Utada Hikaru no Uta -13 kumi no Ongakuka ni Yoru 13 no Kaishaku ni Tsuite- / 宇多田ヒカルのうた -13組の音楽家による13の解釈について- / Utada Hikaru no Uta -13 kumi no Ongakuka ni Yoru 13 no Kaishaku ni Tsuite-

A tribute album celebrating the 15th anniversary of Hikaru Utada, contains covers by various artists.

M-08 and M-13 are songs from Kingdom Hearts I and II respectively.

Performers:
M-01 - Yousui Inoue
M-02 - Ringo Sheena
M-03 - Yasuyuki Okamura
M-04 - Ayumi Hamasaki
M-05 - hanaregumi (Takashi Nagazumi)
M-06 - AI
M-07 - Kazuya Yoshii
M-08 - LOVE PSYCHEDELICO
M-09 - Miliyah Kato
M-10 - ohashiTrio
M-11 - tofubeats with BONNIE PINK
M-12 - KIRINJI
M-13 - Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis feat. Peabo Bryson

The album is priced 2100 Yen in iTunes Store.


All Songs Written by Utada Hikaru

M-01
Produced by Inoue Yosui
Performed by Orquesta De La Luz
Arranged by Aikawa Hitoshi
Recording Engineer: Watanabe Shojiro, Okamoto Kazunori (Sound City)
Mixing Engineer: Watanabe Shojiro,
Studio: Studio Greenbird, Sound City Annex
Vocal: Inoue Yosui, Nora
Chorus: Jin
Piano, Chorus: Saito Takaya
Bass: Shibuya Kazutoshi
Bongo, Percussion: Suzuki Yoshiro
Conga: Miyamoto Jin
Tombales: Genta
Trumpet: Sakuma Isao, Gotanda Yasushi
Trombone, Chorus: Aikawa Hitoshi
Coordinator: Yamanaka Koro (bónz), Watanabe Masayuki (POWER BOX), Nanba Mariko (Greenbird), Akechi Ken (Sound City)

M-02
Produced by Sheena Ringo
Arranged by Murata Yoichi
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Inoue Uni
Vox: Sheena Ringo
Piano: Hayashi Masaki
Bass: Torigoe Keisuke
Accordion: Sato Yoshiaki
Drums: Midorin*
Percussion: Mataro
Euphonium: Murata Yoichi
Concertmaster: Great Eida
Violin: Takizawa Kojiro, Ogura Tatsuo, Kuwata Jo, Kiriyama Nagisa, Yano Haruko, Irie Akane, Yamamoto Daisuke
Viola: Furugawara Hirohito, Ohnuma Yukie
Cello: Kasahara Ayano, Maeda Yoshihiko
Musician coordinator: Miyata Fumio (FACE MUSIC)
French Translator: Thomas Telandro
*Midorin from SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS by the courtesy of Victor Entertainment

M-03
Produced by Okamura Yasuyuki
Whatever: Okamura Yasuyuki
Chorus: Onuki Sachiko (HALIFANIE / Stefanie)
Engineer, System Manipulation & Others: Shiraishi Motohisa
Recorded at 102 Studio
Creative Director & Manager: Kondo Masanobu (V4 Inc. & V4 Record)
Licensed by V4 Record

M-04
Produced by Yohanne Simon for RedOne Productions, LLC
Mixed by Trevor Muzzy for RedOne Productions, LLC
All Vocals: ayumi hamasaki
Licensed by avex music creative inc.

M-05
Produced by Nagazumi Takashi
Arranged by Nagazumi Takashi, Yossy, Icchie
Recorded and Mixed by Takayama Tohru
Vocal, Guitar: Nagazumi Takashi
Piano: Yossy
Trombone, Flugelhorn: Icchie
Licensed by Victor Entertainment

M-06
Produced by AI, UTA for TinyVoice,Production
Vocal Recorded & Mixed by taiji okuda at studio MSR

M-07
Produced by Yoshii Kazuya
Recorded by Murakawa Junichi, Nishikawa Yosuke
Mixed by Murakawa Junichi
Mixed at LAFX RECORDING SERVICES
USA Coordinator: Umemoto Jun
Vocal & Guitar: Yoshii Kazuya
Guitar: Kusakabe Masanori
Drums: Yoshida Yoshifumi (from TRICERATOPS)
Bass: Miura Jungo
Keyboards: Tsurutani Takashi
Licensed by GOLD Kentaurusu

M-08
Produced and Performed by LOVE PSYCHEDELICO (Kumi, Naoki)
Engineer: LOVE PSYCHEDELICO (Golden Grapefruit Recording Studio), Nobumasa Yamada (amp'box Recording Studio)
Recorded at Golden Grapefruit Recording Studio
Mixed at amp'box Recording Studio
Licensed by Victor Entertainment

M-09
Produced by Matsuzawa "T.O.M." Tomokazu for P★G★L★M
Vocal Recorded & Mixed by Hara Takeshi at Sony Music Studios Tokyo
Guitar: Hashimoto Kota
Licensed by Sony Music Labels Inc.

