Akiko - Simply Blue = シンプリー・ブルー

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Akiko
Simply Blue = シンプリー・ブルー

Single JP 2005 on Verve Records label
Electronic and Jazz (Bop, Smooth Jazz, Vocal)

℗&© 2005 Universal Classics & Jazz. Recorded Live at Motion Blue yokohama, March 12-14, 2005. Mixed at Studio Sound Dali, March 30 and 31, 2005. Track 1.10 is Mono. Released in clear 2CD holder jewel case with clear 2CD-tray with shiny OBI-strip with black back OBI-cover, and including shiny 16-page color booklet with credits without bonus disc, b&w and color photos, extract from lyrics in English and one-side printed French fold-out insert on matte black paper with lyrics in English without songs of bonus single and akiko album discography.

Musicians

	Akiko voc, *1976 JP vocals, producer, produced by, album by, written by, lyrics by
	Tommy Campbell dr, *1957 US drums
	Ryoo other, makeup, other, hair
	Tadataka Unno piano
	Yoshio Suzuki b, eb, JP bass, producer, associate
	Ogden Nash , 1902-1971 US lyrics by
	Cecil Monroe dr, 1955-2011 JP drums
	E.Y. Harburg , 1896-1981 US lyrics by
	Leonard Feather p, 1914-1994 GB lyrics by
	Irving Mills voc, 1894-1985 US lyrics by
	Norman Gimbel , *1927 US lyrics by

Producers

Yoshihisa Saito a&r

Boris Graphic Engineering art direction, design

Yoshihiro Sugawara art direction, design

Hajime Mikami engineer, assistant at studio sound dali

New World Productions Inc. management, artist

Yukari Ozaki management, artist

Kotaro Kojima mastered by

Hiroshi Nirei photography by

Masashi Hashimoto recorded by, mixed by, producer, assistant produced by

Composers

Irving Berlin

Kurt Weill

Ogden Nash

Akiko

Burton Lane

E.Y. Harburg

Benny Golson

Leonard Feather

Yoshito Tanaka

Cole Porter

Albany Bigard

Duke Ellington

Irving Mills

Michel Legrand

Norman Gimbel

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Let's Face The Music And Dance = レッツ・フェイス・ザ・ミュージック・アンド・ダンス	Akiko	Irving Berlin	3:39
2	Speak Low = スピーク・ロウ	Akiko	Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash	4:19
3	Same Ol' Gloomy Song = セイム・オール・グルーミー・ソング	Akiko	Akiko	5:50
4	Old Devil Moon = オールド・デヴィル・ムーン	Akiko	Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg	3:46
5	Blues No. 8 = ブルース　Ｎｏ．８	Akiko	Akiko	4:33
6	Whisper Not = ウィスパー・ノット	Akiko	Benny Golson, Leonard Feather	4:50
7	Do You Know? = ドゥ・ユー・ノウ？	Akiko	Yoshito Tanaka, Akiko	4:55
8	Night And Day = ナイト・アンド・デイ	Akiko	Cole Porter	4:26
9	Not Lovers, Always Friends = ノット・ラヴァーズ、オールウェイズ・フレンズ	Akiko	Akiko	4:31
10	Wish You Were Here = ウィッシュ・ユー・ワー・ヒア	Akiko	Akiko	5:24
11	Mood Indigo = ムード・インディゴ	Akiko	Albany Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills	2:47
12	Watch What Happens = ウォッチ・ホワット・ハプンズ	Akiko	Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel	4:25

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