TATSURO SONGS FROM L.A. / TATSURO SONGS FROM L.A. / TATSURO SONGS FROM L.A.

An album of covers for songs originally performed by Tatsuro Yamashita.


M-01 ● originally from the 1983 album Melodies
    VOCALIST: JOSEPH WILLIAMS
    LYRICIST: TATSURO YAMASHITA
    COMPOSER: TATSURO YAMASHITA
    ENGLISH LYRICS TRANSLATION: KEVIN GORMAN

M-02 ● originally from the 1982 album FOR YOU
    VOCALIST: ELIZABETH WOLFGRAM
    LYRICIST: MINAKO YOSHIDA
    COMPOSER: TATSURO YAMASHITA
    ENGLISH LYRICS TRANSLATION: KEVIN GORMAN

M-03 ● originally from the 1979 album MOON GLOW
    VOCALIST: DIANNE REEVES
    LYRICIST: CHRIS MOSDELL
    COMPOSER: TATSURO YAMASHITA

M-04 ● originally from the 1976 album CIRCUS TOWN
    VOCALIST: PHILIP BAILEY
    LYRICIST: TATSURO YAMASHITA
    COMPOSER: TATSURO YAMASHITA
    ENGLISH LYRICS TRANSLATION: KEVIN GORMAN

M-05 ● originally from the 1982 album FOR YOU
    VOCALIST: DIANNE REEVES
    LYRICIST: ALAN O'DAY
    COMPOSER: TATSURO YAMASHITA

M-06 ● originally from the 1978 album GO AHEAD!
    VOCALIST: ELIZABETH WOLFGRAM
    LYRICIST: MINAKO YOSHIDA
    COMPOSER: TATSURO YAMASHITA
    ENGLISH LYRICS TRANSLATION: KEVIN GORMAN

M-07 ● originally from the 1988 album Boku no Naka no Shounen
    VOCALIST: TOM KEANE
    LYRICIST: ALAN O'DAY
    COMPOSER: TATSURO YAMASHITA

M-08 ● from the 1986 album POCKET MUSIC
    VOCALIST: TOM KEANE
    LYRICIST: ALAN O'DAY
    COMPOSER: TATSURO YAMASHITA


ARRANGERS: SHINGO KOBAYASHI, TOM KEANE, STEVE GOLDSTEIN
HORN ARRANGEMENT: JERRY HEY
VOCALISTS: DIANNE REEVES
                   JOSEPH WILLIAMS
                   PHILIP BAILEY
                   TOM KEANE
                   ELIZABETH WOLFGRAM
KEYBOARDS: SHINGO KOBAYASHI, TOM KEANE, STEVE GOLDSTEIN
SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMER: HIROSHI KOIZUMI, KOHTARO HORIUCHI
DRUMS: JOHN ROBINSON
BASS: NEIL STUBENHAUS
GUITAR: MICHAEL THOMPSON, JAMES HARRAM, TIM PEIRCE
HORNS: JERRY HEY, GARY GRANT, LEW McCREARY, BILL REICHENBACH, DAN HIGGINS
SAX SOLO: MARC RUSSO, DAN HIGGINS, DAVID KOZ
PERCUSSIONS: RAFAEL PADDILLA
BACKGROUND VOCALS: DORIAN HOLLEY, VALERIE PINKSTON MAYO, YVONNE WILLIAMS, LYNNE FIDDMONT
1. 2. 4. 6. ARRANGED BY SHINGO KOBAYASHI
3. 5. ARRANGED BY STEVE GOLDSTEIN
7. 8. ARRANGED BY TOM KEANE

PRODUCED BY: KAZ MASUMOTO
A & R BY: NOBUHITO IKEHATA
VOCAL SUPERVISOR AND LYRICS TRANSLATED BY: KEVIN GORMAN
ALBUM CONCEPT SUPERVISOR BY: YUMI KOBAYASHI
RECORDED AND MIXED BY: KAZ MASUMOTO
ENGINEERED BY: BILL MALINA, YOSHI IKEDA
ASSISTANT ENGINEERED BY: BILL MALINA, PETER SOTER, JESSE KANNER
                                           DAVE FRIEDLANDER, JOHN FUNDINGSLAND, CRAIG JOHNSON
RECORDED AT: MICROPLANT, WESTLAKE STUDIOS, LIONSHARE STUDIO
                       PAISLEY PARK STUDIO, HUMBLE HEART STUDIO.
RECORDING DATE: JULY. 15th. 1990 ~ SEPTEMBER. 15th. 1990
MASTERED BY: WALLY TRAUGOTT
MASTERED AT: CAPITOL RECORDING STUDIOS
PRODUCTION COORDINATION: SUSANNE MARIE EDGREN, CHIE MASUMOTO
SPECIAL THANKS TO: STEVE BURDICK, STEVE DEUTSCH, YUMI. V. KIMURA
                                JON DRESSEL, HEIDI HANSCHV, TOSHIYA SUWA
                                JEFFERY "CJ" VANSTON, DEVON "FOOD" KELLGREN, MS. HEADPHONE JACK, AJA
EXECTIVE PRODUCER: SHUZO KOBAYASHI

ART DIRECTED AND DESIGNED BY: MASAYUKI YANO (VITAMIN STUDIO)
ILLUSTRATED BY: HISAO KAWADA
PROMOTER BY: TEIJI NAGOSHI
                       YOSHIHIRO NISHIJIMA
SUPERVISOR BY: YUKIO OHTA