Credits:

Roger Nichols

Description:

Roger Nichols spent 22 years in the planning and 5 years in the excavation process of this "miracle" collection of discovered sound sources, and now the full story is finally revealed! All of the recordings are world premiere recordings and are extremely rare! It was 1994 when Takashi Hamada, the supervisor of this project, planned an album composed mainly of Roger Nichols' demos and commercial sound sources. After more than 10 years of repeated approaches to Roger Nichols, he finally succeeded in convincing him that the album should be commercialized, and he was able to convey the historical value of the recordings and the fans' desire to hear them. Finally, after more than 10 years of continuous approaches to Roger, he finally succeeded in persuading his fans to purchase the recordings, and the excavation process began from the vast storage of tapes in Roger's home and studio. After about five years, commercialization was finally realized. Paul Williams, a close friend of Roger's, and members of SCOF and Parade participated in the demo sessions, and all of the recorded songs are now available for the first time on vinyl. Composer Roger Nichols has created a collection of universal melodies in their original form! 2 CDs: Disc 1: Demonstration tracks (33 tracks in total), Disc 2: Sound sources for commercials and TV programs in the U.S. and recently unreleased tracks (38 tracks in total) (Planning & Supervision: Takashi Hamada)

Tracklisting:

1 EVERYTHING'S COOL / Roger Nichols
2 JUST BEYOND YOUR SMILE / Roger Nichols & the Small Circle of Friends
3 JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR / Roger Nichols & the Small Circle of Friends
4 STRAIGHT AHEAD / Roger Nichols
5 WAIT AND SEE / Roger Nichols.Murray MacLeod & Smokey Roberds
6 I WISH I KNEW / Linda Ball
7 TREASURE OF SAN MIGUEL / Roger Nichols
8 TRIPPIN' At THE MARDI GRAS / Roger Nichols
9 IT'S HARD TO SAY GOODBYE / Roger Nichols
10 THE BRADY BUNCH / Roger Nichols & the Small Circle of Friends
11 OUT IN THE COUNTRY / Paul Williams
12 LET HIM BE KING / Paul Williams
13 TALK IT OVER IN THE MORNING / Paul Williams
14 WATCHING OUT FOR YOU / Paul Williams
15 TRAVELIN' BOY / Paul Williams
16 MOTHER LODE / Paul Williams
17 I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU / Paul Williams
18 FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON / Paul Williams
19 LOVE'S A RIVER FLOWING / John Bettis
20 ALWAYS ON MY MIND / John Bettis
21 IT STARTED AGAIN / Randy Marr
22 WITHOUT WORDS / John Bettis
23 JUST BEING ALIVE / John Bahler
24 I'LL THINK ABOUT YOU / Roger Nichols
25 TAKE A LOOK / Murray MacLeod
26 WHY'D YOU WAIT SO LONG / Murray MacLeod
27 LOOKS LIKE IT'S YOU AND ME AGAIN / Carol Chase
28 WHEN ALL THE LOVE SONGS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN / Roger Nichols
29 I'M COMIN' HOME / Stan Farber
30 THE PICTURES OF YOU / Michael Dees
1 CROCKER NATIONAL BANK / Paul Williams & Roger Nichols
2 BANKAMERICARD / Roger Nichols
3 BANKAMERICARD / Roger Nichols
4 HERTZ - IT'S A GOOD FEELING / Roger Nichols
5 KODAK - TIMES OF YOUR LIFE / Roger Nichols
6 MASTERCHARGE / Roger Nichols
7 MASTERCHARGE / Roger Nichols
8 DODGE TRUCKS / Gene Morford
9 KODAK - BORN AND BRED / Michael Dees
10 NESCAFE - ONE WORLD OF NESCAFE / Carol Chase
11 NESCAFE - ONE WORLD OF YOU AND ME / Carol Chase
12 KODAK - WHEN YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES / Kasey Cisyk
13 FORD - MAIN EVENT / Roger Nichols
14 FORD - A WORLD OF BETTER IDEAS / Roger Nichols
15 GEORGIA PACIFIC / Roger Nichols
16 GEORGIA PACIFIC / Roger Nichols
17 THE DRIFTER (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HILTON) / Michael Dees
18 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HILTON / Michael Dees
19 WELLS FARGO / Roger Nichols
20 WESTERN AIRLINES - GREAT PLANES OF THE WEST / Roger Nichols
21 WESTERN AIRLINES - WESTERN STAR / Roger Nichols
22 WESTERN AIRLINES - WESTERN WAY TO FLY / Roger Nichols
23 CHATEAU LA SALLE / Roger Nichols
24 DEL MONTE / Roger Nichols
25 HILTON HOTELS - HILTON HAS IT ALL / Roger Nichols
26 HILTON HOTELS - YOU CAN REACH ME At THE HILTON / Roger Nichols
27 MERCEDES / Roger Nichols
28 SOMEBODY WAITING / Roger Nichols
29 WRITE A SONG TO SOMEONE / Randy Marr
30 GOOD MORNIN' CAPTAIN / Tom & John Bahler
31 HART TO HART / Roger Nichols
32 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY / Roger Nichols
33 NOW / Kasey Cisyk
34 WHEN I HEAR THE MUSIC / Mark Kerschner
35 THIS IS LOVE / Christina Minnis
36 CHRISTMAS IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR / Mark Kerschner
37 YOU TOOK ME BY SURPRISE / Christina Minnis
38 LOOK AROUND / Christina Minnis
39 ROGER NICHOLS MEDLEY / Roger Nichols