08/10/2018

Eiko Shuri "Nice To Be Singing" (1978) -Blue-Eyed Soul / City Pop-



Label : Reprise Records


Japon Side A

01 - Samurai Nippon (Peter Stone, Marko Blueno, Eiko & Barbara)
02 - Ready Or Not (Jack Keller & Amber Dilena)
03 - Don't Leave Me In The Morning (Paul Anka & Johnny Harris)
04 - Slow Down (Paul Anka)
05 - Don't Pull Out On Me (Erich Bulling & Terry Ray)
06 - Burnin' All Over With Love (Erich Bulling & Terry Ray)

Side B

01 - Life Song (Paul Anka)
02 - Let's Get Crazy Together (Erich Bulling & Terry Ray)
03 - I Get Off On You (Don Costa & Terry Ray)
04 - Someone (Don Costa, Arthur Hamilton, Annette Tucker & Terry Ray)
05 - Hey Boy (Paul Anka & Johnny Harris)


Producers : Don Costa & Takashi Shiozaki
Recording & Mixing Engineers : Lee Miller & Yuichi Shima
Recording at Group IV Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA
Orchestra Conductor : Nick Perito
Music Coordinator : Leo Costa
Vocal Group : The Dave L. / Fisher Singers
Production Coordinator : Jiro Uchino (Kyodo, Tokyo)

Vocal : Eiko Shuri
Arrangements :
Don Costa on "Ready Or Not", "Don't Leave Me In The Morning", "Slow Down", "Life Song" & "Hey Boy"
Erich Bulling on "Don't Pull Out On Me", "Burnin' All Over With Love", "Let's Get Crazy Together" & "I Get Off On You"
Peter Stone on "Samurai Nippon"
Drums : Steve Turner
Bass : Dave Edelstein
Guitars : Marty Walsh
Guitars : Bob Walden
Piano & Rhodes : Pete Jolly
Lead Trumpet : Gary Grant