Yellow Magic Orchestra [Yellow Magic Orchestra USA] - (Limited Edition)

Artist: Yellow Magic Orchestra
Year: Jul 08, 2003
Publisher: Sony Japan

Track Listing:

1. Computer Game "Theme from the Circus" - 1:46
2. Firecracker - 4:50
3. Simoon - 6:27
4. Cosmic Surfin' - 4:26
5. Computer Game "Theme from the Invader" - 1:01
6. Yellow Magic (Tong Poo) - 6:17
7. La Femme Chinoise - 5:55
8. Bridge Over Troubled Music - 1:18
9. Mad Pierrot - 4:04

Overview:
Leading off with their only British hit, the Top 20 entry "Computer Game," Yellow Magic Orchestra's debut album launches the group as a Japanese novelty act in keeping with Kraftwerk. "Computer Game" is about what it sounds like, while "Firecracker" and "Cosmic Surfin" drift along with Oriental melodies playing over the top of an unobtrusive synth-pop backing. The disco bass on "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" shows that YMO were beginning to expand their base, but for the most part Yellow Magic Orchestra never strays from its influences. [Sony released this version of the CD in 2003.]

Credits:
Al Schmitt - Mixing Amy Nagasawa - Design Atsushi Saito - Engineer Chuck Beeson - Design Haruomi Hosono - Arranger, Bass, Electronics, Keyboards, Producer Hideki Matsutake - Programming Kazuhiro Nozawa - Design Lou Beach - Cover Art Masayoshi Sukita - Back Cover Masayoshi Takanaka - Guitar (Electric) Mike Reese - Mastering Minako Yoshida - Vocals (Background) Mitsuo Koike - Editing, Remastering Norio Yoshizawa - Engineer Roland Young - Art Direction Ryuichi Sakamoto - Electronics, Keyboards, Orchestration, Percussion Shunsuke Miyazumi - Recording Coordinator Takayuki Innami - Art Direction, Design Tomoko Nunoi - Voices Yellow Magic Orchestra - Arranger Yukihiro Takahashi - Drums, Electronics, Percussion, Recording Coordinator, Vocals Yutaka Tanaka - Supervisor