Ride on Time | ||||
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Released | September 19, 1980 | |||
Studio | CBS/Sony | |||
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Length | 43:19 53:29 (2002 reissue) | |||
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Producer | Tatsuro Yamashita | |||
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Singles from Ride on Time | ||||
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Ride on Time is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita,released by AIR/RVC on September 19,1980. It is best known for its title track,which was used in the television commercial for Maxell cassette tapes starring Yamashita,and released as a single in May 1980. The song became his first charting single,peaking at No. 3 on Oricon's weekly singles chart with sales of 417,000 copies. In 2003,the song was featured on the television drama Good Luck!! starring Takuya Kimura,and entered the top 20 on the chart again.
The album was released after the title track became a hit,and gained commercial success subsequently. It topped the Oricon weekly albums chart for a week in October 1980,selling more than 220,000 units.
Following the album's release,the song "My Sugar Babe" (ode to the band he formerly fronted) was issued as a single. It was featured as a theme song for the television drama Keishi-Kstarring and directed by Shintaro Katsu and aired on NTV in Autumn 1980. Yamashita composed the entire background music used on the TV series. The album's 2002 remastered edition includes three tracks from the soundtrack as bonus tracks.
All lyrics are written by Minako Yoshida, except where indicated; all music is composed by Tatsuro Yamashita
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Someday" (Itsuka (いつか)) | 5:49 | |
2. | "Daydream" | 4:31 | |
3. | "Silent Screamer" | 5:29 | |
4. | "Ride on Time" (Album Version) | Yamashita | 5:55 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "The Door into Summer" (Natsu e no Tobira (夏への扉)) | 4:41 | |
2. | "My Sugar Babe" | Yamashita | 4:11 |
3. | "Rainy Day" | 5:20 | |
4. | "Clouds" (Kumo no Yukue ni (雲のゆくえに, "Where the Clouds Are")) | 5:40 | |
5. | "Kissing Goodnight" (Oyasumi (おやすみ)) | Yamashita | 1:41 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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10. | "Ride on Time" (Single Version) | Yamashita | 4:25 |
11. | "Interlude I" (Instrumental) | 0:56 | |
12. | "Interlude II" (Instrumental) | 1:31 | |
13. | "My Sugar Babe" (Instrumental) | 3:21 |
Year | Album | Country | Chart | Position | Sales |
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1980–81 | Ride on Time | Japan | Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100) | 1 | 225,000 [3] |
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100) | 4 | ||||
2002–03 | Ride on Time [Expanded remaster] | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 300) | 20 | 42,000 | |
Year | Album | Country | Chart | Position | Sales |
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1980 | Ride on Time | Japan | Oricon Yearly Albums Chart (top 50) | 39 | 184,000 [4] |
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
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Japan | September 19, 1980 | AIR/RVC | LP | RAL-8501 |
CT | RAT-8501 | |||
November 21, 1984 | CD | RACD-16 | ||
August 15, 1986 | R32A-1019 | |||
March 15, 1987 | R28H-2805 | |||
August 21, 1990 | RCA/BMG Victor | BVCR-7005 | ||
September 21, 1990 | BVCR-2503 | |||
June 4, 1997 | RCA/BMG Japan | BVCR-1032 | ||
May 21, 1999 | BVCK-37010 | |||
February 14, 2002 | RCA/BMG Funhouse | BVCR-17017 | ||
February 20, 2002 | LP | BVJR-17007 |
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