Brave Combo has arranged popular Japanese songs, Green Mountain Range as polka, Sukiayaki song as twist. Their style of playing has turned these songs into something incredible. (Translated from CD literature.)
1. Blue Mountains
2. Sukiyaki Twist
3. Akira’s ÉÉjhanaika
4. Daina
5. Castanets Tango
6. Sukiyaki Twist (instrumental)
Carl Finch – Guitar, Accordion, Keyboard, Vocals
Mitch Marine – Drum Set, Percussion
Jeffrey Barnes – Tenor Saxaphone, Clarinet, Flute, Harmonica, Vocals
Bubba Hernandez – Bass, Vocals
Vocals:
1. Aoi Sanmyaku – Bubba Hernandez
2. Sukiyaki Twist – Carl Finch
3. Akira’s ÉÉjhanaika – Lead Vocals: Carl Finch; Background Vocals: Jeffrey Barnes, Mitch Marine and Bubba Hernandez
4. Daina – Lead Vocals: Jeffrey Barnes; Background Vocals: Bubba Hernandez and Carl Finch; “Polka Cheerleaders”: Gina Barnes and Tomoko Ogawa Moran
5. Castanets Tango – Bubba Hernandez
Produced by Brave Combo for P-Vine Records
Original Concept: Atsushi Inoue
Engineer: Terrance Simmons
Cover Picture Concept: Atsushi Inoue
Cover Design: Takahi Igarashi
Recorded in Denton, TX, 1990-91
Thanks to Reiko Umino, Yumiko Sunami and Tokomo Ogawa Moran
Special Thanks to Masaru Imai
Translations:
Front Cover (big characters): MUSIC
Underneath the photo of Brave Combo: OH, THIS IS A PICTURE OF BRAVE COMBO. DID YOU KNOW THAT?
On the OBI (the little “sash” that is on Japanese recordings): “Carl Finch selected the 4 songs which everone has been waiting for and dreaming to buy.”