Long Season

Long Season (stylized in all caps; subtitled ...we are not four seasons) is the sixth studio album by Japanese dub band Fishmans, first released on October 25, 1996 in Japan by Polydor Records on Digipak.[1] It is a single 35 minute composition based on previously released single "Season" and was recorded in July 1996.

Long Season
Studio album by
Fishmans
ReleasedOctober 25, 1996[1]
RecordedJuly 1996
StudioVivid Sound, Hawaii Studio Ver2.1, Little Bach
Genre
Length35:16
LabelPolydor Records
ProducerFishmans, ZAK
Fishmans chronology
Kuchu Camp
(1996)		 Long Season
(1996)		 Uchu Nippon Setagaya
(1997)

Background

The album idea developed from a chat between the band; they wanted to create a one-song album instead of the standard track by track album like their previous efforts. Based on the single “Season” several sessions were had, the band and ZAK came up with ideas at Waikiki Beach and made detailed edits. There were episodes in which ZAK would "shed blood from his eyes" because of viewing the monitor for too long.[2] The group brought many guest musicians into the studio for the recording of the record. Frequent collaborator Honzi (keyboards, violin) would join them again for the LP, as well as K-pop singer MariMari, a musician Fishmans would frequently appear alongside in the coming years. This would also be the first album Michigo "Darts" Sekiguchi (guitar) would appear in Fishmans' catalog as a guest guitarist, who would go on to play with them until their final concert. Vocalist UA also contributes hearty feminine vocals to the album.

Track listing

Original Digipak CD

The album consists of one 35-minute-long composition, which has been split up into five parts on multiple issues.

All tracks are written by Shinji Sato.

No.TitleLength
1."Long Season" (part 1)8:43
2."Long Season" (part 2)5:24
3."Long Season" (part 3)6:33
4."Long Season" (part 4)4:47
5."Long Season" (part 5)9:49
Total length:35:16

2016 limited edition vinyl LP

All tracks are written by Shinji Sato.

No.TitleLength
1."Long Season" (parts 1–3)20:40
2."Long Season" (parts 4–5)14:36
Total length:35:16

2012 limited edition CD & streaming

All tracks are written by Shinji Sato.

No.TitleLength
1."Long Season"35:16
Total length:35:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

  • Fishmans – production, arrangement
  • Shinji Sato – vocal, guitar, lyrics, composition
  • Yuzuru Kashiwabara – bass
  • Kin-ichi Motegi – drums
  • Honzi – keyboards, violin, accordion, Organette20, chorus
  • Michio "Darts" Sekiguchi – guitar, chorus
  • Asa-Chang – percussion
  • Taito Sato – guitar
  • UA – chorus
  • MariMari – chorus
  • Masaki Morimoto – whistle
  • Butchy – chorus
  • Naoko Ohmiya – chorus
  • Yoshiko Ohmiya – chorus
  • ZAK – production, programming, recording, mixing
  • TAK – recording
  • Yuka Koizumi – mastering
  • Toshiya Sano – artists and repertoire
  • Naoko Nozawa – artist promotion
  • Katsuyoshi Kinase – marketing promotion
  • Akiko Ueta – artist management
  • Ichiro Asatsuma – executive producer
  • Yoshiyuki Okuda – executive producer
  • Tadataka Watanabe – executive producer
  • Phonic (Mooog & Mariko Yamamoto) – art direction, design
  • Ayako Mogi – photography
  • Crion Yamamoto – photography
  • Junko Ishiwata – styling


Charts

2016 re-issue
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Chart[3] 100


References
  1. "Fishmans – Long Season (CD, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. "佐藤伸治（フィッシュマンズ）（後編）". Natalie.
  3. "LONG SEASON". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
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