Tatsuhiko Yamamoto – Martini Hour

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Label:	Eastworld – WTP-90231
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Japan
Released:	Jun 21, 1983
Genre:	Jazz, Pop
Style:	Fusion, City Pop

Tracklist

A1	May Storm Backing Vocals – Eve Bass – Kenji Takamizu Drums – Tatsuo Hayashi Guitar – Tsuyoshi Kon Lyrics By – 松尾由紀夫* Music By – 山本達彦* Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi Piano, Synthesizer – Akira Inoue Saxophone – Jake Concepcion*	4:22
A2	In Summer Day Bass – Kenji Takamizu Drums – Jun Aoyama Flute – Mitsuru Soma, Yukio Eto Guitar – Tsuyoshi Kon Lyrics By – 松尾由紀夫* Music By – 山本達彦* Oboe – Hiroyuki Ban Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi Piano, Synthesizer – Akira Inoue Strings – Joe Strings	4:23
A3	Too Far Away Backing Vocals – Tatsuhiko Yamamoto Bass – Kenji Takamizu Drums – Hideo Yamaki Guitar – Takayuki Hijikata, Tsuyoshi Kon Lyrics By – 竜真知子* Music By – Nobody (14) Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi Piano, Synthesizer – Akira Inoue Vibraphone – Isao Kanayama	4:15
A4	Summer Holiday Backing Vocals – Tatsuhiko Yamamoto Bass – Kenji Takamizu Drums – Jun Aoyama Guitar – Tsuyoshi Kon Lyrics By – 杉山政美 Music By – 山本達彦* Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi Piano, Synthesizer – Akira Inoue	3:20
A5	Farewell, Midnight Blue Backing Vocals – Eve Bass – Kenji Takamizu Clarinet, Saxophone – Jake Consepcion* Drums – Tatsuo Hayashi Flugelhorn – Shin Kazuhara* Guitar – Tsuyoshi Kon Harmonica – Nobuo Yagi Lyrics By – 松尾由紀夫* Music By – 山本達彦* Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi Piano, Synthesizer – Akira Inoue	4:18
B1	Jazzy Age Bass – Akihiro Tanaka Blues Harp – Weeping Harp Seno* Drums – Hideo Yamaki Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Akira Inoue Guitar – Tsuyoshi Kon Lyrics By – 松尾由紀夫* Music By – 山本達彦* Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi Saxophone – Jake Consepcion* Trumpet – Shin Kazuhara*	4:03
B2	My Marine Marilyn Backing Vocals – Eve Bass – Shigeru Okazawa Drums – Hideo Yamaki Guitar – Takayuki Hijikata, Tsuyoshi Kon Lyrics By – 山川啓介* Music By – Nobody (14) Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi Piano, Synthesizer – Akira Inoue	3:24
B3	His Woman Acoustic Guitar – Tsuyoshi Kon Bass – Kenji Takamizu Cello – Hiroshi Kigoshi, Shigeo Horiuchi, Tsunehiko Niwa, Tsunehiro Terai Drums – Hideo Yamaki Guitar – Takayuki Hijikata Lyrics By – 竜真知子* Music By – Nobody (14) Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi Piano, Synthesizer – Akira Inoue	4:16
B4	Bird Bass – Kenji Takamizu Drums – Tatsuo Hayashi Guitar – Tsuyoshi Kon Guitar, Soloist – Shigeru Suzuki Lyrics By – 杉山政美 Music By – 山本達彦* Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi Piano, Synthesizer – Akira Inoue	3:51
B5	L'Écume Des Jours Alto Flute – Mitsuru Soma, Yukio Eto Bass – Kenji Takamizu Bassoon – Josuke Ohata Drums – Tatsuo Hayashi French Horn – Gaku Umeda, Sakae Yamada Guitar – Tsuyoshi Kon Lyrics By – 松尾由紀夫 Music By – 山本達彦* Piano, Electric Piano – Akira Inoue Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Hideki Matsutake, Keishi Urata, Kunihiko Ryo Soprano Saxophone, Soloist – Hidefumi Toki Strings – Joe Strings Alto Flute – Mitsuru Soma, Yukio Eto Bass – Kenji Takamizu Bassoon – Josuke Ohata Drums – Tatsuo Hayashi French Horn – Gaku Umeda, Sakae Yamada Guitar – Tsuyoshi Kon Lyrics By – 松尾由紀夫 Music By – 山本達彦* Piano, Electric Piano – Akira Inoue Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Hideki Matsutake, Keishi Urata, Kunihiko Ryo Soprano Saxophone, Soloist – Hidefumi Toki Strings – Joe Strings	4:15

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
Published By – Kay Music Publishing Ltd.
Mixed At – A&R Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Recorded At – Hitokuchizaka Studio
Recorded At – Studio "A"
Recorded At – Sound Inn Studio

Credits

A&R, Coordinator – Hiroshi Koizumi (4)
Arranged By – Akira Inoue
Art Direction, Design – Shinichi Hara
Engineer [Asistant Engineers] – Akitsugu Doi, Larry Franke, Naoki Machida
Executive-Producer – Kay*
Mastered By [Original Mastering] – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Elliot Scheiner
Overdubbed By – Hiroyuki Seto, Kenji Suzuki (9), Naoki Machida, Yasuhiko Terada, Yasuo Sato
Photography By – Shigeru Wada
Producer – Haruki Tahara
Producer [Associate Produver] – Jun Takagi
Tracking By – Hiroyuki Seto, Toshiro Ito, Yasuo Sato

Notes

Recorded at Studio "A", Hitokuchizaka Studio and Sound Inn, Tokyo, from Nov. 17th, '82 to Apr. 8th, '83
Mixed at A&R Recording, N.Y., from Apr. 11th to Apr. 15th, '83
Special thanks to: Robert J.Epstein, Mark Levinsohn and Elliot Scheiner

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A Runout): WTP-90231-A 2L7 〄 STERLING⚾ A
Matrix / Runout (B Runout): WTP-90231-B L4 〄 STERLING B
Matrix / Runout (A Label): WTP-90231-A
Matrix / Runout (B Label): WTP-90231-B
Rights Society: JASRAC
Other (Price): ￥2,800

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Martini Hour (LP, Promo)	Eastworld	WTP-90231	Japan	1983
New Submission	Martini Hour (Cassette, Album)	Eastworld	ZH28-1316	Japan	1983
New Submission	Martini Hour (CD, Album)	Eastworld	CA35-1017	Japan	1983
New Submission	Martini Hour (CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Paper Sleeve)	Eastworld	TOCT-26723	Japan	2008
New Submission	Martini Hour (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo)	Universal Music Group	UPCY-90077	Japan	2022