1985 Taeko Ohnuki – Copine.
Copine. is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Taeko Ohnuki, originally released on June 21, 1985. This album represents a milestone in her discography as it was her very first release under the MIDI record label following her departure from Dear Heart.
Tracks
1 Les Aventures De Tintin (Taeko Ohnuki) 04:36
2 ベジタブル (Taeko Ohnuki) 04:15
3 春の嵐 (Taeko Ohnuki) 04:01
4 Siena (Taeko Ohnuki) 04:23
5 Amico, Sei Felice? (Taeko Ohnuki; Angela Piva) 04:08
6 Out Of Africa (Taeko Ohnuki) 03:23
7 Leave Me Alone (Taeko Ohnuki) 04:44
8 Jaques-Henri Lartigue (Taeko Ohnuki) 03:12
9 しあわせな男達へ (Taeko Ohnuki) 04:50
10 野辺 (Taeko Ohnuki) 02:46
Biography
Musicians
1 Les Aventures De Tintin
| Bass | Kouki Ito |
| Guitar | Kenji Omura |
| All Other Instruments | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Background Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
2 ベジタブル
| Guitar | Nobuyuki Shimizu |
| Strings | Joe Strings |
| All Other Instruments | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Percussion | Motoya Hamaguchi |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
3 春の嵐
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Synthesizer | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
4 Siena
| All Instruments | Yasukaki Shimizu |
| Programming | Takanori Umeno |
| Background Vocals | EPO |
| Background Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
5 Amico, Sei Felice?
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Guitar | Kenji Omura |
| Fender Rhodes | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Synthesizer | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Percussion | Mino Cinelu |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
6 Out Of Africa
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Guitar | Kenji Omura |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Synthesizer | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Background Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
7 Leave Me Alone
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Synthesizer | Nobuyuki Shimizu |
| Background Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
8 Jacques-Henri Lartigue
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Guitar | Nobuyuki Shimizu |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Synthesizer | Nobuyuki Shimizu |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
9 しあわせな男達へ
| All Instruments | Nobuyuki Shimizu |
| Programming | Jun Tohyama |
| Background Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
10 野辺
| All Instruments | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Background Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
| Vocals | Taeko Ohnuki |
Liner Notes
Producer – Taeko Onuki, Shigeki Miyata
Arranged By – Ryuichi Sakamoto (Tracks 1, 2, 3,6, 10)
Arranged By – Yasuaki Shimizu (Track 4)
Arranged By – Nobuyuki Shimizu (Track 7, 8, 9)
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff (Tracks 3, 8)
Mastered By – Tohru Kotetsu
Mixed By – Masayoshi Okawa, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yasuaki Shimizu
Recorded By – Josh Abbey, Makoto Morimoto, Masayoshi Ohkawa, Paul Wickliffe, Shigeru Takise
Recorded By (Assistant) – Naoto Shibuya, Yukihiro Fukuda, Kunihito Ohno, Hiroji Bandoh, Knut Bohn, Michael Christopher, Scott Aussell
Design – Taku Nakamura
Illustration – Harumi Yamaguchi
Mastered At JVC Cutting Dept
Mixed At Onkio Haus
Mixed At CBS/Sony Roppongi Studio
Recorded At Onkio Haus
Recorded At CBS/Sony Roppongi Studio
Recorded At Hitokuchizaka Studio
Recorded At Skyline Studio
Recorded At Power Station
Phonographic Copyright Midi Inc
Copyright Midi Inc
VinylFanatic
August 3, 2026 @ 19:56
This is a fantastic album, it’s interesting to see her early work with MIDI Records.