Tomohito Aoki's second (and final) solo album.


01. FINGER TOUGH

      Tomohito Aoki: electric bass
      Yoshiyuki Asano: electric guitar
      Shingo Kobayashi: keyboards,
                                  computer programming
      Masaharu Ishikawa: drums
      Masato Honda: alto sax - solo, baritone sax
      Kazuki Katsuta: alto sax - solo, tenor sax
      Masahiro Kobayashi: trumpet
      Futoshi Kobayashi: trumpet


02. BOTTOM LINE

      Tomohito Aoki: electric bass
      Yoshiyuki Asano: electric guitar
      Shingo Kobayashi: keyboards - solo,
                                  computer programming
      Kazuki Katsuta: alto sax - solo,
                              tenor sax
      Masato Honda: alto sax
      Masahiro Kobayashi: trumpet
      Futoshi Kobayashi: trumpet


03. BUMPY STREET

      Tomohito Aoki: electric bass
      Takeshi Ito: alto sax - solo
      Issei Noro: electric guitar - solo
      Satoru "SALT" Shionoya: acoustic piano - solo
      Takashi Numazawa: drums
      Shingo Kobayashi: computer programming
      Masahiro Kobayashi: trumpet
      Masato Honda: tenor sax
      Kazuki Katsuta: tenor sax


04. BLOODY MARY

      Tomohito Aoki: electric bass
      Masato Honda: soprano sax - solo
      Takashi Masuzaki: electric guitar - solo
      Yoshihiro Tomonari: acoustic piano.
                                    keyboards
      Shingo Kobayashi: computer programming


05. SIESTA
      (Toshiki Kadomatsu)

      Tomohito Aoki: electric bass,
                             fretless bass - solo
      Toshiki Kadomatsu: electric guitar,
                                   acoustic guitar,
                                   background vocals,
                                   keyboards,
                                   computer programming
      Hiroshi Yamada:  computer manipulator


06. DR.STOP

      Tomohito Aoki: electric bass
      Yoshiyuki Asano: electric guitar - solo
      Shingo Kobayashi: keyboards,
                                  computer programming
      Masaharu Ishikawa: drums
      Masahiro Kobayashi: flugel horn - solo, trumpet
      Futoshi Kobayashi: trumpet
      Masato Honda: alto sax, baritone sax
      Kazuki Katsuta: tenor sax


07. WANDERING IN THE NIGHT

      Tomohito Aoki: electric bass
      Kazuki Katsuta: alto sax - solo
      Yoshiyuki Asano: electric guitar
      Shingo Kobayashi: keyboards,
                               computer programming


08. DONNA LEE
      (Charlie Parker)

      Tomohito Aoki: electric bass
      Sadao Watanabe: alto sax - solo
      Masahiro Sayama: acoustic piano - solo
      Hideo Yamaki: drums
      Shingo Kobayashi: computer programming


09. COME ON, COME OVER
      (B.Herzog - J.Pastorius)

      Tomohito Aoki: electric bass - solo
      Fusanosuke Kondo: vocal
      Takashi "HOTOKE" Nagai: vocal
      Jun Kajiwara: electric guitar
      Masahiro Sayama: electric piano - solo
      Shuichi "PONTA" Murakami: drums
      Shingo Kobayashi: computer programming
      Shiro Sasaki: trumpet
      Masato Honda: alto sax - solo
      Osamu Koike: tenor sax, baritone sax


10. DEVOTION

      Tomohito Aoki: fretless bass
      Shoji Haruna: soprano sax - solo
      Kazumi Watanabe: acoustic guitar - solo
      Masahiro Sayama: acoustic piano
      Hideo Yamaki: drums
      Michiaki Tanaka: percussion
      Shingo Kobayashi: computer programming


Produced by Tomohito Aoki except "Siesta" by Toshiki Kadomatsu
Co-produced by Shingo Kobayashi except "Siesta" by Tomohito Aoki

