BABADU "Babadu!" CD

★First limited production
★Paper jacket specification

The latest reissue of the only album by BABADU, a male singer-songwriter produced by Kirk Thompson, an original member of KALAPANA and the man behind the Hawaiian AOR/rare groove band LEMURIA! This is another masterpiece that stands on par with LEMURIA, featuring LEMURIA's killer tune "All I've Got To Give," which has been picked up by many DJs and artists, as well as plenty of other superb mellow numbers!

This album is highly acclaimed as a masterpiece of Hawaiian AOR, especially popular among contemporary Hawaiian music, which has developed a unique scene by fusing the island feeling unique to an island nation with new sounds flowing in from the US mainland. It is the only album by male singer-songwriter BABADU, produced by Kirk Thompson, an original member of KALAPANA and producer of ``LEMURIA,'' which is said to be the pinnacle of Hawaiian AOR. The mellow and soulful vocals of BABADU resonate comfortably against the perfect production by talented Hawaiian musicians who also participated in LEMURIA, creating a superb sound! Starting with "All I've Got To Give" (M8), a famous killer tune that was included in "LEMURIA" and has been covered by many DJs and artists on their playlists, the album also includes the mellow soul "We're Not To Blame" (M1), which draws you in with its light flute intro, and a cover of the folky masterpiece "Words To A Song" (M2), a solo work by Billy Kaui of COUNTRY COMPFORT, a representative contemporary Hawaiian artist, arranged into an urban soul version. This is a gem of an album full of island feeling! The CD is the first to be released in a paper jacket, and the latest remastering has been added to the latest reissue!

■Track list