.A.) & Roger Moutenot at Quad Recording (N.Y.)
Mixed by Eric Calvi at Skyline Studio (N.Y.)