Gruppo Musicale

~ Release by 坂本龍一 (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1The Last Emperor
recording of:
The Last Emperor (theme)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music) (ended), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and キャブ カラオケ事業部
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing France
part of:
The Last Emperor
5:56
2Neo Geo
programming:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
producer:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
bass guitar:
William "Bootsy" Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
Chapman stick:
Emmett Chapman
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer)
guitar:
Haruo Kubota
keyboard:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
percussion:
David Van Tieghem
vocals:
Kazumi Tamaki, Misako Koja and Yoriko Ganeko
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Neo Geo
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music)
45:05
3Behind the Mask
cover recording of:
Behind the Mask (Michael Jackson version)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
lyricist:
Chris Mosdell
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Alfa Music, Inc. (Japan), Mijac Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
version of:
Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra version)
5:32
4黄土高原
background vocals:
吉田美奈子 (Minako Yoshida)
recording of:
黄土高原
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
5:26
5Ballet Mécanique
miscellaneous support:
Masaki Sekijima (task: technical assistance)
programming:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
assistant engineer:
Daiei Matsumoto (VICTOR STUDIO) and Shinichi Akagawa (ONKIO HAUS STUDIO) (Shinichi Akagawa)
engineer:
Shigeru Takise
co-producer:
Shigeki Miyata for Midi Inc. and Takeshi Fujii for Yoroshita Music Inc. (synth manipulator)
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Shigeru Takise
electric guitar:
Haruo Kubota
solo guitar:
Kenji Suzuki (Simply Red)
background vocals:
Bernard Fowler (American musician), Minako Yoshida and R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
vocals:
Bernard Fowler (American musician)
performer:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan and VICTOR STUDIO in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan
mixed at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Ballet Mécanique
lyricist:
矢野顕子 (Akiko Yano)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
translator:
Peter Barakan
is based on:
WONDER TRIP LOVER
5:09
6Steppin' Into Asia
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
additional vocals:
Tomoko Asano
vocals:
Akiko Yano
recording of:
Steppin’ Into Asia
lyricist:
矢野顕子 (Akiko Yano)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
translator:
Somboon Kittisatayawaj
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music)
5:20
7A Carved Stone
assistant engineer:
Naoto Shibuya
engineer:
Shigeru Takise
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
additional percussion:
YAS‐KAZ (New Age/Tribal Ambient composer)
electric guitar:
Arto Lindsay
remixer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Shigeru Takise
performer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
arranger:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
A Carved Stone
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
8:26
8Self Portrait
miscellaneous support:
赤川新一 (Shinichi Akagawa) (task: tape operation), Michio Nakakoshi (task: tape operation), Shigeru Takise (task: tape operation), Tadashi Inoue (task: tape operation) and 高山欣也 (engineer,designer, producer) (task: tape operation)
programming:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Takeshi Fujii (synth manipulator)
engineer:
Mitsuo Koike (engineer), Seigen Ono (Japanese recording engineer, composer, musician, and producer) and Shinichi Tanaka (recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
bongos [bongo], timpani [tympani] and xylophone:
Gregori Czerkinsky
double bass:
Kunimitsu Inada
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Yukihiro Takahashi
electric guitar:
Tatsuro Yamashita
piano [backwards piano]:
Koji Kanemaru
remixer:
Mitsuo Koike (engineer) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
contains samples by:
Tatsuto Yamashita (Tatsuro Yamashita) (other vocals)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS TOKYO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Self Portrait
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
4:43
9Last Regrets
recording of:
Last Regrets
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music)
part of:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
2:05
10Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
recording of:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Main Theme)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music and やのミュージック (Yano Music)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 37)
part of:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
4.354:38
11The Garden of Poppies
recording of:
The Garden of Poppies
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
5:40
12Thatness and Thereness
programming:
Hideki Matsutake
engineer:
Renate Blauel, Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), Steve Churchyard, Rick Isbell, Mitsuo Koike (engineer), Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Yasuhiko Terada (engineer)
co-producer:
後藤美孝
producer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
arranger:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Studio “A” in Tokyo, Japan and Studio 80 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Studio 80 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Thatness and Thereness
lyricist:
後藤美孝 and 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
translator:
Pate Barakan
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music)
4.53:31
13Thousand Knives
recording engineer:
高橋俊彦
miscellaneous support:
AKIRA IKUTA (Japanese record producer) (task: recording management)
assistant synthesizer programming:
HIDEKI MATSUTAKE (Hideki Matsutake)
producer:
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and 高橋俊彦
analog synthesizer [ARP Odyssey], analog synthesizer [KORG PS-3100 Polyphonic], analog synthesizer [Micro Moog], analog synthesizer [Mini Moog], analog synthesizer [Moog III-C w. Roland MC-8 Micro Composer], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Eight Voice Polyphonic w. Digital Programmer], analog synthesizer [Poly Moog], electronic drum set [syn-drums], electronic instruments [KORG SQ-10 Analog Sequencer], marimba, piano [acoustic piano] and vocoder [KORG VC-10 Vocoder]:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
finger cymbals:
HARRY HOSONO (Haruomi Hosono)
solo electric guitar [Alembic guitar]:
KAZUMI WATANABE
solo wavedrum [syn-drum]:
MOTOYA HAMAGUCHI
orchestrator:
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio, No.1, No.2,& No.4, Tokyo (Japan) (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
recording of:
1000 Knives
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
59:35