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NAJANAJA
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic guitar, piano;
FUJIMOTO ATSUO, drums, electric bass, guitars, chorus;
RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello.

  1. NAJANAJA
    (Lyrics: Akira Mizutome, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 05:45:26
  2. DREAMIN' ANIMALS
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 03:45:28
  3. PRAYER IN MUSIC
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 05:27:58
  4. KAZE TO KODOMO
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 04:11:27
  5. BIRDS-EYE VIEW
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 03:02:32
  6. GOOD MORNING
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 04:46:50
  7. KAZE NO KYUDEN
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 03:39:12
  8. VOICES IN THE AIR
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 05:42:58
  9. TORI NO YUKUE
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 04:13:74
  10. SORA *
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 06:03:23
* commercial song for "SUMITOMO FORESTRY CO., LTD." Forest, 1998
Disc Layout:
Track Area Start Length

Lead-In 00:00.00
01 Index 1 00:02.00 05:45.26
02 Index 0 05:47.26 00:04.16

Index 1 05:51.42 03:45.28
03 Index 0 09:36.70 00:02.72

Index 1 09:39.67 05:27.58
04 Index 0 15:07.50 00:03.52

Index 1 15:11.27 04:11.27
05 Index 0 19:22.54 00:02.63

Index 1 19:25.42 03:02.32
06 Index 0 22:27.74 00:02.73

Index 1 22:30.72 04:46.50
07 Index 0 27:17.47 00:04.50

Index 1 27:22.22 03:39.12
08 Index 0 31:01.34 00:01.68

Index 1 31:03.27 05:42.58
09 Index 0 36:46.10 00:03.07

Index 1 36:49.17 04:13.74
10 Index 0 41:03.16 00:03.34

Index 1 41:06.50 06:03.23

Post-Gap 47:09.73 00:00.02

Lead-Out 47:10.00

Arranged by Ichiko Hashimoto(#1-4,#6-9),Fujimoto Atsuo & Ichiko Hashimoto(#5,#10)
Recording Engineer by Yoshiaki Kondo
Recorded and Mixed at GOK SOUND, January-February 1998
Mastering Engineer by Koji Suzuki
Mastered at Sony Shinanomachi Studio, February 12, 1998
A&R by Ryoji Fukui(TJC)
Photography by Kyoshiro Yoda
Art Direction and Design by Junko Ishino(TJC)
Special Thanks to Kenny Inaoka(unicom)
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card, Essay
original released on April 8,1998. Total time: 47:10:00

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released on April 8,1998
CD / TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS CO.,LTD. / Dan FLEX / TKCB-71356
tax in price: 2,854 yen / tax out price: 2,718 yen



WATER FOREST
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano, vocal, guitar;
TOHRU ODAJIMA, flute;
TAMIO KAWABATA, bass;
NOBUO FUJII, drums;
TOMOHIRO YAHIRO, percussion.

  1. ONDINE **
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:05.10
  2. WATER MOON ***
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:01.60
  3. MICHELLE
    (Lyrics & Music: John Lennon, Paul MacCartney) 4:38.15
  4. CANT DELL OCELLS
    (Music: Trad., Pablo Casals) 4:02.12
  5. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME
    (Lyrics: Larry Morry; Music: Frank Churchil) 4:49.13
  6. CLOSE TO YOU
    (Lyrics: Hal David; Music: Burt Bacharach) 3:33.53
  7. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR
    (Lyrics: Ned Washington; Music: Leigh Harline) 5:26.42
  8. ADAGIO SERATA
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 7:20.08
  9. QUIET VOICE
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:21.33
  10. ECHOES OF THE BIRDS
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:37.70
  11. A BOY IN THE WIND
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:14.02
  12. PRAYER - GELSOMINA(LA STRADA THEME)
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto / Music: Nino Rota) 5:04.53
  13. LE VENT *
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:13.21
* bonus track; commercial song for "KAO SOFINA UV CARE" 1997
** movie's theme music "NUMANITE" 1995
*** movie's theme music "DANIEL AND MIRANDA" 1996

On #1-2,4-5,7-8,10-12: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano.
On #3,6,9: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano, vocal.
On #13: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano, vocal, guitar; TOHRU ODAJIMA, flute; TAMIO KAWABATA, bass; NOBUO FUJII, drums; TOMOHIRO YAHIRO, percussion.

Produced by Ichiko Hashimoto, Kenny Inaoka(unicom)
A&R by Ryoji Fukui(TJC)
Cover Photography from "NATIONAL GEO GRAPHIC"
Photography by Makoto Tezuka
Graphic Design by Junko Ishino(TJC)
Recorded and Mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo(GOK)
Assisted by Yumi Kobayashi(GOK)
Recorded at Risonare Kobuchizawa ONGAKU-NO-MORI HALL on November 1996(#1-12) and Sound Inn Studios on March 1997(#13)
Mastering by Akihiko Takenaka(HEART BEAT)
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card, Essay
original released on April 21,1997. Total time: 59:00.70

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released on April 21,1997
CD / TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS CO.,LTD. / Dan FLEX / TKCB-71122
tax in price: 2,854 yen / tax out price: 2,718 yen


reference:
-> "Planet-TZK / DATABASE / NUMANITE"
-> "Planet-TZK / DATABASE / DANIEL AND MIRANDA"
-> "ALLES / Vol.2 July 1995 / INTERVIEW MACOTO TEZKA / NUMANITE information"



UNDER WATER
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[old jacket image] [new jacket image]

ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer,triangle;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric bass, drums, bongo, vocal;
TOHRU ODAJIMA, flute, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet;
MATTO, tabla, shattern;
TAKESHI YAMANAKA, synthesizer manipulater;
KEN NAKAJIMA, assistant operater.

