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22. Nov. 2023 · Akiko Yano - Japanese Girl (1976) Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子, Yano Akiko, born Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 顕子, Suzuki Akiko); February 13, 1955) is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid-1970s.
25. Mai 2021 · Genre: Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, PopTracks:00:00 - 気球にのって - Kikyu ni Notte06:36 - クマ - Kuma10:35 - 電話線 - Denwasen13:31 - 津軽ツアー - Tsugaru Tour15:42 - ふなまち唄 ...
10. Mai 2021 · Here is the debut album of Akiko Yano, Japanese Girl, released in 1976. It’s a pretty unique thing, split into an “American side” and a “Japanese Side”.
28. Nov. 2022 · 1st album 25 July 1976年7月25日 Philips FW-5012
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Early life
Akiko Yano was born Akiko Suzuki in Tokyo in 1955. She grew up in Aomori, Japan, and learned to play the piano when she was three. She dropped out of high school and moved to Tokyo at the age of fifteen to become a professional musician, quickly became involved in the jazz scene, and by seventeen was working as a studio recording artist for hire. She also performed with the band Tin Pan Alley.
Solo career
Yano's debut album, Japanese Girl, was released on July 25, 1976, was a major hit in Japan, and gave Yano overnight success. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with Little Feat, and of the album's ten tracks, she wrote nine of them. The album has been praised for its unique blend of different musical styles such as jazz, pop, blues, and traditional Japanese folk music, and "still sounds fresh today", according to Paul Bowler of Record Collector magazine. The success led to her self-produci...
Other projects
Yano's credits extend beyond her album projects. She was showcased by Japanese animation film company Studio Ghibli, which is known for works such as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Yano composed the music for the film My Neighbors the Yamadas (as well as performing a minor role as Fujihara-sensei) and created and performed the sound effects using only her voice for two short films Yadosagashi and Mizugumo Monmon by animation director Hayao Miyazaki. Both films were shown at the Ghibli M...
Yano married and soon after divorced Makoto Yano, the producer of her first recording. In 1975, her son Fuuta Yano was born. She later married fellow musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, with whom she had a daughter, Miu Sakamoto. The young couple can be seen playing a duet on the piano at home in the 1985 documentary Tokyo Melody. Yano separated from him in...
日本少女 (Japanese Girl), an Album by 矢野顕子 [Akiko Yano]. Released 25 July 1976 on Philips (catalog no. FW-5012; Vinyl LP). Genres: Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Piano Rock. Rated #100 in the best albums of 1976, and #5658 of all time album..
JAPANESE GIRL. 矢野顕子 (Akiko Yano) Released July 25, 1976. JAPANESE GIRL Tracklist. 1. 気球にのって (Kikyu ni Notte) Lyrics. 2. クマ (Kuma) Lyrics. 3. 電話線 (Denwa-sen) Lyrics. 4. 津軽ツアー (Tsugaru Tour)...
