エスプレッソ (Espresso) by ラジ

Espresso, Rajie's seventh (and final) studio album, is arguably the saddest piece of work in her entire discography. A culmination of the defacto 80s sound, nocturnal aesthetics and a cold winter-y feel with ethereal vocals singing songs of romance, introspection, and melancholy.

Tracklist:

A1 悲しみのエレファント (Kanashimi no Elephant)
A2 万華鏡 (Mangekyo)
A3 エスプレッソ (Espresso)
A4 水の記憶 (Mizu no Kioku)
B1 マジックフラワー (Magic Flower)
B2 密室 (Misshitu)
B3 夢色伝説 (Yumeiro Densetsu)
B4 光と影 (Hikari to Kage)
B5 午前5時のマーメイド (Gozen Goji no Mermaid)

Tracklist

1.	悲しみのエレファント	4:52

2.	万華鏡	4:28

3.	エスプレッソ	4:47

4.	水の記憶	4:01

5.	マジックフラワー	4:37

6.	密室	3:42

7.	夢色伝説	3:47

8.	光と影	3:59

9.	午前5時のマーメイド	5:10

Credits

released August 1, 1985

Credits:

A1. 悲しみのエレファント (4:50)
Lyrics: Yuji Karaki
Music: Tatsuya Honda

A2. 万華鏡 (4:27)
Lyrics: Rui Serizawa
Music: Junko Hirotani

A3. エスプレッソ (4:41)
Lyrics: Rui Serizawa
Music: Yuji Karaki

A4. 水の記憶 (3:57)
Lyrics: Rui Serizawa, Shō Jitsukawa
Music: Tatsuya Honda

B1. マジックフラワー (4:34)
Lyrics: Yumi Morita
Music: Toshinobu Takimoto

B2. 密室 (3:40)
Lyrics: Rui Serizawa
Music: Akira Nishimoto

B3. 夢色伝説 (3:42)
Lyrics: Machiko Ryu
Music: Masayuki Kishi

B4. 光と影 (3:51)
Lyrics: Shō Jitsukawa
Music: Eiji Nishiki

B5. 午前5時のマーメイド (3:51)
Lyrics: Rui Serizawa
Music: Rajie

Manufactured By: Toshiba EMI Ltd
Recorded At: Arcadia Studio

Bass, Synthesizer: Tatsuya Honda
Chorus: Junko Hirotani (A2)
Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar: Toshinobu Takimoto
Guitar, Synthesizer: Yuji Karaki
Keyboards, Synthesizer: Akira Nishimoto
Saxophone: Joe "Takeshi" Rinoie
Vocals: Joe "Takeshi" Rinoie (A3, B1)

Synthesizers used:
Kurzweil 250
PPG Wave 2.3
PPG Waveterm
Oberheim Matrix-12
Yamaha DX-7
Yamaha TX-816
Yamaha QX-1
Emulator II

1985 - Eastworld / 2022 - Universal Music Group, Eastworld

License

CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.