I'm not 100-percent sure why this artist is listed as "Ricardo Santos." It's the SAME ALBUM--same music, same arrangements, same sound as "Cherry Blossom Time in Japan," by Werner Muller, issued in the late 50's. I suspect Werner Muller himself did it, with a name change because of copyrights or something. Of course this one is better because it's in stereo with better sound. I was in Japan when the original came out and it caused quite a splash. The songs are easily recognized by the Japanese and to Americans, they're a lot more listenable than the original Japanese sound.