2003 Various – Love Story – Kazumasa Oda Songbook

Love Story – Kazumasa Oda Songbook (2003, Victor Entertainment) is a Japanese compilation of songs by Japanese singer/songwriter Kazumasa Oda covered in English and interpreted by some well-kown American singers.

Tracks

1  Kira Kira (Kazumasa Oda; Geila Zilkha) 04:35
2  Sayonara (Kazumasa Oda; Geila Zilkha) 05:00
3  Yes-No (Kazumasa Oda; Geila Zilkha) 04:50
4  Woh Woh (Kazumasa Oda; Geila Zilkha) 04:00
5  Love Story (Kazumasa Oda; Geila Zilkha) 04:55
6  My Home Town (Kazumasa Oda; Geila Zilkha) 04:15
7  Melody (Kazumasa Oda; Randy Goodrum) 04:55
8  Merry X’Mas (Kazumasa Oda; Geila Zilkha) 04:40
9  Endless Nights (Kazumasa Oda; Geila Zilkha) 03:50
10  Love Through Time (Kazumasa Oda; Geila Zilkha) 04:15
11  Susan (Kazumasa Oda; Candi Siller) 04:25
12  Time Will Tell (Kazumasa Oda; Candi Siller) 03:25

Musicians

1 Kira Kira

Guitar Takashi Masuzaki
Rhodes  Akira Onozuka
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Jason Scheff
Vocals  Mickey Thomas


2 Sayonara

Guitar Takashi Masuzaki
Background Vocals Christopher Cross
Vocals  Christopher Cross


3 Tes-No

Guitar Takashi Masuzaki
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Jason Scheff
Vocals  Jason Scheff


4 Woh Woh

Background Vocals Carmen Grillo
Background Vocals Myrna Smith
Background Vocals Shelby Flint
Vocals  David Lasley


5 Love Story

Guitar Takashi Masuzaki
Vocals  Bobby Kimball


6 My Home Town

Guitar Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Jason Scheff
Vocals  Bill Champlin


7 Melody

Guitar Takashi Masuzaki
Piano Akira Onozuka
Rhodes  Akira Onozuka
Background Vocals Randy Goodrum
Vocals  Randy Goodrum


8 Merry X’Mas

Bass Dave Carpenter
Drums  Joel Taylor
Piano Mitchel Forman
Sax (Alto) Brandon Fields
Vocals  Bobby Caldwell


9 Endless Nights

Piano Randy Goodrum
Vocals  Randy Goodrum


10 Love Through Time

Guitar Takashi Masuzaki
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Jason Scheff
Vocals  Bill Champlin


11 Susan

Guitar Takashi Masuzaki
Piano Akira Onozuka
Rhodes  Akira Onozuka
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Jason Scheff
Background Vocals Will Champlin
Vocals  Mickey Thomas


12 Time Will Tell

Background Vocals Carmen Grillo
Background Vocals Myrna Smith
Background Vocals Valerie Pinkston
Background Vocals Shelby Flint
Background Vocals Lani Groves
Vocals  David Lasley

Liner Notes

Producer – Ray Cameron (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10)
Producer – Daisuke Nakano (Tracks 6, 8, 9, 12)
Recorded By – Yutaka Kumada, Steve Sykes, Mark Casselman
Recorded By (Assistant) – Takafumi Kusumoto, Hatsukazu Inagaki, Ulysses Noriega
Mastered By – Hiroshi Kawasaki
Mixed By – Rob Feaster
Mixed By (Assistant) – Toru Oka, Takeshi Tanaka

Art Direction – Satoshi Wakita

Recorded At Nichion Studio, Tokyo
Recorded At Studio 1970, Tokyo
Recorded At Castle Oaks, LA
Recorded At Lafx, LA
Mixed At Studio Atomz
Mastered At JVC Aoyama Studio
Copyright Victor