''Kusamakura'' is a compilation album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in Japan in 1988 on

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. The album's title translates as ''Grass Pillow''. The compilation, which comprises tracks from studio albums '' Park Hotel'' (1986) and '' Elisir'' (1987), also includes the rare previously unreleased recording "Le scogliere di Dover" ("The Reeves of

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"), with which Alice participated in the

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in Tokyo in 1988, only available on this album. The track would later be re-written, re-arranged and re-recorded for the 1989 album ''

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'', then titled "I cieli del nord" ("The Skies of the North").

Track listing

;Side A #"Viali di solitudine" (Francesco Messina, Marco Liverani) – 4:04 #* From 1986 album '' Park Hotel'' #"Il senso dei desideri" ( Alice, Mino Di Martino, Saro Cosentino) – 4:12 #* From 1986 album '' Park Hotel'' #"Città chiusa" (Francesco Messina, Marco Liverani) – 4:21 #* From 1986 album '' Park Hotel'' #"Hispavox" (Alice,

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, Giusto Pio) – 5:03 #* From 1987 album '' Elisir''. #"Le scogliere di Dover" (Alice, Marco Liverani) – 4:56 #* Previously unreleased recording. Later re-recorded for 1989 album ''

'', then retitled "I cieli del nord". ;Side B #"Luci lontane" (Francesco Messina, Alice) – 5:13 #* From 1986 album '' Park Hotel'' #"Nuvole" (Alice, Tuni, Francesco Messina) – 5:13 #* From 1987 album '' Elisir'' #"

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) – 3:32 #* From 1987 album '' Elisir'' #"Nomadi" (

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) – 4:29 #* From 1986 album '' Park Hotel'' #"Volo di notte" (Francesco Messina, Alice) – 5:07 #* From 1986 album '' Park Hotel''

Personnel

* Alice – lead vocals, keyboard instruments *

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– drums,

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programming tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 *

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– bass guitar, stick bass tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 *

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– guitars tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Michele Fedrigotti – keyboards,

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piano, tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5, keyboards,

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, synthesizer bass tracks A4, B2, B3 * Pietro Pellegrini – Fairlight programming tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Curt Cress – drums, percussion instruments tracks A4, B2, B3 * Filippo Destrieri – keyboards, computer and drum machine tracks A4, B2, B3 * Marco Guarnerio – acoustic and electric guitars tracks A4, B2, B3 * Francesco Messina – keyboard programming tracks A4, B2, B3 * Marco Liverani – keyboards tracks A4, B2, B3

Production

* Francesco Messina – record producer, musical arranger * Alice – musical arranger tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Michele Fedrigotti – musical supervision tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Recorded at Lark Studio,

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tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Allan Golberg –

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tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Jim at Logic Studio,

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– assistant sound engineer tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Benedict Tobias Fenner – assistant sound engineer tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Mauro Stokmajer – technical assistance tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Fabio Montaldi – technical assistance tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B4 & B5 * Mixed by Benedict Tobias Fenner at Logic Studio, Milan * Marco Liverani – musical arranger tracks A4, B2, B3 * Marco Guarniero – collaborator musical arrangements tracks A4, B2, B3 * Michele Fedrigotti – musical supervisor tracks A4, B2, B3 * Benedict Tobias Fenner – sound engineer tracks A4, B2, B3 * Tracks A4, B2, B3 Recorded and mixed at Logic Studio

in September and October 1987 * CDG Milano –

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tracks A4, B2, B3 * Mastered at

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, London tracks A4, B2, B3 * Polystudio & EMI Creative Service – cover design * Gik Piccardi – cover photography * Gioi Ardessi – make-up * Alessandro Paderni – photography

External links

* {{Alice (Italian singer) 1988 compilation albums Alice (singer) albums EMI Records albums Italian-language albums