The Light of the Spirit
{{Infobox album
| name = The Light Of The Spirit
| type = studio
| artist = Kitarō
| cover = Kitaro The Light Of The Spirit.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1987 (Released in 1997)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = New-age
| length = 48:45
| label = Domo Records
| producer = Kitaro, Mickey Hart
| prev_title = Tenku
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Kojiki
| next_year = 1990
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score ={{Rating|5|5}} {{cite web|title=Allmusic Discography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-light-of-the-spirit-mw0000197230/credits|publisher=Allmusic.com|accessdate=12 December 2012}}
| noprose=yes
|}}
The Light Of The Spirit is a Kitarō studio album co-produced by the Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart. The album received a Grammy nomination for the single "The Field".{{cite web|title=Kitaro Music|url=http://www.kitaromusic.com/lightofspirit.htm|website=Kitaromusic.com|accessdate=12 December 2012}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_music = Kitarō
| title1 = Mysterious Encounter
| length1 = 6:04
| title2 = Sundance
| length2 = 6:18
| title3 = The Field
| length3 = 4:55
| title4 = The Light of the Spirit
| length4 = 7:29
| title5 = In the Beginning
| length5 = 5:54
| title6 = Moondance
| length6 = 4:44
| title7 = Howling Thunder
| length7 = 6:09
| title8 = Journey to a Fantasy
| length8 = 7:12
}}
Personnel
;Musicians
- Kitaro - arranger
- Hiroshi Araki - guitar
- Bobby Black - pedal steel guitar, guitar
- David Grisman - mandolin
- Mickey Hart - percussion, special effects
- Tomoyuki Hayashi - keyboards
- Zakir Hussain - percussion
- David Jenkins - guitar
- Jose Lorenzo - percussion
- John Meyer - flute
- Lynn Ray - vocals
- Jeff Sterling - synthesizer
- Jeanie Tracy - vocals
- Norihiro Tsuru - violin
- Bobby Vega - bass guitar
;Credits
- Producer - Kitaro, Mickey Hart
- Mixing - Kitaro
- Engineer - Tom Flye
- Programming, operation - Jeff Sterling
- Assistant engineer - Tom Size
- Assistant producer - Ruriko Sakumi
- Design - Laura LiPuma
- Photography - Yukio Ohyam, Ryuzo Toyotaka
References
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External links
- [http://www.domomusicgroup.com/kitaro/index.php Kitaro official web page] {{in lang|en}}
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