''Hitomi'' is an

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ist and composer John Fahey, released in 2000. It was also issued on the Cargo label and reissued in 2004 on the Important Records label. ''Hitomi'' was Fahey's last official release prior to his death in 2001.

History

''Hitomi'' continues Fahey's interest in

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music. It was his last official release prior to his death in 2001. "Hitomi Smiles" is an unreleased song from the sessions for ''

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'' and "A History of Tokyo Rail Traction" is by the John Fahey Trio from a live session for KBOO Radio. Fahey would go on to release two more albums with the Trio; ''John Fahey Trio KBOO'' and ''John Fahey Trio, Vol. One''.The Fahey Files song entry for ''Hitomi''.
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Track listing

All songs by John Fahey unless otherwise noted. # "Delta Flight 53" # "Despair" # "Hitomi" # "Tanaka Jun" # "East Meets West" # "Hitomi Smiles" # "The Dance of the Cat People" # "A History of Tokyo Rail Traction/Delta Flight 54" (Fahey, Tim Knight, Rob Scrivener)

Personnel

*John Fahey – guitar *Tim Knight – keyboards ("A History of Tokyo Rail Traction") *Rob Scrivener – bass ("A History of Tokyo Rail Traction")

References

{{Authority control 2000 albums John Fahey (musician) albums Albums produced by John Fahey (musician)