Song to fly is a half-solo work, half-game music album by Yoko Kanno. The game represented is Earthwinds, a 1995 PC title developed by Systemsoft.

The following five tracks are from Earthwinds:

Atomic Bird, Next Time, This EDEN, Reunion, and Alleluyah.


performed by
Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria (1)
Donna Cumberbatch (2)
Franco Sansalone (3)
Gabriela Robin (4)
Krzysztof Ciupińsky (5)
Steve Conte (6)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus (7, 9)
Yoko Kanno (8)
Warsaw Chorus (10)
Jadwiga Rappé (11)

Lyrics by: Gabriela Robin (1, 4, 5), Tim Jensen (2, 3, 6)
All music written and arranged by Yoko Kanno


Produced by Yoko Kanno

Co-produced by Toshiaki Ota (BORDER LINE, INC.), Noriyuki Shimoda (SystemSoft, Inc.)
A&R: Shiro Sasaki, Yukako Inoue (VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)

Recorded & Mixed by Masashi Yabuhara, Andrzej Sasin, Andrzej Lupa, Ed Rak
Assisted by Miyuki Ishimoto, Keith Shortreed, Peter Scriba, Goffredo Gibellini, Valentin Jordanov, Kensuke Miura, Kazuhiro Oyama, Masatatsu Tsubuki, Julita Emanuilow

Recorded at WARSAW PHILHARMONIA HALL and CLACICODE in WARSAW, POLAND RADIO M-1 STUDIO in WARSAW, CLINTON STUDIO in NEW YORK, FORUM MUSIC VILLAGE STUDIO in ROME, BULGARIAN NATIONAL RADIO STUDIO in SOFIA, Z'd, SOUND CITY, CRESCENTE STUDIO and VICTOR STUDIO in JAPAN

Mastered by George Marino
Mastered at STERLING SOUND (New York)

Musicians
KEYBOARD, PF.: Yoko Kanno
ORCHESTRA: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus (CONDUCTOR: Jerzy Swoboda)
DRUMS: Reichi Shimizu
BASS: Hitoshi Watanabe, Zev Katz
GUITAR: Tsuneo Imahori
CELLO: Hajime Mizoguchi
SOPRANO SAX: Steve Wilson
SOUND ARCHITECT: Keishi Urata
STRINGS: The Dunn Pearson Orchestra (CONDUCTOR: Yoko Kanno)
VOICE PERFORMANCE: Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria (CONDUCTOR: Vania Moneva)

Recording Co-ordinated by
WARSAW: Wojciech Nowak (Music Productions)
NEW YORK: Cherry Kaoru Hulsey (Blue Sun)
ROME: Yoshio Nakatani, Teta Pittery
SOFIA: Marco Streccioni, Emile Miney

Promoted by Shosei Ito (VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
Sales promoted by Tetsuya Yamada, Aki Yoshida (VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)

SPECIAL THANKS TO
Tim & Mayu "LOVELOVE" Jensen, Elena, Clvckova, Victor Civckova, Mika Kanai (ASATSU), Yuzuru Koga, Artur Stefanowicz, Krzysztof Kusiel Moroz, GRAND FUNK INC.

Sleeve Design & Art by Kazuhisa Fujita (VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
Edited by Misa Numari (VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
Artist Photo by Hajime Mizoguchi


Track 3 "Next Time" is a rewrite of "Trees Make Seeds" from Noiseman Insect, originally sung by Crystal Kay.

Track 4, "ABC Mouse Parade", is a cover of one of Kanno's compositions from the OVA Please Save My Earth.