1984 The Kazu Matsui Project – Is That the Way to Your Heart

Abraham Laboriel Sr, Bill Cuomo, Bill Meyers, Brandon Fields, Carlos Vega, Chuck Findley, Dann Huff, Ed Greene, Gary Herbig, John Barnes, Kazu Matsui, Lamont Dozier, Nathan East, Paul Jackson Jr, Paulinho Da Costa, Phil Perry, Phillip Ingram, Randy Waldman, Steve Madaio, Vinnie Colaiuta

Is That the Way to Your Heart is the second album by The Kazu Matsui Project, released in 1984 on Lakeside Records.

Tracks

1 Is That the Way to Your Heart (Jeff Day) 04:50
2 Mystery Girl (Glen Ballard; Brock Walsh) 04:01
3 How to Handle Love (Jeff Day) 03:48
4 Let’s Pretend (Guy Thomas; Arlena Matza) 04:25
5 The Music Inside You (Steve Belkin; Patrick Matthews) 04:11
6 Song in Blue (Kohji Tamaki; Norman Dozier) 04:09
7 Ariana (Scott Martin) 04:54
8 Romantic Notions (Jeff Day) 04:27
9 Fireflies (Kazuvuki Ito; Kim Dodgson) 04:20
10 Don’t You Know That (Guy Thomas; Steve Wood) 04:08
11 Break Away Gently (John Barnes) 05:09

Biography

Kazu Matsui

Musicians

1 Is That The Way to Your Heart

Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	Bill Cuomo
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Marlena Jeter
Vocals	Lamont Dozier

2 Mystery Girl

Electric Drums	Vinnie Colaiuta
Keyboards	Bill Meyers
Guitar	Charles Johnson
Horns	Dave Boruff
Horns	Brandon Fields
Horns	Gary Herbig
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Darryl Phinnessee
Background Vocals	Phillip Ingram
Vocals	Phil Perry

3 How To Handle Love

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	Randy Waldman
Sax	Michael Acosta
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Marlena Jeter
Vocals	Phillip Ingram

4 Let’s Pretend

Guitar	Guy Thomas
Acoustic Guitar	Dann Huff
Keyboards	Guy Thomas
Keyboards	Bill Meyers
Trumpet	Judd Miller
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Marlena Jeter
Background Vocals	Darryl Phinnessee
Vocals	Greg Walker
Vocals	Lorrie Griffin

5 The Music Inside You

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Piano	Randy Waldman
Sax	Joel Peskin
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Marlena Jeter
Vocals	Phillip Ingram

6 Song In Blue

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	Carlos Vega
Guitar	Grant Geissman
Keyboards	Russell Ferrante
Keyboards	Bill Meyers
Vocals	Lamont Dozier

7 Ariana

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	Ed Greene
Acoustic Guitar	Scott Martin
Keyboards	Bill Meyers
Keyboards	Barnaby Finch
Flute	Dave Boruff
Flute	Joel Peskin
Sax	Dave Boruff
Horns	Steve Madaio
Horns	Chuck Findley
Horns	John Liotine
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Marlena Jeter
Vocals	Greg Walker

8 Romantic Notions

Acoustic Bass	Kevin Brandon
Acoustic Guitar	Dann Huff
Keyboards	John Barnes
Keyboards	Derek Nakamoto
Keyboards	Barnaby Finch
Keyboards	Bill Meyers
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Marlena Jeter
Vocals	Marva King

9 Fireflies

Guitar	Charles Fearing
Keyboards	Derek Nakamoto
Keyboards	John Barnes
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Darryl Phinnessee
Background Vocals	Phillip Ingram
Vocals	Phil Perry

10 Don’t You Know That

Guitar	Guy Thomas
Keyboards	Steve Wood
Keyboards	Guy Thomas
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Sax	Michael Acosta
Shakuhachi	Kazu Matsui
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Darryl Phinnessee
Background Vocals	Marlena Jeter
Vocals	Guy Thomas

11 Break Away Gently

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	Ed Greene
Koto	Kazue Kudo
Keyboards	John Barnes
Keyboards	Derek Nakamoto
Flute	Kazu Matsui
Percussion	Mike Fisher
Vocals	Marva King

Liner Notes

Producer – Kazu Matsui
Producer (Executive) – Harry Kaneko
Arranged By – Bill Cuomo (Track 1)
Arranged By – Bill Meyers (Track 2)
Arranged By – Randy Waldman (Tracks 3, 5)
Arranged By – Guy Thomas (Tracks 4, 9)
Arranged By – Robben Ford (Tracks 6, 7)
Arranged By – Scott Martin (Track 7)
Arranged By – John Barnes (Tracks 8, 11)
Arranged By – Derek Nakamoto (Track 9)
Arranged By – Steve Wood (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Bill Meyers (Track 7)
Engineer (Recording) – Alan Hirshberg, Les Brockman
Engineer (Assistant) – Paul Larson, David Koenig
Mastered By – Eddie Schreyer
Mixed – Alan Hirshberg
Recording (Additional) – Hal Helleman, Bobv Macias

Cover Design – Kazuya Enomoto
Photography – Pete Sakoutos, Masashi Kudo

Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Recorded At Studio Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright Passport Records Inc
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