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Toshi Kubota tests the relationship between a style of music and the racial makeup of its performers, posing a variation on the old question, "Can a white man play the blues?" In Kubota's case, the query is, "Can a Japanese man feel the funk?" A popular success at home, Kubota relocated to the U.S. in 1994 and issued his first English language album, Sunshine Moonlight, in 1995. It didn't get any attention in America but sold to his following overseas. Five years later, Nothing but Your Love testifies to Kubota's affection for the funk music of the late '70s and early '80s. The title track, which leads off the album, is a homage to Parliament/Funkadelic that mentions the term "mothership," harking back to the group's Mothership Connection album, while "Body Bounce" features a sample from Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce." Singing in a smooth tenor frequently augmented by backup singers, Kubota also borrows from '70s Motown, especially Stevie Wonder, and the group vocal sounds of Philadelphia International Records. Various contemporary production teams, notably Soulshock & Karlin, the Track Masters, and members of the Roots, have been brought in to update the material to sound like current R&B/hip-hop, but Kubota's own roots (however transplanted) remain obvious. What we have here is a Japanese pop artist recreating a black American style from about 20 years ago, which sounds like a hard sell from more than one point of view domestically, if not internationally.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Carl James, Bass - Joi Cardwell, Background Vocal - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - Jim Caruana, 2nd Engineer - Ralph Rolle, Drums - Yutaka Kawana, Programmer - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - Toshi Kubota, Producer - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Performer
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Carl James, Bass - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - David Ivory, Engineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - M. Martinez, Composer - M. Martinez, Lyricist - Kamal, Keyboards - Charles McCorey, 2nd Engineer - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - The Roots, Producer - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Performer - T. MOORE, Lyricist - T. MOORE, Composer - Ahmir Thompson, Drums - Mercedes Martinez, Background Vocal
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Karlin, Producer - Karlin, Keyboards - Karlin, Drum Programmer - Joi Cardwell, Background Vocal - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - L. Creatore, Composer - L. Creatore, Lyricist - H. Peretti, Composer - H. Peretti, Lyricist - Toshi Kubota featuring Pras, Performer - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - George Weiss, Composer - George Weiss, Lyricist - Victor McCoy, 2nd Engineer - SoulShock, Producer - SoulShock, Keyboards - SoulShock, Drum Programmer - Silky Deluxe, Background Vocal - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - J. Cardwell, Composer - J. Cardwell, Lyricist - Manny Marroquin, Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Bill Malina, Edited By
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Joi Cardwell, Background Vocal - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - R. TROUTMAN, Composer - R. TROUTMAN, Lyricist - The Butcher Crew, Performer - Joe Nicolo, Producer - Joe Nicolo, Engineer - Joe Nicolo, Mixing Engineer - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - J. Cardwell, Composer - J. Cardwell, Lyricist - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Producer - Toshi Kubota, Performer
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Bette Sussman, Keyboards - A. Stone, Composer - A. Stone, Lyricist - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - Charles McCrorey, 2nd Engineer - Jeff Bova, Keyboards - Jeff Bova, Synthesizer - Jeff Bova, Arranger - Angie Stone, Background Vocal - Yutaka Kawana, Programmer - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - Toshi Kubota, Producer - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Performer
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Jon Smeltz, Engineer - Jon Smeltz, Mixing Engineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - Chaz Harper, Engineer - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - David Ivory, Engineer - Reza Safinia, Re-Mixer - Ahmir Thompson, Drums - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Performer - Tracy Moore, Background Vocal - Mercedes Martinez, Background Vocal - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - Larry Gold, Arranger - Carlos Martinez, 2nd Engineer - Axel Niehaus, Engineer - Kamal, Guitar - Kamal, Keyboards - Leonard Hubbard, Bass - M. Martinez, Composer - M. Martinez, Lyricist - T. MOORE, Lyricist - T. MOORE, Composer - The Roots, Producer
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
A. Stone, Composer - A. Stone, Lyricist - Monet, Background Vocal - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - R. Saadiq, Composer - R. Saadiq, Lyricist - Raphael Saadiq, Producer - Raphael Saadiq, Performer - Russ Grell, 2nd Engineer - James Murray, Engineer - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - Dexter Simmons, Mixing Engineer - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Performer - Chaz Harper, Engineer - Bill Malina, Edited By
