Marking the 40th anniversary since the first World Standard album (produced by Haruomi Hosono), the 15th album. The project of Soichiro Suzuki, this is a delightful album of the gentle sounds, melodies and harmonies that have characterised the music of World Standard throughout the years.
Side A
1. Human Circle of Memory(6:08)
2. Respiro, Life and Fallen Leaves(4:52)
3. Just Standing There Waiting(5:42)
4. King Lear(2:14)
5. Alguém Cantando(0:30)
6. Someone is Singing(4:44)
Side B
1. A Pear-Shaped Melody(5:47)
2. Respiro <6>(3:51)
3. All My Memories are Buried Under Beautiful Snow(5:45)
4. Chinese Love Poems(6:33)
5. A Letter from Sylvain(2:18)
All Tracks Composed by Sohichiro Suzuki
Except M4 “King Lear” by Giya Kancheli
M5 “Alguém Cantando” by Caetano Veloso
M8 “Respiro <6>” by Olivia Belli
Produced and Arranged by Sohichiro Suzuki
Recorded at Little Golden Studio and Meguro-Soko (Jan. to Aug. 2025)
Recorded by Tetsuya Yamamoto & Masato Hara
Mixed, Mastered by by Masato Hara
Project Director: Shota Inaba (Inpartmaint Inc.)
Executive Producer: Morio Kuwahara (Inpartmaint Inc.)
Painting by Yosuke Yamaguchi
Artwork by Ryo Sugi (Scenery of Design)
World Standard :
Sohichiro Suzuki – Guitars,Effects
Tetsuya Yamamoto – Synthesizers, Piano
Yoriko Matsumoto – Voices, Accordion
Tatsuro Yokoyama – Piano
Koji Ataka – Steel Guitar ,Guitars
Yudai Sasaki – Flute
Chiaki Miura – Cornet, Flugelhorn
Takefumi Shirasa – Cello
Yuji Tanaka – Vibraphone
Manabu Suzuki – Electric Bass
Mina Shida – Voices
Keiko Yoshida & Silvain Vanot – Voice
