Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita

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Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 1982
Genre
Length52:48
Label AIR/RVC
Producer Tatsuro Yamashita
Tatsuro Yamashita chronology
For You
(1982)
Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita
(1982)
Melodies
(1983)

Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita is the first greatest hits album by Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, released in July 1982.

Contents

Overview

The album consists of Yamashita's songs mostly included on his previous six albums ranging from Circus Town to For You . The only song not included in any album is Amaku Kiken na Kaori which is only released as a single and a re-recording of Funky Flushin'. According to Yamashita, "Greatest Hits" is just a mundane joke that I thought of as a western music lover. [1] The original album release (RAL-8803) included Yamashita's biography, discography, and various photographs in the form of a booklet.

Lawsuit

In 1990, BMG Victor told Yamashita of its plans to release the album, and it asked Smile [nb 1] to provide technical help for the project. Smile agreed, and in September 1990 the album was released (BVCR-2505) with the phrase "the only album authorized by Tatsuro Yamashita" displayed on the "obi strip". It was not until February 1991 that when Yamashita received a fan letter complaining that some songs of the album's 12 tracks were different from the previous versions. Claiming the record company had engaged in false advertising, Yamashita and his production company hired attorney Atsushi Naito, and in February 1991 they sent BMG Victor a cease and desist letter. [3]

Changes in this release are:

A settlement was made in 1995 and it was once collected from the store. All of those edits were fixed in the 1997 issue of the album (BVCR-1541) along with three bonus tracks.

Track listing

All music is composed by Tatsuro Yamashita

Side A
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Loveland, Island"Tatsuro Yamashita4:22
2."愛を描いて –Let's Kiss The Sun–" Minako Yoshida  [ ja ]4:01
3."Amaku Kiken na Kaori"Tatsuro Yamashita3:20
4."Ride on Time"Tatsuro Yamashita4:22
5."夏への扉 (The Door Into Summer)"Minako Yoshida4:41
6."Funky Flushin'"Minako Yoshida5:07
Total length:25:53
Side B
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Windy Lady"Tatsuro Yamashita5:21
2."Bomber"Minako Yoshida5:40
3."Solid Slider"Minako Yoshida3:31
4."Let's Dance Baby" Osamu Yoshioka 4:48
5."潮騒 –The Whispering Sea–"Minako Yoshida4:21
6."Your Eyes" Alan O'Day 3:14
Total length:26:55
BVCR-1541 (Bonus tracks)
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Love Space"Minako Yoshida4:43
2."Sparkle"Minako Yoshida4:18
3."9 Minutes of Tatsuro Yamashita" ( [nb 2] )Various8:46

Personnel

Recording members

Loveland, Island

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right) & Background Vocals
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Hidefumi Toki – Alto Sax (Solo)
  • Motoya Hamaguchi – Percussion
  • Keiko Yamakawa – Harp

From the 1982 album "For You"

愛を描いて –Let's Kiss The Sun–

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Percussion & Background Vocals
  • Yutaka Uehara – Drums
  • Akihiro Tanaka – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
  • Kazumi Takeda – Trumpet
  • Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
  • Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
  • Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
  • Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax

From the 1979 album "Moonglow", also released as a single.

Amaku Kiken na Kaori

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Left), Acoustic Piano (Solo) & Percussion
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Tsunehide Matsuki – Electric Guitar (Right)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Motoya Hamaguchi – Percussion
  • Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
  • Masahiro Kobayashi – Trumpet
  • Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
  • Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
  • Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
  • Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax
  • Tadaaki Ohno – Strings Concert Master
  • Koji Hajima – Conductor
  • Strings arranged by Masahide Sakuma

Released only as a single.

Ride on Time

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Percussion & Background Vocals
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Hidefumi Toki – Alto Sax (Solo)
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
  • Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
  • Yoshihiro Nakagawa – Trumpet
  • Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
  • Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
  • Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
  • Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax

From the 1980 single "Ride on Time".

