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. In Addition, I would also give you release information regarding other remarkable recent titles supported by one of the well-known on-line music store "Music Boulevard" as "Noteworthy Discs of The Month" .

Contents

• Recommended Discs of This Month (Back to latest monthly recommendation)

• Recommended Discs of July, 1998
  • New Releases
    1. West Coast Allstars / Naturally
  • Reissues
    1. Joseph Williams / Joseph Williams
    2. The LA Cowboys / Endless Summer
    3. Touch / Touch Complete Works I & II

RECOMMENDED DISCS OF JULY, 1998

• WEST COAST ALL STARS / NATURALLY

Do you remember this very special project A Capella vocal album released in the summer of 1997 produced by Joey Carbone featuring four incredible vocalists, that is Bill Champlin, Jason Scheff of CHICAGO, Bobby Kimball and Joseph Williams of ex TOTO.

In the summer of 1998, West Coast All Stars will be back again. Tommy Funderburk, voice of AIRPLAY will join West Coast All Stars instead of Bill Champlin.

That is to say, West Coast All Stars 2 is Jason Scheff of CHICAGO, Bobby Kimball and Joseph Williams of ex TOTO and Tommy Funderburk. On the 2nd project album, they will cover 70's hit pops masterpieces by A Capella.

• Label: Music Garden/Seasons (XYCF-50009) <marketed by HoriPro Inc. and distributed by Pony Canyon, Japan>
• Release Date : June 17, 1998
• Producer: Joey Carbone
• Tracks :
  1. That's The Way Of The World (Earth, Wind & Fire) (Lead: All)
  2. How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees) (Lead: Tommy)
  3. Alone Again (Naturally) (Gilbert O'Sullivan) (Lead: Joseph)
  4. Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel) (Lead: Jason)
  5. Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder) (Lead: Bobby)
  6. Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) (Rod Stewart) (Lead: All)
  7. What's Goin On (Marvin Gaye) (Lead: Tommy)
  8. My Love (Paul McCartney) (Lead: Joseph)
  9. I Shot The Sheriff (Bob Marley) (Lead: Bobby)
  10. Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin) (Lead: Jason) 

Thoughtscape Sounds 115 North 10th Street, #3A, Fort Smith, AR 72901, USA Tel: 1-800-435-6185 Website: http://www.thoughtscape.com

AOR HEAVEN Georg Siegl, Landshuter Str. 11 84051 ALTHEIM, Germany Phone / Fax +49 8703 8517 Website: http://www.aorheaven.com

• JOSEPH WILLIAMS / JOSEPH WILLIAMS

How many A.O.R./ Westcoast Pop Fans have been waiting for reissuing this masterpiece on CD for very very long time?

At last, time has come! The first solo album of Joseph Williams,Toto's third lead vocalist will be reissued from Cool Sound Inc. Moreover, 2 alternative mix versions will be included as bonus tracks.

• Label : Cool Sound Inc. (COOL-007) <originally released by The Great Record>
• Release Schedule: June 25, 1998 (Original Release Year: 1982)
• Producer: Jay Gruska
• Musicians:
  • Bass: Dean Cortez
  • Moog Bass: Jay Gruska
  • Keyboards (& Piano): Robbie Buchanan, David Garfield, Michael Omartian
  • Guitar: Steve Lukather, Michael Landau
  • Drums: Mark T. Williams
  • Percussion: Lenny Castro
  • Sax: Steve Tavaglione
  • Horns: Jerry Hey, Chuck Findley, Larry Williams, Jim Horn
  • Background Vocals: Richard Page, Steve George, Tommy Funderburk
• Tracks:
  1. What Is She Hiding
  2. That First Night
  3. Takin' It
  4. One More Chance
  5. I Didn't Do It
  6. This Girl
  7. Something Special
  8. Nothing's Lost
  9. Make Some Time
  10. Takin' It <Demo Version>
  11. Make Some Time <Alternative Version>
• International Order Information:

  If you want to buy this album, Thoughtscape Sounds would accept your international mail order.

