arrangers:
- link: artist/8705
  names:
    en: Tohru Shigemi
- link: artist/53777
  names:
    en: Toshiya Shibata
    ja: 柴田敏弥
catalog: CMDC-8194
categories:
- Artist Discography
category: Artist Discography
classification: Arrangement, Original Work
composers:
- names:
    en: Yukinori "KB" Inoue
- link: artist/23943
  names:
    en: Tom Johnston
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discs:
- disc_length: '53:31'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: SHINY
      Japanese: シャイニー
    track_length: '4:05'
  - names:
      English: MINOR REASON
      Japanese: マイナー・リーズン
    track_length: '4:22'
  - names:
      English: CHILDREN'S DREAM
      Japanese: チルドレンズ・ドリーム
    track_length: '5:34'
  - names:
      English: SUNNY
      Japanese: サニー
    track_length: '4:36'
  - names:
      English: CHILLIN' IN MANHATTAN
      Japanese: チリン・イン・マンハッタン
    track_length: '6:25'
  - names:
      English: WEST POLICE
      Japanese: ウエスト・ポリス
    track_length: '5:09'
  - names:
      English: INTERLUDE
      Japanese: インタールード
    track_length: 0:58
  - names:
      English: LONG TRAIN RUNNIN'
      Japanese: ロング・トレイン・ランニン
    track_length: '5:13'
  - names:
      English: FOREVER
      Japanese: フォーエヴァー
    track_length: '6:28'
  - names:
      English: BLACK SAPPHIRE
      Japanese: ブラック・サファイア
    track_length: '4:54'
  - names:
      English: STARRY HEAVENS
      Japanese: スターリー・ヘヴンズ
    track_length: '5:47'
distributor: &id001
  names:
    en: Mnet Media, INC.
    ja: Mnet Media, INC.
    ja-latn: Mnet Media, INC.
  role: distributor
link: album/149504
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2025-05-09T17:04
  edited_date: 2025-05-09T17:04
  fetched_date: 2026-01-03T18:55
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 160
name: Shiny / Kaori Kobayashi
names:
  en: Shiny / Kaori Kobayashi
  ja: Shiny / 小林香織
  ja-latn: Shiny / Kaori Kobayashi
notes: 'Kaori Kobayashi''s fourth album.

  Composer: Kaori Kobayashi / Takayuki Murata (01,02,06)

                   Kaori Kobayashi / Takayuki Murata / Yukinori "KB" Inoue (03)

                   Kaori Kobayashi (04,05,07,10,11)

                   Tom Johnston (08)

                   Kaori Kobayashi / Toshiya Shibata (09)

  Alto & Tenor Saxophone & Flute: Kaori Kobayashi

  Acoustic & Electric Piano, Hammond B-3 Organ, Synthesizer, Programming: Tohru Shigemi

  Electric Guitar & Acoustic Guitar: Fumio "HANK" Nishiyama (M-1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10)

  Electric Bass: Ko Shimizu (M-1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10)

  Drums: Jay Stix (M-1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)

  Additional Electric Bass: Takayuki Murata (M-2)

  Fumio "HANK" Nishiyama plays Gibson guitars

  Jay Stixx plays TAMA Starclassic Bubinga

  Produced by Tohru Shigemi

  Arranged by

  Tohru Shigemi, Kaori Kobayashi & Takayuki Murata (M-1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8)

  Tohru Shigemi & Kaori Kobayashi (M-4, 7,10, 11)

  Tohru Shigemi, Kaori Kobayashi & Toshiya Shibata (M-9)

  Recorded & Mixed by Ken Matsuoka (VICTOR STUDIO) & Tohru Shigemi

  Recording Assistant Engineer: Fumi Shinohara (VICTOR STUDIO)

  Recorded at VICTOR YAMANAKAKO STUDIO & VICTOR STUDIO

  Mixed at VICTOR STUDIO

  Mastered by Hiroshi Kawasaki (FLAIR)

  Studio Coordination: Naoko Shimada (VICTOR STUDIO)

  Executive Producer: Seigo Horiuchi (Victor Entertainment, Inc.)

  A&R, Director: Kazuhiro Sasaki (Victor Entertainment,Inc.)

  Artist Management: Motoko Takei (POLMANI CO., LTD.)

  Photographer: Naoto Ohkawa

  Stylist: Kyohei Ogawa

  Hair & Make-up: Hirokazu Niwa

  AD & Designer: Kenji Kikuchi (Victor Entertainment,Inc.)

  Promotion Staff: Minoru Iwabuchi, Takashi Udono, Kouji Hirashima,

  Makoto Morikawa, Atsuhiko Tsujita, Makoto Nishibe, Aya Koizumi

  Net Promotion: Mai Sato

  Sales Promoter: Yasuo Masubuchi, Yasumichi Shibata

  Net Business: Shinichi Takahashi, Ayumi Nagaoka

  Special Thanks to

  YAMAHA, ISHIMORI, Roland, Haru chan (Shiba Inu), Yoshihiro "KUMA" Kumagai'
organizations:
- &id002
  names:
    en: J-BOX Entertainment
    ja: J-BOX Entertainment
    ja-latn: J-BOX Entertainment
  role: label
- names:
    en: J-BOX Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: J-BOX Entertainment, Inc.
    ja-latn: J-BOX Entertainment, Inc.
  role: publisher
- *id001
performers: []
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2008-08-19'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Unknown
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/149504?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://www.jboxent.com/bin/minihome/neo_main8.htm?st=view&idx=2464&page=1&cseq=97465&subon=1&subkey=91278&seq=1525&menuname=%2Fbin%2Fminihome%2Fcontents_i.htm&bbs_seq=17018
    name: J-BOX Entertainment
  Reference:
  - link: https://musicbrainz.org/release/81978ba4-ead4-4f7b-8084-dad69a828cdf
    name: MusicBrainz
