1987 Off Course – As Close As Possible

Bill Reichenbach, Brandon Fields, Dann Huff, David Hungate, Gary Grant, Jeffrey Porcaro, Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft, Lenny Castro, Off Course, Randy Goodrum, Robbie Buchanan

As Close As Possible is an album by the Japanese band Off Course, released in 1987.

Off Course was a Japanese band active from 1967 to February 26 , 1989. Debuted in 1970 and known for hit songs such as “Sayonara” and “Yes-No”, in 1982, they successfully held concerts for 10 consecutive days at the Nippon Budokan.

Tracks

1 もっと近くに (As Close As Possible) (Kazumasa Oda; Randy Goodrum) 05:35
2 It’s All Right (Anything For You) (Kazumasa Oda) 04:42
3 ガラスの破片 (Kazuhiko Matsuo; Yasushi Akimoto) 04:44
4 白い渚で (Kazumasa Oda) 04:24
5 Tiny Pretty Girl (Hitoshi Shimizu; Kazuhiko Matsuo; Ikki Matsumoto) 04:28
6 Love Everlasting (Dann Huff; Randy Goodrum) 04:44
7 I’m A Man (Kazuhiko Matsuo; Yasushi Akimoto) 05:01
8 心の扉 (Hitoshi Shimizu; Kazuhiko Matsuo; Ikki Matsumoto; Kazumasa Oda) 03:54
9 She’s Gone (Kazumasa Oda; Kazuhiko Matsuo) 03:19
10 嘘と噂 (Kazumasa Oda) 04:36

Musicians

Bass	Hitoshi Shimizu
Drums	Jiro Oma
Guitar	Kazuhiko Matsuo
Keyboards	Kazumasa Oda
Flugelhorn	Gary Gray
Flugelhorn	Jerry Hey
Flute	Kim Hutchcroft
Sax	Brandon Fields
Sax	Tom Peterson
Sax	Kim Hutchcroft
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Percussion	Jiro Oma
Background Vocals	Hitoshi Shimizu
Background Vocals	Kazuhiko Matsuo
Background Vocals	Kazumasa Oda

Other Musicians

6 Love Everlasting

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Keyboards	Robbie Buchanan
Guitar	Dann Huff
Percussion	Lenny Castro

10 嘘と噂

Keyboards	Ryuichi Sakamoto
Vocals	Taeko Ohnuki

Liner Notes

Producer – Off Course
Producer – Bill Schnee (Track 6)
Producer (Executive) – Toshifumi Muto
Arranged By – Off Course
Coordinator – Akira Kikuchi, Akira Sasajima, Kaname Togashi, Masamichi Yoshida, Mazakazu Sakuma, Shoji Yamazaki
Engineer – Eiko Honda, Tokuo Inoue
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Shiro Kimura
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Track 6)
Recorded By – Dan Garcia, Kazuhiko Yanagisawa, Shiro Kimura
Recorded By – Bill Schnee (Track 6)

Art Direction – Katsumi Komagata
Design – Keisuke Unosawa
Photography – Alao Yokagi