European pressing of the pop bands 1969 album which is long out-of-print in the US. This being Bread's third album, isn't so much a step forward as it is a consolidation of strengths, as the group sharpens their skills and carves out their own identities. Features the 12 original tracks including 'London Bridge', 'Look At Me', 'Friends And Lovers' & 'Don't Shut Me Out'. Manna is the last album that showcased Robb Royer as a group member. After Manna he left Bread, but continued to co-write songs with James Griffin. Of the twelve songs on this album, James Griffin and Robb Royer wrote six of them; David Gates wrote the remaining six. Warner.

Aja (/ˈeɪʒə/, pronounced Asia) is the sixth studio album by the jazz rock band Steely Dan. Originally released in 1977 on ABC Records, the album peaked at number three on the US charts and number five in the UK. It was the band's first platinum album and ultimately became their best-selling studio release, eventually selling over 5 million copies.[2] It spawned a number of hit singles, including "Peg", "Deacon Blues", and "Josie". In July 1978, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording. The credits for Aja list nearly 40 musicians, as band leaders Donald Fagen and Walter Becker pushed Steely Dan further into experimenting with different combinations of session players.

艾顿•约翰 （英语：Elton John，1947年3月25日－），原名雷金纳德•肯尼思•德怀特（Reginald Kenneth Dwight），华文传媒喜欢戏称其「乐坛大姑妈」；爵士，英国流行乐手、作曲家和钢琴家，是流行音乐史上成功的独唱歌手。他在1997年为纪念黛安娜王妃而录制的单曲《风中之烛》（英文：Candle in the Wind）为华人所熟悉。（这首歌原本是他于1973年录制献给玛丽莲•梦露，原版歌词里的「Norma Jean」是玛丽莲•梦露的本名。）
作为一个同性恋艺人，他浮夸的衣着和舞台演出、纠缠不清的私生活和他在音乐方面的天分，使他成为一个音乐史上的传奇。

1stアルバムを手がけたニューヨークのアレンジャー、チャーリー・カレロのスコアを参考に、山下達郎自身が本格的にスコア書きに取り組んでレコーディングされた2ndアルバム。グルーヴィなベースラインに伸びやかな歌声が広がるミディアムナンバー、坂本龍一の繊細なピアノとドラマティックなストリングスがムーディな雰囲気を醸し出すスローチューン、まどろみの景色を描いた、山下達郎の初ワンマン・アカペラによるバラードナンバーをはじめ、細野晴臣、吉田美奈子、村上“ポンタ”秀一など、日本を代表するトップミュージシャンが大集結。参加ゲストの持ち味を最大限に生かすことにより、山下達郎の音楽にかける真っすぐな情熱が伝わってくるハイクオリティなアルバムだ。（武村貴世子）

Singer/songwriter and soft rock specialist Craig Ruhnke began his career during the late '60s as a member of Toronto's Groovin' Company. After that band split up, he worked as a guitar teacher and songwriter, then pursued a solo career, releasing his first single, "My World," in 1974.

82年にリリースされた名作を山下自身の監修によってデジタル・リマスタリング、「あまく危険な香り」のTV用インストなどのボーナス・トラックを加えた再発盤。アメリカン・ポップスを継承するソング・ライティングと卓越した演奏能力が融合した、永遠の名盤だ。