"blue"

~ Release by HaLo (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1やさしい光 (sweet halo)
recording engineer:
Richard Preston (producer)
co-producer:
Louis Philippe
mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitar (Marten D28)] and electric guitar [electric 12-stringed guitar ('64 Rickenbacker 330-12 + Matchless DC-30 amp)]:
Dave Gregory (XTC)
bass:
John Michael Makenzie
flute:
Peter Whyman (British saxophonist)
maracas:
Bosco de Oliveira (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Louis Philippe and Tacye
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
arranger:
Louis Philippe
recorded at:
Sound Suite Studio in Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999-02)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
recording of:
やさしい光 (sweet halo)
lyricist:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
composer:
Timo Alakotila
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
4:41
2butterfly blue
recording engineer:
Jari Laasanen
co-producer:
Timo Alakotila
mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
accordion:
Maria Kalaniemi
acoustic guitar:
Olli Varis
cittern [octave mandolin (cittern)] and mandolin:
Petri Hakala
double bass:
Tapani Varis
kantele [concert kantele]:
Eija Kankaanranta and Mervi Yli-Vainio
piano:
Timo Alakotila
violin:
Arto Järvelä
background vocals [backing vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata) and Louis Philippe
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
arranger:
Timo Alakotila
recorded at:
MTV Musiikkistudiot in Finland (in 1999-03)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
recording of:
butterfly blue
lyricist:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
composer:
Louis Philippe
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
4:17
3ready for the storm
recording engineer, mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
assistant editor:
Dan Adams (engineer at Ridge Farm Studio), Cesar Ibarretxe, Unai Gonzalez and Shinichi Tokumo
editor:
Richard Preston (producer)
acoustic guitar [electric-acoustic guitar (Tacoma)] and guitar [papoose (Tacoma)]:
Chuei Yoshikawa
bass:
Takayoshi Matsunaga
cuíca [quica], hi-hat, shakers [shaker] and triangle:
Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist)
drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
Andy Lymn
electric guitar:
Louis Philippe
erhu [ni-ko (chinese 2 stringed violin)]:
Reiko Tsuchiya
Hammond organ and keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
sabar [bass sabar] and tom-tom [floor toms]:
Modou Seck
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
arranger:
HaLo (Ayako Hirakata)
recorded at:
Sound Suite Studio in Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999-02), Space Velio in Tokyo, Japan (in 1999-02) and Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1999-03)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
edited at:
Elkarlanean Studio in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain (in 1999-03)
cover recording of:
Ready for the Storm
lyricist and composer:
Dougie MacLean
publisher:
Limestone Publishing
3:49
4白い月 (white moon)
assistant recording engineer:
Dan Adams (engineer at Ridge Farm Studio)
recording engineer:
Richard Preston (producer)
co-producer:
Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist)
mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
acoustic guitar:
David Goodes
bass:
Dudley Phillips
Hammond organ:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
membranophone:
Geoff Dugmore
piano:
Richard Cardwell
triangle and waterphone [waterfone]:
Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist)
trumpet [muted trumpet]:
Neil Yates
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
arranger:
Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1999-03)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
recording of:
白い月 (white moon)
lyricist:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
composer:
Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist) and Pino Palladino
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
4:39
5satellite
recording engineer:
Richard Preston (producer)
co-producer:
Kate St. John
mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Doug Boyle
bass:
Dudley Phillips
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
musical saw and percussion:
David Coulter
background vocals [backing vocal] and lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
arranger:
Kate St. John
recorded at:
Sound Suite Studio in Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999-03)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
recording of:
satellite
lyricist and composer:
Kate St. John
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
4:00
6夜の雨 (night rain)
assistant recording engineer:
Shinichi Tokumo
recording engineer, mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
co-producer:
Katsunori Tanaka
12 string guitar [12-stringed guitar (YAMAHA)] and classical guitar [gut-guitar (Kuniharu Nobe 1968)]:
Chuei Yoshikawa
accordion:
S Atan (music composer from Singapore)
bass:
松永孝義
cello:
Jerry Sales
viola:
John Soh
violin:
Ho Chwun Ching, Daud Derus, Azlan Othman and Yap Yen
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
strings arranger:
S Atan (music composer from Singapore) and Katsunori Tanaka
arranger:
HaLo (Ayako Hirakata)
recorded at:
Space Velio in Tokyo, Japan (in 1999-02) and Digit Studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (in 1999-03)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
