I Was There, I'm Here

Live Album

Wonderground Music WRCD-13/4

Released 9.21.2003

Track listing
Disc 1

1. Nastu wa Doko e Itta (words: Masumi Kawamura/music: Shoko Suzuki)
2. Happy Someday (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
3. Tada no Koi Dakara (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
4. Koibitotachi no Tsuki (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
5. Mukudori (words: Yasuo Sugibayashi/music: Shoko Suzuki)
6. Circle (Melody, words: Edie Brickell/music: Kenny Withrow)
7. Uchi (words & music: Tamio Okuda)
8. Anata ga ita Kisetsu (words: Kyoko Koizumi/music: Shoko Suzuki)
9. Yasashii Ame (words: Kyoko Koizumi/music: Shoko Suzuki)
10. Prive (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
11. Adios (words & music: Jimmy Webb)

Disc 2

1. Sweet Thing (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
2. Radio no Youni (words: Masumi Kawamura/music: Shoko Suzuki)
3. Amai Yoru (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
4. Fune (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
5. Shelter (words: Shoko Suzuki & Natsumi Tadano/music: Shoko Suzuki)
6. Denpatou (words: Masumi Kawamura/music: Shoko Suzuki)
7. Kikyou (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
8. River's End (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
9. Moon Dance Diner de (words: Masumi Kawamura/music: Shoko Suzuki)
10. I was there, I'm here (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
11. Keiyaku (Spellbind) (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
12. 25sai no On'na wa (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
13. Izon to Shihai (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
14. Soshite nao Eien ni (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)

Bonus Disc (first pressing only)

1. Sugar Daddy Baby (words & music: Shoko Suzuki)
2. My love, my love (words: Mariko Okabe/music: Shoko Suzuki)
3. Kaze ni Orenai Hana (words: Masumi Kawamura/music: Shoko Suzuki)

Shoko's first live album, released independently after her contract with Warner Music Japan expired. Most of the songs are Shoko playing piano and singing solo (the easiest comparison I can make is to a Tori Amos solo live concert), or with a single guest accompanying: Carnation's Masahiro Naoe appears on "Koibitotachi no Tsuki"; Yuta Saito is on "Circle" and "Uchi"; and Takuo Yamamoto plays on "Amai Yoru," "Fune" and "Moon Dance Diner de." However,at the end of disc 2, Shoko is joined by bassist Shinobu Kawai and drummer Grace to give a full band treatment to "25sai no On'na wa," "Izon to Shihai" (a great performance, and my favorite one on the record) and "Shoshite nao Eien ni." Initial pressings came with a third "bonus" disc, but my copy does not have that.

I was there, I'm here / Shoko Suzuki - Purchase album at CDJapan

Favorite songs:
Tada no Koi Dakara
Circle
Sweet Thing
25sai no On'na wa
Izon to Shihai
Soshite nao Eien ni

Credits:
Shoko Suzuki: vocals, piano, Wurlitzer, guitar, drums
Masahiro Naoe: acoustic guitar, vocal
Yuta Saito: piano, Wurlitzer, vocal
Takuo Yamamoto: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Shinobu Kawai: bass, vocal
Grace: drums, vocal

Produced by Shoko Suzuki