Cobalt Hour
Cobalt Hour (コバルト・アワー, Kobaruto Awaa), stylized as COBALT HOUR, is Yumi Arai's third studio album, released on June 20, 1975 by Toshiba EMI/Express (now part of EMI Music Japan). For a period of time, the album was distributed by Alfa Records. On April 26, 2000, the recording was digitally remastered for re-release on CD by Bernie Grundman. Internet sales of the album began March 10, 2005.
The album cover was illustrated by Pater Sato. Though Arai's nickname "Yuming" is written on the cover, it is clear that the "g" was added later.
Track listing
| 1. |
"COBALT HOUR" | |
3:33 |
| 2. |
"Sotsugyō Shashin (卒業写真)" | Graduation Photograph |
4:11 |
| 3. |
"Hana Kikō (花紀行)" | Flower Travelogue |
2:48 |
| 4. |
"Nani mo Kikanaide" | Don't Ask Me Anything |
3:11 |
| 5. |
"Rūju no Dengon (ルージュの伝言)" | Message in Rouge |
3:03 |
| 1. |
"Kōkai Nisshi (航海日誌)" | Ship's Log |
4:48 |
| 2. |
"CHINESE SOUP" | |
3:22 |
| 3. |
"Sukoshi dake Kataomoi (少しだけ片想い)" | Just a Little Unrequited Love |
3:17 |
| 4. |
"Ame no Suteishon (雨のステイション)" | Rain Station |
5:14 |
| 5. |
"Afurika e Ikitai (アフリカへ行きたい)" | I Want To Go To Africa |
3:10 |
- Lyrics and arrangement by Yumi Arai, editing by Masataka Matsutoya.
Personnel
- Haruomi Hosono: electric bass
- Shigeru Suzuki: electric and acoustic guitar
- Tatsuo Hayashi: drums
- Masataka Matsutoya: piano, Fender guitar, Rhodes piano, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, Hammond organ
- Nobuo Saito: percussion
- Koichi Matsuda: harmonica
- Aisuke Matsutoya: fiddle
- Tadayuki Harada: baritone saxophone
- Teruyoshi Fukushima and Kunitoshi Shinohara: trumpet
- Eiji Arai and his fellows: trombone
- Yoshihisa Tamano and his fellows: strings
- Yasuhiro Yamada, Junji Hayakashi, Soma Mitsuru: flute
- Mikiko Imamichi: harp
- Hi-Fi Set, Minako Yoshida, Taeko Onuki, Tatsuro Yamashita, Kayoko Ishu: backing vocals
Charts
| Chart |
Peak
Position |
|---|
| Oricon Weekly Album Charts |
2 |
| Oricon Yearly Album Charts, 1976[1] |
5 |
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