1989 Soundtrack – Mottomo Abunai Deka
Abunai Deka (Dangerous Detectives”), often shortened to AbuDeka (あぶデカ), is a Japanese television drama aired by Nippon Television between 1986 and 1987. Starring Hiroshi Tachi and Kyohei Shibata, the series became very popular and spawned films, spin-offs series, and books. The series follows a pair of detectives, Toshiki Takayama (Hiroshi Tachi) and Yuji Oshita (Kyôhei Shibata), from the Naka-ku branch of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.
On February 6, 1990, a video game based on the series titled Mottomo Abunai Deka was released by Nintendo Famicom.
Tracks
1 Where Do You Go From Here? (Takahashi Tsushimi; Linda Hennrick) 04:39
2 Livin’ It Up (Takahashi Tsushimi; Mayumi) 04:46
3 Like In A Movie (Takahashi Tsushimi; Mayumi) 03:48
4 Mystery Eyes (Hiromoto Tobisawa; Linda Hennrick) 04:14
5 There Oughta Be A Law (Tadashi Tsushimi; Linda Hennrick) 04:06
6 Where Do You Go From Here? (Instrumental) (Takahashi Tsushimi) 04:19
7 On The Crazy Street (Chikuzen Satoh; Philip Rhodes) 04:30
8 Must Be (Masahiro Kawasaki; J Carlos) 03:08
9 Rock With Me (Takahashi Tsushimi; Mayumi) 03:21
10 夜を抱きしめて (Hiroshi Tachi; Hiroshi Kumi) 05:03
Musicians
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Marty Walsh |
Guitar | Tomohiko Nishimura |
Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
Keyboards | Chiaki Fujita |
Keyboards | Chikuzen Satoh |
Keyboards | Etsuko Yamakawa |
Sax | Dave Boruff |
Sax | Marc Russo |
Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
Background Vocals | Tom Keane |
Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
Other Musicians
1 Where Do You Go From Here?
Vocals | Gail Lopata |
2 Livin’ It Up
Vocals | Liz Jackson |
3 Like In A Movie
Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
4 Mystery Eyes
Vocals | Tom Keane |
5 There Oughta Be A Law
Vocals | Tamara Champlin |
7 On The Crazy Street
Vocals | Sing Like Talking |
8 Must Be
Vocals | Liz Jackson |
9 Rock With Me
Vocals | Gail Lopata |
10 夜を抱きしめて
Vocals | Tachi Hiroshi |
Liner Notes
Producer – Takashi Tsushimi
Producer (Executive) – Atsushi Kitamura, Tadao Takakuwa
Arranged By – CJ Vanston (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Etsuko Yamakawa (Track 3)
Arranged By – Sing Like Talking Project (Track 7)
Arranged By – Hayato Kanbayashi (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock
Coordinator – Chie Masumoto, Susanne Marie Edgren
Director – Haruhiro Urata
Engineer – Kaz Masumoto (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Engineer (Additional) – Nobuo Maeda, Koji Morimoto, Shunichi Yokoi
Engineer (Assistant) – Mike Kloster, Scott Ralston
Engineer – Takeshi Itoh (Track 10)
Mixed By – Kaz Masumoto (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Mixed By – Takeshi Itoh (Track 10)
Art Coordinator – Kazyuki Hikita, Masaaki Otsuka
Art Direction, Design – Kumiko Igaue
Illustration – Katsu Yoshida
Mixed At Cherokee Studio, LA
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios, LA
Recorded At Sunset Sound, LA
Recorded At Lion Share, LA
Recorded At Studio Z’d, Tokyo
Recorded At Studio Sky, Tokyo
Recorded At Freeport, Tokyo