Tatsuya Ishii feat. Peabo Bryson – Walking (a J!-ENT World Groove CD Single Review)
September 30, 2010 by Dennis Amith
2010 has been a strong collaborative year for Tatsuya Ishii and his latest collaboration features an East meets West track with popular vocalist Peabo Bryson. A beautiful single that fans of both men will definitely enjoy!
ARTIST: Tatsuya Ishii feat. Peabo Bryson
CD SINGLE: Walking
LABEL: Sony Music Records Inc.
CATALOG #: SRCL-7377
DURATION: 31:58
RELEASE DATE: September 22, 2010
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- WALKING
- ARIGATO
- MY FATHER
- WALKING -Instrumental-
In Japan, Tatsuya Ishii is known for his multiple talents as a singer, songwriter, artist and industrial designer. But he’s also well-known as the vocalist of defunct band KOME KOME CLUB.
Since the breakup of the band, Ishii has focused on his solo career and unlike most artists, he doesn’t stay with one genre. He is constantly re-inventing himself and trying something new.
In 2010, Tatsuya Ishii began a project of collaborations featuring a simple cover with a round circle in different colors. He began in May with K, in July with ANRI and now his third collaboration featuring American vocalist Peabo Bryson (best known for his songs “Beauty and the Beast” (with Celine Dion) and “A Whole New World” (with Regina Belle).
For “Walking”, the 10 minute track is a beautiful orchestral-driven track featuring Tatsuya Ishii singing the entire song in Japanese, followed by Peabo Bryson singing the complete song in English and then the two singing the song together. The strings really bring out the beauty and positiveness of the track. Included is also an instrumental of the song.
The second track “ARIGATO” features a collaboration with musicians ZAN and is an upbeat pop track.
The third track “MY FATHER” features a piano-driven ballad by Tatsuya Ishii. A respectful, kind song written for Ishii’s father.
The CD single comes with the lyrics for the three tracks and previous single information of Tatsuya Ishii’s 2010 singles.
Overall, “Walking” is a beautiful, unexpected and very good collaboration between Ishii and Bryson. Both men are wonderful vocalists and it was an interesting duet as you get both full tracks in Japanese and English before the actual duet. But it’s a solid single that fans of men will enjoy. As for the other tracks, while “ARIGATO” is a fun, upbeat pop song, “MY FATHER” is a wonderful dedication via a song to Ishii’s father.
A solid single that Ishii fans will definitely enjoy!
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