''Sweet Revenge'' is a 1994 album by
Ryuichi Sakamoto. The Japanese and international releases have different track listings, with the international pressing featuring (uncredited) re-mixes of half of the songs.
A re-recording of "Psychedelic Afternoon", featuring original lyricist
David Byrne
David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of ...
on vocals and sporting modified lyrics, was released in 2013 as a way to raise money and awareness for children who survived the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...
. An animated music video was released concurrently with the new version.
Track listing
Personnel
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Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, programming, percussion, vocals
* J-Me – vocals
* Vivian Sessoms – vocals
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Holly Johnson – vocals
* Latasha Natasha Diggs – vocals
* Paul Alexander – vocals
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Arto Lindsay – vocals
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Roddy Frame – vocals
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Miki Imai – vocals
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Towa Tei – programming
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Satoshi Tomiie – programming and arrangements
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Cyro Baptista – percussion
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Amadeo Pace – guitar
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David Nadien
David Nadien (March 12, 1926 – May 28, 2014) was an American virtuoso violinist and violin teacher. He was the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic from 1966 to 1970. His playing style, characterized by fast vibrato, audible shifting noise ...
– string section leader
* Lawrence Feldman – bass clarinet
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Romero Lubambo
Romero Lubambo (born 1955) is a Brazilian jazz guitarist.
Career
He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He grew up with American jazz and classical music in the house because his uncle played guitar, lived next door, and visited frequently. Luba ...
– guitar
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Hiroshi Takano
(born December 14, 1964) is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, music arranger, guitarist and producer. In the end of 1980s and early 1990s, he recorded some successful records which were produced by Todd Rundgren. He has contributed to the w ...
– guitar
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Jean-Baptiste Mondino – photography
References
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1994 albums
Ryuichi Sakamoto albums
Albums produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto