Full Colors

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Full Colors
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1991
Recorded1991
Studioat Studio JIVE, SOUND SKY STUDIO, Epicurus Studio, Tokyo
Genre Jazz fusion
Length45:26
Label Pioneer LDC
PICL-1016
Producer Casiopea
Casiopea chronology
The Party
(1990)
Full Colors
(1991)
Active
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Full Colors is the 21st album by the jazz fusion group Casiopea recorded and released in 1991. At the same time, the video work MOTION PICTURE FROM FULL COLORS was also released.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Fight Man" Issei Noro 3:17
2."The Sky" Issei Noro 4:03
3."Passionate Voltage" Issei Noro 2:47
4."Purple Hours" Issei Noro 4:00
5."Final Chance" Minoru Mukaiya 3:23
6."Akappachi-ism" Yoshihiro Naruse, Issei Noro 3:03
7."Private Sunday" Issei Noro 3:55
8."Search My Heart" Minoru Mukaiya 4:40
9."Street of Dreams" Issei Noro 4:22
10."Navigators" Issei Noro 3:49
11."Once In A Blue Moon" Minoru Mukaiya 3:37
12."Top Wind" Issei Noro 4:12
Total length:45:26

Personnel

CASIOPEA are

Issei Noro - Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar
Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards
Yoshihiro Naruse - Electric Bass, Fretless Bass
Masaaki Hiyama - Drums, Percussion

Guest musicians (5,7,9)

Production

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNote
JapanMay 25, 1991 Pioneer LDC 12cmCD PICL-1016 stereo
July 26, 2006 Geneon Entertainment GNCL-1077

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MOTION PICTURES from FULL COLORS
Video by
ReleasedMay 25, 1991
Recorded1991
Studioat Studio JIVE, SOUND SKY STUDIO, Epicurus Studio, Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg
Genre Jazz fusion
Length15:00
Label Pioneer LDC
PIML-1100
Producer Casiopea
Casiopea chronology
The Party
(1990)
MOTION PICTURES from FULL COLORS
(1991)
MADE IN MELBOURNE
(1992)

Motion Picture from Full Colors is the video work by the jazz fusion group Casiopea released in 1991 at the same time as the Full Colors album. It was released on LaserDisc single and VHS and re-released on DVD as part of the way of CASIOPEA on June 23, 2004.

Commentary

Three songs promotion video and making video are included.

Track listing

All music is composed by Issei Noro

No.TitleLength
1."Fight Man"3:17
2."The Sky"4:06
3."Purple Hours"4:00
4."Fight Man Part 2"3:37
Total length:15:00

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNote
JapanMay 25, 1991 Pioneer LDC LaserDisc PIML-1100Color, NTSC, CLV, DigitalAUDIO
VHS PIVL-1100
June 23, 2004 Geneon Entertainment DVD GNBL-1002Part of the way of CASIOPEA

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