Sweet Revenge (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)

Sweet Revenge
Studio album by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Released	17 June 1994
Recorded	11-K Studios, Clindton Studios, Unique Studios, Skyline Studios, Right Track Studios (New York City) Paradise Studios, Sedic Studios (Tokyo) Metropolis Studios, Westside Studios (London)
Genre	Fusion, Electronica, Synthpop, World
Length	60:26 (Japanese version)
Label	Güt / For Life Music (Japan) Elektra (USA)
Producer	Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
Little Buddha (1994) Sweet Revenge (1994) Smoochy (1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Sweet Revenge is a 1994 album by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The Japanese and international releases have different track listings.

An animated music video for "Psychedelic Afternoon" was released in 2013 as a way to raise money and awareness for children who survived the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^[2]

Track listing

All music composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, with lyrics by those noted.

Japanese version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tokyo Story"	1:16
2.	"Moving On" (J-Me)	5:45
3.	"二人の果て (Sentimental)" (Takeo Ohnuki)	5:56
4.	"Regret" (J-Me)	5:38
5.	"Pounding At My Heart" (Paul Alexander)	5:32
6.	"Love and Hate" (Holly Johnson)	5:27
7.	"Sweet Revenge"	4:07
8.	"7 Seconds" (J-Me)	3:33
9.	"Anna"	4:47
10.	"Same Dream, Same Destination" (Roddy Frame)	4:04
11.	"Psychedelic Afternoon" (David Byrne)	4:10
12.	"Interruptions" (Latasha Natasha Diggs)	4:51
13.	"君と僕と彼女のこと (Water's Edge)" (Takeo Ohnuki)	5:20

International version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tokyo Story"	1:16
2.	"Moving On" (J-Me)	5:45
3.	"Sentimental" (Vivien Goldman)	5:56
4.	"Regret" (J-Me)	5:38
5.	"Pounding At My Heart" (Paul Alexander)	5:32
6.	"Love and Hate" (Holly Johnson)	5:27
7.	"Sweet Revenge"	4:07
8.	"7 Seconds" (J-Me)	3:33
9.	"Same Dream, Same Destination" (Roddy Frame)	4:04
10.	"Interruptions" (Latasha Natasha Diggs)	4:51
11.	"Water's Edge" (Vivien Goldman)	5:20

Personnel

• Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, programming
• J-Me – vocals
• Vivien Sessoms – vocals
• Holly Johnson – vocals
• Latasha Natasha Diggs – vocals
• Paul Alexander – vocals
• Roddy Frame – vocals
• Miki Imai – vocals
• Towa Tei – programming
• Satoshi Tomiie – programming and arrangements
• Cyro Baptista – percussion
• Amadeo Pace – guitar
• David Nadien – string section leader
• Lawrence Feldman – bass clarinet
• Romero Lubambo – guitar
• Hiroshi Takano – guitar
• Jean-Baptiste Mondino – photography

References

1. "Sweet Revenge". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
2. Mineo, Mike (12 March 2013). "Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Byrne – “Psychedelic Afternoon”". Obscure Sound. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.