Description
■CITY POP on VINYL■
The debut album by singer-songwriter Makoto Iwabuchi. Members of Tin Pan Alley and Moonriders shared arrangements and performances for each song, creating a masterpiece that highlights their individual styles. In particular, "Moonlight Flight," with its striking arrangement of ethereal strings and electric piano, is highly popular as a classic 70s city pop/light mellow track.
Original Release: LX-7026 (1977/10/25)
Lyrics/Composition: Makoto Iwabuchi (B3, B5, B6 = Lyrics: Toshimitsu Ono / B4 = Lyrics: Makoto Iwabuchi, Toshiyuki Araki)
Arrangement: Shigeru Suzuki (A1, A6, B1, B3) / Keiichi Suzuki, Makoto Iwabuchi (A2–5, B2, B4–6)
Electric Guitar: Shigeru Suzuki, Makoto Iwabuchi
Acoustic Guitar: Makoto Iwabuchi
Synthesizer: Keiichi Suzuki, Jun Sato
Drums: Tatsuo Hayashi, Tetsuro Kashibuchi
Bass: Akihiro Tanaka, Hirofumi Suzuki
Piano: Toru Okada, Jun Sato, Keiichi Suzuki
Mandolin: Junpei Sakuma
Percussion: Nobu Saito, Keiichi Suzuki, Tetsuro Kashibuchi, Toru Okada, Masahiro Takekawa
Marimba: Keiichi Suzuki, Toru Okada
Fiddle: Masahiro Takekawa
Horns: Ken Muraoka, Yasuo Hiranai, Masanobu Arao
Strings: Tomato
Background Vocals: Fire Ball Boys, Shigeru Suzuki, Makoto Iwabuchi, The Willbees, Nanako Sato
A1. Kaze ga Fuitara
A2. Hosoyokocho Kitan
A3. Tsukiakari to Ano Ko no Ie no Naka
A4. Sayonara Dori
A5. Sabishii Wakusei
A6. Moonlight Flight
B1. Whiskey Drive
B2. Table no Mukou
B3. Honey Orange
B4. Sora ga Anmari
B5. Dancing Drive
B6. Natsu-shibai
