Grapefruit / Ma-aya Sakamoto / グレープフルーツ / 坂本真綾 / Grapefruit / Ma-aya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto's debut album.

All songs composed & arranged by Yoko Kanno

Words by Ma-aya Sakamoto & Yuho Iwasato (1)
               Yuho Iwasato (2,3,5,7,8,10)
               Ma-aya Sakamoto (4,6)
               Yuho Iwasato, (lyrics translation) etsuko (9)
               Gabriela Robin (11)

M-01
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
Drums: MIYATA SHIGEO
Bass: WATANABE HITOSHI
Guitar: IMAHORI TSUNEO (by the courtesy of PONY CANYON INC.)
Guitar: FURUKAWA MASAYOSHI
Synthesizer manipulate: URATA KEISHI
Percussion: KAKEHASHI IKUO
Trumpet: ARAKI TOSHIO
Trombone: MURATA YOICHI
Alto sax: YAMAMOTO TAKUO

M-02
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
Drums: HIRAGAKURA YOSHIE
Bass: WATANABE HITOSHI
Guitar: IMAHORI TSUNEO (by the courtesy of PONY CANYON INC.)
Synthesizer manipulate: URATA KEISHI
Strings: SHINOZAKI MASATSUGU GROUP
Percussion: MISAWA MATARO

M-03
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
Bass: WATANABE HITOSHI
Guitar: IMAHORI TSUNEO (by the courtesy of PONY CANYON INC.)
Synthesizer manipulate: KEISHI URATA

M-04
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
Drums: HIRAGAKURA YOSHIE
Bass: WATANABE HITOSHI
Guitar: IMAHORI TSUNEO (by the courtesy of PONY CANYON INC.)
Synthesizer manipulate: KEISHI URATA
Percussion: MISAWA MATARO
Strings: SHINOZAKI MASATSUGU GROUP

M-05 - TV Anime "The Vision of Escaflowne" Image Song
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
Drums: MIYATA SHIGEO
Bass&Mandolin: WATANABE HITOSHI
A. Guitar: FURUKAWA MASAYOSHI
Percussion: OKABE YOICHI
Synthesizer manipulate: SAKAMOTO SYUNSUKE
                                    URATA KEISHI

M-06
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
Drums: SANO YASUO
Bass: WATANABE HITOSHI
Guitar: IMAHORI TSUNEO (by the courtesy of PONY CANYON INC.)
Synthesizer manipulate: URATA KEISHI

M-07 - TV Anime "The Vision of Escaflowne" Image Song
Keyboards&Accordion: KANNO YOKO
Synthesizer manipulate: URATA KEISHI
Strings: GOTO YUICHIRO Group

M-08 - TV Anime "The Vision of Escaflowne" Opening Theme
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
A. Guitar: FURUKAWA MASAYOSHI
Synthesizer manipulate: SAKAMOTO SYUNSUKE
                                    URATA KEISHI
Backing Vocals: GABRIELA ROBIN

M-09 - TV Anime "The Vision of Escaflowne" Insert Song (English Version)
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
Bass: WATANABE HITOSHI
A. Guitar: FURUKAWA MASAYOSHI
Drums: MIYATA SHIGEO
Percussion: OKABE YOICHI
Strings: MEMBERS OF L'ORCHESTRA DELL'UNIONE MUSICISTI ROMA

M-10 - TV Anime "The Vision of Escaflowne" Image Song
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
Drums: SANO YASUO
Bass: WATANABE HITOSHI
Guitar: IMAHORI TSUNEO (by the courtesy of PONY CANYON INC.)
Synthesizer manipulate: URATA KEISHI
English Horn: SHIBAYAMA HIROSHI

M-11
Keyboards: KANNO YOKO
Guitar: IMAHORI TSUNEO (by the courtesy of PONY CANYON INC.)
Synthesizer manipulate: URATA KEISHI

Produced by KANNO YOKO
A&R: SASAKI SHIRO (VICTOR)
        INOUE YUKAKO (VICTOR)
Recording Co-ordinated by OTA TOSHIAKI (BORDER LINE)

Artist management: NISHIMURA SAEKO (GROUP KOMADORI)
Recorded by AKAGAWA SHINICHI (TOP)
                   YABUHARA MASASHI (STAY MUSIC)
                   SASAHARA YOSHIKAZU (TOP)
                   OKUHARA HIDEAKI (VICTOR)
                   FRANCO PATRIGNANI
Mixed by AKAGAWA SHINICHI (TOP)
              YABUHARA MASASHI (STAY MUSIC)
Assisted by ISHIMOTO YUKIE (VICTOR STUDIO)
                 ALESSANDRO ARA BENEDETTI
                 NICK FRIEND (CAPRI DEGITAL STUDIO)
Recorded&Mixed at VICTOR STUDIO, CAPRI DEGITAL STUDIO (in ITALY)
                             STUDIO FORUM
Masterd by KAWASAKI HIROSHI (VICTOR STUDIO)
Artist Promotion: IMAI SHIGEKI (VICTOR)
                          HARUTA RIKA (VICTOR)
                          KAWAMATA MASAYOSHI (VICTOR)

Sleeve design: TAGATA HITOSHI (IRON MAMA)
                      KURAMOCHI NORIKO (IRON MAMA)
Photographs: OGISO TAKEO
Hair&make: YODA YUTAKA (VAZARA)
Styling: OHTOMO YASUKO
Editor: KOBAYASHI YASUKO (VICTOR)

Special Thanks to MINAMI MASAHIKO, AKANE KAZUKI,
                           NAKATANI YOSHIO, TETA PITTENI,
                           Bistaurant Marmalade, Charis Seijo Co., Ltd.,
                           VERDA, COUPDETAT,
                           TSUTSUI TAKESHI (FIRST SOUNDS),
                           CARLOQUINTO TALAMONA,
                           GIOVANNI D'AGOSTINO,
                           "seyakara" KITAKUBO "donai sei cchunen" HIROYUKI,
                           OSHII "K-9" MAMORU, HIGUCHI SHINJI,
                           TAKADA KAZUO, SAKUMA MASAKI,
                           MATSUMURA KENICHI, TANI KENICHI,
                           INOUE JUNICHI, HIROSE HIDESHI, UCHIDA 5ATOSHI
                           IKUEISHA, MORIOKA KEIKO,
                           KAKESU SHUICHI, OHTAKE YAYOI (JAY FILM)