  1. ANATA NO...
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:46.67
  2. TRISTE *
    (Lyrics & Music: Antonio Carlos Jobim) 3:33.66
  3. AURORA
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:03.49
  4. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 6:02.19
  5. GIN-IRO NO KAZE NI NOTTE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 6:46.28(TKCB-71357, 6:46.29)
  6. UNDER WATER
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:23.69
  7. ÃGUAS DE MARÇO *
    (Lyrics & Music: Antonio Carlos Jobim) 4:35.05
  8. TIM TIM POR TIM TIM *
    (Lyrics: Geraldo Jaques; Music: Haroldo Barbosa) 3:06.31
  9. I THINK SO
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:04.10
  10. PAPA ET LA
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:37.00
  11. ÃGUAS DE NOVA
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:45.61
  12. KOMORI-UTA
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 6:26.40
* adaptation by Ichiko Hashimoto

Co-produced by Fumihiro Funaki, Kenny Inaoka
Musical director by Ichiko Hashimoto
Production co-ordination by Sayzi Miura
Promotion by Akira Nishikawa, Toyoaki Yamada,Kazuki Onda **
Photograph and Graphic design by Macoto Tezka **
Hair and Make-up by Kanji Satoh **
Photography by ? ***
Cover Illustration by Caoru Goto ***
Art Direction and Design by Junko Ishino ***
Recording engineer by Yoshiaki Kondo
Assistant engineer by Yumi Kobayashi
Recorded and Mixed at GOK SOUND(TAKAHATA-FUDO), August-September 1994
Mastering engineer by Masami Kenmoku
Digitally mastered at Q-TEC
Special thanks ** to Reiko Okano, Rumiko Suzuki, Naoko Etou, Haruhi Fujii, Yojiro Katayama, Kimio Oikawa, Nobuo Kameyama, Izumi Hongou, Kiyoto Fujiwara, Friends Music, NEONTETRA and UNICOM.
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card, Profile **
original released on November 1,1994. Total time: 59:40.47

** on original CD release.
*** on renewal CD release.

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released on April 8,1998
CD / TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS CO.,LTD. / Dan FLEX / TKCB-71357
tax in price: 2,548 yen / tax out price: 2,427 yen

released on November 1,1994
CD / SOUND STAGE CORP. / AEOLUS / APCD-S001
tax in price: 2,800 yen / tax out price: 2,718 yen


reference:
-> "Planet-TZK / DATABASE / UNDER WATER"



SOTTO...
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal;
NEKO SAITO, acoustic piano;
RYO YONEMITSU, electric guitar, synthesizers;
CHIHARU MIKUZUKI, electric bass;
JUN AOYAMA, drums

  1. SOTTO... *
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:04.47
  2. JIBUN WO DAKISHIMERU YOUNI **
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:09.43
* commercial song for "TEPCO (TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY)" Badger Series, 1993
** album "ROMANTIC NA AME" contains this song.

On #1: ?
On #2: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal; NEKO SAITO, acoustic piano; RYO YONEMITSU, electric guitar, synthesizers; CHIHARU MIKUZUKI, electric bass; JUN AOYAMA, drums.

Cover Illustrator by Susan Varley
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card
original released on July 25,1993. Total time: 8:19.20

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released on July 25,1993
CDS3 / MMG INC. A Time Warner Company / MOON RECORDS / AMDM-6093
tax in price: 900 yen / tax out price: 874 yen



ROMANTIC NA AME
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic piano, gut guitar, synthesizers;
TOHRU ODAJIMA, flute;
FEBIAN REZA PANE, acoustic piano, rohdes;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric guitar, gut guitar, synthesizers;
RYO YONEMITSU, electric guitar, synthesizers;
KENJI TAKAMIZU, electric bass, wood bass;
CHIHARU MIKUZUKI, electric bass;
HIDEO YAMAKI, drums, percussion programming;
JUN AOYAMA, drums;
NEKO SAITO, acoustic piano, strings concert master, rohdes;
NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; GREAT EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello);
AKIRA'AQ'ISHII, synthesizers manipulator.

  1. ROMANTIC NA AME (take2 *)
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:41.55
  2. AI SU RU...
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Atsuo Fujimoto, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:21.15
  3. HARUKA NA OMOI
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Atsuo Fujimoto, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:15.06
  4. MOTTO HAYAKU
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:41.61
  5. SEASON
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:18.59
  6. JIBUN WO DAKISHIMERU YOUNI
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:09.08
  7. MO NO GA TA RI
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:13.66
  8. SHIGATSU NO SHINPI
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:24.24
  9. HONTO NO INOCHI
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:54.21
  10. SUKOSHI TOKIDOKI
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Atsuo Fujimoto, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:02.01
  11. UMARE TSUDUKERU TAMENI
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:56.06
  12. RENSYU SHIMASYO
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:45.55
* by promotional pamphlet for "ROMANTIC NA AME".

