was a Japanese singer-songwriter.
Life and career Tanimura set up the musical group Alice together with Takao Horiuchi in 1971 and released his first extended play musical album in the following year. Alice produced its first album two years later. During this time, Tanimura also composed several musical pieces for other singers, such as Momoe Yamaguchi. In 1981, he held concerts in places such as Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Beijing. He also made recordings on the Japanese division of the Casablanca Records label.Jade, Shinji Tanimura. Casablanca (Japan) Records 28P-35 (1982)
Tanimura died on 8 October 2023, at the age of 74. It was reported that he had battled enteritis for some time and had surgery for the disease in March of the same year.
Discography Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon Released: 5 November 1974 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 13 Released: 20 December 1975 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 26 Released: 20 December 1976 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 20 Released: 1 December 1977 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 13 Released: 20 April 1979 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 4 Released: 25 April 1980 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 2 Released: 5 May 1981 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 9 Released: 5 June 1982 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 11 Released: 20 December 1982 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 60 Emblem Released: 25 May 1983 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming — Released: 21 January 1984 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 13 Released: 5 December 1984 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 9 Released: 1 July 1985 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 11 Released: 25 November 1985 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 24 Old Time Released: 11 December 1986 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 24 Released: 25 October 1987 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 35 Released: 18 September 1988 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 16 Released: 5 October 1989 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 21 Price of Love Released: 8 September 1990 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 45 Released: 1 October 1991 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 30 Released: 2 September 1992 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 37 Released: 16 April 1993 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 30 Itan Released: 20 November 1995 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download — Released: 3 December 1997 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 71 Released: 18 November 1998 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 94 Released: 12 January 2002 Label: Mama's & Papa's Formats: CD — Released: 18 April 2007 Label: Avex Io Formats: CD, digital download 10 Released: 11 March 2009 Label: Avex Io Formats: CD, digital download 40 Released: 2 June 2010 Label: Avex Io Formats: CD, digital download 49 Nine Released: 19 September 2012 Label: DAO Formats: CD 27 Released: 2 June 2010 Label: VAP Formats: CD, digital download —
Self-cover albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon Released: 25 June 1986 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming — Best Request Released: 25 November 1991 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, cassette, digital download — 21Seiki Best of the Red 1972→'8121Seiki Best of the Blue 1982→ Released: 5 March 1997 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — Released: 26 August 2020 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD48
Cover albums Title Album details Released: 30 March 2016 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download
Live albums Title Album details Peakchartpositions JPNOricon Released: 5 May 1990 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, digital download 55History at Aoyama Theatre Released: 1 May 2000 Label: mama's & papa's Formats: CD — Released: 19 March 2008 Label: Avex Io Formats: CD, digital download 11 Released: 11 May 2011 Label: Avex Io Formats: CD, digital download — Released: 29 June 2022 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming —
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon Alone Together Released: 10 June 1984 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 12 New Best Now 70 Released: 25 January 1988 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — "Best of Best" Released: 1 February 1989 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 41 Big Artist Best Collection Released: 2 August 1989 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, cassette, digital download — One and Only Released: 1 December 1990 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, cassette, digital download — Released: 26 December 1992 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 81 The Man / Shinji Tanimura Best Selection Released: 25 October 1993 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, digital download 68 Single A-Side/B-Side Collection Released: 25 August 1995 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — Released: 26 June 1996 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, digital download — New Best Released: 25 November 1996 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, digital download — Twin Best Released: 4 December 1996 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, digital download — Released: 26 September 1997 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, digital download — Treasure Collection Released: 30 June 1999 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, digital download — Released: 3 December 2003 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download — Released: 2 March 2005 Label: Ply Aid Formats: CD, digital download — New Best Released: 24 August 2005 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, digital download — Released: 26 March 2008 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 25 Released: 20 May 2009 Label: Polystar Formats: CD, digital download — Shinji Tanimura with Piano My Note Released: 25 January 2012 Label: Avex Io Formats: CD, digital download — Released: 2 November 2016 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — Released: 5 April 2017 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 11 Released: 6 June 2018 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming —
Box sets Title Album details Released: 22 December 1993 Label: Polystar Formats: CD The Chronicles Released: 1 December 2002 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: CD
Singles YearAlbumChart positions(JP)Label197921Toshiba EMI19802Polystar1981351545621982511983—14198454468519852453—341986—301987861988"Far Away"69701989———1990"Dreams Come True"—199193—199241199328—1994931995—Victor Entertainment—Pony Canyon1996—1997861998—1999"Aura"762000—Mama's & Papa's200613Avex Io2007162008—Polystar—Avex Io——832009——201213DAO2014—VAP——2015—2017—Universal Music Japan
Duet singles YearAlbumChart positions(JP)Label1984with Tomoko Ogawa21Polystar1986with Eiji Okuda—1992with Yūzō Kayama20Funhouse2012with Tatsuya Ishii54Avex Io2015with Yukie Nakama27Universal Music Japan2016with Kalafina37
Videography Video albums Title Album details Released: 21 January 2000 Label: Teichiku Formats: DVD Released: 19 November 2003 Label: Sony Music Direct Formats: DVD Released: 26 November 2003 Label: Polystar Formats: DVD Released: 29 August 2007 Label: Avex Io Formats: DVD Released: 16 December 2015 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: DVD, BD Released: 30 March 2016 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: DVD, BD Released: 28 February 2018 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: DVD, BD
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