Misora / Sachiko Kanenobu / み空 / 金延幸子 / Misora / Sachiko Kanenobu

Part of the Japan Archival Series.

"Often regarded as Japan's first female singer-songwriter, Sachiko Kanenobu created an enduring legacy with Misora, a timeless classic of intricate finger-picking, gently soaring melodies, and rustic Laurel Canyon vibes. Originally released in 1972 on URC (Underground Record Club), one of Japan's first independent record labels, the Haruomi Hosono-produced album remains one of the most beloved works to come out of Japan's folk and rock scenes centered around Tokyo and Kansai areas in the early 1970s."

• Remastered from original analog master tapes
• Book with rare photos, translated lyrics and new interview with Kanenobu

All songs written by Sachiko Kanenobu
Music by Eiichi Ohtaki (05)
Words by Akiko Fujiwara (11)
Arranged by Sachiko Kanenobu
                   Haruomi Hosono (02,04,07)

Musicians
  Sachiko Kanenobu • Vocal, Guitar, 12st-Guitar
  Haruomi Hosono • Bass, Piano, E. Piano, E. Guitar, Marimba, Organ
  Isato Nakagawa • Guitar, Slide Guitar, E. Guitar (Haru Ichiban No Kaze Wa Hageshiku)
  Tatsuo Hayashi • Drums, Percussion
  Shigeru Suzuki • E. Guitar (Aoi Sakana)
  Kinji Yoshino • Celesta (Anata Kara Toku E)

• Director: Sachiko Kanenobu / Haruomi Hosono / Kinji Yoshino
• Mixing: Kinji Yoshino
• Assistant: Yoshihiko Kannari / Makoto Furukawa
• Studio: Aoi Studios 1 and 7
• Photo: Shigeru Iwabuchi
• Design: Tadashi Kusumoto / Yugo Bushi
• Producer: Masaaki Hata, Art Music Publishing

Produced for Rerelease by Yosuke Kitazawa
Rerelease Executive Producers: Matt Sullivan and Josh Wright
Project Manager: Patrick McCarthy
Proofreading: Lydia Hyslop
Song Title and Lyric Translation: Sachiko Kanenobu
Rerelease Design: Henry H. Owings, Chunklet Graphic Control
Remastering: Elysian Masters
Booklet Photos: Yosuke Kitazawa (p.2), Satomi Sugiyama (p.37,38),
Takashi Yamamoto (p.1, 9)
Archival Photos Courtesy of Sachiko Kanenobu

Originally released as URC Records URG-4015 (1972)

All Songs ©1972 Art Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japan
Except track 4 ©1971 Art Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japan

Special Thanks: Sachiko Kanenobu, Maki Aizawa, Zach Cowie,
Steve Gunn, Fumihiko Oizumi, and Satoshi Yoshida.

Thank You: Emilee Booher, Daniel Cohn, Chris Estey, Emily Keating,
Will Lawrence, Grant Olsen, Jack Sills, Lee Thelen, Pat Thomas,
Brad Tilbe, Jon Treneff, and Ryan Wilson.