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Compilation Albums 2

• THE BEST THEME OF T.V. THEME (CX)
  • Label : King Records (KICS 156)
  • Release Date: February 5, 1992
  • Musicians :
    • Guitar: Michael Thompson, Tim Pierce
    • Horns: Gary Grant
    • Sax: David Boruff
    • Background Vocals: Vikki Moss, Maxayne Lewis, Leslie Smith
  • Tracks:
    1. If You Hold Me Tonight (Lead Vocal: Maxayne Lewis)
    2. Say Yes (Lead Vocal: Byron Motley)
    3. Reason For My Jealousy (Lead Vocal: Joe Retta)
    4. I'm In Need (Lead Vocal: Dorin Holly)
    5. Baby Stay That Way (Lead Vocal: Joe Retta)
    6. Suddenly (Lead Vocal: Lori Perry)
    7. Drive Me Crazy (Lead Vocal: Angel Eve)
    8. Coupling Young Lovers (Lead Vocal: Bobby Scott)
    9. I Will (Lead Vocal: Tom Keane)
    10. Welcome To The Edge (Lead Vocal: Vikki Moss)
  • Remarks: All songs of this album are originally performed by popular Japanese singers and used as T.V. program's theme.

• THE BEST THEME OF T.V. THEME (TBS)
  • Label : King Records (KICS 157)
  • Release Date: June 24, 1992
  • Musicians :
    • Guitar: Bruce Gaitsch
    • Percussion: Chris Trujillo
    • Bass: John Pena
    • Background Vocals: Carole Perry, Sharen Perry, Darlyne Perry, Tommy Funderburk, George Hawkins, Joseph Williams, Paula Nichols, Maureen Davis, Andrea Robinson, Roy Galloway, Josef Powell, Joey Diggs, Chritopher Farren
  • Tracks:
    1. Ambitious (Lead Vocal: Chris Farren)
    2. Cat's Eye (Lead Vocal: Maxanne Lewis)
    3. Lonely Way (Lead Vocal: Byron Motley)
    4. Youth (Lead Vocal: Paula Nichols)
    5. Last Scene (Lead Vocal: George Hawkins)
    6. Promised Love (Lead Vocal: Chif Panyne)
    7. Hold On Me (Lead Vocal: Lori Perry)
    8. Friends (Lead Vocal: Gale Lopata-Lennon)
    9. Urban Dance (Lead Vocal: Dorian Holley)
    10. Your Eyes (Lead Vocal: Vikki Moss)
  • Remarks: All songs of this album are originally performed by popular Japanese singers and used as T.V. program's theme.

• ANB TV THEME BEST HITS
  • Label : King Records (KICS 217)
  • Release Date: November 6, 1992
  • Musicians :
    • Guitar: Bruce Gaitsch
    • Bass: John Pena
    • Percussion: Chris Trujillo
    • Sax: David Boruff, Dave Koz
    • Background Vocals: Carole Perry, Darlyne Perry, George Hawkins, Tommy Funderburk, Joseph Williams, Paula Nichols, Maureen Davis, Andrea Robinson, Roy Galloway, Joseph Powell, Joey Diggs
  • Tracks:
    1. Nostalgia (Lead Vocal: Vikki Moss)
    2. Wild Heaven (Lead Vocal: Gene Miller)
    3. I'm missing You (Lead Vocal: Suzi Carr)
    4. That's Important (Lead Vocal: Christopher Farran)
    5. Tender Youth (Passion) (Lead Vocal: Lorri Perry)
    6. Can't Kill The Yearning (Lead Vocal: Joey Diggs)
    7. The Hottest Place On Earth (Lead Vocal: Liz Constantin)
    8. Love Wins (Lead Vocal: Peter Beckett)
    9. Don't Talk To Me (With Your Eyes) (Lead Vocal: Kristin Myers)
    10. What Can I Say To You.....? (Lead Vocal: Oren Waters)
  • Remarks: All songs of this album are originally performed by popular Japanese singers and used as T.V. program's theme.

