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The Hit Parade (Tak Matsumoto Album)
The Hit Parade is the covers album by Tak Matsumoto in conjunction with several guest artists. It was released on 26 November 2003 through Vermillion Records. Background The album features cover songs, which were popular during 70's and 80's in the Japan music scene from following artist as Momoe Yamaguchi, Candies, Akina Nakamori or Tatsuro Yamashita. The album has been performed by young artist from Giza Studio such as Mai Kuraki or Rina Aiuchi, and veterans artist from 90's such as Keiko Utoku or Koshi Inaba. Originally the 20 songs were recorded, however 17 were included. The recording started in 2002 and end in 2003. The album jacket cover visually resembles to The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions by Howlin' Wolf. In 2010, after fraud scandal with Azumi Uehara is 2003 album version out of print. However, on 31 December 2018, after fifteen years the album was re-printed, which included limited Kansai version of Koshi Inaba's ''Minano no Yoko, Yokohama, Yokosuka''. Promotion Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tak Matsumoto
is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and main composer of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan. He also has a successful solo career where, in addition to winning several Japan Gold Disc Awards, he won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for ''Take Your Pick'' (2010), which he made in collaboration with Larry Carlton. Matsumoto is only the fifth guitarist in the world to have his own Gibson signature model guitar. Career Matsumoto was inspired to pick up a guitar at the age of 13 when he heard Eric Clapton's playing on The Beatles song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" for the first time. Reportedly he bought his first electric guitar at age of 15, a Japanese Gibson Les Paul after hearing Deep Purple's guitarist Ritchie Blackmore play "Smoke on the Water on live album '' Made in Japan''. Matsumoto has said over the years that he has many favorite artists, from whom he has drawn much in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Gold Disc Award
The is an award presented by the 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 pr ... in the field of music. Categories *Artist of the Year *New Artist of the Year *Best Enka/Kayokyoku Artist *Best Enka/Kayokyoku New Artist *Single of the Year *Song of the Year by Download *Song of the Year by Streaming *Album of the Year *Enka/Kayokyoku Album of the Year *Classic Album of the Year *Jazz Album of the Year *Instrumental Album of the Year *Soundtrack Album of the Year *Animation Album of the Year *Traditional Japanese Music Album of the Year *Concept Album of the Year *Music Video of the Year *Special Award *Best Asian Artist List of the Artists of the Year References External linksOfficial website Japanese music awards Awards establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amii Ozaki
, real name , is a Japanese singer songwriter born on 19 March 1957 in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. She has written music such as ''Oribia o Kikinagara'' by Anri and ''Tenshi no Uinku'' by Seiko Matsuda, as well as many other songs. Ozaki makes irregular appearances on her friend Akira Kamiya's internet radio show ''Kamiya Akira Hot Beat Party''. Her husband is musician Ray Ohara. Her mother is Akemi Ozaki, a maker of popular handbags and purses made from Vintage clothing, vintage Obi (sash), obi. History Ozaki began studying classical piano in 1965 at the age of eight. By the time she was sixteen, after graduating from Kyoto Municipal Kinugasa Junior High School, she had begun writing her own works and participating in an amateur composers club. Her first work, ''Hitorikko ka Bakko'', tells the story of the loneliness of searching for one's mother. She attended Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro High School. In 1974, Ozaki participated in her first contest, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi Shizukusa
is a former Japanese singer, songwriter and artist. Born and raised in Kagoshima, she relocated to Osaka in 2002 after winning the Super Starlight Audition and signing a recording contract with Being. In July 2002, Shizukusa appeared in the compilation album ''Giza Studio Mai-k & Friends Hotrod Beach Party'' alongside the other Being artists including Mai Kuraki, Rina Aiuchi, and Yuri Nakamura. Her breakthrough came in early 2003 after appearing Day Track's song "Don't Say Don't Love", which topped the Usen chart. History 2002–2003: Audition and success In April 2002, she won the 1st place on the audition called "Super Starlight Contest" brought by Giza Studio. After that, she appeared on some compilations like "GIZA studio MAI-K & FRIENDS HOTROD BEACH PARTY" and "DAY TRACK: Lady Mastersoul". On July 2, 2003, she released her first single "Don't you wanna see me tonight?". It peaked at No. 35 on the Oricon Singles Chart and gained many radio plays. On December 3, her debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akane Sugazaki
is a former Japanese pop singer and songwriter. She recorded for the Giza Studio label. Biography In 2001 Sugazaki won the Grand Prix Award in Miss Pure Pure Audition 2001 and made a cover appearance for ''Pure 2x'' magazine. In 2002 Sugazaki won GIZA studio's Super Starlight contest. She sang Mai Kuraki's "Stand Up". On July 17 she participated as a guest vocalist on the compilation album ''Giza studio Mai-K & Friends Hotrod Beach Party''. On July 30 she debuted withsingle "Beginning dream", which was written by Aika Ohno and Yoshinobu Ohga from the band Nothin' but love. The song was used in the advertising campaign for The Music 272 channel program ''SKY PerfecTV''. In May 2003, Sugazaki released her final single "''Koigokoro"'' which was used as an ending theme for Anime television series ''Detective School Q''. In October she released her first full album ''Beginning''. In November she covered ''"Ichigo Hakusho" wo Mou Ichido'' originally by Van Van. The recording appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuro Yamashita
, occasionally credited as Tatsu Yamashita or Tats Yamashita, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the style of Japanese adult-oriented rock/soft rock music. His most well-known song is "Christmas Eve", the best-selling single song released in Japan in the 1980s, appearing on the Japanese singles chart for over 35 consecutive years. He is known for his collaborations with his wife, singer Mariya Takeuchi, on many songs including "Plastic Love" as well as with American songwriter Alan O'Day with whom he wrote hit songs "Your Eyes," "Magic Ways," "Love Can Go the Distance," and "Fragile." Active since the 1970s, Yamashita is considered an important contributor to Japanese music, ranked by HMV Japan as sixth in the Top 100 Japanese Artists. Career Yamashita was a member of the band Sugar Babe with musicians Taeko Onuki and Kunio Muramatsu, who released their only album ''Songs'' in 1975. After the group disbanded in 1976, Yamashit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayray
, (born April 18 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English. Biography Fayray is the middle child of a family of three daughters. During her childhood, she listened to Music of the United States, American music from the 70s and 80s with her parents which had a big influence on her musical style. At age 4 she began playing Piano, classical piano. Fayray landed a recording contract with the now-defunct Sony Music Entertainment, Antinos Records label. After one album, ''Craving (album), Craving'', Fayray opted to take full creative control over her music and began writing and composing her own music. She wrote the two A-side and B-side, b-sides of her fifth single, "Same Night, Same Face" before self-producing her next single, "My Eyes (Fayray song), My Eyes", and all of her subsequent records. In 2006, she traveled to New York City in search o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi Arai
, nicknamed , is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. Generally the writer of both the lyrics and the music in her songs, she is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice and live performances, and is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Japanese popular music. Her recording career has been commercially successful with more than 42 million records sold. In 1990, her album ''The Gates of Heaven'' became the first album to be certified "2x million" by the RIAJ, and she has had twenty-one No. 1 albums listed on the Oricon charts. She is the only artist to have at least one number-one album every year on the Oricon charts for 18 consecutive years. After gaining several years of experience as a session musician, she debuted as a singer-songwriter in 1972. During her early career, she worked under her birth name . In 1975, Arai became known as a composer for "''Ichigo Hakusho'' wo Mou Ichido", a commercially successful song recorded by the folk duo BanBan. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candies (group)
was a Japanese idol trio formed in 1973, their first single being . Candies was composed of three girls: (), (), and (. Songwriters included Michio Yamagami, Kōichi Morita, Yūsuke Hoguchi, and Kazuya Senka. The group was popular among young Japanese people. History Biography The Candies had eight top 10 songs: , , , , , , , and . They were a representative idol group of Japan in the 1970s along with Pink Lady. In 1977, at the height of their popularity, they dropped out of the music business with the famous phrase of Their farewell concert was held at the Korakuen Stadium on April 4, 1978. A few years after leaving the industry, Ran and Sue came back as actresses. Miki returned to singing, but quit shortly after getting married. In 2008, there were plans for a Candies reunion tour to celebrate 35 years since their debut and 30 years since their epic farewell concert. The tour never came about, mainly due to Sue's acting schedule and Miki's desire to remain out of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai Takaoka
is a former Japanese pop singer and songwriter under the Giza Studio label. Biography Before her solo debut, Ai participated in the cover album " The Hit Parade" covering the song ''Sono Mama Kinisanaide'' (by ''Candies'') alongside Giza singers Aiko Kitahara and Yuka Saegusa. Produced by Tak Matsumoto of Japanese rock band B'z. In 2004 she debuted with single ''Kimi no Soba de'' composed by Aika Ohno and produced by Akihito Tokunaga. The most well-known song is "Koi Hanabi" which was produced by Nakano Junko. The song was used as a theme song for Tokyo Broadcasting System Television television drama ''Kodomo no Jijou''. It was later included in two Giza Studio compilation albums as representative song. In 2007, she performed cover of Field of View's biggest hit ''Totsuzen'' on Hill PanKoujou event ''Being 90's Party'' along with from NaokI Ko-jin from Naifu Naifu were a Japanese 4-piece rock band formed in 2007 under Giza Studio label. Naifu disbanded in 2009. Their manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Kitahara
is a former Japanese pop singer and songwriter under the Giza Studio label. Biography Aiko's interest in music was inspired by her mother's love for bossa nova and Latin pop, which have had a big influence on her songs. 2002-2003: Piece of Love On 17 May 2002, she released debut single "Grand Blue". In the media it was used as an opening theme for Anime television series ''Tenshi na Konamaiki''. On 17 July, the Giza Studio has released cover album ''Giza studio MAI-K & Friends Hotrod Beach Party'' where she participated in cover song "Little Honda" and "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys. On the same day, she released first mini album ''Sol de verano''. The promotional music videoclip covers the cover song " La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens. The album failed to reach on Oricon Weekly Charts. On 26 July 2002, she appeared on Giza Studio live event ''Giza studio MAI-K & Friends Hotrod Beach Party Vol.1: 2002 Summer'' and performed here cover song. On 6 November 2002, she released s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emy Jackson
Emy Jackson (エミー・ジャクソン, born Emy Eaton, 2 July 1945) is a Japanese female singer. Biography Emy Jackson was born in Essex, England, to Japanese parents, and moved to Yokohama as a teenager. She found work as a disc jockey for the ''Good Hit Parade'' on Radio Kanto. In April 1965 her debut single ''Crying in a Storm'' was released. Jackson was promoted as a foreign artist. The single peaked at No. 4 on the chart of foreign releases in ''Music Life'' and No. 6 on the ''Turn Table Top 50''. She is the first Japanese artist to have sold a million records singing in English (for ''Crying in a Storm''). Emy Jackson's initial musical career was a brief one. Between 1965 and 1966, she released 8 singles before retiring. In 1984 she released one single called ''"Cry Yokohama"'', and came out of retirement in the early 90s. She still performs today. ''Crying in a Storm'' has been covered by many Japanese artists, usually in the Japanese language version retitled ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |