31/08/2020

Masaki Ueda "No Problem" (1982) -City Pop / Westcoast Rock-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


Japon Side A

01 - That's Alright (?)
02 - Through The Night (?)
03 - Hey! Baby (?)
04 - Need Somebody (?)
05 - Brother Louie (Errol Brown & Tony Wilson)

Side B

01 - Sweet Cupid (?)
02 - Night Train To The Sky (?)
03 - Mr. Pianoman (?)
04 - Roulette (?)
05 - Many Rivers To Cross (?)


Executive Producer : Hidenori Taga (Kitty), Masatoshi Sakai (CBS/Sony)
Producer & Arranger : Akira Inoue
Co-Producer Masaki Ueda
Director : Kaoru Sekiya (CBS/Sony), Hiroshi Hayakawa (Kitty)
Musician Contractor : George Bohannon
Sound Producer & Engineer : Susumu Ohno (K.R.S.)
Assistant Engineer : Miss Peggy, Teiji Wakita (K.R.S.)
Recorded at Sunset Sound Studio (Hollywood, L.A.), KRS Studio
Re-Mixed at Izu Studio
Mastered at Teppei Kasai (CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studio)
Recording Date : From 11th of March to 10th of April 1982


Side A

01 - That's Alright

Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Nathan East : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Sonny Burke : Keyboards
Ernie Watts : Sax
Herman Riley : Sax
Terry Harrington : Sax
Ray Brown : Trumpet
Nolan Smith : Trumpet
Oscar Brashear : Trumpet
George Bohannon : Trombone
Clarence Cawrey : Trombone

02 - Through The Night

Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Nathan East : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Sonny Burke : Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Herman Riley : Sax
Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Clydene Jackson : Background vocals
Akira Inoue : Synthesizers
Keishi Urata : Operator
Toru Aoyama : Electric Guitar

03 - Hey! Baby


Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Nathan East : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Sonny Burke : Keyboards
Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Clydene Jackson : Background vocals

04 - Need Somebody


Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Keyboards
Ernie Watts : Sax
Herman Riley : Sax
Terry Harrington : Sax
Ray Brown : Trumpet
Nolan Smith : Trumpet
Oscar Brashear : Trumpet
George Bohannon : Trombone
Clarence Cawrey : Trombone
Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Clydene Jackson : Background vocals
Akira Inoue : Synthesizers
Keishi Urata : Operator

05 - Brother Louie


Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Nathan East : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Sonny Burke : Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Clydene Jackson : Background vocals

Side B

01 - Sweet Cupid

Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Nathan East : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Ernie Watts : Sax
Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Clydene Jackson : Background vocals
Akira Inoue : Synthesizers
Keishi Urata : Operator

02 - Night Train To The Sky


Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Nathan East : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Ernie Watts : Sax
Akira Inoue : Synthesizers
Keishi Urata : Operator
Toru Aoyama : Electric Guitar

03 - Mr. Pianoman


Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Keyboards
Ernie Watts : Sax
Herman Riley : Sax
Terry Harrington : Sax
Ray Brown : Trumpet
Nolan Smith : Trumpet
Oscar Brashear : Trumpet

04 - Roulette


Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Clydene Jackson : Background vocals
Keishi Urata : Operator
Toru Aoyama : Electric Guitar

05 - Many Rivers To Cross


Leon 'Ndugu Chancler : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass
David T. Walker : Electric Guitar
Greg Poree : Electric Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Keyboards
Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Clydene Jackson : Background vocals