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TOKYO


It was my pleasure to meet Mahito Tokumitsu again having previously met him in Dublin last October.  Also there was the famous champion mixed martial arts fighter Sanae Kikuta.  Many thanks to both for their kindness.  As previously mentioned both Isao Hirami and Yasuhiko Okada were there again.  This time Yasu was accompanied by his wife Chikako.


YASUHIKO, GILBERT & CHIKAKO 

SANAE & MAHITO


For the purpose of this report the personnel on stage were:

Gilbert: Keyboard [Roland RD 1000]

Band: Martin Ditcham [drums + percussion], Bill Shanley [guitars] and Nick Scott [bass].

Julian Webster Greaves: Saxophone, Flute & Harmonica

Mick Parker: Keyboards [Yahama DX7 & Roland JX-8P] & Accordion


THE BAND BACKSTAGE

NICK, BILL, JULES, MICK & MARTIN

Photo by Mahito Tokumitsu


6.00pm SHOW


STICK IN THE MUD - [From the album "FROBISHER DRIVE / IN THE KEY OF G"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone] + Backing Vocals [Bill & Mick]



CAN'T GET YOU TO LOVE ME - [From the album "A STRANGER IN MY OWN BACK YARD"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone]  + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian & Mick]


MAKE MY DAY - [From the album "PIANO FOREPLAY"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone]  + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian & Mick]


NICK


NOTHING RHYMED - [From the album "HIMSELF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Julian [Flute]


A PROPER FOOL - [From the album "A SCRUFF AT HEART"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard] + Backing Vocals: Bill & Julian


JULIAN


MY PLACE OR YOURS - [From the album "A SCRUFF AT HEART"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard]


NO MATTER HOW I TRY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]



WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]  + Backing Vocals [Bill &  Julian]


A FRIEND OF MINE - [From the album "I'M A WRITER, NOT A FIGHTER"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]  + Julian [Tambourine] + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian, Nick & Mick]



CLAIR - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Harmonica] + Band


THUNDER AND LIGHTNING - [From the album "HIMSELF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone] + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian, Nick & Mick]


MARTIN


WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW - From the album "I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER"

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian, Nick & Mick]


OOH-WAKKA-DOO-WAKKA-DAY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Flute]



HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Vocal] + Bill [Spanish Acoustic Guitar] + Julian [Flute] + Martin [Percussion]


SAY GOODBYE - [From the album "IRLISH"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Flute]  + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian & 

Mick]



ENCORE

ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + [Keyboard]


GET DOWN - [From the album "I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + All [Backing Vocals]




9.00pm SHOW

STICK IN THE MUD - [From the album "FROBISHER DRIVE / IN THE KEY OF G"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone] + Backing Vocals [Bill & Mick]


CAN'T GET YOU TO LOVE ME - [From the album "A STRANGER IN MY OWN BACK YARD"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone]  + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian & Mick]



CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU - [From the album "OFF CENTRE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]  + Julian [Tambourine] + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian & Mick]


NOTHING RHYMED - [From the album "HIMSELF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Julian [Flute]



A PROPER FOOL - [From the album "A SCRUFF AT HEART"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard] + Backing Vocals: Bill & Julian


MY PLACE OR YOURS - [From the album "A SCRUFF AT HEART"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard]



NO MATTER HOW I TRY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]


WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]  + Backing Vocals [Bill, Nick &  Julian]


NICK


A FRIEND OF MINE - [From the album "I'M A WRITER, NOT A FIGHTER"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]  + Julian [Tambourine] + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian, Nick & Mick]


CLAIR - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Harmonica] + Band



THUNDER AND LIGHTNING - [From the album "HIMSELF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone] + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian, Nick & Mick]


WHERE PEACEFUL WATERS FLOW - From the album "I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER"

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian, Nick & Mick]



OOH-WAKKA-DOO-WAKKA-DAY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Flute] + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian & Nick]


HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Vocal] + Bill [Spanish Acoustic Guitar] + Julian [Flute] + Martin [Percussion]



WHAT'S IN A KISS? - [From the album "OFF CENTRE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]


SAY GOODBYE - [From the album "IRLISH"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Flute]  + Backing Vocals [Bill, Julian & 

Mick]



ENCORE

ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + [Keyboard]


GET DOWN - [From the album "I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + All [Backing Vocals]



STATS

Gilbert played and sang 35 [17/18] songs tonight representing material from 10 different albums.  The breakdown was as follows:


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Tokyo

6.00pm

9.00pm

The Berry Vest Of

5

5

A Scruff At Heart

2

2

I'm A Writer Not A Fighter

3

3

Himself

2

2

A Stranger In My Own Back Yard

1

1

Back To Front

1

1

Frobisher Drive

1

1

Piano Foreplay

1

-

Irlish

1

1

Off Centre

-

2