Kazumi Watanabe – Kylyn

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Label:	Better Days (2) – YX-7595-ND
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress
Country:	Japan
Released:	1980
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Fusion

Tracklist

A1	199X Alto Saxophone – Toshiyuki Honda Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami* Electric Piano [-70 Electric Grand] – Mikio Masuda Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – K. Watanabe* Percussion – Pecker Tenor Saxophone – Yasuaki Shimizu Trombone – Shigeharu Mukai Alto Saxophone – Toshiyuki Honda Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami* Electric Piano [-70 Electric Grand] – Mikio Masuda Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – K. Watanabe* Percussion – Pecker Tenor Saxophone – Yasuaki Shimizu Trombone – Shigeharu Mukai	1:56
A2	Sonic Boom Alto Saxophone – Toshiyuki Honda Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami* Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Mikio Masuda Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – K. Watanabe* Percussion – Pecker Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Tenor Saxophone – Yasuaki Shimizu Trombone – Shigeharu Mukai Alto Saxophone – Toshiyuki Honda Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami* Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Mikio Masuda Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – K. Watanabe* Percussion – Pecker Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Tenor Saxophone – Yasuaki Shimizu Trombone – Shigeharu Mukai	6:30
A3	Water Ways Flow Backward Again Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – A. Yano* Piano [Acoustic] – Akiko Yano	5:17
A4	Milestones Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone [Solo] – Toshiyuki Honda Arranged By – K. Watanabe* Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami* Electric Piano [-70 Electric Grand] – Mikio Masuda Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – M. Davis* Percussion – Pecker Tenor Saxophone – Yasuaki Shimizu Trombone – Shigeharu Mukai Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone [Solo] – Toshiyuki Honda Arranged By – K. Watanabe* Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami* Electric Piano [-70 Electric Grand] – Mikio Masuda Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – M. Davis* Percussion – Pecker Tenor Saxophone – Yasuaki Shimizu Trombone – Shigeharu Mukai	8:15
B1	E-Day Project Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Yukihiro Takahashi Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – L. Sakamoto* Percussion – Pecker Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [ARP Odyssey Solo] – Akiko Yano Strings – Ohno Ensemble Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Yukihiro Takahashi Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – L. Sakamoto* Percussion – Pecker Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [ARP Odyssey Solo] – Akiko Yano Strings – Ohno Ensemble	5:45
B2	Akasaka Moon Guitar, Fretless Bass – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – K. Watanabe* Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto*	4:34
B3	Kylyn Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Yukihiro Takahashi Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Akiko Yano Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – L. Sakamoto* Percussion – Pecker Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Yukihiro Takahashi Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Akiko Yano Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – L. Sakamoto* Percussion – Pecker Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto*	2:29
B4	I'll Be There Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Yukihiro Takahasi* Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Vocals – Akiko Yano Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Lyrics By – A. Yano* Music By – L. Sakamoto* Percussion – Pecker Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Strings – Ohno Ensemble Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Yukihiro Takahasi* Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Vocals – Akiko Yano Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Lyrics By – A. Yano* Music By – L. Sakamoto* Percussion – Pecker Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Strings – Ohno Ensemble	6:38
B5	Mother Terra Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Yukihiro Takahashi Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – L. Sakamoto* Percussion – Pecker Bass – Ray J. O'hara* Drums – Yukihiro Takahashi Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Lyuichi Sakamoto* Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe Music By – L. Sakamoto* Percussion – Pecker	3:26

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Made By – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
Copyright © – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
Recorded At – Nippon Columbia Studio

Credits

Co-producer – Taku Kashiwabara
Engineer – "Superman" Goto*
Mixed By – Goto*
Producer – Lyuichi Sakamoto*

Notes

1980 repress with with "ADLIB" obi branding. Text says "Crossover - Best Record '79". There is also a variant Kazumi Watanabe - Kylyn with no "79" on the obi, and a third listing the musician names in larger text.

"RIAA" on the rear obi and also printed on the rear of the sleeve itself.

Catalogue number YX-7595-ND on sleeve, YX-7595-N(BD) on labels.

Recorded at Nippon Columbia Studio 1, 2 and 4, April-May 1979

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Price Code: ¥2,500
Rights Society: JASRAC

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Kylyn (LP, Album, Stereo)	Better Days (2)	YX-7595-ND	Japan	1979
New Submission	Kylyn (Cassette, Album)	Better Days (2)	CCK-5044	Japan	1979
New Submission	Kylyn (LP, Album, Promo)	Better Days (2)	YX-7595-ND	Japan	1979
New Submission	Kylyn (LP, Album, Stereo)	Better Days (2)	YX-7595-ND (BD), YX-7595-ND	Japan	1979
New Submission	Kylyn (Cassette, Album, Stereo)	Better Days (2)	CTK-7008-ND	Japan	1980