“The Ice Cold World" (KORI no SEKAI) 4:09 YOSUI INOUE Lyrics: Yosui Inoue, Composed by Yosui Inoue,Arrangements: Katz Hoshi (ex-Mops), (Vo,Bh) Yosui Inoue, (EG) Mark Warner, (K) Peter Robinson, (B) John Gustagson, (Drs) Barry De Souga, (Chr) Arrival From his 3rd album "KORI no SEKAI (The Ice Cold World)" Released on December 1, 1973 Polydor Records, Japan Composed by Yosui Inoue (1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13) Yosui Inoue & Kiyoshiro Imawano(3,9)(ex-RC Succession), Katz Hoshi(1)(ex-Mops) Lyrics: Yosui Inoue(1,2,3,4,5,7,8,11,12,13),. Yosui Inoue & Kiyoshiro Imawano(9),Yosui Inoue & Kei Ogura(6), Kunio Hase(10) Arrangements: Katz Hoshi (ex-Mops), Katz Hoshi & Nick Harrison (4,5,12); string and brass arrangements (string arranger for “Angie” of the Rolling Stones) All vocals and narration by YOSUI INOUE ※ In August 1975, two years after its release, it became the first LP in Japanese record history to sell over one million copies. It was a monster album in Japan at the time, with a record five times coming back to No. 1 on the official LP chart of the original Confidence. 1. " A Treadway, Doesn't Open" (AKAZU no FUMIKIRI) 2:12 (Vo) Yosui Inoue, (G) Joe Gammer, (K) Peter Robinson, (B) John Gustagson, (Ds) Barry De Souga, (Chr) Katz Hoshi 2. " It Begins" (HAJIMARI) 0:39 (Vo,AG) Yosui Inoue, (EG) Masayoshi Takanaka, (AG) Hiromi Yasuda, (K) Jun Fukamachi, (B) Takao Yamamura, (Ds) Shuichi Murakami Ponta 3. " Two Cannot Return to " (KAERENAI FUTARI) 4:18 (Vo,AG) Yosui Inoue, (EG) Masayoshi Takanaka, (AG) Hiromi Yasuda, (K) Jun Fukamachi, (B) Haruomi Hosono, (Ds) Tatsuo Hayashi 4. "Chie-Chan" (CHIE-CHAN) 2:42 (Vo) Yosui Inoue, (EG) Mark Warner, (AG) Rei Senwick, (K) Anne Odll, (B) John Gustagson, (Ds) Barry De Souga 5. “The Ice Cold World" (KORI no SEKAI) 4:09 (Vo,Bh) Yosui Inoue, (EG) Mark Warner, (K) Peter Robinson, (B) John Gustagson, (Drs) Barry De Souga, (Chr) Arrival 6. "A Day of White Color” (SHIROI ICHINICHI) 2:25 (Vo, AG) Yosui Inoue, (AG) Hiromi Yasuda 7. "Self Loathing" (JIKO KENNO) 2:37 (Vo) Yosui Inoue, (P) Naoya Matsuoka 8. "State of Mind” (KOKORO MOYOU) 3:23 (Vo,AG) Yosui Inoue, (AG) Hiromi Yasuda, (B) Haruomi Hosono, (Ds) Tatsuo Hayashi, (K) Jun Fukamachi 9. "Waiting Too Long" (MACHI BOKE) 2:40 (Vo,AG) Yosui Inoue, (AG) Hiromi Yasuda, (B) Haruomi Hosono, (Ds) Tatsuo Hayashi 10. "Full Cherry Blossom, March, Walking Path” (Sakura Sangatsu Sanpomichi) 3:02 (Vo,AG) Yosui Inoue,(AG) Hiromi Yasuda, (P) Jun Fukamachi, (B) Takao Yamamura, (Ds) Shuichi Murakami Ponta 11. "FUN" 2:39 (Vo,AG) Yosui Inoue,(AG) Hiromi Yasuda, (P) Naoya Matsuoka, (B) Masayoshi Takanaka, (Ds) Kazuteru Misago 12. "My Aunt KOHARU" (KOHARU OBASAN)3:04 (Vo) Yosui Inoue, (EG) Mark Warner, (AG) Rei Senwick, (P) Anne Odll, (B) John Gustagson, (Ds) Barry De Souga, (Chr) Arrival 13. "Good Night (OYASUMI) (Vo) Yosui Inoue, (EG) Joe Gammer, (AG) Mark Warner, (P) Peter Robinson , (B) John Gustagson, (Ds) Barry De Souga
こんばんは🍎 今回の映像は逃げ場のない恐怖心ですね。何処にも救いがない。歌詞と同じですね。 陽水はボブ・ディランの『女の如く』の歌詞を聴いてキメの「just like a woman」以外のところはいい加減で良いと気づき氷の世界の歌詞も吹雪、吹雪、氷の世界~のキメ以外はいい加減に作ったらしいですよ。 ちなみにメロディーはスティービー・ワンダーの『迷信』の影響を受けたと言っています。 名曲誕生の秘密は案外こんなものですね。 この曲発表の73年には『女のみち』(ぴんからトリオ)『学生街の喫茶店』(ガロ)『喝采』(ちあきなおみ)『神田川』(かぐや姫)『心の旅』(チューリップ)などがあり『氷の世界』がいかに異色であったかが窺われます。