Southern All Stars "Sakura" / さくら / サザンオールスターズ / Sakura / SOUTHERN ALL STARS

M-01
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Takuo Yamamoto / Flute

M-02
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Horn Arrangement / Ken-ichi Hayashi
Takuo Yamamoto / Tenor & Soprano Sax
Masakuni Takeno / Alto Sax
Toshio Araki / Trumpet
Yoichi Murata / Trombone

M-03
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / Ken Shima & SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Horn Arrangement / Ken-ichi Hayashi
Ken Shima / Piano
Yoichi Murata, Masanori Hirohara & Yuzo Kataoka / Trombone
Junko Yamashiro / Bass Trombone

M-04
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Strings Arrangement / Ken Shima
Horn Arrangement / Ken-ichi Hayashi
Takuo Yamamoto / Tenor & Soprano Sax
Chieko Kinbara Group / Strings

M-05
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
もののけ隊 / Shout
渡辺理恵 & 山門雅代 / Female Rap

M-06
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
English Lyrics' Collaboration / TOMMY SNYDER
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS

M-07,08
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Takuo Yamamoto / Flute

M-09
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Strings Arrangement / Ken Shima
Chieko Kinbara / Strings

M-10
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
English Lyrics' Collaboration / TOMMY SNYDER
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Japanese RAP inspired by Hakushu Kitahara
Takuo Yamamoto / Tenor Sax

M-11,13
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS

M-12
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Horn Arrangement / Takuo Yamamoto
Hirokazu Ogura / Gut Guitar
Takuo Yamamoto / Soprano Sax & Flute
Toshio Araki & Koji Nishimura / Flugel Horn

M-14
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Hirokazu Ogura / Gut Guitar & Rap Steel

M-15
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Horn Arrangement / Takuo Yamamoto
Additional Arrangement / Kenichi Hayashi & Yoshinori Kadoya
Hirokazu Ogura / Electric Guitar
Takuo Yamamoto / Tenor & Baritone Sax
Yoichi Murata / Trombone & Bass Trombone
Toshio Araki / Trumpet

M-16
Lyrics & Music / Keisuke Kuwata
Arrangement / Ken Shima & SOUTHERN ALL STARS
Ken Shima / Piano & Pianica
Chieko Kinbara Group / Strings
BOB ZUNK / Alto Sax & Flute
Shigeo Fuchino / Alto Sax
Mitsuru Kanekuni & Masakuni Takeno / Tenor Sax
Takuo Yamamoto / Baritone Sax
Otohiko Fujita & Kensho Hagiwara / Horn
Tomoyuki Asakawa / Harp
Mataro Misawa / Timpani & Cymbal


SOUTHERN ALL STARS are
kuwata keisuke: Vocals, Guitars
omori takashi: Guitars
sekiguchi kazuyuki: Bass
matsuda hiroshi: Drums
hara yuko: Keyboards, Vocals
nozawa hideyuki: Percussion


ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

All Tracks (except Track 11) Computer Operated by Yoshinori Kadoya

ENGINEERS
All Tracks Recorded & Mixed by Kenichi Hayashi
Vocal Tracks 9,10,13, Recorded by Kunihiko Imai
Vocal Tracks 1,2,5,7,8,10,12,16, Recorded by Yoshinori Nakayama
Assisted by Naoki Ibaraki, Hiroki Yasuda, Shigeru Tanida, Takeshi Hakamata

Recorded at VICTOR STUDIO & NEKO NI KOBAN STUDIO
(February 13,1997~September 26,1998 / So long long time!)
Studio Coordinated by Shizuka Hikita

Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto at VICTOR STUDIO


TAISHITA
A&R,Director: Naoki Matsumoto
Head of Promotion: Kaoru Aoki
Promotion Staff: Kayo Ikegawa, Tadashi Yamada, Kojiro Ishida
Taishita Assistant: Kagari Ogasawara
Desk: 村田陽子, 吉田康子, 須田京子
Video Producer: 相原裕美
Sales Promotion Staff: Shigeru Nakano, Masami Yamamoto, Kazumi Tateishi
AD Coordination: Naoki Toyoshima, Koichi Ando, 秋山薫
Supervisor: 根岸幸夫
Executive Producer: Takeshi Takagaki, Ichiro Shirahama

AMUSE
Executive Producer: Akira Matsuno
Artist Manager: Nobuyuki Soma, Nobuhiro Chiba
Instrumental Technician: Masahiko Yoshihara
SOUTHERN ALL STARS応援団: Sachiko Ueno
Desk: 富板久美子, 田村佳美
AD Coordination: 池田潤, 前川由美子, 野口一哉, 佐藤おりえ, 高桑晶子
Supervisor: Yokichi Osato, Hisashi Yamamoto

VISUAL STAFF
Visual Planner: 中尾健二
Art Director: Mitsuo Shindo
Designer: 北澤剛志
Editorial Coordinator: Takeshi Satoh

Front Cover Photo:
Photographer: Hiroshi Nomura
Hair & Make-up: TAKAKO
Model: JANA
CG Operator: 金子裕

Member Photo:
Photographer: Higashi Ishida
Stylist: 遠山直樹
Hair & Make-up: Akemi Nakano

OUR BEST CREW (We're proud of your great work)
加藤茂, 藤原正剛, 中谷隆敏, 原田修, Masaki Nakanishi, 渡辺理恵

VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO
サザンオールスターズ応援団のみんな

SPECIAL THANKS TO
Takeshi Kobayashi, Hirokazu Ogura (for Your Advice and Warmest Friendship)
三井名薫, 服部知美, Tatsuo Tateishi, Yuko Sawabe, Sakae Sekine, Ryoichi Muraoka (for No.1 Studio in Japan)
Hiroyuki Makimoto, Kazunari Imai, 方波見豊彦, 小室隆之, 石田稔, Akira Ono, 後藤聡, Masaki Kakikawa, Ryuichi Ishimaru, Kazumasa Tokiwa, Yoshitaka Watanabe, 田中智子, 岡田和也, 植草美穂, 西岡理絵 (for Your Passion and Best Promotions)
Kota Arai, 神山智美, 原たか子, 志熊明美, 千葉育子, 天野通子, 山門雅代, いし塚 (for Your Love and Devoted Support)
Tohru Kotetsu (with Your Wonderful Sound)