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Hello, forum friends This is a story of a man and woman's reunion. It is sung from the position of a woman. I will send it to you with a fusion pop and a little Motown feel. Lylics written by me. Any comments encouraged. Always welcome. Best regards. Shigeki Adachi Title: 今夜だけは恋人(Translation: You are my love tonight?) Vocal: Yoko K., my friend Link: https://soundcloud.com/animarorecords/you-are-my-love-tonightStyle is _SJAZZC5.STY RealTracks in style: 903:Bass, Electric, SmoothCool Sw16 100 RealTracks in style: 906:Piano, Electric, Rhythm SmoothCool Sw16 100 RealTracks in style: 1073:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm SmoothJazzCool Sw16 100 RealDrums in Style: SmoothJazzCoolSw16^1-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride Additional Elec. Guitar playd by YAMAHA teacher Additional Rhodes Piano (EastWest Quantum Leap Goliath) Additional 4 part strings (EastWest Symphonic Orchestra) Scored by me. Summary of lyrics: What a coincidence we happen to meet On my way home from a party You immediately pick me up to a bar Where I have been once with you The moment you find I am wearing white dress You say “So beautiful, did you go to a party?” Thank you for your nice words You have not changed since long ago I don’t know why but I'm so glad To see you again without passing each other You have not given me even e-mails for many years What have you been doing for these years? Somehow I feel a little bit As if I went back to the past tonight Please promise me next date I want to spend leisurely with you after a long time After a dinner at a nice restaurant It is our routine course to go to a bar And drink strong liquors The night view through the window is very beautiful The high stools are all double-seated But a little bit small for two people I will be bold slightly As no one can see our hands under the table We tangle our fingers softly And I get into mischief in your palm It may be because of alcohol My heart will gradually uplift Your kisses were so sweet When we were on our way home last week I definitely need the same ones tonight too I will never let you return home except that
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Wonderful melody & vocal. The string arrangement, whilst clever & interesting is a) too busy in parts b) needs to be dropped out occasionally for dynamics and c) the glissando in the strings are a bit wonky/not smooth enough. Terrific song - I enjoyed it. With JPop becoming big business in the west perhaps there'll be a wider audience for smart J Jazz soon.
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
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I really enjoyed this song! The overall feel of the song was pretty fantastic. I do agree that the strings stuck out a little at a time compared to the flow of the rest of the song, but otherwise really great stuff!
Thanks for sharing with us!
Cheers, Ember
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Very nice jazzy pop song, beautiful melody and enjoyable chord progression, I like especially the more melancholy part which reminds of soundtracks in several Japanese movies. Nice hook with the electric piano.
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Again, a great track. I loved how you introduced a little diminished chord in the 2nd line of the melody! Very enjoyable mix, and a lovely vocal. I especially like how you began the bridge. Your productions are so professional, they sound really great! Thanks, Tom
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Shigeki,
I enjoyed this - sophisticated and polished as your postings always are on both composition and production. A fine vocal by Yoko. Though I tend to agree with Ray that the strings sometimes distract from the vocal, they sound great for the most part... and I confess that I listen to your music hoping there will be a string arrangement!
Robert
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Shigeki,
This song has a great sound going on. Love the arrangement and vocal - excellent job.
Bob
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Wonderful song Animaro records! Very great and smooth vibes with this! Thanks for sharing, always a treat!
Cheers, Joe
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cool stuff.... Gotta love the quality of the EW orch samples
nice work
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Very cool song. Has a 70's lounge vibe to it. Excellent vocal. Well done Shigeki
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I agree with everyone else - pleasant melody, good vocal, nice arrangement. Like Robert, I always look forward to hearing what you're going to do with your string arrangements. I loved the string runs, but agree that the repetition of the run - lovely as it is - sticks out a bit too much. But I thought the run sounded pretty darned good, especially considering how hard they are to do with a sampled library. The rhodes solo reminded me of something from Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees - a good thing! All in all, I enjoyed listening through several times.
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Hi Shigeki,
Loved it! I think you know I really enjoy big band and full orchestra productions. As always, Yoko's vocal stands out so nicely. Love the arrangement - very sophisticated. I always look forward to your music. Love that augmented chord you sneak in there! Smooth ending.Wishing you the best.
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hi Shigeki Adachi and Yoko excellent job very good job on tracks super vocal very enjoyable thanks for sharing eric
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Shigeki,
Another classy delivery from you and Yoko.
I was really taken by the intro, what an excellent lead in to the song.
Quite outstanding, start to finish.
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Shigeki Adachi,
Another great listen. Excellent mix. Beautiful melody.
Yoko's vocal is good - as usual.
Your orchestration is always wonderful. A delight for the ears.
Much enjoyed.
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It's very hard to add to what floyd said.
He used the words "great," "wonderful" and "beautiful."
We could not agree more but would like to add a couple of words we've used before to describe your productions.
"Classy and sophisticated!"
Very, very nice.
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A wonderful arrangement and the vocals are top notch. Enjoyed my listen.
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WOW, those strings and the vocal were fantastic! It's very hard to add to what floyd said.
He used the words "great," "wonderful" and "beautiful."
We could not agree more but would like to add a couple of words we've used before to describe your productions.
"Classy and sophisticated!"
Very, very nice.
J&B I couldn't say it any better. This is really, really good!
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I'll follow floyd, Janice & Bud & Mario and endorse what they said. Beautiful work.
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Hello, rayc
Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment. I much appreciate your careful listen and detailed analysis of this tune. Yes, as you say, the strings may be too busy. That is probably the influence of French arrangers I love, such as Michel Legrand, Paul Mauriat, and etc. With JPop becoming big business in the west? I don’t yet know any Japanese musicians who have succeeded in the US so far. But I am very encouraged by your nice words.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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