『1988-1993』は、に発売された角松敏生通算2作目のベスト・アルバム。
解説 発表の『1981-1987』『1981-1987』 発売 OM / BMG VICTOR 2CD:BVCR-1903/4に続く2枚組ベスト・アルバム。
前作同様、タイトル通りにからの間に発表された楽曲が収録されているが、角松自身は本作について「ベストというよりコンピレーション」と一歩引いた姿勢を取っている『角松敏生 81-01……〜thousand days of yesterdays〜』シンコーミュージック、、p64。その理由は、本作の企画は収録曲の原盤権を持つ前所属事務所（マーマレード→BMI）からの要望による為。しかし当時の角松は解凍（活動再開）して漸く次なる活動展開の境地を見つけ出した頃であり、過去を振り返る制作活動は、必ずしも本意でなかった。それでも、前所属事務所への恩義に報い要望制作を受け入れ、角松コントロール下で選曲及びリマスタリング作業が行なわれた。その為、ベスト・アルバムにありがちな「アーティスト側の知らぬ中で勝手に選曲が為され、いつの間にか世に出た」類の作品ではない。
本作発売当時、既に全て廃盤となっていた8cmCDシングル収録曲は、アルバム収録分とヴァージョンが異なったり、アルバム未収録が数多くあったが、本作ではそれらの多くがオリジナル音源のまま初収録となっている。尚、本作制作時の角松は最新アルバム『存在の証明』のプロモーションで全国ツアー中であった為、『1981-1987』とは違いリミックスやリテイクは行われておらず、一部の楽曲が再編集された以外は、リマスタリングのみとなっている。
既発表楽曲が多くを占める本作だが、一曲だけ新規に発表された楽曲が存在する。DISC2の7曲目収録、「港が見える丘」。この曲は1947年にヒットした平野愛子歌唱曲のカバー。活動凍結中に、この曲の舞台になった横浜市にあるFMヨコハマで自身がDJを務めた番組「ヨコハマ東京ベイストーリー」（毎週水曜日夜8:00〜8:54）の番組テーマ曲として使用された経緯がある。本作のライナー・ノーツによれば、その楽曲の収録日は自身の33歳の誕生日であると記載されている（当時は角松自身は活動凍結中であった）。
アートワーク、パッケージ アルバムには帯のほか、シールが貼付。シールには以下のキャッチコピーが記載されている。
収録曲 DISC 1 I Can Give You My Love 角松敏生 作詞・作曲 / PHILPPE SAISSE 編曲 CAN'T YOU SEE 角松敏生 作詞・作曲 / PETER SOHERER、ARTO LINDSAY 編曲 OKINAWA 角松敏生 作詞 / 角松敏生、MIC MURPHY、DAVID FRANK 作曲 / 角松敏生、THE SYSTEM 編曲 ROCKIN' OUT MY LOVE 角松敏生 作詞・作曲 / JEFF BOVA、JIMMY BRALOWER 編曲 PARASAIL 角松敏生 作曲・編曲 I MUST CHANGE MY LIFE & LOVE FOR ME 角松敏生 作詞・作曲・編曲 / 小林正弘 ブラス編曲 GALAXY GIRL 角松敏生 作詞・作曲・編曲 / 数原晋 ブラス編曲 Reason… 角松敏生 作詞・作曲 / 角松敏生、THE SYSTEM 編曲 飴色の街 角松敏生 作詞・作曲・編曲
DISC 2 ALL IS VANITY 角松敏生 作詞・作曲・編曲 この駅から… 角松敏生 作詞・作曲 / 角松敏生、小林信吾 編曲 DISTANCE 角松敏生 作詞・作曲・編曲 / 小林信吾 ストリングス編曲 サンタが泣いた日 角松敏生 作詞 / 浅野祥之 作曲 / 角松敏生 編曲 THE LOST LOVE 角松敏生 作詞・作曲・編曲 / 小林信吾 ストリングス編曲 夜をこえて 角松敏生 作詞・作曲・編曲 港が見える丘 東辰三 作詞・作曲 / 角松敏生 編曲 君をこえる日 角松敏生 作詞・作曲・編曲 / 小林信吾 ストリングス編曲 あるがままに 角松敏生 作詞・作曲・編曲 / 小林信吾 ストリングス編曲 / 小林正弘 ブラス編曲
クレジット
I CAN GIVE YOU MY LOVE Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by PHILPPE SAISSE (4:14)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal Philippe Saisse / Keyboards, Computer Programming Nick Moroch / Guitar & Solo Frank Simms / Background Vocals Vicki Sue Robinson / Background Vocals Diva Gray / Background Vocals Mixed by The French Acrobats at Soundworks (New York)
>From Album BEFORE THE DAYLIGHT Original Release Date : February 5th, 1988
CAN'T YOU SEE Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by PETER SCHERER & ARTO LINDSAY (5:13)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal Peter Scherer / Keyboards, Computer Programming Arto Lindsay / Computer Programming Bil Frisel / Guitar Venon Reid / Guitar Gail Eou / Background Vocals Dk Dyson / Background Vocals Mixed by Alan Meyerson at Skyline Studio (New York)
>From Album BEFORE THE DAYLIGHT Original Release Date : February 5th, 1988
OKINAWA Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU & MIC MURPHY & DAVID FRANK Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU & THE SYSTEM (4:56)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming David Frank / Keyboards, Computer Programming Mic Murphy / Computer Programming Paul Pesco / Guitar & Solo Sharon Bryant / Background Vocals Venesse Thomas / Background Vocals Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Roey Shamir at Science Lab (New York)
>From Single OKINAWA Original Release Date : June 21st, 1989
ROCKIN' OUT MY LOVE Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by JEFF BOVA & JIMMY BRALOWER (4:48)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal Jeff Bova / Keyboards, Computer Programming Jimmy Bralower / Computer Programming Nick Moroch / Guitar Curtis King Jr. / Background Vocals Fonzi Thornson / Background Vocals Frank Simms / Background Vocals Mixed by Jason Corsaro at Power Stattion (New York)
>From Single OKINAWA Original Release Date : June 21st, 1989
