River's Island
# River's Island

River's Island (Japanese: リヴァース・アイランド) is the second album by Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe, released by VAP on March 21, 1984. The album includes two singles, "Asphalt Lady" and "Kimi no Heart wa Marine Blue," which peaked at #36 and #12 on the Oricon charts, respectively. The album itself peaked at #3.

## Background

In the previous album, Aqua City, the songs centered around summer and the sea, but in this work, there many songs were set in the city. "River's Island" is the title of Manhattan Island, New York City. The lyrics card of the record is made like a guide that introduces local plays, orchestras, and music facilities. However, all the production, including recording, was done in Japan. The sound also changed to adult with black contemporary in mind.

The previous single , "Kimi no Heart wa Marine Blue," was a long hit, and recorded almost double the sales of the previous single, "Asphalt Lady." The album was ranked 23rd on the 1984 Annual Album Chart.

## Personnel

* Producer: Koichi Fujita
* Executive Producers: Katsuhiko Endo, Atsushi Kitamura
* Directors: Shigeru Matsuhashi, Ken. Σ
* Sound Advisor: Tetusji Hayashi
* Recording Engineers: Kunihiko Shimizu, Jun Wakao
* Second Engineers: Yoshiaki Matsuoka
* Musician Coordinator: Akira Kawashima
* Artist Management: Triangle Production
* Photography: Cerard Champlong (Front cover), Takatsugu Kitagawa (Back cover and inner photo), Tadayasu Ozawa (artists)
* Design: Isao Sakai, Kanoko Showji

## Charts

| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Oricon | 3 |