• NTV TV THEME BEST HITS
  • Label : King Records (KICS 255)
  • Release Date: November 6, 1992
  • Musicians :
    • Guitar: Bruce Gaitsch
    • Bass: John Pena
    • Percussion: Chris Trujillo
    • Sax: David Boruff, Dave Koz
    • Background Vocals: Carole Perry, Darlyne Perry, George Hawkins, Tommy Funderburk, Joseph Williams, Paula Nichols, Maureen Davis, Andrea Robinson, Roy Galloway, Joseph Powell, Joey Diggs
  • Tracks:
    1. Nostalgia (Lead Vocal: Vikki Moss)
    2. Wild Heaven (Lead Vocal: Gene Miller)
    3. I'm missing You (Lead Vocal: Suzi Carr)
    4. That's Important (Lead Vocal: Christopher Farran)
    5. Tender Youth (Passion) (Lead Vocal: Lorri Perry)
    6. Can't Kill The Yearning (Lead Vocal: Joey Diggs)
    7. The Hottest Place On Earth (Lead Vocal: Liz Constantin)
    8. Love Wins (Lead Vocal: Peter Beckett)
    9. Don't Talk To Me (With Your Eyes) (Lead Vocal: Kristin Myers)
    10. What Can I Say To You.....? (Lead Vocal: Oren Waters)
  • Remarks: All songs of this album are originally performed by popular Japanese singers and used as T.V. program's theme.

• RE-IMPORT
  • Label : Polystar (PSCR-1056)
  • Release Date: June 25, 1992
  • Musicians :
    • Keyboards: Tom Keane, Brett Raymond
    • Drums: Carlos Vega
    • Bass: Lee Sklar, John Pena, Eric Pressly
    • Guitar: Michael Landau, Michael Thomson, Bruce Gaitsch, James Harrah, Tim Pierce
    • Sax: Tom Scott
    • Background Vocals: Bill Champlin, Warren Wiebe, Joseph Williams, Gigi Worth, Terry Wood
  • Tracks:
    1. Somebody's Night (Lead Vocal: Ray Kennedy)
    2. Fallen Angel(Lead Vocal: Terry Wood)
    3. Look Homeward Angel (Lead Vocal: Suzy Quatro)
    4. Mid-Summer Blossoms (Lead Vocal: Warren Wiebe)
    5. Woman (Lead Vocal: Suzy Quatro)
    6. ff (FORTISIMO) (Lead Vocal: Joseph Williams)
    7. Shiny Day (Lead Vocal: Kim Carnes)
    8. Spoiled Juliet (Lead Vocal: Tommy Funderburk)
    9. I'm A Storm (Lead Vocal: Gigi Worth)
    10. Endless Rain (Lead Vocal: Adrian Peritore)
  • Remarks: All songs of this album are originally performed by popular Japanese Pop singers.

• GOODY'S
  • Label : BMG Victor (BVCR-107)
  • Release Date: December 2, 1992
  • Musicians :
    • Keyboards: Tom Keane
    • Guitar: Michael Landau
    • Horns: Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Bill Reichenbach
    • Sax: Tom Scott, Dan Higgins
    • Background Vocals: Bill Champlin,> Joseph Williams, Maxine Waters, Gigi Worth, Terry Wood
  • Tracks:
    1. Beginning Is Always Raining (Lead Vocals: Jason Scheff with Bill Champlin)
    2. We Almost Had It All (Lead Vocal: Robbie Nevil)
    3. I Want You (Lead Vocal: Joseph Williams)
    4. For You (Lead Vocal: Lalah Hathaway)
    5. Another Saturday (Lead Vocal: Douglas Getschall)
    6. Choo Choo Train (Lead Vocal: Milini Khan)
    7. The Last Holy Night (Lead Vocal: Warren Wiebe)
    8. Hollywood Scandal (Lead Vocal: Otis Clay)
    9. Lonely Chaplin (Lead Vocals: Philip Ingram and Lynn Davis)
    10. I Want To See You (Lead Vocal: Marilyn Martin )
  • Remarks: All songs of this album are originally performed by popular Japanese Pop singers.

