- Esquire / Esquire (1987)
Renaissance Records [RMED00117]
1.To The Rescue *
2.Sunshine (alternate mix)
3.Knock Twice For Heaven
4.Up Down Turnaround
5.Blossomtime
6.Hourglass
7.Moving Together
8.Silent Future
9.Special Future
10.What You're Been Saying
11.Sunshine (original mix)
written, arranged and produced by Esquire
* produced by Chris Squire and Esquire
Nikki Squire: Vocals
Nigel McLaren: Bass, Vocal
Charles Olins: Keyboards, Vocal
Guitars: Pat Thrall and Steve Topping
Additional Guitar: Eddie Golga
Drums: Alan White, Jamie Lane and Dinky
Backing Vocals: Esquire, Chris Squire and Carmen Squire
Engineer: Dinky
Mix Producer: Chris Squire
Mixed by Wallis except "To The Rescue"
mixed by Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson
Assistant Engineers: Paul Roots, Nick Davis, Stuart Breed, Julie Last and Heff Moraes
Recorded at Sun Park and Air Studios/ London and Summa Music Group Studio/ Los Angeles
Mixed at Record One and Ocean Way / Los Angeles and Sarm West/London
Originally Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk
Management: Rick Stevens for Summa Music Group
Ringmaster: John David Kalodner
Album Design Concept: Nikki Squire
Additional Art Direction: Gabrielle Raumberger
Back Cover Photography and Design: Nick Fisher
Logo Design and Innersleeve Photography: Po for Aubrey-Powell Productions
Originally released as GHS-24101 MSD-37121
Esquireは、Chris Squireの当時の奥さんだったNikki Squireのバンド。
Chris Squireが、mix、produce、backing vocalで参加。
他には、Alan White、Trevor Hornらの元Yes勢も関わっている。
サウンド的には、90125 Yesに近い。
"To The Rescue"、"Sunshine"など、けっこう良い曲もあります。
何故か、NikkiとChrisの声はよく似ているのでChrisが歌っているのではないかと間違っても不思議ではない。
ちなみに、backing vocalで参加のCarmen Squireは、Chris Squireの継娘（Nikkiの子供）で、Tony Kayeの奥さんでもある。（複雑ですね。(^^;）
- Coming Home / Esquire (1997)
Renaissance Records [RMED00185]
1.Digital Kids
2.We Are
3.Yours Truly *
4.Big Girls Don't Cry
5.Tron Thomi
6.Hearts Of Gold *
7.Save It
8.Keep On Dreaming
9.The Zone Of O
10.Glass House
11.Coming Home
12.Change Of Heart
produced by Nikki Squire and Nigel McLaren
*bonus tracks previously unavailable
Vocals: Nikki Squire
Instruments: Nigel McLaren except "Keep On Dreaming" and "Coming Home" which feature: Danny Isaacs on Guitar & Tony Matucci on drums
Chris Slade plays drums on "Tron Thomi"
Backing Vocals: Carmen Squire, Nikki Squire, Nigel McLaren, Tony Matucci, Danny Isaacs, Denny Laine
Drums & Keyboards: Nigel McLaren
All tracks written by Nikki Squire & Nigel McLaren
Produced by Esquire
Engineered by Nigel McLaren & John Burns
Mixed by John Burns & Esquire
Assisted by Terry Adams
All Songs Published in the United Kingdom by Warner Chappell
Recorded & Mixed at Sunpark & Hatch Farm Studios, Surrey, England
Esquireの2nd。本アルバムにはChris SquireらYes勢は関わってませんが、参考までに、掲載しておきます。
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