True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2
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True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2, also known as Waking Up: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2, is a compilation album of various songs from the Sonic the Hedgehog gaming franchise, a sequel to True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog
. It was released by Wave Master Entertainment
on December 16, 2009.
" to "Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
". Tracks 13 - 18 are exclusive bonus tracks which have been remixed and covered.
Music by Kenichi Tokoi
Lyrics by Runblebee
Vocals: Cashell
Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Programming: Kenichi Tokoi
Mixed by Yoshitada Miya
Originally from "Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
"
02. "Dreams of an Absolution" (5:18)
Performed by Lee Brotherton (Remix Factory)
Music by Mariko Nanba
Lyrics by Lee Brotherton
Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani
Vocals: Lee Brotherton
Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Mixed by Yoshitada Miya
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog"
03. "Throw It All Away" (5:01)
Music and Japanese Lyrics by Fumie Kumatani
English Translation by Shinobu Shindo
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Heigo Tani
Vocals: Everett Bradley
Guitars: Akira Sasaki
Programming: Heigo Tani, Fumie Kumatani
Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
"
04. "E.G.G.M.A.N." (3:21)
Performed by Paul Shortino
Sound Produced by Jun Senoue
Music by Jun Senoue
Lyrics by Paul Shortino
Vocals: Paul Shortino
Guitars and Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Mixed by The Riddle
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
"
05. "Waking Up" (3:22)
Performed and Sound Produced by Julien-K
Written by Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck
Ryan Shuck: Vocals, Programming and Synths
Amir Derakh: Programming, Synths and Guitars
Anthony "Fu" Valcic: Programming and Synths
Kourtney Klein: Additional Drum Programming
Originally from "Shadow the Hedgehog
"
06. "This Machine" (4:24)
Performed by Julien-K
Music by Jun Senoue and Amir Derakh
Lyrics by Ryan Shuck
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Amir Derakh
Vocals: Ryan Shuck
Guitars, Bass and Programming: Amir Derakh
Originally from "Sonic Heroes
"
07. "Fly in the Freedom" (4:56)
Music and Japanese Lyrics by Fumie Kumatani
English Translation by Shinobu Shindo
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat on Beat, Inc.)
Vocals: Tabitha Fair, Todd Cooper
Guitars: Romero Lubambo
Wood Bass: David Finck
Drums: Ben Wittman
Rhodes: Albert Menendez
Vibraphone: Jean Baptiste
Horn Section: East 4th Horns
Percussion: Bashiri Johnson
Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
"
08. "My Sweet Passion" (5:11)
Music and Japanese Lyrics by Fumie Kumatani
English Translation by T. Fukada
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat on Beat, Inc.)
Vocals: Nikki Gregoroff
Guitars: Mike Campbell
Bass: Will Lee
Rhodes: Philippe Saisse
Drums: Ricky Wellman
Percussion: Bashiri Johnsonv
Horn Section: East 4th Horns
Mixed by Roy Hendrickson
Originally from "Sonic Adventure DX"
09. "Believe in Myself (SA2 Version)" (3:57)
Written by Jun Senoue
Vocals: Kaz Silver
Guitars and Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Katsuji
Mixed by The Riddle
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
"
10. "Unknown from M.E. (SA2 Version)" (4:52)
Music and Japanese Lyrics by Kenichi Tokoi
English Translation by Takahiro Fukuda
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat on Beat, Inc.)
Rap Vocals Produced by Taka Umeno (Flava Entertainment, Inc.)
Vocals: Marlon Saunders
Rap Vocals: Hunnid-P
Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Bass and Programming: Kenichi Tokoi
T. Sax and A. Sax: Kohji Orita
Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
"
11. "Theme of E-102γ" (4:33)
Written by Fumie Kumatani
Programming: Fumie Kumatani
Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi
Originally from "Sonic Adventure
"
12. "Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself" (3:35)
Performed by Keiko Utoku
Music by Naofumi Hataya
Lyrics by Casey Rankin
Vocals: Keiko Utoku
Keiko Utoku appears courtesy of Zain Records
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog CD
" (Japanese version)
13. "Look-a-like (Short Edited Ver.)" (1:46)
Music and Arrangement: Mitsuhiro Tada
Lyrics and Performance: Riu Konaka
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog O.V.A.
