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    ja: 河野伸
barcode: '4580325310429'
catalog: VTCL-60278
categories:
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category: Artist Discography
classification: Vocal
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  names:
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    ja: 柴草玲
- link: artist/12132
  names:
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- link: artist/26127
  names:
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- link: artist/9684
  names:
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    ja: 江口亮
- link: artist/24206
  names:
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    ja: 永野亮
- link: artist/332
  names:
    en: Maaya Sakamoto
    ja: 坂本真綾
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  name: ''
  tracks:
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      Japanese: Driving in the silence
      Romaji: Driving in the silence
    track_length: '2:23'
  - names:
      Japanese: Sayonara Santa
      Romaji: Sayonara Santa
    track_length: '3:40'
  - names:
      Japanese: Melt the snow in me
      Romaji: Melt the snow in me
    track_length: '3:54'
  - names:
      Japanese: homemade christmas
      Romaji: homemade christmas
    track_length: '4:40'
  - names:
      Japanese: 今年いちばん
      Romaji: Kotoshi Ichiban
    track_length: '4:26'
  - names:
      Japanese: たとえばリンゴが手に落ちるように
      Romaji: Tatoeba Ringo ga Te ni Ochiru You ni
    track_length: '4:14'
  - names:
      Japanese: 極夜
      Romaji: Kyokuya
    track_length: '5:46'
  - names:
      Japanese: 誓い
      Romaji: Chikai
    track_length: '5:16'
  - names:
      Japanese: Driving in the silence -reprise-
      Romaji: Driving in the silence -reprise-
    track_length: 0:46
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  link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/149653
lyricists:
- link: artist/332
  names:
    en: Maaya Sakamoto
    ja: 坂本真綾
- link: artist/12132
  names:
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- link: artist/26127
  names:
    en: Frida Sundemo
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2025-05-14T15:03
  edited_date: 2025-05-19T08:47
  fetched_date: 2026-04-13T06:07
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 451
name: Driving in the silence / MAAYA SAKAMOTO
names:
  en: Driving in the silence / MAAYA SAKAMOTO
  ja: Driving in the silence / 坂本真綾
  ja-latn: Driving in the silence / MAAYA SAKAMOTO
notes: 'Maaya Sakamoto''s 3rd concept album.

  01

  Lyricist: Maaya Sakamoto

  Composer: Rei Shibakusa

  Arranger: Shin Kono

  acoustic piano & programming: Shin Kono

  electric bass: Tomohiko Ohkanda

  acoustic guitar: Masato Ishinari

  backing vocals: Maaya Sakamoto

  recording & mixing engineer: Hirokazu Fukushima

  assistant engineer: Takahiro Okubo (VICTOR STUDIO)

  recording studio: VICTOR STUDIO

  mixing studio: STUDIO FOES

  02

  Lyricist: Maaya Sakamoto

  Composer: Rasmus Faber, Frida Sundemo

  Arranger: Shin Kono

  keyboards & programming: Shin Kono

  programming: Rasmus Faber

  drums: Yuko Araki

  bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki

  guitars: Tsuneo Imahori

  strings: Chieko Kinbara Strings

  mixing engineer: Toshihiko Miyoshi

  recording engineer: Hirokazu Fukushima

  assistant engineer: Takahiro Okubo (VICTOR STUDIO)

  recording studio: VICTOR STUDIO

  mixing studio: HAL STUDIO

  03

  Lyricist: Rasmus Faber, Frida Sundemo

  Composer: Rasmus Faber, Frida Sundemo

  Arranger: Shin Kono

  acoustic piano & programming: Shin Kono

  programming: Rasmus Faber

  cello：Masami Horisawa

  backing vocals: Maaya Sakamoto

  recording & mixing engineer: Hirokazu Fukushima

  recording engineer: Nobumasa Yamada

  assistant engineer: Takahiro Okubo (VICTOR STUDIO)

  recording studio: VICTOR STUDIO

  mixing studio: STUDIO FOES

  04

  Lyricist: Maaya Sakamoto

  Composer: Ryo Eguchi

  Arranger: Shin Kono

  percussion & programming: Shin Kono

  mandolin, bouzouki, balalaika & acoustic guitar: Koichiro Tashiro

  backing vocal: Maaya Sakamoto

  mixing engineer: Toshihiko Miyoshi

  recording engineer: Hirokazu Fukushima

  assistant engineer: Takahiro Okubo (VICTOR STUDIO), Hiroaki Yamazaki (HAL STUDIO)

  recording studio: VICTOR STUDIO

  mixing studio: HAL STUDIO

  05

  Lyricist: Maaya Sakamoto

  Composer: Ryo Nagano

  Arranger: Shin Kono

  acoustic piano & vibraphone: Shin Kono

  drums：Manabu Sakata

  wood bass：Hitoshi Watanabe

  guitars：Yukio Nagoshi

  strings: Chieko Kinbara Strings

  whistle：Ryo Nagano

  backing vocals: Maaya Sakamoto

  recording & mixing engineer: Hirokazu Fukushima

  assistant engineer: Takahiro Okubo (VICTOR STUDIO)

  recording studio: VICTOR STUDIO

  mixing studio: STUDIO FOES

  06

  Lyricist: Maaya Sakamoto

  Composer: Ryo Nagano

  Arranger: Shin Kono

  celesta, marimba & programming: Shin Kono

  wood bass: Tomohiko Ohkanda

  acoustic guitar: Masato Ishinari, Masayoshi Furukawa

  percussion: Mataro Misawa

  violin: Yu Manabe

  backing vocals: Maaya Sakamoto

  recording & mixing engineer: Hirokazu Fukushima

  assistant engineer: Takahiro Okubo

  recording studio: VICTOR STUDIO

  mixing studio: STUDIO FOES

  07

  Lyricist: Maaya Sakamoto

  Composer: Rasmus Faber, Frida Sundemo

  Arranger: Shin Kono

  keyboards & programming: Shin Kono

  drums: Akira Sotoyama

  electric bass: Tomohiko Ohkanda

  electric guitar: Tsuneo Imahori

  1st violin: Gen Ittetsu

  2nd violin: Takuya Mori

  viola: Maki Nagata

  cello: Kaori Morita

  backing vocals: Maaya Sakamoto

  mixing engineer: Toshihiko Miyoshi

  recording engineer: Hirokazu Fukushima

  assistant engineer: Takahiro Okubo (VICTOR STUDIO), Hiroaki Yamazaki (HAL STUDIO)

  recording studio: VICTOR STUDIO

  mixing studio: HAL STUDIO

  08

  Lyricist: Maaya Sakamoto

  Composer: Maaya Sakamoto

  Arranger: Shin Kono

  keyboards & programming: Shin Kono

  drums: Yasuo Sano

  bass: Tomohiko Ohkanda

  guitar: Jun Matsue

  strings: Chieko Kinbara Strings

  mixing engineer: Toshihiko Miyoshi

  recording engineer: Hirokazu Fukushima

  assistant engineer: Takahiro Okubo (VICTOR STUDIO), Hiroaki Yamazaki (HAL STUDIO)

  recording studio: VICTOR STUDIO

  mixing studio: HAL STUDIO

  09

  Lyricist: Maaya Sakamoto

  Composer: Rei Shibakusa

  Arranger: Shin Kono

  STAFF:

  producer: Mitsuyoshi Tamura (tmf) & maaya

  a&r director: Masao Fukuda (FlyingDog)

  artist manager: Hideki Kawaguchi (fortunerest)

  executive producer: Shiro Sasaki (FlyingDog)

  musicians coordinator: Napoli Sakamoto (napolis), Kazutaka Naya, Jin Kano, 松本奈々
  (Face Music)

  promoter: Kei Masuko (FlyingDog), Shosei Ito (FlyingDog)

  sales planner: Naomi Akatou (Victor Entertainment)

  a&r desk: Mieko Takeuchi (FlyingDog)

  official fan club desk: Shiho Miyai, 山崎ひろみ (fortunerest)

  official web designer: Chika Takagi (FlyingDog)

  mastering engineer: Hiroshi Kawasaki (FLAIR)

  art direction & design: Yoshifumi Hioki

  photographer: Makoto Hada

  assistant cameraman: Yusuke Shirai

  hair & make-up: Yumi Narai

  hair & make-up assistant: Tomoko Takano

  styling: Miki Aizawa

  coordinator: Nahoko Inokuma, Rebekka Hogben (TELE-SEARCH)

  location: The Burren, Quin Village & Knappogue in IRELAND

  special thanks to Hirofumi Iwanaga (Victor Music Arts), 内田仁 (April Song), Takero
  Iwai (Envers), OKNACK INC., Daisuke Yamamoto (fortunerest), Naoko Shimada (Victor
  Studio), MICHIKO (MICHIKO''s Vocal Therapy), Maaya Sakamoto IDS! (comdoors), Vitamin
  M (bayfm) from everywhere. (JFN)'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/240
  names:
    en: flying DOG
    ja: flying DOG
    ja-latn: flying DOG
  role: label
- link: org/2101
  names:
    en: FlyingDog, Inc.
    ja: 株式会社フライングドッグ
    ja-latn: FlyingDog, Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2011-11-09'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2520.0
reprints: []
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vocals:
- link: artist/332
  names:
    en: Maaya Sakamoto
    ja: 坂本真綾
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