Saravah!
For Pierre Barouh's record label, see Saravah.
| Saravah! | ||||
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| Studio album by Yukihiro Takahashi | ||||
| Released | June 21, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Alfa Studio “A”, Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Pop music | |||
| Length | 35:58 | |||
| Label | Seven Seas (King Records) | |||
| Producer |
Yukihiro Takahashi Ryuichi Sakamoto | |||
| Yukihiro Takahashi chronology | ||||
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Saravah! is Yukihiro Takahashi's first solo album. It's named after Pierre Barouh's record label of the same name. Takahashi conceived the album during his tenure on The Sadistics; he based his music on French pop music, this influence would later show up on early Yellow Magic Orchestra material. Besides Takahashi, this album features performances by members of The Sadistics, YMO and Tin Pan Alley. Due to the album being made before YMO members started using computers, Sakamoto got involved in arranging the music; all the keyboard parts on the album are dubbed instead of sequenced.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu)" | Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci | Modugno, Treppiedi | 2:26 |
| 2. | "Saravah!" | Yukihiro Takahashi | Takahashi | 4:03 |
| 3. | "C'est si bon" | André Hornez | Henri Betti | 3:12 |
| 4. | "La Rosa" | Takahashi | Kazuhiko Katō | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Mood Indigo" | Irving Mills | Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard | 2:51 |
| 6. | "Elastic Dummy" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 5:03 | |
| 7. | "Sunset" | Takahashi | Takahashi | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Back Street Midnight Queen" | Takahashi, Chris Mosdell | Takahashi | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Present" | Takahashi | Takahashi | 4:46 |
Personnel
- Yukihiro Takahashi - Vocals, Drums, Rhythm Arrangements, Production
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - Keyboards (Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes, KORG PS-3100, ARP Odyssey, Hammond organ), Brass String & Keyboard Arrangements, Production
- Haruomi Hosono - Electric Bass
- Shigeru Suzuki - Electric guitar on "Volare", "C'est Si Bon", "La Rosa", "Back Street Midnight Queen" and "Present"
- Motoya Hamaguchi - Percussion on "Volare", "C'est Si Bon", "La Rosa", "Mood Indigo", "Elastic Dummy", "Back Street Midnight Queen" and "Present"
- Rajie - Backing Vocals/Choir on "Volare", "C'est Si Bon", "Sunset" and "Present"
- Tsunehide Matsuki - Electric guitar on "Saravah!", "La Rosa", "Elastic Dummy" and "Sunset"
- Kazuhiko Kato - Acoustic guitar on "Saravah!", "La Rosa" and "Mood Indigo"
- Nobu Saitō - Percussion on "Saravah!" and "Sunset"
- BUZZ - Backing Vocals/Choir on "C'est Si Bon", "Sunset" and "Present"
- Kenji Omura - Electric guitar on "La Rosa"
- Tatsuo Hyashi & Hiroshi Imai - Percussion on "La Rosa"
- Tatsuro Yamashita & Minako Yoshida - Backing Vocals/Choir on "Elastic Dummy" and "Back Street Midnight Queen"
- Lisa Aikawa & Friends - Clapping on "Elastic Dummy"
- Akira Wada - Electric guitar on "Sunset" and "Back Street Midnight Queen"
- Seiichi Chiba - Recording & Mixing Engineering
- Kenji Andoh & Shigeyuki Kawashima - Direction
- Masayoshi Sukita - Photography
- Noa Planning - Design
- Hiroshi Tanaka - Management
External links
Saravah! at Discogs (list of releases)
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