Timely!!
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| Released | December 5, 1983 | |||
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| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | For Life | |||
| Producer | Toshiki Kadomatsu | |||
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| Singles from Timely!! | ||||
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Timely!! is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Anri, released in 1983.
Overview
[edit]The album was a collaborative effort with musician and producer Toshiki Kadomatsu.[1] It is considered one of Anri's best releases.[2]
The single, "Cat's Eye", served as the opening for the 1983 anime series Cat's Eye. It was one of the highest selling singles in Japan in 1983, remaining number-one for five consecutive weeks. The single was re-recorded for the album and was later covered by girl group MAX in 2010.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cat's Eye (New Take)" | Yoshiko Miura | Yuichiro Oda | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Windy Summer" | Toshiki Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Stay by Me" | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | 3:37 |
| 4. | "A Hope from Sad Street" | Anri | Anri | 4:19 |
| 5. | "You Are Not Alone" | Chinfa Kan | Tetsuji Hayashi | 4:05 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "悲しみがとまらない" (Kanashimi ga Tomaranai; "I Can't Stop the Loneliness") | Kan | Hayashi | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Shyness Boy" | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Lost Love in the Rain" | Kadomatsu | Anri | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Driving My Love" | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | 4:51 |
| 10. | "Good-Night for You" | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 41:30 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Remember Summer Days" | Kadomatsu | Kadomatsu | 4:55 |
Chart positions
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Year | Country | Chart | Position | Sales |
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| 1983 | Japan | Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart | 1 | 314,000[3] |
| Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart | 2 | 196,000 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Year | Country | Chart | Position | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 10 | 509,000 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Otaki, Ei (2013). "City Pop | Now & Then". Billboard Japan.
- ↑ Winkie, Luke (11 January 2019). "City Pop, the optimistic disco of 1980s Japan, finds a new young crowd in the West". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
...many City Pop fans consider her best work to be the superbly breezy 1983 release Timely!!, which is like a blueprint for the genre's aesthetic.
- ↑ Okamoto, Satoshi, ed. (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 978-48713-1077-2.