Yukihiro's little survival story, filled with smiles that overcome anxiety
This album is like an electronic poetry collection, where you can find words of quiet encouragement in the gaps between the sounds.
A musical prescription for "self-care" woven by the quiet soul of YMO, Yukihiro Takahashi. Starting with the murmur of the subdued introductory track "What, Me Worry?", the album continues with a fluctuating emotional response on the Ryuichi Sakamoto track "Flashback," a breeze of exoticism on the Bill Nelson-co-written instrumental "My Highland Home in Thailand," and concludes with a cover of "It's All Too Much" as a tribute to George Harrison. A balanced intersection of Japanese and Western sensibilities, the album's world, which originates from Takahashi himself, is softly yet quietly defined and reaches deep into the heart. The deliberate pauses in his choice of words, blending English and Japanese, are also evident. The album's steady success on the LP charts upon its release is proof that this quiet movement was spreading like a small wave.
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13 TRACKS:
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What, Me Worry?
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It's Gonna Work Out = きっとうまくいく
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3)
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Sayonara = サヨナラ
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4)
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This Strange Obsession
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Flashback = 回想
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The Real You = 本当の君
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Disposable Love = 使いすてハート
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My Highland Home In Thailand
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All You've Got To Do = すぐそこにある
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It's All Too Much = すべて 素晴らしすぎる
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Futari No Kage Ni
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Disposable Love (Japanese Version)
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13)
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Ich Bin Der Glückliochste Mensch Auf Der Welt
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Remastered By, Authoring [SACD hybrid] - Yoshinori Sunahara
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Guitar, E-Bow - Bill Nelson
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Engineer - Steve Nye
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Mixed By - Whistling Steve Nye
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Engineer [Assistant] - Jeremy Allom
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Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn
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Artwork, Design - Hajime Tachibana
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Engineer [Assistant] - Stuart Bruce
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Producer - Yukihiro Takahashi
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Keyboards, Drums [Tama], Percussion, Vocals - Y. Takahashi
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Engineer [Assistant] - Akitsugu Doi
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Engineer - Yoshifumi Iio
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Technician [Technical Assistance] - Hideki Matsutake
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Technician [Technical Assistance] - Steve Rance
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Lacquer Cut By - Bernie Grundman
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Management [Label Manager] - Kazusuke Obi
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Engineer - Mitsuo Koike
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Mastered By - Hiroshi Yuasa
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Technician [Technical Assistance] - Takeshi Fujii (2)
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Photography By - Masayoshi Sukita
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Management - Office Intenzio
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Layout [Cover Coordination] - Plan Net-Werk
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Producer - Alfa Records, Inc.
