Credits:

Naoya Matsuoka

Description:

[J-FUSION 40th ANNIVERSARY SHM-CD COLLECTION 1300] J-FUSION's 40th Anniversary! The year 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of Naoya Matsuoka's debut, the 40th anniversary of Prism's debut, and the 40th anniversary of the formation of Cassiopeia, and WMJ is taking advantage of this timing to re-release the entire J-FUSION catalog for four consecutive months at a low price of 1,300 yen (excluding tax) on high-quality sound SHM-CD! After "Natsu no Umi" and "Hometown Summer" comes "Dusk Drive". The melody of "More Far Away, More East" invites us to long for a land we have not yet seen. (Released in 1984) Akira Wada returned as a regular guitarist, and new percussionists Willie Nagasaki and Shingo Kanno joined the band, finally bringing together all the members of the golden era. The album also features guest vocalist Toshinobu Kubota and guitarist Takayuki Hijikata, formerly of Mariah and others, on this popular album. Included "A PASTORAL," the theme song for the Sum Time World Cup '84. Members: NAOYA MATSUOKA(key), GETAO TAKAHASHI(b), HIROMICHI TSUGAKI(key), NORIYUKI HIROSE(ds), AKIRA WADA(g), WILLIE NAGASAKI(perc), SHINGO KANNO(congas) TAKAYUKI HIJIKATA(g), TOSHINOBU KUBOTA(vo), SEISHIRO KUSUNOSE(back-vo)

Tracklisting:

1 THE LATIN MAN / MATSUOKA NAOYA
2 LONG FOR THE EAST / MATSUOKA NAOYA
3 NUAGE / MATSUOKA NAOYA
4 A HEAD WIND / MATSUOKA NAOYA
5 THE END OF THE WAY / MATSUOKA NAOYA
6 A PASTORAL / MATSUOKA NAOYA
7 THE PRIME OF LIFE / MATSUOKA NAOYA