Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits
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Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits is an album by Kyu Sakamoto
released in 1963 in the U.S. by Capitol Records
. All of the songs on the album are sung in Japanese and feature the title track, a #1 hit in the U.S. for three weeks in 1963, and peaking at #6 in the UK when issued by EMI
on its HMV
label. The 'b'-side, "Anoko No Namaewa Nantenkana", and a cover of "Good Timin'", a hit in 1960 for R&B singer Jimmy Jones
, in both the US and the UK.
The Japanese text on the box translates as "Dynamite".
Side Two
Kyu Sakamoto
was a Japanese singer and actor, best known outside of Japan for his international hit song "Sukiyaki", which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies...
released in 1963 in the U.S. by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. All of the songs on the album are sung in Japanese and feature the title track, a #1 hit in the U.S. for three weeks in 1963, and peaking at #6 in the UK when issued by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
on its HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
label. The 'b'-side, "Anoko No Namaewa Nantenkana", and a cover of "Good Timin'", a hit in 1960 for R&B singer Jimmy Jones
Jimmy Jones (singer)
Jimmy Jones is an African American singer-songwriter, who moved to New York while a teenager. According to Allmusic journalist, Steve Huey, "best known for his 1960 R&B smash, "Handy Man," Jones sang in a smooth yet soulful falsetto modeled on the likes of Clyde McPhatter and Sam...
, in both the US and the UK.
The Japanese text on the box translates as "Dynamite".
Track listing
Side One- Ue o muite arukō (Sukiyaki)Sukiyaki (song)The cover version by A Taste of Honey reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also went to number 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and Soul chart)....
- Tsun Tsun Bushi (The Tsun Tsun Song)
- Hitoribocchi No Futari (The Lonesome Two)
- Kyu-chan Ondo (The Kyu-Chan Folk March Song)
- Mo Hitori No Boku (It's Just Not the Real Me)
- Good Timing
Side Two
- Boku No Hoshi (My Star)
- Kiminanka Kiminanka (I Couldn't Care For You, Not You, Not You!)
- Kyu-chan No Zuntatatta (The Zuntatatta Song)
- Hige No Uta (My First Whisker)
- Goodbye, Joe
- Anoko No Namaewa Nantenkana (I Wonder What Her Name Is)
Credits
- 1-1, 1-3, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6 (Rokusuke Ei/Hachidai Nakamura); 1-2 (K. Sakamoto/Trad, arr T. Hagiwara); 1-4, 2-3 (Y. Aoshima/D. Lima); 1-5 (Y. Aoshima/H. Nakamura); 1-6 (Fred Tobias/Clint Ballard, Jr./Sazanami); 2-1 (Y. Yamada/D. Lida); 2-5 (Wittstatt/Loose/Sazanami)
- recorded in Tokyo
- produced in the U.S.A. by Dave Dexter, Jr.
- catalog no. T 10349