PARASAIL Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU (5:32)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Guitar, Keyboards, Backgrounds Vocals, Computer Programming Masato Honda / Saxophpne Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Nichion Studio (Tokyo)
>From Single PARASAIL Original Release Date : April 21st, 1990
I MUST CHANGE MY LIFE & LOVE FOR ME Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Brass Arranged by MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI (4:43)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Guitar, Keyboards, Backgrounds Vocals, Computer Programming Tomohito Aoki / Bass Yoshiyuki "Butcher" Asano / Guitar Masahiro Kobayashi / Trumpet Masahiko Sugasaka / Trumpet Shigeharu Mukai / Trombone Osamu Koike / Saxophone Masato Honda / Saxophone & Solo Kayoko "Jackie" Takahashi / Background Vocals Kazumi Suzuki / Background Vocals Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Sound Inn Studio (Tokyo)
>From Single I MUST CHANGE MY LIFE & LOVE FOR ME Original Release Date : May 21st, 1990
GALAXY GIRL Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Brass Arranged by SUSUMU "SHIN" KAZUHARA (4:32)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Keytboards, Backgrounds Vocals, Computer Programming Shingo Kobayashi / Keyboards Susumu "Shin" Kazuhara / Trumpet Kenichiro Hayashi / Trumpet Koji Nishimura / Trumpet Yasuo Hirauchi / Trombone Sumio Okada / Trombone Jake H Conception / Saxophone Masato Honda / Saxophone Solo Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Westside Studio (Tokyo)
>From Single GALAXY GIRL Original Release Date : April 21st, 1991
Reason... Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU & THE SYSTEM (4:22)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming David Frank / Keyboards, Computer Programming Mic Murphy / Computer Programming Paul Pesco / Guitar Sharon Bryant / Background Vocals Venesse Thomas / Background Vocals Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Roey Shamir at Science Lab (New York)
>From Album REASONS FOR THOUSAND LOVERS Original Release Date : September 6th, 1989
飴色の街 Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU (5:29)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami / Drums Tim Bogert / Bass Jay Graydon / Guitar & Solo Jeff Lorber / Acoustic Piano Kirk Whalum Saxophone Solo Curtis King Jr. / Background Vocals Brenda White-King / Background Vocals Tawatha Agee / Background Vocals Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eric Calvi at Atlantic Studio (New York)
>From Album REASONS FOR THOUSAND LOVERS Original Release Date : September 6th, 1989
ALL IS VANITY Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU (6:55)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Keyboards, Background Vocals Carlos Vega / Drums John Pena / Bass Randy Kerber / Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes Michael Landau / Guitar Buzzy Feiten / Guitar Solo Lenny Castro / Percussion Shingo Kobayashi / Keyboards Kirk Whalum / Saxophone Solo Mixed by Humberto Gatica at Lion Share Studio ( Los Angeles)
>From Album ALL IS VANITY Original Release Date : July 3rd, 1991
この駅から… Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU & SHINGO KOBAYASHI (5:13)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami / Drums Tomohito Aoki / Bass Hiroshi Sato / Acoustic Piano Shingo Kobayashi / Fender Rhodes, Keyboards Yoshihiro Tomonari / Keyboards Shigeru Suzuki / Guitar Nobu Saito / Percussion Masato Honda / Saxophone & Solo Kayoko "Jackie" Takahashi / Background Vocals Kazumi Suzuki / Background Vocals Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Westside Studio (Tokyo)
>From Single この駅から… Original Release Date : May 21st, 1991
