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M01
WRITTEN BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
VOCAL, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, KEYBOARDS, BACKGROUND VOCAL: Toshiki Kadomatsu
DRUMS: Shuichi "PONTA" Murakami
PERCUSSION: Nobu Saito
ACOUSTIC PIANO, FENDER RHODES: Shingo Kobayashi
GUITAR: Yoshiyuki Asano
COMPUTER MANIPULATOR: Kanichirou Kubo
STRINGS: Tomoda GROUP

M02
WRITTEN BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
VOCAL, BACKGROUND VOCAL: Toshiki Kadomatsu
DRUMS: BUDDY WILLIAMS
BASS: Tomohito Aoki
GUITAR: IRA SEAGUL
FENDER RHODES: RICHARD TEE
SYNTHESIZER: Yoshihiro Tomonari, Yuzo Hayashi
STRINGS SYNTHESIZER: PHILIPPE SAISSE
PERCUSSION: BASHIRI JOHNSON
SAXOPHONE SOLO: BOB MINZER
TALK: SARI JOHNSON
TRUMPET: JERRY HEY, GARY GRANT
TROMBONE: WILLIAM REICHENBACH
FLUGELHORN: CHUCK FINDLEY
BACKGROUND VOCALS: ANGIE B, DEBBOE COLE, CRAIG DERRY

M03
WRITTEN BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
VOCAL, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, KEYBOARDS, BACKGROUND VOCAL: Toshiki Kadomatsu
ACOUSTIC PIANO, SYNTHESIZER SOLO: PHILIPPE SAISSE
COMPUTER MANIPULATOR: Kanichirou Kubo
BACKGROUND VOCAL: Kayoko Takahashi
STRINGS: 園田GROUP

M04 - Live-action Drama "Mama wa Idol!" Insert Song Self Cover
WRITTEN BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: アントニオ寺西
VOCAL, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, KEYBOARDS, BACKGROUND VOCAL: Toshiki Kadomatsu
ACOUSTIC PIANO, FENDER RHODES: Shingo Kobayashi
SAXOPHONE SOLO: Masato Honda
STRINGS: Tomoda GROUP
COMPUTER MANIPULATOR: Kanichirou Kubo

M05
WRITTEN BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
VOCAL, DRUM PROGRAMMING, BACKGROUND VOCAL: Toshiki Kadomatsu
ACOUSTIC GUITAR: Chuei Yoshikawa
SYNTHESIZER: Yoshihiro Tomonari, Yuzo Hayashi
TROMBONE: Shigeharu Mukai
BACKGROUND VOCAL: Yurie Kokubu
STRINGS: Tomoda GROUP
COMPUTER MANIPULATOR: Kanichirou Kubo

M06
WORDS BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
MUSIC BY Yoshiyuki Asano
VOCAL, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, KEYBOARDS, BACKGROUND VOCAL: Toshiki Kadomatsu
DRUMS: Shuichi "PONTA" Murakami
PERCUSSION: Nobu Saito
BASS: Tomohito Aoki
FENDER RHODES: Shingo Kobayashi
GUITAR & SOLO: Yoshiyuki Asano

M07
WRITTEN BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
VOCAL, GUITAR SOLO, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, KEYBOARDS, BACKGROUND VOCAL: Toshiki Kadomatsu
ACOUSTIC PIANO, FENDER RHODES: Shingo Kobayashi
SAXOPHONE SOLO: Masato Honda
COMPUTER MANIPULATOR: Kanichirou Kubo

M08
WRITTEN BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
VOCAL, GUITAR SOLO on the middle of the tune, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER BASS, BACKGROUND VOCAL: Toshiki Kadomatsu
ACOUSTIC GUITAR: Chuei Yoshikawa
GUITAR: Shigeru Suzuki
KEYBOARDS: Shingo Kobayashi
FENDER RHODES: Hiroshi Sato
PERCUSSION: Nobu Saito
COMPUTER MANIPULATOR: Kanichirou Kubo
STRINGS: Tomoda GROUP

M09 - OVA "NINETEEN 19" Insert Song
WRITTEN BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
VOCAL, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, KEYBOARDS, BACKGROUND VOCAL: Toshiki Kadomatsu
DRUMS: Shuichi "PONTA" Murakami
BASS: Tomohito Aoki
PERCUSSION: Nobu Saito
GUITAR: Shigeru Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Kon
ACOUSTIC PIANO, FENDER RHODES: Shingo Kobayashi
COMPUTER MANIPULATOR: Kanichirou Kubo
STRINGS: KATO JOE GROUP

