A masterpiece that represents the dawn of Japanese soul music.
A miraculous work featuring a star-studded cast including Hosono Haruomi.
A pioneer of the urban sound that predated City Pop. A masterpiece in which Tadashi Kosaka effortlessly sings soul and R&B in Japanese. Featuring many members of Happy End, this work is being reevaluated as an important piece of Japanese music from the 1970s.
18 TRACKS:
1-1)
Hōrō
1-2)
Kikansha
1-3)
Bon Voyage Hatoba
1-4)
Hisamezuki No Sketch
1-5)
Yūgata Love
1-6)
Shirakechimauze
1-7)
Ryūsei Toshi
1-8)
Tsurube Ito
1-9)
Fūraibō
2-1)
Hōrō
2-2)
Kikansha
2-3)
Bon Voyage Hatoba
2-4)
Hisamezuki No Sketch
2-5)
Yūgata Love
2-6)
Shirakechimauze
2-7)
Ryūsei Toshi
2-8)
Tsurube Ito
2-9)
Fūraibō
Bass - Haruomi Hosono
Producer - Haruomi Hosono (1-1 to 1-9)
Liner Notes [Horo 2010] - 細野晴臣
Backing Vocals - Tatsuro Yamashita
Engineer [Recording & Mix] - Yoshifumi Iio (2-1 to 2-9)
Backing Vocals - Minako Yoshida
Arranged By [Strings & Horns Arranger] - Makoto Yano
Guitar - Shigeru Suzuki
Liner Notes [Horo] - 田口史人
Keyboards - Masataka Matsutoya
Backing Vocals - Taeko Onuki
Drums, Percussion - Tatsuo Hayashi
Percussion - Tatsuo Hayashi
Art Direction [Horo] - Chu Kosaka
Producer - Chu Kosaka
Liner Notes [Horo 2010] - 小阪 忠
Liner Notes [Reissue] - 小阪 忠
Keyboards - Akiko Suzuki
Art Direction [Horo 2010] - Motoki Ohashi
Mastered By - Tetsuya Naitoh
Remastered By [2009] - Tetsuya Naitoh
Photography By [Horo 2010] - Daichi Matsumoto
Liner Notes [Horo 2010] - 萩原健太
Production Manager [Production Supervisor] - Mitsutaka Kaneko (1-1 to 1-9)
Supervised By [Director] - Shoji Kato (1-1 to 1-9)
Engineer - Hiroyuki Seto (1-1 to 1-9)
Illustration [Cover Illustrator, Horo] - Rei Amagakoji
Photography By [Horo] - Shigemitsu Yanagihara
Engineer [Assistant] - Hiroaki Kamata (2-1 to 2-9)