"
14. "Sonic3 MegaD Mix" (2:21)
Remixed by Naofumi Hataya
Originally from "Sonic Gems Collection"
Source music taken from "Sonic the Hedgehog 3
"
15. "Lazy Days -Livin' in Paradise- (Original Demo)" (4:01)
Performed by Ted Poley
Music by Jun Senoue
Japanese Lyrics by Jun Senoue and Fumie Kumatani
English Translation by T. Fukada
Vocals: Ted Poley
Guitars and Programming: Jun Senoue
Piano: Yutaka Minobe
Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara
Originally from "Sonic Adventure
"
16. "All Hail Shadow (Hybrid Mix)" (4:02)
Written by Jun Senoue and Mike Szuter
Vocals: Mike Szuter
Guitars and Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Toru Kawamura
Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)"
17. "Dreams of an Absolution (Starry Night Remix)" (6:21)
Remixed by Tomoya Ohtani
Music by Mariko Nanba
Lyrics by Lee Brotherton
Vocals: Lee Brotherton
Mixed by Yoshitada Miya
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog"
18. "Open Your Heart (K-Klub Remix)" (5:51)
Remixed by Lee Brotherton (Remix Factory)
Written by Jun Senoue and Kenichi Tokoi
Vocals: crush 40
Guitars: Jun Senoue
Additional Recording, Arrangement and engineering by the Remix Factory
Originally from "Sonic Adventure
"
True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog
True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog is a compilation album of various songs from the Sonic the Hedgehog gaming franchise. Its sequel is True Colors: The Best of Sonic The Hedgehog Part 2. It was released by Wave Master Entertainment on January 23, 2008, in Japan only.- Album information :This...
. It was released by Wave Master Entertainment
Wave Master
Wave Master Inc. is a research and development team for Sega, focusing on the soundtracks for various games...
on December 16, 2009.
Album information
This album contains songs ranging from "Sonic CDSonic the Hedgehog CD
, or Sonic CD, is a critically acclaimed 1993 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team for the Mega-CD/Sega CD. It marked the first official appearance of the characters Metal Sonic and Amy Rose...
" to "Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity released in Japan as , is a hoverboard racing video game published by Sega and developed by Sonic Team in cooperation with NowPro. It is the fifth racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, following Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic R and its predecessor, Sonic Riders...
". Tracks 13 - 18 are exclusive bonus tracks which have been remixed and covered.
Track listing
01. "Un-gravitify" (4:21)Music by Kenichi Tokoi
Lyrics by Runblebee
Vocals: Cashell
Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Programming: Kenichi Tokoi
Mixed by Yoshitada Miya
Originally from "Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity released in Japan as , is a hoverboard racing video game published by Sega and developed by Sonic Team in cooperation with NowPro. It is the fifth racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, following Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic R and its predecessor, Sonic Riders...
"
02. "Dreams of an Absolution" (5:18)
Performed by Lee Brotherton (Remix Factory)
Music by Mariko Nanba
Lyrics by Lee Brotherton
Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani
Vocals: Lee Brotherton
Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Mixed by Yoshitada Miya
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog"
03. "Throw It All Away" (5:01)
Music and Japanese Lyrics by Fumie Kumatani
English Translation by Shinobu Shindo
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Heigo Tani
Vocals: Everett Bradley
Guitars: Akira Sasaki
Programming: Heigo Tani, Fumie Kumatani
Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Dreamcast video game console. It was released in North America on June 19, 2001 and in Japan on June 23, 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. It is the sequel...
"
04. "E.G.G.M.A.N." (3:21)
Performed by Paul Shortino
Sound Produced by Jun Senoue
Music by Jun Senoue
Lyrics by Paul Shortino
Vocals: Paul Shortino
Guitars and Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Mixed by The Riddle
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Dreamcast video game console. It was released in North America on June 19, 2001 and in Japan on June 23, 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. It is the sequel...
"
05. "Waking Up" (3:22)
Performed and Sound Produced by Julien-K
Written by Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck
Ryan Shuck: Vocals, Programming and Synths
Amir Derakh: Programming, Synths and Guitars
Anthony "Fu" Valcic: Programming and Synths
Kourtney Klein: Additional Drum Programming
Originally from "Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)
Shadow the Hedgehog is a 2005 video game developed by Sega Studio USA, the former United States division of Sega's Sonic Team. Featuring the titular fictional character Shadow the Hedgehog from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game was revealed at the March 2005 Walk of Game inauguration of...
"
06. "This Machine" (4:24)
Performed by Julien-K
Music by Jun Senoue and Amir Derakh
Lyrics by Ryan Shuck
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Amir Derakh
Vocals: Ryan Shuck
Guitars, Bass and Programming: Amir Derakh
Originally from "Sonic Heroes
Sonic Heroes
is a 2004 platforming single-player/multiplayer video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series developed by Sonic Team USA. It is the first multiplatform title in the Sonic series, developed for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox and released in Japan in December 2003, in North America in...
"
07. "Fly in the Freedom" (4:56)
Music and Japanese Lyrics by Fumie Kumatani
English Translation by Shinobu Shindo
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat on Beat, Inc.)
Vocals: Tabitha Fair, Todd Cooper
Guitars: Romero Lubambo
Wood Bass: David Finck
Drums: Ben Wittman
Rhodes: Albert Menendez
Vibraphone: Jean Baptiste
Horn Section: East 4th Horns
Percussion: Bashiri Johnson
Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Dreamcast video game console. It was released in North America on June 19, 2001 and in Japan on June 23, 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. It is the sequel...
"
08. "My Sweet Passion" (5:11)
Music and Japanese Lyrics by Fumie Kumatani
English Translation by T. Fukada
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat on Beat, Inc.)
Vocals: Nikki Gregoroff
Guitars: Mike Campbell
Bass: Will Lee
Rhodes: Philippe Saisse
Drums: Ricky Wellman
Percussion: Bashiri Johnsonv
Horn Section: East 4th Horns
Mixed by Roy Hendrickson
Originally from "Sonic Adventure DX"
09. "Believe in Myself (SA2 Version)" (3:57)
Written by Jun Senoue
Vocals: Kaz Silver
Guitars and Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Katsuji
Mixed by The Riddle
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Dreamcast video game console. It was released in North America on June 19, 2001 and in Japan on June 23, 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. It is the sequel...
"
10. "Unknown from M.E. (SA2 Version)" (4:52)
Music and Japanese Lyrics by Kenichi Tokoi
English Translation by Takahiro Fukuda
Arrangement and Sound Produced by Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi (Beat on Beat, Inc.)
Rap Vocals Produced by Taka Umeno (Flava Entertainment, Inc.)
Vocals: Marlon Saunders
Rap Vocals: Hunnid-P
Guitars: Chewtaro Moritake
Bass and Programming: Kenichi Tokoi
T. Sax and A. Sax: Kohji Orita
Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi
Originally from "Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Dreamcast video game console. It was released in North America on June 19, 2001 and in Japan on June 23, 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. It is the sequel...
"
11. "Theme of E-102γ" (4:33)
Written by Fumie Kumatani
Programming: Fumie Kumatani
Mixed by Hirokazu Akashi
Originally from "Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure
is a 1999 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and released on December 23, 1998, in Japan by Sega for the Dreamcast. One of its development titles was Sonic RPG...
"
12. "Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself" (3:35)
Performed by Keiko Utoku
Music by Naofumi Hataya
Lyrics by Casey Rankin
Vocals: Keiko Utoku
Keiko Utoku appears courtesy of Zain Records
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
, or Sonic CD, is a critically acclaimed 1993 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team for the Mega-CD/Sega CD. It marked the first official appearance of the characters Metal Sonic and Amy Rose...
" (Japanese version)
13. "Look-a-like (Short Edited Ver.)" (1:46)
Music and Arrangement: Mitsuhiro Tada
Lyrics and Performance: Riu Konaka
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog O.V.A.
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie is a two-episode OVA film series based on Sega's best-selling franchise Sonic the Hedgehog....
"
14. "Sonic3 MegaD Mix" (2:21)
Remixed by Naofumi Hataya
Originally from "Sonic Gems Collection"
Source music taken from "Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a 1994 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It was developed in the United States by members of Sonic Team working at Sega Technical Institute, and was published by Sega, debuting worldwide in the first half of 1994...
"
15. "Lazy Days -Livin' in Paradise- (Original Demo)" (4:01)
Performed by Ted Poley
Music by Jun Senoue
Japanese Lyrics by Jun Senoue and Fumie Kumatani
English Translation by T. Fukada
Vocals: Ted Poley
Guitars and Programming: Jun Senoue
Piano: Yutaka Minobe
Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara
Originally from "Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure
is a 1999 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and released on December 23, 1998, in Japan by Sega for the Dreamcast. One of its development titles was Sonic RPG...
"
16. "All Hail Shadow (Hybrid Mix)" (4:02)
Written by Jun Senoue and Mike Szuter
Vocals: Mike Szuter
Guitars and Programming: Jun Senoue
Bass: Takeshi Taneda
Drums: Toru Kawamura
Mixed by Masahiro Fukuhara
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)"
17. "Dreams of an Absolution (Starry Night Remix)" (6:21)
Remixed by Tomoya Ohtani
Music by Mariko Nanba
Lyrics by Lee Brotherton
Vocals: Lee Brotherton
Mixed by Yoshitada Miya
Originally from "Sonic the Hedgehog"
18. "Open Your Heart (K-Klub Remix)" (5:51)
Remixed by Lee Brotherton (Remix Factory)
Written by Jun Senoue and Kenichi Tokoi
Vocals: crush 40
Guitars: Jun Senoue
Additional Recording, Arrangement and engineering by the Remix Factory
Originally from "Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure
is a 1999 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and released on December 23, 1998, in Japan by Sega for the Dreamcast. One of its development titles was Sonic RPG...
"