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all songs written & arranged by Hajime Mizoguchi
except "Paris no Sora no Shita" written by Hubert Giraud, arranged by Yoko Kanno,
"Tori no Uta" by Pablo Casals


1. Espace from Album "Best Wishes"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
2nd cello: Maxine Neuman
recording engineer: Seigen Ono
recording at: Media Sound Studio-A in New York U.S.A, 1988

2. Sekai no Shasou kara from Album "Best Wishes"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
bass: John Giblin
acoustic guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa
piano: Yoko Kanno
recording engineer: Rafe Mckenna
recording at: Living Stone Studio in London U.K, 1997

3. Kokkyou no Asa from "impression of sunday"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
drums: Jean-Philippe Fanfant
bass: Thierry Fanfant
guitar: Patrice Tison
piano, synthesizers: Yoko Kanno
percussions: Sidney Thiam
voice: Mangala Camara
recording engineer: Herve Marignac
recording at: Plus XXX in Paris France, 1991

4. Tengoku no Kiss Main Theme from TV Asahi-kei Drama "Tengoku no Kiss"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
piano: Yoko Kanno
strings: Masa Shinozaki Group
oboe: Masakazu Ishibashi
flute: Hideyo Takakuwa
percussion: Ikuo Kakehashi
recording engineer: Masashi Goto
recording at: Sound City in Tokyo Japan, 1999

5. Tori no Uta

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
piano: Yoko Kanno
recording engineer: Andrzej Sasin, Andrzej Lupa
edit: Julita Emanilow
coordinate: Wojciech Nowak, Toshiaki Ota
recording at: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw Poland, 1996

6. Main Theme Hoshi no Kinka from NTV Drama "Zoku Hoshi no Kinka"

orchestra: The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Anthony Inglis
recording engineer: Andrzej Sasin, Andrzej Lupa
edit: Julita Emanilow
coordinate: Wojciech Nowak, Toshiaki Ota
recording at: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw Poland, 1996

7. Kirin to Tsuki from Album "Halfinch Desert"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa
bass: Hitoshi Watanabe
piano: Yoko Kanno
recording engineer: Hajime Mizoguchi, Masashi Goto
recording at: Yoyogi WanderStation, Cat-House Studio in Tokyo Japan, 2000

8. Paris no Sora no Shita -SOUS LE DIEL DE PARIS- from Album "Aqua Colors in Paris"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
piano: Yoko Kanno
recording engineer: John-Marie
recording at: Artistic Palace in Paris France, 1994

9. Blue Cactus from Album "Far East"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
bass: John Giblin
drum: Arran Ah'mun
guitar: Phil Palmer
piano: Yoko Kanno
percussion: Danny Cummings
sax: Gary Barnacle
recording engineer: Rafe Mckenna
recording at: Living Stone Studio in London U.K, 1997

10. Offset of Love from Album "impression of sunday"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
bass: Pierre Morrarelli
guitar: Patrice Tison
piano, synthesizers: Yoko Kanno
percussions: Sidney Thiam
oboe: Jean Pierre Arnaud
strings: Roger Berthier Group
recording engineer: Herve Marignac
recording at: Plus XXX in Paris France, 1991

11. P・e・a・c・e from "OASIS: BEHIND THE CLEAR WATER"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
recording engineer: Hajime Mizoguchi
recording at: Cat-House Studio in Tokyo Japan, 2000

12. Shadows of Light from "Aqua Colors in Paris"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
bass: Michael Pevratout
guitar: Raymond Gimenes
piano, synthesizers: Yoko Kanno
voice: Yoko Kanno
voice: Sidney Thiam
percussions: Sidney Thiam, Denis Benarrosh, Francois Verly
recording engineer: John-Marie
recording at: Artistic Palace in Paris France, 1994

13. Tori ni Naru Hi -bird eyes- Theme Song from Fuji TV Documentary Series "Bird's eye view"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
recording engineer: Hajime Mizoguchi
recording at: Cat-House Studio in Tokyo Japan, 1997

14. Still Life from Album "Far East"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
bass: John Giblin
drum: Arran Ah'mun
guitar: Phil Palmer
piano: Yoko Kanno
percussion: Danny Cummings
recording engineer: Rafe Mckenna
recording at: Living Stone Studio in London U.K, 1997

15. Angel~Beautiful Life Main Theme~orch. ver. from TBS-kei Drama "Beautiful Life: Futari de Ita Hibi"

cello: Hajime Mizoguchi
piano: Yoko Kanno
guitar: Masayoshi Furukawa
strings: Masa Shinozaki Group
sax: Nobuya Sugawa
harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
percussion: Tamao Fujii
recording engineer: Shin-ichi Akagawa
recording at: Sound City in Tokyo Japan, 2000

16. dobranoc from Fuji TV-kei Drama "pure"

orchestra: The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
piano: Yoko Kanno
conductor: Anthony Inglis
recording engineer: Andrzej Sasin, Andrzej Lupa
edit: Julita Emanilow
coordinate: Wojciech Nowak
recording at: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw Poland, 1996


Producer: Hajime Mizoguchi
A&R: Hidekazu Tokumitsu (Victor Entertainment)
Recording Coordinator: Takahiko Kodata (HORIPRO)
Artist Management: Masaki Ishida (HORIPRO)
Executive Producer: Katsunori Ueda (Victor Entertainment), Yoshitaka Hori (HORIPRO)

Photographer: 北島明 (D-CORD)
Stylist: 坂井達志 (hustle)
Hair & make-up: 菊地正 (RITZ)
AD&Designer: 関口修男 (PLUG-IN GRAPHIC)
Coordinator: Kenji Kikuchi (Victor Entertainment)

Licensed by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (M-1,3,10)
Licensed by Toy's Factory (M-4,16)
Licensed by Kitty Enterprises, A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY (M-8,12)