Beauty

~ Release by Ryuichi Sakamoto (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Calling From Tokyo
keyboard:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
membranophone:
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
tabla:
Pandit Dinesh
background vocals:
Nicky Holland, Kazumi Tamaki, 古謝美佐子, Youssou N’Dour, 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) and Yoriko Ganeko
recording of:
Calling From Tokyo
lyricist and composer:
Arto Lindsay, 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Roger Trilling (producer, creative manager, voice behind sample “Ahhhhh, this stuff is really fresh”)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. and KAB America
24:26
2Rose
bass:
Pino Palladino
keyboard and piano:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
percussion:
Naná Vasconcelos
lead vocals:
Arto Lindsay and 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recording of:
Rose
lyricist:
Arto Lindsay
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
25:12
3Asadoya Yunta
guitar family:
Carlos Lomas
keyboard:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
other instruments and sanshin:
Kazumi Tamaki, 古謝美佐子 and Yoriko Ganeko
tabla:
Pandit Dinesh
background vocals:
Kazumi Tamaki, 古謝美佐子, Arto Lindsay, Youssou N’Dour, 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Yoriko Ganeko
recording of:
安里屋ユンタ (Rearranged with lyrics in 1934)
lyricist:
星克 (from 1934 to present)
composer:
宮良長包 (from 1934 to present)
publisher:
キャブ (Cab)
is based on:
安里屋ユンタ
34:36
4Futique
guitar family:
Bun Itakura
keyboard:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
other instruments:
Milton Cordona
violin:
Shankar (L. Shankar)
background vocals:
Laura Shaheen
lead vocals:
Arto Lindsay
recording of:
Futique
lyricist:
Arto Lindsay
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
24:09
5Amore
guitar family:
Carlos Lomas
percussion:
Paco Ye, Seidou "Baba" Outtara and Sibiri Outtara
recording of:
Amore
lyricist:
Arto Lindsay and Roger Trilling (producer, creative manager, voice behind sample “Ahhhhh, this stuff is really fresh”)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
44:56
6We Love You
cover recording of:
We Love You
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
35:15
7Diabaram
keyboard:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recording of:
Diabaram
lyricist:
Youssou N’Dour
composer:
Youssou N’Dour and 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
34:13
8A Pile of Time
recording of:
A Pile of Time
lyricist:
Arto Lindsay
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
25:34
9Romance
recording of:
Romance
lyricist:
我如古より子 (オキナワチャンズ), 古謝美佐子 and 玉城一美 (オキナワチャンズ)
translated version of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
35:32
10Chinsagu No Hana
cover recording of:
てぃんさぐぬ花 (琉球語) (in 1989)
lyricist and composer:
沖縄県民謡 ([traditional], special purpose artist)
47:28
11Adagio
arranger:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
cover recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
7:48