1991 Mari Hamada – Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the 11th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on October 19, 1991. It was Hamada’s first release by MCA Victor, and includes contributions by Toto guitarist Steve Lukather. The album was reissued alongside Hamada’s past releases on January 15, 2014.
Hamada’s 1993 international release Introducing… Mari Hamada includes “Rainy Blue” and “Tomorrow”. In addition, “Paradox” was rewritten in English as “Color Blind”, while “More Than Ever” was given new lyrics for the album. The 1994 international follow-up All My Heart includes “Precious Summer” and a piano re-arrangement of “Missing”, while “Tomorrow” was rewritten in English and given an acoustic arrangement as “Til Tomorrow”.
Tomorrow peaked at No. 2 on Oricon’s albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ. The 2014 reissue peaked at No. 278.
Tracks
1 Tele-Control (Hiroyuki Otsuki; Mari Hamada) 04:39
2 Easy-Going (Hiroyuki Otsuki; Mari Hamada) 05:16
3 Love Ain’t Easy (Hiroyuki Otsuki; Mari Hamada) 04:39
4 Rainy Blue (Hiroyuki Otsuki; Mari Hamada) 04:52
5 Paradox (Takashi Masuzaki; Mari Hamada) 05:14
6 Missing (Hiroyuki Otsuki; Mari Hamada) 03:07
7 One Kiss (Hiroyuki Otsuki; Mari Hamada) 04:15
8 Selfish (Haward Killy; Mari Hamada) 03:37
9 Love N’ Music (Katsumi Yamaura; Mari Hamada) 04:38
10 More Than Ever (Katsumi Yamaura; Takanobu Masuda; Mari Hamada) 05:10
11 Precious Summer (Tetsuro Oda; Mari Hamada) 03:51
12 Tomorrow (Hiroyuki Otsuki; Mari Hamada) 06:08
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | John M Keane |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Percussion | Efrain Toro |
| Background Vocals | Rick Palombi |
| Background Vocals | Bernadette Barlow |
| Background Vocals | Natisse Bambi Jones |
Liner Notes
Producer – Mari Hamada, Greg Edward
Co-producer – Hiroyuki Otsuki
Producer (Executive) – Seiichiro Ishihara
Arranged By – Mari Hamada
Arranged By – Hiroyuki Otsuki (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12)
Arranged By – Takashi Masuzaki (Tracks 5, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Haward Killy (Track 8)
Arranged By – Greg Edward (Tracks 9, 10, 11)
Arranged By – Takanobu Masuda (Tracks 9, 11)
Arranged By – Katsumi Yamaura (Track 9)
Arranged By – Randy Kerber (Tracks 10, 11)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Mari Hamada
Coordinator – Takashi Furui, Tatsuo-Slash-Sato, Hisashi Kobayakawa
Director (Assistant) – Hitoshi-Axl Anetai
Engineer – Andy Udoff
Engineer (Assistant) – Dick Kaneshiro
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Greg Edward
Mixed By (Assistant) – Andy Udoff, John Jackson, Fred Kelly
Recorded By – Greg Edward
Recorded By (Assistant) – John Jackson, Fred Kelly
Supervisor – Hiroyuki Iwata
Art Direction – Yasumasa Takahashi
Design – Tomoaki Gotoh
Photography – Gen Murakoshi, Toshiaki Takeuchi
Mastered At Precision Lacquer
Mixed At Can-Am Recorders
Mixed At Enterprise Studios
Mixed At Rumbo Recorders
Recorded At Can-Am Recorders
Recorded At Enterprise Studios
Recorded At -Rumbo Recorders
Remastered At Flair Mastering Works
Phonographic Copyright USM Japan
Copyright USM Japan