I live on the second floor. Every time I enter the house, I have a thought or melody that comes to mind as I climb the few stairs. Then I walk faster. If I miss this now, I feel like I will leave forever. Climb the stairs, press the door code in a hurry, throw away the bag as soon as you enter the house, sit in front of the piano or next to the guitar, and record the form of a song like smoke just before it flies away. Sometimes it fails to hold onto it. It's like a rising stock. Geez, that wasn't mine.
The clumsy recordings that could not be escaped were gathered and became an album. Not all of them started with stairs, but I liked the title stairs quite a bit, so I decided to group the children with the same name. Because it is also a record of each step towards the next step. Life is perhaps like a grand stairway leading to death. Once you start going up, you can't go down, and you have to go up in one direction even if you don't want to. The words are tiring, but they are tiny and ordinary songs. Songs that you can hum while meeting friends and going home.
Songs that appear in the world have their own vitality and path, so they are either loved or forgotten long after they are released. Just as children do not grow up according to their parent's wishes, these songs will also lead their own lives. We have no choice but to pray quietly that we will know our own path and pave the way well in this challenging world.
In a time when the value of music is not the same as before, my colleagues who did my best to cooperate, the company that believed in me and invested generously in me rather than me trying to cut down on the budget for fear of not being able to pass the BEP, and the charts and other great music in the world. I would like to express my infinite gratitude to the listeners who chose to listen to the album.
Album Produced by Stella Jang, Youngchan Kwon
Executive Produced by Huh Yong-Seok aka 'Warman' for GLG
Promotion & Artist Management by Jeongkyun Jeong, Kyuyi Park
Creative Coordination by Kim Myung-min
Photography by Daehoon Kim
Styling by Kim Myung-min
Hair/Make-up by Gunwoong, Heejae from WOOSUN
MV directed by Kim Chang-gu for 'Let's Go Home' / STRTSPHR for 'Some Days'
Album Design by Daebong Kim
Recorded and mixed by Changseon Lee at Prelude Studio
Mastered by Norman Nitzsche at Calyx-Mastering
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Track Credit
01. Stairs
Composed by Stella Jang, Youngchan Kwon
Arranged by Kwon Young-chan
Piano & Synths by Youngchan Kwon
Strings arranged by Kwon Youngchan
Strings performed by With string
02. Walking Down The Road
Lyrics by Stella Jang
Composed by Stella Jang
Arranged by Kwon Young-chan
Chorus by Stella Jang, Youngchan Kwon
Bass by Inseong Choi
Drum by Shin Seung-gyu
Guitars by Dongmin Kim
Piano & Mellotron by Youngchan Kwon
Strings arranged by Kwon Youngchan
Strings performed by With string
03. Some Days
Lyrics by Stella Jang
Composed by Stella Jang
Arranged by Kwon Young-chan
Accordion by Dave You
Clarinet by Park Ki-hoon
Guitars by Dongmin Kim
Piano by Youngchan Kwon
Strings arranged by Kwon Youngchan
Strings performed by With string
04. Let's Go Home
Lyrics by Stella Jang
Composed by Stella Jang
Arranged by Kwon Young-chan
Chorus by Stella Jang, Kwon Young-chan, Shin Seung-Gyu, Hong So-jin, Kim Myung-min, Ahn Shin-ae, Lee Ji-min
Bass by Inseong Choi
Drum by Shin Seung-gyu
Electric Piano by Sojin Hong
Guitars by Dongmin Kim
Piano by Youngchan Kwon
05. L’Amour, Les Baguettes, Paris
Lyrics by Stella Jang, Amandine Barles
Composed by Stella Jang
Arranged by Kwon Young-chan
Accordion by Dave You
Piano & Harmochord by Youngchan Kwon
Strings arranged by Kwon Youngchan
Strings performed by With string
Album Content
- CD Jewel Case : 142 x 124 x 10 mm
- Cover Booklet : 28P / 120 x 120 mm
- Photo card : Insert 3 types / 85 x 120 mm