The Kazu Matsui Project / Is That The Way To Your Heart

The third Kazu Matsui project album was released only on vinyl in 1984 and reissued on CD (Canyon) in 1988. The featuring vocalists on this album are Gregory Walker, Phillip Ingram and Norman Dozier, who gave this album black contemporary feel. Cool Sound reissued the album with one interesting bonus track recorded and released as 45 rpm single in the same era; "Round The Corner” featuring Eric Tagg.

Release: November, 1984
Label: Agharta - Pony Canyon Inc. Japan (C28Y0102)

First Reissued CD Release: 21 April, 1988 (Agharta - Pony Canyon Inc. Japan, D25Y0168)

Tracks:
1. Is That The Way To Your Heart
2. Mystery Girl
3. How To Handle Love
4. Let's Pretend
5. The Music Inside You
6. Song In Blue
7. Ariana
8. Romantic Notions
9. Fireflies
10. Don't You Know That
11. Break Away Gentry

Bonus Track(s) added to the reissued CD(s):
2000 Cool Sound Inc., Japan (COOL-040 released on 25 February, 2000)
6. Round The Corner

Producer: Kazu Matsui

Kazu Matsui: Shakuhachi

- Musicians -
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr. Charles Johnson, Dan Huff, Guy Thomas, Roben Ford, Grant Geissman, Scott Martin, Charles Fearing
Keyboards: Bill Cuomo, Bill Meyers, Randy Waldman, Guy Thomas, Russell Ferrante, Bernaby Finch, John Barnes, Derek Nakamoto, Steve Wood
Bass: Abraham Laboriel, Nathan East, Kevin Brandon
Drums:Ed Greene, Carlos Vega
Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa, Mike Fisher
Simons: Vince Colaiuta
Sax: Judd Miller, Joel Peskin, Dave Boruff, Mike Acosta
Horns: Steve Madaio, Chuck Findley, John Liotine
Koto: Kazue Kudo
Lead Vocals: Norman Dozier, Phil Perry, Philip Ingram, Gregory Walker, Lorrie Griffin, Marva King, Guy Thomas
Background Vocals: Maxi Anderson, Marlena Jeter, Philip Ingram, Darryl Phinnessee

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