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

Label : Air Records

 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

Kingo Hamada "Hotel Surf-Rider" (1980) -City Pop-

Label : Air Records

 Side 1 

01 - Hotel Surf-Rider (Kingo Hamada & Takashi Matsumoto)

Side 2

01 - Lonely Wind (Kingo Hamada & Kazuko Kobayashi)

From the Album 'Manhattan In The Rain' (1980)

Produced by Ryuzo Kozuki

Arranged by Gerald Alters

Keyboards : Gerald Alters, Pat Rebillot

Guitars : Jeff Mironov, Jeff Layton

Bass : Francisco Centeno

Drums : Ron Zito

Percussion : Jimmy Maelen

Trumpets : Marvin Stamm, Lew Soloff, Danny Cahn

Trombones : Wayne Andre, David Taylor (Bass)

Reeds : Dave Tofani

Violins : David Nadien, Stan Pollock, Barry Finclair, Richard Sortomme, Max Ellen, Marvin Morgenstein

Violas : Theodore Israel, Emanuel Vardi

Cellos : Jonathan Abramowitz, Charles McCracken

Kingo Hamada "Feel The Night" (1981) -City Pop-

Label : Air Records

 Side 1

01 - N.Y. City Marathon (Chinfa Kang)
02 - Piano Man (Kazuko Kobayashi)
03 - Bye Bye Mrs. December (Chinfa Kang)
04 - Whispering Night (Chinfa Kang)

Side 2

01 - Sentimental Moment (Kazuko Kobayashi)
02 - Run Thru The Night (John Helmes)
03 - Jazz Singer (Chinfa Kang)
04 - 海風通信 (Kazuko Kobayashi)


Produced by Kingo Hamada
Recorded at CBS Roppongi Studio, Nichion Studio, Tamco Studio, Media Studio, Onkio Studio & Izu Kitty Studio from July 9th until Sept 9th
Remixed at Hitokuchikaza Studio Mixdown Room
Engineered by Yasuo Sato, Toshiro Ito & Chuji Sato
Mixed by Yasuo Sato
Arrangers : Hidetoshi Yamada, Makoto Matsushita, Eiji Arai & Kingo Hamada
Associate Producers : Ryuzo Kosugi & Tadashi Yokoshi


Side 1

01 - N.Y. City Marathon

Drums : Kazuhide Matsufuji
Bass : Aiko Kawamoto
Keyboards & Synth : Hidetoshi Yamada
Guitars : Makoto Matsushita & Kingo Hamada
Cornet Solo : Susumu Kazuhara
Flute : Koichi Matsukaze
Percussion : Kingo Hamada
Chorus : Makoto Matsushita & Kingo Hamada

02 - Piano Man

Drums : Takeo Kikuchi
Bass : Yasuo Tomikura
Keyboards & Synth : Hidetoshi Yamada
Guitars : Makoto Matsushita & Kingo Hamada
Sax Solo : Koichi Matsukaze
Percussion : Kingo Hamada
Chorus : Hidetoshi Yamada & Kingo Hamada

03 - Bye Bye Mrs. December

Drums : Takeo Kikuchi
Bass : Yasuo Tomikura
Keyboards & Synth : Hidetoshi Yamada
Guitars : Makoto Matsushita & Kingo Hamada
Harmonica Solo : Noburo Yagi
Percussion : Osamu Nakajima & Kingo Hamada
Chorus : Makoto Matsusita, Hidetoshi Yamada & Kingo Hamada

04 - Whispering Night

Acoustic Piano : Hidetoshi Yamada
Strings : Joe Katoh Group

Side 2

01 - Sentimental Moment

Drums : Noriyuki Hirose
Bass : Shogo Kindaichi
Keyboards & Synth : Hidetoshi Yamada
Guitars : Makoto Matsushita
Flugel Horn Solo : Susumu Kazuhara
Percussion : Osamu Nakajima
Chorus : Makoto Matsusita, Hidetoshi Yamada & Kingo Hamada

02 - Run Thru The Night

Drums : Kazuhide Matsufuji
Bass : Akio Kawamoto
Keyboards & Synth : Hidetoshi Yamada
Guitars : Makoto Matsushita
Brass & Horns : Jake H Conception, Kiyoshi Saito, Susumu Kazuhara, Kenichi Sano & Masanobu Arao
Percussion : Osamu Nakajima
Chorus : Sha-Sisters & Kingo Hamada

03 - Jazz Singer

Drums : Jun Moriya
Bass : Isao Fukui
Keyboards : Hidetoshi Yamada
Guitars : Hiroshi Yasukawa
Vibraphone : Isao Kanayama
Trumpet Solo : Susumu Kazuhara
Trombones : Eiji Arai, Yasuo Hirauchi, Katsuyuki Sugimoto, Sumio Okada & Harumi Mita
Strings : Joe Katoh Group

04 - 海風通信

Drums : Kazuhide Matsufuji
Bass & Fretless Bass Solo : Akio Kawamoto
Keyboards & Synth : Hidetoshi Yamada
Guitars : Makoto Matsushita
Strings : Joe Katoh Group
Female Voice  : Guess Who?