1997 Minako Obata – Brand New Day

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Brand New Day is the third solo album from Japanese singer Minako Obata, released in 1997 on Victor.

Tracks

1  Brand New Day (Minako Obata) 05:10
2  So Good (Bill Cantos; Ricky Lawson) 04:49
3  Land Of Celebration (Minako Obata) 05:20
4  Sweet And Lovely (Bill Cantos) 05:30
5  I Wonder (Minako Obata) 06:18
6  Invisible Dream (Minako Obata) 04:06
7  Ain’t Love Curious (Bill Cantos) 04:58
8  River Flows (Minako Obata) 06:12
9  I’m A Woman (David Garfield; Minako Obata) 04:21
10  G’s Ballad (David Garfield; Minako Obata) 06:18
11  Gotta Be You (Minako Obata) 07:09

Musicians

1 Brand New Day

GuitarMichael Thompson
KeyboardsJames Studer
ProgrammingJames Studer
VocalsMinako Obata


2 So Good

BassDon Patterson
DrumsRicky Lawson
Drums (programming)Ricky Lawson
GuitarMichael Thompson
KeyboardsBill Cantos
ProgrammingJoe Wolfe
PercussionLuis Conte
Background VocalsNatisse Bambi Jones
Background VocalsBrandy Jones
Background VocalsMichael Mishaw
VocalsMinako Obata


3 Land Of Celebration

BassJimmy Earl
DrumsLand Richards
GuitarMichael Thompson
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
SaxEverette Harp
VocalsMinako Obata


4 Sweet And Lovely

Acoustic BassBrian Bromberg
KeyboardsBill Cantos
KeyboardsJay Oliver
ProgrammingJay Oliver
VocalsMinako Obata


5 I Wonder

BassAndrew Ford
DrumsLand Richards
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
Background VocalsNatisse Bambi Jones
Background VocalsBrandy Jones
Background VocalsMichael Mishaw
VocalsMinako Obata


6 Invisible Dream

PianoBill Cantos
VocalsMinako Obata


7 Ain’t Love Curious

BassDon Patterson
DrumsRicky Lawson
Guitar (solo)Michael Thompson
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsBill Cantos
PercussionLuis Conte
Background VocalsBill Cantos
VocalsMinako Obata


8 River Flows

BassKenji Sano
DrumsTris Imboden
GuitarMichael Thompson
GuitarAllen Hinds
KeyboardsBill Cantos
SynthesizerKiki Ebsen
SaxEverette Harp
VocalsMinako Obata


9 I’m A Woman

BassAndrew Ford
DrumsLand Richards
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
VocalsMinako Obata


10 G’s Ballad

BassJimmy Earl
DrumsLand Richards
GuitarMichael Thompson
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
PercussionLuis Conte
VocalsMinako Obata


11 Gotta Be You

BassAndrew Ford
DrumsLand Richards
GuitarDavid T Walker
PianoDavid Garfield
SynthesizerBill Cantos
Background VocalsNatisse Bambi Jones
Background VocalsBrandy Jones
Background VocalsMichael Mishaw
VocalsMinako Obata

Liner Notes

Producer – Kenji Sano
Co-Producer – Bill Cantos (Tracks 2, 4, 7)
Arranged By – Kenji Sano (Tracks 1, 8, 11)
Arranged By – James Studer (Track 1)
Arranged By – Bill Cantos (Tracks 2, 4, 7)
Arranged By – Ricky Lawson (Track 2)
Arranged By – David Garfield (Tracks 3, 5, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Minako Obata (Tracks 6, 8, 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Bill Cantos (Track 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Minako Obata (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – David Dominguez, David Nottingham, Satoru Yamaguchi, Troy Gonzales, Yoshinori Sakuma
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Steve Sykes
Recorded By – Hideki Sunada, Steve Sykes, U.K. Junior

Art Direction, Design – Sachio Yamaguchi
Photography – William Hames, Edward Hames, Micah Smith

Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, LA
Recorded At Rumbo Recorders
Recorded At Bay Bridge Recording Studio
Recorded At M-Bar Studio
Copyright Victor