04/11/2021

The Kazu Matsui Project "Is That The Way To Your Heart" (1984) -Westcoast Rock-



Label : Canyon International / Cool Sound (COOL-040)


Japon Side 1

01 - Is That The Way To Your Heart (Jeff Day)
02 - Mystery Girl (Glen Ballard & Brock Walsh)
03 - How To Handle Love (Jeff Day)
04 - Let's Pretend (Guy Thomas & Arlene Matza)
05 - The Music Inside You (Steve Belkin & Patrick Matthews)
06 - Song In Blue (Kohji Tamaki & Norman Dozier)

Side 2

01 - Ariana (Scott Martin)
02 - Romantic Notions (Jeff Day)
03 - Fireflies (Kazuvuki Ito & Kim Dodgson)
04 - Don't You Know That (Guy Thomas & Steve Wood)
05 - Break Away Gently (John Barnes)


Produced by Kazu Matsui
Executive Producer : Harry Kaneko
Recorded at Studio Sound Recorders
Recording Engineers : Alan R. Hirshberg & Les Brockman
Additional Recording by Hal Helleman & Bobv Macias
Mixed by Alan R. Hirshberg
Assistant Engineers : Paul Larson & David Koenig
Mastered by Eddie Schreyer at Capitol Records


Side 1

01 - Is That The Way To Your Heart

Arranged by Bill Cuomo
Keyboards : Bill Cuomo
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussions : Paulinho Da Costa
Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Marlena Jeter
Lead vocal : Norman Dozier

02 - Mystery Girl

Arranged by Bill Meyers
Keyboards : Bill Meyers
Guitar : Charles Johnson
Percussions : Michael Fisher
Simons : Vinnie Colaiuta
Horns : Dave Boruff, Brandon Fields, Gary Herbig
Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Daryl Phinnessee, Phillip Ingram
Lead vocal : Phil Perry

03 - How To Handle Love

Arranged by Randy Waldman
Keyboards : Randy Waldman
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Ed Greene
Percussions : Michael Fisher
Sax Solo : Mike Acosta
Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Marlena Jeter
Lead vocal : Phillip Ingram

04 - Let's Pretend

Arranged by Guy Thomas
Keyboards : Guy Thomas
Keyboards : Bill Meyers
Guitar : Guy Thomas
Acoustic Guitar : Dann Huff
Percussions : Michael Fisher
Trumpet Solo : Judd Miller
Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Marlena Jeter, Daryl Phinnessee
Lead vocals : Gregory Walker & Lorrie Griffin

05 - The Music Inside You

Arranged by Randy Waldman
Keyboards : Randy Waldman
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Ed Greene
Percussions : Michael Fisher
Flute & Sax Solos : Joel Peskin
Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Marlena Jeter
Lead vocal : Phillip Ingram

06 - Song In Blue

Arranged by Robben Ford
Keyboards : Russell Ferrante
Keyboards : Bill Meyers
Guitar : Grant Geissman
Drums : Carlos Vega
Bass : Nathan East
Lead vocal : Norman Dozier

Side 2

01 - Ariana

Arranged by Robben Ford, Scott Martin
Horns Arranged by Bill Meyers
Keyboards : Bill Meyers
Keyboards : Barnaby Finch
Acoustic Guitar : Scott Martin
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Drums : Ed Greene
Percussions : Michael Fisher
Sax Solo : Dave Boruff
Horns : Steve Madaio, Chuck Findley, John Liotine
Flutes : Dave Boruff, Joe Peskin
Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Marlena Jeter
Lead vocal : Gregory Walker

02 - Romantic Notions

Arranged by John Barnes
Keyboards : John Barnes
Keyboards : Derek Nakamoto
Keyboards : Barnaby Finch
Keyboards : Bill Meyers
Acoustic Guitar : Dann Huff
Acoustic Bass : Kevin Brandon
Percussions : Michael Fisher
Solo : Bill Meyers
Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Marlena Jeter
Lead vocal : Marva King

03 - Fireflies

Arranged by Derek Nakamoto
Keyboards : Derek Nakamoto
Keyboards : John Barnes
Guitar : Charles Fearing
Percussions : Michael Fisher
Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Darryl Phinnessee, Philip Ingram
Lead vocal : Phil Perry

04 - Don't You Know That

Arranged by Guy Thomas, Steve Wood
Keyboards : Steve Wood
Keyboards : Guy Thomas
Guitar : Guy Thomas
Percussions : Michael Fisher
Sax Solo : Mike Acosta
Shakuhachi : Kazu Matsui
Chorus : Maxi Anderson, Darryl Phinnessee, Marlena Jeter
Lead vocal : Guy Thomas

05 - Break Away Gently

Arranged by John Barnes
Keyboards : John Barnes
Keyboards : Derek Nakamoto
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Drums : Ed Greene
Percussions : Michael Fisher
Koto : Kazue Kudo
Shakuhachi : Kazu Matsui
Lead vocal & Chorus : Marva King