Satori (Flower Travellin' Band Canadian album) explained

Satori
Type:Album
Artist:Flower Travellin' Band
Cover:Satoricanada.png
Released:1971
Label:GRT Records
Producer:Paul Hoffert and Yuya Uchida

Satori is an album released by Flower Travellin' Band in Canada. It featured tracks from the original Japanese release of Satori, Made In Japan, and an additional track only available on the Canadian single release of Satori. The songs featured from Satori were remixed and edited considerably.[1] The album was produced by Paul Hoffert of Lighthouse.[2]

The album details are as follows:[3]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Satori Part I" (Hideki Ishima) 3:38
  2. "Kamikaze" (Hideki Ishima, Yoko Nomura) 4:20
  3. "Satori Part II" (Hideki Ishima) 3:37
  4. "Hiroshima" (Hideki Ishima, Yoko Nomura) 5:15

Side two

  1. "Unaware" (Hideki Ishima, Yoko Nomura) 5:55
  2. "Gimme Air" (Hideki Ishima, Brenda Hoffert, Yoko Nomura) 3:15
  3. "Satori Part III (actually Satori Part 5)" (Hideki Ishima) 4:00
  4. "Lullaby" (Larry Green, Brenda Hoffert, Yoko Nomura) 2:35

Personnel

Lullaby track

The track Lullaby was also recorded at this time, and was released on the Canadian version of the Satori album,[4] as well as the b-side for the Canadian 45 rpm single for "Satori Part 2." (labelled Satori (Enlightenment), and running 3:32). It is a traditional Japanese sounding song, with sitar. The writing credits on the 45 are (L. Green, Y. Nomura, B. Hoffert), and the song's length is 2:44. The song is arranged by H. Ishima and produced by P. Hoffert.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flower Travellin' Band • Julian Cope presents . Japrocksampler.com . 2012-03-08.
  2. http://www.jrawk.com/Content/F/flowertravellinband/interview/ftbinterview08.html
  3. GRT records of Canada Ltd 9230-1005
  4. http://www.joe-yamanaka.com/2_disco/album/disco_album_4.htm
  5. GRT records 1230-06