The Light of the Spirit

The Light Of The Spirit
Studio album by Kitarō
Released	1987 (Released in 1997)
Genre	New-age
Length	48:45
Label	Domo Records
Producer	Kitaro, Mickey Hart
Kitarō chronology
Tenku (1986) The Light Of The Spirit (1987) Kojiki (1990)

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The Light Of The Spirit is a Kitarō studio album co-produced by the Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart. The album received a Grammy nomination for the single "The Field".

Track listing

All music is composed by Kitarō

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mysterious Encounter"	6:04
2.	"Sundance"	6:18
3.	"The Field"	4:55
4.	"The Light of the Spirit"	7:29
5.	"In the Beginning"	5:54
6.	"Moondance"	4:44
7.	"Howling Thunder"	6:09
8.	"Journey to a Fantasy"	7:12

Personnel

Musicians

• Kitaro - arranger
• Hiroshi Araki - guitar
• Bobby Black - pedal steel guitar, guitar
• David Grisman - mandolin
• Mickey Hart - percussion, special effects
• Tomoyuki Hayashi - keyboards
• Zakir Hussain - percussion
• David Jenkins - guitar
• Jose Lorenzo - percussion
• John Meyer - flute
• Lynn Ray - vocals
• Jeff Sterling - synthesizer
• Jeanie Tracy - vocals
• Norihiro Tsuru - violin
• Bobby Vega - bass guitar

Credits

• Producer - Kitaro, Mickey Hart
• Mixing - Kitaro
• Engineer - Tom Flye
• Programming, operation - Jeff Sterling
• Assistant engineer - Tom Size
• Assistant producer - Ruriko Sakumi
• Design - Laura LiPuma
• Photography - Yukio Ohyam, Ryuzo Toyotaka

External links

• Kitaro official web page (in English)