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Track 01
Lyrics by Hiroshi Ichikura
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 02: TV Anime "RahXephon" Opening Theme
Lyrics by Yuho Iwasato
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 03
Lyrics by troy
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 04: TV Anime "Chikyuu Shoujo Arjuna" 5th Ending Theme
Lyrics by Yuho Iwasato
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 05: Sega Dreamcast Game "Napple Tale ~Arsia in Daydream~" Opening Theme
Lyrics by Hiroshi Ichikura
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 06: Movie "Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea" Ending Theme
Lyrics by Yuho Iwasato
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 07
Lyrics by Yuho Iwasato
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 08: Sega Dreamcast Game "Napple Tale ~Arsia in Daydream~" Insert Song
Lyrics by Hiroshi Ichikura
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 09
Lyrics by Maaya Sakamoto
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 10: PS2 Game "Shirachuu Tankenbu" Insert Song
Lyrics by Maaya Sakamoto
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 11: Movie "Rahxephon Tagen Hensoukyoku" Ending Theme
Lyrics by Yuho Iwasato
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 12
Lyrics by Tim Jensen
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 13
Lyrics by Tim Jensen
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 14
Lyrics by Tim Jensen
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 15
Lyrics by Chris Mosdell, Maaya Sakamoto
Composed by Yoko Kanno, borodin
Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Track 16: TV Anime "Wolf's Rain" Ending Theme
Lyrics by troy
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno


<MUSICIANS>
Piano & Keyboard: Yoko Kanno

(Session in Japan)
Drums: Yasuo Sano, Akira Sotoyama, Yoshie Hiragakura
Bass: Hitoshi Watanabe (by the courtesy of gemmatika records/no choice records)
Guitar: Tsuneo Imahori, Hisaaki Hogari, Kenji Fujii
Synthesizer Manipulating:
  Keishi Urata (assisted by Yosuke Sugimoto, Chikanari Gokan, Seiichi Takubo)
  Syunsuke Sakamoto
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Percussion: Masaharu Sato
Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
Flute: Takashi Asahi
Oboe: Masakazu Ishibashi
Clarinet: Shoji Togame
Horn: Hiroyuki Minami Group
All Backing Vocal: Maaya Sakamoto

(Session in Italy)
Strings: Orchestra di roma 1st violin Riccardo Pellegrino
Co-ordinated by Yoshio Nakatani, Teta Pitteri

(Session in USA)
Vocal: Steve Conte
Co-ordinated by Cherry Kaoru Hulsey, blue sun film (U.S.A)


Producer: Yoko Kanno
Co-Producer: Toshiaki Ota (border line), Shiro Sasaki (victor)
Director: Yukako Inoue
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Masashi Yabuhara
Recording Engineer: Franco Patrignani, Shohei Kasuya, Naoki Ibaraki, James Nichols, Sheela-e
Recorded at:
  Victor Studio, Studio Greenbird, Soundcity, Towerside Studio, Crescent Studio
  Soundtrack Studio (NY), Platinum Sound (NY), Forum Music Village in Roma
Assisted by:
  Damiano Antinori, Shohei Kazuya, Hiroki Yasuda, Mitsuhiro Takasu
  Seiji Sekine, Mike Seielizi, Kevin Myers, Taku Kanemitsu
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound)
Artist Management: Hideki Kawaguchi (victor music publishing)
Promoter: Yu Saito
Sales Promoter: Toshiyuki Nakajima, Kou Yamashita
Administrative Staff: Kensaku Sato, Kaori Tanakura (victor)

Art Direction & Design: Naoyuki Yoshida (nrs316)
Photographer: Franeesea R.
Hair & Make up: Koji Ohara Assisted by Ayumi Naitoh (traffie hair design)
Lighting: Tsutomu Kodama
Editorial Coordination: Ayumi Hara

Thanks!:
  Kazuki Akane, Yutaka Izubuchi, Shoji Kawamori, Tomoki Kyoda, Shinsuke Saito
  Tensai Okamura, Masahiko Minami (bones), Michiaki Sato, Minoru Takanashi (bandai visual)
  Yoshiyuki Matsumoto (chime), Noboru Mano (sunrise publisher), Mitsutoshi Ohmoto (japan broadeast publishing)
  Takumi Toyoda (taito), Saeko Nishimura (group komadori), Eriko Noma (velvet line)
  Miyuki Umeda (victor studio), Yukio Iwasaki (liverary), Etsuyo Onish, edition gaspard line
  sistema, grandfunk,Inc., and you


[DVD]
01 "Mameshiba"
Lyrics by Maaya Sakamoto
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Project Planning, Production Director: Naoki Imamura
Producer: Hideyasu Tanoe (Aoi Advertising Promotion Inc.)
Production Manager: Kazumasa Kobayashi (Aoi Advertising Promotion Inc.)
Compositor: Tetsuo Hattori
Editor: 矢嶋伸行 (P-THREE)
MA: 戸村真臣 (P-THREE)
Steady Cam: 橋本圭二, 各務修司, 木村鉄男
Equipment: Griffith
Hair & Make: Yasuko Inomaru (kakimoto arms)
Dog Trainer: 遠藤えつこ, Yuka Nakajima
Mameshiba: 女優犬姫子

02 "Hashiru"
Lyrics by Yuho Iwasato
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Production Director, Compositor: Yasuyuki Yamaguchi (The Second)
Producer: 野村英之 (The Second)
Production Coordinator: 水野博明 (The Second)
Assistant Director: 戸田英, 緑埜一弘 (The Second)
Compositing Assistant: 高沼直樹, 内山能明
Lighting: 鈴木大地
Lighting Assistant: 村田暁彦
Editing Studio: 映像通信
Editor: Masahiko Tsuruo
Colorist: Yoshiro Kamei (Sony PLC)
Production Company: The Second Co.,Ltd.
Hair & Make: Ryoji Inagaki (maroon brand)

03 "Making of Nikopachi 2003 ~ gravity"
gravity (LIVE VERSION)
Lyrics by troy
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Project Planning, Compositing & Editor: Hajime Mizoguchi

04 "STAFF+Little Bonus Video"
"Shippo no Uta"
Lyrics by Hiroshi Ichikura
Composed & Arranged by Yoko Kanno

Compositing & Editor: Yukako Inoue