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - Toshi Kubota, Performer - Toshi Kubota, Producer
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Jonathan Dryden, Keyboards - Ben Garrison, Mixing Engineer - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - Yutaka Nakamura, 2nd Engineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - A. Williams, Lyricist - A. Williams, Composer - B. Nichols, Composer - B. Nichols, Lyricist - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - Christopher Walker, Guitar - J. Cardwell, Composer - J. Cardwell, Lyricist - Toshi Kubota, Performer - Camus Celli, Producer - Camus Celli, Engineer - Camus Celli, Keyboards - Camus Celli, Mixing Engineer - Camus Celli, Drum Programmer
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
A. Stone, Composer - A. Stone, Lyricist - Monet, Background Vocal - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - R. Saadiq, Composer - R. Saadiq, Lyricist - Raphael Saadiq, Producer - Raphael Saadiq, Performer - Russ Grell, 2nd Engineer - James Murray, Engineer - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - Dexter Simmons, Mixing Engineer - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Performer - Chaz Harper, Engineer - Bill Malina, Edited By
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Karlin, Producer - Karlin, Keyboards - Karlin, Drum Programmer - Joi Cardwell, Background Vocal - T. Kubota, Composer - T. Kubota, Lyricist - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - Victor McCoy, 2nd Engineer - SoulShock, Producer - SoulShock, Keyboards - SoulShock, Drum Programmer - Silky Deluxe, Background Vocal - K. Karlin, Composer - K. Karlin, Lyricist - P. White, Composer - P. White, Lyricist - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - J. Cardwell, Composer - J. Cardwell, Lyricist - Manny Marroquin, Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Performer - C. Schack, Composer - C. Schack, Lyricist
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Charmelle Colefield, Background Vocal - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - Charles McCrorey, 2nd Engineer - Fred Hedenmark, 2nd Engineer - Jason Goldstein, Engineer - Wordsworth, Rap Performed By - Punchline, Rap Performed By - Chamelle Cofield, Composer - Chamelle Cofield, Lyricist - Poke and Tone, Producer - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - Axel Niehaus, Synthesizer - Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - S. Barnes, Composer - S. Barnes, Lyricist - J. OLIVER, Composer - J. OLIVER, Lyricist - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Performer
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Karlin, Producer - Karlin, Keyboards - Karlin, Drum Programmer - DAVE O'DONNELL, Engineer - Charles McCrorey, 2nd Engineer - SoulShock, Producer - SoulShock, Keyboards - SoulShock, Drum Programmer - Amil Dave, 2nd Engineer - Axel Niehaus, Mixing Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Engineer - Toshi Kubota, Background Vocal - Toshi Kubota, Performer - Diane Warren, Composer - Diane Warren, Lyricist
(P)2000 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Chronique
Toshi Kubota tests the relationship between a style of music and the racial makeup of its performers, posing a variation on the old question, "Can a white man play the blues?" In Kubota's case, the query is, "Can a Japanese man feel the funk?" A popular success at home, Kubota relocated to the U.S. in 1994 and issued his first English language album, Sunshine Moonlight, in 1995. It didn't get any attention in America but sold to his following overseas. Five years later, Nothing but Your Love testifies to Kubota's affection for the funk music of the late '70s and early '80s. The title track, which leads off the album, is a homage to Parliament/Funkadelic that mentions the term "mothership," harking back to the group's Mothership Connection album, while "Body Bounce" features a sample from Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce." Singing in a smooth tenor frequently augmented by backup singers, Kubota also borrows from '70s Motown, especially Stevie Wonder, and the group vocal sounds of Philadelphia International Records. Various contemporary production teams, notably Soulshock & Karlin, the Track Masters, and members of the Roots, have been brought in to update the material to sound like current R&B/hip-hop, but Kubota's own roots (however transplanted) remain obvious. What we have here is a Japanese pop artist recreating a black American style from about 20 years ago, which sounds like a hard sell from more than one point of view domestically, if not internationally.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 13 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:51:21
- Artistes principaux : Toshi Kubota
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Epic
- Genre : Pop/Rock
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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