Kimiko Kasai – Tokyo Special

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Label:	CBS/Sony – 25AP 730
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Japan
Released:	Sep 21, 1977
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:	City Pop, Disco, Funk, Soul

Tracklist

A1	バイブレイション (Love Celebration) Lyrics By – 安井かずみ* Music By – 山下達郎*	4:15
A2	やりかけの人生 Cello, Music By – 鈴木勲* Lyrics By – 安井かずみ*	6:12
A3	夏の初めのイメージ Lyrics By – 安井かずみ* Music By – 筒美京平*	4:44
A4	ベリー・スペシャル・モーメント Lyrics By – 安井かずみ* Music By – 横倉裕* Trumpet – 日野皓正*	3:00
A5	人はそれぞれ (Just Another Love Song) Lyrics By – 安井かずみ* Music By – 横倉裕*	4:36
B1	Tokyo Special (Manhattan Special) Lyrics By – 安井かずみ* Music By – 森士郎* Trumpet – 日野皓正*	3:55
B2	木もれ陽 (Sequoia Forest) Lyrics By – 安井かずみ* Music By – 森士郎*	5:31
B3	テイク・ミー Lyrics By – 安井かずみ* Music By – 鈴木宏昌*	4:20
B4	待ってて (Laid Back Mad Or Mellow) Lyrics By – 安井かずみ* Music By – 矢野顕子*	5:22

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Onkio Haus
Recorded At – Rockwell Studio
Recorded At – Sunrise Studio, Tokyo
Mastered At – Sunrise Studio, Tokyo
Manufactured By – CBS/Sony Inc.
Copyright © – CBS/Sony Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS/Sony Inc.

Credits

Arranged By – 鈴木宏昌*
Backing Vocals – 伊集加代子*, 和田夏代子*, 尾形道子*
Band – Colgen Band
Bass – 岡沢章*
Design – 吉田修一*
Directed By – 橋本伸一*
Drums – 市原康*
Engineer – 松本裕*
Engineer [Assitant] – 鈴木隆一*
Guitar – 松木恒秀*
Harp – 福井恵子*
Keyboards – 鈴木宏昌*
Lyrics By – 安井かずみ*
Management [Artist Management] – 梶原浩史
Percussion – 穴井忠臣*
Photography By – 篠山紀信*
Producer – 笠井紀美子*, 酒井政利*
Strings – 大野忠昭グループ*
Supervised By – 鯉沼利成*, 野崎達也
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – 山口真文*, 村岡建*
Trombone – 新井英治*
Trumpet – 数原普*
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – 羽鳥幸次*
Vocals – 笠井紀美子*

Notes

Comes with obi and color insert with lyrics.

Recording Studios:
- Rockwell Studios, Minami Hakone: July 14-19, 1977
- Acoustic House Studio, Tokyo: July 24th 29th, 1977
Recording & Mastering Studio:
- Sunrise Studio, Tokyo: July 29-August 3, 1977

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Other (Price): ¥2,500
Rights Society: JASRAC
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout: Variant 1): 25AP-730A1 1 A 7
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout: Variant 1): 25AP-730B1 1 A 4
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout: Variant 2): 25AP-730A1 1 A 8 〄
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout: Variant 2): 25AP-730B1 1 A 9

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Tokyo Special (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo)	CBS/Sony	25AP 730	Japan	1977
New Submission	Tokyo Special (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo)	CBS/Sony	25AP 730	Japan	1977
New Submission	Tokyo Special (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo)	CBS/Sony	25AP 730	Japan	1977
New Submission	Tokyo Special (Cassette, Album, Stereo)	CBS/Sony	25KP 199	Japan	1977
New Submission	Tokyo Special (CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo)	CBS/Sony	CSCL 1297	Japan	1990

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Reviews

Carl_Lindberg Feb 28, 2023
This is such a good album what the actual heck
Yohann26 Oct 23, 2021
Tokyo Special is a great introduction to the more mellow side of Japan "City Pop". Kimiko Kasai flirts with genres such as Soul, Funk & Jazz and deliver an amazing and accessible take on those vibes.
lolanek300000 Dec 29, 2020
Love listening to this album on lonely evenings. A classic jazz piece. Even better on vinyl.