Adult Contemporary Music in Japan

Monthly Recommended Discs Page

Many Adult Contemporary Music CD are releasing every month. SO, I would hereby show you Adult Contemporary Music CD New Release (also including Reissue) information. As "Recommended Discs of The Month" , I would highly recommend to buy several albums with my personal review.

Contents

• Recommended Discs of This Month (Back to latest monthly recommendation)
• Recommended Discs of May, 1997
  • New Releases
    1. Joseph Williams / 3
    2. Chicago / The Heart Of The Cihicago 1967-1997
    3. Sheena Easton / Freedom
    4. Boz Scaggs / Come On Home
    5. Venice / Born And Raised

RECOMMENDED DISCS OF MAY, 1997

JOSEPH WILLIAMS / THREE <ACM Rating: >

 

Joseph Williams' 3rd solo album "3" is slotted to be on sale! I believe that you must be surprised to see the musicians credit on the album because you can find all the members' name of Toto; Mike Porcaro, David Paich, Steve Porcaro,Steve Lukather and further 2 ex Toto Vocalist, that is, Bobby Kimball and Fergie Frederiksen. That means all the vocalists of Toto are singing together on this album! In addition, Jay Graydon , Bill Champlin and Ned Doheny are also supporting Joseph!

The sound of this album is more solid than his 2nd solo "I Am Alive" in general. And Joseph covers his own composition "Man In Me" originally performed by Peter Cetera and also covers Beatles' "In My Life" on this album, which is live tracks in May 96 at The Desperado Tokyo.

• Label: White Garden (Kitty Enterprise, Japan KTCM-1064)
• Release Schedule : April 25, 1997
• Producers: Joey Carbone and himself
• Musicians:
  • Guitar: James Harrah, Steve Lukather, Jay Graydon, Ned Doheny, Mark T. Williams
  • Bass: Michael Porcaro, Tony Franklin, Jennifer Condos, Mark T. Williams
  • Keyboards: David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Joey Carbone, Paul Gordon, Dennis Matkosky, Mark T. Williams
  • Drums: Mark T. Williams
  • Back Vocals: Bill Champlin , Ned Doheny , Bobby Kimball, Fergie Frederiksen, Mark T. Williams, Sherwood Ball
• Tracks:
  1. I'm Giving Up On You
  2. Goin' Home
  3. For Your Love
  4. Love In The Rear View Mirror
  5. One Imperfect Heart
  6. Everywhere I Go
  7. Top Down Girl
  8. She's Gone
  9. Love To Spare
  10. Man In Me
  11. In My Life (live at the Desperado)

   

• Attention:

Joseph's 2nd solo album "I AM ALIVE" has just been released also in Europe under Intercord Record Service (IRS 993.173) in March 1997 at last! You must remember that German Version includes 2 Bonus Tracks ("Never Let You Go" and "Afterlife".)

International Order Information: If you want to buy this CD, AOR HEAVEN (German based AOR Specialized Retailer) would accept your international mail order.

 

CHICAGO / THE HEART OF CHICAGO 1967-1997 <ACM Rating: >

 

This album is one of the best album of the great AOR group "Chicago", whcih includes 13 digirally remastered classics through 1970-1988 and 2 new recordings of 1997 produced by Lenny Kravitz or James Newton Howard.

• Label: Reprise (Reprise 9-46554-2)
• Release Date: April 22, 1997 (USA)
• Producers: David Foster, James William Guerico, Lenny Kravitz, Roy Nevison, James Newton Howard
• Tracks:
  1. You're The Inspiration (1984)
  2. If You Leave Me Now (1976)
  3. Make Me Smile (1970)
  4. Hard Habit To Break (1984)
  5. Saturday In The Park (1972)
  6. Wishin' You Were Here (1974)
  7. The Only One (1997)
  8. Colour My World (1970)
  9. Look Away (1988)
  10. Here In My Heart (1997)
  11. Just You 'N' Me (1973)
  12. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (1970)
  13. Will You Still Love Me? (1986)
  14. Beginnings (1971)
  15. Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away (1982)
• International Order Information:

  If you want to buy this album, CD NOW would accept your international mail order.

