1987 Mari Hamada – In The Precious Age

hamada-mari-1987Mari Hamada (born July 18, 1962 in Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, height 158cm) is a Japanese rock singer, songwriter and producer.

Mari Hamada started singing commercially whilst at Metropolitan Musashigaoka high school when she formed a punk rock band called Mari Band. After graduating high school she attended Aoyama Gakuin University, near Tokyo, Japan. At university she joined a backing band called Hamachan and sang backing vocals for a group called Misty Cats. This started to gain her some attention from a wider public but hard rock was at that time largely unknown inside Japan and was not considered commercial.

In 1985 the band released their fifth studio album called Blue Revolution with a single also called Blue Revolution that gained them wider attention from the Japanese public. This was followed up by In the Precious Age in 1987 for which the band brought in a foreign producer to give them a more commercial sound. By this time Mari had started experimenting with influences from other musical genres such as including catchy pop melodies on a hard rock base.

Tracks

1  Voice Of Minds (TJ Seals, Christopher Bogan, Mari Hamada) 4:21
2  Fire And Ice (Otsuki Hiroyuki, Mari Hamada) 3:55
3  999 One More Reason (Damon Danielsson, Pet DeRemer, Mari Hamada) 3:26
4  Lovelace (Pat DeRemer, Robin Lerner, Tom Harriman, Mari Hamada) 3:01
5  In The Precious Age (Joe Zanowa, Rene Varo, Frank Barbaoace, Terry Curtin, Mari Hamada) 3:29
6  Front Page (Otsuki Hiroyuki, Mari Hamada) 4:27
7  My Trial (Otsuki Hiroyuki, Mari Hamada) 4:34
8  Self Love (Masuda Takanori, Mari Hamada) 4:35
9  Saturation (Katayama Keiji, Mari Hamada) 3:38
10  Fall In Love (Katayama Keiji, Mari Hamada) 3:26
11  Ain’t No Angel (Rick Neigher, Roy Freeland, Mari Hamada) 3:44

Media

Musicians

1 Voice Of Minds

Bass John Pierce
Drums John M Keane
Guitar Mike Landau
Keyboards Bill Cuomo
Keyboards John van Tongeren
Background Vocals Bobby Caldwell
Background Vocals John Keane
Vocals Mari Hamada


2 Fire And Ice

Bass John Pierce
Drums Marc Droubay
Guitar (solo) Mike Landau
Guitar Dann Huff
Keyboards Bill Cuomo
Vocals Mari Hamada


3 999 One More Reason

Bass Mike Porcaro
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Tim Pierce
Keyboards Bill Cuomo
Vocals Mari Hamada


4 Lovelace

Bass John Pierce
Drums John M Keane
Guitar Mike Landau
Vocals Mari Hamada


5 In The Precious Age

Keyboards Bill Cuomo


6 Front Page

Bass John Pierce
Drums Myron Grombacher
Guitar Mike Landau
Keyboards Bill Cuomo
Vocals Mari Hamada


7 My Trial

Bass Mike Porcaro
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Mike Landau
Keyboards Bill Cuomo
Keyboards John van Tongeren
Background Vocals Bobby Caldwell
Background Vocals John Keane
Vocals Mari Hamada


8 Self Love

Bass John Pierce
Drums Marc Droubay
Guitar Dann Huff
Keyboards Bill Cuomo
Vocals Mari Hamada


9 Saturation

Bass John Pierce
Drums John M Keane
Guitar Mike Landau
Keyboards Bill Cuomo
Vocals Mari Hamada


10 Fall In Love

Acoustic Guitar Mike Landau


11 Ain’t No Angel

Bass John Pierce
Drums John M Keane
Guitar (solo) Tim Pierce
Guitar Mike Landau
Keyboards Bill Cuomo
Vocals Mari Hamada

Liner Notes

Produced, Engineered – Mike Clink
Executive Producer – Seiichiro Ishihara
Mixed – Ed Thacker, Mike Clink
Assistant Engineers – Andy Udoff, Julian Stoll & Dave Reitzas
Arranged – Mike Clink, Bill Cuomo, Mari Hamada
Arranged – John Pierce, Michael Landau, John Keane & Mari Hamada (Track 7)
Mastered at Precision Lacquer – Stephen Marcussen

Recorded at Rumbo Studio’s Canoga Park, CA
Recorded at Manzanita Studio Valyermo, CA