All songs written by Tomohito Aoki except as indicated.
All songs arranged by Tomohito Aoki except "Siesta" by Toshiki Kadomatsu, "Come On, Come Over" by Masahiro Sayama
Horn arrangement by Masahiro Kobayashi except "Come On, Come Over" by Masahiro Sayama and Osamu Koike
Recorded by Hideaki Ikeda except "Siesta" by Shinichi Kawasumi (MIXER'S LAB)
Mixed by Hideaki Ikeda except "Siesta" by Eiji Uchinuma (MIXER'S LAB)
Recorded and mixed at VOX RECORDERS and ONKIO HAUS, except "Siesta" at WESTSIDE STUDIO; March - May, 2000

Assistant Engineers: Hironobu Kitajima (VOX RECORDERS), Minoru Hirose (MIXER'S LAB),
Chinatsu Koizumu (MIXER'S LAB), Yoshio Ohira (MIXER'S LAB), Satoru Yamaguchi (ONKIO HAUS)
Mastered by Hiroshi Kawasaki at JVC/Victor Aoyama Studio

Equipment technician for Toshiki Kadomatsu: Masazumi Nakayama
Studio Management for Toshiki Kadomatsu: Koji Kikkawa (MIXER'S LAB)
Management for Toshiki Kadomatsu: Tetsuo Kokubu (BEANS), Hajime Urushibara (BEANS), Hiroyuki Suzuki (BEANS)
Production Coordination: Masashi Sasaki (PUBLIC IMAGE)

Takeshi Ito appears by the courtesy of Kitty Enterprises, A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY
Toshiki Kadomatsu and Satoru Shionoya appear by the courtesy of BMG FUN HOUSE, INC.
Fusanosuke Kondo, Kazuki Katsuta (from Dimension) and
Takashi Masuzaki (from Dimension) appear by the courtesy of ROOMS RECORDS, INC.
Takashi Nagai appears by the courtesy of ZAIN RECORDS, INC
Issei Noro appears by the courtesy of PIONEER LDC,INC.
Sadao Watanabe appears by the courtesy of Polydor K.K.
Masato Honda, Shuichi "PONTA" Murakami and Masahiro Sayama are JVC/Victor Entertainment Recording Artists.

Photographer: Hiroshi Hatate
Styling: Ken Uchizawa
Hair & Make-up: Makoto Tanikawa
Art direction and design: Richiro Yoshida
Jacket editor: Maiko Tanimoto

A&R: Sumio Jono

Executive Producer: Katz Ueda

Special thanks to
Yoshio Matsushita, Tetsu Hoshika, Kohji Hashikawa, Kenji Ono, Akiba & Tada chan, Y.Matsuura, Nobu & Yoshimi Salto,
Hiroyuki Abe (Bug Corporation), Riki Fujioka (GEN PLANNING), Takashi Kimura (MARUNI MUSIC),
Hidenori Koie (SIGNALED YELLOW), Tetsuo Kokubu (BEANS), Takashi Murayama (SEAS), Masaomi Okuno (Quark),
Marico Onodera (Village-A), Shigeru Sekiguchi (M&M Studio), Fumiaki Takahashi (Casiopea International),
Koko Tanikawa (Hilltop Studio), Hiroko Ogawa (ARK) ....... and Kenji Omura

Very special thanks to
All the musicians, whose spirit, support, vitality and talent made this project happen.
Especialy Toshiki Kadomatsu for your special contribution and Shingo for your great support!

Very very special thanks to
Fumie ("Devotion" for you), Risa & my family.
This album dedicated to my mother in heaven

Tomohito Aoki Plays: ATELIER Z: M#265 & M#265FL28F "Aoki model", Hartke: model 7000 4.5XL, Ex-pro cables
Thanks to Mr. Motohashi & Mr. Sato at Day's Corporation, Mr. Yoshida & Ms. Hibi at Hoshino Gakki, Mr. Kondoh at Ex-pro

Thanx to my boys
KUBOTA → ITAGAKI → ASANO → KENICHIRO → TAGUCHI → TAKA → HOSHI → YAGISHITA → MAEDA → ?