• SONG COVERS FROM COAST
  • Label : Eastworld (Toshiba EMI TOCT-6284)
  • Release Date: September 27, 1991
  • Musicians :
    • Keyboards: Tom Keane, Jeffrey "C.J." Vanston
    • Guitar: James Harrah, Tim Pierce
    • Sax: David Koz
    • Background Vocals: Bill Champlin, Jason Scheff, Tom Keane, Joseph Williams,Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, Carmen Twillie
  • Tracks:
    1. At The Station (Lead Vocal: Janis Ian)
    2. Wonderful Hit Songs (Lead Vocal: Valerie Carter)
    3. Single Again (Lead Vocal: Amy Sky)
    4. Linda (Lead Vocal: Valerie Carter)
    5. Travelers In The Time (Lead Vocal: Janis Ian)
    6. Confession (Lead Vocal: Gigi Worth)
    7. Broken Heart (Lead Vocal: Marilyn Martin)
    8. Oh No, Oh Yes! (Lead Vocal: Amy Sky)
    9. Hey Boy (Lead Vocal: Gigi Worth)
    10. Farewell Call (Lead Vocal: Marilyn Martin)
  • Remarks: All songs of this album are originally performed by one of the most popular Japanese pop female singer Mariya Takeuchi, whose husband is Tatsuro Yamashita.

• WEST COAST RADIO HITS - LOVE

This CD is a various artists compilation album of West Coast Pop/AOR tunes. I would recommend for those who wants how Westcoast Pop/AOR music is to listen them as samplers. And further, I also strongly recommend for Westcoast Pop/AOR maniacs to buy these CDs, because these includes some rare tracks such as unreleased materials and another versions.

 

• Label : Westcoast Records (WESTCD12 )
• Release Date: March, 1997
• Tracks (Performers):
  1. Wishful Thinking (Timothy Drury)
  2. It's A Good Thing (Brett Walker And The Railbirds)
  3. Don't Call My Name - single version - (King Of Hearts)
  4. In The Dark (Mark Spiro)
  5. Haunt Me Tonight (Bruce Gaitsch lead vocal: Richard Marx)
  6. Where Is Your Love - previously unreleased but in Germany - (Bruce Gaitsch lead vocal: Mark Jordan)
  7. Fallin' In Love (Janey Clewer)
  8. I Don't Miss You Too (Tim Feehan)
  9. Just To Be Loved (Bill Champlin)
  10. I'll Set You Free (Timothy Drury)
  11. Everything I Want (Brett Walker And The Railbirds)
  12. King Of Hearts (King Of Hearts)
  13. Somewhere Deep Inside (Fee Waybill)
  14. I'll Be Over You (Randy Goodrum)
  15. October In Oxnard (Rake & The Surftones)
  16. After The Love Is Gone - previously released as single b-side - (King Of Hearts)
  17. It Still Stings - previously unreleased - (Timothy Drury)

• WEST COAST RADIO HITS - ROCK

This CD is also a various artists compilation album of West Coast Pop/AOR tunes. I would recommend for those who wants how Westcoast Pop/AOR music is to listen them as samplers. And further, I also strongly recommend for Westcoast Pop/AOR maniacs to buy these CDs, because these includes some rare tracks such as unreleased materials and another versions.

 

• Label : Westcoast Records (WESTCD13 )
• Release Date: March, 1997
• Tracks (Performers):
  1. Drown In Your Ocean (Brett Walker And The Railbirds)
  2. Right Kind Of Love (Timothy Drury)
  3. Working Man - single version - (King Of Hearts)
  4. What's Sill Left (Brett Walker And The Railbirds)
  5. Silver And Gold - previously unreleased - (Walker Zapper Overdrive)
  6. I Know You (Fee Waybill)
  7. Yesterday Has Gone - radio edit - (Brett Walker And The Railbirds)
  8. All The Love We Kill (Mark Spiro)
  9. Lessons Of The Heart (Tim Feehan)
  10. Tell Me Why (Brett Walker And The Railbirds)
  11. Can't Help Ourselves (Timothy Drury)
  12. Surprise Yourself (Fee Waybill)
  13. Confidential - previously unreleased - ((Delin/D'vaesta)
  14. Wherever This Road May Lead You - previously unreleased - (Steel Horses)
  15. Stay Young (Mark Spiro)
  16. American Dreamer (Brett Walker And The Railbirds)
  17. Blue Lights (Rake & The Surftones)

• THOUGHTSCAPE SOUNDS '97 SAMPLER

Thoughtscape Sounds , one of the best AOR specialized mail order retailers is about to establish their own label for real music lovers. The first release titles will be 4 albums that is, "Bruce Gaitsch - Aphasia" (TSS-0001 see above), "Janey Clewer -Call Me Romantic" (TSS-0002 released in Japan last autumn under Pioneer LDC), "Fee Waybill - Don't Be Scared With These Hands" (TSS-0003 released in Germany and Sweden last autumn) and this sampler album "Thoughtscape Sounds '97 Sampler" (TSS-0004). This album is really worth buying for those who would like to know what the music should be. Furthermore, You can listen to 2 unreleased tracks performed by Bill Champlin only on this great compilatipn album.

