15/11/2025

Kingo Hamada "Manhattan In The Rain" (1980) -City Pop / Westcoast Rock-



Label : Air Records


Japon Side A

01 - May Sick (Takashi Matsumoto & Kingo Hamada)
02 - Hotel Surf-rider (Takashi Matsumoto & Kingo Hamada)
03 - Midnight Boxer (Kazuko Kobayashi & Kingo Hamada)
04 - Modern Times (Takashi Matsumoto & Kingo Hamada)

Side B

01 - Game Is Over (Kazuko Kobayashi & Kingo Hamada)
02 - Lonely Wind (Kazuko Kobayashi & Kingo Hamada)
03 - Rainyday Cowboy (Takashi Matsumoto & Kingo Hamada)
04 - Holiday (Kazuko Kobayashi & Kingo Hamada)
05 - Sunrise-Sunset (Kazuko Kobayashi & Kingo Hamada)


Keyboards : Gerald Alters, Pat Rebillot, Hidetoshi Yamada A-04, B-04, 05
Guitars : Jeff Mironov, Jeff Layton, Kingo Hamada A-04, B-04, 05, Teiji Mihata A-04, B-04, 05
Bass : Francisco Centeno, Getao Takahashi A-04, B-04, 05
Drums : Ron Zito, Toshiaki Hayashi A-04, B-04, 05
Percussion : Jimmy Maelen
Trumpets : Marvin Stamm, Lew Soloff, Danny Cahn
Trombones : Wayne Andre, David Taylor (Bass)
Reeds & Sax Soloist : Dave Tofani
Violins : David Nadien (Concertmaster), Stan Pollock, Barry Finclair, Richard Sortomme, Max Ellen, Marvin Morgenstern
Violas : Theodore Israel, Emanuel Vardi
Cello : Jonathan Abramowitz, Charles McCracken
Background vocals : Yvonne Lewis, Christie Wiltshire, Norma Garbo, Hidetoshi Yamada A-04, B-04, 05, Kingo Hamada A-04, B-04, 05

Recorded at :
Mediasound, New York
Onkio Haus, Tokyo
RCA, Tokyo
(Aug. - Sep. '79)
Engineered by Alex Head, Kazuyuki Masumoto
Assisted by Lincoln Clapp, Don Wershba, Carl Beatiy, Greg Mann, Craig Winterson
Mixed by Alex Head
All New York tracks Arranged & Conducted by Gerald Alters
All Tokyo tracks A-04, B-04, 05 Arranged by Hidehoshi Yamada & Kingo Hamada 
"Sunrise-Sunset" Strings Arranged & Conduced by Jimmy Biondolillo
Associate Producer, Contractor & Session Coordinator : Jimmy Biondolillo
Produced by Ryuzo Kosugi