SHIRO'S SONGBOOK ver 7.0 / SHIRO'S SONGBOOK ver 7.0 / SHIRO'S SONGBOOK ver 7.0

01 Welcome to SHIRO'S SONGBOOK ver.7.0
Speaker: Ian Pitter
Backing vocals: Loren and Jerry Brown
Synthesizers: Shiro Sagisu
Drums: Velroy Bailey
Bass: John Thompson
Guitar: Andrew Smith
Fender Rhodes: Mark Walker
Percussion: Karlos Edwards
Orchestra: Ny Synfonyq Soul Orchestra
Concert Masters: Tetsuya Ochiai (Violin) and Shin Kazuhara (Trumpet)
Orchestral arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

02 Runaway
Lead & backing vocals: Loren
Drums and synthesizers programming: Shiro Sagisu
Piano Solo: Ken Shima

03 Love Changes
Lead vocals: Loren
Speech and Vibes: Ian Pitter
Backing vocals: Gina Foster & Derek Green
Drums and synthesizers programming: Shiro Sagisu
Guitar: Andrew Smith
Bass: Jerry Brown
Soprano Sax Solo: Hidefumi Toki
Orchestra: London Session Orchestra
Concert Master: Gavyn Wright (Violin)
Orchestral arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

04 I Want You To Want Me
Lead vocals: Ian Pitter
Speech and Vibes: Loren
Background vocals: Paul Lee
Drums and synthesizers programming: Shiro Sagisu
Bass: John Thompson

05 Violette Sky
Speaker: Jerry Brown
Backing vocals: Loren, Evette Briscoe, and Jennifer Ingram-Brown
Synthesizers: Shiro Sagisu
Drums: Velroy Bailey
Bass: John Thompson
Guitar: Andrew Smith
Fender Rhodes: Mark Walker
Percussion: Karlos Edwards
Orchestra: Ny Synfonyq Soul Orchestra
Concert Masters: Tetsuya Ochiai (Violin) and Shin Kazuhara (Trumpet)
Orchestral arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

06 See With The Sun
Lead & backing vocals: Loren
Drums and synthesizers programming: Shiro Sagisu
Drums: Velroy Bailey
Percussion: Nobu Saito
Piano Solo: Ken Shima
Orchestra: Ny Synfonyq Soul Orchestra
Concert Masters: Tetsuya Ochiai (Violin)
Orchestral arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

07 I'm Gettin' Out
Lead vocals and Speech: Ian Pitter
Backing vocals: Loren, Evette Briscoe and Jennifer Ingram-Brown
Synthesizers: Shiro Sagisu
Bass: John Thompson
Percussions: Karlos Edwards
Orchestra: Nu Synfonyq Soul Orchestra
Concert Master: Tetsuya Ochiai (Violin) and Shin Kazuhara (Trumpet)
Orchestral arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

08 Night Flight
Lead & backing vocals: Jerry Brown
Backing vocals: Loren, Evette Briscoe and Jennifer Ingram-Brown
Drums and synthesizers programming: Shiro Sagisu
Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer Piano: Joel Campbell
Guitar: Andrew Smith
Horns: Nu Synfonyq Soul Orchestra
Adlib Solos: Shin Kazuhara (Trumpet) and Osamu Koike (Tenor Sax)
Horns arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

09 Only Love Makes You Stay
Lead vocals: Ian Pitter
Backing vocals: Paul Lee
Drums and synthesizers programming: Shiro Sagisu
Bass: John Thompson

10 Beautiful Life
Lead vocals: Michelle Dixon
Confession: Ian Pitter
Backing vocals: Freedom Gospel Choir
Synthesizers: Shiro Sagisu
Drums: Velroy Bailey
Bass: John Thompson
Guitar: Andrew Smith
Piano and Hammond Organ: Mark Walker
Orchestra: Ny Synfonyq Soul Orchestra
Concert Masters: Tetsuya Ochiai (Violin) and Eric Miyashiro (Trumpet)
Orchestral arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

11 Heaven
Lead vocals: Michelle Dixon
Backing vocals: Freedom Gospel Choir
Drums and synthesizers programming: Nicky Brown
Synthesizers programming: Shiro Sagisu
Bass: Jerry Brown
Guitar: Andrew Smith
Percussions: Nobu Saito
Orchestra: Ny Synfonyq Soul Orchestra
Concert Masters: Tetsuya Ochiai (Violin) and Eric Miyashiro (Trumpet)
Orchestral arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

12 Eyes Of A Child...
Lead vocals: Masaya Wada
Backing vocals: Gina Foster and Derek Green
Drums and synthesizers programming: Shiro Sagisu
Bass: Jerry Brown
Harmonica Solo: Tatsuya Nishiwaki
Orchestra: London Session Orchestra
Concert Master: Gavyn Wright (Violin)
Orchestral arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

13 Perfect Life
Speaker: Ian Pitter
Backing vocals: Gina Foster and Derek Green
Drums and synthesizers programming: Shiro Sagisu
Guitar: Andrew Smith
Alto Sax Solo: Hidefumi Toki
Orchestra: London Session Orchestra
Concert Master: Gavyn Wright (Violin)
Orchestral arrangement by Shiro Sagisu

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Produced, composed, arranged and conducted by Shiro Sagisu

Productions Assistant: Yuiko Mukaino (Ro-JAM)
London Productions Assistant: Philip Bagenal (Eastcote Studios)
Freedom Choir and Shiro's Family Co-Leaders: Lorrain and Andrew Smith
Lyrics: MASH, Mike Wyzgowski, John James Stanley, and Shiro Sagisu
Score Copiers: Tsunehiro Nagano and Yoshikazu Saito (Pariya)
Supervisor: Kiyoshi Matsuo (Never Too Much)
Artist Photo: Sumiyo Ida (Paris)
Recording Photo: Nanpei Akaki (London)
Artwork: Kazuhiro Takiya and Hitoshi Saito

A&R Drection: Ken Sato (avex entertainment inc.)
A.E.I. Promotion Crew: Yoshimasa Shimizu, Toshiyasu Takahashi, Akira Takeuchi, Junya Iwata, Tadashi Nakamori, Junpei Fujita, Kyoko Miyashita, Katsutosho Nakamura
Sales Planner: Hiromi Uchida (A.M.C.)

=London Productions=
Recorded by Philip Bagenal and Shiro Sagisu at Eastcote Studios
Assisted by Antti Unsimaki, Alan O'Conell and Anna Doehner
Pre-Mixed by Marcellus Fernandes at Battery Studios

=Tokyo Productions=
Recorded by Masahiro Kawagucci, Motohito Tsuji and Haruhiko Sato
Mixed by Masahiro Kawagucci, Motohito Tsuji and Shiro Sagisu
Assisted by Minako Nozue (Universoul) and Shunroku Hitani (Form)
Post-Edited by Akihiro Shiba (Temas)

=Los Angeles Productions=
Mixed by Marcellus Fernandes
Assisted by Francesco Perlangeli (Conway Studios)

Mastered by Brian Gardner (Bernie Grundman Mastering)
Executive Producer: Shiro Sagisu