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M05 - Live-action Drama "Ari yo Saraba" Theme Song
M06 - TV Anime "Omakase Scrappers" Opening Theme
M09 - TV Anime "Omakase Scrappers" Ending Theme

All Composed by Eikichi Yazawa

Lyrics by
Akira Ohtsu (1)
Yasushi Akimoto (2,5,8)
Goro Matsui (3)
Tetsuya Chiaki (4,7)
Ken Takahashi (6,9)


PRODUCED BY ANDREW GOLD AND EIKICHI YAZAWA

BASIC RECORDING ENGINEER: ANDREW GOLD AT QUARKBRAIN STUDIOS, LA.
ADDITIONAL RECORDING AND MIXED BY MARK LINNETT AT YOUR PLACE OR MINE STUDIOS, LA.

(1,2,3,5,7,8)
ANDREW GOLD: GUITARS, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, PROGRAMMING
MICHAEL LANDAU: GUITARS
NEAL STUBENHOUSE: BASS
JOHN ROBINSON: DRUMS
DAVID WOODFORD: SAXOPHONE
SALLY DWORSKY, JOHN WARREN, JAMES HARRAH, ANDREW GOLD, AND EIKICHI YAZAWA: BACKGROUND VOCALS (ALL SONGS)

(4,6,9)
PRODUCED BY CLAUDE GAUDETTE AND EIKICHI YAZAWA
RECORDED AT O'HENRY SOUND STUDIOS, CA.

CLAUDE GAUDETTE: KEYBOARDS, HAMMOND B-3
MICHAEL THOMPSON: GUITARS
PAUL JACKSON Jr.: GUITARS
MATT BISSONETTE: BASS
NEAL STUBENHOUSE: BASS
GREG BISSONETTE: DRUMS
RAPHAEL PADILLA: PERCUSSIONS
SCOTT FRANKFURT: ADDITIONAL SYNTHS, PROGRAMMING

MASTERED BY STEVE HALL AT FUTURE DISC, LA.
REMIXED BY YOSHIYASU KUMADA (1,2)

SPECIAL THANKS TO MASAO NAKAZATO AT ONKIO HAUS INC.

Photography: KATSUO HANZAWA
Art Direction and Design: KATSU NAGAISHI