M-10
Produced by Ohashi Yoshinori
Piano: Hayashi Masaki
Recorded & Mixed by Saotome Masao, Ohashi Yoshinori at Trio's homework studio
Licensed by avex music creative inc.

M-11
Produced by tofubeats
Vocal by BONNIE PINK
Recorded by Yasuhiro Tsurusaki at Grandfunk Studio Rofriguz Room
Licensed by Warner Music Japan

M-12
Produced by Horigome Takaki
Arranged by KIRINJI
Recorded by Horigome Takaki at Home
Mixed by Kashiwai Hyuga (Bigfish) at Endor
Lead Vocal: Yumiki Erino
Vocal: Kotringo
Pedal Steel Guitar: Tamura Genichi:
Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer & Programing: Horigome Takaki
Electric Bass: Chigasaki Manabu
Drums: Kusunoki Hitoshi

M-13
Vocals by Peabo Bryson
Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. & John Jackson for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer: Michael T. Martin for UnderCover Inc.
Keyboards, Drums & Background Vocals: John Jackson
Guitar: Adam Hawley
Recorded by John Jackson & Thom "TK" Kidd
Recorded at Jackson's Lyric Studios, Birmingham, AL, Silent Sound Studio, Atlanta, GA, Flyte Tyme Studios, Agoura Hills, CA
Mixed by John Jackson, Agoura Hills, CA
Mix Engineer: Matt Marrin


Direction: Okita Hidenobu (Virgin Records)
Promotion: Kaji Nozomu (UNIVERSAL MUSIC)
Sales Promotion: Anzawa Yukihiko (UNIVERSAL MUSIC)

Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NY

Art Direction: Mizuno Manabu (good design company)
Design: Namba Anri (good design company)
Design Producer: Inoue Kimiko (good design company)
Package Design Manager: Watanabe Hayato and Kariya Megumi (T&M Creative)

Thanks to Wakabayashi Atsunori, Kunugi Seiichiro and Nakazawa Nobuya (UNIVERSAL MUSIC), Nakanishi Masako (Sterling Sound)

Special Thanks to Funatsu Nao and Enomoto Koji (CAMP&FIRE), Yamazaki Yoshifumi and Terabayashi Takuto (UNIVERSAL MUSIC) | Yamaguchi Kazuki and Nemoto Tomonari (Virgin Records), Sato Toshiyuki, Taira Rie and Saito Shun (Kronekodow) | Kondo Masanobu (V4 Inc. & V4 Records) | Yoneda Hidetomo and Nakagiri Taro and Kawamura Kohei (Victor Entertainment / Speedstar Records), Kuroshima Sawako (Laughin') | Arai Yuki and Sakakibara Koichi (TWO FACE INC.), Watanabe Seiichi (UNIVERSAL MUSIC) | Aoki Shin, Yoshino Arata and Ando Ryosuke (10S INC.), Kataoka Akira and Suzuki Hisashi (UNIVERSAL MUSIC) | Kaneko Kentaro (Victor Entertainment), Kuroki Ami (GRAPEFRUIT Inc.) | Masuda Masako and Itagaki Yusuke (Sony Music Records / MASTERSIX FOUNDATION) | Katahira Manabu and Uchida Masatoshi (avex music creative inc.), Saeki Shingo (DECADE) | Iwata Seiji and Ito Harumi (Warner Music Japan / unBORDE), Itokawa Narumi (TAISUKE Co.,Ltd.), Sugio Takeshi (ONEPEACE) | Saito Yoshihisa (UNIVERSAL MUSIC), Shibata Yasushi (NATURAL FOUNDATION LLC.) | Michael T. Martin (UnderCover Inc.) |

Very Special Thanks to Utada Hikaru, Utada Skingg Teruzane and Miyake Akira