The Door into Summer

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Clavinet, Percussion & Background Vocals
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Kenji NakazawaFlugelhorn (Solo)
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals

From the 1980 album "Ride on Time".

Funky Flushin'

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar & Background Vocals
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Solo)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Motoya Hamaguchi – Percussion (Timbales Solo)
  • Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
  • Masahiro Kobayashi – Trumpet
  • Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
  • Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
  • Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
  • Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax

Re-recording, original mix from the album "Moonglow".

Windy Lady

From the 1976 album "Circus Town".

Bomber

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar & Percussion
  • Yutaka Uehara – Drums
  • Akihiro Tanaka – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Solo)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals

From the 1978 album "Go Ahead!", rock drill SE at the beginning is removed in this album.

Solid Slider

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar
  • Yutaka Uehara – Drums
  • Akihiro Tanaka – Bass
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Keyboards
  • Kenji Ohmura – Electric Guitar (Solo)
  • Nobu Saito – Percussion
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
  • Koji Hatori – Trumpet
  • Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
  • Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
  • Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
  • Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
  • Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax

From the 1977 album "Spacy".

Let's Dance Baby

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Percussion, Background Vocals & Bang!
  • Yutaka Uehara – Drums
  • Akihiro Tanaka – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Tomoo Okazaki – Alto Sax (Solo)
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
  • Ryuzo Kosugi – Background Vocals

From the album "Go Ahead!", also released as a single.

潮騒 –The Whispering Sea–

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Solo), Percussion, Arp Bass, Percussion & Background Vocals
  • Yutaka Uehara – Drums
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Acoustic Piano
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Synthesizer
  • Chuei Yoshikawa – Acoustic Guitar
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals

From the album "Go Ahead!".

Your Eyes

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Electric Sitar, Percussion & Background Vocals
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Hidefumi Toki – Alto Sax (Solo)
  • Chuei Yoshikawa – Acoustic Guitar
  • Tadaaki Ohno – Strings Concertmaster
  • Koji Hajima – Conductor
  • Strings arranged by Hiroki Inui [4]

From the album "For You".

Recording members (bonus tracks)

Love Space

  • Shuichi Murakami – Drums
  • Haruomi Hosono – Bass
  • Tsunehide Matsuki – Electric Guitar
  • Hiroshi Sato – Acoustic Piano
  • Nobu Saito – Percussion
  • Tomoo Okazaki – Alto Sax (Solo)
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Background Vocals
  • Tadaaki Ohno – Strings Concertmaster
  • Hitoshi Yoshizawa – Conductor

From the album "Spacy".

Sparkle

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar, Percussion & Background Vocals
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Hidefumi Toki – Alto Sax (Solo)
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
  • Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
  • Masahiro Kobayashi – Trumpet
  • Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
  • Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
  • Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
  • Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax [4]

From the album "For You".

Chart positions

Weekly charts

YearCountryChartPositionSales
1982JapanOricon Weekly LP Albums Chart2214,000 [5]
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart3125,000 [5]
1997Oricon Weekly Albums Chart1882,000 [5]

Year-end charts

YearCountryChartPositionSales
1982JapanOricon Yearly Albums Chart21339,000 [6]

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog number
JapanJuly 21, 1982AIR/RVC LP RAL-8803
CT RAT-8803
May 21, 1984 CD RACD-5
September 21, 1986R32A-1021
September 21, 1990RCA/BMG VictorBVCR-2505
June 4, 1997RCA/BMG JapanBVCR-1541

Notes

  1. Smile Company (株式会社スマイルカンパニー) is a Japanese artist management company affiliated in some capacity with Ryuzo Kosugi. [2]
  2. Originally released on April 6, 1982 as a 12" promotional single of 700 copies. Consists of 13 tracks Loveland, Island; Funky Flushin'; Ride on Time; Sunshine; Silent Screamer; Let's Dance Baby; Eien no Full Moon; Bomber; Daydream; Sparkle; Solid Slider; Paper Doll; Someday.

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