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01. Akiko Yano - Hitotsudake
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02. Akiko Yano - Les Petit Bon Bon
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03. Akiko Yano - Coloured Water
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04. Akiko Yano - Zaikungtong Shonen
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05. Akiko Yano - High Time
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06. Akiko Yano - Dogs Awaiting...
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07. Akiko Yano - Tong Poo
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08. Akiko Yano - Aoi Sanmyaku
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09. Akiko Yano - Genkotsuyama No Oniguirisama
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10. Akiko Yano - Gokigen Wanisan
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11. Akiko Yano - Mata Aone
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12. Akiko Yano - Te Wa Tsutaeru - Tetsudaeru
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13. Akiko Yano - Gohan Ga Dekitayo
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ARTIST
YANO, AKIKO
TITLE
Gohan Ga Dekitayo
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
WEWANTSOUNDS
CATALOG #
WWSCD 032CD
WWSCD 032CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
1/24/2020
Wewantsounds present a 40th anniversary reissue of
Akiko Yano
's
Gohan Ga Dekitayo
, originally released in 1980. This superb double-album was recorded with
Yellow Magic Orchestra
at a time when she was part of the group's touring line-up between 1979 and 1980. The album is pure Akiko Yano featuring her superb singing and piano playing, enhanced by touches of YMO's synth-pop sound (check her cult version of YMO's classic, "Tong-Poo"). First album release outside of Japan. When
Gohan Ga Dekitayo
came out in 1980, Akiko Yano had been touring with Yellow Magic Orchestra for more than a year. She'd play keyboards alongside the three founding members --
Haruomi Hosono
,
Ryuichi Sakamoto
, and
Yukihiro Takahashi
-- plus guitarist
Kenji Omura
and synth wizard programmer
Hideki Matsutake
(as part of the 1980 North American tour, she'd also feature in the group's cult TV appearance on Soul Train for a memorable rendition of "Tighten Up") and they are all present on
Gohan Ga Dekitayo
. The double-LP, whose title could be translated by "Dinner Is Ready", was co-produced with Ryuichi Sakamoto and recorded at two legendary studios: Tokyo's Alfa Studio "A" and Los Angeles's Sound City. It was Akiko's first shift towards a fuller synth sound following four studio albums mixing pop and jazz funk, including her landmark debut from 1976,
Japanese Girl
(WWSCD 017CD/WWSLP 017LP). A shift that would continue with the release of
Tadaima
in 1981 (WWSCD 016CD/WWSLP 016LP), also featuring the YMO musicians. The fourteen tracks on
Gohan Ga Dekitayo
find Akiko in top form mixing her singer-songwriter's sensitivity with the electro-pop sound of YMO. It's interesting to note though that it is very much an Akiko Yano album even if the group is present on the album (interestingly they do also play analog instruments on the album). Akiko is clearly the one in charge with a string of beautiful compositions and the rendition of one of the group's classics, "Tong Poo" which she reinvents as a slower, less metronomic-paced song adding her own lyrics. Other highlights on the album include "Dogs Awaiting...", a hypnotic composition featuring fascinating electro arrangements or "Coloured Water" sung in English by Akiko accompanying herself on Fender Rhodes with subtle percussion by
Tatsuo Hayashi
and electronics by Ryuichi Sakamoto. There are many more great moments on this superb album which announces the further experiments of
Tadaima
. Remastered audio by
Mitsuo Koike
.
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