ALBUMS
AROUND+AROUND
Label : PORTRAIT RECORDS
Release : 1985.11.1
Format : 10inch Analog
Catalog Number : P001
SIDE A :
1. PACK MY BAG
2. SPACE TO TIME
3. MISTRESS OF THE NIGHT
SIDE B :
1. REMEMBER EYES
2. FRESH CHAPTER"MIXED UP 1967"
3. BACKWARD
Guitar+Kurzweil 250 : Isao Shigetoh
Drums+Tape : Susumu Shigetoh
Vocal+Percussion : Norico
Produced by DATE OF BIRTH
Engineerd and Mixed by DATE OF BIRTH
Recoded at Fuchigami Recording Studio
Cover : Tomone Kaburagi
Production Maneger : Bun Satoh
Co-Producer : Syozo Kashiwagi
夢と涙の日々
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1987.2.25
Format : CD
Catalog Number : H33K20064
TRACK LIST
1. 裸のヴィーナス
2. 居眠りの夢
3. 虹のつり橋
4. 時計
5. 思い出の瞳
6. ムタツミンダレ（禁じられた森の街）
7. 風とラクダ
8. ガラスの涙
9. 夢と涙の日々
DATE OF BIRTH
Isao Shigetoh・Susumu Shigetoh・Kenichi Shigetoh・Norico
Executive Producer : Hidenori TAGA
Director : Masaki TSUCHIYA
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by DATE OF BIRTH
All songs composed by Isao
Lyrics by Norico/Susumu(1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9)
and あがた森魚(6)
All arrangement by DATE OF BIRTH
Musical director : Kenichi
Artist management : Eiichi TOMIYASU
Additional Musicans
Electric Bass(6) : Nikichi ANAI
Alto sax(9) : Norikyuki MATSUFUJI
Art Director : HASUI
Photographer : Masuyuki NAKAJIMA, HASUI
Styling : Midori NAGAOKA
Hair make-up : Tadamichi HIWATASHI
Recoded and Mixed at Fuchigami Recording Studio
with special thanks to Muneshige FUCHIGAMI
夢と涙の日々
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1987.2.25
Format : 12inch Analog
Catalog Number : 28MS0126
SIDE A :
1. 裸のヴィーナス
2. 居眠りの夢
3. 虹のつり橋
4. 時計
SIDE B :
1. 思い出の瞳
2. ムタツミンダレ（禁じられた森の街）
3. 風とラクダ
4. ガラスの涙
5. 夢と涙の日々
GREATEST HITS 1989-1999
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1989.11.25
Format : CD
Catalog Number : H00U20014
TRACK LIST
1. Somebody Called Tonight
2. Love Affair
3. Cross Walk of Life
4. Real Down
5. Welcome To Neverland
6. Heaven In Your Eyes
7. Hello! Hello! Hello!
8. Passion Move
9. Daisy Chain
10. Imaginary Lover
11. Telephone God
12. Believin' You're Mine
13. Jack's Good-bye
Recoded and Mixed at D/B Studio
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by DATE OF BIRTH
Executive Producers : Hideto Isoda, Kazuo Munakata
All songs composed by Isao Shigetoh
Lyrics by Norico
All arrangements by DATE OF BIRTH
Musical director : Kenichi Shigetoh
Artist management : Eiichi Tomiyasu(D.B.corporation)
Isao Shigetoh : Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards
Susumu Shigetoh : Drums, Percussions
Norico : Vocals
Kenichi Shigetoh : Harmonica
Additonal Musicians
Katsuhara Hara : Percussion(1,8,9)
Neal Kranz : Voice(13)
Package Design : Tajima Design Co.,Ltd.
