1996 Mari Hamada – Persona
Persona is the 13th studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on March 11, 1996. Produced by Hamada and Steve Tyrell, it was Hamada’s final release by MCA Victor. The album was reissued alongside Hamada’s past releases on January 15, 2014.
Persona peaked at No. 2 on Oricon’s albums chart. It was also her last album to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ. In addition, it was her last top-10 album until Gracia in 2018
Tracks
1 Luna Sympathy (Yoichi Fujii; Mari Hamada) 05:21
2 Hey Mr. Broken Heart (Yoichi Fujii; Mari Hamada) 06:09
3 Crazy Love (Hiroyuki Ohtsuki; Mari Hamada) 03:47
4 Indian Summer (Yoichi Fujii; Mari Hamada) 06:02
5 Love Forever (Jody Gray; Kevin Savigar; Mari Hamada; Stephanie Tyrell; Steve Tyrell) 04:55
6 Anemos (Mari Hamada) 04:39
7 Antique (Mari Hamada) 06:46
8 Distance (Lost In Love) (Yoichi Fujii; Mari Hamada) 06:01
9 Long Long Way From Home (Hiroyuki Ohtsuki; Mari Hamada) 05:36
10 Be Yourself (Joey Carbone; Mari Hamada) 06:37
11 Umbrella (Hiroyuki Ohtsuki; Mari Hamada) 04:24
12 Can’t Get You Close Enough (Kevin Savigar; Mari Hamada; Stephanie Tyrell; Steve Tyrell) 04:24
13 Soleil (Mari Hamada; Hiroyuki Ohtsuki) 03:07
Biography
Musicians
1 Luna Sympathy
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
2 Hey Mr. Broken Heart
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
3 Crazy Love
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Programming | Robbie Buchanan |
| Programming | Hiroyuki Ohtsuki |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
4 Indian Summer
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
5 Love Forever
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Kevin Savigar |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Programming | Kevin Savigar |
| Programming | Fumiaki Nakajima |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
6 Anemos
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Background Vocals | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
7 Antique
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
8 Distance (Lost In Love)
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Programming | Yasufumi Yamashita |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
9 Long Long Way From Home
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
10 Be Yourself
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Programming | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
11 Umbrella
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
12 Can’t Get You Close Enough
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Kevin Savigar |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Programming | Kevin Savigar |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
13 Soleil
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Mari Hamada |
Liner Notes
Producer – Mari Hamada
Producer – Steve Tyrell (Tracks 5, 12)
Producer (Associate) – Jody Gray
Co-producer – Robbie Buchanan
Arranged By – Mari Hamada (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Arranged By – Yoichi Fujii (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 8)
Arranged By – Hiroyuki Ohtsuki (Tracks 3, 9, 11, 13)
Arranged By – Kevin Savigar, Stephanie Tyrell, Steve Tyrell (Tracks 5, 12)
Arranged By – Jody Gray (Track 5)
Arranged By – Robbie Buchanan (Track 6)
Arranged By – Takashi Masuzaki (Track 7)
Engineer – Bill Drescher, Frank Wolf, Gil Morales, Mark Greene, Michael C Ross, Takahiro Uchida
Engineer (Assistant) – Al Lay, Alan Sanderson, Krish Sharma, Larry Schalit, Steve Gallagher, Tony Meador, Victor McCoy
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Bill Drescher
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge (Track 12)
Cover – Tatsuo Sato
Design – Jody Gray
Photography – Yoshiaki Sugiyama, Toshiyuki Tsuruta
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mixed At Image Recording Studios
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Westlake Audio
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At The Hop
Recorded At Victor Studio
Phonographic Copyright MCA Victor Inc
Copyright MCA Victor Inc