Saki Kubota discography
The discography of Sayuri Kume, also known as Saki Kubota, includes eleven studio albums and ten singles released from 1979 to 2017.
Overview
Her singles are as follows:- Ihojin
- Nijūgoji
- Kugatsu No Iro
- Orange Airmail Special
- Lens Eye
- Negai
- Ai No Jidai
- Otomodachi
- Pianissimo De...
- Hyakuman Hon No Bara
- Yumegatari
- Tenkai
- Saudade
- Airmail Special
- Mishiranu Hito Denaku
- Nefertiti
- Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi
- Tehillim 33
- Hajime no hi
- Tenshi No Pan Kume Sayuri Sanbika Shu
- 7carats+1
Yumegatari
The album Yumegatari was released on 21 December 1979. The album Yumegatari stayed at number 1 in the Oricon chart for seven consecutive weeks from 31 December 1979 to 11 February 1980.This album sold more than four hundred thousand copies and reached number 1 in both the Oricon LP album chart and the Oricon cassette tape album chart. It spent 21 weeks in the Oricon LP chart and 27 weeks in the Oricon cassette tape chart. It was number 4 in the Oricon annual chart. It reached number 1 in the Cash Box of Japan LPs chart. It reached number 1 in the Music Labo albums chart. The song Ihojin was released as a single.
The album has been re-released a number of times.
The song "Guitar Hiki O Mimasenka" was covered by Isako Washio in 1991 and Midori Karashima in 2017.
The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A
- Prologue...Yumegatari
- Asa
- Ihojin
- Kikyou
- Guitar Hikiwo Mimasenka
- Salam
- Byakuya
- Yumehiko
- Gensou Ryokou
- Narcissus
- Hoshizora No Shounen
Tenkai
The album Tenkai was released on 21 June 1980. This album reached number 11 in the Oricon albums chart and the Music Labo albums chart. It spent 12 weeks in the Oricon chart and sold more than forty thousand copies.It was re-released on Blu-spec CD2 on 10 April 2013, as part of the reissue series Nihon no Meiban Fukkoku Shirīzu.
The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A
- Shangri-La . This song was praised by Sora Amamiya, who subsequently released a cover version.
- Tenkai
- Midori No Yakata
- Shinju Shotō. This song has been included in compilations of disco music.
- Aquarian Age
- Budouju No Musume
- Nijūgoji
- Denen Kyousoukyoku
- Misekakedake No Yasashisa
- Saishuu Page
Nijūgoji
The single Nijūgoji reached number 19 in the Oricon Singles Chart and spent 11 weeks in that chart. It sold 77,000 copies. The song was composed by Saki Kubota. The lyrics were written by Saki Kubota and Keisuke Yamakawa. The song was arranged by Mitsuo Hagita. The duration of the song is 3 minutes and 53 seconds. The single was released on 21 April 1980. The song on the B side of the single is "Misekakedake No Yasashisa". The duration of that song is 3 minutes and 17 seconds.Saudade
The album Saudade was released on 21 November 1980. It includes music influenced by fado.This album reached number 54 in the Oricon albums chart. The album spent 5 weeks in the chart and sold more than ten thousand copies. The song "Kugatsu No Iro" was released as a single.
The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A
- Ihojin
- Alfama No Musume
- Tomato Uri No Uta
- 18の祭り
- Shigatsu Nijūgo Nichi Hashi. The name of this song refers to the 25 de Abril Bridge.
- Saudade
- Kugatsu No Iro
- Doukei
- Mayonaka No Sanpo
- Beginning
Kugatsu No Iro
The single Kugatsu No Iro reached number 51 in the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold 23,000 copies. The single was released on 1 September 1980. The duration of the song "Kugatsu No Iro" is 3 minutes and 47 seconds. The song "Mayonaka No Sanpo" is on the B side of the single.Airmail Special
The album Airmail Special was released on 21 May 1981. This album reached number 33 in the Oricon LPs chart.The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A
- Prologue
- Orange Airmail Special
- Campus Gai '81. This song has, in the 21st century, been described as city pop and included in compilations of city pop.
