Nishoku no Koma
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is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yosui Inoue
, released in October 1974.
All tracks which appeared on the album were recorded at the studios in L.A., owing to a record producer Hidenori Taga's suggestion. Except an arranger Katz Hoshi and a guitarist Hiromi Yasuda, recording for the album were completed by the Western session musicians. In addition to Hoshi who had participated in Inoue's previous albums, Gene Page
joined the arrangement for some songs. The title track was arranged by Jack Nitzsche
, who appointed all personnel and controlled the recording of the song rigidly.
Highly recommended by the recording artist himself, the song "Yūdachi" was released as a single prior to the album. It features an arrangement reminiscent of "Sympathy for the Devil
" by The Rolling Stones
. Because of the contribution for the song, an arranger Katz Hoshi won the 16th Japan Record Awards for "Best Arrangement" category.
Like a predecessor, Nishoku no Koma also reached the top on the Japanese Oricon Weekly LP charts, and remained there for ten consecutive weeks.
, "Nishoku no Koma" arranged by Jack Nitzsche
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Yosui Inoue
is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, guitarist and record producer, who is an important figure in Japanese music. He is renowned for his unique tone, eccentric lyrics, and dark sunglasses which he always wears....
, released in October 1974.
All tracks which appeared on the album were recorded at the studios in L.A., owing to a record producer Hidenori Taga's suggestion. Except an arranger Katz Hoshi and a guitarist Hiromi Yasuda, recording for the album were completed by the Western session musicians. In addition to Hoshi who had participated in Inoue's previous albums, Gene Page
Gene Page
Eugene Edgar "Gene" Page, Jr. was an influential conductor, composer, arranger and record producer most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s....
joined the arrangement for some songs. The title track was arranged by Jack Nitzsche
Jack Nitzsche
Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others...
, who appointed all personnel and controlled the recording of the song rigidly.
Highly recommended by the recording artist himself, the song "Yūdachi" was released as a single prior to the album. It features an arrangement reminiscent of "Sympathy for the Devil
Sympathy for the Devil
"Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by The Rolling Stones which first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 album Beggars Banquet. It was written by Mick Jagger credited to Jagger/Richards...
" by The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
. Because of the contribution for the song, an arranger Katz Hoshi won the 16th Japan Record Awards for "Best Arrangement" category.
Like a predecessor, Nishoku no Koma also reached the top on the Japanese Oricon Weekly LP charts, and remained there for ten consecutive weeks.
Side one
All songs arranged by Katz Hoshi (except "Gomen", "Tsuki ga Warau" arranged by Gene PageGene Page
Eugene Edgar "Gene" Page, Jr. was an influential conductor, composer, arranger and record producer most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s....
, "Nishoku no Koma" arranged by Jack Nitzsche
Jack Nitzsche
Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others...
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- " (Introduction)" - 1:09
- "" - 2:35
- "" - 1:11
- "Happy Birthday" - 3:56
- "" - 3:05
- "" - 2:59
- "" - 3:43
- "" - 5:18
Side two
All songs arranged by Katz Hoshi (except "London Kyūkou" and "Taiyou no Machi" arranged by Gene PageGene Page
Eugene Edgar "Gene" Page, Jr. was an influential conductor, composer, arranger and record producer most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s....
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- "" - 3:31
- "" - 2:54
- "" - 3:38
- "" - 4:29
- "" - 4:14
- "" - 3:03
Personnel
- Yosui InoueYosui Inoueis a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, guitarist and record producer, who is an important figure in Japanese music. He is renowned for his unique tone, eccentric lyrics, and dark sunglasses which he always wears....
- Vocals, guitar - Ray Parker Jr.Ray Parker Jr.Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
- Guitar - David T. WalkerDavid T. WalkerDavid T. Walker is an American guitarist born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to numerous session musician duties since the early 1970s, Walker has issued over twelve albums in his own name.-Career:...
- Guitar - Louie Shelton - Guitar
- Jesse Ed DavisJesse Ed DavisJesse Edwin Davis was an American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist. His death in 1988 is attributed to a drug overdose.-Biography:...
- Guitar - Hiromi Yasuda - Guitar
- Dennis Budimir - Guitar
- Orville Red RhodesRed RhodesRhodes played pedal steel on many country rock, pop and rock albums with The Monkees, James Taylor, Seals and Crofts, The Byrds, The Carpenters and many other groups. He is most often remembered for his work with former Monkee Michael Nesmith on Nesmith's first solo albums in the early 1970s...
- Steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use... - Edward GreenEdward GreenEdward Green may refer to:* Edward Green , Edward "Eddie" L. Green, former head football coach at NC State and UNC Chapel Hill* Edward Howland Robinson Green , known as Colonel Green, American philatelist and numismatist...
- Drums - Harvey MasonHarvey MasonHarvey William Mason is an American jazz drummer. He has worked with many jazz and fusion artists such as Bob James, The Brecker Brothers, Lee Ritenour, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and almost all the Mizell Brothers productions with Donald Byrd, Johnny Hammond, Bobbi Humphrey and Gary Bartz...
- Drums - Wilton FelderWilton FelderWilton Lewis Felder is both a saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of The Crusaders, initially called the Jazz Crusaders. Felder, Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample, and Stix Hooper founded the group while in high school in Houston...
- Bass guitar - Max BennettMax Bennett (musician)Max Bennett is an American jazz bassist and session musician.Bennett grew up in Kansas City and Oskaloosa, Iowa, and went to college in Iowa. His first professional gig was with Herbie Fields in 1949, and following this he played with Georgie Auld, Terry Gibbs, and Charlie Ventura...
- Bass guitar - Scott EdwardsScott EdwardsScott Edwards is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers between 1995 and 1996. He was drafted from Claremont in the WAFL as a foundation selection in the 1994 AFL draft and played mainly as a wingman....
- Bass guitar - Reine Press - Bass guitar
- Larry MuhoberacLarry MuhoberacLarry Muhoberac is an American musician, producer and composer who at various times has also been known as Larry Owens and Larry Gordon....
- Keyboards - Joe SampleJoe SampleJoseph Leslie "Joe" Sample is an American pianist, keyboard player and composer.He is one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply The Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 .- Biography :Sample began playing the piano...
- Keyboards - Clarence McDonald - Keyboards
- Peter RobinsonPeter RobinsonPeter Robinson may refer to:* Peter Robinson , member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada who oversaw emigration schemes* Peter Robinson , professor at the University of Cambridge...
- Keyboards - Jack NitzscheJack NitzscheBernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others...
- Keyboards - Joe Clayton - Percussion
- Milt HollandMilt HollandMilt Holland was an American drummer, percussionist, ethnic musicologist, and writer in the Los Angeles music scene who pioneered the use of African, South American, and Indian percussion styles in jazz, pop and film music, traveling extensively on those continents to collect instruments and to...
- Percussion - Alan Estes - Percussion
- Gary ColemanGary ColemanGary Wayne Coleman was an American actor, known for his childhood role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and for his small stature as an adult. He was described in the 1980s as "one of television's most promising stars". After a successful childhood acting career, Coleman...
- Percussion
Production
- Hidenori Taga - Produce
- Yasuo Kawase - Assistant
- Katsuya Amuro - Assistant
- Yoshiyuki Okuda - Management
- Henry Lewy - Engineer
- Bruce Botnich - Engineer
- Susumu Ohno - Engineer
- Fuyuo Nakamura - Photography
- Yosui Inoue - Photography
- Fukuyo Inoue - Photography
- Osamu Sakai - Layout design
Album
| Year | Album | Country | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-76 | Nishoku no Koma | Japan | Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100) | 1(x10) | 76 | 668,000+ |
| Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100) | 1 | 59 | ||||
Singles
| Year | Single | B-Side | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Yūdachi" | "Zenmai Jikake no Kabutomushi" | Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 100) | 15 | 17 | 140,000 |
| 1975 | "Gomen" | "Tabi kara Tabi" | 29 | 14 | 80,000 | |
Awards
| Japan Record Awards | |||
| Year | Title | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 (16th) | "Yūdachi" | Best Arrangements | Katz Hoshi |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | October 1, 1974 | Polydor | LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
MR5050 |
| Audio cassette | Unknown | |||
| Unknown | LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
25MX-1057 | Re-issue with alternative cover art | |
| September 1, 1983 | CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
3113-12 | ||
| September 1, 1990 | POCH-1024 | |||
| June 25, 1996 | POCH-1575 | Original recording digitally remastered (20-bit) | ||
| December 19, 2001 | Universal Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |
UPCH-1127 | Original recording digitally remastered (24-bit) | |
| October 4, 2006 | UPCY-6256 | 2001 Remaster | ||
| LP | UPJY-9004 | |||
| December 17, 2009 | SHM-CD | UPCY-6504 | ||