Bon Voyage co.
Bon Voyage co. (泰安洋行, Taian Yōkō) is Haruomi Hosono's third solo album. This album continues the tropical style of Hosono House and Tropical Dandy (which would continue later on with Paraiso) while showing influence from the music of New Orleans and also features performances from Tin Pan Alley and Happy End (excluding Takashi Matsumoto. The album's Japanese title was influenced by a Nagasaki convenience store of the same name that Hosono met while on Tin Pan Alley's "First & Last Concert Tour". This album was re-issued as part of a box set with the single version of the Tropical Dandy song "Peking Duck" (which was coupled with a song from this album) and an interview Hosono gave on a Tokyo Broadcasting System radio show.
Track listing
All tracks written by Haruomi Hosono, except "Hong Kong Blues" by Hoagy Carmichael and "“Sayonara”, the Japanese Farewell Song", with music by Yoshida Hasegawa and lyrics by Freddy Morgan.
| 1. |
"Butterfly-San" (蝶々-San Chōchō-San) |
3:15 |
| 2. |
"Hong Kong Blues" (香港Blues Hon Kon Blues) |
3:09 |
| 3. |
"“Sayonara”, the Japanese Farewell Song" |
4:31 |
| 4. |
"Roochoo Gumbo" |
3:01 |
| 5. |
"Bon Voyage co." (泰安洋行 Taian Yōkō) |
2:36 |
| 6. |
"Tōkyō Shyness Boy" (東京Shyness Boy) |
2:19 |
| 7. |
"Black Peanuts" |
2:28 |
| 8. |
"Chow Chow Dog" |
4:46 |
| 9. |
"Pom Pom Vapor" (Pom Pom蒸気 Pom Pom Jōki) |
1:56 |
| 10. |
"Exotica Lullaby" |
3:49 |
| 11. |
"Peking Duck" (北京DUCK Pekin Duck) (Single Version) |
2:41 |
| 12. |
"Harry's Talking in Radio" |
7:19 |
Personnel
- Haruomi Hosono - Bass, Vocals, Steelpan, Marimba, Shamisen, Vibraphone, Piano, Hammond organ, Production, Liner notes
- Shigeru Suzuki - Guitar (Acoustic & Electric), Backing Vocals/Choir
- Eiichi Ohtaki - Bass, Vocals, Backing Vocals/Choir
- Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals/Choir
- Hiroki Komazawa - Pedal steel guitar
- Hiroshi Satō - Piano, Clarinet
- Motoya Hamaguchi - Percussion
- Akiko Yano - Piano, Backing Vocals/Choir
- Toru Okada - Percussion, Accordion
- Hiroshi Okazaki - Alto saxophone
- Ken Muraoka - Tenor saxophone
- Riyōsō Sunahara - Bass saxophone
- Tatsuro Yamashita - Ship Captain Voice, Backing Vocals/Choir
- Kawada Ryūkyū Dance Troupe - Butterfly Voice, Backing Vocals/Choir
- Tadashi Kosaka, Taeko Ōnuki, Makoto Kubota - Backing Vocals/Choir
