True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog / ザ・ベスト・オブ ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ トゥルー・ブルー / True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog

1. LIVE & LEARN
    from Sonic Adventure 2/Battle

    Performed by Crush 40
    Written by Jun Senoue & Johnny Gioeli
    Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
    Guitars: Jun Senoue
    Bass: Takeshi Taneda
    Drums: Katsuji

    Re-Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara, Aug. 2007
    © SEGA CORPORATION, 2001

2. IT DOESN'T MATTER (SA2 Version)
    from Sonic Adventure 2/Battle

    Performed by Tony Harnell
    Written by Jun Senoue
    Vocals: Tony Harnell
    Guitars: Jun Senoue
    Bass: Takeshi Taneda
    Drums: Katsuji

    © SEGA CORPORATION, 2001

3. ESCAPE FROM THE CITY
    from Sonic Adventure 2/Battle

    Performed by Ted Poley & Tony Harnell
    Music by Jun Senoue   Lyrics by Ted Poley
    Vocals: Ted Poley & Tony Harnell
    Guitars: Jun Senoue
    Bass: Takeshi Taneda
    Drums: Katsuji

    © SEGA CORPORATION, 2001

4. HIS WORLD
    from Sonic The Hedgehog

    Performed by Ali Tabatabaee & Matty Lewis
                        from Zebrahead
    Music by Tomoya Ohtani
    Lyrics by Ali Tabatabaee & Johnny Gioeli
    Vocals: Ali Tabatabaee & Matty Lewis
    Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
    Bass: Takeshi Taneda
    Drums: Toru Kawamura
    Strings: Shinozaki Strings

    Management: Todd Singerman, Singerman Entertainment
    Ali Tatabaee & Matty Lewis appear courtesy of
    Sony Music Japan International, inc.
    © SEGA CORPORATION, 2006

5. SUPER SONIC RACING
    from Sonic R

    Written by Richard Jacques
    Vocals: T.J.Davis
    Programming: Richard Jacques

    T.J.Davis appears courtesy of Freedom Management
    © SEGA CORPORATION, 1997

6. SONIC - YOU CAN DO ANYTHING
    from Sonic CD (Japanese edition)

    Music by Masafumi Ogata   Lyrics by Casey Rankin
    Vocals: Keiko Utoku

    Keiko Utoku appears courtesy of Zain Records
    © SEGA CORPORATION, 1993

7. SONIC BOOM
    from Sonic CD (U.S. edition)

    Music by Spencer Nilsen
    Lyrics by Spencer Nilsen & Pastiche
    Vocals: Pastiche
    Programming: Spencer Nilsen

    © SEGA CORPORATION, 1993

8. SONIC SPEED RIDERS
    from Sonic Riders

    Written by Tomonori Sawada
    Vocals: runblebee
    Programming: Tomonori Sawada

    © SEGA CORPORATION, 2006

9. RACE TO WIN
    from Sonic Rivals 2

    Performed by Ted Poley
    Music by Jun Senoue   Lyrics by Ted Poley
    Vocals: Ted Poley
    Guitars: Jun Senoue
    Bass: Takeshi Taneda
    Drums: Toru Kawamura

    Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara
    © SEGA CORPORATION, 2007

10. SONIC X THEME
      from Sonic X (U.S. edition)
      also known as "Gotta Go Fast"

      Written by Russell Velazquez, Joseph Garrity, Norman Grossfeld

      © 2003 Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc.
      and 4Kids Entertainment Music, Inc.
      administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc.
      All rights of the producer and of the works reproduced reserved.
      Unauthorized copying, hiring, renting, public performance
      and broadcasting of this recording prohibited.

11. RIGHT THERE, RIDE ON
      from Sonic Rush Original Groove Rush.
             (Digital Remakin' Trax)

      Music by Hideki Naganuma
      Programming: Hideki Naganuma

      © SEGA CORPORATION, 2005

12. SONIC HEROES
      from Sonic Heroes

      Performed by Crush 40
      Written by Jun Senoue & Johnny Gioeli
      Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
      Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
      Bass: Takeshi Taneda
      Drums: Katsuji

      © SEGA CORPORATION, 2004

13. WHAT I'M MADE OF...
      from Sonic Heroes

      Performed by Crush 40
      Written by Jun Senoue & Johnny Gioeli
      Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
      Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
      Bass: Takeshi Taneda
      Drums: Mark Schulman

      Re-Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara, Aug. 2007
      © SEGA CORPORATION, 2004

14. SEVEN RINGS IN HAND
      from Sonic and the Secret Rings

      Performed by Steve Conte
      Music by Kenichi Tokoi   Lyrics by runblebee
      Produced by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat On Beat, inc.)
      Vocals: Steve Conte
      Guitars: Oz Noy & Chewtaro Moritake
      Bass: Will Lee
      Drums: Clint De Ganon

