Masayoshi Takanaka – Can I Sing?

Masayoshi Takanaka - Can I Sing? album cover

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Label:

 Kitty Records – 28MS 0045

Format:
Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

 Japan

Released:

Genre:

 Pop

Style:

 Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1 Tokyo...Singin' In The City
Bass Guitar – Chiharu Mikuzuki
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards – Ken Morimura
Keyboards [Add.] – Yuji Kawashima
Lyrics By – Diane Silverthorn
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
3:19
A2 我ら星の子
Bass Guitar – Getao Takahashi
Effects [Sound] – NASA (10)
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards – Ken Morimura
Keyboards [Add.] – Yuji Kawashima
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
Xylophone [Aria] – Kayoko Ishu
3:39
A3 Sail On Fire
Bass Guitar – Yoshihiro Naruse
Chorus – Eve
Drums – Masahiro Miyazaki
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards – Ken Morimura
Lyrics By – Chris Mosdell
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
4:24
A4 Straight From Your Heart
Bass Guitar – Yuji Nakamura
Chorus – Eve
Drums – Masahiro Miyazaki
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other], Arranged By [Strings] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards – Ken Morimura
Lyrics By – Chris Mosdell
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
Strings – Kato Group*
3:42
A5 Jumping Take Off
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards – Ken Morimura
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
4:16
B1 Santigo Bay Rendez-Vous
Bass Guitar – Yuji Nakamura
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards – Ken Morimura
Keyboards [Add.] – Yuji Kawashima
Lyrics By – Diane Silverthorn
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
4:26
B2 Funk'N'Roll Train
Bass Guitar – Chiharu Mikuzuki
Drums – Masahiro Miyazaki
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards [Add.] – Yuji Kawashima
Keyboards, Arranged By [Horns] – Ken Morimura
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
2:53
B3 Cry Baby Cry
Bass Guitar – Chiharu Mikuzuki
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards – Ken Morimura
Keyboards [Add.] – Yuji Kawashima
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
4:19
B4 Noon
Bass Guitar – Chiharu Mikuzuki
Drums – Masahiro Miyazaki
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards – Ken Morimura
Lyrics By – Etsuko Kisugi
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
Vocals – Takao Kisugi
3:07
B5 Can I Sing...For You
Bass Guitar – Chiharu Mikuzuki
Drums – Masahiro Miyazaki
Electric Guitar, Instrumentation By [Other] – Masayoshi Takanaka
Keyboards, Arranged By [Strings] – Ken Morimura
Rhythm Guitar – Yuji Toriyama
Strings – Ohno Group
4:36

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Kitty Records, Inc. – KA8310
  • Recorded At – Kitty Izu Studio
  • Recorded At – KRS Studio
  • Manufactured By – Polydor K.K.
  • Distributed By – Polydor K.K.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Kitty Records

Credits

  • A&R, Creative Director – Choux Suzuki
  • Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Masayoshi Takanaka
  • Design [Cover] – Studio Champ
  • Engineer – Teruaki Igarashi
  • Engineer [Assisted By] – Susumu Yamazaki
  • Executive-Producer – Hidenori Taga
  • Illustration [Cover] – Hiroyuki Ishikura
  • Photography By [Pix] – Masayoshi Sukita
  • Programmed By [Linn & Sequencer], Keyboards [Additional] – Yuji Toriyama

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 28MS-0045A P A-1-3 C1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 28MS-0045B D-2-4
  • Rights Society: JASRAC
  • Other (Price): ¥2,800

Other Versions (5 of 9)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Can I Sing? (CD, Album, Stereo) Kitty Records 3133-8 (35KT) Japan 1983
Can I Sing? (Cassette, Album) Kitty Records 28CS 0045 Japan 1983
New Submission
Can I Sing? (LP, Album, Promo) Kitty Records 28MS 0045 Japan 1983
New Submission
Can I Sing? (LP, Album, Stereo) Polydor 817 190-1 Hong Kong 1983
New Submission
Can I Sing? (CD, Album, Reissue) Kitty Records KTCR-1022 Japan 1990

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Reviews

  • mr.bellic_1's avatar
    mr.bellic_1
    Edited 2 months ago
    incredible album and a must-have for city-pop fans or fans of 80's Japanese music.

    Despite the age the sound quality on this LP is pretty good. At least with my copy there is no surface noise, vinyl is dead quiet, very good pressing quality.

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