Like Takahashi Masayoshi’s All Of Me, this first best-of album from Yoshitaka-san, Twelve Lines, features selections from his previously released original albums — Wasurerareta Natsu (1976), South Of The Border (1978), Speak Low (1979), Montage (1980), and Silkscreen (1981) — arranged with Side A as the “Urban Side” and Side B as the “Sea Side.” Of course, it includes his signature song “Slow na Boogie ni Shite Kure,” which has been covered by Chemistry and Kazuyoshi Saito. Hiromi Go has also covered “Monroe Walk,” and listening to it again, you can’t help but think, “This is really good!” For me, the personal highlight is the flow from the Latin-flavored urban mellow B4 “Date Line” into B5 “Night Flight,” leading into the final track, Wasurerareta Natsu, which is arguably the best track of all. The album is wonderfully put together — not only a perfect introduction for new listeners, but also a GOOD compilation worth owning even if you already have the original albums. It truly stands out as an excellent album in its own right. Incidentally, there is also a 12 Lines II, which has a slightly different track listing.
高中正義「All Of Me」みたくこれまでにリリースされたオリジナル・アルバム「忘れられた夏」('76), 「South Of The Border」('78),
「Speak Low」('79), 「Montage」('80),「Silkscreen」('81)より楽曲をピックしA面を"Urban Side", B面を"Sea Side"として編まれた佳孝さん初のベスト盤「トゥウェルブ・ラインズ」
個人的ハイライトはラテン風味のアーバン・メロウB4「日付変更線」からのB5「夜間飛行」に勝るとも劣らない、実はベスト・トラック?のラスト「忘れられた夏」にかけてでしょうか。とても上手く構成されてて、入門編としてはもちろん、オリジナル・アルバムを所有していても持っておくべきGOOD
コンピ盤で、アルバムとして優れた一枚！
Vocal - Yoshitaka Minami
Keyboard - Ryuichi Samamoto, Hitoshi Sato, Masataka Matsutoya,
Nobuyuki Shimizu, Toru Okada & Yoshitaka Minami
Guitar - Shigeru Suzuki, Kenji Omura, Masaki Matsubara,
Takao Naoi, Hitoshi Hayashi & Yoshitaka Minami
Bass - Haruomi Hosono, Tugutoshi Goto, Kunimitsu Inaba
& Akihiro Tanaka
Drums - Yukihiro Takahashi, Tatsuo Hayashi & Shoicihi Miyazawa
Percussion - Pecker & Yuji Yoshizawa
Saxophone - Jake H. Consepcion
Synth Manipulator - Hideki Matsuktake
Produced By - Mitsuo Takaku
Engineered & Mixed By - Tamotsu Yoshida & Yutaka Matsumoto