• Label: Thoughtscape Sounds, USA (TSS0004 distributed by Thoughtscape Sounds, USA)
• Release Schedule : July 8, 1997 (USA)
• Tracks:
  1. Bruce Gaitsch - Letting Go (Lead Vocal: Jason Scheff)
  2. Janey Clewer - Call Me Romantic
  3. Fee Waybill - Tall Dark And Harmless
  4. Bill Champlin - Love Is Gonna Find You
  5. Tom Saviano - Making Up Lost Time
  6. Carmen Grillo - Doctor In The House
  7. Kerry Livgren - Two Thousand Down
  8. Bruce Gaitsch - Diane (Lead Vocal: Donna Delory)
  9. Bill Champlin and Bruce Gaitsch - Sarah (Newly Recorded Acoustic Version)
  10. Bill Champlin - Leap Of Faith (Unreleased)
  11. Fee Waybill - Fool's Cry
  12. Janey Clewer - God's Perfect Plan
  13. Bruce Gaitsch - If I Could Only (Lead Vocal: Karla Bonoff)
  14. Carmen Grillo - Come To A Decision
  15. Kerry Livgren - A Hero's Canticle
  16. Bill Champlin - Southern Serenade
  17. Tom Saviano -JP's Groove

   

• WEST COAST ALL STARS / CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

  

  This is a special project CD for 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. This album is basically A Capella vocal album of cover versions of American pops classics such as "California Dreamin'" originally performed by Mamas & Papas. On the track of "Hotel California" originally performed by Eagles, you can listen Bobby Kimball's powerful lead vocal and Jason Scheff singing guitar solo note by note.

  • Label: Music Garden/Seasons (XYCF-50004 marketed by HoriPro Inc and distributed by Pony Canyon)
  • Release Schedule : July 18, 1997
  • Producer: Joey Carbone
  • Tracks:
    1. California Dreamin' (Mamas & Papas) (Lead: Bill, Jason, Bobby & Joseph)
    2. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Steely Dan) (Lead: Bobby)
    3. Your Smiling Face (James Taylor) (Lead: Jason)
    4. Heaven In Your Eyes (new song) (Lead:Joseph)
    5. Takin' It To The Street (Doobie Brothers) (Lead: Bill)
    6. Hotel California (Eagles) (Lead: Bobby)
    7. Shine On Me (new song) (Lead: Bill & Joseph)
    8. God Only Knows (Beach Boys) (Lead: Joseph)
    9. Sister Golden Hair (America) (Lead: Jason)
    10. We're All Alone (Boz Scaggs) (Lead: Bill)

     

• WEST COAST ALL STARS / NATURALLY

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 Schedule : 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 '97 SAMPLER CD 2

• Label : Thoughtscape Sounds (TSS-0013)
• Release Date: December 16, 1997
• Tracks
  1. Land of Dreams (King of Hearts)
  2. Mayfly (Cy Curnin)
  3. I Married an Angel (Janey Clewer)
  4. Coffee At Midnight (Jeff Larson)
  5. Celtic Warrior (Stephen Housden)
  6. Surprise Yourself (Fee Waybill)
  7. Bad News (Bill Champlin) (Previously Unreleased)
  8. Lessons Of Love (Broken Voices)
  9. In So Many Words (King Of Hearts)
  10. After the Love is Gone (Live) (Bill Champlin)
  11. Day By Day (Cy Curnin)
  12. Nova (Bruce Gaitsch)
  13. Seapray (Stephen Housden)
  14. This Morning in Amsterdam (Jeff Larson)
  15. We Don't Talk Anymore (King of Hearts) (Previously Unreleased)
  16. Into Your Arms (Broken Voices)

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