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Carlos Rios
,
Kazu Matsui
The Direction-West
1982 Vinyl
Jazz-Funk
Lakeside Records
tracks a2 acoustic guitar
Paul Jackson Jr.
tracks a2, b2 arranged by [strings & horn]
Tom Tom 84
tracks b1 arranged by [strings & horns]
Bill Meyers
tracks a1, a2, a3, a4, b1, b2, b4 bass
Abraham Laboriel
tracks b3 bass
Neil Stubenhaus
tracks b1 bass trombone
Jon Bonine
tracks a4 chorus
Lisa Roberts
tracks a4 chorus
Marlena Jeter
tracks a4 chorus
Maxi Anderson
co-producer
Kazuyuki Masumoto
cover [design], artwork
Takaomi Shibayama
tracks a3, a4, b2, drums
John Ferraro
tracks b3 drums
Jun Aoyama
tracks a1, b4 drums
Leon Ndugu Chancler
tracks a2, b1, b2 drums
Vinnie Colaiuta
engineer
Kazuyuki Masumoto
engineer [assistant]
Alan Hirshberg
engineer [assistant]
Les Brockmann
engineer [assistant], photography
Paul Shiki
executive-producer
Harry Kaneko
tracks a1, a2, a3, a4, b1, b2, b4 guitar
Carlos Rios
tracks b3 guitar
Paul Jackson Jr.
tracks a1, a2, b2 horns
EWF Horns
illustration, cover [design], artwork
Akira Uno
tracks a4, b3 keyboards
Craig Hundley
tracks b3 keyboards
Satoshi Nakamura
tracks a2 lead vocals
Bill Champlin
tracks b1 lead vocals
Jennifer Warnes
tracks b2 lead vocals
Rena Scott
tracks a3 lead vocals, chorus
Bill Champlin
tracks a4 mixed by [additional]
Bobby Macias
tracks a1, b3 percussion
Kazu Matsui
percussion
Paulinho Da Costa
photography by
Ken Tanaka
tracks a1, a2, a3, a4, b1, b2, b4 piano, electric piano [rhodes]
Russell Ferrante
tracks a1, b4 piccolo flute, flute
Joel Peskin
producer, art direction, music director
Kazu Matsui
tracks a4, b3 shakuhachi
Kazu Matsui
sleeve notes
Kazu Matsui
tracks b1 trumpet, flugelhorn
Chuck Findley
tracks b1 trumpet, flugelhorn
Steve Madaio
tracks a4 violin [electric violin solo], soloist
L. Subramaniam
Manufactured By Mirus Music, Inc.
Distributed By Mirus Music, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Pony Canyon Inc.
Copyright (c) Pony Canyon Inc.
Recorded At Studio Sound Recorders
Mixed At Studio Sound Recorders
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Recorded At Audio Affects, Ca
Recorded At Media Studio, Tokyo
Manufactured By Mirus Music, Inc.
Distributed By Mirus Music, Inc.
Comes with lyric/credit inner sleeve
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