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a&r Takeshi Namura
tracks 5 accordion Gil Goldstein
tracks 1, 13 acoustic guitar Chuck Loeb
tracks 13 alto saxophone Kenny Garrett
tracks 1 to 3, 7, 8, 10 to 13 arranged by Akiko Yano
tracks 4, 6, 9 arranged by Gil Goldstein
tracks 5, 7 arranged by Jeff Bova
tracks 10, 13 arranged by Mino Cinelu
art direction, design Sawako Nakajima
tracks 7, 12 backing vocals Brenda White King
tracks 7, 12 backing vocals Curtis King
tracks 7, 12 backing vocals Tawatha Agee
tracks 10, 13 bass Anthony Jackson
tracks 1, 3, 7, 8, 12 bass Will Lee
tracks 4, 9 bassoon Charles McCracken, Jr.
tracks 4, 6, 9 concertmaster Gil Goldstein
coordinator [production coordinator] David Burrell
coordinator [production coordinator] Robin Tomchin
tracks 3, 7 drum programming Jeff Bova
tracks 10, 13 drums Mino Cinelu
tracks 1, 5, 8, 12 drums Steve Ferrone
tracks 1 electric guitar Joe Caro
tracks 13 electric guitar Mike Stern
tracks 1 electric piano [wurlitzer] Akiko Yano
executive-producer Eiji Kishi
executive-producer Ikuro Meguro
tracks 4, 9 flute [contrabass flute] Keith Underwood
tracks 4, 9 french horn Alex Brofsky
tracks 4, 9 french horn John Clark
tracks 4, 9 french horn Peter Gordon
tracks 4, 9 french horn Tom Varner
tracks 7 guitar Chuck Loeb
tracks 8, 12 guitar Joe Caro
hair, make-up Chiaki Shimada
illustration Hikaru Kawahara
tracks 2, 3, 10, 13 keyboards Akiko Yano
tracks 5, 7 keyboards Jeff Bova
tracks 10, 13 keyboards Mino Cinelu
tracks 2 loops [percussion loops] Jeff Bova
mastered by Ted Jensen
tracks 1 to 3, 7, 8 mixed by Larry Alexander
tracks 4, 6, 9 mixed by Neil Dorfsman
tracks 5, 10, 12, 13 mixed by Steve Boyer
tracks 1 to 5, 10 to 12 music by Akiko Yano
tracks 6 music by Hermeto Pascoal
tracks 2 music by Hiroshi Takano
tracks 7 music by Taeko Ohnuki
tracks 8 music by Tamio Okuda
tracks 1, 12 organ [hammond] Akiko Yano
tracks 4 pedal steel guitar Gib Wharton
tracks 10, 13 percussion Mino Cinelu
tracks 4, 9 percussion Steve Thornton
tracks 6 percussion Valtinho Anastacio
tracks 1 percussion [electronic percussion] Jeff Bova
tracks 1, 8 to 13 piano Akiko Yano
tracks 4, 6, 9 piano Gil Goldstein
producer [pre-production] Jeff Bova
tracks 2, 7, 10, 13 programmed by Jeff Bova
promotion [artist promotion] Shiho Homan
recorded by Steve Boyer
recorded by [additional recording & assisted by] Dan Wojnar
tracks 11 sound designer Bill Gardner
tracks 2 sound designer Jeff Bova
stylist [wardrobe], costume designer Yasuko Takahashi
tracks 6 trombone Dave Bargeron
tracks 6 tuba Dave Bargeron
tracks 13 vocal coach [vocal guidance] Kazufumi Miyazawa
tracks 13 whistle [bird whistles] Mino Cinelu
tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 12 words by Akiko Yano
tracks 2 words by Hiroshi Takano
tracks 7 words by Mami Kikuchi
tracks 9 words by Michael Franks
tracks 9 words by Michael Franks
tracks 3, 5, 10 words by Shigesato Itoi
tracks 8 words by Tamio Okuda
Record Company Epic/Sony Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Recorded At Power Station
Produced At Bovaland
Mixed At Power Station
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Pressed By Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Recorded & mixed at Power Station, N.Y., March-June, 1994.
Barcode: 4988010152321 (Scanned)
Rights Society: JASRAC
Matrix / Runout: DES 933 1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L275
Mould SID Code: IFPI 4534
Pressing Plant ID: S M J (Embossed on inner hub)