THE BEST OF HIRONOBU KAGEYAMA / HIRONOBU KAGEYAMA / ザ・ベスト・オブ・影山ヒロノブ / 影山ヒロノブ / THE BEST OF HIRONOBU KAGEYAMA / HIRONOBU KAGEYAMA

A compilation of early works from Japanese singer Hironobu Kageyama.


01. B-side from 2nd single "TRY ME"
      Lyricist: Tetsuya Chiaki
      Composer/Arranger: Tsugutoshi Goto

02. from 1st live album "It's LIVE Runnin"
      Lyricist: Tetsuya Chiaki
      Composer: Nobuhiro Yamakage
      Arranger: Tsugutoshi Goto

03. from 3rd studio album "HORIZON"
      Lyricist: Yoshiko Miura
      Composer: Hironobu Kageyama
      Arranger: Norimasa Yamagata

04. from 2nd studio album "FIRST AT LAST"
      Lyricist: Kumiko Tomoi
      Composer: Hironobu Kageyama
      Arranger: Kenichi Sudo

05. from 1st studio album "BROKEN HEART"
      Lyricist: Kumiko Tomoi
      Composer: Ryo Komuro
      Arranger: Tohru Aoyama

06. from 2nd studio album "FIRST AT LAST"
      Lyricist: Hironobu Kageyama, Yasuhiko Shigemura
      Composer: Hironobu Kageyama
      Arranger: Kenichi Sudo

07. from 1st studio album "BROKEN HEART"
      Lyricist: Shun Saijo
      Composer: Kingo Hamada
      Arranger: Tohru Aoyama

08. from 1st live album "It's LIVE Runnin"
      Lyricist: Kumiko Tomoi
      Composer: TEMPA
      Arranger: Hironobu Kageyama

09. from 1st live album "It's LIVE Runnin"
      Lyricist: Kumiko Tomoi
      Composer: Issei Endo
      Arranger: Hironobu Kageyama

10. from 1st studio album "BROKEN HEART" / Yuji Yamanaka cover
      Lyricist/Composer: Yasuhiko Shigemura, Yuji Yamanaka
      Arranger: Tohru Aoyama

11. from 1st studio album "BROKEN HEART"
      Lyricist: Nobuhiro Yamakage, Kumiko Tomoi
      Composer: Hiroyuki Tanaka
      Arranger: Kenzo Shiguma

12. 2nd single
      Lyricist, Composer: Hiro Tsunoda
      Arranger: Ken Satoh

13. 4th single
      Lyricist: Yoshiko Miura
      Composer: Wasaku Araki
      Arranger: Norimasa Yamanaka

14. from 3rd studio album "HORIZON"
      Lyricist: Yoshiko Miura
      Composer: Hironobu Kageyama
      Arranger: Norimasa Yamanaka

15. from 3rd studio album "HORIZON"
      Lyricist: Yoshiko Miura
      Composer: Osamu Yamazaki
      Arranger: Norimasa Yamanaka

16. from 2nd studio album "FIRST AT LAST"
      Lyricist: Hironobu Kageyama, Kumiko Tomoi
      Composer/Arranger: Kenichi Sudo


Photographed by TAKASHI ADACHI



PERSONNEL [adapted for this release]


1st Studio Album "BROKEN HEART" (05,07,10,11)

  Drums: SHUICHI (PONTA) MURAKAMI
  E.Bass: KEISUKE MIYASHITA (05,07) / YASUO TOMIKURA (10,11)
  E.Guitars: TORU AOYAMA
  E.Pf: NOBUYUKI SHIMIZU (05,07,10) / HIROKI INUI (11)
  A.Pf: NOBUYUKI SHIMIZU (10) / HIROKI INUI (11)
  Synthesizer: NOBUYUKI SHIMIZU, AKIRA NISHIMOTO (05,07) / SHUNJI INOUE (11)
  Percussions: YOSHINORI SUGAWARA (11)
  Sax: JAKE (05,11)
  Chorus: JADA (10) / MISS TONE (11)

  Producer: SHINJI SAWADA
                 HISAO HIRATA (CLIMAX)
  Director: SHUNSUKE NISHIMUTA (CLIMAX)
  General Manager: MICHIHIRO SATŌ
  Artist Booking: NORIO ITŌ
  Special Thanks To
    KUMIKO TOMOI (YAMAHA)
    SHUNJI INOUE
    HIROYUKI TANAKA
    TOMOHIKO NAKAMURA (MUSIC LAND)
    KENJI MORIYA (OFFICE PLAYERS)
    TSUTOMU IWAKI (SUGAR BABE)


1st Live Album "LIVE Runnin'" (02,08,09)

  Lead Guitar: KATSUMI SHIMAZU
  Drums: OSAMU FUJII
  Keyboard: HIRONOBU KONDO
  Bass: NAOKI TAKAHASHI
  Percussion, Keyboard, Chorus: TAKAO SUZUKI
  Side Guitar: KAZUYA EBINE
  Chorus: ISSEI ENDO (RVC)
  Sax, Flute, Chorus: HIROSHI TOKUHIRO
  Chorus: NORIMASA YAMANAKA (DISCO MATE)


2nd Studio Album "FIRST AT LAST"

  Recording Members
    Drums: OSAMU FUJII
    E.Bass: SHIGENORI (SHIRO) SHIRAI
    E.Guitars: KATSUMI SHIMAZU
    Keyboards: KENICHI SUDO
    Percussions: TAKAO SUZUKI

  Additional Arrangement: NORIMASA YAMANAKA


3rd Studio Album "HORIZON" (03,14,15)

  E.Guitar: KENJI KITAJIMA
  Keyboards: ICHIROH NAGATA
  E.Bass: CHIHARU MIKUZUKI (15)
  A.Sax: JAKE.H.CONSEPTION
  Chorus: We
  Strings: ENSEMBLE JOLLY (15)
  Synthesizer Operator: ATSUSHI UMEHARA (MAX)
  Recording Coordinator: KAZUO SUDOH (Hot Wave)
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  03,14,15 Arranged by We [Norimasa Yamanaka]
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  Director: HARUHISA HAYAKAWA
  Recording Engineer: NOBUO MAEDA (ONKIO HAUS)
  Assistant Engineer: SHINICHI YANO (ONKIO HAUS)
                               KINYA TAKAYAMA (ONKIO HAUS)
  Recording Studio: ONKIO HAUS 1st,2st,3st,6st
  Special Thanics to ~
  ONKIO HAUS (Mr. KATOH, Mr. YAMAMURO)
  YOSHIKO MIURA
  PICNIC (Miss TAKEUCHI)
  NORIMASA YAMANAKA / Bright Child Co.
  MAX
  SUGAR BABE
  Mr. UDAGAWA (FOR LIFE ARTIST)