Sweet Revenge

Studio album by

Released

17 June 1994

Studio

11-K Studios, Clindton Studios, Unique Studios, Skyline Studios, Right Track Studios
(New York City)
Paradise Studios, Sedic Studios
(Tokyo)
Metropolis Studios, Westside Studios
(London)

Genre

Downtempo, Trip-hop, Chillout

Length

60:26 (Japanese version)
51:29 (International version)

Label

Güt / For Life Music (Japan)
Elektra (USA)

Producer

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology

Little Buddha
(1994)

Sweet Revenge
(1994)

Smoochy
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
NME	5/10^[2]

Sweet Revenge is a 1994 album by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The Japanese and international releases have different track listings, with the international pressing featuring (uncredited) re-mixes of half of the songs.

A re-recording of "Psychedelic Afternoon", featuring original lyricist David Byrne on vocals and sporting modified lyrics, was released in 2013 as a way to raise money and awareness for children who survived the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. An animated music video was released concurrently with the new version.^[3]

Track listing

All music is composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Japanese version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tokyo Story"		1:16
2.	"Moving On"	J-Me	5:45
3.	"二人の果て" (Futari no hate, "The two people have split up")	Taeko Ohnuki	5:56
4.	"Regret"	J-Me	5:38
5.	"Pounding At My Heart"	Paul Alexander	5:32
6.	"Love and Hate"	Holly Johnson	5:27
7.	"Sweet Revenge"		4:07
8.	"7 Seconds"	J-Me	3:33
9.	"Anna"		4:47
10.	"Same Dream, Same Destination"	Roddy Frame	4:04
11.	"Psychedelic Afternoon"	David Byrne	4:10
12.	"Interruptions"	Latasha Natasha Diggs	4:51
13.	"君と僕と彼女のこと" (Kimi to boku to kanojo no koto, "You and me and that girl")	Taeko Ohnuki	5:20
Total length:			60:26

International version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tokyo Story"		1:16
2.	"Moving On" (different mix)	J-Me	5:45
3.	"Sentimental" (English language version of "二人の果て")	Vivien Goldman	5:56
4.	"Regret" (different mix)	J-Me	5:38
5.	"Pounding At My Heart" (different mix)	Paul Alexander	5:32
6.	"Love and Hate"	Holly Johnson	5:27
7.	"Sweet Revenge"		4:07
8.	"7 Seconds"	J-Me	3:33
9.	"Same Dream, Same Destination" (different mix)	Roddy Frame	4:04
10.	"Interruptions" (different mix)	Latasha Natasha Diggs	4:51
11.	"Water's Edge" (English language version of "君と僕と彼女のこと", different mix)	Vivien Goldman	5:20
Total length:			51:29

Personnel

Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, programming, percussion, vocals
J-Me – vocals
Vivian Sessoms – vocals
Holly Johnson – vocals
Latasha Natasha Diggs – vocals
Paul Alexander – vocals
Arto Lindsay – vocals
Roddy Frame – vocals
Miki Imai – vocals
Towa Tei – programming
Satoshi Tomiie – programming and arrangements
Cyro Baptista – percussion
Amadeo Pace – guitar
David Nadien – string section leader
Lawrence Feldman – bass clarinet
Romero Lubambo – guitar
Hiroshi Takano – guitar
Jean-Baptiste Mondino – photography

References

^ "Sweet Revenge". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ Dee, Johnny (17 September 1994). "Long Play: Short Cuts". New Musical Express. p. 55.
^ Mineo, Mike (12 March 2013). "Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Byrne – "Psychedelic Afternoon"". Obscure Sound. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.