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Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita | ||||
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Released | July 21, 1982 | |||
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Length | 52:48 | |||
Label | AIR/RVC | |||
Producer | Tatsuro Yamashita | |||
Tatsuro Yamashita chronology | ||||
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Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita is the first greatest hits album by Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, released in July 1982.
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.
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.
All music is composed by Tatsuro Yamashita
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Loveland, Island" | Tatsuro Yamashita | 4:22 |
2. | "愛を描いて –Let's Kiss The Sun–" | Minako Yoshida | 4:01 |
3. | "Amaku Kiken na Kaori" | Tatsuro Yamashita | 3:20 |
4. | "Ride on Time" | Tatsuro Yamashita | 4:22 |
5. | "夏への扉 (The Door Into Summer)" | Minako Yoshida | 4:41 |
6. | "Funky Flushin'" | Minako Yoshida | 5:07 |
Total length: | 25:53 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Windy Lady" | Tatsuro Yamashita | 5:21 |
2. | "Bomber" | Minako Yoshida | 5:40 |
3. | "Solid Slider" | Minako Yoshida | 3:31 |
4. | "Let's Dance Baby" | Osamu Yoshioka | 4:48 |
5. | "潮騒 –The Whispering Sea–" | Minako Yoshida | 4:21 |
6. | "Your Eyes" | Alan O'Day | 3:14 |
Total length: | 26:55 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Love Space" | Minako Yoshida | 4:43 |
2. | "Sparkle" | Minako Yoshida | 4:18 |
3. | "9 Minutes of Tatsuro Yamashita" ( [nb 2] ) | Various | 8:46 |
From the 1982 album "For You"
Released only as a single.
From the 1980 single "Ride on Time".
From the 1980 album "Ride on Time".
Re-recording, original mix from the album "Moonglow".
From the 1976 album "Circus Town".
From the 1978 album "Go Ahead!", rock drill SE at the beginning is removed in this album.
From the 1977 album "Spacy".
From the album "Go Ahead!", also released as a single.
From the album "Go Ahead!".
From the album "For You".
From the album "Spacy".
From the album "For You".
Year | Country | Chart | Position | Sales |
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1982 | Japan | Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart | 2 | 214,000 [5] |
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart | 3 | 125,000 [5] | ||
1997 | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 18 | 82,000 [5] | |
Year | Country | Chart | Position | Sales |
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1982 | Japan | Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 21 | 339,000 [6] |
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
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Japan | July 21, 1982 | AIR/RVC | LP | RAL-8803 |
CT | RAT-8803 | |||
May 21, 1984 | CD | RACD-5 | ||
September 21, 1986 | R32A-1021 | |||
September 21, 1990 | RCA/BMG Victor | BVCR-2505 | ||
June 4, 1997 | RCA/BMG Japan | BVCR-1541 |
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