arrangers: []
catalog: RAT-8506
categories:
- Artist Discography
category: Artist Discography
classification: Vocal, Original Work
composers: []
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discs:
- disc_length: '13:29'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: First Light
    track_length: '4:37'
  - names:
      English: One Hot Love
    track_length: '4:20'
  - names:
      English: Resort For Blue
    track_length: '1:20'
  - names:
      English: September Rain
    track_length: '4:32'
  - names:
      English: Lazy Night
    track_length: '4:47'
  - names:
      English: This Is All I Have For You
    track_length: '5:07'
  - names:
      English: I Know…
    track_length: '2:00'
  - names:
      English: Love Was Really Gone
    track_length: '3:46'
  - names:
      English: Sunset
    track_length: '2:36'
link: album/157542
lyricists:
- link: artist/2081
  names:
    en: Makoto Matsushita
    ja: 松下誠
media_format: Cassette
meta:
  added_date: 2026-02-21T19:20
  edited_date: 2026-02-21T19:20
  fetched_date: 2026-06-08T10:08
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 52
name: FIRST LIGHT / MAKOTO MATSUSHITA
names:
  en: FIRST LIGHT / MAKOTO MATSUSHITA
  ja: FIRST LIGHT / 松下誠
  ja-latn: FIRST LIGHT / MAKOTO MATSUSHITA
notes: 'Makoto Matsushita''s debut album.

  M-01,05,07,09.

    Lyricist/Composer: Makoto Matsushita

  M-02.

    Lyricist: Akiko Matsushita

    Composer: Makoto Matsushita

  M-03. instrumental

    Composer: Makoto Matsushita

  M-04.

    Lyricist: Kyouko Utsumi

    Composer: Makoto Matsushita

  M-06.

    Lyricist: Makoto Matsushita, Akiko Matsushita

    Composer: Makoto Matsushita

  M-08.

    Lyricist: Makoto Matsushita, Judy Anton

    Composer: Makoto Matsushita

  Produced by Makoto Matsushita & Toshio Oguri

  for "UNI JAPAN MUSIC" Inc.

  Musicians

    Makoto Matsushita: lead vocal, chorus, guitar

    Kazuo Nobuta: fender rhodes, acoustic piano, prophet5, chorus

    Hidetoshi Yamada: fender rhodes, acoustic piano, chorus

    Haruo Togashi: OBX, sound effects

    Masato Matsuda: fender rhodes

    Yasuo Tomikura: bass, fretless bass

    Masahiro Miyazaki: drums

    Makoto "KIMUCHI" Kimura: percussion

    Susumu Kazuhara: flugelhorn

    EVE (Lilika, Clara, Leona): chorus

    Eiji Kawamura: chorus

    Toshio Oguri: chorus

    Joe Kato group: strings (concert mastered by Joe Kato)

    Naochika Yamamoto: conductor

    Yuji Oyamada: synthesizer programing

  All songs & arrangements by Makoto Matsushita

  Engineered & Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma & stuff of "Mixers'' Laboratory"

  Recorded & Mixed at Nichion Studio, Tokyo

  Musicians management by Makoto Ibe & C. M. C. Co. LTD

  Recording Date: ''80 12. 24 ~ ''81. 5. 19

  Masterd & published by "UNI JAPAN MUSIC" Inc.

  Special thanks to AIR RECORDS, MEN''S BIGI, MOD''S HAIR

  Eiji Kawamura & Kazuo Nobuta, who tought me everything

  Toshio Oguri, who made my dream come true.

  Makoto Ibe, for his patience & great help.

  Hirolin, coffee survice & smile

  And all of my friends & Aco

  Art Director, Designer: Hiroshi Takahara

  Photographer: Kaoru Ijima'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/2667
  names:
    en: air RECORDS
    ja: air RECORDS
    ja-latn: air RECORDS
  role: label
- link: org/2371
  names:
    en: RVC Corporation
    ja: RVC株式会社
    ja-latn: RVC Corporation
  role: manufacturer
performers: []
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picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/24/157542/157542-ee9074463d7c.jpg
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '1981'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2700.0
reprints:
- catalog: RAL-8506
  link: album/157541
  note: ''
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/157542?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/2081
  names:
    en: Makoto Matsushita
    ja: 松下誠
votes: 0
websites:
  Reference:
  - link: https://www.discogs.com/release/14323312
    name: Discogs
