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Inclination (album)
is a compilation album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, released on March 24, 1994, by MCA Victor to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her music career. The album compiles her singles and most popular songs from 1983 to 1994, with four songs re-recorded in acoustic versions for this release. It started Hamada's tradition of releasing an ''Inclination'' compilation on every 10th anniversary. ''Inclination'' was Hamada's third and final No. 1 album on Oricon's albums chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include p .... Track listing Charts Certification References External links * * * {{Authority control 1994 compilation albums Japanese-language compilation albums Mari Hamada compilation albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Hamada
is a Japanese heavy metal and pop rock singer. Since her debut in 1983, Hamada has been known as the "Heavy Metal Queen" of Japan. Throughout her career, she has released 25 singles and 23 studio albums. Biography Early history Mari Hamada started singing when she joined a choir at elementary school and participated in recording TV commercial jingles while in junior high. While at Musashigaoka High School, she formed a punk rock band called "Mari Band". During her tenure at Aoyama Gakuin University, Hamada was a backing vocalist for the band "Hamachan" and the lead vocalist of the all-female rock band "Misty Cats"; the latter having recorded the demo song "Misty Blue" for the various artists album ''Kichijōji Yamaha Studio Take-1 Presents: 7th One Way Contest'' in 1982. 1980s In 1983, Hamada released her debut album '' Lunatic Doll ~ Ansatsu Keikoku'', which was produced by Daiko Nagato and Loudness drummer Munetaka Higuchi and released by Victor Entertainment under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munetaka Higuchi
(December 24, 1958 – November 30, 2008) was a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as the original drummer of the heavy metal band Loudness, but first rose to prominence as a member of Lazy in the 1970s. Career From a young age, he was considered a talented drummer. During his high school years, Higuchi played in seven bands. But he was not happy with this situation, wanting to focus his time on only one band. At this point, schoolmate and future bandmate Akira Takasaki came along and they formed Lazy. Lazy was formed by very young musicians and started playing easy-listening pop-rock, that slowly progressed to more complex music. Higuchi was identified in the band by the moniker "Davy". When he and Takasaki shifted their musical interests to hard rock and heavy metal, they founded Loudness in 1981. During his time with Loudness, Higuchi released his first solo album, ''Destruction'', in 1983. In the same year he produced and played drums on Mari Hama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese-language Compilation Albums
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect moved fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Compilation Albums
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Return To Myself (song)
is the ninth single by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, from the album of the same title. Written by Hamada and Hiroyuki Ohtsuki, the single was released by Invitation on April 19, 1989. The song was used by Kanebo Cosmetics for their commercials starring Nene Otsuka. It was included in the 2015 soundtrack album '' Yakuza 0 80's Hits! Collection''. The single became Hamada's first and only No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart. It was also certified Platinum by the RIAJ. Track listing Personnel * Michael Landau – guitar * John Pierce – bass * Randy Kerber – keyboards * John Keane – drums, percussion Charts Certification Cyntia version "Return to Myself ~ Shinai, Shinai, Natsu." was covered by Japanese all-female power metal band Cyntia as their second single, released on July 31, 2013, by Colourful Records. Three versions of the single were released: a stand-alone single, the Type-A single with a DVD copy of the music video, and the Type-B single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradox (Mari Hamada Song)
is the 13th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, from the album '' Tomorrow''. Written by Hamada and Takashi Masuzaki, the single was released by MCA Victor on October 10, 1991. It was used by Victor for their "Interiart" television commercial. The song was re-recorded by Hamada in English as "Color Blind" for her 1993 international album '' Introducing... Mari Hamada''. The single Peaked at No. 9 on Oricon's singles chart. Track listing Personnel * Michael Landau Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitch ... – guitar * John Pierce – bass * Randy Kerber – keyboards * John Keane – drums Chart positions References External links * * {{authority control 1991 singles 1991 songs Japanese-language songs Mari Hamada songs Universal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Masuzaki
, is a Japanese guitarist, composer and arranger under Being Inc. agency and member of the fusion band Dimension He is former member of the pop group B.B.Queens and Bluew. Biography The beginnings of his career are dated for year 1983, where he signed under music agency and was primarily active as a musician and back band member. In 1987, when Takashi was member of the band Bluew (1987-1989) as a guitarist. At the same time he became consistent member of the live tours for the singer Mari Hamada. In 1990, he published his first solo work "Speaks" under BMG Victor and became the member of the group B.B. Queens, whom they won 32nd Japan Record Award and appeared in the national new-year program Kōhaku Uta Gassen. After dissolution of the group in 1992, in the same year he became the member of the fusion band Dimension with the saxophonist Kazuki Katsuta and keyboardist Akira Onozuka. He is an active member as of 2023. In 2003, Takashi released his first collaborative album Tsuki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cry For The Moon (song)
is the 15th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, from the album ''Anti-Heroine''. Written by Hamada and Hiroyuki Ohtsuki, the single was released by MCA Victor on January 27, 1993. It was used as the theme song of the Fuji TV drama series . The song was also included in Hamada's international album '' Introducing... Mari Hamada''. The B-side, "Anti-Heroine", was used as the ending theme of the MBS travel series . The single peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's singles chart, becoming her last top-10 single. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ. Track listing Personnel * Michael Landau Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitch ... – guitar * Craig Stull – acoustic guitar * Brett Garsed – acoustic guitar * Leland Sklar – bass * Paul Mirkovich – keyboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart And Soul (Mari Hamada Song)
is the eighth single by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, from the greatest hits album '' Heart and Soul: The Singles''. Written by Hamada and Hiroyuki Ohtsuki, the single was released by Invitation on September 7, 1988. The song was used by NHK for their coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The B-side is "My Tears", a power ballad that has since become one of Hamada's most popular songs. The single peaked at No. 7 on Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...'s singles chart, making it her first top-10 hit. Track listing Chart positions References External links * * {{authority control 1988 singles 1988 songs Songs in Japanese Mari Hamada songs Olympic theme songs Victor Entertainment singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Revolution (song)
is the debut single by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada, from the album of the same title. Written by Hamada, Hiroaki Matsuzawa, and Yōgo Kōno, the single was released by Invitation on October 21, 1985 to commercial success and positive reviews. Since its release, the song has been a regular staple on Hamada's live set list. The single peaked at No. 42 on Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...'s singles chart. Track listing Chart positions References External links * * {{authority control 1985 songs 1985 debut singles Songs in Japanese Mari Hamada songs Victor Entertainment singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include promotion of music sales, enforcement of copyright law, and research related to the Japanese music industry. It publishes the annual ''RIAJ Year Book'', a statistical summary of each year's music sales, as well as distributing a variety of other data. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, the RIAJ has twenty member companies and a smaller number of associate and supporting members; some member companies are the Japanese branches of multinational corporations headquartered elsewhere. The association is responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in Japan. RIAJ Certification In 1989, the Recording Industry Association of Japan introduced the music recording certification systems. It is awarded based on shipment figures of com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced ''kayōkyoku'' ("Lyric Singing Music", a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene. J-rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-country had popularity during the international popularity of Westerns in the 1960s1970s as well, and it still has appeal due to the work of musicians like Charlie Nagatani and venues including Little Texas, Tokyo. J-rap became mainstream with producer Nujabes and his work on ''Samurai Champloo'', Japanese pop culture is often seen with anime in hip hop. Other trends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