On #1: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizers; FEBIAN REZA PANE, rohdes; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric guitar; KENJI TAKAMIZU, electric bass; HIDEO YAMAKI, drums; AKIRA'AQ'ISHII, synthesizers manipulator.
On #2: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal; FEBIAN REZA PANE, acoustic piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric guitar, synthesizers; KENJI TAKAMIZU, electric bass; HIDEO YAMAKI, drums, percussion programming; AKIRA'AQ'ISHII, synthesizers manipulator.
On #3: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, gut guitar; KENJI TAKAMIZU, wood bass; HIDEO YAMAKI, drums; NEKO SAITO, strings concert master.
On #4: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal; RYO YONEMITSU, electric guitar, synthesizers; CHIHARU MIKUZUKI, electric bass; JUN AOYAMA, drums; NEKO SAITO, acoustic piano, rohdes, strings concert master.
On #5: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic piano (basic part); TOURU ODAJIMA, flute; FEBIAN REZA PANE, acoustic piano (solo); ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric guitar, synthesizers; KENJI TAKAMIZU, electric bass; HIDEO YAMAKI, drums; AKIRA'AQ'ISHII, synthesizers manipulator.
On #6: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal; RYO YONEMITSU, electric guitar, synthesizers; CHIHARU MIKUZUKI, electric bass; JUN AOYAMA, drums; NEKO SAITO, acoustic piano.
On #7: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, gut guitar; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, synthesizers; AKIRA'AQ'ISHII, synthesizers manipulator.
On #8: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic piano; TOURU ODAJIMA, flute; FEBIAN REZA PANE, acoustic piano (basic part); ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric guitar, synthesizers; KENJI TAKAMIZU, electric bass; HIDEO YAMAKI, drums; AKIRA'AQ'ISHII, synthesizers manipulator.
On #9: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal; RYO YONEMITSU, electric guitar, synthesizers; CHIHARU MIKUZUKI, electric bass; JUN AOYAMA, drums; NEKO SAITO, acoustic piano, strings concert master.
On #10: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizers; FEBIAN REZA PANE, acoustic piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, gut guitar; KENJI TAKAMIZU, wood bass; HIDEO YAMAKI, drums; AKIRA'AQ'ISHII, synthesizers manipulator.
On #11: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic piano; NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings ( NEKO SAITO, first violin ; GREAT EIDA, second violi ; YUJI YAMADA, viola ; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello ).
On #12: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric guitar; KENJI TAKAMIZU, wood bass; HIDEO YAMAKI, drums.

Recorded at Baybridge Studio, Shibuya Free Studio, Sound Inn Studio, Onkio Haus Studio, Sound City Studio, MIT Studio
Mixed at Tsukiji Free Studio
Mastered at SONY Shinanomachi Studio
Producer by Ichiko Hashimoto
Co-producer by Atso Fujimoto
Arranged by Ichiko Hashimoto(#1-3,5,7,8,10-12), Atsuo Fujimoto(#2,8), Ryo Yonemitsu(#4,6,9), Febian Reza Pane(#10)
Director by Nobutaka Toura
Assistant Director by Takahiro Yoshimura
Mixing Engineers by Yoshiaki Matsuoka, Haruo Saito
Operators by Toyoaki Harada, Akinori Kamei, Isamu Hanajima, Kazuhiko Handa,Masahiro Matsuda, Tatsuya Ono, Yoichi Umezawa
Mastering Engineer by Mitsuharu Kobayashi
Piano Technician by Mikio Watanabe
Musician Co-ordinators by Yoshinori Harada, Satoru Nikaido(MUSIC LAND)
Artist manager by Toshio Hongo
Artist Promoters by Akihiro Akahane, Hiroshi Toriyama, and MMG's Crew
Sales Promoters by Yoshinobu Misono, Kazu Hirao, Eiko Minawa and MMG's Crew
Cover Designer by Graphic Unit-K.I
Photo Artist by Kunihiro Takuma
Stylist by Miki Fukai
Hair and Make up Artist by Kenichi Lee
Executive Producer by Sekiji Murata
Special thanks to Yojiro Katayama, Souichi Kimura, Takashi Kamiida, Masami Hayashi,Ryu Tin, Mishio Ogawa, Jun Hasegawa, Mayumi Hashimoto, Yoshiko Hashimoto, Teruya Mizutani, Masaki Ito, Akira Sumiya, Yukiko Nakamura, Naoko Etou, Yumi Morita, Naoshi Iijima, Toshio Yoshida, Shinsuke Ohming, Kenji Andou, Yukari Asaoka, Masamichi Shigeno, Miho Honda, Keita Hamada, GOK Kondou and Yoshiko Tachibana
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card, Essay
original released on May 25,1992. Total time: 45:03.62

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released on May 25,1992
CD / MMG INC. / MOON RECORDS / AMCM-4132
tax in price: 2,900 yen / tax out price: 2,816 yen



HARUKA NA OMOI
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic piano;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, gut guitar;
RYO YONEMITSU, electric guitar, synthesizers;
KENJI TAKAMIZU, wood bass;
CHIHARU MIKUZUKI, electric bass;
HIDEO YAMAKI, drums;
JUN AOYAMA, drums;
NEKO SAITO, acoustic piano, strings concert master, rohdes.

  1. HARUKANA OMOI **
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Atsuo Fujimoto, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:16
  2. MOTTO HAYAKU **
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:43
  3. HARUKANA OMOI "blue bird version" *
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Atsuo Fujimoto, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:16
* commercial song for "NISSAN" Blue Bird, 1992
* not for sale "JUST MOVED..." contains this song.
** album "ROMANTIC NA AME" contains this song.

On #1,#3: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, acoustic piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, gut guitar; KENJI TAKAMIZU, wood bass; HIDEO YAMAKI, drums; NEKO SAITO, strings concert master.
On #2: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal; RYO YONEMITSU, electric guitar, synthesizers; CHIHARU MIKUZUKI, electric bass; JUN AOYAMA, drums; NEKO SAITO, acoustic piano, rohdes, strings concert master.

Appendix: Lyrics card
original released on April 25,1992. Total time: 10:15

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released on April 25,1992
CDS3 / MMG INC. / MOON RECORDS / AMDM-6054
tax in price: 900 yen / tax out price: 874 yen



JUST MOVED...
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  1. HARUKANA OMOI ***
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Atsuo Fujimoto, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:16
  2. MOTTO HAYAKU ***
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:43
  3. ROMANTIC NA AME ***
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:45
  4. ELIXIR *
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto?) 2:39
  5. HONTO NO INOCHI ***
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:55
  6. HARUKANA OMOI "blue bird version" **
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Atsuo Fujimoto, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:16
* commercial song for "SHISEIDO" Elixir, 1992
** commercial song for "NISSAN" Blue Bird, 1992
*** album "ROMANTIC NA AME" contains this song.