  

SHEENA EASTON / FREEDOM <ACM Rating: >

 

Sheena Easton has just completed her album featuring her debut hit "Modern Girl" 1997 version only for Japanese music market. The sound taste of this album is almost similar as her last international releasing hit album "My Cheire" (1995) produced by Danny Diante, Chris Neil, Glen Ballard and David Foster. Clif Magness produeces 5 songs on this album and you can also listen to the cover version of "Foolish Heart" originally performed by Steve Perry of Journey.

 

 

• Label: MCA, Japan (MCA Victor Japan MVCL-24001)
• Release Date: April 22, 1997
• Executive Producer: Denny Diante
• Producers: Denny Diante, Randy Waldman, Clif Magness, Danny Jacob, Humberto Gatica, Andy Goldmark and herself
• Musicians:
  • Synthesizer and Keyboards: Randy Waldman, Clif Magness, Danny Jacob
  • Guitars: Danny Jacob
  • Back Vocals: Sue Ann Carwell
• Tracks:
  1. When You Speak My Name
  2. Love Me With Freedom
  3. Now That My Baby's Gone
  4. One Man
  5. Misty Blue
  6. One More Reason
  7. Let Me Go Through This Love
  8. Love Will MAke You Wise
  9. Foolish Heart
  10. Modern Girl '97

BOZ SCAGGS / COME ON HOME <ACM Rating: >

 

Boz Scaggs has just released R& B, standard cover version album with 4 his own new materials as his international album under Virgin Records.

• Label: Virgin Records America(Europe: 7243 8 42984 2 5 CDVUS 124, Japan: Toshiba EMI VJCP-25290)
• Release Date: April 8, 1997
• Producer: Himself
• Musicians:
  • Drums: Jim Keltner, Ricky Fataar
  • Bass: Freddie Washington, James "Hutch" Hutchinson, Daryl Johnson
  • Keyboards and/or Pianos: Jim Cox, Charles Hodges, Scott Plunkett, Dave Matthews
  • Guitar:Fred Tackett. Steve Freund
  • Harmonica: Harry Duncan
  • Percussion: Ricky Fataar, Marc Scaggs
  • Violin; Anthony Blea
  • Accordion: Tom Coster
  • Sax: Norbert Stachel, Ron Stallings,Dave Ellis,Vince Lars, Ronnie Cuber, Lannie McMillan, James Mitchell
  • Trumpet: Bill Ortiz, Ben Cauley
  • Trombone;Wayne Wallace, Marty Wehner, Jack Hale, Brenda Rutledge
  • Backing Vocals: Monet Owens, Kitty Beethoven, Otis Cooper
• Tracks:
  1. It All Went Down The Train
  2. Ask Me 'Bout Nothin' (But The Blues)
  3. Don't Cry Anymore
  4. Found Love
  5. Come On Home
  6. Picture Of A Broken Heart
  7. Love Letters
  8. Your Love
  9. Early In The Morning
  10. Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
  11. T-Bone Shuffle
  12. Sick And Tired
  13. After Hours
  14. Good Night Louise
• International Order Information:

VENICE / BORN AND RAISED <ACM Rating: >

 

"Venice" of Lennon Brothers in Venice, California has just released their acoustic 2nd album with good harmony vocals. "Venice" had released their debut album "Venice" under Modern Records distributed by Atlantic Records in 1990, which was more rock album. In 1995, "Garage Demos" (Part 1: Slow Stuff and Part2: Fast Stuff) has released only for their crazy fans. 2 years after, they have completed formal 2nd album at last.This is it!

• Label: Vanguard Records, USA (Vanguard 79488-2)
• Release Date: March 18, 1997
• Producer: Michael Lennon
• Venice:
  • Vocals: Kipp Lennon
  • Vocals: Mark Lennon
  • Guitars and Vocals: Michael Lennon
  • Guitars and Vocals: Pat Lennon
• Tracks:
  1. That's The Way It Is
  2. When I Get Over You
  3. Never Coming Back
  4. If I Were You
  5. Cool Me Down
  6. Bring On The Next One
  7. Bad Timing Song
  8. Starting Here Again
  9. For A Kiss
  10. Running Home
  11. Rivers Never Run
  12. Baby's Calling
  13. Circus In Town
  14. Time On My Hands
  15. Oh Yeah, Oh Well
  16. We're Still Here
• International Order Information:

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