recording of:
夜の雨 (night rain)
lyricist:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
composer:
Yuki Matsuura
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
5:05
7bulan
assistant recording engineer:
Shinichi Tokumo
recording engineer, mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
pedal steel guitar:
Hiroki Komazawa
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
arranger:
Hiroki Komazawa
recorded at:
Space Velio in Tokyo, Japan (in 1999-03)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
recording of:
bulan
lyricist:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
composer:
Lena Platonos (Greek musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
is based on:
Θεά θεία
5:16
8waking to the dream of you
recording engineer:
Richard Preston (producer)
co-producer:
Kate St. John
mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Doug Boyle
bass:
Dudley Phillips
cello:
Sophie Harris (cellist)
membranophone:
Marc Parnell (drums, composition, son of the late Jack Parnell)
oboe and soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Kate St. John
violin [1st violin]:
Steve Morris (violinist)
violin [2nd violin]:
Jules Singleton
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
arranger:
Kate St. John
recorded at:
Sound Suite Studio in Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999-03)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
cover recording of:
Waking to the Dream of You
writer:
Lori Carson, Camus Celli and Andres Levin
4:24
9cure
assistant recording engineer:
Atsushi Matsui (engineer), Jean Phocas and Shinichi Tokumo
recording engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer) and Richard Preston (producer)
engineer, mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
baritone guitar [acoustic guitar (santa cruz guitar co. Bob Brozman baritone model)] and Hawaiian guitar [weissenborn Hawaiian guitar (1925)]:
Bob Brozman
bass:
松永孝義
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
guitar [basic guitar arranged by] arranger:
Bob Brozman
recorded at:
Bunkamura Studio (renamed from スタジオ東急ファン (Tokyu Fun Studios) since 1999) in Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (in 1998-12), Space Velio in Tokyo, Japan (in 1999-02) and Elkarlanean Studio in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain (in 1999-03)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
recording of:
cure
lyricist:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
composer:
Bob Brozman
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
7:00
10kaamos
recording engineer:
Richard Preston (producer)
co-producer:
Louis Philippe
mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
12 string guitar [acoustic 12-stringed guitar] and piano:
Louis Philippe
bass:
John Michael Makenzie
bouzouki, oud [oud (large 11 stringed short necked lute)] and tzoura [tzouras (small 6 stringed long necked lute)]:
George Hadjineophytou
caxixi [caxixis] and maracas:
Bosco de Oliveira (Brazilian percussionist)
drums (drum set) [cute little drum kit]:
Andy Lymn
background vocals [backing vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata), David Longdon, Louis Philippe and Tacye
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
arranger:
Louis Philippe
recorded at:
Sound Suite Studio in Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999-02)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
recording of:
kaamos
lyricist:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
composer:
Maria Kalaniemi
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
is based on:
Kaamos
4:44
11眠れぬ夜 (sleepless night)
assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
Dan Adams (engineer at Ridge Farm Studio)
recording engineer and engineer:
Richard Preston (producer)
co-producer:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata) and Alan Clark (keyboardist)
mixer and balance engineer:
藤井暁 (engineer)
ankle rattlers [ankle beads], bell [Tibetan bells], chimes, cymbal, rainstick [rain stick] and wood block:
Danny Cummings (British drummer and percussionist)
cor anglais [cor anglais]:
Kate St. John
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
vibraphone:
Teena Lyle (French percussionist, pianist and actress)
lead vocals [main vocals]:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
arranger:
HaLo (Ayako Hirakata)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1999-03) and Sound Suite Studio in Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999-03)
mixed at:
Duke Joint Studio in Tokyo, Japan and Puff Up Location Studio
recording of:
Sleepless Night
lyricist and composer:
ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it)
3:09

Credits

Release

art direction:ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
Fumio Shiozawa (cutcloud)
photography:ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
Nobuyuki Hirakata
Ai Iwane
Koji Yoshiura
liner notes:Masakazu Kitanaka
miscellaneous support:Koji Era
graphic design:TOMKEM
Yayoi Nomura for BBQ Graphix
mastering:Tony Cousins (mastering engineer)
translator:ayako (Ayako Hirakata)
Joey O'Keeffe
mastered at:Metropolis Mastering in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
ASIN:JP: B00005K0VA [info]
purchase for mail-order:http://halo.buyshop.jp/items/395910 [info]

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standalone website:http://halo-inc.net/music/blue/ [info]