Appendix: Profile
original released on ?? ??,1992. Total time: 21:34

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released on 1992
CDS5 / MMG INC. / MSCD-29
not for sale



JE M'AIME
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano, synthesizer;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guitar, bass, alto saxophone, vibraphone, tambourine;
BENISUKE SAKAI, bass;
KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums;
NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello).

  1. JE M'AIME *
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:17.45
  2. NAJA NAJA
    (Lyrics: Akira Mizutome, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:49.30
  3. HEART WA DIAMOND
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:04.55
  4. NO NO BOY FRIEND
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:57.39
  5. YUME NO HANE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:01.50
  6. IZABEL IN FUTURE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:05.41
  7. SWEET SWEET DIAMOND
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:56.25
  8. SEED
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:41.44
  9. DREAMIN' ANIMALS
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:23.54
  10. KITSUNE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 6:06.29
  11. HANE NO KIMOCHI
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:38.19
  12. TUESDAY MORNING
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:04.10
* commercial song for "MARUI CO.,LTD." Akai Card, 1990

New Song (#1,#3,#4); Japanese Lyrics (#5,#8); Remix (#2,#10)
from "BEAUTY" (#2,#10); from "VIVANT" (#6,#8,#9); from "HIGH EXCENTRIQUE" (#5,#7,#12); from "D.M." (#11).

On #1: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guitar; BENISUKE SAKAI, bass; NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello).
On #3: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guitar, bass, alto saxophone, vibraphone, tambourine; BENISUKE SAKAI, bass; KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums.
On #4: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guitar, bass; BENISUKE SAKAI, bass; KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums.

Produced: Ichiko Hashimoto
Original produced: Kazumi Watanabe(#2,#10)
Arranged: Ichiko Hashimoto(#1-10,#12), Atsuo Fujimoto(#3,#5,#11)
Recorded at KEY-STONE Studios, January-February 1990
Mix & Remixed at KEY-STONE Studios, February 1990
Recorded: Teruaki Kitagawa
Mixed and Remixed: Teruaki Kitagawa
Assisted: Masatsuna Chubachi
Artist management: Roppei Iwagami
A&R: Masa Marumo
Art direction and Design: Akihiro Yasuda
Photography: Bruno Dayan
Hair and Make-up: Takahiro Kanazawa
Styling: Yuriko Sohma
Clothes: ICE GREY
Special thanks to: Shigeomi Hasumi for French lyrics on "Je m'aime".
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card, Discography, Essay
original released on April 25,1990. Total time: 47:20:12

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released on July.1,1992
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / POCH-1230
tax in price: 2,200 yen / tax out price: 2,136 yen

released on Apr.25,1990
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / POCH-1004
tax in price: 3,000 yen / tax out price: 2,913 yen



JE M'AIME
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[jacket image]

  1. JE M'AIME *
    (Lyrics&Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 04:17.28
  2. HANE NO KIMOCHI
    (Lyrics&Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 04:39.23
* commercial song for "MARUI CO.,LTD." Akai Card, 1990
Disc Layout:
Track Area Start Length

Lead-In 00:00.00
01 Index 1 00:02.37 04:17.28
02 Index 0 04:19.65 00:01.00

Index 1 04:20.65 04:39.23

Post-Gap 09:00.13 00:00.02

Lead-Out 09:00:15

On #1: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guitar; BENISUKE SAKAI, bass; NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello).
On #12: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, bass; TSUNEO IMAI, guitars; KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums; MATTO, tambourine; GREAT EIDA STRINGS, strings; OSAMU MATSUMOTO, trombone; MASAHIKO SUGASAKA, flugelhorn; MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI, flugelhorn; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming.

Arranged by Ichiko Hashimoto(#1), Atsuo Fujimoto(#2)
Photography by Chikako Oyama
Appendix: Lyrics card, Profile
original released on March 25, 1990. Total time: 09:00.15

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released on March 25, 1990
CDS3 / POLYDOR K.K. / PODH-1003
tax in price: 937 yen / tax out price: 910 yen



D.M.
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer, piano, guitar, organ, YAMAHA EMR;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, bass, guitars, acoustic guitar;
MAKOTO OTSU, guitars, synthesizer, rythm trucks;
TSUNEO IMAI, guitars, acoustic guitar;
BUN ITAKURA, acoustic guitar;
KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums;
MATTO, tabla, tambourine, computer;
NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI, baritone saxophone;
NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello);
GREAT EIDA STRINGS, strings;
OSAMU MATSUMOTO, trombone;
MASAHIKO SUGASAKA, flugelhorn;
MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI, flugelhorn;
MIKIKO ISHII, chorus, violin;
NORIKO, chorus;
AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming.

  1. D.M. NO.4
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto, Makoto Otsu) 4:30.37
  2. KAZE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:09.00
  3. COMMUNICATION
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:16.07
  4. ELIXIR
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Macoto Tezka, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:15.65
  5. L'ETE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:40.25
  6. BOSSA
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:49.17
  7. NIGHT BIRD FLYING
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:06.29
  8. FROZEN ECSTASY
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:19.59
  9. ÎLE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:25.32
  10. FROZEN NO.2
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Noriko, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto,Makoto Otsu) 4:38.50
  11. UMARETA TOKIKARA
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:08.25
  12. HANE NO KIMOCHI
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:38.19
  13. OWARI WA HAJIMARI NO HAJIMARI WA OWARI NO TAMENI
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:23.43

