Sun Sun
| Sun Sun | ||||
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| Studio album by Casiopea | ||||
| Released | September 10, 1986 | |||
| Recorded |
The Hit Factory, New York City  from June 8 to June 29, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 51:14 | |||
| Label |
Alfa Records ALR-28085 | |||
| Producer | Carlos Alomar, Issei Noro | |||
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| Singles from Sun Sun | ||||
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| Allmusic |  [1] |
Sun Sun is the 15th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1986.
Track listing
| Side A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Conjunction" | - | Issei Noro | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Coast To Coast" | - | Issei Noro | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Keepers" | - | Issei Noro | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Lunar Shade" | - | Issei Noro | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Sun" | Carlos Alomar, Issei Noro | Carlos Alomar | 4:03 |
| 6. | "After Glow" | - | Akira Jimbo | 3:18 |
| Side B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Departure" | - | Akira Jimbo | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Someone's Love" | Carlos Alomar | Issei Noro | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Mi Señora" | - | Tetsuo Sakurai | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Something's Wrong (Change It)" | Carlos Alomar | Carlos Alomar | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Transformation 1" | - | Minoru Mukaiya | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Planetoid ~ Mother Earth" | - | Issei Noro | 5:12 |
| CD, 12inch track list | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Conjunction" | - | Issei Noro | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Coast To Coast" | - | Issei Noro | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Keepers" | - | Issei Noro | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Lunar Shade" | - | Issei Noro | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Sun" | Carlos Alomar, Issei Noro | Carlos Alomar | 4:03 |
| 6. | "After Glow" | - | Akira Jimbo | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Mr. Unique" (CD, 12inch bounus track) | - | Issei Noro | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Samba Mania" (CD, 12inch bounus track) | - | Minoru Mukaiya | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Departure" | - | Akira Jimbo | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Someone's Love" | Carlos Alomar | Issei Noro | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Mi Señora" | - | Tetsuo Sakurai | 3:22 |
| 12. | "Something's Wrong (Change It)" | Carlos Alomar | Carlos Alomar | 4:31 |
| 13. | "Transformation 1" | - | Minoru Mukaiya | 3:23 |
| 14. | "Planetoid ~ Mother Earth" | - | Issei Noro | 5:12 |
Personnel
Casiopea are
- Issei Noro – electric guitar (Yamaha Issei Model, SG-3000 Fretless & Kramea Pitchrider-7000 with DX-7)
- Minoru Mukaiya – keyboards (Yamaha DX-7, KX-88, KX-76, TX-816, QX-1, Korg DSS-1, EX-8000, Roland SBX-0, TR-727, Emulator-II, AKAI S-900 & acoustic piano)
- Tetsuo Sakurai – electric bass (Yamaha Tetsuo Model, BB-5000, BB-3000 Fretless & Kramer KMZ-6000)
- Akira Jimbo – drums (Yamaha YD-9000RG & RD, Zildjan cymbals, Simmons SDS-5)
Additional musicians
- John Waite – lead vocal on "Something Wrong /Change It"
- Frank Simms – lead Vocal on "Sun"
- Background vocals on "Someone's Love" & "Conjunction" – Diva Gray, Vivian Cherry & Leatrice Griffin
- Background vocals on "Sun" & "Somethings Wrong (Change It)" – Casiopea
- Borneo Horns – Horns
- Stan Harrison – alto saxophone
- Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone
- Steve Elson – tenor & baritone saxophone
- Earl Gardner – trumpet
- Lenny Pickett – horn arrangements
- Pablo Rosario – Latin percussion
- Guilmerue Franco, Marcio Sapel – Brazilian percussion on "Samba Mania"
Production
- Producer – Carlos Alomar
- Co-producer – Issei Noro
- Engineer – Andy Heermans
- Assistant engineer – Victor Deyglio, Lance Mcvickar, Tim Reppert
- Sound adviser – Shun Miyazumi
- A&R co-ordinator – Masato Arai, Toshikazu Awano
- Mastering – Howie Weinberg
- Management – Fumiaki Takahashi
- Supervisor – Shinichi Toyama
- Equipment co-ordinator: Katsuhiro Maruichi
- Photo – Fumio Tomita
- Design – Toshinao Tsukui
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | September 10, 1986 | Alfa Records | 30cmLP | ALR-28085 | stereo |
| Japan | September 10, 1986 | Alfa Records | 12cmCD | 32XA-90 | |
| Japan | March 21, 1992 | Alfa Records | 12cmCD | ALCA-285 | |
| Japan | August 31, 1994 | Alfa Records | 12cmCD | ALCA-9015 | |
| Japan | August 29, 1998 | Alfa Records | 12cmCD | ALCA-9210 | |
| Japan | February 20, 2002 | Village Records | remastered CD | VRCL-2215 | DSD, LP paper jacket |
| Japan | March 13, 2002 | Village Records | remastered CD | VRCL-2235 | DSD |
| Japan | May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | remastered CD | MHCL-20017 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket |
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