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Variety = ヴァラエティ

Mariya Takeuchi = 竹内まりや

1984 · Rock, Funk / Soul

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Variety = ヴァラエティ by Mariya Takeuchi = 竹内まりや

Variety = ヴァラエティ is a Global & Regional album by Mariya Takeuchi = 竹内まりや, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1もう一度4:06
  2. A2プラスティック・ラブ4:51
  3. A3本気でオンリーユー (Let's Get Married)3:53
  4. A4One Night Stand3:57
  5. A5Broken Heart3:55

Side B

  1. B1アンフィシアターの夜3:34
  2. B2とどかぬ想い3:36
  3. B3マージービートで唄わせて3:19
  4. B4水とあなたと太陽と3:30
  5. B5ふたりはステディ3:29
  6. B6シェットランドに頬をうずめて3:46

Sound DNA

  • Global & Regional
  • City Pop
  • polished
  • euphoric
  • summer

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Special Thanks:
Ryuzo Kosugi and the great staff at Moon Records for real enthusiasm and support.
Smile Company (Kenichi Nomura, Yoshiro Okazaki, Masayuki Matsumoto, Emiko Tamura, Kimmy Satoh and Terumi Iwasaki) for constant help and care.
Carmen and Keiko Mosier for being our special friends.
Roger Young, Robert De La Garza and Jay Durgan at A&M for their good job and kindness.
Scott Lawson for the useful thesaurus book.
Masuhiro Kuroda for the first class tickets to N.Y.
Onkio Haus for millions of cups of coffee.
Yoko Takeuchi, my little sister, for taking pictures.
Akiko Yano and Ryuichi Sakamoto for their occasional visits to our studio and the delicious "gioza".
Ann Lewis for flowers and chocolates.
Nichion for giving me a chance.
All the super musicians for their fabulous play.
Goofy, my dog, for being there and making me feel always happy.
And most especially, to my fans who have patiently waited for this album to be released.
I love you all!
Mariya Takeuchi
Letter address: Tokyo-, Minato-ku, Minami Aoyama 1-8-17 Smile Company
Gatefold cover with obi. Song lyrics on inside cover.
Romaji titles (and titles as given on back cover, where different):
A1: Mou Ichido
A2: Plastic Love
A3: Honki de Only You (Let's Get Married)
B1: Amphitheater no Yoru (Night at the Amphitheater)
B2: Todokanu Omoi
B3: Mersey Beat de Utawasete
B4: Mizu to Anata to Taiyou to
B5: Futari wa Steady (Going Steady)
B6: Shetland ni Hoho wo Uzumete
Taeko Ohnuki by the courtesy of RVC Corp/Dear Heart
Hiroyuki Namba by the courtesy of RVC Corp/Air Records
Sentimental City Romance by the courtesy of Polydor
Masamichi Sugi by the courtesy of CBS/SONY INC.
Ginji Ito by the courtesy of Polystar
Chuei Yoshikawa by the courtesy of Teichiku Records.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Akihiko NoguchiDRUMS BACKING VOCALS DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
  • Chuei YoshikawaACOUSTIC GUITAR
  • Ernie WattsTENOR SAXOPHONE, SOLOIST SOLOIST, TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Ginji ItoBACKING VOCALS
  • Hiroki InuiARRANGED BY
  • Hiroshi SatoPIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO , PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO
  • Hiroshi YaginumaALTO SAXOPHONE
  • Hiroyuki NambaPIANO, ORGAN ORGAN PIANO
  • Hitoshi YokoyamaTRUMPET, FLUGELHORN TRUMPET
  • Jim HaasBACKING VOCALS
  • Joe Kato GroupSTRINGS
  • Jon JoyceBACKING VOCALS
  • Jun AoyamaDRUMS
  • Kazuhito MurataBACKING VOCALS
  • Kazuo ShiinaARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS
  • Koki ItoBASS
  • Mariya TakeuchiLYRICS BY, MUSIC BY, VOCALS, PIANO, ORGAN, SOLOIST, BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS ORGAN
  • Masami NakagawaFLUTE, SOLOIST FLUTE SOLOIST, FLUTE

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