On December 14, 1983, “Alfa Records” label released “Service”, the seventh Yellow Magic Orchestra album. It was recorded September – October 1983, at “Alfa Studio A” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yukihiro Takahashi.
Personnel:
- Haruomi Hosono – vocals, bass, synth bass, keyboards, electronics, arrangements, mixing
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – vocals, keyboards, electronics, arrangements, mixing
- Yukihiro Takahashi – vocals, electronic drums, cymbals, keyboards, electronics, arrangements, mixing
- Takeshii Fujii, Akihiko Yamazoe – technical assistance
Super Eccentric Theater
- Yūji Miyake, Hisahiro Ogura, Osamu Hagihashi, Daisuke Yamazaki, Kōichi Nagata, Etsuyo Mitani, Keiko Ishii, Akemi Imamura – counterparts
- Mitsuo Koike – recording, mixing engineer
- Akitsugu Doi – assistant engineer
- Teppei Kasai – mastering
- Kazusuke Obi – A&R coordinators
- Tsuguya Inoue – art director, painting
- Beans – design
Track listing:
- Limbo – lyrics by Yukihiro Takahashi, Haruomi Hosono, Peter Barakan, music by Yukihiro Takahashi
- S.E.T.
- The Madman – lyrics by Yukihiro Takahashi, Peter Barakan, music by Yukihiro Takahashi
- S.E.T.
- Chinese Whispers – lyrics by Yukihiro Takahashi, Peter Barakan, music by Yukihiro Takahashi
- S.E.T.
- You’ve Got to Help Yourself – lyrics by Haruomi Hosono, Peter Barakan, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi
- S.E.T. + YMO
- Shadows on the Ground – lyrics by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Peter Barakan, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi
- S.E.T.
- See Through – lyrics by Peter Barkan, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Harumi Hosono
- S.E.T.
- Perspective – lyrics by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Peter Barakan, music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- S.E.T.
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