On #1: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, organ, YAMAHA EMR; MAKOTO OTSU, guitars, rythm trucks.
On #2: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer, YAMAHA EMR; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, bass; MAKOTO OTSU, guitars; TSUNEO IMAI, acoustic guitar; BUN ITAKURA, acoustic guitar; KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums; MATTO, tabla.
On #3: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, guitar, organ; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, bass, guitars; KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums; NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI, baritone saxophone; MIKIKO ISHII, chorus; NORIKO, chorus.
On #4: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guitars; MAKOTO OTSU, guitars; KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums; MIKIKO ISHII, chorus; NORIKO, chorus.
On #5: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; MATTO, tabla, computer.
On #6: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, acoustic guitar.
On #7: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, bass; MAKOTO OTSU, guitars; TSUNEO IMAI, guitars; KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums; MIKIKO ISHII, violin.
On #8: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; MAKOTO OTSU, guitars; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming.
On #9: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal; MATTO, tabla.
On #10: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer, YAMAHA EMR; MAKOTO OTSU, guitars, synthesizer, rythm trucks.
On #11: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, acoustic guitar; MAKOTO OTSU, guitars.
On #12: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, bass; TSUNEO IMAI, guitars; KATSUHIRO HAYASHI, drums; MATTO, tambourine; GREAT EIDA STRINGS, strings; OSAMU MATSUMOTO, trombone; MASAHIKO SUGASAKA, flugelhorn; MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI, flugelhorn; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming.
On #13: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal;
NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello).

Produced by Ichiko Hashimoto
Arranged by Ichiko Hashimoto(1-11,13), Makoto Otsu(1,10), Atsuo Fujimoto(12)
Recorded at KEY-STONE Studios, Studio TOKYUFUN, July-August 1989
Recorded by Teruaki Kitagawa, Noriyuki Hamazaki
Mixed at KEY-STONE Izu Studio, August-September,1989
Mixed by Teruaki Kitagawa
Assisted by Masatsuna Chubachi, Masaru Arai, Michihide Nagashima
Artist management by Roppei Iwagami
A&R by Masa Marumo
Art direction and Design by YARD CO.,LTD.
Photography by Bruno Dayan
Hair and Make-up by Takahiro Kanazawa
Styling by Yuriko Sohma
Special thanks to Naoko Etoh,Takumi Fuyuguchi,Tatsuji Katoh,Yohjiro Katayama and ICE GREY
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card
original released on November 25,1998. Total time: 57:35.22

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released on November 25,1989
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / H00P20360
tax in price: 3,100 yen / tax out price: 3,010 yen



HIGH EXCENTRIQUE PIANO MUSIC
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano;
AKI TAKAHASHI, piano;
NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello).

    PRÈLUDE BOOK 1

  1. LES SONS ET LES PARFUMS TOURNENT DANS L'AIR DU SOIR
    (Music: Claude Debussy) 5:26.19
  2. DES PAS SUR LA NEIGE
    (Music: Claude Debussy) 3:21.69
  3. LA FILLE AUX CHEVEUX DE LIN
    (Music: Claude Debussy) 2:34.02

    VINGT REGARDS SUR L'ENFANT JÉSUS

  4. XI. PREMIÈRE COMMUNION DE LA VIERGE
    (Music: Olivier Messiaen) 7:20.57
  5. XIV. REGARD DES ANGES
    (Music: Olivier Messiaen) 4:59.60
  6. XVI. REGARD DES PROPHÈTES, DES BERGERS ET DES MAGES
    (Music: Olivier Messiaen) 3:13.32

    FROZEN - THE WORLD'S END

  7. I. PROLOGUE -TOZASARETA YUME WA SHIZUKANI KIRAMEKU-
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:07.50
  8. II. KANASHIMI WA AMAKU YAWARAKANA KIOKU
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 10:18.07
  9. III. GIN-IRO NO HIKARI WA KAORI NO NAKA WO ODORU
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:54.64
  10. IV. SUBETE NO NEMURI TO MEZAME NO TAMENI
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:07.61
  11. V. KOUKOTSU NO WAKUSEI
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:44.12
  12. VI. EPILOGUE -OWARI WA HAJIMARI NO HAJIMARI WA OWARI NO TAMENI-
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:32.48

On #1-6: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano.
On #7-12: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano; AKI TAKAHASHI, piano; NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello).

Produced: Ichiko Hashimoto
Live Recorded at Aoyama Round Theatre, Tokyo, February 27,1989
Recorded: TAMCO Crew
Engineered: Teruaki Kitagawa
Mixed at KEY-STONE, Tokyo, Mar.1989
Mixed: Teruaki Kitagawa
Assisted: Michihide Nagashima
Piano tuning: Mikio Watanabe
Artist management: Roppei Iwagami, Masumi Sato
Concert production: JamRice
A&R: Masa Marumo
Art direction and Design: Akihiro Yasuda
Photography: Bruno Dayan
Hair and Make-up:
Special thanks to: Yoshiaki Kondo,Yukiko Sekine,Yuriko Soma,Keiko Kanazawa,Mayu Nakazima,Eriko Yoshino,Yoshiko Takesue and Naoko Etoh
Appendix: Liner
original released on May 25,1989. Total time: 53:17.12

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released on May 25,1989
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / H00P20325
tax in price: 3,100 yen / tax out price: 3,010 yen



HIGH EXCENTRIQUE
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Ichiko & The Rehabilitations:
ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano, organ, synthesizer, mad-guitar, lunatic-bass, chorus, whistle;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guitar, bass, woodbrock, tambourine, whistle, recorder, chorus;
TSUNEO IMAI, bass, guitar;
NAOYA OHTANI, drums;
KEITA HAMADA, drums.

Additional Musicians:
NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI, tenor saxophone;
TETSYJI YOSHIDA, trumpet;
ISSEI IGARASHI, flugelhorn;
OSAMU MATSUMOTO, trombone;
NOBUO FUJII, drums;
YOICHI HOSOHATA, percussion;
TETSUYA OHUCHI, special effected-guitar;
NOBUO ORITA, guitar;
NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello).