      © SEGA CORPORATION, 2007

15. HIS WORLD (Zebrahead Version)
      from Sonic The Hedgehog Vocal Traxx Several Wills

      Performed by Zebrahead
      Music by Tomoya Ohtani
      Lyrics by Ali Tabatabaee, Matty Lewis & Johnny Gioeli
      Arranged by Zebrahead
      Lead Vocals: Matty Lewis
      Rap Vocals: Ali Tabatabaee
      Guitars: Greg Bergdorf
      Bass: Ben Osmundson
      Drums: Ed Udhus

      Produced by Cameron Webb & Zebrahead
      Recorded & Mixed by Cameron Webb at Maple Studios in Costa Mesa
      Management: Todd Singerman, Singerman Entertainment
      Zebrahead appears courtesy of Sony Music Japan International, inc.
      © SEGA CORPORATION, 2006

16. IT DOESN'T MATTER (SA1 Version)
      from Sonic Adventure/DX

      Performed by Tony Harnell
      Written by Jun Senoue
      Vocals: Tony Harnell
      Guitars: Jun Senoue
      Bass: Naoto Shibata
      Drums: Hiro Homma

      © SEGA CORPORATION, 1998

17. OPEN YOUR HEART
      from Sonic Adventure/DX

      Performed by Crush 40
      Written by Jun Senoue & Kenichi Tokoi
      Vocals: Johnny Gioeli
      Guitars: Jun Senoue
      Bass: Naoto Shibata
      Drums: Hiro Homma

      © SEGA CORPORATION, 1998

18. A NEW VENTURE (Surfin' S.R.A. Remix)
      original music from Sonic Rush Adventure

      Remixed by Tomoya Ohtani
      Music by Tomoya Ohtani   Lyrics by Sakae Osumi
      Vocals: Tahirih Walker

      Mixed by Yoshitada Miya
      © SEGA CORPORATION, 2008

19. ANGEL ISLAND ZONE (SSBB Remix)
      original music from Sonic The Hedgehog 3

      Remixed by Jun Senoue for Super Smash Brothers Brawl
      Written by SEGA
      Produced & Arranged by Jun Senoue
      Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
      Bass: Takeshi Taneda
      Drums: Toru Kawamura

      Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara
      © SEGA CORPORATION, 2007

20. SEVEN RINGS IN HAND (Crush 40 Version)
      original music from Sonic and the Secret Rings

      Remixed and performed by Crush 40
      Music by Kenichi Tokoi   Lyrics by runblebee
      Produced & Arranged by Jun Senoue
      Vocals by Johnny Gioeli
      Guitars & Programming: Jun Senoue
      Bass: Takeshi Taneda
      Drums: Toru Kawamura

      Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara
      © SEGA CORPORATION, 2008

21. OPEN YOUR HEART (Crush 40 vs. Bentley Jones Remix)
      original music from Sonic Adventure/DX

      Performed by Crush 40 featuring Bentley Jones
      Vocals by Johnny Gioeli & Bentley Jones
      Guitars: Jun Senoue & the Remix Factory

      Production, arrangment & engineering by the Remix Factory
      Additional recording at the Remix Factory Studios, UK
      © SEGA CORPORATION, 2008


Compilation Produced for Release by Jun Senoue
Mastered by Isao Kikuchi at Warner Music Mastering, Tokyo, Japan

Design: Chiaki Kuroda (Windandsea Design)

Label Staff
Executive Producer: Fumitaka Shibata
A&R Director: Kazuo Koizumi
Sales Promoter: Osamu Igarashi (avex marketing)

Sega Staff
Licensing: Toshiki Izawa, Junichiro Takahashi, Makoto Matsui
Supervisors: Naofumi Hataya, Takashi Iizuka, Kazuyuki Hoshino

Endorsement:
  Jun Senoue uses ESP Guitars, LINE 6 Products & Jim Dunlop Picks

Special Thanks to:
Kiyoshi Yoshida (Attic Arcade, inc.)
Seigo Takeshima (Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc.)
John Siegler (4Kids Entertainment)
Yoko Ichikawa (Sony Music Japan International Inc.)
Keith Palmer (SEGA of America, inc.)
Dyna Lopez (SEGA of America, inc.)
Cindy Chau (SEGA of America, inc.)

Related Websites
SONIC CHANNEL - http://sonic.sega.jp/
SONICTEAM - http://www.sonicteam.com/
SEGA - http://sega.jp/

Crush 40 - http://myspace.com/crush40official
Tony Harnell - http://myspace.com/tonyharnellonline
Ted Poley - http://myspace.com/tedpoley
Zebrahead - http://zebrahead.com/
Richard Jacques - http://richardjacques.com
Steve Conte - http://myspace.com/steveconterocks
Jun Senoue - http://junsenoue.com/
Remix Factory - http://myspace.com/remixfactory
Bentley Jones - http://myspace.com/bentleyjonesmusic