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- link: artist/9827
  names:
    en: Yu Imai
    ja: 今井裕
- names:
    en: Loreny Hart
- names:
    en: Richard Rodger
barcode: '4540399043050'
catalog: RATCD-4305
categories:
- Artist Discography
category: Artist Discography
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/9827
  names:
    en: Yu Imai
    ja: 今井裕
- names:
    en: Loreny Hart
- names:
    en: Richard Rodger
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discs:
- disc_length: '36:25'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: A Cool Evening
      Romaji: A Cool Evening
    track_length: '8:04'
  - names:
      Japanese: この軽い感じが・・・・・
      Romaji: Kono Karui Kanji ga.....
    track_length: '6:07'
  - names:
      Japanese: A Song in my heart
      Romaji: A Song in my heart
    track_length: '6:37'
  - names:
      Japanese: マルガリータ
      Romaji: Margarita
    track_length: '4:13'
  - names:
      Japanese: ぼちぼち
      Romaji: Bochibochi
    track_length: '3:24'
  - names:
      Japanese: あぶない感じ
      Romaji: Abunai Kanji
    track_length: '5:29'
  - names:
      Japanese: 夏の弔い
      Romaji: Natsu no Tomurai
    track_length: '2:31'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/2825
  names:
    en: VIVID SOUND CORPORATION
    ja: 株式会社ヴィヴィド・サウンド・コーポレーション
    ja-latn: VIVID SOUND CORPORATION
  role: distributor
link: album/117550
lyricists:
- link: artist/76501
  names:
    en: Takeshi Matsuyama
    ja: 松山猛
- names:
    en: Gregory Starr
- link: artist/9946
  names:
    en: Etsuko Kisugi
    ja: 来生えつこ
- link: artist/9827
  names:
    en: Yu Imai
    ja: 今井裕
- names:
    en: Veto Galati Jr.
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2022-01-08T06:10
  edited_date: 2025-11-05T11:00
  fetched_date: 2026-02-09T06:56
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1130
name: A COOL EVENING / Yu Imai
names:
  en: A COOL EVENING / Yu Imai
  ja: A COOL EVENING / 今井裕
  ja-latn: A COOL EVENING / Yu Imai
notes: 'Track 01

  Vocal by Yu Imai, 桑名ハルコ, 芳野フジ丸, Casey David Rankin

  Lyrics by Takeshi Matsuyama, Gregory Starr

  Composed & Arranged by Yu Imai (except "Blue Moon" by Loreny Hart-Richard Rodger)

  String & Brass Arrangement: Yu Imai (except "Blue Moon" by Jake.H.Concepcion)

  Fender Rhodes: Yu Imai

  E.Gt: Masayoshi Takanaka

  E.Bass: Tsugutoshi Goto

  Dr: Tatsuo Hayashi

  Per: Nobu Saito

  Harmmonica: Blue Harmonicats

  BLUE MOON

  ©1934 METRO GOLDWYN MAYER inc./©Assigned 1934 ro Robbins MUSIC Corp.

  Right for Japan control by THE BIG 3 Nippon Music Co.,Ltd.

  Track 02

  Vocal, Composed, Arranged & Brass Arrangement by Yu Imai

  Lyrics by Etsuko Kisugi

  Fender Rhodes, Solina, Steiner-Parker synthesizer YAMAHA, CP-70: Yu Imai

  Dr: Tatsuo Hayashi

  Per: Motoya Hamaguchi

  Chorus: 桑名ハルコ

  Track 03

  Vocal by Yu Imai, Motoya Hamaguchi

  Lyrics, Composed, Arranged & String Arrangement by Yu Imai

  Translation: PETROL CASTELY BLENCO

  E.Gt: Shigeru Suzuki (by courtesy of CROWN RECORD)

  Gut Gt: Sadanori Nakamure

  E.Bass & Malimba: Haruomi Hosono

  Dr: Tatsuo Hayashi

  Perc: Motoya Hamaguchi

  Track 04

  Vocal, Composed, Arranged & Strings Arrangement by Yu Imai

  Lyrics by Etsuko Kisugi

  Steinway Piano (YAMAHA), Polyponic Synthesizer CS-80: Yu Imai

  E.Bass & Malimba: Haruomi Hosono

  Dr: Tatsuo Hayashi

  Perc: Nobu Saito, Tatsuo Hayashi

  Track 05

  Composed, Arranged, Strings Arrangement & Steinway Piano by Yu Imai

  Dr: Tatsuo Hayashi

  Track 06

  Vocal, Composed, Arranged & Steinway Piano by Yu Imai

  Lyrics by Etsuko Kisugi, Veto Galati Jr.

  E.Gt: Katsutoshi Morizono, Hirofumi Tokutake

  E.Bass: Tsugutoshi Goto

  Dr: Tatsuo Hayashi

  Per: Nobu Saito

  Chorus: 桑名ハルコ, Alexanger Easley

  A.Sax: Hidefumi Toki

  Track 07

  Vocal, Composed & Arranged by Yu Imai

  Lyrics by Yukihiro Takahashi

  Fender Rhodes Steiner, Perker Synthesizer: Yu Imai

  Dr: Tatsuo Hayashi

  Per: Nobu Saito

  Flugel Horn: Shin Kazuhara

  [RECORDING STAFF]

  Producer: Yu Imai

  Asociate Producer: Hiroshi Tanaka

  Executive Producer: Akira Higashimoto

  Director: Toyoho Ryujin

  Recording & Remixing Engineer: Hideo Takata

  Recording Engineer: Tatsuo Umezu, Shozo Inomata, Koji Morikawa

  Mastering Engineer; Sizuo Nomiyama

  Conductor: Yu Imai

  Art Director: M.Sukita & Pigeon

  Photographer: Masayoshi Sukita

  Designer: Kouichi Kanagawa

  Stylist: Hiro Matsuzaki (Pigeon)

  Artist Cordinator: Shinji Kurata

  Artist Manager: Hiroshi Tanaka (Sadistics Mv.Co.)

  Sadistics Super Roady: Akitoshi Kimura (Sadistics Mv.Co.)

  Special Thanks to: SIDDHI-Margarita, Tatsuo Michy Hayashi, Shigenori Tanaka (YAMAHA),
  Kikuo Imano

  Recording at Victor, Onkyo, Sound City Studio A. & Freedom Studio

  Recorded at Sep.~Nov.1077

  Reissue Superviser: Toshikazu Kanazawa (www.lightmellow.com)

  Product Manager: Jun Teramura (VIVID SOUND CORPORATION)

  Cover Design: Kenji Teramura (Stareyes), Tomona Kikegawa (VIVID SOUND CORPORATION)

  Thanks to Yu Imai, Masanori Kasai (Victor Entertainment, Inc.)

  Originally Released in 1977 as Victor/invitation VIH-6012'
organizations:
- &id002
  names:
    en: Muskrat Records
    ja: Muskrat Records
    ja-latn: Muskrat Records
  role: label
- link: org/1927
  names:
    en: Victor
    ja: Victor
    ja-latn: Victor
  role: label
- link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2006-02-15'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2625.0
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/117550?perpage=99999
votes: 0
