Hiroshi Shinkawa / Shinkies

The label producer of aosis records, Hiroshi Shinkawa released his own second effort for the label "Shinkies" recorded in Los Angeles with his old buddies. This album includes 6 favorite tunes of his own, all of which makes us comfortable every time beyond the age. This album is opened by "It's The Falling In Love" written by David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager and originally performed by Carole King on her second album "Too". And the famous Chaka Kahn's smash hit "Wat'cha Gonna Do For Me" written by Ned Doheny and Harmish Stewart follows. Yumi Kawamura, a Japanese female singer, sings these two songs very well. Then 4 instrumental tunes continues. On "Altogether Alone" written and originally performed by Hirth Martinez, you would fully enjoy Michael Landau's gentle jazzy electric guitar solo. Sax solo by Tom Scott is also marvelous on Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me" and "Under The Jamaican Moon" written by Stephen Bishop with Leah Kunkel. The most important thing might be that Curt Bisquera plays real drums on all the tracks, which should make the music alive and give the album humanity.

Release: 24 January, 2001
Label: aosis records, Japan (VICL-69036)

Tracks:
1. It's The Falling In Love
2. What'cha Gonna Do For Me
3. Altogether Alone
4. Mercy Mercy Me
5. Under The Jamaican Moon
6. Day

Producer: Toshiya Kamada, Hiroshi Shinkawa
Hiroshi Shinkawa: Acoustic Piano

- Musicians -
Guitars : Michael Landau, Paul Jackson Jr.
Drums: Curt Bisquera
Bass: Abraham Laboriel, Lee Sklar
Keyboards: Tom Keane
Sax: Tom Scott, Larry Williams
Trumpet: Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Trombone: Bill Reichenbach
Lead Vocals on track 1 and 2:Yumi Kawamura
Background vocals: Yumi Kawamura, Tetsuya Takahashi

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