Yosui Inoue
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Yosui Inoue(ja:井上陽水, born Akimi Inoue on August 30,1948 in Tagawa, Fukuoka) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Starting out singing in school contests his big break came on the late night radio show Shash Eleven when he performed his song "Kandore Mandore" under the stage name he was using at the time. "Kandore Mandore" became the most requested song on the show and was picked up for release by CBS/Sony records. He started performing under his real name and released his first album Rupture in 1972. Rupture spent 2 years on the charts and was number one a total of six different times. Following that success Yosui Inoue formed his own management agency and record label which is still active as of 2005. He released a retrospective of his career and influences in 2001.
Album Discography
Studio Albums
- 断絶 (Danzetsu) (1972)
- ''陽水II センチメンタル(Yosui Two: Sentimental) (1972)
- ''氷の世界 (Kōri no Sekai) (1973)—This album is known as the first million-selling album in Japan.
- 二色の独楽 (Nishoku no Koma) (1974)
- 招待状のないショー (Shōtaijō no Nai Show) (1976)
- White (1978)
- Sneaker Dancer (1979)
- Every Night (1980)
- あやしい夜をまって (Ayashii Yoru o Matte) (1981)
- Lion and Pelican (1982)
- Ballerina (1983)
- 9.5 Carat (1984)
- Negative (1987)
- Handsome Boy (1990)
- ガイドのいない夜 (Guide no Inai Yoru) (1992)
- Under the Sun (1993)
- 永遠のシュール (Eien no Surré) (1994)
- Shopping (1997) — Collaboration with Tamio Okuda
- United Cover (2001)
- Cassis (2002)
- Blue Selection (2003)
- Love Complex (2006)
Live Albums
- ''陽水ライヴ もどり道 (Yosui Live: Modorimichi) (1973)
- 東京ワシントンクラブ (Tokyo Washington Club) (1976)
- Live (1982)
- Stardust Rendez-Vous: Live at Jingu (1986) — Collaboration with Anzen Chitai
- ''Clam Chowder (1986)
Compilation Albums
- Good Pages (1975)
- 陽水生誕 (Yosui Seitan) (1975)
- Best Pages (1975)
- Good Pages 2 (1976)
- Your Sweet Yosui (1978)
- Much (1982)
- So (1982)
- A-Side Collection (1984)
- 明星 (Myojo) (1985)
- 平凡 (Heibon) (1985)
- The Yosui Inoue (1986)
- Re-view (1987)
- No Selection (1991)
- Golden Best (1999)
- Golden Bad (2000)
- Golden Best Super (2003)
- Platinum Best: Early Times (2003)
Sources
External links
- [Official Site] (in Japanese)
- [] at MusicBrainz
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