On March 28, 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto died aged 71. He was musician (piano, keyboards, synthesizers), singer, composer, record producer and artist, who first came to prominence as member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, but was best known for his eclectic solo career, straddled experimentalism, electronic, pop and movie music. His work influenced a number of various electronic music genres. He collaborated with big number of musicians, including David Sylvian, David Byrne, Iggy Pop, Thomas Dolby, Adrian Belew, Robin Scott, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Arto Lindsay, Youssou N’Dor, Jill Jones, Robert Wyatt, Brian Wilson and Robbie Robertson. Sakamoto was an “Oscar” winner for “Best Original Score”, for the soundtrack of Bernardo Bertolucci’s movie “The Last Emperor”. As leader, he released 23 albums.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Beauty
On November 21, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Beauty”, the eighth Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Take One Studio”, “Zero Studio”, “Onkio Haus”, “Sound Inn Studio” in Tokyo, “Platinum Island Recording Studio”, “Right Tracks Studio”, “Bear Tracks”, “The Power Station” in New York City, “Complex” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Personnel:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto– vocals, mixing, engineering, arranger, keyboards, piano
- Arto Lindsay– vocals, rap
- Brian Wilson– vocals
- Kazumi Tamaki, Misako Koja – vocals, shamisen
- Nicky Holland – vocals
- Yoriko Ganeko – vocals, shamisen, castanets
- Youssou N’Dour, Laura Shaheen, Robert Wyatt, Jill Jones– vocals
- Alex Brown, Angel Rogers, Anita Sherman – backing vocals
- Kirk Crumpler – keyboards, programmer
- Carlos Lomas, Bun Itakura, Dali Kimoko-N’Dala, Robbie Robertson– guitar
- Eddie Martinez– guitar, soloist
- Pino Palladino, Mark Johnson, Larry White – bass
- Sly Dunbar– drums
- Pandit Dinesh– tabla
- Naná Vasconcelos, Paco Yé, Seidou “Baba” Outtara, Sibiri Outtara – percussion
- Magatie Fall – talking drum
- Milton Cardona– shekere
- Shankar– double violin
- Sang Won Park– zither
- Sham Guibbory – string section leader
- Jiang Jian Huo – erhu
- Greg Calbi, Jason Corsaro – engineer, mixing
- Ikuo Honma, Kinji Yoshino, Mark Lynette, Naoto Shibuya, Roger Moutenot, Yutaka Arai – engineer
- Carmen Rizzo– engineer, mixing, programmer
- Dan Gellert, Douglas Rose, Gary Solomon, John Herman, Junichi Yamazaki , Michael White, Seiichi Yoritomi, Tetsuya Ishizuka, Yuuki Mizutani, Darin Prindle, Kevin Casey, Sylvia Massy – engineer assistant
- Masaya Nishida, Jeff Bova, Bill Seery – programming
- Yuji Suguyama – programming, computer operation
- Shingo Take – sampling
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryuchi Sakamoto.
- Calling from Tokyo
- A Rose
- Asadoya Yunta
- Futique
- Amore
- We Love You
- Diabaram
- A Pile of Time
- Romance
- Chinsagu No Hana
- Adagio
The Electric Prunes: Same
In April 1967, “Reprise” label released the self-titled, debut Electric Prunes (The) album. It was recorded in 1967, at “American Recording Co” and “Power House” in Hollywood, and was produced by David Hassinger.
Personnel:
- James Lowe – lead vocals, autoharp, rhythm guitar, tambourine
- Ken Williams – lead guitar
- James “Weasel” Spagnola – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Mark Tulin- bass guitar, piano, organ
- Preston Ritter- drums, percussion
Track listing:
- I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) – Nancie Mantz, Annette Tucker
- Bangles – J.Walsh
- One – Nancie Mantz, Annette Tucker
- Are You Lovin’ Me More (But Enjoying It Less) – Nancie Mantz, Annette Tucker
- Train for Tomorrow – James Lowe
- Sold to the Highest Bidder – Nancie Mantz, Annette Tucker
- Get me to the World on Time – Jill Jones, Annette Tucker
- About a Quarter to Nine – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
- The King Is in the Counting House – Nancie Mantz, Annette Tucker
- Luvin’ – James Lowe
- Try Me on for Size – Jill Jones, Annette Tucker
- The Toonerville Trolley – Nancie Mantz, Annette Tucker
Prince: Sign o’ the Times
On March 31, 1987, “Paisley Park Records” label released “Sign o’ the Times” (Sign “☮” the Times}, the ninth Prince studio album. It was recorded in 1986 – 1987, at “Lake Minnetonka Home Studio” in Minnetonka, “Galpin Boulevard Home Studio” in Chanhassen, “Washington Avenue Warehouse” in Eden Prairie, “Sunset Sound Recorders” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, “Monterey Sound Studios” in Glendale, and “Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks” in Paris, and was produced by Prince. In 1989, magazine “Time Out” named it as the greatest album of all time. Magazine “New Musical Express” ranked “Sign o’ the Times” at number 16 in its list of the “All Time Top 100 Albums”. Magazine “The Times” ranked “Sign o’ the Times” as the 29th greatest album of all time, and in 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 93 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Prince- all vocals and instruments except as noted below
- Wendy Melvoin- guitar, tambourine, congas, backing vocals
- Lisa Coleman- Fairlight sitar, wooden flute, keyboards, backing vocals
- Fink- keyboards
- Miko Weaver- guitar
- Brown Mark- bass
- Bobby Z.- drums
- Sheila E.- rap, drums, percussion
- Eric Leeds- saxophone
- Atlanta Bliss- trumpet
- Jill Jones- vocals
- Susannah Melvoin- backing vocals, vocals
- Sheena Easton- co-lead vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Prince, except where noted
- Sign o’ the Times
- Play in the Sunshine
- Housequake
- The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
- It
- Starfish and Coffee – Prince, Susannah Melvoin
- Slow Love – Prince, Carole Davis
- Hot Thing
- Forever in My Life
- U Got the Look
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Strange Relationship
- I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
- The Cross
- It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night – Prince, Doctor Fink, Eric Leeds
- Adore
Prince: 1999
On October 27, 1982, “Warner Bros” label released “1999”, the fifth Prince studio album. It was recorded in 1982 at the “Kiowa Trail Home Studio” in Minnesota and “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Prince. In 2008 the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”, and in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “1999” on number 163 on it’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Prince- vocals, various instruments
- Dez Dickerson- co-lead and backing vocals, vocals, guitar solos
- Lisa Coleman- co-lead and backing vocals
- Jill Jones- co-lead and backing vocals
- Wendy Melvoin- backing vocals
- Peggy McCreary – recording, mixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Prince.
- 1999
- Little Red Corvette
- Delirious
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married
- M.S.R.
- Automatic
- Something in the Water
- Free
- Lady Cab Driver
- All the Critics Love U in New York
- International Lover
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