1987 Mari Hamada – In The Precious Age
Mari 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