- Nihon No Kodomatachi
- 1999
- Amusement Zone
- Shang-hai Nostalgie
- Ennui. This song has, in the 21st century, been included in compilations of city pop.
- Panorama
- Nagai Yoru
Orange Airmail Special
The single Orange Airmail Special reached number 62 in the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold 29,000 copies. It has been said that the single sold fairly well. The single was released on 21 April 1981. The song "Orange Airmail Special" was used in a television commercial for the orange drink called Kirin Orange. The song has been described as West Coast sound. The instruments used include the electric guitar. The song was composed by Saki Kubota. The lyrics were written by Keisuke Yamakawa. The song was arranged by Mitsuo Hagita. The duration of the song is 3 minutes and 45 seconds. The song "Nagai Yoru" is on the B side of the single.Lens Eye
The duration of the song Lens Eye is 3 minutes and 17 seconds. The song "Nihon No Kodomatachi" was the B side of the single "Lens Eye". The single was released on 26 August 1981. The song "Lens Eye" was not included in the album "Airmail Special". The song "Lens Eye" was praised by CDJournal.Mishiranu Hito Denaku
The album Mishiranu Hito Denaku was released on 21 July 1982. The song "Negai" was released as a single.The tracks on the album are as follows:
Side A
- The City
- Mishiranu Hito Denaku
- Rasen Kaidan
- 夏の夜の10時30分
- Just A Friend
- Kigi Ga Ooki Katta Koro Ni
- Negai
- Lonely People
- Stage Door
- Shaso
Negai
The single Negai was released in 1982.Nefertiti
The album Nefertiti was released 21 April 1983. The name of this album, and of its title track, refer to Nefertiti. The song "Ai No Jidai" was released as a single.The songs on the LP and cassette tape were arranged by Kei Wakakusa. The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A
- Nefertiti
- Gypsy
- Sophia Hatsu
- Suna No Shiro
- Jawa No Higashi
- Hada Zamui Gogo No Hi
- Ai No Jidai
- Fuyu No Mizuumi
- Saishuubin
Ai No Jidai
The single Ai No Jidai was released on 1 February 1983. The song on the B side of this single is "Lucian".There is a cover version of "Lucian" by Yuko Kimoto.
Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi
The album Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi was released on 1 October 1984. This album has been described as her greatest masterpiece. The 2013 novel of the same name, by Riku Onda, is named after this album.The songs on the LP and cassette tape were arranged by Daisaku Kume. The tracks on the LP and cassette tape are as follows:
Side A: Fortessimo Dream
- Melancholy No Tablecloth
- Tsuki No Hamabe Button Ga Hitotsu
- Nejireta Venus
- Kugatsu No Restaurant
- Samui Ehagaki
- Yoru No Soko Wa Yawaraka Na Maboroshi
- Pianissimo De
- Phoenicia
- Mienai Te
Pianissimo De
The single Pianissimo De was released 1 October 1984. The song on the B side of the single is "Yoru No Soko Wa Yawaraka Na Maboroshi".Otomodachi
The single Otomodachi was released 23 March 1984. The song is included in the compilation album Saki Kubota Best Selection.Tehillim 33
The album Tehillim 33 was released in 1987 and reprinted in 2004.Tehillim 33 was Sayuri Kume's first solo album of Christian music. She had previously participated in the album Utau Tabibito . "Tehillim" means psalm.
The tracks on the Tehillim 33 album include the following hymns, in Japanese: "Syu Wo Homeyo Waga Kokoro", "Chiisaki Hoshi Wa", "Wunderbarer Konig", "Euroclydon", "Lancashire", "Just As I Am, Without One Plea", the "Crusader's Hymn", "The Church's One Foundation", "St. Chrysostom", Little Stars Are Shining , "Beautiful Lillies, White As the Snow" by Alice Jean Cleator and "I [Love to Tell the Story]".
The tracks include recordings of hymns that are included the 1954 Edition.