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Saki Kubota discography

The discography of Sayuri Kume, also known as Saki Kubota, includes eleven studio albums and ten singles released from 1979 to 2017.

Overview

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Her singles are as follows:

  • Ihojin (1979)
  • Nijūgoji (1980)
  • Kugatsu No Iro (1980)
  • Orange Airmail Special (1981)
  • Lens Eye (1981)
  • Negai (1982)
  • Ai No Jidai (1983)
  • Otomodachi (1984)
  • Pianissimo De... (1984)
  • Hyakuman Hon No Bara (1988)

Her studio albums are as follows:

  • Yumegatari (1979)
  • Tenkai (1980)
  • Saudade (1980)
  • Airmail Special (1981)
  • Mishiranu Hito Denaku (1982)
  • Nefertiti (1983)
  • Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi (1984)
  • Tehillim 33 (1987)
  • Hajime no hi (1996)
  • Tenshi No Pan Kume Sayuri Sanbika Shu (2009)
  • 7carats 1 (2017)

Yumegatari

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Not to be confused with Yasuko Kuwata's sixth album (1985).
Main article: w:ja:夢がたり

This album sold more than four hundred thousand copies[1] and reached number 1 in both the Oricon LP album chart and the Oricon cassette tape album chart. It spent 21 weeks in the Oricon LP chart and 27 weeks in the Oricon cassette tape chart. It was number 4 in the Oricon annual chart.[1][2] It reached number 1 in the Cash Box of Japan LPs chart.[3] The song Ihojin was released as a single.

The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:

Side A

  • Prologue...Yumegatari (Japanese: プロローグ・・・夢がたり)
  • Asa (Japanese: 朝)
  • Ihojin
  • Kikyou (Japanese: 帰郷)
  • Guitar Hikiwo Mimasenka (Japanese: ギター弾きを見ませんか)
  • Salam (Japanese: サラーム)

Side B

  • Byakuya (Japanese: 白夜)
  • Yumehiko (Japanese: 夢飛行)
  • Gensou Ryokou (Japanese: 幻想旅行)
  • Narcissus [Narcis] (Japanese: ナルシス)
  • Hoshizora No Shounen (Japanese: 星空の少年)

Tenkai

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Main article: w:ja:天界 (久保田早紀のアルバム)

This album reached number 11 in the Oricon albums chart[4] and the Music Labo albums chart.[5] It spent 12 weeks in the Oricon chart and sold more than forty thousand copies.[1]

The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:

Side A

  • Shangri-La [Shangurira] (Japanese: シャングリラ)
  • Tenkai (Japanese: 天界)
  • Midori No Yakata (Japanese: 碧の館)
  • Shinju Shotō (Japanese: 真珠諸島)
  • Aquarian Age [Akuerian Eiji] (Japanese: アクエリアン･エイジ)

Side B

  • Budouju No Musume (Japanese: 葡萄樹の娘)
  • Nijūgoji
  • Denen Kyousoukyoku (Japanese: 田園協奏曲)
  • Misekakedake No Yasashisa
  • Saishuu Page [Saishū pēji] (Japanese: 最終ページ)

Nijūgoji

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Main article: w:ja:25時 (久保田早紀の曲)
"Nijūgoji"
Single by Saki Kubota
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Misekakedake No Yasashisa"
Released21 April 1980
Length3:53
LabelCBS/Sony
Composer(s)Saki Kubota
Lyricist(s)Saki Kubota and Keisuke Yamakawa
Saki Kubota singles chronology
"Ihojin"
(1979) 		"Nijūgoji"
(1980) 		"Kugatsu No Iro"
(1980)
Audio video
"Nijūgoji" on YouTube

The single Nijūgoji[6] (Japanese: 25時)[7] (English: "25th Hour")[8] (1980) reached number 19 in the Oricon Singles Chart and spent 11 weeks in that chart.[9] The song was composed by Saki Kubota. The lyrics were written by Saki Kubota and Keisuke Yamakawa. The song was arranged by Mitsuo Hagita. The duration of the song is 3 minutes and 53 seconds.[7] The single was released on 21 April 1980.[9] The song on the B side of the single is "Misekakedake No Yasashisa" (Japanese: みせかけだけの優しさ). The duration of that song is 3 minutes and 17 seconds.[7]

Saudade

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Main article: w:ja:サウダーデ (久保田早紀のアルバム)

This album reached number 54 in the Oricon albums chart.[4] The album spent 5 weeks in the chart and sold more than ten thousand copies.[1] The song "Kugatsu No Iro" was released as a single.

The tracks on the album are as follows:

Side A

  • Ihojin
  • Alfama No Musume [Arufama No Musume] (Japanese: アルファマの娘)
  • Tomato Uri No Uta (Japanese: トマト売りの歌)
  • 18の祭り
  • Shigatsu Nijūgo Nichi Hashi (Japanese: 4月25日橋)

Side B

  • Saudade (Japanese: サウダーデ)
  • Kugatsu No Iro
  • Doukei (Japanese: 憧憬)
  • Mayonaka No Sanpo
  • Beginning [Biginingu] (Japanese: ビギニング)

Kugatsu No Iro

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The duration of "Kugatsu No Iro" (Japanese: 九月の色) is 3 minutes and 47 seconds. The song "Mayonaka No Sanpo" (Japanese: 真夜中の散歩) is on the B side of the single.[10]

Airmail Special

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Main article: w:ja:エアメール・スペシャル

The song "Nihon No Kodomatachi" (Japanese: 日本の子供達) was the B side of the single "Lens Eye".[11]

