On October 21, 1991, “Virgin” label released “Heartbeat”, the ninth Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, and Satoshi Tomiie.
Personnel:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – lead vocals, keyboards, piano
- Bill Frisell – guitar
- Magic Dick – harmonica
- John Lurie – sax
- Steven Bernstein – trumpet
- Satoshi Tomiie – percussion
- John Cage – voice
- David Sylvian – vocals
- Arto Lindsay – vocals
- Houria Aichi – vocals
- Youssou N’Dour – vocals
- Ingrid Chavez – vocals
- Marco Prince – vocals
- Dee Dee Brave – vocals
- Debra Barsha – backing vocals
- Lolly Grodner – engineer
- Patrick Dillett – engineer
- Yoshifumi Iio – engineer
- Axel Niehaus – engineer assistant
- Fernando Aponte – engineer assistant
- Jim Caruana – engineer assistant
- Koichiro Nagao – engineer assistant
- Wes Naprstek – engineer assistant
- Jungle DJ Towa Towa – co-producer
Track listing:
- Heartbeat – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Satoshi Tomiie, Jeffrey Cohen
- Rap the World – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jungle DJ Towa Towa, Super DJ Dmitry
- Triste – Ryuichi Sakamoto, FFF, Marco Prince
- Lulu – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- High Tide – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Song Lines – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Nuages – traditional
- Sayonara – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Borom Gal – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Epilogue – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Tainai Kaiki II – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Art Lindsay
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