, subtitled the popular music, is a tribute album to a Japanese composer Kyōhei Tsutsumi, released in 2007 by Natutawave Records under the distribution of Universal Music Group.
Album information The album was produced to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Tsutsumi's professional career as a songwriter. Tadataka Watanabe, his younger brother who has worked as a record executive of Warner Music Japan, was credited as a producer of the whole album.
From among over five-hundreds of his compositions that entered the Japanese chart, following songs were chosen for the album. These original versions were also compiled on CD entitled The Popular Music: Original Compilation, and simultaneously released with tribute album. TitleLyricistOriginal PerformerNotes"Saraba Koibito"Osamu KitayamaMasaaki Sakai"Blue Light Yokohama"Jun HashimotoAyumi Ishida"Tasogare My Love"Yū AkuJunko Ōhashi"Sexual Violet No.1"Takashi MatsumotoMasahiro Kuwana"Ningyo"NokkoNokko"Osewa ni Narimashita"Michio YamagamiJun Inoue"Tonde Istanbul"Tetsuya ChiakiMayo Shono"Miserarete"Yoko AkiJudy Ongg"Natsu no Klaxon"Masao UrinoJunichi Inagaki"Manatsu no Dekigoto"Jun HashimotoMiki Hirayama"Momen no Handkerchief"Takashi MatsumotoHiromi Ōta"Mata Au Hi Made"Yū AkuKiyohiko Ozaki
About this project, Tsutsumi said as follow: "Songs I wrote 30 or 40 years ago were revisited by younger artists. They have completed 12 tracks for this album, in their own very distinctive and attractive renditions. As a songwriter, I couldn't be happier. I would like to show my greatest gratitude to all the artists and personnel who took part in producing the album."
Track listing All songs composed by Kyōhei Tsutsumi "" – 3:04 Performer – Masayoshi Yamazaki Arranger – Takayuki Hattori "" – 3:30 Performer – Kou Shibasaki Arranger – Keiji Tanabe (with strings arrangement by Yasuaki Maejima) "" – 3:59 Performer – Hideaki Tokunaga Arranger – Tokunaga, Masayuki Sakamoto "Sexual Violet No.1" – 4:44 Performer – Tsunku Arranger – Shunsuke Suzuki "" – 4:39 Performer – Bonnie Pink Arranger – Shuntaro Kobayashi "" (renewed lyrics by ET-King) – 2:58 Performer – ET-King "" – 5:54 Performer – Masafumi Akikawa Arranger – Takeshi Senoo "" – 3:49 Performer – Hitomi Shimatani Arranger – Yuta Nakano "" – 4:12 Performer – Gospellers Arranger – Akira Inoue "" – 5:09 Performer – melody. Arranger – melody., Yuichi Hamamatsu "" – 5:06 Performer – Masamune Kusano (from Spitz) Arranger – Shintarō Tokita (from Sukima Switch) "" – 2:48 Performer – Crazy Ken Band Arranger – Masao Onose, Trio the Dog Horns
Chart positions Chart (2007)PositionJapanese Oricon Albums Chart12
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