2003 Various – Miki Imai Songbook-Take Me To The Sunshine
Miki Imai Songbook – Take Me To The Sunshine is a tribute project released on June 21, 2003 under Victor Entertainment. Instead of being sung by the J-Pop star herself, this album features international cover versions where ten world-renowned vocalists (spanning jazz, bossa nova, and soul) reinterprete her greatest love songs in English.
Tracks
1 Jane Monheit – Pride (Tomoyasu Hotei) 6:52
2 Pamela Driggs – Drive に連れてって (Take Me For A Ride) (Tomoyasu Hotei) 5:48
3 Kevyn Lettau – 瞳がほほえむから (Your Smile) (Chika Ueda) 5:12
4 Patti Austin – Miss You (Tomoyasu Hotei) 5:58
5 Joyce Silveira Moreno – Aqua (Tomoyasu Hotei) 6:17
6 Flora Purim – 半袖 (T-shirt) (Chika Ueda) 4:44
7 Pauline Wilson – Piece Of My Wish (Chika Ueda) 5:26
8 Oleta Adams – Goodbye Yesterday (Tomoyasu Hotei) 5:14
9 Kelli Sae – The Days I Spent With You (Tomoyasu Hotei) 5:37
10 Rosemary Butler – 潮騒 (The Sound Of Waves) (Tomoyasu Hotei) 5:21
Bonus Track
11 Ulisses Rosha – 野性の風 (Yasei No Arashi) (Kyohei Tsutsumi) 4:57
Musicians
1 Pride
| Bass | Paul Socolow |
| Drums | Ben Wittman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Romero Lumambo |
| Piano | Cesar Camargo Mariano |
| Synthesizer | Hiro Iida |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Vocals | Jane Monheit |
2 Take Me For A Ride
| Bass | Paul Socolow |
| Drums | Ben Wittman |
| Guitar | Romero Lumambo |
| Acoustic Guitar | Romero Lumambo |
| Piano | Cesar Camargo Mariano |
| Sax | Aaron Heick |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Vocals | Pamela Driggs |
3 Your Smile
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | David Garfield |
| Percussion | Michito Sanchez |
| Background Vocals | Donna Taylor |
| Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
4 Miss You
| Bass | David Finck |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Piano | Philippe Saisse |
| Programming | Philippe Saisse |
| Vocals | Patti Austin |
5 Aqua
| Bass | Paul Socolow |
| Drums | Ben Wittman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Romero Lumambo |
| Fender Thodes | Cesar Camargo Mariano |
| Piano | Cesar Camargo Mariano |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Vocals | Joyce Silveira Moreno |
6 T-shirt
| Acoustic Bass | Ken Wild |
| Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro-Neves |
| Piano | David Garfield |
| Keyboards | David Garfield |
| Percussion | Otria |
| Vocals | Flora Purim |
7 Piece Of My Wish
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | David Garfield |
| Vocals | Pauline Wilson |
8 Goodbye Yesterday
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | David Garfield |
| Percussion | Michito Sanchez |
| Background Vocals | Pauline Wilson |
| Background Vocals | Oleta Adams |
| Vocals | Oleta Adams |
9 The Days I Spent With You
| Acoustic Bass | David Finck |
| Drums | Skoota Warner |
| Piano | Philippe Saisse |
| Programming | Philippe Saisse |
| Vocals | Kelli Sae |
10 The Sound Of Waves
| Bass | Ken Wild |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | David Garfield |
| Percussion | Michito Sanchez |
| Background Vocals | Donna Taylor |
| Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
| Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
11 Yasei No Arashi
| Bass | Luizão Maia |
| Drums | Teo Lima |
| Acoustic Guitar (solo) | Ulisses Rosha |
| Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro-Neves |
| Piano | Gilson Peranzzetta |
| Synthesizer | Oscar Castro-Neves |
| Vocals | Ulisses Rosha |
Liner Notes
Producer – Atsuchi Sushi (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 9)
Producer – David Garfield (Tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Producer – Oscar Castro-Neves (Track 11)
Arranged By – Romero Lumambo (Tracks 1, 2, 5)
Arranged By – David Garfield (Tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Arranged By – Philippe Saisse (Tracks 4, 9)
Arranged By – Oscar Castro-Neves (Track 6, 11)
Engineer – Roy Hendrickson, Guilherme Reis, Steve Sykes, Geoff Gillette
Engineer (Assistant) – Brien Dozoretz, Peter Doris, Rodrigo Duarte, Mauricio Cersosimo
Mastered By – Hiroshi Kawasaki
Mixed By – Roy Hendrickson (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 9)
Mixed By – Denis Degher (Tracks 3, 7, 8, 10)
Mixed By – Geoff Gillette (Tracks 6, 11)
Art Direction, Design – Satoshi Wakita
Illustration – Kae Tejima
Mixed At Avatar Studio – Room R
Mixed At Capitol Studio, Hollywood
Recorded At Bennett Studio, NJ
Recorded At Avatar Studio
Recorded At Discover Studio, Rio
Recorded At Skykine Studio, NY
Recorded At Nos Nuvens Studio, Rio
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