Gently Weeps (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Gently Weeps
Type = Album
Artist = Jake Shimabukuro


Label = Hitchike Records
Released = September 19, 2006
Last album = "Dragon"
(2005)
This album = "Gently Weeps"
(2006)

"Gently Weeps" is the fifth solo album by ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro.

Track listing

#"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) - 4:07
#"Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert) - 3:02
#"Wish On My Star" (Shimabukuro) - 3:49
#"Sakura" (Traditional Japanese folk song) - 2:56
#"The Star-Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key) - 2:12
#"Let's Dance" (Shimabukuro) - 2:46
#"Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) - 3:38
#"Spain" (Chick Corea) - 2:53
#"Heartbeat/Dragon" (Shimabukuro) - 4:00
#"Blue Roses Falling" (Shimabukuro) - 3:40
#"Grandma's Groove" (Shimabukuro) - 2:11
#"Breathe" (Shimabukuro) - 3:43

Bonus tracks

#"Angel" (Shimabukuro) - 4:03
#"Lazy Jane" (Shimabukuro) - 3:57
#"Hula Girl" (The Movie "Hula Girl" theme song) (Shimabukuro) - 3:44
#"Beyond The Break" (Music for the TV network THE N "Beyond the Break") (Shimabukuro) - 3:03
#"Wish On My Star" (vocal version for the movie "Hula Girl") (Shimabukuro) - 3:31

Personnel

Musical

*Jake Shimabukuro - Ukulele, Producer
*Michael Grande - Keyboards
*Bobby Ingano - Guitar (Steel)
*Yasuharu Nakanishi - Piano
*Takashi Nishiumi - Guitar
*Hiroyuki Noritake - Drums
*Jack Ofoia - Bass, Guitar
*Akira Okazawa - Bass
*Noel Okimoto - Drums
*Jon F. Porlas, Jr. - Percussion
*Vernon Sakata - Guitar (Electric)
*Dean Taba Bass

Technical

*Mac McAnally - Producer
*Alan Schulman - Engineer
*Chris Stone - Engineer
*Takaoki Saito - Engineer

External links

* [http://www.jakeshimabukuro.com/store/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=JS005 Artist's page with info]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1352016870638076087 Video of Shimabukuro] playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the Strawberry Fields memorial from Google Video
*Original recording of [http://www.ukuleledisco.com/jake While My Guitar Gently Weeps] hosted at Midnight Ukulele Disco.