Tommy Airline
Tommy Airline is the second solo album released by vocalist Tomoko Kawase under the alter-ego Tommy february6. The album heavily features 80's inspired dance themes. The album was also released as a limited edition CD and DVD package, including music videos and karaoke videos. Sanrio characters Kiki and Lala from Little Twin Stars make a brief appearance on the album cover, portraying as flight attendants, they also appear in the music video for the song "Magic in [Your Eyes (song)|Magic in Your Eyes]". The album is certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Critical reception
A professional review from Ian Martin at AllMusic describes the album as, "the sheer, shameless, '80s hero worship of it all. Where many '80s-influenced pop acts seem hung up on the hipster style aspect, Tommy February 6, aka Kawase Tomoko of drab guitar rockers the Brilliant Green, makes no concessions to fashion and turns the whole process into a huge be-costumed slumber party." Additionally, Ian states that, "Tommy Airline still stands as a gloriously cheap, trashy celebration of bubblegum pop at its finest -- not only the finest work of Kawase's career, but also one of the best Japanese pop albums of the decade."Personnel
- Tommy february6 - executive producer
- Malibu Convertible - producer, arranger, recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Tomohiro Murata - additional recording & mixing engineer on tracks 3, 6, 7 & 8
- Takashi Yoshiba - additional recording & mixing engineer on tracks 5 & 9