Photo : M.Hasui
Publicity : Takayuki Ishizumi, Nami Shiraishi
Thanks to
Neal Kranz, Steve Bradbury, Katsuharu Hara, Junichi Iwata, Hisatoshi Ishii, Kimihikko Ishisaka, Fumi Kaneko
After the Happy
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1991.5.25
Format : CD
Catalog Number :
KTCR-9006 (Includes a bonus VSD)
KTCR-1083
TRACK LIST
1. Baby Cry For Me
2. Whole Lotta Love
3. 9月の海を愛する日まで
4. Acid Train
5. たとえば霧の森で
6. 記憶以前
7. Spring Afternoon
8. 愛のやさしさ
9. After The Happy
10. 夢色遊戯
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by DATE OF BIRTH
Co-Produced by JOHN HIRAI
Executive Producers : HIDETO ISODA, KAZUO MUNAKATA
Recoded and Mixed at D.B.STUDIO, TOKYU FUN, KEY-STONE
Mastered at SUNRISE STUDIO
Mastering Engineer :AKIHITO TAKENAKA
Artist management : NORIO SAKAKI(Kitty Artist)
Publicity : TAKAYUKI ISHIZUMI
Photography : ISSAQUE FOUJITA
Art Direction ; KUNIHIKO KUROSAWA(TYPE CHIC)
Designer : KUNIHIKO KUROSAWA, YUKI NAKAGOME(TYPE CHIC)
Coodinator : TOMOYA WATANABE
Wardrobe : MIE TSUDA
Hair & Make-up : HIDEO HORIKOSHI, RYUJI SUMIDA
Location Coordinator : HIDEHARU USHIO
Special Thanks :
EIICHI TOMIYASU, NAOTO TAKAHASHI, YURI NAKANOYA, AYAKO YAMASHITA, CHUTA MORI, DARANEE,AND ALL KITTY GROUP STAFF
GUEST MUSICIANS
TATSU and GEN UEDA(LA-PPISCH)
MASAHIKO KITAHARA, KIMIYOSHI NAGOYA, AND AMOU(TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA)
AKIHITO MASUI(THE THRILL)
TSUYOSHI KAWAKAMI(THE VINCENTS)
KENICHI FUNAYAMA and SADAO OYA(TOKYO HOT CLUB BAND)
IZUMI KOBAYASHI
DATE OF BIRTH
NORICO : Vocals
KENICHI SHIGETOH ; Vocals, Harmonica, Computer Programming
ISAO SHIGETOH : Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
SUSUMU SHIGETOH : Drums, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar
あなただけ見えない／オリジナル・サウンドトラック
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1992.2.26
Format : CD
Catalog Number : KTCR-1151
TRACK LIST
1. YOU ARE MY SECRET(Evening Edition)
2. YOU ARE MY SECRET(in KASHIMIR)
3. SUMMER OF LOVE '69
4. AMBIVALENCE
5. FADE TO GREY
6. YOU ARE MY SECRET(Bon goes to LATIUM)
7. STRANGE DAYS
8. FUNNY MIRROR
9. YOU ARE MY SECRET(Crab in RIO)
10. RING MY BELL
11. A RECURRING DREAM
All Lyrics written by NORICO/ROY GARNER, except track7 by NORICO
All Music composed by ISAO SHIGETOH, except track4 by SUSUMU SHIGETOH
All Songs arranged by date of birth
date of birth are :
重藤功(guitars, keyboards)
重藤進(drums, percussion)
重藤賢一(computer programming)
NORICO(vocals)
director : 安藤日出孝(Kitty Group)
recoded at Be-est&phonic studio(fukuoka), keystone studio(tokyo)
Engineeres : date of birth, 清水高志(MIX)
assistant engineer : 徳安秀和(PHONIC)
guest musicians : 柳 康幸(bass), 原 勝春(percussion)
creative direction : 河田純一(z company)
art direction : 世継恭規(z company)
design : 世継恭規/北山雅和/上市淳子/糸井大介(z company)
cover photograph : 竹内俊明
Publicity : 石角隆行(Kitty Records), 高橋尚人
management : 榊 則夫(Kitty Artist), 中野屋百合(Kitty Artist)
Special Thanks : 宅間秋史(FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK), 楠田泰之(AVEC COMPANY)
producers : 軽部重信(KITTY RECORDS), 朝妻一郎(FUJI PACIFIC MUSIC INC.), 樋口紀男(BURNING PUBLISHERS)
executive producer : 多賀英典(KITTY GROUP)
