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Seawind "Reunion" CD release in April

In 2007, We have heard that the long-awaited Seawind Reunion CD recording was almsot finished! in 2007 and they started mixdown, mastering and so on. Finally, wait will be really over soon. The album "Reunion" will be released on April 22 for Village Records, a subsidary label of Sony Music, Japan. The group spent time in Los Angeles recording studios, while tracking all of their new songs. The new CD will also include 2007 remakes of their classics "Follow Your Road", "Free" and "He Loves You", on which Al Jarreau is featured along with Pauline Wilson. Further Al is also on the brand new song entitled "Hold On".  

Except Jerry Hey , The rest of entire group members reunited; Bob Wilson - Drums, Pauline Wilson - Vocals, Larry Williams - Keyboards, Sax & Flute, Kim Hutchcroft - Sax & Flute, Bud Nuanez - Guitar and Ken Wild - Bass are back. It seems that the band will do reunion tour after this release. We will have legends again in coming spring of 2009.

• Label: Village Records, Japan (Limited Edition: VRCL20001 Standard Edition: VRCL12003)
• Release Date: April 22, 2009
• Seawind is:
  • Pauline Wilson : Lead & Background Vocals
  • Larry Williams：Piano , Key , Sax & Flute
  • Kim Hutchcroft：Sax & Flutes
  • Bob Wilson：Drums(& Primary Composer)
  • Bud Nuanez：Electric & Acoustic Guitars
  • Ken Wild：Acoustic , Electric & Fretless Electric Basses
  • Larry Hall : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
• Guest Musicians :
  • Al Jarreau : Vocals & “Scat” Vocals　
  • Gary Grant : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
  • Bill Reichenbach : Trombones
  • Michito Sanchez : Percussion
• Tracks:
  1. He Loves You
  2. Kept By Your Power
  3. Sunshadow
  4. Hold On To Love
  5. Follow Your Road
  6. Wayne
  7. Free
  8. Everything Needs Love
  9. Pearl
  10. You’re My Everything
  11. Devil Is A Liar
  12. Liquid Spies

Fly Away - The Songs Of David Foster full album release on March 9 in Europe

"Fly Away - The Songs of David Foster", a labor of love that celebrates the art of one of the most talented musicians ever to appear on the pop scene will be released on March 9 by the label Contante & Sonante. (Zink Music, Sweden has recently announced their exclusive collaboration with Contante & Sonante for this release, they will also distribute this great album in European market excluded Spain and Pottugal and the zink release date is set for April 1, 2009.)

The album presents a spectacular cast of vocalists, including: Bill Champlin, Jeff Pescetto, Robbie Dupree, Bill LaBounty, Lisa Lövbrand, Joe Pizzulo, Bill Cantos, Cecily Gardner, Frank Ådahl, Ole Børud, Arnold McCuller and the unforgettable Warren Wiebe, backed-up by an elite group of studio musicians, including David Foster himself, Jay Graydon, John Robinson, Nathan East, Abraham Laboriel, Paul Jackson Jr, Michael Landau, Jeremy Lubbock, Ramon Stagnaro and Brandon Fields, this is a once-in-a-lifetime record that will not fail to live up to the expectations of the most demanding Foster fans.

• Label: Constante & Sonante, Spain (CSCD-0209)
• Release Date: March 9, 2009
• Tracklist:  
  1. Prelude
  2. In The Stone (Bill Champlin)
  3. No Explanation (Bill LaBounty)
  4. Jojo (Arnold McCuller)
  5. The Colour Of My Love (Frank Ådahl)
  6. Heart To Heart (Jeff Pescetto)
  7. Fly Away (Robbie Dupree)
  8. Look What You've Done To Me (Cecily Gardner)
  9. Through The Fire (Ole Børud)
  10. The Best Of Me (Lisa Lövbrand)
  11. Nothin' You Can Do About It (Frank Ådahl)
  12. Whatever We Imagine (Bill Cantos)
  13. When Will The World Be Like Lovers (J. Pescetto, R. Dupree, B. Cantos, A. McCuller, F. Ådahl & Joe Pizzulo)
  14. Live Each Day (Warren Wiebe)

Bobby Kimball talks...

Here is the laetst Bobby Kimball interviews done by Music Taste & HoriPro Entertainment Group,Inc, the Japanese home for West Coast All Stars featuring Bobby Kimball, Joseph Williams, Jason Scheff and Bill Champlin / Tommy Funderburk and Joseph Williams solo works. Bobby talks about TOTO and West Coast All Stars and so on. Enjoy this!If you would like to buy West Coast All Stars' official US physical release (CD-R format) or download MP3, now you can do at CD Baby. Follow the link at the bottom of this article. And you can download MP3 of Joseph Williams recent solo works "Two Of Us", "Tears" and "Smiles" there too.

SIncerely - Mariya Takeuchi Song Book Complete Edition

Mariya Takeuchi must be one of the best female singer/songwriters of Japan and she continues to release great albums over three decades. In 2002,

Cover album of Mariya Takeuchi release from musical big ones commemorating Mariya Takeuchi's 30-year anniversary. All tracks are remastared and a bonus track "Slow Love" performed by Olivia Newton-John is added to this special low-priced reissue. Enjoy many interesting performances done by your favorite singers including Richard Page, Marc Jordan, Christopher Cross, Richard Marx and many others. Please note that David Foster play the piano on very beautiful ballads "Teko's Theme" featuring Nita Whitaker, which is worth listening if you should miss.

• Label: Universal Music, Japan (UPCH-1638,1639)
• Release Date: December 17, 2008
• Tracks (CD-1)
  1. Love Storm (Lisa Loeb)
  2. Manhattan Kiss -Just Another Dream (Tiffany)
  3. At The Station (Richard Marx)
  4. My Sweet Home (Ann Wilson)
  5. Confession (Roberta Flack)
  6. Single Again (Phobe Snow)
  7. Plastic Love (Marilyn Martin)
  8. Camouflage (Bobby Caldwell)
  9. Time Strangers (Laura Branigan)
  10. Everyday Is Special (Rita Coolidge)
  11. Hearty Party Tonight (The Pointer Sisters)
  12. When Angels Cry (Marilyn Martin & Joe Pizzulo)
• Tracks(CD-2)
  1. Cheer Up (Eric Martin)
  2. Let's Try Again (Kim Carnes)
  3. PURE LOVE - LUCKY STAR (Richard Page)
  4. Mersey Beat (Juice Newton)
  5. Winter Lovers (Cyndy Lauper)
  6. Nostalgia (Christopher Cross)
  7. Forever Friends (Amy Sky & Marc Jordan)
  8. Midnight Nightingale (Gino Vannelli)
  9. Convenient Lover (Amy Foster Gillies)
  10. Night at the Amphitheater (Terri Nunn)
  11. Teko's Theme (Nita Whitaker with David Foster)
  12. Slow Love (Olivia Newton-John)

Sincerely... Mariya Takeuchi Songbook Complete Edition / V.A.