''Moonglow'' is the fourth
studio album
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by Japanese singer-songwriter
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 E ...
, released in October 1979.
This was his first
LP under the AIR label and was also the first studio album released by AIR.
Overview
''Moonglow'' was one of Tatsuro Yamashita's studio albums that stayed the most weeks in the
Oricon
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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
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Release s ...
. The song was used as a
commercial song for
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Okinawa
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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
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".
[(2002) Tatsuro Yamashita's "Moonglow" album booklet notes. RCA/ BMG Funhouse (BVCR-17016).]
When the album finally came out, "Eien no Full Moon" (永遠のFull Moon) was released as a
single
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at the same time as the album. Its
B-side
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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
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.
In 1980, the album would win in the
22nd Japan Record Awards
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for "Best Album Award".
2002 remastered edition
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.
Track listing
2002 remastered edition
Personnel
''"Taken from the inner sleeve
notes
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of the 1979 album (AIR-8001)."''
Musicians
Drums
Bass
Chart positions
Awards
Release history
References
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