Ride on Time (album)

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All lyrics are written by Minako Yoshida, except where indicated; all music is composed by Tatsuro Yamashita

Ride on Time
Rideontime tatsyamashita.jpg
Studio album by
Tatsuro Yamashita
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1980 (1980-09-19)
Studio CBS/Sony
Genre
Length43:19
53:29 (2002 reissue)
Label
Producer Tatsuro Yamashita
Tatsuro Yamashita chronology
Moonglow
(1979)		Ride on Time
(1980)		 On the Street Corner
(1980)
Singles from Ride on Time
  1. "Ride on Time"
    Released: May 1, 1980
  2. "My Sugar Babe"
    Released: October 21, 1980
Side A
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Someday" (Itsuka (いつか)) 5:49
2."Daydream" 4:31
3."Silent Screamer" 5:29
4."Ride on Time" (Album Version)Yamashita5:55
Side B
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Door into Summer" (Natsu e no Tobira (夏への扉)) 4:41
2."My Sugar Babe"Yamashita4:11
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))Yamashita1:41
2002 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsLength
10."Ride on Time" (Single Version)Yamashita4:25
11."Interlude I" (Instrumental) 0:56
12."Interlude II" (Instrumental) 1:31
13."My Sugar Babe" (Instrumental) 3:21

Personnel

Recording members

Someday

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

Daydream

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

Silent Screamer

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

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

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 Nakazawa – Flugelhorn Solo
  • Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals

My Sugar Babe

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Glocken & Background Vocals
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Toshiaki Usui – Acoustic Guitar
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
  • Nobu Saito – Percussion

Rainy Day

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Electric Sitar, Percussion & Background Vocals
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Hiroshi Sato – Keyboards

Clouds

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right), Korg Lambda Strings, Percussion & Background Vocals
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Hiroshi Sato – Keyboards
  • Nobu Saito – Percussion
  • Hidefumi Toki – Alto Sax

Kissing Goodnight

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Acoustic Piano, Minimoog & Background Vocals
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Korg PS-3100 Synthesizer

Ride on Time [Single version]

  • Tatsuro Yamashita Electric Guitar (Right), Kalimba, 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
  • Yoshikazu Kishi – Trumpet
  • Shigeharu Mukai – Trombone
  • Tadanori Konakawa – Trombone
  • Takeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax
  • Shunzo Sunahara – Baritone Sax

Interlude I & II

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Right)
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards

My Sugar Babe [Instrumental]

  • Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Left)
  • Jun Aoyama – Drums
  • Koki Ito – Bass
  • Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Right)
  • Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards [2]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

YearAlbumCountryChartPositionWeeksSales
1980–81Ride on TimeJapanOricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100)119225,000 [3]
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100)419
2002–03Ride on Time [Expanded remaster]Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (top 300)201442,000

Year-end charts

YearAlbumCountryChartPositionSales
1980Ride on TimeJapanOricon Yearly Albums Chart (top 50)39184,000 [4]

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog number
Japan September 19, 1980AIR/RVC LP RAL-8501
CT RAT-8501
November 21, 1984 CD RACD-16
August 15, 1986R32A-1019
March 15, 1987R28H-2805
August 21, 1990RCA/BMG VictorBVCR-7005
September 21, 1990BVCR-2503
June 4, 1997RCA/BMG JapanBVCR-1032
May 21, 1999BVCK-37010
February 14, 2002RCA/BMG FunhouseBVCR-17017
February 20, 2002LPBVJR-17007

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References

  1. ↑ "Tatsuro Yamashita Special". NTS Radio . February 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "RIDE ON TIME" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tatsuro Yamashita" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  4. ↑ "年間アルバムヒットチャート 1980年" (in Japanese). Private Life エンタメデータ＆ランキング. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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