On Guitar (album)
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| Released | November 25, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Sound City Studio, Media Studio | |||
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| Length | 43:28 | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
| Producer | Hiroshi Tanaka | |||
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On Guitar is a studio album by Japanese musician, producer, and composer Masayoshi Takanaka[1], released by Invitation Records in November 1978. The album's initial release was distributed on vinyl and cassette tape, and was re-released on CD in 1994. The album is part of the Professional High-Technique Series[2], a set of three albums released in 1978 by Victor Entertainment.[3] These albums, intended for instrument instruction, feature material focused on guitar, bass, and drums. Tsugutoshi Gotō's On Bass and Hiro Tsunoda's On Drums[4] are the other two albums in the series.[5]
This album features a mix of original songs and covers from established acts such as Bobby Womack, Billy Joel, George Benson, Carlos Santana, and Earth, Wind & Fire.[6] The original record release came with a sheet detailing the effect pedals used.[7]
Despite it being his fifth LP released[8], it is not mentioned on Takanaka's website, and Jolly Jive is widely considered to be his fifth album.[9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Breezin'" | Bobby Womack | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Blue Curacao" | Masayoshi Takanaka | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Just the Way You Are" | Billy Joel | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Mambo Jambo" | Perez Prado | 3:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Samba Pa Ti" | Carlos Santana | 5:44 |
| 6. | "Rainbow" | Masayoshi Takanaka | 6:13 |
| 7. | "That's the Way of the World" | Earth, Wind & Fire | 6:14 |
| 8. | "We're All Alone" | Boz Scaggs | 5:38 |
| Total length: | 43:28 | ||
Personnel
Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes[10]
- A&R, associate producer – Hiroshi Tanaka
- Art direction – Ryu Inishie
- Bass – Getao Takahashi, Haruomi Hosono
- Coordinator – Shingi Kurata
- Design – Front Publicity Inc.
- Drums – Robert Brill, Yukihiro Takahashi
- Engineer – Osamu Yamanishi, Shozo Inomata
- Assistant engineer – Shuji Yamaguchi
- Executive producer – Akira Higashimoto
- Guitar, producer, arranger – Masayoshi Takanaka
- Keyboards – Kiyosumi Ishikawa
- Recording directed by Toyoho Ryujin
- Mastered by Shizuo Nomiyama
- Musical assistance – Akitoshi Kimura
- Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi, Pecker
- Photography by Yoichi Iwase, Yukio Hasemi
- Recorded by Osamu Yamanishi, Shozo Inomata
Charts
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[11] | 5 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[12] | 18 |