DATE OF BIRTH
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1992.7.1
Format : CD
Catalog Number : KTCR-1159
TRACK LIST
1. Do You Believe Yourself?
2. 1969
3. Time of Fire
4. Book of Dreams
5. Because
6. You Are My Secret
7. Summer of Love
8. Time After Time
9. Lisa
10. Remember Eyes(extended version)
Date of Birth are :
Isao Shigeto : guitars and other instruments
Susumu Shigeto : drums and other instruments
Ken-ichi Shigeto : computer programming and harp
NORICO : vocals and recorder
All Lyrics written by NORICO, except track6,7,8 by NORICO,ROY GARNER
All Music composed by ISAO SHIGETO, except track5 by SUSUMU SHIGETO
All Songs arranged by Date of Birth
produced by Date of Birth
director : 安藤日出孝(kitty group)
engineer : Date of Birth, except track6,7 by 清水高志(MIX)&Date of Birth
assistant engineer : 松藤暢彦,田中是行(MIX)、倉石裕治,工藤雅史(JIVE St.)、徳安秀和(PHONIC)
mastering : 五十嵐輝明(MIX)
recorded at Be-est&phonic, Keystone, jive, sunrise studio
cover art : 横尾忠則
design : 田島輝久(tajima design)
photograph : 池田倫弘
artwork co-ordination : 磯田秀人(pinpoint)
publicity : 石角隆行(kitty records), 高橋尚人(3p production)
management : 中野屋百合(kitty artists)
production supervisor : 軽部重信(kitty records)
3men from THE THRILL
special thanks to : Burning publishers, Fuji pacific music, Fuji television network, Avec company, Yomiuri TV., Kitty film, Second, Tokyu agency, Asahi beer, Roland and others
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Format : CASSETTE TAPE
Catalog Number : KTTR-1159
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1992.7.1
DATE OF BIRTH
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1992.8.1
Format : 12inch Analog(Limited Edition)
Catalog Number : KTJR-1159
TRACK LIST
SIDE A :
1. Do You Believe Yourself?
2. 1969
3. Time of Fire
4. Book of Dreams
5. Lisa
6. Because
SIDE B :
1. You Are My Secret
2. Summer of Love
3. Time After Time
4. Remember Eyes(extended version)
Bless You All The Time
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1993.10.6
Format : CD
Catalog Number : KTCR-1238
TRACK LIST
1. LOVE IS ALL
2. リッキーの不思議なREMトリップ
3. BLESS YOU ALL THE TIME
4. SHANGRI-LA
5. DANDELION
6. 青い月は僕のもの
7. 名探偵に首ったけ
8. WILL BE MINE
9. THE EVENING NEWS
10. 鏡の領域
Date of Birth are :
Norico : vocals
Isao Shigeto : guitars, bass, keyboards
Susumu Shigeto : drums, percussion, acoustic guitar
KEN-1 Shigeto : harmonica, vox guitar
All lyrics written by Norico, except track6 by Isao Shigeto
All songs composed by Isao Shigeto, except track6,10 by Susumu Shigeto
produced by Date of Birth
directed&production organized by 安藤日出孝(kitty enterprises)
engineered by Isao Shigeto & Susumu Shigeto (exept mastering engineered by 五十嵐輝明(mix)
recorded at Be-est St.(January～July 1993)
mastering at Keystone DMR
graphic&art direction : KEN-1
photograph : Qphoto, kokos, KEN-1
design : 村上順一+Antenna Graphic Arts
publicity : 石角“コロッケ”隆行, 壇浦“ボヤッキー”政幸
management : 中野屋“ドカチン”百合(kitty enterprises)
janitor&good cook : 天才セシボン(Be-est)
all instruments are played by Dater of Birth, except as follows
bass : 奈良敏博(track1,3,4,5,7,9,10)
percussion : 原 勝春(track3,4,7,10)
special thanks to : Guro-san(Roland),Victor&Eiko Critchfield,Mercenary audio,Audio video reseach, Sweetwater sound inc.,Dan Torres,Rob cook,Ned Ingberman,Ando'S Lespaul TV junior,FM Fukuoka,ASA,Memex,Phoenix Seagaia, Banz,Fuji Pacific music inc, Burning Publishers,Sports Frontier,Hidenori Taga,Yoshihiro Kanda,Takeshi Matsushima,Shigenobu Karube,and all Kitty staff
La Lu Ra Roo
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1995.10.25
Format : CD
Catalog Number : KTCR-1339
TRACK LIST
1. Baby Stand
2. Au Revoir
3. La Lu La Roo
4. Well Away
5. Free Your Love
6. Wax
7. James
8. Sign of The Times
9. Planet Dob
Performed, produced and Mixed by Dob
Dob and needed equipments are
Isao : Guitars/keyboards
Susumu : drums/Guitars
Ken-1 : Mouse&Keyboards
Norico : Voice
Art Direction & Graphic Works : Ken-1 Sheget & minoru nitta(MeMex co.,ltd.)
