TWILIGHT ~the "LIVE" best of Akiko Yano~ / TWILIGHT ~the "LIVE" best of Akiko Yano~ / TWILIGHT ~the "LIVE" best of Akiko Yano~

Track 01
Lyrics by Akiko Yano, Peter Barakan
Composed by Akiko Yano

Track 02
Lyrics by Shigesato Itoi
Composed by Akiko Yano

Track 03
Lyrics by Shigesato Itoi
Composed by Akiko Yano

Track 04
Lyrics & Composed by Akiko Yano

Track 05
Lyrics & Composed by Akiko Yano

Track 06
Lyrics & Composed by Kazufumi Miyazawa

Track 07
Lyrics & Composed by Akiko Yano

Track 08
Original Music: "Chin Nuku Juushi"
Lyrics by Hiroshi Asa
Composed by Shinichi Mita
Asodoya-yunta (Okinawa Folk Song), Chinsagu no Hana (Okinawa Folk Song)

Track 09: Movie "My Neighbors the Yamadas" Ending Theme
Lyrics & Composed by Akiko Yano

Track 10
Lyrics by Shigesato Itoi
Composed by Akiko Yano

Track 11
Lyrics by Hachiro Sato
Composed by Yoshinao Nakada

Track 12: Movie "My Neighbors the Yamadas" Insert Song
Lyrics & Composed by Akiko Yano

Track 13
Lyrics & Composed by Akiko Yano


Produced & Arranged by Akiko Yano
Production Adviser: Cliff Almond

Vocal, Piano, Hammond Organ & Keyboards: Akiko Yano
Bass: Anthony Jackson [Tr.01~12]
Drums: Cliff Almond [Tr.01~12]
Guitar: Wayne Johnson [Tr.03,05 & 09-10]
Percussion & Background Vocal: Carol Steele [Tr.07-08 & 11]

Recorded by Kinji Yoshino at NHK Hall, Tokyo, 1996-1999
Mixed by Goh Hotoda at Avatar Studios, New York, March 2000
Assisted by Anthony Ruotolo
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound Chelsea, New York
Production Coordination: Yuuko Honda
Associate Producer: Donbay Nagata

Photographs: Hisako Ohkubo (cover), Hideaki Imamoto (live)
Art Direction & Design: Fantasista Ltd.
Visual Coordination: Shiho Homan

A&R: Tomonobu Kikuchi
Artist Promotion: Keiichiro Ohta, Kazumi Kotani
Sales Promotion: Tadahiko Shida, Yasukazu Koh, Nobuyuki Sato
Executive Producers: Syunichi Takahashi, Shintaro Yamamoto

Stage Managers: Hiroshi Suenaga, Daisuke Kuroda
Lighting Designers: Yoshiaki Kubo
Lighting Operators: Mihoko Natsume, Akiko Yamada, Seiko Mishima, Kazuhiko Inoue
Sound Engineers (house): Harumi Enomoto, Yoshio Shimada
Sound Engineers (stage): Masae Nishimura
Sound Engineers: Shinya Shinohara, Junya Ito
Technical Crew: Toru Saito, Toru Sano, Hiroyasu Shinohara, Masahiro Fujiuchi, Hiroshi Mizuide
Transportation: Fujio Takagi, Satoshi Kadowaki
Hair Stylist: Kenjiro Akama
Make-up Artist: Naomi Kubota
Stylist: Michiko Kitamura
Physical Trainer: Yuriko Anzai
Production Managers: Motoyoshi Unno, Yuuko Honda, Naokazu Fujii
Tour Producers: Yutaka Tohyama, Donbay Nagata, Yoshio Ichikawa

Artist Management: NEW FRIENDS,INC.
Representation: Donbay Nagata, Masumi Tanaka

Thanks to all of my tour members, staff and crew how have supported me through the years, Carol Steele
Wayne Johnson, Donbay, Masumi Tanaka, Goh Hotoda, Yuuko and Raymond, Promax, Hiro Iida, Kinji Yoshino and Yuriko.

Special Thanks to Anthony Jackson who honors me with his love for my music and for his virtuosity as a musician.
My love and gratitude to Miu & Futa for all their help.
I thank you Jehovah, The Creator of art and music, who provides us such a great deal of pleasure now and forever.