On May 29, 2024, “EMI” label released “Carnival”, the seventh Ringo Sheena studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2024, and was produced by Ringo Sheena, Neko Saito and Yoichi Murata.
Personnel:
Ringo Sheena – vocals, programming, conductor
Yukio Nagoshi – guitars
Masaki Hayashi – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
Ichiyo Izawa – piano, clavichord, Wurlitzer electric piano, guitars, organ
Yoshiaki Sato – accordion, organ
Masayuki Hiizumi – clavichord, Wurlitzer electric piano
Keisuke Torigoe – bass, double bass, tubular bells
Yoshinobu Takeshita – double bass
Shun Ishiwaka – drums, percussion, glockenspiel
Midori Takada – timpani, tubular bells
Uni Inoue – clapping, percussion, tambourine
Takashi Ohi – vibraphone
Kei Suzuki – alto saxophone
Osamu Koike – tenor saxophone
Takuo Yamamoto – saxophone, tenor and baritone saxophone
Koji Nishimura – trumpet
Sho Okumura – trumpet
Hitomi Niida – trumpet
Azusa Toujyou – trombone
Katsuhisa Asari – trombone
Shinsuke Torizuka – trombone
Yoichi Murata – trombone, euphonium
Hideyo Takakuwa – flute
Naka Hidehito – clarinet
Yuka Takashi – clarinet
Michiyo Morikawa – flute
Izumi Kohki – horn
Otohiko Fujita – horn
Kaname Hamaji – horn
Mayuko Morieda – oboe
Satoshi Shoji – oboe
Akira Ishikawa – bassoon
Yuka Sakai – bassoon
Jo Kuwata – violin
Akiko Maruyama – violin
Akane Irie – violin
Kanako Higashiyama – violin
Kanako Sakata – violin
Great Eida – violin
Haruko Yano – violin
Masahiro Miyake – violin
Takayuki Oshikane – violin
Yumi Negoro – violin
Keiko Shiga – violin
Kioko Miki – violin
Ado Matsumoto – violin
Akiko Maruyama – violin
Hijiri Kuwano – violin
Mari Asai – violin
Nagisa Kiriyama – violin
Yukinori Murata – violin
Takashi Hamano – violin
Akiko Shimauchi – violin
Yui Kaneko – violin
Ayumu Koshikawa – violin
Yuki Nakajima – violin
Mayu Takashima – viola
Yuji Yamada – viola
Amiko Watabe – viola
Go Tomono – viola
Hirohito Furugawara – viola
Ayano Kasahara – cello
Erika Makioka – cello
Yoshihiko Maeda – cello
Masao Watanabe – cello
Yuki Shinozaki – cello
Junpei Hayashida – cello
Tomoyuki Asakawa – harp
Great Eida Strings – strings
Kevin Lin – concert master
Robert Ziegler – conductor
Neko Saito – conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra
Daoko – vocals
Momo – vocals
Ikkyu Nakajima – vocals
Ai – vocals
Nocchi – vocals
Hikaru Utada – vocals
Atarashii Gakko! – vocals
London Voices – chorus
Ben Parry – chorus master
Terry Edwards – chorus master
Ringo Sheena – recording arrangements
Neko Saito – recording arrangements
Yoichi Murata – horn arrangements, string arrangements, recording arrangements
Masahito Komori – engineer
Simon Rhodes – engineer
Uni Inoue – engineer, mixing
Track listing
All tracks by Ringo Sheena, except where noted.
Offering Sake
I’m Free
A Procession of the Living
As a Human
IRKO
Open Secret
The Sun & Moon
Closed Truth
FRDI
Bye Purity
A Grand Triumphant Return
Toogood
Cheers Beer
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