''Ride on Time'' is the fifth studio album 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 by AIR/
RVC on September 19, 1980. It is best known for its
title track
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Title track may al ...
, which was used in the television commercial for
Maxell
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The company's name is a contraction of "Maximum capacity dry cell". Its main products are batteries, wireless charging products, storage devices, LCD/laser ...
cassette tape
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s starring Yamashita, and released as a single in May 1980. The song became his first charting single, peaking at No. 3 on
Oricon
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's weekly singles chart with sales of 417,000 copies. In 2003, the song was featured on the television drama ''Good Luck!!'' starring
Takuya Kimura
is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia.
A 1996 television drama series, ''Long ...
, and entered the top 20 on the chart again.
The album was released after the title track became a hit, and gained commercial success subsequently. It topped the Oricon weekly albums chart for a week in October 1980, selling more than 220,000 units.
Following the album's release, the song "
My Sugar Babe" (ode to the band he formerly fronted) was issued as a single. It was featured as a theme song for the television drama ''Keishi-K ''starring and directed by
Shintaro Katsu
was a Japanese actor, singer, and filmmaker. He is known for starring in the ''Akumyo'' series, the ''Hoodlum Soldier'' series, and the ''Zatoichi'' series.
Life and career
Born Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫 ''Okumura Toshio'') on 29 Novemb ...
and aired on
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in Autumn 1980. Yamashita composed the entire background music used on the TV series. The album's 2002 remastered edition includes three tracks from the soundtrack as
bonus track
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s.
Track listing
Personnel
Someday
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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 ...
– Electric Guitar (Right), Glocken, Percussion & Background Vocals
*Jun Aoyama – Drums
*Koki Ito – Bass
*Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left) &
Guitar Synthesizer
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Overview
Today's guitar synths are direct descendants of 1970s devices from manufacturers (often in partner ...
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Hiroyuki Namba
(occasionally credited as Hiroyuki Nanba) is a Japanese musician. He has composed for and arranged songs from Japanese anime, OVA and video games. Notably, Hiroyuki Namba composed for ''Dallos'', the first anime Original video animation. However, ...
– Keyboards
*Minako Yoshida – Background Vocals
*Shin Kazuhara – Trumpet
*Yoshihiro Nakagawa – Trumpet
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Shigeharu Mukai
is a Japanese jazz trombonist.
Mukai attended Doshisha University but left before obtaining his degree to become a professional musician. Early in his career he worked with Yoshio Otomo, Ryo Kawasaki, and Hiroshi Fukumura, then led his own ense ...
– 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
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, Percussion & Background Vocals
*Jun Aoyama – Drums
*Koki Ito – Bass
*Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
*Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
*Kenji Nakazawa –
Flugelhorn
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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
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, Percussion & Background Vocals
*Jun Aoyama – Drums
*Koki Ito – Bass
*Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Left)
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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
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& Background Vocals
*Hiroyuki Namba – Korg PS-3100 Synthesizer
Ride on Time ingle version/h2>
*Tatsuro Yamashita Electric Guitar (Right),
Kalimba
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, 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 nstrumental/h2>
*Tatsuro Yamashita – Electric Guitar (Left)
*Jun Aoyama – Drums
*Koki Ito – Bass
*Kazuo Shiina – Electric Guitar (Right)
*Hiroyuki Namba – Keyboards
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
External links
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1980 albums
Tatsuro Yamashita albums