These Boots Are Made For Walking

KEIKO WALKER THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING
	Keiko sings the Country Classics! These Boots Are Made For Walking　♫ The End Of The World　♫ You Win Again Jackson (Duet with Kenji Nagatomi) Beneath Still Waters Divorce Rose Garden　♫ Once A Day Heartaches By The Number Apartment #9 The Sweetest Gift (with SHIME) Produced by Keiko Walker Mastered by Noriak Hayashi Recorded and Engineered by Kiichiro Akui Assistant Engineer: Kohei Tomonaga Album Design by Keiko Walker Photography: Etsuo Kawamura BUY ALBUM
Released October 2012. ¥2,750 LDM-0103. Leamington Dove Music	BUY

1. These Boots Are Made For Walking
    Words & Music by Lee Hazelwood

    Keiko Walker: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
    Charlie McCoy: Harp
    Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Electric Guitar & Organ
    Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
    Yoshi Shimada: Drums

 2. The End of the World
    Words and Music by Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent

     Keiko Walker: Vocals & Chorus
     Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Piano & Strings
     Yasuharu Muranaka: Pedal Steel Guitar
     Haruka: Fiddles
     Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
     Yoshi Shimada: Drums

 3. You Win Again
    Words & Music by Hank Williams
 
     Keiko Walker: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
     Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Electric Guitar & Piano
     Yasuharu Muranaka: Pedal Steel Guitar
     Kazuaki Furuhashi: Acoustic Guitar
     Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
     Yoshi Shimada: Drums

4. Jackson  Duet with Kenji Nagatomi
    Words & Music by Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler

    Keiko Walker: Vocals
    Kenji Nagatomi: Duet Vocal
    Charlie McCoy: Harp
    Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Electric Guitar & Keyboards
    Kazuaki Furuhashi: Acoustic Guitar
    Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
    Yoshi Shimada: Drums

5. Beneath Still Waters
    Words & Music by Dallas Frazier

    Keiko Walker: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
    Charlie McCoy: Harp
    Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Electric Guitar & Piano
    Yasuharu Muranaka: Pedal Steel Guitar
    Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
    Yoshi Shimada: Drums

6. Divorce
    Words & Music by Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman

     Keiko Walker: Vocals, Chorus
     Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Electric Guitar & Piano
     Kazuaki Furuhashi: Acoustic Guitar
     Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
     Yoshi Shimada: Drums

7. Rose Garden
    Words & Music by Joe South
 
     Keiko Walker: Vocals, Chorus
     Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Electric Guitar Baritone Guitar, Keyboards & Piano
     Yasuharu Muranaka: Pedal Steel Guitar
     Haruka: Fiddles
     Kazuaki Furuhashi: Acoustic Guitar
     Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
     Yoshi Shimada: Drums

8. Once A Day
    Words & Music by Bill Anderson

     Keiko Walker: Vocals, Chorus
     Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Electric Guitar & Piano
     Yasuharu Muranaka: Pedal Steel Guitar
     Haruka: Fiddles
     Kazuaki Furuhashi: Acoustic Guitar
     Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
     Yoshi Shimada: Drums
    
9. Heartaches By the Number
    Words & Music by Harlan Howard

     Keiko Walker: Vocals
     Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Electric Guitar & Piano
     Yasuharu Muranaka: Pedal Steel Guitar
     Haruka: Fiddles
     Kazuaki Furuhashi: Acoustic Guitar
     Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
     Yoshi Shimada: Drums

10. Apartment No. 9
     Words & Music by Bobby Austin, Johnny Paycheck
   
     Keiko Walker: Vocals & Chorus
     Charlie McCoy: Harp
     Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Piano
     Kazuaki Furuhashi: Acoustic Guitar
     Noriaki Hayashi: Bass
     Yoshi Shimada: Drums    

11. The Sweetest Gift   Duet with SHIME
     Words & Music by Bo Fraser

     Keiko Walker: Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
     SHIME: Duet Vocals
     Tamasaburo Yamaguchi: Acoustic Guitar, Dulcimer
     

Keiko Walker’s long-awaited full-country album, “These Boots are Made for Walking,” was finally released in October 2012. Her previous album, “BOTH SIDES NOW,” was a nostalgic look back at her British roots, but “These Boots are Made for Walking” is a true celebration of her musical heritage.


The album features a collection of beloved country songs that have been with her since childhood, performed with a warm and relaxed voice that’s full of affection. Her close friends are also featured, including harmonica player Charlie McCoy, with whom she’s known for years.


Standout tracks like “Jackson,” featuring Kenji Nagatomi, and “Sweetest Gift,” a duet with her partner SHIME in Broken Ashes, are sure to get fans singing along. “These Boots are Made for Walking” is a nostalgic treat for old country fans, as well as a must-listen for anyone who enjoys organic music.


Across genres and generations, this album is sure to captivate music lovers around the world.

「ケイコ・ウォーカー、満を持してのカントリー・アルバム発表」

2012年10月、待望のフル・カントリー・アルバム“These Boots are Made for Walking”が届けられた。前作”BOTH SIDES NOW”はイギリス人の血が流れる自身の「出生のルーツを振り返る意味合いを持つアルバムであったが、“These Boots are Made for Walking”は「音楽ルーツ」を振り返った物と言える。

幼少時より親しみ、また思い入れいっぱいのフェイヴァリット・ソングをリラックスした歌声と演奏で聴かせてくれる。気心の知れた仲間たちが彼女をサポート。またかねてより交流のあるハーモニカ・プレイヤー、チャーリー・マッコイも参加。カントリーの本場ナッシュヴィルの重鎮がこのアルバムに馴染んでいるのは、彼女の音楽が世界に通用するレベルであることの証でもあろう。

’Jackson’では長年の彼女の理解者であり支援者である永富研二と、’Sweetest Gift’ではBroken AshesでのパートナーSHIMEとのデュオを聴かせてくれる。“These Boots are Made for Walking”はオールド・カントリー・ファンには懐かしく、また近年のオーガニック・ミュージックのファンにも親しみやすい内容だ。

ジャンル、世代を超えて、多くの音楽ファンを納得させるだろう。

                                                         文：白井英一郎（2012年）