  1. CRAZY PEOPLE IN THE SECRET CLUB
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:52
  2. EXCENTRIQUE UNDERGROUND
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:47
  3. SWEET SWEET DIAMOND
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:56
  4. YUME NO HANE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:52
  5. STRANGE PARADISE
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 6:00
  6. THE DOOR
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 6:00
  7. MONEY
    (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy Jr.) 3:12
  8. HOLD ON I'M COMIN'
    (Issac Hayes, David Porter) 3:08
  9. LUNATIC RADICALS *
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:38
  10. YO NO OWARI TO SEKAI NO SOUZOU *
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:27
  11. BLUE CATHEDRAL
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:53
  12. TUESDAY MORNING
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:04
* Additional tracks not on LP release
(on LP: Side A, #1-5; Side B, #6-8, #11, #12)
(on CT: Side A, #1-6; Side B, #7-12)

ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano(4,9,11,12), organ(2,3,6,8,9,12), synthesizer(4-6,10-12), mad-guitar(7), lunatic-bass(9), chorus(2,5), whistle(4)
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guitar(1-9,12), bass(4,12), woodbrock(4), tambourine(4,7), whistle(4), recorder(4), chorus(2,6,7)
TSUNEO IMAI, bass(1-3,6-9,11), guitar(1,2,11)
NAOYA OHTANI, drums(1,2,6-8,10)
KEITA HAMADA, drums(3,4,9,11,12)
NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI, tenor saxophone(1,2,6)
TETSYJI YOSHIDA, trumpet(8,12)
ISSEI IGARASHI, flugelhorn(8,12)
OSAMU MATSUMOTO, trombone(8,12)
NOBUO FUJII, drums(5)
YOICHI HOSOHATA, percussion(2)
TETSUYA OHUCHI, special effected-guitar(10)
NOBUO ORITA, guitar(10)
NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings(10,12)
NEKO SAITO, first violin
YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin
YUJI YAMADA, viola
RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello

Produced by Ichiko Hashimoto
Arranged by Ichiko & The Rehabilitations
Recorded and Mixed at KEY-STONE(Tokyo), June-August,1988
Recorded by Teruaki Kitagawa, Kazutoyo Takeda
Mixed by Teruaki Kitagawa
Assisted by Koreyuki Tanaka, Masatsuna Chubachi, Hideaki Nishimura, Michihide Nagashima, Yoshiki Fukushima
English advice for lyrics by Mieko Hirabayashi
Artist management by Roppei Iwagami(JamRice)
A&R by Masa Marumo
Art direction and Design by Akihiro Yasuda
Photography by Mitsuo Kawamoto
Hair and Make-up by Takahiro Kanazawa
Styling by Yuriko Sohma
Costume by ICE GREY
Special thanks to MON PICASSO,Makoto Tezuka,Yohjiro Katayama,Mayu Nakajima,Miss.Kanayama,Yoshinori Mutaguchi(Kinohige),Eriko Yoshino,Tatsuji Katoh and Yoshiko Hashimoto
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card
original released on October 25,1988. Total time: 51:56

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released on Oct.25,1988
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / H33P20280
tax out price: 3,300 yen

released on Oct.25,1988
LP / POLYDOR K.K. / 28MX2553
tax out price: 2,800 yen

released on Oct.25,1988
CT / POLYDOR K.K. / 28CX2553
tax out price: 2,800 yen



FLAVOURY MUSIC
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano, synthesizer;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, drums, bass, guitar, saxophone, keyboards;
MATTO, tabla.

  1. SUTEKI NA FLAVOURY GIRL
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:36
  2. JUSMINE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:00
  3. KAZE NO KYUDEN
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:30
  4. KAZE NO SYONEN
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:52
  5. SHIPPO NI KIITEYO
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 1:37
  6. SPEED & BEAT!!
    (Music: Atsuo Fujimoto) 1:50
  7. KOORI NO NAKA DE (KESSHO NO MIYAKO)
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:56
  8. PI NO THEME
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 0:32
  9. COMPUTER Q
    (Music: Atsuo Fujimoto) 4:05
  10. AMBIENT COLOSSEUM (MIRAI-TOSHI NO YUME)
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:40
  11. F NO FUCHI (AI NO MEBAE)
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:38
  12. SUKOSHI SAYONARA
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:05
  13. EPILOGUE
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:49
(Side A: #1-7; Side B: #8-13)

Recording engineer by Yoshiaki Kondo
Assistant engineer by Takao Akimoto, Toshikatsu Suzuki, Sousaku Sasaki, Yoshihiro Satoh
Recorded at GOK Sound Studio, "PI" Studio(B2)
Mastering engineer by Roppei Iwagami
Mastered at "PI" Studio
Artist Assistant by Kazuhiko Kajiwara
Illustration by Yoiko Haruno
Design by Yoshiyuki Koujo
Special thanks to Noriko Kondo,RuiRui,Kojio and Masa
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card, Discography
original released on ?.?,1987. Total time: 39:42(A20:34 + B19:08)

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released on ?.?,1987
CT / self-released / TMI15322
tax out price: 2,000 yen




MOOD MUSIC
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano, keyboards;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guitars, organ, percussion, chorus;
TOHRU ODAJIMA, flute, soprano/alto/tenor saxophone;
BENISUKE SAKAI, bass;
YOSHIKAZU HARADA, drums;
MATTO, tabla, electric percussion, computer
NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET, strings (NEKO SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; RYOICHI FUJIMORI, cello).