The tracks on the album are as follows:

Side A

  • Prologue [Purorōgu] (Japanese: プロローグ)
  • Orange Airmail Special
  • Campus Gai '81 (Japanese: キャンパス街'81)
  • Nihon No Kodomatachi (Japanese: 日本の子供達)
  • 1999

Side B

  • Amusement Zone [Amyūzumento zōn] (Japanese: アミューズメント・ゾーン)
  • Shang-hai Nostalgie (Japanese: 上海ノスタルジー)
  • Ennui (Japanese: アンニュイ)
  • Panorama (Japanese: パノラマ)
  • Nagai Yoru

Orange Airmail Special

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The duration of "Orange Airmail Special" (Japanese: オレンジ・エアメール・スペシャル) is 3 minutes and 45 seconds. The song "Nagai Yoru" (Japanese: 長い夜) is on the B side of the single.[12]

Mishiranu Hito Denaku

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Main article: w:ja:見知らぬ人でなく (久保田早紀のアルバム)

The tracks on the album are as follows:

Side A

  • The City (Japanese: ザ・シティー)
  • Mishiranu Hito Denaku (Japanese: 見知らぬ人でなく)
  • Rasen Kaidan (Japanese: らせん階段)
  • 夏の夜の10時30分
  • Just A Friend [Jasuto a furendo] (Japanese: ジャスト・ア・フレンド)

Side B

  • Kigi Ga Ooki Katta Koro Ni (Japanese: 木々が大きかった頃に)
  • Negai (Japanese: ねがい)
  • Lonely People [Ronrī pīpuru] (Japanese: ロンリー・ピープル)
  • Stage Door [Sutēji doa] (Japanese: ステージ・ドア)
  • Shaso (Japanese: 車窓)

Nefertiti

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Main article: w:ja:ネフェルティティ (久保田早紀のアルバム)

The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:

Side A

  • Nefertiti (Japanese: ネフェルティティ)
  • Gypsy (Japanese: ジプシー)
  • Sophia Hatsu (Japanese: ソフィア発)
  • Suna No Shiro (Japanese: 砂の城)

Side B

  • Jawa No Higashi (Japanese: ジャワの東)
  • Hada Zamui Gogo No Hi (Japanese: 肌寒い午後の日)
  • Ai No Jidai (Japanese: 愛の時代)
  • Fuyu No Mizuumi (Japanese: 冬の湖)
  • Saishuubin (Japanese: 最終便)

Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi

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Main article: w:ja:夜の底は柔らかな幻

The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:

Side A: Fortessimo Dream

  • Melancholy No Tablecloth [Merankorī no tēburukurosu] (Japanese: メランコリーのテーブルクロス)
  • Tsuki No Hamabe Button Ga Hitotsu (Japanese: 月の浜辺ボタンがひとつ)
  • Nejireta Venus (Japanese: ねじれたヴィーナス)
  • Kugatsu No Restaurant (Japanese: 9月のレストラン)
  • Samui Ehagaki (Japanese: 寒い絵葉書)

Side B: Pianissimo Dream

  • Yoru No Soko Wa Yawaraka Na Maboroshi
  • Pianissimo De
  • Phoenicia (Japanese: フェニキア)
  • Mienai Te (Japanese: 見えない手)

Pianissimo De

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"Pianissimo De" (Japanese: ピアニッシモで…) was released as a single. The song on the B side of the single is "Yoru No Soko Wa Yawaraka Na Maboroshi" (Japanese: 夜の底は柔らかな幻).[13]

Tehillim 33

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The tracks on this album include the following hymns, in Japanese: "Syu Wo Homeyo Waga Kokoro" (主をほめよわが心), "Chiisaki Hoshi Wa" (小さき星は), "Wunderbarer Konig" (くすしき神-讃美歌73番-), "Euroclydon" (風激しく-讃美歌126番-), "Lancashire" (地よ声高く-讃美歌154番-), "Just As I Am, Without One Plea" (いさおなき我を-讃美歌271番-), the "Crusader's Hymn" (イエス君はいとうるわし-讃美歌166番-), "The Church's One Foundation" (いとも尊き-讃美歌191番-),[14] "St. Chrysostom" (主よ、主の愛をば-讃美歌342番-), Little Stars Are Shining (Epilogue) (小さき星は（エピローグ）-讃美歌455番-), "Beautiful Lillies, White As the Snow" by Alice Jean Cleator (うるわしの白百合-讃美歌496番-) and "I Love to Tell the Story" (いともかしこし-讃美歌502番-).

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Oricon
  2. ^ CD box booklet in "Saki Kubota Premium". Saki Kubota, Sony Music Entertainment. 31 January 2020. DQCL-772.
  3. ^ Cash Box. 9 February 1980. p 37.
  4. ^ a b 1970-1989 Oricon Chart Book LP Edition. オリコンチャートブック〈LP編(昭和45年-平成1年)〉. Oricon Books. May 1990. ISBN 4871310256. p 128.
  5. ^ Billboard. 12 July 1980. p 51.
  6. ^ This romanized name appears on the back cover of the sleeve of the vinyl record. Also called 25ji.
  7. ^ a b c CBS/Sony catalogue number 06SH745
  8. ^ 映画大全集. 1998. p 555.
  9. ^ a b シングル売上TOP2作品 in "久保田早紀". Oricon News.
  10. ^ CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH839
  11. ^ CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1033
  12. ^ CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH971
  13. ^ CBS/Sony catalogue number 07SH1560
  14. ^ いとも尊き-讃美歌191番-. Provided by Space Shower FUGA.
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