Long Season
Long Season | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 25, 1996[1] | |||
Recorded | July 1996 | |||
Studio | Vivid Sound, Hawaii Studio Ver2.1, Little Bach | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 35:16 | |||
Label | Polydor Records | |||
Producer | Fishmans, ZAK | |||
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Long Season (stylized in all caps; subtitled ...we are not four seasons) is the sixth studio album by Japanese dub band Fishmans, first released on October 25, 1996 in Japan by Polydor Records on Digipak.[1] It is a single 35 minute composition based on previously released single "Season" and was recorded in July 1996.
Background
The album idea developed from a chat between the band; they wanted to create a one-song album instead of the standard track by track album like their previous efforts. Based on the single “Season” several sessions were had, the band and ZAK came up with ideas at Waikiki Beach and made detailed edits. There were episodes in which ZAK would "shed blood from his eyes" because of viewing the monitor for too long.[2] The group brought many guest musicians into the studio for the recording of the record. Frequent collaborator Honzi (keyboards, violin) would join them again for the LP, as well as K-pop singer MariMari, a musician Fishmans would frequently appear alongside in the coming years. This would also be the first album Michigo "Darts" Sekiguchi (guitar) would appear in Fishmans' catalog as a guest guitarist, who would go on to play with them until their final concert. Vocalist UA also contributes hearty feminine vocals to the album.
Track listing
Original Digipak CD
The album consists of one 35-minute-long composition, which has been split up into five parts on multiple issues.
All tracks are written by Shinji Sato
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Long Season" (part 1) | 8:43 |
2. | "Long Season" (part 2) | 5:24 |
3. | "Long Season" (part 3) | 6:33 |
4. | "Long Season" (part 4) | 4:47 |
5. | "Long Season" (part 5) | 9:49 |
Total length: | 35:16 |
2016 limited edition vinyl LP
All tracks are written by Shinji Sato
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Long Season" (parts 1–3) | 20:40 |
2. | "Long Season" (parts 4–5) | 14:36 |
Total length: | 35:16 |
2012 limited edition CD & streaming
All tracks are written by Shinji Sato
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Long Season" | 35:16 |
Total length: | 35:16 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
- Fishmans – production, arrangement
- Shinji Sato – vocal, guitar, lyrics, composition
- Yuzuru Kashiwabara – bass
- Kin-ichi Motegi – drums
- Honzi – keyboards, violin, accordion, Organette20, chorus
- Michio "Darts" Sekiguchi – guitar, chorus
- Asa-Chang – percussion
- Taito Sato – guitar
- UA – chorus
- MariMari – chorus
- Masaki Morimoto – whistle
- Butchy – chorus
- Naoko Ohmiya – chorus
- Yoshiko Ohmiya – chorus
- ZAK – production, programming, recording, mixing
- TAK – recording
- Yuka Koizumi – mastering
- Toshiya Sano – artists and repertoire
- Naoko Nozawa – artist promotion
- Katsuyoshi Kinase – marketing promotion
- Akiko Ueta – artist management
- Ichiro Asatsuma – executive producer
- Yoshiyuki Okuda – executive producer
- Tadataka Watanabe – executive producer
- Phonic (Mooog & Mariko Yamamoto) – art direction, design
- Ayako Mogi – photography
- Crion Yamamoto – photography
- Junko Ishiwata – styling
Charts
2016 re-issue
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Japan Oricon Chart[3] | 100 |
References
- ^ a b "Fishmans – Long Season (CD, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "佐藤伸治(フィッシュマンズ)(後編)". Natalie.
- ^ "LONG SEASON". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2017-08-02.