| Artist | Kazumi Watanabe |
|---|---|
| Cover | KWatanabe_Olive.jpg |
| Released | September 25, 1977 |
| Recorded | June 1977 |
| Studio | Nippon Columbia 1st Studio, Tokyo |
| Genre | Jazz fusion |
| Label | Better Days YX-7580-ND |
| Producer | Kazumi Watanabe |
| Prev year | 1976 |
| Next year | 1978 |
Olive's Step is the 6th album by Japanese guitarist Kazumi Watanabe. The album was released on LP by Better Days label of Nippon Columbia in 1977.
Personnel
- Kazumi Watanabe - Electric guitar (A1-A4, B1-3), Acoustic guitar (A1, A3), Clap Hand(B3)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - Electric piano (A1-A4), Clavinet (A1), Piano (A2), ARP Odyssey (A2, A4), Yamaha Polyphonic Synthesizer (A2-A4), Solina (A4)
- Hiroshi Matsumoto - Electric piano (B1-B3), ARP Odyssey (B1), Piano (B2-B3), Solina (B2), Clap Hand(B3)
- Tsugutoshi Goto - Electric bass (A1-A4)
- Nobuyoshi Ino - Electric bass (B1-B3), Clap Hand(B3)
- Hiro Tsunoda - Drums (A1-A4)
- Arihide Kurata - Drums (B1-B3), Clap Hand(B3)
- Tatsuji Yokoyama - Percussion (B1-B3)
Production
- Producer - Kazumi Watanabe
- Assistant Producers & Management Office - Zen Production Inc.
- Recording Director - Tomohiro Saito
- Mixing & Remixing Engineer – Kaoru Iida
- Cover Design – Sign-Satoshi Saitoh, Mobuo Izumi
- Art stuff - Hideo Nakata (Mok)
- Cover Photo – Tadayuki Naitoh
- Liner notes - Masamichi Okazaki
- Liner notes - Eiichi Yoshimura (COCB-54209)
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | September 25, 1977 | Better Days | 30cmLP | YX-7580-ND | |
| August 5, 1977 | YX-7581 | ||||
| October 21, 1993 | 12cmCD | COCA-11113 | |||
| September 21, 2001 | COCB-31637 | remaster | |||
| December 22, 2004 | J-room | COCB-53292 | remaster, Peper jacket, KAZUMI BOX | ||
| September 1, 2010 | Better Days | COCB-53918 | HQCD, KAZUMI WATANABE EARLY YEARS BOX | ||
| Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc. | Music download | 387861525 | iTunes Store[1] | ||
| B6ja2j2g4ob4xqvhqkzsl6joehe | Google Play Music[2] | ||||
| October 24, 2012 | COKM-30934 | mora AAC-LC 320kbps[3] | |||
| February 26, 2014 | B00IG2CIRM | Amazon.com[4] | |||
| July 19, 2017 | Better Days | 12cmCD | COCB-54210 | UHQCD |
References
- ^ "Olive's Step Katsumi Watanabe". Apple Inc. 25 September 1977. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Olive's Step Kazumi Watanabe". Google Inc. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Olive's Step Kazumi Watanabe". LabelGate Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Olive's Step Katsumi Watanabe". Amazon.co.jp, Inc.. Retrieved 2018-04-28.