SUZUKI Masayuki "All Time Rock'n'Roll"

Suzuki Masayuki "All Time Rock'n'Roll"

Singer Suzuki Masayuki (aka Martin) is celebrating this year his 40th anniversary since his debut in February 1980 part of chorus group Chanels (later to become Rats & Star). This new album celebrates that with self-covers of Chanels and Rats & Star, those featuring many guest artists, as well as covers of international hits, some new songs, and some greatest hits. It's a 3-CD set, also available as a limited edition with a bonus disc of rarities.

Covers include Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", Little Anthony & The Imperials' "Tears On My Pillow" (both performed with The Shoalin Brothers and produced by Konishi Yasuharu, with brass arrangements by Kubota Haruo), Ohtaki Eiichi's "yume de aetara", Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids' "Good Times, Rock & Roll" and Shep and the Limelites' "Daddy's Home".

The album features many special guests including Satō Yoshio (Barry Sato) (ex-Chanels, Rats & Star), Kuwano Nobuyoshi (ex-Chanels, Rats & Star), members of Gospellers (also as Gosperats, a collaboration with Rats & Star), Suzuki Airi, Oishi Masayoshi, Okazaki Taiiku, Ayanokōji Shō (Kishidan), Angela Aki, etc. Konishi Yasuharu also edited the medley that the first disc starts with.

Check out the special 40th anniversary site.

Suzuki Masayuki "All Time Rock'n'Roll"
鈴木雅之「ALL TIME ROCK 'N' ROLL」

Disc 1: "Mr. Black 2nd"
1. Ultra Chu Chu Medley <Hurricane ~ machikado Twilight ~ akogare no Slender Girl ~ shūmatsu Dynamite> (Edited by Konishi Yasuharu)
2. Crazy Little Thing Called Love <With The Shaolin Brothers, Satō Yoshio> (Produced by Konishi Yasuharu)
3. Good Times, Rock And Roll <With Satō Yoshio>
4. machikado Twilight Feat. Okazaki Taiiku <With Satō Yoshio>
5. Runaway <With Stardust☆Revue, Satō Yoshio, Kuwano Nobuyoshi>
6. namida no Sweet Cherry <With Gosperats>
7. Tears On My Pillow <With The Shaolin Brothers, Satō Yoshio> (Produced by Konishi Yasuharu)
8. Daddy's Home <With Satō Yoshio>
9. yume de aetara <With Yamadara Kōichi, Ōishi Masayoshi>
10. tamashii no Brother <Kurosawa Kaoru (Gospellers), Kawabata Kaname (Chemistry)>

Disc 2: "the year of RATS best"
1. TAKE THE"A"TRAIN ~ Harlem Express (Short Version) / Chanels
2. Runaway / Chanels
3. Tonight / Chanels
4. machikado Twilight / Chanels
5. Hurricane / Chanels
6. namida no Sweet Cherry / Chanels
7. yume miru 16sai / Chanels
8. Love Me Do / Chanels
9. akogare no Slender Girl / Chanels
10. Summer Holiday / Chanels
11. shūmatsu Dynamite / Chanels
12. hoshizora no Circus (kuchibue Version) / Rats & Star
13. Me-gumi no hito / Rats & Star
14. T-shirt ni kuchibeni / Rats & Star
15. Miss You / Rats & Star
16. Glamour Guy (12inch-Single Version) / Rats & Star
17. Madonna wa omae dake / Rats & Star
18. Lady Eccentric / Rats & Star
19. nettaiya/manatsu no Ecstacy / Rats & Star
20. Pap-Pi-Doo-Bi-Doo-Ba Story / Gosperats

Disc 3 "Perfect Vision"
1. iki mo dekinai kurai <With Ayanokōji Shō (Kishidan)>
2. Motivation
3. DADDY ! DADDY ! DO ! feat. Suzuki Airi
4. tatoe sekai ga soppo muite mo <With Ōishi Masayoshi>
5. Polaris <with Angela Aki>
6. iki mo dekinai kurai (Karaoke)
7. Motivation (Karaoke)
8. DADDY ! DADDY ! DO ! (Karaoke)
9. tatoe sekai ga soppo muite mo (Karaoke)
10. Polaris (Karaoke)

Disc 4 "ultra RARE tracks" (Limited edition only bonus disc)
1. Ultra Chu Chu Medley (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
2. shūmatsu Dynamite (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
3. akogare no Slender Girl (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
4. Hurricane (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
5. Summer Holiday (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
6. machikado Twilight (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
7. moshikashite, I Love You (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
8. Tonight (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
9. namida Sweet Cherry (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
10. Love Me Do (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
11. Runaway (Karaoke) ("Chanels Karaoke shū")
12. Rockin Robin <dai 2kai "Doo-wop Carnival" Unreleased live recording (1982.7.17)>
13. Stand By Me ~ There Goes My Baby ~ Spanish Harlem ~ Honey Love <dai 2kai "Doo-wop Carnival" Unreleased live recording (1982.7.17)>
14. Twistin' The Night Away <dai 2kai "Doo-wop Carnival" Unreleased live recording (1982.7.17)>

Limited edition (Set of 4 CDs)
Epic Sony ESCL-5390
Out 4/15, ¥4591 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†, YesAsia
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Regular edition (Set of 3 CDs only)
Epic Sony ESCL-5394
Out 4/15, ¥3636 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†, YesAsia, (Japan ^‡), Spotify
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.
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