S.P.O.R.T.S.

S.P.O.R.T.S.
Studio album by
T-Square
ReleasedMarch 5, 1986[1]
RecordedOctober–December 1985
StudioCBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studio
GenreJazz fusion
Length45:11
ProducerYasohachi Itoh, Taku Kanazawa
T-Square chronology
R.E.S.O.R.T.
(1985) 		S.P.O.R.T.S.
(1986) 		Truth
(1987)

S.P.O.R.T.S. (stylized as S•P•O•R•T•S) is the eleventh studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band T-Square, who was then known as The Square. It was released on March 5, 1986.[1] This album is the first appearance of one of their most popular songs, Takarajima (Treasure Island), composed by Hirotaka Izumi, and is also the first studio appearance of first long-term drummer, Hiroyuki Noritake. Bassist Toyoyuki Tanaka later left the band after this album's tour, and would be replaced by Mitsuru Sutoh starting from the next album Truth. This is their first album to win a Japan Gold Disc Award.

Track listing

Sources[1][2]

  • All songs published by CBS/Sony Music.
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Love Is In My Sight"Masahiro Andoh4:09
2."Love All"Takeshi Itoh4:24
3."Hit And Run"Masahiro Andoh3:57
4."Leave Me Alone"Hirotaka Izumi5:35
5."Overhead Kick"Toyoyuki Tanaka4:50
6."Drop Goal"Masahiro Andoh5:18
7."Takarajima"Hirotaka Izumi4:58
8."Camel Land"Masahiro Andoh5:23
9."Passage of Clouds (雲路)"Takeshi Itoh6:37

Personnel

T-Square

  • Masahiro Andoh: Electric and acoustic guitars
  • Takeshi Itoh: Alto saxophone, Lyricon and Digital Takecon-1
  • Hirotaka Izumi: Keyboards and synthesizers
  • Toyoyuki Tanaka: Electric and synthesized bass
  • Hiroyuki Noritake: Drums

Additional personnel

  • Jake H. Concepcion: Saxophone on track 2
  • Sumio Okada: Bass trombone on track 2
  • Eiji Arai: Trombone on track 2
  • Kenichiro Hayshi and Susumu Kazuhara: Trumpet on track 2

Production

  • Arranged by T-Square
  • Produced by Yasohachi Itoh; assisted by Taku Kanazawa
  • Recording engineers: Seigen Ono, Shingo Miyata
  • Assisted by Hiroshi Irie, Yashuhiko Ohta and Yohji Kawanishi
  • Mixed by Seigen Ono

References

  1. ^ a b c "S.P.O.R.T.S - T-Square - Gonsiopea". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Index of /fusion/T-Square/1986 - The Square - S.P.O.R.T.S". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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