Summer Nerves

Summer Nerves
Studio album by
Ryuichi Sakamoto
ReleasedJune 21, 1979 (1979-06-21)[1]
GenreJazz fusion
Synthpop
Contemporary classical
LabelSony Music Entertainment Japan
ProducerRyuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
Thousand Knives
(1978) 		Summer Nerves
(1979) 		B-2 Unit
(1980)

Summer Nerves (サマー・ナーヴス, Samā Nāvusu) is an album which recorded a so-called "Martial arts (格闘技, kakutougi) session" between Jazz fusion musicians and Japanese rock musicians, led by Ryuichi Sakamoto at the time of the formation of Yellow Magic Orchestra.[1] "Martial arts (格闘技, kakutougi) session" of this album is regarded as a prototype of Kazumi Watanabe's "Kylyn session".[2]

Background

Although CBS Sony proposed an original plan of one Bossanova album, Sakamoto didn't accept it and conversely proposed to challenge Reggae, and this album was created as the achievement.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryuichi Sakamoto (except where noted)

No.TitleLength
1."Summer Nerves" (Akiko Yano)4:10
2."You're Friend To Me" (Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers)5:02
3."Sleep On My Baby" (Akiko Yano)5:10
4."Theme For "Kakutougi"" (Yukihiro Takahashi & Aki Ikuta)6:17
5."Gonna Go To I Colony"4:40
6."Time Trip" (Kazumi Yasui)4:15
7."Sweet Illusion"6:30
8."Neuronian Network" (Haruomi Hosono)4:03

Personnel

  • Producer, Arranged By – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Keyboards – Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Backing Vocals – Eve (track: 2), Akiko Yano (track: 3), Tatsuro Yamashita (tracks: 5 and 7), Minako Yoshida [ja] (track: 7)
  • Saxophone – Mabumi Yamaguchi (tracks: 1)
  • Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe as Abdullah The "Busher" (tracks: 3, 7), Kenji Omura (tracks: 3, 7), Masaki Matsubara [ja] (tracks: 4, 5), Shigeru Suzuki (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6)
  • Bass – Ray Ohara (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7)
  • Drums – Yukihiro Takahashi
  • Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6), Pecker (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
  • Engineer – Yuichi Maejima*
  • Associate Engineer – Mikio Takamatsu
  • Recording Co-ordinator – Akira Ikuta
  • Mastered By – Eiji Taniguchi
  • Director – Shinichi Hashimoto
  • Design – Mitsuru Yamada
  • Illustration – Shigenari Ohnishi
  • Photography By – Youhei Nagasaka

References

  1. ^ a b c "Summer Nerves – Sony Music". Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Kumagai, Yoshihiro, ed. (2000). FUSION. Disk Guide Series 01. Shiko Music. p. 107.