  1. THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA
    (A.C.Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) 2:39
  2. POINCIANA
    (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) 4:46
  3. NIGHT AND DAY
    (Lyrics & Music: Cole Porter) 3:37
  4. HOW INSENSITIVE (INSENSATEZ)
    (A.C.Jobim, Norman Gimbel) 4:25
  5. FLOWER
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:39
  6. ÎLE DE ÉTRANGE
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:16
  7. MOANIN'
    (Jon Carl Hendricks, Bobby Timmons) 3:31
  8. ONE NOTE SAMBA (SAMBA DE UMA NOTE SO)
    (A.C.Jobim, Newton Mendoca) 2:34
  9. A STRANGER IN PARADISE
    (Robert Wright, George Forrest) 5:08
  10. APRIL IN PARIS
    (E.Y.Hurburg, V.Duke) 4:48
  11. JE TE VEUX
    (Henry Pacory, Erik Satie) 4:18

Produced by Ichiko Hashimoto
Arranged by Ichiko Hashimoto
Recorded and Mixed by Teruaki Kitagawa
Recorded and Mixed at Polydor Studios(Tokyo), April- May,1987
Assisted by Yasuji Maeda
Artist management by Roppei Iwagami
A&R by Masa Marumo
Art direction and Design by Akihiro Yasuda
Photography by Tetsuo Yuasa
Hair and Make-up by Takahiro Kanazawa
Styling by Yuriko Sohma
Costume design by ICE GREY
Special thanks to Katsuya Kobayashi,Kazu Kajiwara and Yoshiko Hashimoto
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card
original released on July 25,1987. Total time: 45:02

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released on July 25,1987
LP / POLYDOR K.K. / 28MX2541
tax out price: 2,800 yen

released on July 25,1987
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / H33P20164
tax out price: 3,300 yen

released on November 26,1994
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / POCH-1433
tax in price: 1,500 yen / tax out price: 1,456 yen



VIVANT
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, piano, synthesizer, guitar;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, guiters, electric bass, alto saxophone, tambourine, chorus;
NAOYA OHTANI, drums;
AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming;
HIROTAKA ICHIKAWA, programming assisted.

  1. YUENCHI NO KOI
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:11
  2. D.P.
    (Lyrics & Music: Atsuo Fujimoto, Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:18
  3. JUKE BOX
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:14
  4. DREAMIN' ANIMALS
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:23
  5. FLOWER
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:22
  6. LA BELLE EXCENTRIQUE
    (Lyrics: AKira Mizutome, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:45
  7. VENUS
    (Lyrics: AKira Mizutome, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:47
  8. IZABEL IN FUTURE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:05
  9. SEED
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:42
  10. MUSEUM
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:00
  11. LAND OF A 1000 DANCES
    (Lyrics: Chris Kenner, Music: Fats Domino) 3:07
  12. FINE
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:42

Produced by Ichiko Hashimoto
Arranged by Ichiko Hashimoto
Advised by Atsuo Fujimoto
Recorded and Mixed at POLYDOR Studios, Tokyo Jun.-Jul.1986
Engineered by Teruaki Kitagawa
Assistant engineering by Yasuji Maeda
Artist management by Roppei Iwagami
A&R by Masa Marumo
Art direction and Design by Makoto Suzuki
Photography by Masami Mori
Hair and Make-up by Yasuo Yoshikawa
Styling by Toshie Harushima
Visual coordination by Kiyo Misao
Special thanks to Mieko Hirabayashi, Noriko Kondo, Katsuya Kobayashi, Takehiko Tanabe, Tomoyasu Kojo, Beautiful claps and noise, KAWAI(K3), KORG(DSS-1,SG-1D), MORRIS, GUYATONE, Bill Lawrence, Murangarge and Yoshiko Hashimoto
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card, Essay
original released on September 1,1986. Total time: 44:59

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released on September 1,1986
LP / POLYDOR K.K. / 28MX2530
tax out price: 2,800 yen

released on September 1,1986
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / H33P20103
tax out price: 3,300 yen

released on September 1,1986
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / H33P20103
tax in price: 3,100 yen / tax out price: 3,010 yen



BEAUTY
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano, synthesizer, vocal;
KAZUMI WATANABE, guitars, chorus;
ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric bass, guiter, soprano saxophone, chorus;
MANSAKU KIMURA, drums;
MITSURU SAWAMURA, alto saxophone, sopranino;
AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming, chorus;
TAKESHI SAITO, violin;
NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET (old), strings (TAKESHI SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; HAJIME MIZOGUCHI, cello);
KAZU KAJIWARA, chorus.

  1. I LOVE YOUR MUSIC
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Atsuo Fujimoto, Akira Mizutome, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:56.72
  2. TAMARE KURAWANKA
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:56.43
  3. SCULPTURED BLUE
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:46.15
  4. PACHACAMAC
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:25.14
  5. CINNAMON AND CLOVE
    (Lyrics: Marilyn & Alan Bergman, Music: Johnny Mandel) 2:45.42
  6. ROMANTIC BLUE *
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 6:36.15
  7. NAJA NAJA
    (Lyrics: Akira Mizutome, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:27.05
  8. PEGASAS
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 1:57.55
  9. KITSUNE
    (Lyrics & Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 6:08.12
  10. WE ARE ONLY DANCIN'
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto, Atsuo Fujimoto) 5:12.20
  11. CATCH ME ON MERRY-GO-ROUND
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:41.73
* Additional tracks not on LP release
(on LP: Side A, #1-5; Side B, #7-11)

