Moonglow_(Tatsuro_Yamashita_album)
Moonglow (Tatsuro Yamashita album)
1979 studio album by Tatsuro Yamashita
Moonglow is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, released in October 1979.
| Moonglow | ||||
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| Released | October 21, 1979 | |||
| Studio | • Canyon Studio(ja) • Onkio Haus • Media Studio • Sound City Studio • RCA Studio | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 46:31 58:45 (2002 reissue) | |||
| Label | AIR/RVC AIR/BMG Funhouse (2002 reissue) | |||
| Producer | Tatsuro Yamashita, Ryuzo Kosugi | |||
| Tatsuro Yamashita chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Moonglow | ||||
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This was his first LP under the AIR label and was also the first studio album released by AIR.
Moonglow was one of Tatsuro Yamashita's studio albums that stayed the most weeks in the Oricon charts, staying in for fifty weeks. Most of the songs included in this album were written by Minako Yoshida and composed by Tatsuro Yamashita.
Before the album came out, "Let's Kiss The Sun" was released as a lead single. The song was used as a commercial song for Japan Airlines Okinawa campaign.
At this time, Yamashita's director Ryuzo Kosugi launched an independent label "AIR" within the RVC he belonged to because of his desire to take a more free production stance without being controlled by the company's restrictions. This work "Moonglow" was released in the fall of 1979 as the first new record of this new label AIR. It became a stepping stone to the next work "Ride on Time".[1]
When the album finally came out, "Eien no Full Moon" (永遠のFull Moon) was released as a single at the same time as the album. Its B-side would include the song "Funky Flushin'" which was also included on the Moonglow album. Though both of the singles failed to enter the Oricon Singles Chart.
In 1980, the album would win in the 22nd Japan Record Awards for "Best Album Award".[2]
In 2002, a remastered reissue (BVCR-17016) was released as part of The RCA/AIR Years 1976-1982 series. The reissue would include three additional tracks that were previously unreleased before. It would enter the Oricon charts, peaking in at twenty-six for two weeks.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "夜の翼 (Nightwing)" | Tatsuro Yamashita | 1:30 |
| 2. | "永遠のFull Moon (Eien no Full Moon)" | 4:25 | |
| 3. | "Rainy Walk" | 5:08 | |
| 4. | "Storm" | 6:22 | |
| 5. | "Funky Flushin'" | 5:40 | |
| Total length: | 23:05 | ||
All lyrics are written by Minako Yoshida(ja); all music is composed by Tatsuro Yamashita, except where noted[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Shot" | 5:55 | |
| 2. | "Touch Me Lightly" | Chris Mosdell | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Sunshine −愛の金色−" | 4:20 | |
| 4. | "Yellow Cab" | 4:48 | |
| 5. | "愛を描いて (Let's Kiss The Sun)" | 4:00 | |
| Total length: | 23:26 | ||
2002 remastered edition
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "夜の翼" | Tatsuro Yamashita | 1:30 |
| 2. | "永遠のFull Moon" | 4:27 | |
| 3. | "Rainy Walk" | 5:09 | |
| 4. | "Storm" | 6:24 | |
| 5. | "Funky Flushin'" | 5:43 | |
| 6. | "Hot Shot" | 5:53 | |
| 7. | "Touch Me Lightly" | Chris Mosdell | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Sunshine −愛の金色−" | 4:21 | |
| 9. | "Yellow Cab" | 4:49 | |
| 10. | "愛を描いて (Let's Kiss The Sun)" | 4:04 | |
| 11. | "夜の翼 [ Karaoke ] (Unreleased -Previously Unreleased)" | N/A | 1:39 |
| 12. | "永遠のFull Moon [-Live Version-] (Unreleased -Previously Unreleased)" | 5:14 | |
| 13. | "Funky Flushin' [-Alternate Version-]" | 5:08 | |
| Total length: | 58:45 | ||
"Taken from the inner sleeve notes of the 1979 album (AIR-8001)."
Musicians
Drums
| Yutaka Uehara (A-2, 5, B-1, 3, 4, 5) |
| Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami (A-4, B-2) |
| Yukihiro Takahashi (A-3) |
Bass
| Akihiro Tanaka (A-2, 5, B-1, 3, 4, 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Akira Okazawa (A-4, B-2)
Guitars
Keyboards
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| 22nd Japan Record Awards | |||
| Date | Title | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1980 | Moonglow[2] | Best Album Award | Tatsuro Yamashita |
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number[3] |
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| Japan | October 21, 1979 | AIR/RVC | LP | AIR-8001 |
| CT | ART-8001 | |||
| June 21, 1984 | CD | RACD-8 | ||
| August 15, 1986 | R32A-1018 | |||
| March 15, 1987 | R28H-2804 | |||
| August 21, 1990 | RCA/BMG Victor | BVCR-7004 | ||
| September 21, 1990 | BVCR-2502 | |||
| June 4, 1997 | RCA/BMG Japan | BVCR-1031 | ||
| May 21, 1999 | BVCK-37009 | |||
| February 14, 2002 | RCA/BMG Funhouse | BVCR-17016 | ||
| February 20, 2002 | LP | BVJR-17006 |
- (2002) Tatsuro Yamashita's "Moonglow" album booklet notes. RCA/BMG Funhouse (BVCR-17016).
- "List of the 22nd Japan Record Awards Winners" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- "MOONGLOW" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- "Tatsuro Yamashita" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2008.