M10
WRITTEN BY Toshiki Kadomatsu
CELESTA: Shingo Kobayashi


EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: TOSHIKI KADOMATSU

PRODUCED BY: TOSHIKI KADOMATSU
EXECUTIVE SUPERVISOR: MASARU KAJIOKA (MARMALADE)
ALL SONGS ARRANGED BY: TOSHIKI KADOMATSU
STRINGS ARRANGED BY: SHINGO KOBAYASHI (1,4,8)
STRINGS ARRANGED BY: KAZUO OHTANI (3,5,9)
HORN ARRANGED BY: JERRY HEY (2)

ARTIST MANAGEMENT: HIDETOSHI KOBAYASHI (MARMALADE)
                                  TETSUO KOKUBU (MARMALADE)
A&R: KIYOSHI TERANISHI (BMG VICTOR)
         HIROMI YOSHIZAWA (BMG VICTOR)
STUDIO MANAGEMENT: YUKO SASAKI (BMG VICTOR)
ENGINEERS: EIJI UCHINUMA (MIXER'S LAB)
                   TADAHARU SATOH (MIXER'S LAB)
                   YOSHIAKI MATSUOKA (MIXER'S LAB)
                   TAKAHIRO "らくだ" NOCHIMURA (MIXER'S LAB)
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: SHINICHI KAWASUMI (MIXER'S LAB)
                                     KAORU MATSUYAMA (MIXER'S LAB)
                                     YOSHINORI SAKUMA (BAYBRIDGE STUDIO)
                                     TOSHIHIRO WAKOH (BAYBRIDGE STUDIO)
                                     NOBUHIKO NAKAYAMA (SOUND INN)
                                     YUUICHI INOUE (SOUND INN)
MIXED BY: EIJI UCHINUMA (MIXER'S LAB)
MASTERING ENGINEER: MITSUHARU KOBAYASHI
ARTIST ASSISTANT: TOSHIHIRO “KIM” MASUDA
STUDIOS: WEST SIDE STUDIO
                BAYBRIDGE STUDIO
                SOUND INN
                SONY MUSIC SHINANOMACHI STUDIO
ART PRODUCER: KAZUHIKO WATANABE
ART DIRECTION: KENICHIRO TSURUHARA & TAF INC.
PHOTOGRAPHER: ITARU HIRAMA
STYLIST: KAORU MIDORIKAWA (JET)
HAIR & MAKE UP: ISAO YAMADA (JET)

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
MASARU KAJIOKA    SHINICHI KAWASUMI
HIROOMI HORI    YOSHIHIRO SAKUMA
HIDETOSHI KOBAYASHI    TOSHIHIRO WAKOH
TETSUO KOKUBU    SACHIKO UEDA
TOSHIHIRO MASUDA    SHUICHI "PONTA" MURAKAMI
AKIKO SUNADOI    TOMOHITOAOKI
ALL OF MARMALADE STAFF    YOSHIHIRO TOMONARI
BEANS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY    SHINGO KOBAYASHI
OSAMU SATOH    YOSHIYUKI "BUTCHER" ASANO
NORIYUKI MATSUI    SHOJI HARUNA
HIROMI YOSHIZAWA    MICHIAKI TANAKA
KIYOSHI TERANISHI    KAZUMI MIYAURA
MIKIO KAWASAKI    KAYOKO "JACKIE" TAKAHASHI
HITOSHI FUJISAKI    MASATO HONDA
YASUSHI KAWAKAMI    NOBU SAITOH
SHIGERU MORIYAMA    MASASHI NISHIKAWA
HIROSHI MONJI    KOHZO MIYAKE
ALL OF BMG VICTOR STAFF    MASAHIRO FURUYA
EIJI UCHINUMA    KANICHIRO KUBO
KOHJI KIKKAWA    CHUEI YOSHIKAWA

VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO:
YAMAHA SHIBUYA
AKAI
ROLAND
SEEN
CASIO
AUDIO CITY
MOON

ALSO SPECIAL THANKS TO:
ZENSYU TSUDA & MIHO KAJIWARA
TATSUAKI HIRABAYASHI & YASUE BABA
CHIKAKO HOSHI & KARASUYAMA
MY PARENTS & BROTHER

HIROSHI SATOH <Courtesy of ALFA RECORDS inc.)
MASATO HONDA <Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment(Japan)inc.>
TSUYOSHI KON <Courtesy of VICTOR INVITATION>
PHILIPPE SAISSE <Courtesy of WINDHAMHILL RECORDS>