On #1: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; KAZUMI WATANABE, electric guitar(and solo), chorus; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric bass, electric guiter, chorus; MANSAKU KIMURA, drums; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming, chorus; KAZU KAJIWARA, chorus.
On #2: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; KAZUMI WATANABE, electric guitar; ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric bass, electric guiter(and solo), soprano saxophone; MANSAKU KIMURA, drums; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming; TAKESHI SAITO, violin.
On #3: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano; MITSURU SAWAMURA, alto saxophone, sopranino.
On #4: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, synthesizer, piano; KAZUMI WATANABE, acoustic guitar; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming; NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET (old), strings (TAKESHI SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; HAJIME MIZOGUCHI, cello).
On #5: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; KAZUMI WATANABE, acoustic guitar; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming.
On #6: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano.
On #7: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; KAZUMI WATANABE, electric guitar; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming; NEKO SAITO STRING QURTET (old), strings (TAKESHI SAITO, first violin; YOSHIHIKO EIDA, second violin; YUJI YAMADA, viola; HAJIME MIZOGUCHI, cello).
On #8: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano; KAZUMI WATANABE, electric guitar.
On #9: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer; KAZUMI WATANABE, electric guitar; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming.
On #10: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, vocal, synthesizer, piano; KAZUMI WATANABE, R ch. electric guitar(and solo); ATSUO FUJIMOTO, electric bass, L ch. electric guiter(and solo); MANSAKU KIMURA, drums; AQ ISHII, synthesizer programming.
On #11: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, piano.

Produced by Kazumi Watanabe
Arranged by Ichiko Hashimoto(#2-11), Atsuo Fujimoto(#1)
Recorded and Mixed at POLYDOR Studio, January-March,1985
Recording and Mixing Engineer by Seigen Ono(Super Studio Co.,Ltd.)
Assistant engineer by Hitoshi Sato
Artist management by Roppei Iwagami(Jam Rice), Ryo Hommura(Pit Inn Music)
A&R by Masa Marumo
Photography by Masayoshi Sukita
Art direction by Kenji Sugiyama(ONE)
Design by Kazuo Fukuda(ONE)
Stylist & Make by Noriko Kondo
Special thanks to Akira Mizutome,Miss.Mercy,Miss.Tanno,Takeshi Ishizaki,Kazu Kajiwara,Kinta Ogura,Ochan,Rika Kunii,Bill Lawrence,GUYATONE and Yoshiko Hashimoto
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card, Short story "SEPIORA"(Hiroko Taniyama)
original released on July 25,1985. Total time: 46:00.47

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released on July 25,1985
CD / POLYDOR K.K. / domo / H33P20027
tax out price: 3,300 yen

released on July 25,1985
LP / POLYDOR K.K. / domo / 28MX2522
tax out price: 2,800 yen



ICHIKO
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ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, accoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizer, vocal.

  1. ECHO/<L'ENFANT DE L'ARC-EN-CIEL>
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:18
  2. CRYSTAL OF THE WIND
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 1:42
  3. LITTLE ANGEL
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 1:22
  4. LAKE LYING IN A SLEEP
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 1:35
  5. STILLNESS IN THE AFTERNOON
    (Lyrics: Ichiko Hashimoto, AKIRA ISHII, Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:14
  6. L'OISEAU
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:02
  7. SENTIMENT
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:13
  8. SEA OF MIRROR
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 3:55
  9. SUNKEN STAR *
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:35
  10. LE BEAU PAYSAGE *
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:24
  11. BALLET
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:49
  12. WIND OF SENTIMENT
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 5:28
  13. MERMAID
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 4:03
  14. OPENING THE DOOR OF THE HEAVEN, THERE OVERFLOWED THE ORANGE SHINE *
    (Music: Ichiko Hashimoto) 2:35

* all tracks recorded direct to AMPEX ATR half inch recorder except as indicated.

On #1-14: ICHIKO HASHIMOTO, accoustic piano(STEINWAY), keyboards, synthesizer(ROALAND JUPITER8), vocal.

Produced by Yumi Mochizuki
Co-produced by Hiroshi Aono
Exective Producer by Toshio Azami
Recodred and Mixed at Victor Studios(Aoyama/Tokyo), December-January 1984
Recorded and Mixed by Seigen Ono
Assisted by Yasunaga Bunya
Mastered by Kazuie Sugimoto
Piano Tuner by Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Synthesizer Programming: Akira Ishii
Cover Photographs by Kazuyoshi Miyoshi
Inner Photograph by Yumi Mochizuki
Art Direction by Koji Ono(2B Project)
Special thanks to Atsuo Fuijmoto(for his great ear and big mouth), Naoko Homma(for teaching me beautiful French) and Mr.Shinagawa,Mr.Kaibutsu for Pit Inn(for their extensive support)
Also thanks to Takeshi Ishizaki, Toshihiro Kikuchi and Hiroyo Watanabe
This album is dedicated to Fusako Tokuoka(for introducing me the splendid piano sound) and My Mam and especially <L'enfant de L'arc-en-ciel> to Naoko's upcoming baby. --Ichiko Jan.1984
Appendix: Liner, Lyrics card, Producer's Note(Yumi Mochizuki), Essay(Kei Namino)
original released on February 21,1984. Total time: 48:15

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released on February 21,1984
LP / VICTOR MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.,INC.(JVC) / VIJ-28035
tax out price: 2,800 yen

released on February 21,1984
CT / VICTOR MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.,INC.(JVC) / VCJ-10032
tax out price: 2,800 yen

released on November 21,1984
CD / VICTOR MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.,INC.(JVC) / VDP-79
tax out price: 3,500 yen






Some abbreviations:

Album: Full album release, in one or more of the formats below
LP12" 33 1/3rpm vinyl long-player
CDCD-DA, 5" (12 cm) Compact disc digital audio
CTCassette tape
DATDigital audio tape
DCCDigital compact cassette tape
MDMiniDisc, CD-like optical disc

Single: Single release, usually from an album, in one or more of the formats below
7"7" 45rpm vinyl
10"10" 45rpm vinyl
12"12" 45rpm vinyl
CDS3CD-3, 3" (7 cm) CD single
CDS5CD-DA, 5" (12 cm) Compact disc digital audio
CSCassette single
FlexiFlexible disc (Sono-sheet), usually included with a magazine

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Notes(Ichiko Hashimoto)/
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