Sweet Revenge (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)
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| Sweet Revenge | ||||
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| Studio album by Ryuichi Sakamoto | ||||
| Released | 17 June 1994 | |||
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| Genre | Fusion, Electronica, Synthpop, World | |||
| Length | 60:26 (Japanese version) | |||
| Label | Güt / For Life Music (Japan) Elektra (USA) |
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| Producer | Ryuichi Sakamoto | |||
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Sweet Revenge is a 1994 album by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The Japanese and international releases have different track listings.
An animated music video for "Psychedelic Afternoon" was released in 2013 as a way to raise money and awareness for children who survived the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]
Track listing
All music composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, with lyrics by those noted.
| Japanese version | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Tokyo Story" | 1:16 |
| 2. | "Moving On" (J-Me) | 5:45 |
| 3. | "二人の果て (Sentimental)" (Takeo Ohnuki) | 5:56 |
| 4. | "Regret" (J-Me) | 5:38 |
| 5. | "Pounding At My Heart" (Paul Alexander) | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Love and Hate" (Holly Johnson) | 5:27 |
| 7. | "Sweet Revenge" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "7 Seconds" (J-Me) | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Anna" | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Same Dream, Same Destination" (Roddy Frame) | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Psychedelic Afternoon" (David Byrne) | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Interruptions" (Latasha Natasha Diggs) | 4:51 |
| 13. | "君と僕と彼女のこと (Water's Edge)" (Takeo Ohnuki) | 5:20 |
| International version | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Tokyo Story" | 1:16 |
| 2. | "Moving On" (J-Me) | 5:45 |
| 3. | "Sentimental" (Vivien Goldman) | 5:56 |
| 4. | "Regret" (J-Me) | 5:38 |
| 5. | "Pounding At My Heart" (Paul Alexander) | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Love and Hate" (Holly Johnson) | 5:27 |
| 7. | "Sweet Revenge" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "7 Seconds" (J-Me) | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Same Dream, Same Destination" (Roddy Frame) | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Interruptions" (Latasha Natasha Diggs) | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Water's Edge" (Vivien Goldman) | 5:20 |
Personnel
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, programming
- J-Me – vocals
- Vivien Sessoms – vocals
- Holly Johnson – vocals
- Latasha Natasha Diggs – vocals
- Paul Alexander – vocals
- Roddy Frame – vocals
- Miki Imai – vocals
- Towa Tei – programming
- Satoshi Tomiie – programming and arrangements
- Cyro Baptista – percussion
- Amadeo Pace – guitar
- David Nadien – string section leader
- Lawrence Feldman – bass clarinet
- Romero Lubambo – guitar
- Hiroshi Takano – guitar
- Jean-Baptiste Mondino – photography