DISTANCE Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Strings Arranged by SHINGO KOBAYASHI (6:07)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Guitar Solo, Background Vocals Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami / Drums Tomohito Aoki / Bass Hiroshi Sato / Fender Rhodes Shingo Kobayashi / Acoustic Piano, Keyboards Shigeru Suzuki / Guitar Nobu Saito / Percussion Tomoda Group / Strings Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Westside Studio (Tokyo)
>From Album ALL IS VANITY Original Release Date : July 3rd, 1991
サンタが泣いた日 Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by YOSHIYUKI "BUTCHER" ASANO Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU (5:56)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami / Drums Tomohito Aoki / Bass Shingo Kobayashi / Fender Rhodes Nobu Saito / Percussion Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Westside Studio (Tokyo)
>From Album TEARS BALLAD Original Release Date : December 4th, 1991
THE LOST LOVE Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Strings Arranged by SHINGO KOBAYASHI (4:30)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami / Drums Shingo Kobayashi / Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes Yoshiyuki "Butcher" Asano / Guitar Nobu Saito / Percussion Tomoda Group / Strings Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Westside Studio (Tokyo)
>From Album TEARS BALLAD Original Release Date : December 4th, 1991
夜をこえて Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU (5:18)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Guitar Solo, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming Yoshiyuki "Butcher" Asano / Guitar Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Westside Studio (Tokyo)
>From Single 夜をこえて Original Release Date : June 21st, 1992
港が見える丘 Words by TATSUZO AZUMA Music by TATSUZO AZUMA Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU (4:41)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming Shoji Haruna / Saxophone & Solo Hiroshi Yamada / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Westside Studio (Tokyo)
>New Release Original Recording Date : August 12th, 1993
君をこえる日 Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Strings Arranged by SHINGO KOBAYASHI (5:47)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Guitar Solo, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming Kaoru Abe / Drums Tomohito Aoki / Bass Shingo Kobayashi / Acoustic Piano Yoshihiro Tomonari / Fender Rhodes Yoshiyuki "Butcher" Asano / Guitar Kazuki Katsuta / Saxophone Solo Tomoda Group / Strings Hiroshi Yamada / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Westside Studio (Tokyo)
>From Album 君をこえる日 Original Release Date : December 16th, 1992
あるがままに Words by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Music by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Arranged by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU Strings Arranged by SHINGO KOBAYASHI Brass Arranged by MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI (5:04)
Toshiki Kadomatsu / Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Computer Programming Masaharu Ishikawa / Drums Tomohito Aoki / Bass Shingo Kobayashi / Keyboards Yoshihiro Tomonari / Acoustic Piano Masaki Matsubara / Guitar Solo Yoshiyuki "Butcher" Asano / Guitar Michiaki Tanaka / Percussion Tomoda Group / Strings Masahiro Kobayashi / Trumpet Masahiko Sugasaka / Trumpet Hitoshi Yokoyama / Trumpet Yasuo Terauchi / Trombone Taro Kiyooka / Trombone Sumio Okada / Bass Trombone Hiroyuki Minami / Horn Shiro Ide / Horn Masato Abe / Horn Hiroshi Wada / Horn Shutaro Matsuda / Horn Sumiharu Arima / Horn Kanichiro Kubo / Computer Manipulator Mixed by Eiji Uchinuma at Westside Studio (Tokyo)
>From Album あるがままに Original Release Date : July 1st, 1992
スタッフ PRODUCED by TOSHIKI KADOMATSU
Directed by TETSUO KOKUBU Artist Management : HAJIME URUSHIHARA(BEANS) / HIROYUKI SUZUKI(BEANS) A&R : RYUICHI KASHIWAGI(BMG FUNHOUSE) / HITOSHI FUJISAKI(BMG FUNHOUSE)
Mixed by EIJI UCHINUMA(MIXER'S LAB) Disc 2 M-7