Thoughtscape Sounds 115 North 10th Street, #3A, Fort Smith, AR 72901, USA Tel: 1-800-435-6185 Website: http://www.thoughtscape.com

AOR HEAVEN Georg Siegl, Landshuter Str. 11 84051 ALTHEIM, Germany Phone / Fax +49 8703 8517 Website: http://www.aorheaven.com

• THE LA COWBOYS / ENDLESS SUMMER

It was 1993 that James Studer (Key, Vo) and Wayne Nelson (B, Vo), known as L.A. Top Studio Session musicians released their own project album "Endless Summer" under the name of The LA COWBOYS only in Japan. The album's reputation had been spread all over the world but unfortunately the album has been out of print for a long time. Therefore, many AOR/West Coast Pop Music fans mainly in Europe have to find out its used CD copy but in many cases their effort were in vain because nobody wants to sell this album to the used CD dealer. Now, this CD is slotted to be reissuing by AOR Heaven, Germany based well-known CD retailer as a limited edition of 1,000 copies worldwide. Don't miss this chance.

• Label : AOR HEAVEN <Originally released by Insideout under Toshiba EMI, Japan>
• Release Date: late June, 1998 (Original Release Date: March 31, 1993)
• The LA Cowboys are:
  • James "Little Joe" Studer - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Wayne "Rowdy" Nelson - Bass, Vocals
• Additional Musicians:
  • Guitars: Michael Thompson, Buzzy Feiten, Charlic "Icarus" Johnson, Thom Rotella
  • Drums: Tris Imboden, Chris Fraizer, Mick Fleetwood
  • Bass: George Hawkins Jr.
  • Sax: Michael Paulo
  • Percussion: Arno Lucas
  • Vocals: George Hawkins Jr., Richard Bryant, Mari Studer, Joseph Williams
• Tracks:
  1. Woman
  2. Kimi Wa 1000%
  3. Futari No Melody
  4. Say You Love Me
  5. Holding Back The Tears
  6. Know Me By Heart
  7. Eye Of The Storm
  8. Beautiful Music
  9. Itoshi No Terra
  10. Something In My Heart

  International Order AOR HEAVEN Georg Siegl, Landshuter Str. 11 84051 ALTHEIM, Germany Phone / Fax +49 8703 8517 Website: http://www.aorheaven.com

• TOUCH / THE COMPLETE WORKS I & II

Touch is one of good American Hard Melodious Rock band released only an album in 1980. They had recorded never-released 2nd album produced by Todd Rundgren. Beyond the time, the unreleased 2nd album is now slotted to be released with their 1st album on CDs. Moreover several rare tracks including live tracks are also added on each disc.

• Label: Bareknuckle (AVCB-66041~2 Distributed by Avex Inc., Japan)
• Release Schedule: June 24, 1998
• Producer: Tim Friese-Greene, Roger Glover, Mark Mangold, Todd Rundgren
• Touch is:
  • Mark Mangold: Keyboards, Vocals
  • Craig Brooks: Guitars, Vocals
  • Doug Howard: Bass, Vocals
  • Glenn Kithcart: Drums
• Tracks (Disc 1: "Touch" 1st album)
  1. Don't You Know What Love Is
  2. When The Sprit Moves You
  3. Love Don't Fall Me
  4. Black Star
  5. There's A Light
  6. So High
  7. Last Chance For Love
  8. Yes (You Need To Rock'n Roll)
  9. Listen (Can You Feel It)
  10. My Life Depends On You
  11. Don't You Know What Love Is <Live take from the album "Monsters Of Rock" 1980>
• Tracks (Disc 2: "Touch" unreleased 2nd album)
  1. Never In Love
  2. Just One Step
  3. Frozen On Wire
  4. Far Enough
  5. Too Much In Love
  6. Take It Back
  7. Anything For Rock'n Roll
  8. You're Not A Child Anymore
  9. Between The Lines
  10. Beg Me
  11. It's Really Me?
  12. Feels Like Love
  13. Let Me Love You
  14. Tonight <Rough Mix Version>
  15. Just Take A Best Of My Heart <Rough Mix Version>
  16. Look <Rough Mix Version>
  17. I Found Someone <Rough Mix Version>
• International Order Information:
  • If you want to buy this album, Thoughtscape Sounds and AOR Heaven would accept your international mail order.

Thoughtscape Sounds 115 North 10th Street, #3A, Fort Smith, AR 72901, USA Tel: 1-800-435-6185 Website: http://www.thoughtscape.com

AOR HEAVEN Georg Siegl, Landshuter Str. 11 84051 ALTHEIM, Germany Phone / Fax +49 8703 8517 Website: http://www.aorheaven.com

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