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Paraiso (Haruomi Hosono album)

is Haruomi Hosono's fourth solo album and Yellow Magic Band's (later Yellow Magic Orchestra) first album. This album continues the tropical style featured in Tropical Dandy and Bon Voyage co., while being influenced by the music of Hawaii and Okinawa, incorporating electronic sounds that would be later developed on Hosono's and YMO's careers. YMO, The Yellow Magic Band at this point in time, was composed of Tin Pan Alley members and studio musicians, such as Hosono's former Happy End bandmate Shigeru Suzuki and future YMO members Ryuichi Sakamoto (who would later perform an altered version of "Asatoya Yunta" in his solo career) and Yukihiro Takahashi, as well as guitarist Hirofumi Tokutake (who would later perform in Technodon and Wild Sketch Show).

Track listing

Personnel

Tokio Rush (東京ラッシュ)

Shimendoka (四面道歌)

  • Haruomi Hosono - Vocals, Electric Bass, Yamaha CP-30 Synthesizer, Steel Drums
  • Shigeru Suzuki - Electric Guitar
  • Hiroshi Sato - Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer
  • Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums
  • Nobu Saito - Percussion

Japanese Rhumba (ジャパニーズ・ルンバ)

  • Tadashi Kamayatsu - Lead Vocals
  • Haruomi Hosono - Backing Vocals, Electric Bass, Acoustic Piano, Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer, Percussion
  • Tomoko Kawada - Backing Vocals
  • Hiroshi Sato - Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer
  • Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums
  • Nobu Saito - Percussion

Asatoya Yunta (安里屋ユンタ)

  • Haruomi Hosono - Vocals, Electric Bass, Marimba, Percussion, Roland Synthesizer
  • Tomoko Kawada - Co-Lead Vocals
  • Shigeru Suzuki - Electric Guitar
  • Hiroshi Sato - Acoustic Piano
  • Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums
  • Motoya Hamaguchi - Percussion

Fujiyama Mama

  • Haruomi Hosono - Vocals, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Drums, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizers, Percussion
  • Staff - Clapping

Femme Fatale

  • Haruomi Hosono - Vocals, Electric Bass, Yamaha CP-30 Synthesizer, Marimba, Sounds (Birds)
  • Hirobumi Tokutake - Electric Guitar
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto - Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano, Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer
  • Yukihiro Takahashi - Drums
  • Motoya Hamaguchi - Percussion

Shambhala Signal (シャンバラ通信)

  • Haruomi Hosono - Gong, Ace Tone Rhythm Producer Drum Machine

Worry Beads (ウォーリー・ビーズ)

  • Haruomi Hosono - Vocals, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer
  • Morio Agata, Taeko Onuki, Tokyo Shyness Boys - Backing Vocals
  • Hiroshi Sato - Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer
  • Masahiro Takekawa - Violin
  • Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums
  • Nobu Saito - Percussion

Paraiso (Haraiso) (はらいそ)

  • Haruomi Hosono - Vocals, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Marimba, Percussion, Whistle, Sounds (Wasa-Wasa Sound, Foot Steps)
  • Hiroshi Sato - Yamaha CP-30 Synthesizer
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto - Yamaha CS-30 Synthesizer, ARP Odyssey Synthesizer
  • Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums
  • Nobu Saito - Percussion

See also

References