Music Part of Planet Dob
Producer : Yoshihiro Kanda(Kitty)
A&R Directer : Masanobu Suezaki(Kitty)
Copyright Director : Kazuhiro Ando(Polygram)
Dob Catcher : Yuri Nakanoya(Be-est Tokyo)
Preacher : Naoto Takahashi(3p)
Traveler : Takayuki Ishizumi(in Europe)
Art Coordinator : Toshiyuki Shinke(Kitty)
Supervisor : Shigenobu Karube(Kitty)
Executive Producer : Mituo Takaku(Kitty)
and all Kitty staff
Enhanced Part of Planet Dob
Total Direction : Dob
Sound & Graphic Prduce : Dob
Interface Design : Ken-1 & Jimi
Producer : Shigeyuki Tamura(Proforce system inc.)
Produce Assist : Shoko Iwane(Art Supply inc.)
System Producer : Hideki Takimoto(Proforce system inc.)
System Director : Tsuyoshi Takagi(Proforce system inc.)
Technical Director : Taro Tanaka
Marketing Advisor : Akihide Kikuchi(Oracion inc.)
Marketing Supervisor : Syunji Kinoshita(IMME inc.), Kiyoshi Kondo(I&S inc.)
Special Thanks : KASSY & NISI
Promotion Planner : Kazuyuki Takada(I&S inc.)
Executive Producer : Katsuaki Sakai(Proforce system inc.)
Thanks to
Expression Tools inc.
Fontworks Japan inc.
Memex co., ltd.
D-Storm inc.
Hiroshi Minakuchi(TED inc.)
Apple Computer Japan,inc.
ETC
FOLK SONGS
Label : KITTY RECORDS
Release : 1997.7.25
Format : CD
Catalog Number : KTCR-1430
TRACK LIST
1. 愛だろう
2. 空飛ぶ円盤に乗って
3. トランプソング
4. 退屈なフランス旅行
5. She's Leaving Home
6. クレイジーなジンクス
7. ブルーな一日
8. ボートを作ろう
9. バスルームとコーンウェル
10. パラレルワールド
11. 孤独なスペースシャトル
12. ヴェルヴェットの舌触り
DATE OF BIRTH ARE NORICO, ISAO, SUSUMU & KEN1
PRODUCED BY DATE OF BIRTH
ALL INSTRUMENTS PLAYED BY ISAO AND SUSUMU
VOICES AND GUITAR(TRACK12) BY NORICO
MIXED BY DATE OF BIRTH
RECORDED AND MIXED AT STUDIO BE-EST(DECEMBER 1995-MARCH 1997)
A&R DIRECTOR : MASANOBU SUEZAKI FOR KITTY
MASTERING ENGINNER : KEN TAKAGI FOR PHAROS
PUBLIC RELATION : SHINICHI NAKAJIMA FOR KITTY
MANAGER : YURI NAKANOYA
ARTIST PROMOTION : NAOTO TAKAHASHI
SALES PROMOTION : KOH MIYAZAKI FOR KITTY
JACKET COVER : "GREAT HEAVER" BY HOWARD FINSTER
JACKET CONCEPT : KEN1
PHOTOGRAPHY : CHIEKO KOBAYASHI
JACKET DESIGN : TOSHIYUKI SHINKE FOR KITTY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : MITSUO TAKAKU FOR KITTY
SPECIAL THANKS TO PORTA STUDIO-424, MR.ANDO(AMERICARTS.JAPAN), SWEET ROOM, FBIJ AND ALL KITTY STAFF
PLANET DOB
Label : NIPPON CROWN
Release : 1999.8.25
Format : CD
Catalog Number : CRCH-1005
TRACK LIST
1. introduction - Dob town
2. how do you think?
3. sleep in the mid-day's sun
4. sometimes i breathe
5. cosmic surfin'
6. i beg your pardon...
7. marshland
8. dial m17
9. some kinds of love
10. alien in the dream
11. vow
12. greenish
Dob
isao
susumu
ken-1
norico