The Best of Arslān / ベスト・オブ・アルスラーン戦記 / The Best of Arslān

All songs composed, Arrangement & Programming: Norihiro Tsuru

M01
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
E.Violin, Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording: June/1995.

M02
Bass: Tetsuzo Kawai
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Piccolo: Mio Noguchi
Oboe: Hidetaka Nanasawa
Violin, Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: 真田浩之
Recording: April/1992.

M03
Bass, Bass Solo: Tetsuzo Kawai
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Violin, Keyboards, Percussions: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: 佐藤淳
Recording: May/1993.

M04
Bass, Bass Solo: Tetsuzo Kawai
Cello: Yoshihiko Maeda
Drums, Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
E.Violin, Violin, Bouzouki, Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: 真田浩之
Recording: April/1992.

M05
Voice: Yoshitaro Kanazaki, Tadashi Takahashi
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Keyboards: Keita Miyahara
E.Violin, Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Based on an Improvisation by Kanazaki, Takahashi, Miyahara & Tsuru
Recording Engineer: 真田浩之
Recording: April/1992.

M06
Cello: Yoshihiko Maeda
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Violin, Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: 真田浩之
Recording: April/1992.

M07
Fretless Bass: Tetsuzo Kawai
Gut Guitar: Hiroshi Araki
Drums, Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Bouzouki, Keyboards, Voice: Norihiro Tsuru
Crane Strings Quartet
1st Violin: Sei Hatano
2nd Violin: Tae Iijima
Viola: Hisae Usami
Cello: Yoshihiko Maeda
Recording Engineer: 真田浩之
Recording: April/1992.

M08
Bass, F.Mandolin: Tetsuzo Kawai
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Violin, Keyboards, チャィナ笛: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording: June/1995.

M09
Fretless Bass: Tetsuzo Kawai
Percussions, Voice: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Violin, E.Violin, Keyboards, Bouzouki, チャィナ笛, Voice: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording: June/1995.

M10 (STUDIO LIVE)
Piano: Yuriko Nakamura
Cello: Yoshihiko Maeda
Violin: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording: June/1995.

M11
Bass: Tetsuzo Kawai
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Flute, Piccolo: Masahiro Aizawa
Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Crane Strings Quartet
1st Violin: Sei Hatano
2nd Violin: Tae Iijima
Viola: Hisae Usami
Cello: Yoshihiko Maeda
Recording Engineer: 佐藤淳
Recording: May/1993.

M12
Bass: Tetsuzo Kawai
Cello: Yoshihiko Maeda
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Oboe: Katsuya Watanabe
Violin, Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording: May~June/1991.

M13
Bass: Tetsuzo Kawai
Stick: Vagabond Suzuki
Gut Guitar: Hiroshi Araki
Cello: Yoshihiko Maeda
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Violin, Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording: May~June/1991.

M14
Bass: Tetsuzo Kawai
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
Shakuhachi: Yukihiko Mitsuka
Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: 真田浩之
Recording: April/1992.

M15
Lyrics: Ikki Matsumoto
Voice: Motoyoshi Hosotsubo
Percussions: Yasuhisa Yamamoto
E.Violin, Keyboards: Norihiro Tsuru
Recording Engineer: 真田浩之
Recording: April/1992.

M16
Crane Strings Quartet
1st Violin: Sei Hatano
2nd Violin: Tae Iijima
Viola: Hisae Usami
Cello: Yoshihiko Maeda
Recording Engineer: 佐藤淳
Recording: May/1993.

Recording at TSURU STUDIO

Yuriko Nakamura: appears by the courtesy of FOR LIFE RECORDS


Producer: Mitsuhisa Hida (SME), Norihiro Tsuru, Mamoru Hamatsu, 毛利ツトム

A&R Director: Akira Maruta (SME)

Recording & Mixing Engineer: Norihiro Tsuru
Mastering Engineer: Toshiya Horiuchi
Re-Mix & Recording at TSURU STUDIO (13~30.June/1995.)

Illustration: Yoshitaka Amano

Art Direction & Design: 田口英之 (RAM), 原島直子 (RAM), 坂啓典 (RAM)
Artist Photography: 毛利ツトム

Co-ordination: Kakuko Minagawa (SME)

Executive Producer: Megumu Sugiyama (SME), Takeshi Tamiya (Kadokawa Shoten), Masaki Sawanobori (MOVIC)

Special Thanks to
Noriaki Ikeda, 岡田尚子, 布施由美子, Akihiko Ohno
田淵俊彦, 大久保康子 (YAMAHA), 岡田忠明
葛城稜, 和田利弘 (BIRD LAND), 鱗, 戸田恵美子
都留敬宜, 仍子 & 弘子

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