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| Released | December 1, 1984 [1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 42:49 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | |||
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Stars and the Moon is the ninth studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band T-Square, who were then known as The Square. It was released on December 1, 1984. [1]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Itoshi no Unaji" | Daisaku Kume | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Maybe I'm Wrong" | Takeshi Itoh | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Cry For The Moon" | Hirotaka Izumi | 6:48 |
| 4. | "Mistral" | Hirotaka Izumi | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Destination" | Masahiro Andoh | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Overnight Sensation" | Masahiro Andoh | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Mist of Time" | Masahiro Andoh | 5:45 |
| 8. | "Enrai (遠雷)" | Hirotaka Izumi | 5:08 |
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