Duets Japan Music CD

Product Description Contents: This is Maaya Sakamoto's fourth concept album, the second in her 25th-anniversary series, and her first-ever duet album! It features a collaboration with Hiroki Wada, who provided the ending theme for the anime "The Vision of Escaflowne," for which her debut single "Yakusoku wa Iranai" was the opening theme 25 years ago. The album includes duets with a total of seven singers, including close friends and those she respects. The duet artists include a stellar lineup: Yoshio Inoue, Tomomi Uchimura (la la larks), Kyoko Koizumi, Kohei Dojima, Asako Toki, and Masakazu Hara (the band apart). In addition to lyrics and music provided by the duet artists, the album also features original compositions by Maaya Sakamoto, as well as contributions from writers such as TENDRE, Shoko Suzuki, Ryo Eguchi, and Yuho Iwasato, making it a must-listen. 1. Duet! / Maaya Sakamoto x Hiroki Wada Lyrics: Maaya Sakamoto Composition & Arrangement: h-wonder 2. If It Were Not You / Maaya Sakamoto x Kohei Dojima Lyrics, Composition & Arrangement: Kohei Dojima 3. How About a Bite? / Maaya Sakamoto x Asako Toki Lyrics: Asako Toki Composition & Arrangement: 4. But / Maaya Sakamoto x Masakazu Hara (the band apart) Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato Composition & Arrangement: Masakazu Hara 5. sync / Maaya Sakamoto x Tomomi Uchimura (la la larks) Lyrics: Tomomi Uchimura & Maaya Sakamoto Composition & Arrangement: Ryo Eguchi 6. Between the Stars / Maaya Sakamoto x Yoshio Inoue Lyrics & Composition: Maaya Sakamoto Arrangement: Ryuji Yamamoto 7. Under One Roof / Maaya Sakamoto x Kyoko Koizumi Lyrics: Maaya Sakamoto Composition: Shoko Suzuki Arrangement: Ryuji Yamamoto Media Reviews and More This is the second album in her 25th-anniversary series and her fourth concept album. The concept this time is "duets." It's a duet album featuring collaborations with Hiroki Wada, who was the opening and ending theme artist for "The Vision of Escaflowne" 25 years ago, as well as with friends she's been close to and singers she respects. The lineup is luxurious and unique, featuring Yoshio Inoue, Tomomi Uchimura (la la larks), Kyoko Koizumi, Kohei Dojima, Asako Toki, Masakazu Hara (the band apart), and Hiroki Wada. (C)RS