A Long Vacation
EIICHI OHTAKI (大滝 詠一)
TRACKLIST
PRODUCER
Eiichi Ohtaki (大滝 詠一)
BACKING VOCALS
Kayoko Ishu (伊集 加代)
Oshamanbe Cats (オシャマンベ・キャッツ)
RAJIE (ラジ)
Singers Three (シンガーズ・スリー)
BASS
Haruomi Hosono (細野"エレキ・ベース"晴臣)
Kimio Koizumi (小泉 僖美雄)
Michio Nagaoka (長岡"ミッチ"道夫)
Shogo Kindaichi (金田一 昌吾)
Yasuo Arakawa (荒川 康男)
DRUMS
Tatsuo Hayashi (林"バラード"立夫)
Yutaka Uehara (上原"ユカリ"裕)
FLUTE
Jake H. Concepcion
GUITAR
Chuei Yoshikawa (吉川"二日酔ドンマイ"忠英)
Eiji Kawamura (川村 栄二)
Hirofumi Tokutake (徳武 弘文)
Hiromi Yasuda (安田"同年代"裕美)
Kunio Muramatsu (村松"カワイ・ギター教師"邦男)
Makoto Matsushita (松下 誠)
Mikihiko Matsumiya (松宮 幹彦)
Shigeru Suzuki (鈴木"Hoseam-O"茂)
Teiji Mihata (三畑 卓次)
Toshiaki Usui (笛吹 利明)
Takao Fukuyama (福山 享夫)
ILLUSTRATION
Hiroshi Nagai (永井"Penguin"博)
SYNOPSIS
Released in 1981, A Long Vacation is one of the most iconic albums in Japanese pop history and a cornerstone of the city pop movement. Eiichi Ohtaki drew on the lush harmonies of American pop and the production brilliance of Phil Spector while infusing the record with his own melodic sensibility and cinematic vision. Every track glows with a sunlit atmosphere, from breezy ballads to shimmering pop anthems, capturing the feeling of summer escapes and youthful nostalgia. The album not only became a commercial triumph but also inspired a generation of musicians and listeners, securing its place as a timeless classic that continues to define the sound of city pop today.
Original Japanese Title:
ロング・バケイション
PRESSING INFORMATION
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FORMAT:
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Niagara Records – 27AH 1234
LP | 12", 33⅓ RPM
Japan / 1981
Original Pressing, Printed Outer Sleeve, Hype Sticker
GENRE & STYLE
Rock, Pop
Pop Rock, City Pop
PERSONNEL
KEYBOARDS
Akira Inoue (井上 鑑)
Elton Nagata (エルトン 永田)
Fumitaka Anzai (安西 史孝)
Hidetoshi Yamada (山田"笑い上戸"英俊)
Kazufumi Ohama (大浜"練習熱心"和史)
Masataka Matsutoya (遊眠亭主/松任谷 正隆)
Yasuharu Nakanishi (中西 康晴)
Yoshiyuki Igawa (井川 賀幸)
Naoko Yamanaka (山中 直子)
Koji Suzuki (鈴木 宏二)
LYRICS BY
Eiichi Ohtaki (大滝 詠一)
Takashi Matsumoto (松本 隆)
MARIMBA, TIMPANI
Isao Kanayama (金山 功)
MUSIC & ARRANGED BY
Bannai Tarao (多羅尾伴内)
PERCUSSION
Eiji Narushima (鳴島"クワイアットマン"英治)
Larry Sunaga (ラリー 須永)
Makoto Kimura (キムチ 木村)
Masami Kawahara (川原 正美)
Masato Kawase (川瀬 正人)
Noboru Takasugi (高杉 登)
Shigemitsu Katayama (片山 茂光)
Tatsuji Yokoyama (横山 達治)
Yoshiyuki Kato (加藤 賀行)
Tarō Fussa (福生 太郎)
STRINGS
Masataka Matsutoya (松任谷 正隆)
Norio Maeda (前田 憲男)
TRUMPET
Takatoshi Yoshioka (吉岡 孝時)
IDENTIFIERS
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): 27AH-1234A1 〄 1 D 12 ⊹
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): 27AH-1234B1 1 E 14
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): NGLP-523-OT
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): NGLP-524-OT